The Statesman.
London, England, 1809-08-21 00:00:00

damn! of the Oureteesi sehkheurrenettPei et milking, Ns the
title .4spitt, &*, 'ender the ce:nrisaeut of Moaner, Gene-
ral of &PLOW.*
16 0 ace's of the Staff. 181 °Seem 3773 non-emoralsoiosed
olkert sod 'oldie's, 489 'let and so ounded--Total, 4379.

Return of Prisoners sod Deserters frost the Ikail Joey to
August 13th, I*)9, Wen 1011 the bland of traleAeren.
1 Ciderwl, I Lientkont-('olonel, 1i l aht.iiiq, '2l Unite-.
sates, I Sing', 58 serjeant4, laden miners, 170,1 r.snk and Alt.
Fatora of the Knish and Nantes of Qlffeers, and of the Numb.,
of Prin-eonsersitaionsil Ofr-rrs, and llorfik and File
?rounded, awl Missing, from Ike irtA tortaut to the Sorrels-
or of nes/ling, en dim, saorreisk.,s of the lath I nclusive. fiend-
Mfitashurgh. Av. 10, 110).
oral Artillery, 6 rank and file killed ; 1 officer, 10 rank
sod tile rrou.alert.
Royal Engineers, 1 rank and 6le killed ; careers, wounded.
Si att. Lt Foot, 1 officer. nouniled.
2d tint, I rank ant file killed ; l officer, 4 rank and Ale,
*minded.
fish Foot, 1 officer, 2 rank and file, killed 1 drummer, 8
*ink and tile unaided.
11th Foot, 1 rank and file killed ; 1 officer, drank and file,
Ifairrist, 1 serjrant wounded.
?Sib Font, I terrain killed.
%lb Foot, :3 rank and file killed; 1 officer, 4 serjeants,
rank and file wounded; 1 rank and tile =Wine.
5.911 i Font, 2 rank and tile killcd ; t serjeant, 2 rank and
tie wounded.
tkl Font, 2 rank and file wou:ded.
68th Foot, 3 rank and file killed ; officers, 1 serjeant, 12
sank and file wounded.
71. t Fool, 1 nicer, 1 rank and file killed ; Y officers, 1
t.m.t; and file writuidedy
/nth Foot, Y rank and file killed.
77th Foot, 1 officer wounded.
11. t Font, I di-in-rimer killed ; 2 officers wounded.
Info Foot, 2 rank and file nrsunded.
25th Foot, 1 rank and tile killed ; 1 officer, 5 rank and file
w.nuideil.
1.1 Light Frattalio.i Kinks German Legion, 7 rank and file
wounded.
Light Ihtfalion King') German Legion' 1 nflierr.3 rank
and file killed; I drummer, 10 rauk and Ale is ninuted.
rotat,3 officers, 1 serjcani, 1 drummer, Yi rank and file
killed .• 15 usrelli. 5 ;I• teant, •drum 4, Si rank and 61e
wounded; 1 rank and file mrmag.
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Nantes of Officers killed and rounded.
KILLVD.
ith roots Captain Talbot.
7iiit Feat. limo 0. Sinclair.
241 Lig.la Batt. Kirr.;'s German Legion, Lieut. Spreeker.

wonsono. •
Royal Artillery, Lieut. tieorge lironne.
Ro.:1 }'yen, slightly; Captain Pasley,
daogerinnly.
3d Batt. 14 Foot. Lion. A. W. Itt`lienzie, slightly.
24 Foot, Meet. Clutterburk, slightly.
11th Foot. F.wir.n C. Harrold, dangerously; wounded
Augnst 9, since dead.
36th Foot, Major I'Krnzie, dangerously.
filth Foot, Captain Soden. sllehdl t Lieut. Smith. slightly.
71st Foot, Captain Spottlswonde, slightly ; Lieutenant 1).
Donakl, darigerowdy.
iith Foot, ('apt. A. Y. Brown, dangerorely.
Slat Foot, (' lima Taylor, slightly; Assistant-Surgeon
Chislot,dangerinnly.
950 tont. Lieutenant Ilaarrm
.wistroled 3d Au-
gust, sat reported time to be itteluded tu the preceding
retorts.
ROBERT LONO, Onlostel-Adjutant-Gertista.
fit appears from the abstract return of ordnance. ommeni
t.
00. and stores, that the total of brass and iron huin Is
Vint the ount'ier of rattan's-shot exceeds 60.0 $l, and that the
winder in hsrrele, eirlu,lyely of infautry itruantaition,
contistrit of at least YOU with a large quantity of
ordnance stores of every- desertption, of which a surrey bad
ma yet been nude to ascertaip the artirlep,l
AdiiiraUN-Oice, dug, 201..1809.
Dispatches, of 'Phials- aim foilsorbsg_ , are copies,
n'ere•received last night at this elfish 11.'4 Sir
Itichard John Strachan, But. and K. It. Rear-
Admiral .of-t ly aildresseat to Ilse- line.)
IV Taw Wellesley P.D‘ifef. ...t. •
MilifipcibaThiag Iti;ads, Aei. 17. 1110 V.
Sin -I have inoob aotisfeetiou in acquainting
you, for the inforniarivietrf their Lordships, Me j
the town and garrison •Ilf: }slushing have capita...
lat..il upon the terms a go srf nhich i soild
herewith.
Their Lordships have already been app Ailed
that it was my intention to haveotfrotteeded :AO the.
Stheldt„ with the division of frigites OAX* Laird
Stuart, and that the reatilikpar of OUT
flotilla had nth anced to Batlea, in the
siliarge of
flame Popham, by idiom the ei Ainy were.,
,:riven above Llloy .boas: their Ship it and gun.
bri;c hail taken up if 044
.pusitiuti The cum.
thand of the important vwvico of ,the Scheldt
I. tie given to Sir Rieli*rit Krats, And he has my
directions to co-operate.; with Lie Atettant-General
tins Earl of Roslyn, :y, well as t I use every means
in his power for capturing or &turtling the fleet
and flotilla of the enemy.
Rear-Admiral Lord ta;artleeer remained with the
fillips named in the margin* off Dykeshook, and
hi. Lordship ha 1 received, my direction to hold
that squadron if, readiness. to go against the garri-
son of Flti‘hitiT.
On the 1211 i instant, I was informed by Lord
Chatham, tli at the advanced batteries were sufli-
c.ientlepree.ared to illicit on the enemy the day
following, at one o,'cluck in the afternoon ; and
as it apr 4r--4 to int of consequence that the line- ,1
°I-bathe ,shiPi sh,Ould pass the town at the sante,
a'''lnew, 1 there/ore abandoned my intention of
going lip le the advanced flotilla, and proceeding'
to Dybe5h00k.,1,.,:.6.4 my flag in the St. Domingo.
The batteries tipened on thegarrison as it was pre.
viow:ly sett! ad, at one in the afternoon of the. 13th
instant, Reef the fire was returned with great vigour'
b,, the envoy.
-The bambs and gen.vessds, ender the direc.
tint of Qaptain Cockburn, of the Delleisle, were
most juiliciously placed at the south-cast end of
the (lawn ; and to the south-west, Captain
Owen,, of the Clyde, had with equal skill and
.I‘l.tgesent, placed the bomb and othi:r vessels un-
der Iris orders. I had much satisfaction io e it-
nes.*lng the tire that was kept up by the squadrons
nivier the command of these two officers, and the
Precision with which the shells were thrown from
eie bombs.
Uniertinsately the wind was too scout to allow
Dm to wbigh when the batteries opeucd, but it
proving more favourable the following day, I
pot that intention into execution,
and at tan in the forenoun of the 14th, proceeded
with the Alps- already named towards Flushing,
meaning to pass to a more convenient anchorage
for placing the squadron against it, when such a
measure should appear to be necessary.
jhis equrtiron waa led-in by the St. Do.
'Diego, bearing my flag, and I was followed by the
Blake, with the flag of Rear-Admiral Lord Gard.
th-..; the other ships 'advaliced in succession.—
:30,ni after we hid opened' our fire, the wiatr
rum: :sere southerly,,.. and the St. Domingo
Vuuninitisitlibt-tins'DiiiSand. Lord Gardner
not kno.ittig our sitiatisa passed inside of us, by
which.tha Blake situ tiatlbtl.. -The other ships

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t. dpi lm Victorious, Deowark,
illogattotu, and • esshb

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were in:ntedlitely 'dltected to haul ()II; sod' anflog
•.. . ~ t.i.t
as previously intended.
After being some time In this slttraalont dirttle
which the enemy's fire slackened, by tho active
and zealous exertions of Captain Owen, of the
Clyde, who came to our assistance, and aisc:iered
CNN to the St. Domingo, 'she was got off, and
soon after I had the satisfaction of seaiug the
Blake also afloat, and cometo anchor with the rest
of the squadron.
I was much pleased witk the eondect and ex.
ertions of Captain Gill of the St. Domingo, and
his officers, and with the steadiness, enotgy, and
good order of the ship's company. Lord Gardner
bears equnl testimony to the behaviour of the
officers, seamen, and marines, of the Ifiake, and'
his Lordship mentions the assistance he received
from Captain Codrington in the highest terms of
praise.
The,fire of the enemy towards the evening had
considerably slatted, the town was burning in
many places, and much damage was done to tho
houses. At seven o'clock I received a message
from Lieutenant-Geneeal. Sir Zyre Coote, re-
questing I would ewe hostilities, as a summons
had beets sent into Flusititlg ; hut at nigl.t the
firing again commenced, anti was keptip eithotit
intermission until tale o'ctuclt of the morning ef
thin 15th, lehitoi thli 'French Commandant, Gcn.
M ,nitet. olferett-ti ilfrendel:. This was commit.
nicated to' veityllle Lleuoreant.General, and in
consequelita I directed th,r dig of truce to be
hoisted at day-light on board his Majesty's ships,
and that hostilities shotsid cease.
The Lieutenant-Getter' si having also intimated
his wish, that two • Comraissioners should be sent
on the part of the navy* to assist in the prdposed
capitulation, I ace .rdisi ly nominated Lord Gard.
tier to meet Sir Eyre '. e, at East Zouburg,
and to take with him 1. plain. Cockburn, to act
in conjunction with th officers on the part of the
aunty. Shortly after I. received a message from the
1 Earl of Chathain,reqnesting to see me at Zoubarg.
On my arrival tliewk te- found his Lordship had
selected Colonel Long, Adjutant. General of the
atraty, and Captaits Cockburn, to be the Com-
tnisaioners for settling the terms of eapilulstion,
which were finally, coucluded late In ' the evening
of the 15th.
In the extenave and various branches of thi,
service committal to my care, their Lordships
must be aware, that it would be impossible that
all the flag-officers could be employed in the
effective ships 'under my command; but I am no
less indebted i fur the active exertions of Rear.
Admiral Ot kay, with whom I left the difficult
task of arr AWN; all the service connected with
the °lsmail. us against Flushing, and I am li4ppy
in if*, or °ninety or making him my acknow-
ladgMents , fur the ability with which those sr-
rangemen,ts acre made, surd that service con.
dected. To Rear-Admiral Sir Richard Keats,
ind. •lb Alit, are portieolaily due, fur his zealous
clertroOns in defeating the intentions of the enemy
64 rJathz, and his active co-operation with Lieu.
we'irant-General Sir John Hope on Smith Beve-
-1 ,and, and the upper part of the East Scheldt.
Their Lurdships have already been informed
fthat Rear. Admiral Lord Gardner accompanied
me on.the service off Flushing, where his Lord.
evliiweirsdeeted himself with his accustomed gal.
' lantry.
I have much pleasure in bearing the most ample
testimony to the exertions of Sir Home Popham,
with the advanced flotilla, in the upper part of
ahelVest Scheldt, which has becu of the most es-
scale! service.
I have received the niost satisfactory accounts
from Lieutenant-General Sir Eyre Cuole, of the
conduct of Captain, Charles Richardson, of the
Cesar, with whose activity and zeal I have been
long acquainted. Captain Richardson speaks in
high. toms of the assistance he received from
Captain Blarney, of the Harpy, as well as his
gallantry throughout the whole of the service, in
the battery worked by the seamen. I cannot
conclude this letter, without assuring their Lord:
ships that every Captain, officer, seamen, and ma-
rine, have most zealunsly dune their Juty ; nor
will it, I hope, be thought taking away from the
merits of others, in drawing their Lordship's par.
Ocular notice to the energetic exertions of the Cap-
tains, officers, and men, employed in the gun-
boats ; they have been constantly under fire, and
gone through' all the hardships of their situation
with• the utmost cheerfulness. Herewith I en-
close the rt!port of the oflicers.who have bad coos.
mends in the present service, including the returns
I of killed and wounded.

Lieutenaut William May, First Lieutenant of
my flagship, is the bearer of this di4pveh, and I
recommend him to their Lordships as as officer of

merit.

I have the honour to be, &e. &c. Bcc.
(Signed) K. STRACHAN.
lo the West Scheldt August 13, 1809.
Sin—i have the slonour to inform you, that in
pursuance of your instructions, I yesterday hoist-
ed my dag in the Camilla, and am at present with
18 sloops and gun-brigs and four divisions of gun-
boats, lying between the Saeftingen Shoals, a posi-
tion judiciously chosen by Captain Sir Rome Pop-
ham, as It effectually cuts off the communication
between the Kist and 'West Scheldt.

The enemy's flotilla, considerably increased in
number, bas retired above or under the protec.
Lion ofllo, and the men of war with top-gal-
lant yards crosscd, arc anchored of and below
Antwerp, as far down as Phillipc. Six of our
frigates are aochoral off \Vaerden, waiting an op.
portunity to coma up.
R. G. /KEATS.
Rwar-Admiral Sir R. J. Strachan, Kart. and K. B.

His Majesty'. ship Mover, off Flwides,
August 13 18:19.
Stu--I have the honour to enclose herewith •
list of killed and wounded on board the flotilla
under my orders daring our late operations ; and
I feel It, Sir, to be a duty incumbent on me, at
the same time, to state to you, that the several
Captains, °liners, and melt, which you were
pleased to plate under my orders, have, by their
exertioas and gallant conduct, merited my warm-
est praise sad ackuowlciiigsnenls.
Captain Aberdour, who commanie the division
of gun-boats now with me; conducted hisoself

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Iscii *7 satisfaction during the attack on
ogling, kind antler him Lieutenants Russel, of
hi San Josef; Baker, of the Eagle; Bull of the
fai
spctaeux ; and Westphal, First Lieutenant of
the Belleislo ('who gnitted his ship to take charge
f a subdivision of the gun.boats), severally dia.
nguished themselvei in their respective commands ;ri
ndecd, Sir, the couduct of all those who hail
Sharp of the gun.boats on this occasion was
highly meritorious.
The Captains of the boinb ships are likewise
entitled to mach. praise for the judgment with
which i they piked their ships, and the precision
with which the shrifts were thrown from them ; the
constant and correct fire from the lE:ns, Captain
Lawitss particularly drew toy attention.
I beg, Sir, Win to be permitted to recommend
to your notice ansteoesideration, Captain Philip
Brown, of this ship, to whom I feel under great
obligation, fur the assistance he has at all tim.
afforded me, and fur the assiduity, skill, and pro-
priety with which he has managed the various de-
tails and arrangements of the flotilla, at the fre-
tricot periods of my being otherwise occupied in
;un.vessels, on shore, ate.
Captains Phillimore ant Ward, of the Marlbo.
rough and Resolution,, arrived with their light
armed transports time enough to assist at the re-.
duction of the fortress; but I am sorry to add,'
that the country :ttscl service have to regret the loss
of Lieut. Ronnie, who was embarked with Capt.
Ward, and who fell soon after getting into action.
I cannot, Sir, conclude this letter without' also
mentioning to you Lieut. Bigland, of the Bello..
isle, who has invariably attended me as Aid-de.
camp, and whose courage and zeal fully entitle
him to this public acknowledgment thereof.
I have the honour to be, &c. itc.
(Signed) G. COCKBURN.
Captain of his Majesty's ship Belkisk,
and commanding his Majesty's flotilla
before Flashint.
Rear-Adetival Sir R. J. Strachan, Bart. and K. B.

A Return of Killed and 'rounded on board the Flotilla under
the Orders of Capt. Cockburn. of his Majealy's ship Belie-
isk 'ot the 'Winch of Flushing, from the of August, II
le4,.siatil Me loth following.
Blake, (Gun-Boat No. 67,1 1 killed. 4 wounded.
San Jose: ((inn-Boat No. 7.) 1 wounded.
Sao Domingo (Gan-;'Seat No. 610 1 wounded.
Orion, ((tun-boat No. 27,) 1 killed.;
Monarch, (Gun-Boat Nn. 19,) 4 wounded.
Resolution, (Gurt-Bont No. 27,) 1 *flooded.
Impetueus, (Gun-Boat No. 6801 killed.
Inspeoteux, (Gun-Boat No. 62,) 1 killed, 3 wounded.
Marlborough, (Gun- Boat No. WO 1 killed.
Royal SovereYacht, (.2fles Bomb,) 1 wounded.
Hero, (Ship's Launch,) 1 killed, 2 wounded.
Resolution, (Armed Transport Ana,) I killed, 4 wounded.
Total-7 kilkd, 22 wounded.
No-its of Officers killed and orvundcd.
Marlborough, Lienteaant Rennie' kilird.
Sao Josef, Liuetenaot Hassell, and Mr. Burnside, storm.
rightly wounded.
Monarch, or tamp Were, August 15, 1907.
St It—l have the honour to enclose, for your in.
formation, a report from C.:twain Richardson, of
his Majesty's ship Cesar, who commanded the
brigade of seamen that landed on the 30th ult.
with the division of the army under the orders of
Lieutenant-General Sir Eyre Coote, K. B. and I
beg leave to add, that I am authorised by the
Lieutenant-General, who commatitia the siege of
Flushing, and under whose orders the naval bri.
Bade more Immediately acted, as likewise by
Major-General M'Cleed, the commanding officer
of tile Royal Artillery, to express their high ap.
probation of the bravery and mail so very conapi.
coons in the conduct of Captains Richardson and
Blarney, and the whole of the officers and men
under their command, during the continuance of
a long and most arduous service.
I have the honour to be, Re.
(iigncd) War. A. °TWAT..
Rear-Admiral Sir R. J. Struchan,
Bart. and K. B.
Lost Zottberg, betwe Flushing, Aug. 16, IPO9.
SIR—I beg leave to inform you, that in (lee.
dience to your general orders issued on the 28th
ult. I landed with the army on thn Sind Hills,
near the signal post oil the bland of Walcheren,
on the 30th ult. The officers and seamen you
did Inc the honour to place under my orders were
composed of three divisions, having charge of
nine pieces of ordnance, which were drawn and
worked by them. At eight A. M. ott the 31st,
the left division took post before Ter Vecre, and
joined in the attack of that place, throwing se.
veral cases of rockets into it with good effect ;
during the night a flag of truce was received,
and the terms of capitulation agreed to anti signed
by General Fraser and myself: On the Ist inst.
the troops quitted Ter Veere, on their way to
Fort Rammekeus, when we were constantly em-
ployed in the construction of works, and drawing'
heavy cannon, till it also capitulated on the 2d, at
night. The detachment then proceeded to East
-Zoubcrg, and were employed day and night in
cutting fascines, erecting batteries, and drawing
heavy ordnance into (hunt, the artillery horses
being found inadequate to perform that service,
from the narrow roads, darkness of the night, and
aliffietilty of driving clear of the ditches, into
which they bad thrown several 24-pounder guns,
and carriages. This important duty, from the
heavy rains and soft muddy soil, was attended
with the greatest difficulty and fatigue.
After having assisted in mounting all the batte-
ries, and otherwise completing them, oil the 12th,
Gen. Sir Eyre Coote honoured mo with the cont.
mend of a new work just lined out for six 2.1-
pounders ; we .snadc every possible exertion to
complete it under a galling fire from the enemy's
ramparts, distant only six hundred yards ; dur-
ing the day four were killed and one wounded in
the battery. At sun-rise on the 14th, we open-
ed a most destructive fire en the rampart and
town in front of ns, and in two hours every gun
we could bear upon was silent. Our fire was
kept up incessant:), until about seven o'clock in
the evening, whoa I received an order to cease
firing, as did all the other works. We hunt°.
diately pot the battery in a state for renewing
the fire, if found necessary, and ht nine we opened
again fly order, with still greater effect, and con.
Gutted our fire until two u'eluck, when we ceased
to fire lty order, the French Gcuerai having agreed'
to capitulate on the basis of the garrison becom-
ing prisoners of war.
I cannot conclude My report, without asset-
iog you Asti have received every potable sup.
port front Captain Blaney, and the Liedtenants

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