Star.
London, England, 1810-02-15 00:00:00

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ticreagh, or Lord Chatham ?-1 do pot re:Alkali Act any ether%
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were.
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By the term " confidiotiar do you mean Ow
Memoir was in the nature of secret intenivan by'uome
person who might hmre beeneasiloyed to Cabe late of the
enemy's defence, or sok forth, oe the other side Of tbk waif ; or
was the memoir delkired in by a military pencil or other in this
country l—The memoir was Certainly written by a poison in this
country ; Lord Chitham put it into my lsapds to read ; I received
it from hitp in the mow confidential manner, and therefore
thought it my duty to state distinctly to the Committee my lim-
harrassment in giving up the name-of the person which was con-
fidential'y put into my possession.
Was the memoir put into your hand for the purpose of yope
making any comment oe.fanning any opinion upon it ?—I rather
think that the memoir was put into my hand to sheet, bow *
a military opinion went with respect to the pracicabibty drive
to Antwerp by the route of the Eastern Schaaf. ,
Did the memoir contain a scheme for the txpedition, or any,
ran of is ?-..-it was certainly a memoir upon all the military points
prom
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.n the East Scheldt to Antwerp.
Was them any intention on the part of Lord Cilia to bet
upon the scheme contained in that memoir Ammo'
esactty answer that question ; but I believe my Lord
10.1 that memoir under his consideration. -• •
We. et a memoir recommending the Expedition lie pant? I
sticuld rather think, but I am not quite certain; it was glventile
to et ad, and I read it in a very short time in his house-' I rather
think the memoir assumed that the Expedition was settled upon,
anti pointed out all the idees of the person that wrote it upon the
subject of going by the lentern Scheidt and Bergen-op-Zoom.
Was the suggestion contained in that memoir ever acted upon,
or were any diepesii ions made in order to act upon it ?--Certainly
the touggestions in that meaner were not wholly acted upon, be-
eause the army die not`land upon Tolenewhich I think was the
principal point of debareation ; buepart of the army went up the
Eastern Scheldt, which was a previous proposition to their land-
ing upon 'mien.
Was the ruentair drawn up by an English officer or an English
subieet ?—Flynn Eoglish dicer.
You have stated that the principal suggestion of that memoir
waenot acted upon, because the army did net land epon Toles;
• you hive likewise stated, that the army went up the Eastern
Scheldt, although it appears not for that service; did the arms-
tang proceed, or any fart of et, up the Scheldt in consequence of
sump:does of that memoir, and for the purpose of effecting what
it pzeposed ?--If an army is to land upon Tolen, it must, I ap.
:prebend, go up the, East Scheldt ; part of the Expedhieu did go up
.the East echeldt, and land part of the army at l'ergoceiand South
b not the place of boding mentioned by you upon quite the
opposite side of the East Scheldt from Tolen, which this memoir
so strongly presses ; and is aot the landing that yod mention upon
-South Beveland ?-eCertaiedy the landing was upon South Bev,.
land. Sandi Beveland is opposite to Teden - but an meant en
state was, that its either going to new or going to South Bever
land, upon that aide the East Scheldt might be made use of.
Went there any further communications between you and lied
Chatham, or any other of his Majesty's Ministers, before tilio
sailing of the Exrdition ise-I had frequent corny:unleaded]. With
Lord Chatham, before I left London ; but I do not recollect that,
eseept the times I have mentioned, I saw Lord Castle-resell sirs
than once till I reseltedDesh
Were you yourself employed in the Etpedition Nel.was.
In what eapacityl-1 was Captain of the Vensltables •
Were you in any other situation than Captain of a priestly Mr
in the fleet ?—1 was going to state, that I wet employed lipre
detached services by Sir Richard Strachan ' • in the first hatellite,
I carried the first division of the fleet into the Reonspet, ree
turned and earriedehe second division into the Remora', Mid
then Sir Richard Strachan directed me to land with Lord ChM.
barn, and remain with him till be should give me further orders:
You have stated, that it was intended to land the atitsy
near Santellet, will you state whether you reconnoitred the
landing-place Its the neighbourhood of entvliet ?—I beEeve I
it tied, that I was desired to give my opinion upon the precticabi-
. tie et landing at Seetvliet ; but I have no hesitation in saying,
that as far as I was a judge, I thought it an excellent place.
Before the Expedition sailed from the Downs was there any
delay, on any aecouut, in the sailing of the Venerable • was she
detained after the the time that she should have sailed Venerable;
would
Dave sailed but for the circumstance that so detained her ?—1 be.
here three or four days before the Venerable did sail, a telegra-
phic communication came from the Admiralty, directing that the
Venerable, with two or three other ships, should sail; but as all
the papers of the bead.quarters and part of the head=quarters had
ebelieve embarked, Sir Richard Strachan niade some arrangement
fot their remaining, to go witlrthe body of the fleet, which ar-
rangement I believe the Admiralty approved.
Did she sail with the holy of the fleet ?—She sailed some few
hours before the body of the fleet.
Site was not detained after that time by any accident or cir-
cumstance whatever ?—Not that I recollect.
• You were constiltcd by the First Lord of the Admiralty and
by the Commander in Chief of the Expedition, and by the &ere-.
tary of State for the War Department, on the subject of the Ex-
pedition; was the plan resolved upon as that which was to be
acted upon by the commanders of the land and naval forces in the
Expedition, communicated to you at any time before the sailing
of the Expedition ?—Yes, it was. •
At what time ?—1 believe I was acquainted with the general
outline of the plan very soon after I Wan first sent for, which
was early in June; but the detail of that plan Was altered while
we were at Deal.
The main objects to be accomplished by the proposed plan were
in no sense given up or changed ?—1 apprehend the main objects
were not given am by the alteration of tee c'etails; one mode was
preferred to another of carrying the first part of the proposed plan
into execution.
Were you apprised thee that the possession of the Island of
Waleheren was to be the first object of the Expedition ?—The era. i
final plan, as far as I recollect, had in its view to make the de-
scent on Cadsand and Wale:e nearly aimilitudinous opera-
'ions ; if any difference, that difeerence was to be in favour of the
descent on Cadsand, as the squadron for Cadsand rather preceded
the squadron for Waleeuren.
Was the object of oecupyiog Cadsand, that of facilitating the
tee:Alp:Leon of Walcheren, and particularly of Flushing, or was
it an object by itself?-efhe object of Cadsand was to command
more immediately the Weilen channel" to give an entrance into
the Schel& by that channel.
Was nut the first object of entering the Scheldt the occupation.
of Walcheren, and particularly of Flushing rather think that
et was always intended that the first object shoed be Cadsand, to
give us the command of the Weiten
When you bad the commend of the Wenen channel, what
was the nest object, according to the plats submitted to you, of
she Expedition ?—To pass the ships and the transports that
were not employed in carrying troops for the immediate object
of making a descent upon Wakheres into the Western Scheldt,
by that channel. As I trust the paper that I laid before the Ad-
miralty may be laid before the House, if I shoal at all vary in
the opinion that gave then, and what I state bow, I trust it
will he entirely attributed to my not exactly recollecting the pre-
- else detail I prcposed for those asrangemente.
erten the printed papers laid before the House, I eolket, that
the ern object of the Expedition was the occupation of Wel-
cliereu, and that the le,ooo men which the ships of war carried
particularly were intended exclusively for that destination; did
you understand at the time of the communicant* of the plan to
you, that the occupation of Walcheren was so intended, and by
etch means as the paper laid before the House imports it was ?
—The first object of permanent possession was certainly Wel-
ohereo--Cadsand was never istended to be kept longer than ant-
ficlent to destroy the batteries, and to enable our ships to pass
through the wheeling channel into the Western Scheldt, at least
so I understood it ; anal I believe it will ie found in the paper
I mentioned, doe veatured to submit that idea to Govern-
ment.
As the plats was communicated to you, you knew that after
Vialcheten was occupied, and Flushing Wes reduced, the allelic*
objects of the Expedition were the destruction of the trench fisse
and thieareenals and naval works at Antwerp ?—1 eettandy knew
that the ukerior objects of the Expedition were the destruction
of the French fleet and the sestet arsenals at Antwerp, •
pit you consider, *the time the plan was teas rossmodup-
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mac to you, thigaluit part of,4llVfOriie dot lia
Witcher en or invest Fleshing vile is? tklkeed-to the latettOr '
, Jests of the Iltliedhists, hafellitilio tamed* 4f lhollinata elf •
siting?-1 terilhderillniiiil:llt. •.:',t-i...er z fix etl4l,
At the Aloe of thestinnatOtthatiou
any distinct account Vett yini of thelitte •
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particularly of Lido and Liefltenshoek; ire of lir*llll
'tioni the lest* 'command or affect la disoptpiiiircue.
ate of the Scheldt, er the state of .1 ,- • , ,
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have in aorne previous answers r gr
litels I
any information with respect to Lino, a hail
with respect to the fortificaticins at Antwerp. '•-- • i " •
•Hoer, without your being able to sibtaki any kbealialle of t$
ethte .of Lill° or Liefkenshoeck, andiknowing nothing of t
WM elf Antwerp, beyond what you knew of it in the year 7
'Wales able to come 'to a conchnfon, that it vies sire to
thifrethaineler of the force, not ihvestint Flushing Or
-Walther's', to proceed to the eiterler objects of the LEizzoe t
namely, to destroy the French Se* isidthe neural ari -d'ail-
wrap ?—Great part of that Is • military quesdon; I
concluded, that his Majesty's Ministers would have beeakk
I'm:Won Of iny new works that•hadheen raised at
if they had decided before I was sent for, that
from Santvliet, then the fleet would hive had a tim
Lino till after the army was in possession of that fortress. - ' '
Then your opinion of the propriety of making this a ~ 4
with the part of the force not engaged in Vi'akheren, was
ed on the confidence you placed in the informed*? otaidnett
his Majesty's Ministers ?-11 do not think. I have eatetlf stated
that that was the only ground on which I did think that the -re-
maining part of the force, fcr instance 90,000 men, might lc*
proceeded; I certainlydid hear that it was supposed there w
no regular troops at that time in Antwerp, and that the low ca.
tries were never so bare of troops; this was the information
think I received from these of his Majesty's Ministers
whom I talked, and it was on that presumption I thought
would be qnite sate for an army of 20,000 men, exclusive of
aid they naturally would have derived from the fleet., to. have
proceeded towards Antwerp; because they must have had 141111 s•
ligence time enough for them to have effected their retreat tel
the fleet, if any extraordinary number of troops had come dot&
from the interior part of the country, or was oat Itsairch &wig
this is merely matter of opinion, which I stated to Ith Majestle
Ministers and to seen ral superior (dicers, anti which ultinion wail
founded on the best judgment I prosessed.
Are there any other reasons that Induced you to think -II wait
a proper measure ?—1 trust that the Committee will never/fish
an anxiety in a Naval Officer to destroy any part of the enemy's
fleet, if it is practicable to do so; I thought with that force it
was posslble to effect that object.
r Had you any reason to believe that his Majesty'. Hainan
had received any exact or accurate information of the itatenitimi.
works of Antwerp at that tin* ?--I really donut recollect Ihtl,l
had any positive reason to know that they had ; . but the
' impression upon my mind, after tal'alkg with them wititthe : ,
werp was in a defenceless state, andthat there iierelitiy. .
troops it the Low Countries. • it.,
Was your impresaion of the defenceless *ale of An laid i
the scarcity of the troops in the low countries, such as to
you to believe that An• werp was open to a roil de nalit,"and to
be taken. by assauh;whhout any regular approaches —1 de not ,
recollect that I ever came to so elate an -elianiiitatioa a. the pant
with his Majesty's Ministos upon that subiliit.
WCTC you of opinion that- drat- pert- of the focal whkl wa
not required for the occupation's! Welcher", or the attack upon
Flushiny, might pass up to Santitlici haysng one bank of the
Scheldt in our possession I=4 Intriii*of nothit.g toweyent it.
Did you consider that lite occupation of CadaW., together
with the occupation of heath &vaunt, wound give us At bank
of the fiche:MO.orib* pygmies of anlialaiitiS ihatviVer.44lilive
previously stated. 'that the occupation of Cadsead would. *IC
given us an open ckannel into the We* Scheldt; asAtazirt
answer I sold there was no diflicalty in piing up if we 'in
pos.esslon of Beitelend. - • • • • • • '
Supposieg the attack upon.Cathaad had succeeded, 'should we
not have been in possession of one bank of the Scheldt, in the
sense described on the evening of the 94 ul, August, . the fort of
Pathz included ?—1 have pri4folufly stated; that that ***l have
given us possession of one bank of • then's*, and I thtilisstarid
that Sir John Hope was in possession of the fort of Baths an the
night of the ed of Aupst.
Supposing that part of the force not required for service in
Watcheren to be assembled at tht; mouth of the West Scheldt,
at the rendezvous to which it was directed to proceed, how long
in your judgment would it have-required, if the 10'4 was fair
and other circumstances fav urable, to carry that fore* up as MA
as Santvliet ?—With a fair o iud, and every circumstance favour-
able, I suppose that the transports haling that part of the forte
and the mat of war might have gut up within forty-eght hours.
Under favourable circunittanCes, in what time do you ima-
gine that part of the armament not wanted for service. in 'Wale
cheren might have been cat Heti from the Downs to Santvliet ?
With a-fair wind, and every thing faveirable, it certainly would
not require more than 24 hours to tarty the armament train the
Downs to the entrance of the Scheldt.

Including the tune that they melt be deta'ned at the rendez-
vous, is it too much to conclude, that under tavourable drew-
stances force might have been at Swayliet on the fourth or
sth day from the sailing from the Downs ?—Thetwo former an-
swers arson answer to thi4 question, with the exception of the
time to be employed at the rendezvous. •
'What do you believe to have been the state of the enemy's
force at Antwerp on the I'4 and 3d of August last, from any
information you may have received when en -service ?-1 was so
much employed on other points on the ed and Stint August,
that 1 had very little communication with bead-quarters.
Did you understand in paint of fact, that there tette not' tet the
arrival of the English armament hi the Scheldt, above'a few bun-
Llred men stationed at Antwerp fur its defence /-1 do not re-
collect having seen any paper of communications to that effect at
that time. _ _ _

Did you understand that there were not above 200 medal that-
time hi the fortress of Bergeo-op-Zoom P—l think I beard a nr-
port, that-when we first appeared off the Scheldt there 'semi not
above 200 men in Bergen op Zoom, but,that it was veryttailiiiker
that reinforetd. . . .
Front any observations you Idhrself made, or any information
you received, have you reason to believe, that the enemy previ-
ous to the arrival of the British Expedition off the Schatz, had
made any extraordinary preparations for defence ?-1 beard that
the enemy were in possession of an intention on the part. ot Greet
Britain to attack the Island of ,Walcheren as early as Aptil, and
that they supposed the principal point of descent in the of
Walcheren vrpukl be in Zuutland Bay, where they were prepa-
red to receive the first landing, and that was the reaps thatt. the
plan of attack upon the Wand of Walcheren war cheated.
You have alluded to the alarm entertained by the enemy be the
mooch of April, did they expect an attack from this country In
the month of July, when the armament actually sailed J— They,
did expect in the month of July such an attack by information
.that came over while Lord Cistlereagh was at Dtal, for it was
then that the plan of attack was changed, in consequence of the.
information that came over then, that the
landing there.
Did the alteration made in the plead attick “ Dell Ww
in any degree with the proses:Wm of the ulterior objects of
Expedition !--1 NO net awarethat the change in the pion
tack upon the bland of Welchem to all interfere w'
tendon to prosecute the ulterior objects of the ET--
Yon have stated to the Committee your
the situation of the works of Antweriin
any informatics* you received, either before you
Expedition, or during your service in the Scheldt,
reason to believe, that previous to the Arrival r'
mamma is the Scheldt, the enemy had made
tion or improveinett warkasitAntererp
year 17941—1da net recoiled dal previous Oa
of aertaberadea, but when we wore In the
vitiators oopooto epee that subject, some that
deteaceless, and where that the works bad Ix
Do know whether the enemy threw
Sebdth trasaViderad to Floolieg, after the
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lib* disi ifOnie was anY difference in the ptacticalidity of the
r:::-objects, that die difirence did not arise from the aitera-
tad, Ofthe piny; but that irarose.ttotti the einutintanees of the
.' . The plan was changed from a landing in Zoutlsod
Ilion a boding abenallorobesati. by whit* hums the whole of
*.floot-wonkl,have ,beensat an aischenfin the Some Deeps, And
*odd have had an open era to bare gone into the Scheldt after
thherbdien Waukee place upon Dentbsirg, bat wlien. Don-
ws.s . examined, there was so vat a surf that* was
to land a man there, and it blew so eitremely
hard that there was great apprebeinien•thawe of the transport
sissi
night part their cables Rodger on shore, aid that in altprobabilityt
Mast of the gun-boils would bare foundered at their anchors,
fnd
ander account it was peoposed, as originally mentioned as the
alternative hi the orighol.plan, incase such a circumstance of
wind andweatber skald atise, that the whole fleet should go
Into the Roompot, where a boding was effected without any dd..,
Stay, and without the loss of a single man.
Tan haveetated, that in your opinion the ultimate objects of
the lbpedidon might have been attained by she proceeding of
,Hindi of the troops as were not employed in the investiture of
4111alidng up the
.Scheldt to Santvliet, from whence they might
*OM gone to AntWerp, and that there were few troops in Apt.
onset; an you aware that in that, as well as 'neither parts of &el
French dominions, there is a very strong hiatinad.Guard .fro ilbei
defence of the country ?—.I .am aware that there is a Nation*
Guard, bat I did hot know that it was so strong in the Low!
Cowin*. as it is in France ; at the same time I never made-anyi
partienbr enquiries about it; and the opinion which Israve open:
the y, as far as it struck me, of procog with sa
* • Was Merely the opinion of a Naval Oinr epee
; and therefore, it that opinion Was
fit'flill I hope, he au impeachment deny pnliessiondimibilit
IMy give. Cowl that that corps troops could
.11ilenced-fotwu the purpose ose of obtaining of
ultimate eibleco"of :bad
kapedillon without investing or disposing the:essarts
An cad fattiffil
irhattonsflyisshashveobee. niti:zissary for a stneii
been dressed ineweet pale ha
petdieet ess:i
. I
'• Ai conceive that a small corps out of the original coring
leaded at. Santvliet must have been left to have masked Fort;
Lillo, do yes* conceive the itithustc object of the Exptiditiest,i
tatta:2 the destruction of the French ant, and of the boson nod;
at Antwerp, could have been obtained without your
troops having previously obtained possession of the fortifications;
at Antwerp ?.1 think it would have been necessary for as vo'
have obtained possession of the fortifications, at Antwerp, unless.
**odd have appeared when the river was opened, that it was,
possible to have stormed the town on the sea-face during the
ditto:es
as • •
at oplition extend to the occupation of the I...ltadel, or.
sdly'llhe Works of the toterr ?—Where it is possible to snore a
fleet two or three milts, the movement of that fleet might ,change
any opinion that could he previously ginn. If the fleet was lying;
at these user pan of-the town of Antwerp., I think it would have
been possible to have destroyed the INA—Without possession of
the Citadel, if we were in possession of the river; but if the *et'
lay above the Citadel, I do: not apprehend the fleet could have
been destroyed without the General commanding the troops•
conceiving that di* force In Antwerp was so small as to justify
his wing It, .or -passing it, and going round with his army to
erect batted* tal Aveteirt that nest!. ..
Then i am tnienderstood you as expftasing your opinion, that.
it was possible..tha inmate object of the Expedition was. to be
obtained first, by masking Fort Lino, and then by masking the
town and citadel of Antwerp t... 1 do not know that I have ex-
actly said quite yo much, nor do Umean it to be so understood.
I understood you to express annpinion' that there was a possi-
bility of the ealatence of a case in which the object of the Expe-
dition was to be, obtained by the General commanding the troops .
passing round the town and citadel of Antwerp, and erecting
batteries to bear upon the ships above the citadel of Antwerp ?
That only as a possible case.
I understand you conceive a case in which it might be :teem-
sere for the Oibeer commanding our troops to get possession of
and occupy the works of Antwerp; state whether you bad in
contemplation the possibility of a corps of the size you describe,
taking those works by. escalade or by assault, or had in contem-
plation their epaulet pound before them ?—•llat would entirely
, depend upon military opinion*, which in course would be re-
sorted to on the occasion referred to in this question, before any
decision on the subject.
State your opinion, whether you conceive 11 possible for.any
fleet of ships to snake their way up the Scheidt between Lido
and Antwerp, unless both bunks of the Scheidt are in panes ion
of the army acting with that Beet t—As this is a professional •
question, I can distinctly state my opinion without any reserva-
tion whatever. It is only necessary tor me to say, that we passed
eight or nine sail of battle ships den to Banos and that one was '
' advanced within three miles apd a half of Lillo, which was as
high as it was thought necessary to go, until* was decided that
the army would co-operate in eudeavouring to get possession of
the fors of LBW aid 1-letkensbooc.k, for ender the circumstances
as they appeared to us when we were lying close to Lilies It was
impracticable for the navy to attempt to.force Alia beim and to
proceed higher up till the army was In possession eche banks of
the river. . .
Both banksi?.+Certaltily; in the lint illitiont Lilts; tati'Llits.
kenshoeck s I beg to add Logien?, the.* thistrusy had bawds
possession of LBW, and the bank of the-river on which Eyler was
placed, that it might be plidble with a fair wind to have passed i
:by Lietkettshoek if it was abashedly stiosesary, or if it was indis-
• ablyr neonary to the actiontollibmtnt of the ulterior objects of '
peditioes,, provided we mold gmany pilots vibe were sat-
cloudy. acquainted with the river. above Lille to take charge of
' the ships as far as they were waisted to go, and that there was no 1
! other works en the bank or Mellen. .
Did the Expedition sail on the supposition that the enemy's
fleet, in case of necessity gad*, or could nit tun up above Ant-.t
warp ?—1 bellese it was supposed-that die enemy's fleet could go
up to Antwerp, I do not know that lever beard it stated It weld
go up above. Antwerp, nor did 1 absobitely.know they would at- !
tempt it i it did not strike me there was diudicient water, though I •
never sounded it; Tofog -oak up and down with small vessels. ;
Did the Expedition sail upon the supposition that the en:my's '
fleet could not runup above Antwerp ?—I do recollect exaitia
whether I have heard it could run above
have .Ant erp ; if I had been ;
a
asked, I should sand that 1 damn to have sounds.
ed above Antwerp, and thereivre could not absolutely say %shell
ther the fLtet could go up above Antwerp, though I Believe it
could go a littte above the town. •
Do you knovi whether onr,.Expedition sailed oil the supposition
that the enanf'sterrsmuld or could not rim up above the town
.
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*Om the Paper I bad put iu. It will be seta., Matt inentkiaed Liet.
kballittat& WI thsittleaper.••• • ' • t (.; i... : .
From your elmervationa. of the fctte eNtilli/-494,11 dm.
defeneellweeks what
ortbeee si"ilitifertsterberidinati•Ji-1 bade thJelittle Otspnettulity otm ali hit
any observations open either Lilo or Lietkurishorch, _for i wet
not nearer than twamlles and a half or three iniki'Notlij Lille.
Do you conceive that-iilinis a *Ter work than the lon of
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j.
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amenibend ebatv,u; however, from.theErsi
w who eZl.Untj ii -',ii-1--:-(.olllintt tee will he able to *kale pros
j bibly better information. -• • ' " • •.-- - • • 4.•••7 . .
p • Ton hate stated, tisavearitaglikh wing vele' pettentor es
loot Lillo and the right Wing tierrient, sine if, the enemy v.•:•...
in possession of the leitsA witertNible kir timainglidt a ic sal
up the river • him' broad is the river two mike above Lino ?-:
-Ibdieve I *Lod that if we were in possession of Lilo, and thee
WS* abbilitely or Indispensably lieett'VeLrecone 4ipe to
issotspopo sr
wthe'lteriorAiblects of thes •n, :Ind est the
pouspOime that there was no great force in 4h, country► not
i- *etre* works after we bad passed the fori of ...le. hashotck4
del Ida not conceive the navy would nig refuse to pass titular'
• *Mu* Mee objects i•I ny presnaiingieista the e are co oilier
weeks am the heft bank of the rives, for 1-Into ,of one tilos
State the breadth of the river two mike above ...lib ?-- i shcidd
think that the river *meld not be .above three qa inert of a taus
broad there. • ' ' • -
' . State the breadthsf the saver at 4ggnattp!—.Ptehably it May
be sonarthiag *Vire timi Apperitilkpopeoret L upon the Isu
Ftengh aefejegp--,- •:.:V. . • . .1 *r___. .5. - • • •
is it not yotnetta"diet !thelynes nptin di, banks of that
'river, what we ca • aliments, are a perfect breast woil for
infantry, and whine tranaiesifekt be brought op, completely pre,
tected in • aay;;ptvCof them i—l ant awareitleat saus may be
brought op, but.thimpoukl be equally earned m the tire bats
the men cf eraiedirotilla, particularly at high water; but tkis
is Oily my ephidart ao operation whatever, probably, would
thine-been inderialiketspeo sof opioiniy-and it "'mkt be ivEn to
-OW *die *OW at leillot faker, vow that subject ; I ow,
go to the peedeg of the fort of Lief keasheelt, and on At pH-
that there if no force in the country, consequently ea
VIM Ntt#i be brought up. •
511.1 base stated that you did not know *tether the fleet eight
{ION-be carded above the Citadel. of Antwerp, do you recollect
lit is the depth of the water marked upon that chart with
wbitb the navy was furnished upon the ailing of the Expeditieui
I.—l elf not immediately recollect it, but I could refer to It if it
he desired.
Lv.-is,it not touted Itumedlitely above the Citadel of Antwerp u
Agestorrsix feet deep ?—ls is very possible it may.
! Is not the depth of the river marked mops the chart, the depth
icose,rieee at *ow Winer ?...-.The depth el the river upon all
duns is marked at low water, aniessothiewise expressed.
Do you know bow many feet the tide sifts at Antwerp ?-1
should suppose in tardir.ary spring tides i feet.
t, ; [The Chairmen was directed to report 'loges', and ask lam is
sk again.]
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L'IVIVERSITT INT.ELLIGENCE.

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OXFORD, FEBRUARY, if.
Saturday.the 3d instant the Rev. Matthew H. T. Unlade,
4. C. L.'of Eieter College, and head master of the East India
college school, Hertford, was admitted D. C 1..
Mt. Peter Venable*, M.A. of TA** soilage, Dublin, was is-
-4:l7red of St Mary Hall. • •
VlCrlnesday the 7tk instant, the Rev: Pete* Vaughan, B.D.sul
Iwaiden of Merton college, was admitted Doctor in Minify.
Monday last Mr. George Martin was 'audited echo/well**
college.
. The Rev. T. Morgan, B. A. Citrate of Staplehurd, in alit
County, Chaplain to Lord Viscount Hawarden, and late ChapLd•
in his Majesty'S navy; has been presented by Slr Charles Morgan,
Bart. M. P. for Memilawatballre, to the Rectory of Lanraches, In
Monmouthshire. --

Rev. Cranky If ertrr; rector of , and late Fellosta
'New college, to the rectory of Chianti. ktte, vont if
the decease of the late Dr: Musgrave. -j " -
Rev. G. Smith, fellow of Magdalen eoPega, h AY imislitke
to the vicarage of Eveuley, NonhatnMawthitt t I
Rev. John BusbLeig, B.A. of Pembroke willgo, hethhilt;
sky, to the vicarage of Beenham, Berkshire%Obbint by'
nation of the Rev. Robert Bokor - • • ' "
Rev. Dr. Napleton, to tho
shires • "lno -
Rev. Joseph Proctor, D.D. master of Oillodoolsol,Canidhse
and prebendary of Norwich, to the rectory of Warm, Nor.
'thamptonshire.

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. Dlfib‘
Oa the 2d instant, paralytic, at Orford, t#l his return
the Rev. tleorge Witte. Vicar of Minstar', illeief a Prebeadaw
of the Cathedrals of Salisbury and.of St. eteigill;;GM, wbiie his
• health perwattetkansost active and able Mailatel".o the sew
' ties of Berke and Wilts.
At St. Boswells, the Rev. Mr. Seade, mintlearliitheit fad&
At Kendngton, on Friday, in the 9th year Grhils kg% the nosed
eon of the Rev. T. F. Dihdin. -; t
Oa the 9th' Institut, at her 71Pda fir, Wm,,Mltte* of the
Rev. Richard Birch, et Ruxwell, &btu-.

TO THOMAS I'AYLOR, ES'). •
Sift No. 9, New Bridge street, Loudon
CONSIDERI it but an act of :justice due to the
merits of •your LEAKE's PATENT PILLS, to eammunieatt
to you the fielowing Cure, which has reeently.heen perfornsedby
them. An acquaintance of mine, who by the breaking oat den
old Venereal Complaint (attended by'a complication of disorders
arising therefrom) was reduced almost to's skeleton, and Odd
he had the best medical advice which could be obtained, sedated
a variety of patent medicine*' nothing could be procured which
seemed to suit his case, or do him any service; he remained iss
ii most reduced and pitiable situation fbr two yeas, unable to fol-
low his profession, and scarcely able to weak or even to steed 6a
his legs ; in fact, no one who knew hinsaver supposed it podble
for him to recovea lie was advised at last to try your Le-ake's
Pills—he did so, adhering strictly to the directions given wick
them-76e bad not taken more than two boxes, before he fond
an alteration for the better—this eneouragedlinn to proceed sof
by taking a few boxes more he found ins appetite and wand'
gradually return, and is now as healthy and stout as any mist
know. You are wekonie, Sir, to refer any person to nit for II
confirmation of the above account, if it.sliould be doubted. lea
• Sir, your obedient humble servant, THOMAS PURDAL
' Library, Folkatone, July ;0, 1805.
I Prepared and sold bf the. sole Propthar, Thanes Tillef
Member of the Royal Cedleg-i of Surgeomi,Londen, at his hove'
N 0.9, New Bridge-street ; where, after, amass resideete)o(
more than 40 years, ins practice particulitiy direotaito the
tin
of Venereal complaints and those Incidental to the parte dear'
wino in both sexes, with thai niacin* increttivlddl'hun tea
profession should • always observe, he•Enserelliailelf dor ainits
and assistance, he gratuitously administers so mown tile eib
medicine, will be esteemed by a discerning Rubins dean alitarle
seldom to be obtained, and void of ambiguity.
Also sold by his appointment, for the convenience of that'll"
leg at a distince, et the Perfumer's, •No.• 85, St. Alban's-sae*
Pall Mall; tne Toy %op, No. 103, Ozford-street vide. Den,
rough's, No: 7e all; Mr. Baxter% 4ontk
Edinburgh ; Ur. Isf‘Doneld'it, Obligee, y Mr: csnwairs Dar,'
mr. wing", Liverpool Mt'. Atitineente, fanachester and"
tree person iti "'TY Vara*, 'UMW ill GA* Rehab snd,a.ll"i
land, hi boas dont? neck otaledinpi with Rill tild
wheiebi Pavane of adherent waif ewe theanthro
4hrarlior INK in- 13reat Brendadr resakd gr_,ol/1
Samps on • • by &vow ef tbe
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tad it ilmientWirMaedOlNlNOP *IOW,
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ZallerlattleeSt. 1414.11"1"11 11 1 Ism
:abi 0 ad saw
Were any military opinions upset the subject of shelves* --Plisisnnt. 4 those Asenjoarar. "Mg" 1.11.1 W -
submitted to your essuYoration by Lard Dottier segk or the form etkployll in the *tins Pienre show
.. Deei•sisertawat whittler ihrillemis, *O4 aye the &I4dt a Wit itailbit, ilt ft
Chatham ?—I think a memoir was rhea me to' eted by terior objetatbdoleibb . I Ds& her atriia oposit 4 timcommo mew to TM! dim 11 saw di
aliana upon the subject of passing to Aotwoop by the Urn Mt SI!: 40611istriviahlet 10=1 08.4fteidwr ii
wail
sod
elerrietalakawa4;6lllll6Zdist4lo6lll4l4.4 dirsairi . amimeinsa tt."1"41•00.aliau
aeldr, and Tolen, sad Bergen.op-Zoom. - la Walehereo as to they
.. .......
By *lsom was thiamin:wit writteu ?..-141iiseit tuesieudje *mg I considered the remaining/art of the foregoggiar gill .."11:4‘'f. ' leave k ireprometed. .ip 'i "lidTott=
Lord Chatham to read, it was in his own house, and it war; sets;
sufficient to Orbits d to it
.4 etettltilligo tho • obi I- Dayallistely *bit -alio iiittidievoiiirigrer .—I . Did-vent
Li
confidential paper. _ ; tliotigh I 'always thotiktivperalbk. lrlf
_4ll,ol:Weli ai • •111740n5. , . ,lalie.Mattitc.is kOa so- IAnI CU
my Ivo tl
ladependeot of this memoir, width you hari termed a coufh. cinortY Invested, that put 4llllOl - .60! CSI t, 'it:sel Ws . . IMP
.pasm Over after
.the gib Or' . •
aollzie
densial paper, were stay otter opinions of military men or abets 1 service might be aporod to that part the way • 'did I • ~ . . • . • , iitto be comma
submitted to our tOssideration by lord Magner Lord Ca,. .Ras ariliniallY tallikink Ara objects of the ' : De-Pa rkilritOstraf'lll. 01110P4 that NIMMIIea.CII' ia* of "Id' "stk.
.. _-. ! - _. . I ...i.:As.:—. t.. .• ,t. .. • , -.... ~t. , ......! r 4 sold from therm ..-I haverisner tonsured k myself. I 4.1.1.1 In: tilts Tin!

• ' stint
away ear of .Antwetp g-4-balieve wham she 'Expedition sailed every body
was aware that the Sea might rum ay to Autwerp, and is is yos- r. 44
at rksi httedeti able that many people might be aware that it could run higher mad
weeder objects of thi op, but Ido not believe that the circumstance was roach agitated :2,A
▪ is dig pogopogo of ou..about its runniag:up above Antwerp; it will be seat by tie Pa- . ,
,nattered with the in. persois far as hew myor.l4 1 begat many Vespleihire A
he Expedition. , awl mien go above AosotorPs ko4Skedothao ipit
gametal impression of ther they meld go mach aboarAsteraarp, .11 amid hare mtio
/bit year 57,G, trom lieved net much, but it la nom, toned that day can Aiwa it. ro
e you sidled ohthe.hate d pia at Saar did mot the amantels f set Tim op *boas Amt-
Scheidt, have you env wary ?—Part of the flea wont ap above Amtp4whila 1.-stasa
ea of the British As. lying at Lille; libinkliva nit 04* Was , OMNI 4011151- ia""rd
de oar material dues. rata intormatiam et the lumbar. ;
rap anbiogamate tios Yartata sued that laarattaidat wat'vtfri I
ato ear sailing I hard add four stOT ouAlloolforr I ''ins774
Stu
se Scheidt date were Sanitised.% sibpam artmlvst
lot AatWilfP was 'girl thet-Oor folle..101014! whtitha Malt thebait hoe. mob* mei af a jig atipselnal:rbe sow
,latt • -
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w any
trllll titer rtgarialitiZradlrislar • tt.
arrival odic I •Lei
. . . . widest Agra. mom ‘•
4. us saillits***Wiloadlpliefitelo4olllo4•lo. hiketAmt !Aim. •