The Statesman.
London, England, 1809-08-16 00:00:00

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THE STATESIVIAN.

pitopu4lTl TEMAI•

LONDON:
wrnmssnAv, AUGUST 16.
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RUMOUR was extremely active during the af-
ternoon of yesterday, in circulating throughout
the Metropolis " the surrender of Flushing."
That report was incorrect. A Telegraphic Dis.
patch had been received at the Admiralty, an.
smearing the opening of the mortar batteries, but
Flushing continued to display a disposition to re.
alst to the last extremity.
In the foreemon of yesterday, Captain Donis,
bearing dispatches, dated the 11th instant, from
Sir RICHARD %RAMAN, landed at Yarmouth
from the lkrneuda, and reached the Admiralty
late is the evening. The intelligence which he
brings leaves but little doubt that the progress
of the Expedition will net be nsoch longer ar.
rested by the resistance of Flushing.
On the 11th, ten frigates, under the command
of Lord WILLIAM STUART, had stationed theta.
selves abrea.t of the town, and from that time to
the 13th, on which day the grand batteries on the
land side also opened, they had kept up an in.
cessant firing on the place. Capt. Dome left the
Scheldt on the 13th, and at the time he came of,
Flushing appeared to be on fire in several places.
Lord GARDNER had anchored with eight sail of
the line in a bay neu Flushing—and Sir H. POP.
MAK was at Bath*, with a number of gen.brigs,
sloops, and gun-boats. Intelligence of the snr.
tender of Flushing is now hourly expected. The
Expedition arrived un the coast offlolland on the
evening of the 18th offuly, and the batteries on
Fleshing opened on the 13th inst.—a period of
10 days. 110 a much longer the Expedition may
be detained before Fleshing is entertain; but even
In that interval the enemy has had sufficient
time to collect a force which must render the
ultinsato success of the Expedition if not
absolutely impracticable--et tests extremely
doubtful. That our operations will be attended
with no inconsiderable loss, is certain ; bat that
Is the natural condition upon which every naval
and military enterprise is undertaken. The int.
portant question is, whether the loss will be cons.
alensurate only, with the result. If an enterprise
be successful, that the object should be purchased
with some loss is reasonably to be expected. Our
greatest apprehensions arise from the length of
time which has been aforded to the enemy for pre-
parations of defence.

Further information, though not official, has
been received by the arrival of the Defender gun_
brig, yesterday, at Margate. This vessel left
Campster on the morning of the 14th. When she
was getting under weigh, Flags of Truce were
seen coming out of the town, and the firing had
erased—but, at nine in the evening, a renewal of
the cannonade was heard. The I. tter adds--
46 Admiral KZATS was proceeding op the West
44 Scheldt—the peasantry about Rotterdam had
44 risen to support us, and it was hoped that
66 Rotterdam, With three French sail of the
" line, would be in our possession."—Of the
truth of this account, we have sou means of
deciding. But hitherto we know, from a ithority
of no queslionoble nature, that the repulsive fri-
gidity of the Dutch to the b/w:dish/nen/a of our j
Commanders, had not, at the time Flushing was
nirktel.y inrested, given the smallest reason to
;tope for their co-operation. Even local inforina-
titan, with respect to the internal state of Flush.
lug, we understand, was firmly refused. It was
reported last week that Aitruua O'Commoe
was in Flushing ; test we are assured that, that
report is unfounded. Several commercial agents
from London, are, however, known to
have bee° dispatched to Flushing before the,
Expedition sailed, to he in readiness to meet
4' coniignetents." They perhaps did nut expect
to have had quite so warm a birth of it as the bom-
bardment will give them. A great number of
vessels, loaded with coffee and other prn.lnce, have
for more than 10 days been lying in the river,
ready fur a start the moment that Flashing is
known to have surrendered. At priest our
beet does not suffer ens vessel to approach the