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London, England, 1810-02-08 00:00:00

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• Not inclosed to the Admiralty.
No.l4.—Letter from Captain Forster to Mr. Pole, dated Downs,

Rear• Admiral

J itly 29, 1802.

Sin—ln the-absence of Vice-Admiral Campbell, I
have the honour to acquaint you, for their Lordships'
information, that the Lord Nelson cutter arrived this
morning in the Downs with dispatches from Lord
Gardner for Sir R. J. Stra ch an, the substance of which
was communicat.:d by telegraph as knows :
" Cutter arrived from' Admiral Gardner, that the
French fleet had gone up the Scheldt."
(Signed) MATII- FORSTER,
Captain superintending the Port Duty.

[The ensuing Nos. to No. 27, relate to the surren-
der and capitulation of the different places which
were taken, and have been long before the public.]

No. 27.—Letter from Sir RICIIARD STRACIIAN to Mr. Post,
dated Camilla, off Saeflinger, August 22, IBM
[Tars letter states that the enemy had moved his
ships above Antwerp.]
(First Inclosure referred to in No. 27.)
SIR, Camilla, off Saeff.•ngen, I Sth A ugust, 1809.
Your letters of the 12th and 16th inst. (the latest I
have received from you) having impressed me with the
possibility of the General commanding the forces in
South Beveland having received instructions similar to
those you have honoured me with, I lost no time after
the receipt of the letters, to address a letter, No. 1. to
the Earl of ltosdyn. No. 2: dintains his Lordship's
reply, which I wait the turn ankle to forward to you.
Though I now feel thoroughly authorised to form
and act upon any plan separately or conjointly with
the army, it is my duty distinctly to state (as I have be-
fore done) that it does not in my opinion, nor in that
of any officer, naval or military, that I have conversed
with, appear practicable to undertake, with any pros-
pea of success, any measure except in co-operation of
the army, with a view to the destruction of the enemy's
men of war near Antwerp. Since the arrival of our flo-
tilla, when the enemy retired above Lillo, my letters
have professed the same opinion; our measures are, and
in my judgment must necessarilybe confined to prepa-
ration, until it • shall be determined that the army shall
go forward, as it would be attended with extreme con-
venience and advantage to ascertain as early as possible
the plans of the Commander in Chief of the forces, that
out preparatory measures may bedirected accordingly.
inderstood. Left to my
tn attempt but in conjunc-
ready and shall certainly
,u may please to recom-
&c. . (Signed)
R. C. KEATS.

Dart. K. B. Fee.
in Ist indosure to No. 27.)
Sartll-.l;en, August 17, 1809.
'rich I have received yes-
achan, and by a second I
, sell vested with full au-
in Sir Richard Strachan
•ho commands the tropps
filar authority to concert
iy plan tha: may appear
mote the ultimate objects
“ the destruction of the
ntwerp."
tructions are of a corres-
lve the honour of waiting
am ready to apply the
trs in co-operation with
(ship's command, in the
'e may approve.. I have
ligned) it. G. KEATS.
of Rosalyn.
ARY.

CASTLERSAGII, THE EARL
:RPOOL, SCC.
No. 1.)

'rusty awl Well-beloved Cousin '
rl nf Chatham, Knight of the
carter, Lieutenant-General of
C,,urt at St. James's, this ttith
Pith year of Our Reign.
:lit fit to appoint you to
of oar forces, which we
!d and transported to the
:k and destroy the naval
rich the enemy is so rapid-
,ver, in the island of Wal-
, you are, therefore, upon
instructions, to repair with
destination, and there to
iwinfy orders, in conjunction
our Naval Forces, who shall

Expedition.
conjoint Expedition has
destruction of the enemy's
.ntwerp and I•lushing, or
lestruction of the Arsenals
.ntwerp, Ternense, and Flush-
island of Walchsren, and
the Scheldt no longer na•

the above-mentioned ob-
impossible, by the enemy
as to render perseverance

venience and advantage to a scei
the plans of the Commander in
our preparatory measures may
hope I have not been misuni
judgment I see nothing I can
tion with the army, but I am n
undertake any enterprixe you
mend or command. I have,
Rear-Admiral Slr J. Strachan, Bart.
(Sub-inclosure, No. 1. referred to ii
Camilla, off Sa
MY Loan—B^ a letter whi,
terday from Sir 'Richard -•".tra(
have just received, I find mys
thority ; and it should seem
considers your Lordship, Nell(
in South IkNeland, has sieni]
and act without delay on any
to us best calculated to proms
of the ENpedition, namely,
enemy's ships of war near An
If your Lordship's instruc
responding nature, I shall hay
upon you immediately, and a]
naval means under my order
thy: troops under your Lords]
• prosecution of any plan we
the honour to be, &c.
"ro Lieutenant-Gutters) the I.arl o
VAR
DISPATCHES FROM VISCOUNT C:
OF LiVtUPOO
(lociosure in I
rORGY. R.
)stristions to OUT Right Trom
and Councillor John Earl
riosr noble Order of the Gi
,ntr Forces. Given at our CI
day of July, 1809, in the 4t)
Whereas we have though
command a large division o
liave directed to be assembled
Scheldt, in order to attack
force and establishments whit
ly accumulating in that rivet
:heren, and at Antwerp : y
the receipt. of these our insti
our said tro')ps to the above
c•Arry into effect the followin
with the Commander of our
accompany you in this Expel
You will consider that this
its object the capture or d
ships, either building at An
aftout on the Scheldt ; the dta
and Dock-yards at Antwerp
ing ; the reduction of the is
the rendering, if possible, th
vigable fit ships of war.
If the attainment of all tl
jests should be rendered in]
4;ollacting in such strength