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

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BETE& sad GENERAL WEAKNESS.
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IN his Majesty's Navy theie Drops have for
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Ikbility ariseitcom the too copious use of Mercury or in-
tense heat of Climate, they are equally serviceable :—such
?
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be genuine affirm a Black Snoop, eogra.ed with their ad-
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Ask for Weasel's' Jesuits Drops.
, Fria Is. 9d.—lL,—and Vii. per bottle.

Head-quarters, Middleburgh, 2d Au(. 1809.
Mr LORD —.I have the honour of acquainting
your Lordship,, that having sailed from the Downs
early in the morning of the 2fltli ult. with Rear.
Admiral Sir Richard Streams, in has M ijesly's
ship ireoerable, we arrived the same csrsuiri,4 snit
anchored in the East Capella Roads, and welt
joined on the following mowing by the division of
the army under Lieutenant-Getteral Sir .1. Hope.
It blew in the course of that day a fresh gale from
the westward, which created a heavy swell, and
the small craft being much eaposed, it was deter-
mined to seek shelter fur them in the aiicherage of
the Room Pot, where Lieutenant.Generil Sir J.
!lope's division was also directed to proceed, in
order to possess such points as might be necessary
to secure the anchorage; as well as with a view to
future operations up the East Scheldt.
The left wing of the army under Lieutenant.
General Sir Eyre Coate, particularly destined for
the operation against Walcheren, arrived on the
.
igth and morning of the 30th, but the wind corm-
nuing to blow fresh from the Westward, and occa-
skink% a great surf tri tau beach, both on the side
of Zo.itland, as well as near Domharg, it became
expedient, in order to effect a landing, to carry
the whole fleet thsough the narrow and dificiilt
passage into the Veer Gat, hitherto cumkidered im.
practicable fur large ships ; which being success.
fully accomplished, and the necessary preparations
for debarkation being completed, I have the satis.
faction of acquainting your Lordship, that the
troops landed on the lirec-Sand, about a mile to
the Westward of Fort der Haak, without ot.posi.
Lion, when a pcisition was takcn up for the night
on the Sand Hills, with East Capella in front.
Lieutenant-General Fraser was d. !ached iminesli.
afoly to the left against Fort ski. Haak arid Tcr
Fere, the former of which, on his approach was
cvacu .ted by the enemy ; but the town of Vere,
which was strong in itt defences, and had a garri.
son of about six hundred men, held out till yeller.
t 144 morning, notwithstanding the heavy and well.
directed fire of the bomb-vessels and gnu-bouts
during the preceding day, and until the place was
closely invested.
Early on the morning of the 31st, a deputation
from Middleburgh, from whence the garrison had
been withdrawn into Flushing, having arrived in
camp, terms of capitulation were agreed upon,
copies of which I have the honour isercwith to
enclose, as well as that of the garrison of Ter
Vera; and the divisions of the army, under the
orders of Lieutenant-General Lord Paget and
Major-General Graham, moved forward, and
took up a position with the right to Maliskirke,
the centre at Gryperskirke, and lett to St. Lau-
rens.

On the morning of the Ist instant, the troops
advanced to the investment of Flushing, which
operation was warmly contested by the enemy.
In this movement he was driven by Major-Gene-
ral Graham's division on the right from the bat-
teries of the Dykeshook, the Vygeter, mod the
Nole, while Brigadier-General Houston's bri-
gade forced the enemy posted on the road from
Middleburgh to retire, with the loss of four guns,
and many killed and wounded. Lieutenant.
General Lord Paget's division also drove in the
posts of the enemy, and took up his position at
West Zouberg.
Nothing could exceed the gallantry of the
troops throughout the n hole of this day-, and try
warmest praise is due to the several General Of-
ficers for their judicious disposition in the advance
of their respective columns. To Lietitenauf-Ge-
acral Sir Eyre Cuote I feel much indebted fur hi'
exertions in this service, and the prompt and able
manner in which he his executed my orders.
The light troops under Brigadier-General Baton
Rottenburg have been admirably conducted; and
with the Officers commanding the several corps
engaged 1 have every reason to be most perfectly
satisfied. The 3d Battalion of the itttyals, and.
Bank companies of the sth Regibeet, ataintsliaed
the right, under difficult circumstauent with vett
gallantry, and killed and wounded II great thiny
of the enemy.
Ter Vere being in onr possession, Lieutenant-,

The pressure of circumstances has prevented
the Comrom!jug Officer of Artillery from furnish-
jot; a detailed ace-tunt of the guns and ordnance
stores taken in the several batteries and fottress
of Ter Veret but which uill be hereafter trans.
mitted, with a return of the prisoners taken since
our landigg, supposed to amount to 1000. Com.
modoro Otsen.'s sgs;clron, wish Lieutenant-Gen.
the M.i.rquis of Fluotley's division, p•mait sat an..
ehor in tl:e Wieling Passage, moil the Oivisiows of
Lientettant:Gencral the Ltrl of It osslyn and Lieu-
tenant-General Grosvenor) are arrived at the an.
ch,tragc in the Vere Gat.

I cannot conclude without expressing, in the
strongest terms, my admiration of The distinguished
ability with which the fleet was conducted through
the Passage into the Vere Gat, nor can the ad-
vantages restating from the success of this opera.
tion be too highly estimated, as by it we were not
only enabled to effect a disembarkation, which in
the then state of the wind was impracticable in
any other quarter, but also that tbb enemy, pro-
bably relying on the difficulty of the navigation,
was less prepared for resistance. I must slut
warmly acknowledge the great assistance the ser.
vice has derived from the zealous exertions or the
Officers of the Navy, and of the seamen employed
in drawing a considerable proportion of the anal_
lery through a heavy sand, and without whose aid.
the advance of the army mast necessarily have
been suspended, the strength of the title rendering
the landing of the horses for a time extremely
difficult. I have the honour to be, &c.
(Signed) CH ATHA M.
P. S. Since writing the above latter, I have
ceived intelligence from Lieutmiant•General Sir
J. Elope, that the reserve of the army had effected
their lateiing on South lieveland, and that a de.
tachment had occupied the town of Goes.
(Signed) CHATIT A Kt
• ARTICLES CAPITULATION
Slttiabi leo for the warren& r of the totem af Miatettrgh 11
his int.,. ilfajesty a timers, in conscrence of a Depute-
now fro t the Prefect and llargostasters for that puritere.
Art. I. Security to be granted to every person, public
flinctionaries, prit ate Persons, citizens, and inhabitants, w hat-
ever their political opinions miy have been or now are.
drawer.—Omnted. provided they conduct themselves as
peaceable cititeos, and contorts to such regulatiolisas will
be henreafter established by the authority of the British Go-
vernment.
11. Protection to all property wittiest eieeption what-
soever.
Answer.—Granted, as far as relates to private property t
all pablic property is to be accounted for to such Commis-
siosers as will be named by the General commanding his Bri-
tannic Majesty's forces.
111. The armed citizens or oth..r inhabitants who may
bare taken up straw, or dote military duty to maintain pub-
lic tranquillity., to be protected in their persons, and pro-
perty, and permitted to return to their dwellings.
Answer.—Granted, upon condition that their arms are
given to such penults as will be duly authorised to reeeive
theta.

IV. Public funetionaries and their families to be per-
mitted, if the'• desire it, to return to any other part of the
►iagdum of Holland.
V. Inhabitants ho are absent from their 'mutest to he
permitted to return with their prupett•.
Amwer.—Granted,sanject to the restriction cpcciticll in the
lint Article.

VI. The troops to be quartered in barracks.
Answer.—This mast be deterusiaed according to circum-
stance; but every care will be taken to render the quarter-
ms as tittle burdensome to the inhabitants ns possible.
VII. Should any misunderstanding take place relating to
the foregoing Anicic, they will be captained iu favour of
the town and inhabitants.
Answer.— tinseled.
VIII. The above Article to be afro eaten-fed to all part'
of (hi, department ;shied may not have obtained equally fa-
vournbae term•.
Atiswi.s.—ibis article to apply in the present initasee
the town of Middltbargh alone; but no difficulty will he
sande to grant the sank advantageous terms to aay lowa that
will surrender in like manner without opposition.
ADDITION AI. ARTICLE.
All military sick in hoqiital to remain where okay art at
present, and to be taken cure of; on recovery to lk permit'
ted to return to their corps.
Amster.— fbe sick to be taken care of by their owe nse•
dical people, not must ha considered aj prisoners of ;liar.
kSigoe4l) t.. C. ISEDLEkELD.
P. G. SCIIOIIER.

J.
B. VAN YE MERICOENO.
Agreed to by me, elsofunnalkly to the pmers ve,ted In um
by Lielitenaot-t.pnersl the Fail elf Cluttbaid, K. G. Coin-'
mauler of big Hi itaunic Majesty's force,.
d) E I'RE COOTE, Litot.-Gen.
Heights of Bree Sand, this Slit day of July, Iso9.

Pltorosal. ow A C soul/L*llos. Iy lie Coniadoneked tf
lA* Arleta of reel:, to his Excellency Lkuteriant-lieriervi
11. Fenner. connianding the Besieging •terss4 &afore nee,
awl to Carlota Richardson, the seni,r Naval Ojtcrr stn
laver.
Art. I. The garrison of Veer shall he allots ed to (pit one
of the gates at the town with all the honlurs of w..r, and
erowid their arms ups the /doll!, and they shall out be Id.
lowed to serve agahnt his Britanoic ibissty or ois
emit they have bees tegoloriv esehanu.d, and the troop.
shall I e sent tosnote Untch place in lintland sy the esperska
of his Afajesty. The Os it. r, shall keep t iris sward', bortit.
had properly, anti the soldiers their km:tinsels.

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Admirelty.officel August 7.

Mower. —Agreed tat excepting that the garrison is to be
otesidered geoendly as prbassers of war, and shall be dis-
pose., of as the British Government shall think proper, sad
at secastomary oa each occasions.
11. Front this moment until the evacuation ot=mas
the troops of both armies shall remain is their peel-
ties.
Answer.—Granted. -•'
111. All hostilities shall awe from bosh sides, audio P
paration of attack or detestediall be carried oo
Au.wer.—Granted.
IV. All the artillery and stores shall be delivered over by
the Coevals-cries appointed from both sides.
Answer.—Agreed to; cueeidertng that in this Article the
earreader of public properti of all description is included.
V. All the sick and wounded shall be left to the humanity
of the General until their recovery. •
Ni.
1. The inhabitants of the town of Veer shall connate to
enjoy an their privileges, and their particular property than
be respected, and shall, if they choose, be allowed to leave
the piece. This privilege shall likewise be granted to all the
wow, of the *artistic
Aftwer,—Granted.
(Signed) A. M. FR ASER, Lient.-General,
commanding the troupe before
Veer.
CHAS. RICHARDSON, Senior
Naval °deer.
(Signed) V. 110(lART, Commandant of the
garrison of Veer.
(A true Copy.)
(Signed) T. CAREY, Liett.-Col. M.I. See.
Veer, dig. I, 1809.
Prisoners taken at Ter rear.
• A illery-1 Lieutenant-Colonel, 1 Captain, I Lieutenants,
7 sellemits, 9 corporals, 6 tirewm kers, 3 artsBcers, 65 goo-
ne:s. I drummer.
Infantty-4 Captains, 4 First Lieutenants, 3 Second Lies-
tenant', sericant-majors, 13 serjeaqts, 4 fonriers, 10 drum-
ipers, y pier,, 3'28 soldien.
Naval of the French gun-beis Gawlen-1 Captain, 1 Mos-
tertpl7 sailor', 1 boy, 1 sedeant, 1 corporal, 13 private'
(stowing as inarioes)..-Total 516.
(A trite Copy) T. CAREY, Lieutenant-Colonel,
•
Military iior.riary

- - _
Return of the rank and 11477114 Of Officers, and of the number
of nu-commissioned %pears and rank and file, kflkd,
wounded, and misting, in Ms Island of Waleheren, frons
the time of landing on the evening of the 301/8 Jrly, to tee
Ist of 4n, pest jacinth*.
IlLiddieborg, 2d August, 1809.
Royal Artillery, S rank and file wounded.
9d Batt. Ist Foot, 1 Lieutenant, 1 dreamer, 6 rank and
fie killed ; L Captain, 1 Lieutenant, 6 eerjeants, 75 rank
lie wounded; 6 rank and file missing.
Ist Batt. sth Foot, 4 rank and life killed ; 3 serjeants, 16
rank and Ole wounded; 10 rank and file missing.
14 Batt. 26th Fnot, Return not received; supposed to have
none.
11 Batt. 32d Foot, 1 askant, lsrank and file killed ; 2set.
Jeants, 5 rank and file wnunded.
2.1 Batt. 350 Foot, 4 rank and file killed; 2 Captains, 14
rank and file wounded; 11 rank and Me niissing-
51st Foot, 1 rank and file killed; 1 rank and dir
weended.
68th Foot, 1 drummer, 10 rank and file killed; 1 Captain,
2 Linen ale, 24 rank and Ale wounded.
Ist Batt. 71st Foot, Return not received; apposed to have
about 25 killed and w..unded.
Batt. 81st Foot, 2 rank and file killed; 1 rank and Ole
wounded.
2d Batt. 89A Foot, 11 rank and file killed; 2 Lieutenants, 2
serjeants, 21 rank and file wnueded.
85th Foot, L serjeant, 2 rank and file killed; 1 Lieut. 2
serjeants, 1 drummer, 19 rank and ilk wounded; 7 rank nod
file missisg.
95th Foot, 5 rank and file wounded.
Embodied Detachments, Return not received.
26th Font, 1 Captain wounded.
•10th Foot, 1 Beigadier-Giner.ll ditto.
62d Foot, I Captain ditto.
Total—l Officer, 2 serjeants, 2 drummers, 41 rank and
file killed; 13 Officers, 15 serjeants, I dimmer, 181 rank
and tile wounded; 34 rank and file nthsiog.
Nevus of Ofkers killed and wounded.
Killed, 3d B.it. Ist loot, Lieut. D. Nl`Lean.
Wounded, 3d Bat. Ist Foot, Capt. John Wilson, Lieut.
Jackson, and Volunteer J. P. Drury, slig.oly.
2d Bat. 35th Foot, Capt. Tisdell, slightly ; Capt. Frede-
rick, dangerously.
68th Foot, tae names of the 3 Officers wounded not sped-
led in the Return.
2d Bat. Foot, Lieut. Reed, digntly ; Lieut. Pratt,
dangerously.
83th Foot, the noseof the Officer wounded not mentioneu
in the Return.
Star.
26tb Font, Capt. reiberingham, Deputy Assistaut-Adju-
tam-General, slightly.
40th Foot, Brigadier-Gan. Browne, slightly.
62d Foot, Capt. Browne, Aid-de-Camp to Brigadier-Gem.
nonstop, slightly.
ROB. LONG, Colonel Adjutant-Geacr.l.
Middleburg, 3d Aug. 11109.
MY LonD,—Since my letter of yesterday's
date, I have received intelligence from Lieut.-
Gee. Sir John Hope, of his having occupied Bat 3,,
and taken possession of the whole Island of South

Reeveland.
•
I have also the satisfaction to acquaint your
Lordship, that upon the batteries being prepared
to open, the fortress of Ramekins surrendered
this evening, and I have the honour to inclose the
Articles of Capitulation.
I have the honour to be, &c.
(Signed) CHATHAM.
To the Lord YL.aent Castlereagh, llsc. &e. titc.
Tutus of CArriotavto. of tAs Fortress of Rentitkitte, 3d
Aogint. 11419.
Article I. The Karelia@ sorrendeis prisotsers of War, with
ewers thing that belay to the fortress. vi hether ammunition,
cantina, or Gov erratical stores, belonging to toe French and
Dutch, of every sort mod kid.
11. Toe garrison will lay down their arms this moment,
and are to be disposed of as the British Government chooses,
and as has bora the valets of war.
ill. The Officers will be allowed to keep their swords,
and will, with their soldiers, be permitted to keep their pri-
vate baggage.
(Signed) ALEX. M. FRAZER.
Lieutenant-General comartodiog his Britannic
Mojestv's Troops before Ws.
WOUNIER, Capt.-i 'omotandant.
(A true Copy) T. CAREY, lAeutermot-Colonel,
Military Secretary.

Strength if Les Garrison.
2 Captains, 1 Lieateasat, 4 verjeamts, 7 corporals, 2 drum-
mers, 11l privates. Total 127.

Lieutenant James Duncan, commanding his
Majesty's hired cutter the Ides, arrived yesterday
evening at this Office with dispatches from Sir R.
J. Strachan, Bart. and K. B. Rear-Admiral of
the White, 'sc. addressed to the Ho:mumble Wil-
liam Wellesley Pole, of which the following are
copies 3
Veaerable, of the Veer Oat, Aura 4, INS.
Sir—You have been already acquainted that I
bad hoisted my flag in the Amethyst, and that it
wu Ind intention to have preceded the expedition,
in company with the Venerable, on board which'
ship. Lord Chatham -had embarked ; but finding
the public service might suffer from the Comman-
ders in Chief being separated, I therefore shifted
to the Venerable, and sailed from the Downs at
day-light on the teth

I have now to acquaint No, for their Lord-
ship's information, of my arrival on the aveoiag
of that day is the Stone Deeps, with the Maw.

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thyst and several smaller vessels, where I was
•,oined by the Fisgard, Captain Bolton, Also had
with great judgment placed vessels on the various
'hods off this coast. After dark, Lieutenant
Groves, of this ship, %, ith some skilful pilots in
l)eal boats, were dispatched to sound the Room.
pot channel, and to station vessels at its en.
trance.

Early next morning, the 29th, the division of
Lieutenant-General Sir John Hope, conducted by
Captain Bathurst, in the Salsette, joined me, as
d;d also Rear-Admiral Sif Richard Kest', in the
ittperb. This zealous officer had the command of
the blockading squadron off the entrance of the
Scheldt, but observing the armament pass, hc,
with his accustomed promptitude, left that squa-
dron under the orders of Lord Gardner, and re-
sumed the charge of Sir John Hope's division ;
therefore directed the Rear-Admiral to shift
his flag to the Salsette, and to proceed to the
Roompot.
The entrance to that channel is very narrow,
and as I was aware of Sir Home Popham's local
knowledge of the insular navigation before me, I
entrusted to that officer the service of leading Sir
Richard Keats's division in, and which he did with
great skill in the Sabrina, Captain Kittoe ; the
whole were anchored in safety opposite Zcerick.
'tee, situated between the islands of Schowen and
North Beeveland.

That afternoon Rear-Admiral Otway, with the
left wing of the army under Sir Eyre Coote,
joined me in the Stone Deeps, but it blew too fresh
to have any communication.
On the morning of the 30th, Sir Home Pop-
ham returned with a letter from Sir Richard
Keats, acquainting me that the division under his
charge were all safely anchored ; and I was like-
wise informed that there was sufficient space in
the Roompot to contain all the ships, to which
anchorage Sir Home Popham undertook to con-
duct them; and as it blew fresh, with all the ap-
pearance of an approaching gale, the squadron
was instantly sot under sail, and led in by the
Venerable, when they all came to in safety off the
Veer Gat.

As soon as the ships were secured, measures
were instantly taken to prepare to land the army
on the Island of Waleheren. I did not wait fur
the gun-boats coming up, but ordered those
which happened to be near the Venerable, to-
gether with the mortar brigs, to push in shore to
cover the landing, and to force the Ekrhaak bat.
tery.

At half put four the boats put off, under the
direction of Lord A. Beauclerk, of the Royal
Oak, avid ('apt. Cockburn, of the Belleisle, and
the troops were landed in excellent order without
oppi.iitiou, tity firing from the mortar and gun.
vessel, hatiug driven the enemy completely from
the Derhaak battery.
Ruing thus accomplished this first object, I
lost no time in directing the bombs and gnn-boars
to proceed up the Veer Gat, off Camvere; and
having given Sir Home Popham, who at the re.
quest of Lord Chatham had remained on shore
with his Lordship, permission to employ them as
the service might require, he the next morning
began to cannonade Camvere, which had been
summoned, but held out. The fire of the gun-
, boats was exceedingly well directed, and did much
damage to the town.
The officers and crews engaged in that service
had a great claim to my admiration for their con-
duct. Three of our gen-boats were sunk. In
the afternoon it blew fresh, and as the strength of
the tide prevented the bombs from acting, I di-
, rected the flotilla to fall back, preserving a me.
nacing position.
At night, Captain Richardson, of the Cesar,
who was in the dyke on shore, threw some rockets
at the nearest battery of Camvere, and soon after
the Commanding Officer of the town sent out an
offer to surrender. A Copy of the Terms acceded
to by Lieutenant-General Frazer, and Captain
Richardson, the senior naval officer on the spot,
accompanies this letter*.

The army under Sir John Hope landed at South
Reeveland on the Ist of this month, and by a let-
ter from Sir Richard Keats, of yesterday's date, I
Ind the whole of the island is in our possession,
the enemy's ships are all above Lillis, and those
most advanced, as high up as Antwerp.
We are getting our flotilla through the Slough
into the Western Scheid, to prevent succours be-
ing thrown into Flashing by the canal of Ghent:
When the Rammakins battery is taken, we hope
to pass the lighter vessels to the Western Scheid,
for the purpose of following up the other objects
of the expedition.

I cannot conclude this letter without acknow.
edging the assistance I have received from Rear.
Admiral Otway ; and hew much I approve of the
arrangements he made foi landing the division un.
der Sir Eyre Coate, which was carried into effect
by Lord Amelies Bearelerc and Captain Cock.
VIA, with mach skill and activity. Sir Richard
Atm., in the execution of the anises, duties be

•' See the 'lh/salami from Liestesost-Geseral the Bari of
thalami.

bas had to perform) has shewu his accustomed seal
I and judgment. _ _ _

The captains, officers, and crews of his Majcs,
ty's ships are indefatigabli.4l the execution of
their respective duties, and I have much pleasure
in adding, that there is a most perfect cu-operatiow
of the army and navy.
I have, &c.

It. J. STRACHAN.

P. S. I send this by Lieutenant Duncan, n hose
cutter, the Was, was close in shore, and covered
the landing.

Venerable, aff the Veer Gat, Asgust 5, IKe.

SIR—It is with great satisfaction that I am ena-
bled to incluse, for their Lordships' information,
a copy of the capitulation of Fort Rammakinso,
which surrendered to his Majesty's (urea under
Lieutenant-General Fraser, yesterday afternoon.

The possession of this post is of great
Lance to fI r further operations in the West Schdd,
as it will enable me, without molestation, to ad.'
vance the whole of the flotilla, together with the
Camilla and Pallas, by the Slough, and which I
trust will effectually prevent any succours. buieg
thrown into Flushing, either frutn Codsaatl) or by
the Ghent Channel.
I have also the honour of forwarding copies or
Sir Richard Kests's accounts of his proceedings is
South Reeveland, by which their Lordships will,
i.crceive that the Operations'uf the combined force
under the Rear-Admiral and Sir John Hope have
been very successful, and that the important putt
of Baths has been evacuated by the enemy.
• 1 came here to forward this dispatch to England,
and shall leave the command of this division with
Rear-Admiral Otway, and return to the
which 1 conclude is now idvesting noshing.

It is toy intention to hoist my flag in one of the
small vessels in the Slough, that 1 may be near the
head quarters of Lord Chatham, and to conduct
the various services in tue Wi:st Scheid.

1 am, 1:c.
(Signed)
Honourable W. 11. Yulr.

R. J. ST ItACATIAN.

Sabrioa, of 'South Beevelind,
Auftw 1, 15419.

SIR—I have the satisfaction to inform you that
Sir John Hope and seven thousand of his division
of the army were landed on South Deereland this
aiteruoon, since which I have been informed by
message from him, that he was met on his ap-
proach towards Goes by the Magistrates, •into
which place he is at liberty to enttr whenever he
pleases. Three of the enemy's ships of the line
and six brigs are at anchor oft the East end el
South Beeveland, and the others I couciude have
moved higher up the Sclield.
Three of the four sloops I brought up with me
struck in coming up. I have hoisted my Hag in
the Sabrina, and am not without hopes of getting
the remaining parts of the division on shore, and
must part of the army supplied to-morrow.
I have the honour to be, &c.

(SiSned)

It. G. KE.ATIL

HALII-PAST SEVEN, I'. M.--The substance of
this letter was, sent by telegraphic communication
from the Sabrina at five o'clock. The six brigs
arc getting under sail, and moving up the Schell
apparently, but the ships of the lime are still fast.

Sabrina, off Weineldinge, Auguig 3, 1805.

Soon after 1 landed, I was informed by letter
from Sir John Hope, that Bathz had been eVACII
ated in the night; and as he informed me the
communication was ol►en between Walcheren and
this island, and he had sent to Lord Chatham an
account of the evacuation, I concluded you would
hear it from hence, and went on to Bathz with a
view to make observations, and from wh►ch I am
this moment returned.

R. G. KEATS.
Rear-Admiral Sir R. J. Stream,
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• ritorosuri TENAI.

LONDON:
TUESDAY, AUGUST 8. -

THE official narrative of the operarans of the
Expedition, contained in letters from the Earl of
CMATUAN, Rear.Adthiral. Sir R. J. STRACHANI
and Rear. Admiral Ki.tvs, was published in in
Extraordinary Gazette last night at nine o'clock.
The energy, skill, and bravery of oar navy and
army, have been eminently Conspicuous on every
service in which an opportunity has been afforded
of displaying those qualities—and their highly
meritorious conduct in the first operations of this
formidable armament, has fully justified the ex-
pectations, in the I respect, of the people of Eng.
land.—The successful passage of the narrow chaii_
eel leading to the Veer Gat, hitherto supposed to

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be impassable by line of battle ships, is of itself an
achievement that adds no inconsiderable lustre
to the British navy. To Sir Home POPHA 1I) Who
kd in the Sabina, Captain KITTOR, by t"e cx.
,press directions of Sir RICHARD aTRACHIAN) this
important service was entrusted, and the result
skews with wbat skill it was effected. It was yes.
terday rumoured that a 74 had gone ashore, and
was ill danger of being lost; but we are happy to
learn that this vessel has been since got elf without
damage. As the passage to the Veer Gat was
, not deemed practicable for men of war, that
iside of the Island of Waleheren was defended
'by the Dcrhaak battery only, which being
silenced by the mortar and gun-vessels, the
descent of our troops, led in person by the Earl
of CHATHAM, iii.the first boat, was effected with.
out opposition, on Sunday, the 30th of July.
It appears that the enemy, not deeming Mid.
dleburgh, the capital of the Islanfl, tenable, with.
drew the garrison from that town to Flushing,
to make their grand stand at that place, of which
the fortifications have lately been very powerfully
strengthened.—The Capitulation of Altddleburgh,
on the 31st, was followed the next day by that
of the Town and • Fort •of Ter Veere. The
troops then proceeded to invest Flushing, " which
operation was warmly contested by the ene.
66 any," w hose posts were, however, driven in—
us attack was then made upon the fortress of
Ratnakins, which surrendered on the 3d instant,
by w hich event the investment of Flushing was
complete. In tho mean time the Reserve, under
Lieutenant. Gen. Sir Jou,' HOPE, having effected
a landing on South neretand, occupied the
town of Goes, and the surrender of B ilz pro-
duced the suhinission of the whole of the Island
of South Beveland.

The last dispatch of the Earl of CHATHAM is
dated August 3. In the first dispatch front Sir
J. STIACIIAN, dated the 4th instant, after detail.
ing the operations of the fleet in landing the troops
and silencing the batteries, lie mentions that the
enemy's ships hate ben sent up the river above
Fort Lilly, and some of them even as high as Ant.
warp. In his second dispatch, dated the sth in.
stint, be announe:s the capture of South lieeve.
laud, and his intention of advancing the whole of
the flotilla It) ti.r passage called the Slough, to
cut off all succours from Flushing, either by the
nay of Cadsand, or the Ghent Channel.
Such are t. • statnnents contained in these
patches, for which the public waited the whole of
yesterday with great impatience and intense ant.
iety—and ;t is perfectly unaccountable to %%fiat
time ought to h.• imputed the delay until nine
o'clock of the night of Monday of an a.
ordin&g tivaette, containing dispatches reeeised
on Sunday afternoon.
It was reported yesterday, on the authority of
enturnlinifation from the ldas, by which the dis.
patches were proughti that Flushing had actually
surrendered ; but this intelligence appears to have
heen premature, as Government had not this
morning received any such information. It is
not, however, expected that Flushing can nuke
any long resistance.

Fnom Spain a number of curious reports have
heel' received..-.ln the Seville Gazette of the
July, it is slated, that a Council having been held
at 'Madrid, on the 13th of June, in w hick tho
question of evacuating or defending Madrid was
agitated,— for the former, King Jusmpti :s said to
have contended—while O'F.t uatt., the G..vernor,
with the French General Bv.tamo-...intimated
their determination to defend the Capital to the
last.... That such a confultation should have trans.
Aired, is most impruhable...nur can we deem the
report worthy of the slightest attention.

While the annihilation of the armies of Some
and NET are announced from one.quarter of the
Peninsula—we are, on the other hand, told that
Sea vSTIA Ni and VICTOR are at the head of scar
10,000 men, to join which, Sorts is hastCnOtg,
with the wreck of his army, amounting to 5000
men—principally carvalry.—ln the concentration
of this force, it is probable that many positions
have been abandoned—hut from such an army,
headed by experienced Officers, a eery formidable
vpposition may be apprehended. The armies of
Cu EITA aid Sir Am-at:lt WEL LF:sf.E T have effected
• junetionl and arc at length adrancing.—Sir A.
Wat.t.est.ce has beets joined by the light troops
under General CRAUTORD—and is in hopes of en-
.
gaging VICTOR before he shall-have b,•en rein.
forced. We view this approaching context wit&
more of apprehension th•n of hope.—The armies
d ClirsTA and Sir A Rill if 111- Wta.t.xst.vr amount
to near 70,000, of which abut 30,000 are Englisk,
Were the whole English, we sb.elil view the mus
with a very different-eye—but un the steadiness of
the Spanish troops, the reccilleetinn of tho battle

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of Belchite affords a most uncertain pruspcct.

Wsittc it is denied ti) many that an- Austrian
Messenger hat arrived ics tow is asserted. hy
seine, that an Austrian Colonel, frOm the cog
of Gen. KILKMAYEN, arrived in tetra with dis,
patches yesterday morning.

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at the date of the last intelligence, were at !Auto-
mischel, which is to the North of Iglu, and
about midway between Prague and Brunn.
By the extracts from the German Papers, It will
be seen that Orciden is evacuated by the Austrians
__and that the King of Saxes? is preparing to
return to his capital.

Of Nayouton's return to France, no certain
a Iriees have been received; but it is an event evi-
dently expected.
There call be no doubt, from the visit of Prince
Janx of lactrrals.rxt If to Vienna, that a Treaty
was negoriating ; and it is reasonable to believe,
must crc this have been concluded between France
and Austria.

A FREsn instance of the vigibonce with which
ths;Noble Etrl at the Head of the Admiralty pro-
tects our shorts from insult, is to be found in the
following Letter

" Dower, Aug. 7, 1809.
" Lost night as an American ship was lyihg in Ow Itmatl4, A
French privateer r one alongside, boarded, anti tarried her nil
is tri •Ite afterwards went after a gallint, but it getting
quite dusk, we lust •ight of thew !!!"
So much for vigour !—We should really not he
greatly surprised to hear or a French privateer in
the river Thames.

tits are sorry to iesro that the Lord Nelson
hiral cutter, with the Expedition, is tutally lust.

The following are extracts from German Papers
up to the29th ult :
Arrov t, Jet., 28. %reading to the constitution of the
French empire, all dignities, Mkt, and militia /, are etio-
biked at Rome.
In the Danish oSeial Gazette it is slated, that an Voi.7lith
fled hos appeared before Cronslndl, and that proper ilisposi-
tiim- have been made there to receive the enemy, should be
at:raipt to make au attack.
It Aaf reported at Nloabeint, on the 21st of JOY, that the
F.mperror N POLEO V Iva+ shortly expected at Strasburg.—
( .Vord, .fuly IS.)
Darsussi, Jui.v :11.—This city has been yesterday and
In-day in a state of great Al arm. Ala-13n nit entered yester-
day at she iu the morning. al the head of a battalimi of re-
gular troops, and -lime battalions of landwehr (inilitko, with
sit pieces of catmon, cninpwiag in the wholeabody of 4.000
viten. This General batiste received am estafstle„ quietly ma-
reefed the city ee Ike 1.34, at three in the afternoon. A
Qaarter-Master, a short time after, announced the arrival elf
Saxon troops.
Beatty, .lort 10.—Some ill-disposed persons have re-
p plied, that the Duke of lin "is, tea DLLs was assisted
here io his enterprises, by the tram-mission of several articles
of warlike stores. The absurdity of this insidious assertion
hr manifest tv every ooet for purchases is( this kind
cannot be made wielinot the knowledge of Government, since
ries- are proMbiteil. sal the military cordons on the frontiers
reader a Cl4is•!e•t:or et p irtation absolutely imprwible. The
mn,t rnnwiticilz proof. iowev..r. how much the Government
disapproics or re dart of this P ince, and especially the
Pmrlaniatioes in w ti • lies taken upon him to make an
improper no- ii• the name of the King. is, that his Majesty,
to sbew his ?iipkasiare or tio Duke, has ordered Mr seques-
tration of the Principality of Gels, Sifesia.—( .theilic do
Nord, July )
s=trict or • Lorna elms vtslllltA, n.trcn sr Y 15.
" tieneral the Pehlke:of licutesstut 'I arrived lwre vel-
terday, at noon. 1k had on interview with the.llinistor of
Yammer. The ',pert is, that the Emperor N• Po tiros( in-
trod, to set out to-cloy fur Paris.
•• I.ast week, toasty perms were 'reused of having spread
false rte WS.
" The fine regiment of eliastean of the Grand Duchy is
&dallied loathe Imperial Dead."
WARS tW. JULY 15.—Private letters front Lahti* slots,
that on the nih of this month, the Authorities assembled at
the Town flail, to Gala tie oath offilelity to the Emperor
.Veroceoz, and that the Fresach Edwin haw every where re-
pt nerd those of ,Isstria.
ex t.!' tee OF I.NTTEII FROM WONICII, maven .111t.W 18. •
•• We have to-Jay learnt that the Tyrolean, have •entered
Upper Bavaria. in spite of Ike notification mote to them of
I.`e fermi:tile. The troops of the line were relievel at 'tine
o'clock in the evening by the national guard.
" Some det teiunents of infantry set oat. in the night for
Rachel anti IVolforthshrumen, where the corps of the Duke
of Ir A nen is stationed.
"The rebels have beets repulsed,and retired iuto the moun-
ta,.s."—(.lte/T.: its
tmirnitT, JULY Royal Ilighne,s the Grand
Duke of Wrarsaratt, set out this morning tot...turn to his
The departuie of hi. Majesty the King of %alcove is ref
net daed. According to intelligence fi•on the
Anotriaas do n..t .r ose,l to . iamsate that capital,
though they did not enter it HI tar 1 lib, consequently two
days atter the Armistire. We do not &mist but the costa-
amino will take place as soon as the I,MPEIIOR has given di.
rectioas in this respect.• (IYir sense Paper.)
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b the :Wilk du Nord, it is stated, under the
head of Naples, Jnly 5, that all the efforts of the
English to reanimate the civil discords in that city
have been abortive. The islands of Ischia and
Proci'la have been occupied by the English with-
out resistance ; but an epidemical disorder is
st.ited to Ii tre broken out amongst the troops, in
cuthequelice of their confinement on shipboard.

Letters from Cadiz of the IGth ultimo state, that
General (base had succeeded in re-organizing his
army. He reduced upwards of silty officers to
the rank., and appointed non-commissioned offi-
cers their successors. In his proclamation issued
on the late shameful occasion, he threatened with
rtirath every man that did not return to the service
of his country.
It gas yesterday stated, on the authority of a
recscl from the Dutch coast, that our troops had
takeu Williamstadt, an important post, which
was capable of a lung resistance, being fortified
ith seven bastions and a double fosse. In 1793
it eras besieged by the French, who were repulsed.
The report of its capture on the present occasion,
depends solely en one letter, and is not confirmed
by public advises.
The Hulse of ORA mos may be said to have al.
ways had more immediate influence in the Southern
Dutch .provinces than in the Northern. Their
privat property wu chiefly in the former. Seven-
teen villages in the neighbourhood of Breda be.
longed to them, as owners of the soil, not as
Princes : and their conduct to their tenants was
such, that tho latter were little less enviable than
land-owners, holding their farms from generation
to generation, at very easy rents.
The Hun. PencY JoestArie, the new Irish Pre-
oe, succeeds immediately to the Bishopric of
I erns, void by the translation of Dr. Cz.zavek to
the .. rchiepiscopal See of
The late Archbishop of Dublin (Earl of NOR-
,.!tro,N) died possessed of nearly 300,0001. ster.
principally by his own acquirement. W hen
Archbishop of Cashel, his Grace became possessed
01 40.0001 on a single fine for the Palliser estate,
by running his own life against that of the existing

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NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

De Al, Aoa. 7.—Yesterday the bias and %seem cutter,
arrived here, and by them we learn, that the whole of the
I.le of Walcherrii, with the exception of Fleshing, has sur-
rendered to his Majesty's furcr4; and that Flushing is gar-
ri<ancd with about 11000 men, half of which, with the Cola-
inander, are IriAlt, who are determined not to surrender.
Many of our brave-soldiers and sailors are wounded, any
_ preparation is making at the Naval D opital at this
place, to receive them.

The Lord Nelson hired cutter is entirely last, anti the man
of war that was on shore got on' again without snstainint
mach damage.
On Tuesdas last Admiral Sir R. Strachan dined at
Middle-
burg, the capital of the l.land. -
This morning the wind being W. N. W. many of the net-
and-bound merchantmen got under weigh and sailed to the
5%;-tward, bat noir (fur P. M.) the wind is West, and it
i. expected they will return this evening.

Letters have been received from Jamaica,
brought by the Eclipse schooner, letter of marque,
in 28 days. At the departure of this vessel, no
tidings had arrived of the capture of St. Domingo ;
but the last accounts left our expedition before
that city. On the land side there were nearly
10,000 Spaniards to co-operate with the British,
provided it should be necessary to attack by storm.
A ship called the Courier has arrived from
the Havannah in the short-interval of 2-1 days. The
expulsion of the French from that settlement had
produced a strong sensation, and much confusion
and embarrassment ; but it was considered by the
Government of the Island as a mexsure of inclis.
pensibic necessity in the present circumstances of
the parent state.

A formal intimation has lately been given to the
A mericatts at Paris, that the Government of the
United States must soon determine to join the
French or the British in the war, as it would no
longer be possible to maintain a neutrality between
the two Belligerent Powers.
A variety of reports were circulated yesterday,
and some of them contradictory to one another.
A Broker of great respect had a letter from Hol-
land, dated on Friday last, stating that the Armis-
tice had not been confirmed—while on the other
hand letters from Holland said, that the Prelimi-
naries of Peace between France and Austria, were
signed on the 28th tilt. and that BoNAPARTE was
on his return to Paris. We shall not be left long
in doubt upon this subject—in the mean tine we
arc assured, that Prince STAIIREMseito has receiv-
ed no dispatches whatever from his Sovereign.
The Dutch Government, it appears, is ill as.
eared of the fidelity of its subjects, and therefore
prevents, as far as it is able, all intercourse be-
tween.the several towns. It is particularly anxious
to prevent any communicatiott between the disaf-
fected and the B, itish G overnment. For this rea-
son the greatest precautions are taken to hinder
the further escape of any vessels from the coast
of Holland. No ships are allowed on any ac.
count to leave any of the ports, and the rudders
of such as are erwipped for sailing have been
taken away. The vessels belonging to the fisher-
men have also been secured.
Sir EDWARD' PELLEW, who lately arrived in
England in. the Culloden, .with the East. India
Bret, was so fortunate as 10-hear of the rupture
with
.the Danes, whilo at sea, soon after its break-
ing out ; and upon this information, set sail for
the Danish settlement at-Tranquebar, in the East
Indies. and took It by surprize. Atlm. DRURY ar-
rived there from England some limo after, with a
force to take it, but.founcl'Sir EDWARD
in possessio.r. Sir towARD has returned to Eng-
land with a fortune of between forty and fifty
thousand pounds by this enterprise.
The inhabitants of IVestmititer. who are at
least as intelligent as those within the walls of the.
City, and possess as great a share in the public in.
trrt,t, cannot comprehend why the telegraphic
dispatch should have been sent, the other day, to
be posted on the walls of the Mansion House,
while those of the Admiralty were left destitute of
what would have been so appropriate a deco.
ration.

Notwithstanding the various reports in circuit'.
tion for several days past, of the seizure of a
quantity of gold, on its way to the Continent,
none kas actually seized until, 3tinday evening.
It had been known, we suppo.e, that an inform.
tion had been laid of the intention to export gold,
which had caused the premature report. A t the
time above mentioned, however, some officers
proceeded •n board the Hope, in the River,
bound to the Continent ; and, without liesitatio'h,
went to the secret hiding-place of the vessel, and
there found 29 hags of gold, which they took
away. The money was riot counthd, and there
fore the exact sum was not ascertained ; but it
must have amounted to several thousand pounds:
besides this, they found some India goods, which
had not been entered. None but the Captain
knows to whom the gold belongs. The Brokers
for the ship arc ready to attest their ignorance of
the transaction, in the most solemn manner. It'
is not to be wondered at, that gold should be so
szarce, which is certainly the fact, as it has long
borne a premium in this country, for the purpose
of exportation. Perhaps the persons so traffick-
ing in gold, are nut aware of the heavy penalty
they arc liable to ; and we therefore annex the
abstract of an Act of Parliament relative to this
subject :--
Be it eierefore enacted by the King our Sovereign Lord,
by Cie assent of the Lords and Commons in this prevent Par-
liameat asoembled, and by the authority of the same, That if
any permn or persons. after the l,t day of April nett com-
ing, exchange any coined gold, coined silver, or money, giv-
iag, receiving. ar paving any more in value, benefit, profit,
or advantage fur it. than the same is or shall be declared by
the King's Majesty's Proclamation, to be current for within
this his Highans's Reaba. and other his Dominions ; that
then, all the said coined gold, silver, and money so eschonged,
and every part and parcel thereof, shrill be foifeit, and the
. parties ,o °resoling shall surer imprisonment for the ,pace of
one whole year, and evoke line at the King's pleasure.—Y.
The one moiety of the said gold, silver, or coin so forfeited,
to be to the King net Sovereign Lord, and the other moiety
to be to the party that seiseth the same, or will sue for it by
bill, plaint, original &MOD of debt, information, or otherwise,
in an' of the King's Courts of Record, in which snit no essoin,
proriet ism. or wager of law shall lk, be allowed, or admitted."
The Master and Wardens of the Bakers' Cam.'
pasty waited this day on the Lord Mayor to settle
the price of Bread, when his Lordship, after In-
specting the Mealweighcrs' returns, ordered it to
, advance 3d. in the peck loaf.

-;^"Tvwf•Trw•www,"
. STA.TFAIid

SPANISH INTEL

;ENO:

Gtion, Juts 29.—Genetal mallasteree ha*
returned from Corunna, where he went' to visit
his Excellency the Marquis of ltornana. , lie will
proceed immediately with 11,000 brave Asturians
to join the Marquis in Castile. This division of
Ballasteros is remarkably fine, in high discipline,
well clothed and armed, as is the Asturian army
in general.
General Mahi, accompanied by Col. Cerro!,
the British commissioned officer to the army of the
left, arrived in Asturias some days since. The
Junta appear now determined to omit ho exertion
to place the Asturian army in a formidable state,
and equip them fur immediate service. They now
perceive, taught by sad experience, that the best
mode of defending their province is by meeting
and lighting the enemy outside its limits, in con.
junction with other armies.
All little private piqees and personal jea-1
lousies are now done away; and all parties and
every man of property and consequence in the
Asturias, has evinced a determination to exert his
hect energies in the common cause. It is an ascer-
tained fact, that thoie provinces and towns that
have received a specimen of the French fraternal
bug, and tasted the promised liberty of Bonaparte,
and the friendship of his plundering Generals, arc
most inveterate against the tyrant.
From intercepted letters it appears that
Souk's division were in the greatest want of every
necessary, and that they mutinied and relived to
fight in Gallicia, unless their arrears of pay were
given to them.
Several letters from France to Spain have been
intercepted ; as also letters from Spain to France.
There is no doubt of the entire French people
and French army in Spain considering the attempt
to conquer Spain as most impolitic. The army
states, that the insurgents are cursedly obstinate
villains, who will nut listen to reason, and whose
intellects arc not open to conviction. It is now
clear, from intercepted letters which may be relied
upon, that the enemy's plan is to retreat with their
entire force beyond the Ebro ; and occupying the I
left bank of that river, there to wait the result of
the Austrian campaign. With this object in view, I
Ney and Soult arc stationed to facilitate and cover 1
the retreat of Victor ; and with this view is Ge.
roue now bcsiegi ie by General Angereau.
It is a fact ,cell ascertained from undoubted
authority, that of 50,000 men the enemy had in
Gallicia, they positively left beheld •hern at least
30,000, who certainly can never juin their co:n.
rades and brothers -in rapine, having guue to
that country frum whose bourne not even Rona.
parse's immortals return.' General Beresford's
army in Portugal gave a quietus to many of
Soult's division.

Romana's army, consisting of (2..._:,000 armed
soldiers, with 27 piens of artillery, has already
commenced its march fur Castile: the vanguard,
under General Mandizaln,, is now at Villafranca,
and will, in a day or two, be at Astorga.--the
walls of which town !lave been mutilated by the
retreating enemy.