Star.
London, England, 1810-02-01 00:00:00

Had Provisions on board for six

There is a large new frigate at Flushing, built and
ready for launching.
At Antwerp they have nine sail of the line, either
building or ordered to be built • but he does not know
in what state of forwardness they are. Besides these,
there are at Antwerp five sail (viz. three of 80 guns,
and one of 74, and one either a 74 or frigate, but he
does not know which) with a number of men on board,
and jury rigged, ready to come down to be coppered
in the bason at Flushing ; but as that is at present full,
these ships cannot be coppered until those now in the
bason come out : it is said these five sail are to come
down from Antwerp so soon as the weather is settled;
but at present there is much ice in the Scheldt ; they
have not guns at Flushing for these ships.
He states they are about to erect two new batteries,
one at the upper end of the Duerloo channel, and the
other a little within West Capel ; and that there are
at present only 700 troops on the island of Walche-
ren, the others having been drafted away.
I have communicated this account to Sir Richard
Strachan, Bart. and hope their Lordships will find it
to be accurate, as states ; he has before been
employed by Government, and is known to Lord
Castlereagh and Mr. Cooke, as stated in my secret
letter of the 2el inst. of whom I earnestly request
their Lordships will cause enquiry to be made, and
communicate the same to me as before requested,
using said letter of the 2d, as it would be a guide in a
certain degree what confidence I may place in him.
I have the honour to be, &c. (Signed)
GEORGE CAMPBELL, Vice Admiral.
The Honourable W. W. Pole.

N. G.—Letter from Vice-Admiral Caatrazu. to Mr. PoLe,
dated 18th January, 1809.

Princess of Orange, in the Downs,lBth Jan, 18(19.
Sut—l beg you will be pleased to acquaint their
Lordships, that the person named in the margin
rmr. who has been two months detained in the
Island of Walcheren, made his escape from Flushing
last night. This man states, he has been some con-
siderable time in the town of Flushing, and from the
enquiries I have made, the intelligence procured by
is perfectly corroborated.
Mr. further states, that the crews of the three
ships manned by Danes, were last Monday ordered
to proceed to Brest ; and that scbuyts arrived to carry
them to Bruges,from whence they were to march to the
former place, but both the Officers and men positively
refused to go, and Um: the Officers particularly urged
the men so to do, and none of them had left Flushing
on Monday night ; he states, the squadron is to be
fitted out again by the spring-tide after next, when
they intended going up to Terneuse to lie there.—
About SOO troops arrived at Flushing last Sunday
from Bruges, and a further reinforcement is expected,
and they fear an attack from the English, in conse-
quence of which, all tile Burghers on the Island are
armed and embcdied.

Mr. seems a very intelligent man ; and his
statement, which I had every reason to believe is cor-
rect, is corroborated by one of the other people who
. came over witli him. I have, &c. (Signed)
GEORGE CAMPBELL, Vice-Admiral.
" Vide No. 5.
No. 7. Secret Intelligence from Flushing.
February 3, 1809.

SUll S.
74 Charlemagne
74 Commerce de Lyon
4 Du Guesclin
4 Ville de Berlin
14

AdmirAl's Flag at mizen.

74 Dantzig, Dar.e 7 Mnz.
79 PultuNk, do. 5
4 Czsar, F. I Lower Maga in and sower rigg-
:9 Dalin:tie, F, I ing overhead.
14 ---,--....--, F. J Clear holds.
TRIGATT.S. SLOOPS.
36 Frizeland, D. lEra, D.
36 Eurydice, I). fiyax, D.
At Antwerp--Seven of $4 building.
At Fltudiing-e-rine 74, one frigate, aLd one brig, building; the
mall ship; have their gun; in.
lidernoran4unr.—Six 14f 04 blittlfs ships, manned with French
}pd frcpcho4cers,

At Flus:ling.

Tveo Danes full manned, Danish Weds ; the DIMS bad erases
about the 14th of January to go es Breit, but refused.
Two ships not manned.
Frigates and sloops manned.
Guns ready at Flushing, and powder sent—Ghent.
In Flushing, not more than 2000 men, and mostly Irish and
Germans, but few French.
AnnuEs.
West Cape', two Batteries, six guns each, but can't touch yon
in going in. Soutland, four guns; can't touch you. One Bat-
tery by the Gallows, six guns, but can't touch you
Batteries may be avoided till you come to the Nold House, and
then one of eight guns, and one on the opposite shore at Hard

Apple.
Walls of the ramparts out of repair entirely ; about 10 guns
bwards the River ; between the Nold House and Flushing, is a
_ _ .

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strong battery of eight guns, but it is exposed to shipp:• g.
Best place for landing between East and West Capel.
The ships laid in the summer above five miles above Flushing,
where there are no batteries to hurt them; states they may be

attacked at their anchorage.
Sluys Point has a battery : number of men not known.
will take charge from Slays Point.
No. B.—Letter from to ---, dated l4eb. 20, 1809.
M Loin—l could wish to draw your attention at
this moment to two objects, which I trust would be
a great benefit to the country ; the one commercial,
the other of a different nature ; the latter is the de-
struction of the French fleet in the harbour of Flush-

ing. I have lately had some conversation with se-
veral persons particularly well acquainted with the
situation in which the French fleet lays at Flushing.
Their guns have been taken out, and their top-masts
struck, and three of those ships' crews, being Danes,
were about to be marched to Brest, but they mutinied,
and I am not certain if Manias been again attempted.
These vessels lie close together in the bason or dock
at Flushing, which is much like our London docks
to the River side, except there is no wall round it ;
but there is a fort on entering, which is mostly
manned by Dutchmen, and I should think would not
be able to make any great resistance. About this
time last year, the people in Flushing were in hourly
expectation of an Expedition of this kind from Eng-
land. lam told, from persons well acquainted, the
whole of the Island may be taken without great diffi-
culty. It is an object very desirable to be obtained,
and might prevent considerable mischief, if these ships
should slip out unperceived by our cruizers, which I
am informed is their intention to do early in the next
month, if possible.
Any information or intelligence I can get worth
your attention, I shall be happy to communicate, if,
on consideration, it should be the wish of Government
to attempt the destruction of these vessels. There are
eight 74's, and one 36, all new, and a 36 and 24 which
sometimes lie in the roads : the names of four of the
74's are the Koningsberg, the Dantzig, the Stettin.
and the Berlin ; there are also in Antwerp, nine more
on the stocks, and in Flushing three. They are very
fine ships to look at ; but the timber with which
they are built is very bad in quality. One of
these vessels being hove down to copper, was nearly
strained to pieces.
I shall make no further comment on the propriety
of undertaking these expeditions, but leave it to your
superior judgment ; but on either being about to take
place, I shall most readily furnish you with any fur-
ther information in my power, that can possibly be
obtained on the subject, to assist in facilitating the
successful completion of either or both these expedi-
tions. I remain, &c.
To

No. 9, is another statement of the ships.
No. 10, is a Letter from Admiral Campbell to
Mr. Pole, inclosing a letter from Captain Boxer, the
contents of which are not material.

No. 11.---Letter from Vice-Admiral Cassrsztt. to Mr. Pose
dated Agincourt, in the Downs, 3d March, 1809.
Sin—l beg you will be pleased to acquaint their
Lordships, that —, who has made his escape
from Campveer, in the island of Walcheren, where he
had been detained five months, reports, that tie
French, for the last fortnight, have been employed in
removing the
.guns, ammunition, and stores of the
ships in Flushing.bason from thence, in schuyts, to
Helvoet, where, it is reported, the ships are to go.—
Last Thursday they were employed in taking pow-
der out of the magazines at Campveer to convey it to
Helvoet, and that all the fires in the harbour were
put out for that purpose.
This man reports, that about a fortnight ago two
line of battle ships came down from Antwerp o
Flushing, and the force now there consists of four
80-gun ships, seven 74's, two frigates, two corvettes,
and a brig ; the frigates, he states, are ready to come
into the roads, and I should suppose he considers the
50-gun ship as a 74.
This man states, he supposes there are about 5000
troops in the island, but they are very young ; that
the batteries about Campveer are in a very bad state,
and that the drawbridges are regularly every night
drawn up.—l am, &c. (Signed) G. CAMPBELL,
Hon. W. W. Pole. Vice-Admiral
No. 12. is the following Inclosure from Vier-Admiral Cass raw..

His Majesty's Sloop Skylark, off West Capel'
Sd March, 1809.
have the honour to acquaint you, by the
Active cutter, dispatched. for the purpose, that I was
this day joined (by signal previously concerted be-
tween us) by the --, Mr. —, Master, off
West Capel, who was last night on shore for some
time at Campveer, from iahom I received the informa-
tion which I beg leave to communicate to you.
The enemy's fleet in Flushing consists of the fol-
lowing force : ten ships of the line (including a 50-
gun ship), two frigates, and a few smaller vessels ;
the line of battle ships were fitting :lonely; during
the last week they were employed getting iron bal-
last, water-casks, and gun-carriages en board ; the
frigates are rigged, and nearly ready for sea, and. it
is supposed the fleet will be ready to hawl out of the
harbour about the latter end of the present month,—
The line of battle ship on the stocks at Flushing is
not in a forward state ; but the greater part of those
at Antwerp, it is believed, will be ready. to come
down about July or August next. The Danish Offi-
cers in the fleet are very discontented ; several of
whom have deserted. No reinforcements of troops
have arrived on the island ; their numbers at present
are supposed to be about 4000, besides the burghers.
I beg leave to correct the information I transmitted
to you in my letter dated the 28th ult. by Lieutenant
p. Nops of the Poll cutter, of the arrival of a number of
small armed vessels from the Westward, six schooners
only having come round last week from Ostend.—
The nature of Mr. business on the Coast re-
quiring him to have frequent communication with
the shore, I shall be enabled, if the weather continues
favourabl, to transmit you intilnatical of am Ms"

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ttr i ftettll4llCe dint may *tin. I hide .at pre-
sent only the Fancy cutter with me. I am, &c.
(Signed) JAMBS Hosea.
Vice-Admiral Campbell, &c. Scc. &c.
(To be confined.)

TH.

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spring tides or the succeeding ones. '
have their lower rigging in, and they a
in equipping them ; but they have r
stores, nor provisions on board. Ti
schooner are equipped, with their guns
sails are not bent ; and he believes they
store provisions on board.
There is a large new frigate at Flushi
ready for launching.
At Antwerp they have nine sail of th
building or ordered to be built • but he c
in what state of forwardness they are.
there are at Antwerp five sail (viz. thre
and one of 74, and one either a 74 or fr
does not know which) with a number of r
and jury rigged, ready to come down t
in the bason at Flushing ; but as that is a
these ships cannot be coppered until tho
bason come out : it is said these five sai
down from Antwerp so soon as the weat]
but at present there is much ice in the F.
have not guns at Flushing for these ship
He states they are about to erect two
one at the upper end of the Duerloo cha
other a little within West Capel ; and t
at present only 700 troops on the island
hen, the others having been drafted awa
I have communicated this account to
Strachan, Bart. and hope their Lordshil
to be accurate, as states ; he has
employed by Government, and is kn
Castlereagh and Mr. Cooke, as stated i
letter of the 2el inst. of whom I earn
their Lordships will cause enquiry to 1
communicate the same to me as heft,
using said letter of the 2d, as it would b
certain degree what confidence I may
I have the honour to be, &c. (Sig
GEORGE CAMPBELL, VIC 4
The Honourable NV. W. Pole.
N. G.—Letter from Vice-Admiral CAmrszu.
dated 18th January, 1809.
Princess of Orange, in the Downs, 11
Srn—l beg you will be pleased to a
Lordships, that the person named in
who has been two months d
Island of. Walcheren, made his escape fi
last night. This man states, he has lies
siderable time in the town of Flushing,
enquiries I have made, the intelligence
is perfectly corroborated.
Mr. further states, that the crew
ships manned by Danes, were last Ma
to proceed to Brest ; and that scbuyts ar
them to Bruges,from whence they were tr
former place, but both the Officers and ri
refused to go, and Um: the Officers part;
the men so to do, and none of them had
- on Monday night ; he states, the squai
fitted out again by the spring-tide aft(
they intended going up to 'femme t(
About SOO troops arrived at Flushing
from Bruges, and a further reinforce-met
and they fear an attack from the Engl
quence of which, ail tile Burghers on t
armed and embodied.
Mr. seems a very intelligent ti
statement, which I had every reason to
rect, is corroborated by one of the othe
. came over with him. I have, &c.
GEORGE CAMPBELL, Vic
• Vide No. 5.
No. 7. Secret Intelligence from :
February 3,1809.
suit S.
74 Charlemagne Admiral's Flag
74 Commerce de Lyon
74 Du Guesclin Had Provisiero
74 Ville de Berlin Mom
74 Dantaig, Dane 7 At Fluslling.
74 PultuNk, do. 5
Czsar, F. Lower Masts i
74 Dab atip, F, ing overhead
Clear holds.
PRIGATT.S. SCOOPS.
86 Frizeland, D. Er a, P.
136 Eurydice, D. fiyax, D.
Antwerp--Seeen of 114 buildirg.
At Flushing--rine 74, Qng frigate, and one I
small ships have their guns in.
blemoram:unn—Six 1. uf *Aft ships, ma
firscho4cers,