The Statesman.
London, England, 1809-09-02 00:00:00

(Signed)

Vassal Ana. 8.----Among other points which
are to serve as the basis of peace, and which are
now negociating, one is, that the Emperor
Francis shall cede the kingdom of Bohemia to Ids
eldest brother, the Grand Duke of Wurtzburg.

AUGUST 9.---The intelligence that the Arch.
duke Charles has resivied the Command of the
Army, has made a great impression on the p.iblic ;
he possessed the love and confidence of the sol-
diers in a very high degree.
It is understood that the armistice has been pro.
longed fur twenty.eight days.

FROM THE CORRTSPONDENT OF AUGUST c 23.

Nines, JULY 2-1.--Yesterday the King gave
audience to a deputation of the merchants, who
offered Mm a present of 25 entire new.constructed
gun-boats, and a bomb galliot. In the afternoon
his Majesty reviewed the 211 and 3d divisions of
the army, the guards and garrison, which troops
and garrison together amounted to 16,000 men.
WAasAw, Auo. 14...... The French Ambassa-
dor to the Court of Persia, Gardatme, has pro-
ceeded from hence for the French head-quarters,
by the way of Cracow...-(ldeas.)

An Austrian Courier arrived in town yesterday,
with dispatches for Prince STAIIREMBERO.
It is rumoured, that, on account of the im-
mense expenees attending the two Expeditious to
the Scheldt and to Spain, Parliament will be called
together at a much earlier period than has of late
years been usual.
Exfract of a private letter received by the last
conveyance from Lisbon :—" Sines the accounts
have been received here of the movement of the
British from Talavera, and the junction of the
French troops under the command of Generals
SOULT, VICTOR, and SEBASTI ANI, all the dispose.
We British and Portuguese troops in Portugal are
hourly marching to join Sir ARTHUR Weci.escev.
A plentiful supply of pruvisious are daily follow-
ing, and I have no doubt my next will convey the
pleasing intelligence of offensive operations on the
part of the British General, who has nothing to
fear in his present situation."
Private letters from Olmula, dated the Bth inst.
state, that at that time the Preliminaries of Peace
had not been signed, nor had any notice been given
of the rupture of the Armistice. The principal
Austrian army had been reinforced to 200,000
men, and that of the Archduke Jona to 65,000
men. The conduct of BONAPARTE, in taking
possession of Austrian Poland for himself, has, it
is said, excited the jealousy of Russia.
Thursday night a hackney-coach driving along
the Strand, one of the horses took fright, and in
pulling up, the coachman broke the reins, when
he get loose, ran over an old woman who sold
apples in the street, and almost killeal her. The
horse then ran towards the statue at Charing.croA,
broke the window of a cheesemonger, and im-
mediately fell down and expired.

NAVAL. INntLLIGENGE.

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Tim mousy, Aso. 31.—Carse doors out of harbour, his
Majesty's ship Whet, of 71 poos, oafisored is Cawood
'lay.

Bailed the Lyra, brig of war, With a fret of virtaaltees,
for Basque Roads.—The Hvaber, armed ship, and %Testate,
brig, with a Sett br the Do was.---The Gawk, sloop of war,
fur Cadiz ; she has am board the Smash Gement!, who ar-
rived here from the West ladies, called De Casto ; she abu .
;tarries out dhpatches.
Arrived the Britionia, armed ratter, from -Lithos mad Co-
mm, with dispatches; left at the hitter plate his Majesty's
ships ladefatigable, and Atethans, add a Beet of transports, '
consisting of about IM sail, under convoy of his Majesty's
ship Coates ; sailed from Ebben for England about the 12th
instant.

Doran, Sett. I.—Palled by fur London the Hope,
►l' Parham, from Cape Francois and Cocaives; Charlotte,
Captain —, from the Bratib; Queen, Wilson Ju-
liana, Radford; and numb, Reny, from Quebec.-
One hundred gall of transports, with the horses belonging
to the cavalry at Flushing, passed by this afterawm to the
Djwas.

A Frew! schooner, captured off Ireland, also passed by
to the Downs.

DIAL. Sze?. I.—Arrived several ships from the We•t-
ward, which anrhored of the Sooth l'oreland; also the
Woodland Castle. Freeman, from the River.

The Unicorn frigate has soiled for die Nore, to get a sew
bon sprit nod foretop•mast.

Four 11. M. Sc4eral transports from Flashiag are Jost
coming into the Downs; a great rimey others are coning
round the Smith Saud-head, and will be in this cycling.

In the Downs his 111oje/ty7s ship Lively, Vice-Aided
Campbc.ll.—Witid N. E.

THE EXPEDITION.

PRIVATE CORRESPONDENCE.

EXTRACT OW A LITTER Wilton AN OFFICER IN VAL..
EHERENI DAVID ADS. 23, 1809.
" You have Do doubt bend that Flushing is at tenth he
our possession. Who would have thought that it could have
held nut fourteen days la the face of 90,000 men? The fact
is, Bo sA PA ItTE had given Gem. RION NET the mist positive
orders to defend the place to the last; and in the opinion of
all, but a few of his own officers, be obeyed his orders as
long as prudence amid allow him to hold out.
" The principal Dutch inhabitants are enraged at him for
holding nut so long with so link prospect of seeress.
" The French ()Seers cherished an idea to the last, that
on their delivering themselves up as prisoners of war, they
shteddbe permitted to depart for France without any re-
straint whatever. Op being marched out of the town to be
sent on boird for England, they shrugged up their shoelderst
a.la-mode Front:else, and observed very coolly to each other,
that there was one lino( which gave them pleasure in leaving
Flushing as prisoners of war, which was the certainty that
the English could not long retain the place in their possession.
" The effects of the tire from oar cannon and mortar bat-
teries was truly dreadful. Great part of the tows is In rob.,
and al the streets are literally strewed with fragments of
glass from the windows, almost every one of which is cola-
pktely shattered to pieces. The houses are battered and
perforated in every directive with oar dreadful engines of de-
struction. The Stadt Howse, a large Calviuistkal ebur.:h, and
perhaps 1(10 of the principal houses, have nothing left 100 the
walls, independently of many other buildings, which are les '
yelled with the groand. The streets we pbaglarlioz with
shell', many of which fell into the comb, which, t their
explosion was Dot prevented by the water, hindered then
from being so destructive as they otherwise would have been.
They say Mr. Committees rockets are very destructive
a bra they fall on combustible boded but that is, general
they make more noise than mischief. it is certain that the
tiring of thee rockets greatly alarmed the inhabitants. and
the enemy acknowledged they were thrown into the town
with energy and precision.
"In the dock-yard was found on the stocks a 74-gun ship
of rather a small construction, a frigate, and a
..gun-brig, the
Later nearly tit for launching, the two others to great for-
wardness. the 71-gun ship bas heron little injured in some of
' her timbers an 4 scant/Wing by the bombardment, hut might
be got ready tor sea in a short period. Inside tbere is adeep
baton, adjoining to the dock, which is capable of containing
at least (hefty sail of the line.
" Thesmenal is a large building at the entrance of the dock,
and, 1 am told, is pretty well stored.
" The loss of the enemy in killed and wounded is reckoned
at little lessthan 1000. 'Nearly 600 were found troweled in
the hospital. destitute of every thing necessary 100 their help.
less coielition.
" Previous to, and during the siege, the enemy had aug-
mented his garrison to 7000 regular troops, the male inhabit-
ants being also called on to assist in the defence of the place
—of these lastmearly 4200 were killed, including 50 women
awl some children. When our troops matched into the town,
women were seen wounded in the streets.
Indeed their numbers are not to be correctly ascertained.
there being many of the inhabitants not yet accounted for.
" During the bombardment, those of them who were not
actually employed me the works. retired for security into
their cellars; bit the better sort, together with the General
and his suite, betook themselves to the Stadt House, which
was comidered bomb-proof. Isi a few hours, however, this
building was enveloped In dames, and the wretched iniabit.
ants ran about the towo for other shelter, in the Own* con-
sternation. At one time the powder-magesioe was on Ike,
but, providenally for the inhabitants, it was soma extin-
guished, without doing any damage.
" Generals M0117461' and OSTEN embarked at CaniTeer
for Engltuid, eta the Mb ; I saw the latter take leave of his
family, and the scene was truly affecting. Hosiers. em-
barked In aunt of plain clothes. some say to escape the no-
, tire of the exasperated populace. OSTEN embarked in foil
uniform, and seemed to carry with him the regret of the
,
natives.
`` The Dutch, if appearance and professions may be cre-
dited, are not sorry for their change of masters. Though
they arc generally kind and liberal to us in every respect, yet
the characteristic avarice of the people is apparent among
the commercial part of the community, and more remarkably
maiming the patiliams. One might dine almost as cheap at
Ilse !Atoka lavers, as la the Dutch lodgment, and certainly
with ten times the comfort. But the English, wherever they A
go, are so lavish of their cash, that they generally, raise the
price of every thing to double its real value. On our first
arrival here, the Dutch would wily give 19s. rd. fur a guinea,
now they are pleased to give us Ws. and some even more.
The clanate is reckoned very unhealthy in the Autumn.
From the numerous muddy canal. in various parts of the
town, which are almost dry at low water, the exhalations
ninft he very abundant and prodeetive of sickness. The
French garrison bad generally one-third of Its number in
liuspitals during the autumnal months. The islaadsof which
we are in possession are beautiful and well cultivated; Wel-
chem° to particular. •
" Tire distance between this island and South Bevehuid Is
only half a mile; the chew' of cows ynklien is called the
Sluy. and the passage is performed hr a sail-boat. The dis-
tance beteele Flashing toad Ceased is only about three
miles.
The peke of meat is from live to eight slivers a pound,
the Dutch allowing ea English shining to be worth eleven
slivers. Vegetables are not scarce."