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MINUTES DI EVIDIA;I4
Artiiti OF T
TAKEN BErOlta 'TIII.I COMM ,RE
MHOLF: ROUSE, APPOINT *TO CONSIDER
OF THIS POLICY AN D CON ,_ el! TIM Liak
EAPEDITION TO Tim SCH4DT.

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*acclimated op the river before tbearammeat attivtd oil t..
coasloof Zealand. .
• It Was also is my coatemplation by means of that semdfall
to meaperate with the army in any Mulct 'von Flushing,
tvhcreat the assistance of the navy should be tnentbt del•r4"'
bk. This is proved by my orders to Lord Gardner of the
16th nod. tioth of July; but it is goer Amu being tote that this
view of mine was the reedit of any agreement preconcerted
with L.urd cipitham, as the Statement seems to imply, that
the first spuattusedis offer of such en-operation on my part
was peeved by without any its oottee by his Lordship.
'l; hie offer was captained is my letter of the kh of August, no
• which I shall shortly hive occasion in allude.
For particulars of the co-operation and aoistanceactannY
afforded them by the 'wavy lathe tommentement of our ope-
rations, I may refer to the last paragraph of Lord Chatham s
.dispatch of the 2d August (No. 1. Military Letter B.)
lu answer to the imputation of misconduct thrown upon me
for nut having realized the hope, " that by a powerful co-
operation froth the sea at the woman the tomes presented
themselves before the place, the labour and delay of a regu-
lar siege might have been avoided," it A perhaps sufficient
to state, that such a hope must appear chimerical except op-
on one or two supposition. If the Conuomeder la thief,
from a convictive' that the works of Flushing on tbe land-side
were either too weak or tort extensive, or manned by a gar-
rison ten ingdequate to resist a sudden and general assault,
had Proposed a simultancties attack from the Hue-of-battle
ships, our filll might certainly have contributed to the suc-
cess of each a project; but an enterprize.so desperate as this,
, udder the well mcertnitied circumstmees of tbe fortress and
garrison, can mver have been for a moment in contempla-
tion. •
If for the purpose of sparing to his army 'the labour and
delay of a regular siege; the Commander in Chief had wish-
esi to make bit attack Int the sea front, to emhark the assail-
ing =in the boats of thedeet, and to land them under the
Oa of oar ships of the Hoe, I Deed only say. that I
was perfectly- reedy to shire the hazards of such an attack,
and that the ships werb prepared for the service. It could
not be for me to suggest such a measure,
_which of course
must originate with the Cssinitettoder la Chief, to whom, how-
ever, I thought it my duty to state in my letter of the Bth of
august (Minute* of Eeldence, p. 160) my readiness to " act
ender a previous concert for ci.operatiou with the army in.
such a plea of attack as might accelerate the surrender of
Flushing." ,
Hut such a proposal, in point of fact, was red made to me ;
from wltedee I must conclude, that it was ant thought to offer
any ratiiaad pro-peel oftad4mat advantage. A tautened
.nod combined attack, it should-seen', was thought hopeles.,,
until the land batteriee should be in &condition to act; but
that n " vigorous attack by the navy upon the sea frost, an
attack undertsseen at the inomeot the troops presented them-
selves before the place," would have affurded reasonable
grounds of hope:majthough it is evident that in this ease the
eneaty, after sit y ilentum their gates agaima the army,
whose stusquetry, anaoisted by great gnus, could have douse
little mikhief to the 'garrison, would have directed their
whole lire against to and having crippled a part of our fleet,
could have bees still able to. impose upon our troops the la-
bour and delay of a regular siege.
• 1 will ovit advert to the charges wed insinuatiom, in relation
to my emitted, hi having failed in perform nice of an assu-
educe that the vs holi of t lie armament should lie at-once trail...-
purled up the Scheldt," in having adopted a measure which,
though of great advantage as applied to the division intended
for the attack of Walcheren, was not a little et sariance with
the leading purpose of tie Expedition, namely, the running
%hit the right *tag, and the advance of thatermy at once up
the Scheldt.
These observations are accompanied by a denial that even
tha change in the destination of port of the fleet from the
West to the East Scheldt, " would have delayed the advance
more than three or four days:" a remark in which I entirely
concur with Lard Chatham, though ou grounds very different
front throe assumed in the Suitement.
U pint this part of the cave I most recur shortly to the ori-
ginal discussion, and plans, relating to the Expedition, and
the circumstances under which we arrived at Vt akhereo.
It had been at one time proposed before we quitted Lou-
t don to land the whole tinny in Thole') and South Bevel:m..l, as
presenting fewer difficulties than the tumigation of the Scheldt,
which, water the most favourable eircuosetances, most ad-
ways be liable to various coutheolicies. 'INA proposal waS,
1 anderstand, a goal drat isisZatoed, and on ilia p tint it is
only necessary to refer to my instructions to Sir R. Keats,
wises be was directed to give every assistance in the craw-
porting 11w troops to South Beveland and Tholea.
Another lean had nt raptised a disembarking in e
Slough, marching across bpouth lievelaed, embarking agaitho
at Heinz, awe Lintiiiig at Santliiet. (Min. Iv. page 197.)
This plan appeared to he approved its, many Amid judos
, of military operations, for one proof of a Bich 1 tatty refer to
the Miliaria Evidence, page 197.
The third plat' which was suggested as preferable to either
of the former, provided tee met with vs thetacles, was to pro-
ceed, directly up the West Scheldt, mid this (see Mein. Mitt.
Ev.) was ultimately adopted,- because, by keeping the troops
in the transports it promteed to preserve tam iii an efficient
state until their immediate service should he called fur. To
this arrangement the' command of the Wielieg passage was
tlitsught to be accessary. for which reason a respectable force
was destined to *crispy Cadsand.
Speaking of the failure of hie attack on Cadsand, Lord
Chatham say*. " in the first place. the beach was so exposed
that iss blowing; weather it was found impossible to land."—
Secondly, " from what cause I know not, the Marquis of
Huntley's division could not be taken up in the Aral instance
high enough to attack the Breskens battery, the oily one
ftom its situation of much importance." Lastly, his Lord-
ship says, ".Commodore Osten appears to have experienced
great desappnintanent in not having the support of Lord Gard-
ner's feet and his boats." . ,
I trust that I shall be able to SlDSt%er, inn very few words,
the preceding insinuations. 1 confess that I was aware of ,
the importance of Cock:and befae we sailed frost England;
Lord Chatham, from beingimpressed with the 'ewe idea,
was induced to send over au engineer (Captain Phisley), to
report on the practicability of ellketing I husdin (lathe beach.
The same Epgineer iu his evidence (Imo 87, Alin. Er.), and
speaking of the time to which Lord ZWAltam alludes, when
he says, " the beach was so exposed," &c. answers, " it
appears to me there was no difficulty in landing, unless what
might have arisen from the enemy having a greater furce than
we-could oppose to them hi the gist instance ;of the enemy's
force I am oat a judge."
I do not believe, that the Bmkens battery bad occurred
to apy person until I stated in the printed secret circular me-
morandum, " that the lirst,thing the cavity would do would
he to erect a mortar and fist nave battery at Breskeits, &e."
I never beard a wish no the -mbject of passing the Weakens
battery,
battery, and I do think if it had been represented to me as
so extremely strong, I should have urged• the propriety of
landing below It, and taking it in reverse, topreferetice to the
risk which the troops in transports would be subjected to by
psis( it. The Engineer. in Minutes of Evidence, pima
Ili lays, " the batteries appeared to ate to hare very little
eltreoglit, the batteries appeared to me to be open batteries."
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1 refer to these Minutes of Evideuce, merely as proofs of
the inaccuracy of the Statement.
1 selected Commodore Owen, an Officer of gitat basin-
and professional talent, for the purpose of co-operat-
-1.1 With the Mariptof Nasky ; L gave him every latitude
rice
dikretions the., carter-Master-General sent Lord limit-
' ky a eassaat tea, 'immmodore's hatructiOns; and I appre-
hend there is ims position liffmatar the reersele toseithanAhtg4
and the Ghent canal, on which he would not have attempted.
to effect a landing, if any proposition or request had been
made by Lord Huntley to that effect. • I
only require on tab point that a dispassionate attention
should he paid to my orders, that my letter of the 24 July to
Lord Gardner, coupled with that of the 16th, should be read
with attention, and that a reference should, be made to the
evidence of Commodore Owen and the Marquis of Htsattey,
which I think unequivocally prove, that no applicatiou was
ever made to me for it proportino of bouicheYoad what *al
carried by Commodore Owea's 'quadrat.
Our original determination of landing in Zoutlaod Bay was
laid aside, in consequence of intelligence received at Deal of
the preparation of the enemy on that part of the coast, and
a memoir was drawn upon this subject, which was submit-
ted to Lord Chatham and .Lord Castlereagh. and app
rn vedef
by both; and it was consequently detenained to land on Dom-
burgh Beach; but on our arrival at Ifaklierea, the sort was
found to be so heavy on Dooshurgie Beach, in consequeoce
wf a strong westerly wind, that lauding there we, impossi
Met it became therefore absolutely necessary to take shelter
lathe Roompot and Veer-gat, and the contact succession of
gales for • many days after our arrival, made it impossible,
1. litivd&Rodently of other oho:wive. to recur to. the original in-
of entering the wester° month of the Scheldt.
''ill'iproilths7tchange h
e Galati(' ard nor
s inlitee"oletstiewwheicallt hers s It hmustuftor e'er!
beg lease to offer a very few remarks: It is admitted by
i Lord Chatham to have been in some respects advagtageous,
1.11, placing the transports and small craft in 0 place of sent-
' shy, and by facilitating the disembarkatiots of the OPP 4013
' the .BatC Saed•
Ills Lordship farther states, that by this chin. of the dew-
-1 dilation of the fleet the Orrilpilti ffff of Cadsaadtmeame Gone-
Amery, and that if it could Mire been accomptilltml Reread
have sweat/Aimed a very jisconvessient separative, or-aus liircr•
-I=4e other band, this change iie deutioatiist ItharellatitY
to predate some delay la he Duval Is. by'
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EITISERFATIONS ON THE EARL OF CH ATIIAM.B ST oarmrty
OF NM PIiOCEEDIIGS ; DAM) OCT. 15, FREhENTf:D TO
THE LING FES. 14.

No. I.—copy of a Letter from RearfrAdthielit
Sir R. J. STRACHAN to J. U. CRONE%;;Esq.
on Lord CHATHAM'S luiVillow produced a pri.
vale Note of the Rear-Admiral's, respecting.
Provisions, tfc.
SIR, London Feb. 28,1810.
I understand that Lord Chatham last uigiht predated a pri-
vate note of mine, under date the nit of Augast, tie the soh-
int of provision stud other matters, to the House of Com-

mom.
The allusion to provisions in that note was in coesequente
of an error in the stateineet which was given to me from the
principal agent of tranverts. respecting the provisions of the.
army ; but it was immediately corrected, and I think (I mu
not certain) suhsequently'retorted to their Lordships.
I mention this that their Lordships ifiay be convinced of my
anxiety to prevent any improper impression in regard to the.
supidy of provision for the army.
The observations which I amide in that note, to meet the
feelings of his Lordship, on the vie* he had taken of the Att.:
fieulties which presented theeasefies on his expectation' of
appear to c•e unimportant; the thing was derided'
;pan; it was not a momeat to analyse the prwciples of that
decision; and niv public letters„andexamieation at the liar
of thn House of Commons, will, I tryst, have explained ley
sentiments and decision upon Una *object. •
I base the honour to be, die. your very humble sermat,
((Signed) RD. J. ATItACIIAN.
John Wilton Critter, tsq..tite. hc. &c. Adszlialty. •
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No. 2.,—Copy of a blur from hour-Admiral)
Sir R. J. SrstAgeliAN to J. Cnonzn, Esq.
respecting the statement of the Earl of Cildi.
DAM.
SIR, • London. March 5. 1810.
When I solicited my Lords Commissioners of the Admiral-
ty to procure forme on authentic copy of the statement of
Lord Chatham open the late Expettition to the Scheldt, I
eflade that request in the hope that I should be permitted, af-
ter esomining the suhiect of that paper, to submit to their
Lordship,' coasidcrat ion such observations as might arise from
it; and I have now to request that you will convey to their,
Lordships My thanks for the transmission of the paper, and
at the same time solicit their attentiou to the observatious op-
ou it which. I have bow the houoar to enclose.
Feeling perfectly conscious that every exertion had heel
made by me in forwarding the oljjects of the Expedition.aed
that no blame could be justly imputed to myselt.tr the Nuvo,
I could not possibly suspect that Lord Chats:nit, to the irri:
gularity of presentingimmediately to his Majesty such a pis.
per as that which I hose received, had added thelmpropriely
(to use no stronger term) of endeavnuring to exculpate
ht
self by private insiiiisations acninst the coridacrof others.
Every Officer has a just right, mid where be realty believe.
failure to have arisen (ruin the misconduct or negligence of
those with whom he has been associated in a joint commands
.18 in duty bound, in many cases, to suite his opinion officially
to the GovernMent.
It is then for his Majesty to judge of the propriety and ne-
etssity of listitming any inquiry upon the suhlect ; but to as-
swine the privilege of conveying private, inslnuatmas to the
preledite of others, from whose knowledge they are stu-
dioosly toecealed, must prove utterly destructive of all =s-
teal confideece in joint opera• ions of the army nod navg.
Their Lordships will now he able to judge whether Mere
is any foundation for the imputtuinns,.tliat the delays origi-
nated with myself, or with any others in the naval service ;
• or whether, during sly command oaths late-Expedition any
proceeding on my part has in any respect testified the lien of
ensiled which LordChabiam has thought fit to adopt to-
wards. me.
Upon this 'abject, that I may net interrupt my dllktiltra.
lions span his Lordsisiph Statement, 1 will saw adrift to
my_letter to thigitk of Anvil.
That letter Was an officiefone; I have already expenned
sty regret ihatt wassatittdverteutly worded, as to excite
any suspicion of my iimputing blame is the Guessiantler in
Chief of the of s the pound of his then deteruilain4 to
. abandoa any (nether attempt in the *helult.
I was not aware thatany expriviions
,which I might have
considered tnyself tuitieed in using for the permute of con-
veyiag my sentiments to their Lordships, w.o*l have been
giver to the world, if they should have been thought
OW to the character of the Lenlmonder in Chief of the Farces.
Iu my letter to Lord Chatham of the %A of Asp** Ow
closure to Ni. 29, Admiralty ropers, No. 3.) I elated di*
fullest eiscsperation of the Navy ut any further attempt In
the Scheldt, and therefore I thought myself hound to state
In my offivial letter, the 1-had made such ofer; and I was
.of opinion, as I have sinoe explained in my evidence, that
it would hive heeu advseable to have attacked forts Lillo
.and Leif kensitoetk.
It appeared to toe that this offered a clnince of openiagsome
further grid of enterpria.Nor the navy, or at all events of as-
certaining whether the destruction of the enemy's fleet, or of
any considerable part of*, was indeed practicable ; but in
• esprersing my wish. I meant to represent it to tie more of a
military t hail a naval question ; and I never presumed to set
my opinion upau that subject against the professional opinion
of the asmy, still less to impute any misconduct or blame, as
attaching to their deteriniaatiea that sects an attack was not
advisable.
Wain all these eircuiestancas, their publicity, and my rea-
diness at all times to do justice in this respect to the army,
are considerta, I cannot think that a rolduterpretation of the
geeeral expression Ma public official letikr could even palliate,
touch less jnstify, the secret attack which has Iseeu made upon
my character anti conduct.
• With these general obvervatioro I submit to their Lordships
that it is much mote easy to answer direct charges than indi-
rect insine.:4oas, and, I trust, they will therefore excuse my
troubling them at greater length than I should otherwise have
thought necessary.
have the honour to he, Sir,
Your meet obedient humble servant,
(Signed) RD. J. Slit AUHAIV.
John Wilton Croker, Esq. &c. &e. &c. Admiralty.

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SIR R. J. STRACHAN's NARRATIVE..
London sth March, 1810.
Upon the first point to which Lord datham in his Narra-
tive has called his Majesty's atteotion, namely, " the ground
upon which after the army Was at length assembled near
Bath*, a loading is peosecution of the ulterior objects of the
16:pedition was mot deemed ndviseable," it would be impro-
per fur me to make any observadom, because the reasons
which nre add to have rendered it " clear and evident that
as further operations could at that time be undertaken with
any prospeeted-samosa, Wore.sorikos
•I was not comp:tent
to appreciate, and therefore did not presitlfeltrefirelaWr.-r; j
Not being aware from my own observations that 11.1 her
success was uusstminable, I ventured to offer the fine/ its-1
sistatme sod io-operatttan of the naval armament opiee ray
command in any ulterior:matures which might be deehod.
advisable; mod 1 trust that in making this offer 1 shall reit.rdrl
thought to have bees guided by a too forward and iod
aril rather than by a due sense of my professional duty.
Upon the second petal, namely', " Why the army was se
sinner assembled at Baths to recommence farther opendiat,".
1 feel confident that I shall have mi diNeulty in proving, is
direct castradictioa to the ominous la Lord Qhatham's Stalls.;
meat, that the delay did is aollibie mot with me or de
upon any arrangements in :Whit lbw aavy was ex ee ,
concerned, but that on the cootatry weary facility-dm .
ed b) the navy towards acceisiatisg as 1101i*Matet OAS *t•
my, and every exertion ored'by all *es osier wirdistoglil
In the various and complicaled service esesieliedllp ;
op.
1 have iu vain endeavoured to oseettain, the on
upon which the assertion rests, that it " *as nail y screed
upon that a vigorous attack by the navy epos time sea front
should he made at the same time that the MINIMs see effect-
ing their lauding, advanced to invest Dodds* it bobs balk-
ed that by a powerful co-operatiap from the as A the mo- 1
meta the troops gnawed tbehrAves before the Out,* "
la-
bour aid delay of a regaiar siege might have bees tivisitied.
I cannot bud anylastructions, orders, fetters, or 'adttliblisto•
•tion4, either prey ut to our departure from the wow or
soborquem, :left to any such agreement, and can lees s•
iLticulty, not merely in asserting thist no such *remand
was man; bat that from the satiate of the thing itself, It is
glide impossible that any suck agreement could have hemp
Slat.
Ittaitalnly si Is evoteoperion, if the enemy's Beet bid
/remised is tie pad edtbe river, more psrtieulartjr in
seeisiaaky Pf ~I. have pushed a Beret of lioe-af.
batik 0 ties to attack them. aga a squadroa .
fp, tbat fillAtiltis *as rea y under the or.
*so af ' lk _ onendrou I intended to
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.hire how assembled at.Baths,hod coed they, onieu it
have heed deemed 'Reaped lest for the arnrj to have adrtattMll6444
upon Antwerp, until wt should have brobue the boom
Lillo ; I dill think that not more than four ships could havii:
been required fol. that purpose. In the mean time our fintrh:
would have beeo amply sufficient to have protected the a''
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tinge of the army from Botha -to Sandlliet, In it shheigr
out
have agreed to any proposition fur crossbar, tae army, tud„' i
had been quite certain that I had the most ample means of
giving it the fullest protection. Sting, however, partieular,
Iv anxious to pursue the hue of conduct most congenial l„ in:
Lordship's wishes, and consequently heat :ale pted to prointo;
a cordial co-operatiiin, I proidistid every exertion is eau);
inn his intentions tutu evocuttoa. • l
ACCOEttillgty, oit my return from Lord Chatham, 1 eciig=
smell my arrangements for accelemthr• the vuritrus,comph:
Gated object, n Lich were to be attead;tl to.
The first part of the flotilla which got through the Stosehi
were applied to the cutting off the crimanunication betueed
Cadsand and Flushing, because his Lordship had regretted
(though without ur lied it as a subject of conq.laint) that sap,
plies had been so throw . into Flmbing. In fart, asiot
sifter the ith, 4. ' ' . the tuned so bad, %on
toe wind alt.*. .. ICS. Vir.'ll we were don de to to,
territitt the commuuic.ttion of the enemy, as the only verseh
Gby which we could effect it were eteotw::ttunetlyetidernilvyr,nvoi:4l
obyeuttililde
ales, and could nut keep the :.ea. The v, ind which was Ink
:rdr:ner6eCatdos:u.usdi was
betlT:wief:itvatjiati:o:ibt,„l:lljun4sl:itaigt,duti)tnlito:ulet
9thtiel
apts:: '•
bility of soterruption.
(.s the ith we were able, by the weather moderating, to
settll'el:atift thheortf.eyaribfiutchiceil:flealtilila, tooter the command of Sit
Home Popham. was carried torisugh the Swatch-nay of the .
Caloot Sand lit the entrance of the Slough Passage, and pr..
ceeded to Bathe, where they arrived ou the- 11th. At she .
Pattie tune a squadrins of frigates pled Flualting to join iiiii
flotilla, and proceeded on till: 10111Atittg day ap the Scheldt.
With respect Iss the that-of-battle sillies, gr.nit difficulty hid
occurred tram the objectrios of the pilots, but I regiettel
this leas because I had coosidered these ships, if iil ‘.4,1t,..
quenge of my oifer they should be called furl)) Lou cm!.
bans% as opts:b.:dole to the c,!-aprration in the amok of the
tu w And having placed the salforesit divi‘ioessuf !littlest
y
em tye(' Is the yahoos ierviees is East. Scheldt( at lath,
111 the Sii)4l, and iti Cie /A-Cat Scheldt, snider the co:sonoed
of Officers of retpose:ihility, with directions to press vie Ira.
saner of the: transports through the sicSloagli, I rematues. a. i ;
vicinity of Waleirerea for the purpose of commusticata4 nits
laird Chatitallt, In I conceived it Illy duty ter tits, num be .
should
_think it right to proceed to Staub Revel:lad. Tie
I ships of the line, therefore, whir..e • ini .ediate p.vseme st
Ilailez did not for the reasons which I nave just raenti..u.-;
appear to me at all necessary, did not pass Flushitis moil iii..
attack on the 14t it. Thu 'C ouragen x. which ship um b.
tendert to go up tho river when toe frigates did, proceeded
early ja (be morning of the 151.1 t. 1 detained the onsets, as
the anchorage at Bathz• was very confined and at than time
extremely crowded. but they: were oily a few lodes lower .
down, add witida reach of going up be one tide Wileltel,l7 it
SW/aid be required of them to proceed up the river.
The transports proceeded up the river ate different dividua ..
as fast as the difficulties I have stated could he overcome, wit
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I scalded under my orders to the point of general rentlegvous.
aN7i.,:einti:...7c:::,:ctuihi:ruese,al.::': a
g°
gales Sy
ttol:lo)eif.tfitemhiti.ceciihtelelioebci.ytiaielisetlnidisene, lecorehhr uoptaceerrentaeslistlieloecfujusfirefisaetur.tsupaurn:e3andil,4ll:neepelltYt
*there the disembark:atm) of the troops took place silk
little loss of time and without any lots of lives. I trust 140
not be aetatsed either of a elendiction of my daty, or of 'any
inattention so the interests of the army.
Irma this period I considered myself bound implkitly Is
accede to the wishes of the Commando( in Chief. 0 siti
bbn nlone there das an option bets's reel a march of 56 hors
anda voyage of indefinite length. I trust that it was acing
tar no defect of Zeal mi toy part, and I am sure it was yoieg
to no wa:ft of e sertiou on the part of the inanv excellent is mil
yOilicers w Isom I have the 11011./Id to CO•1131:10:1, that time pro-
tress of a fleet which it was uete!•sar,y to wary. or helm
jkvliiiical language to haul by,:- humors ,labour, Wrought
windi t
s of a most intricate ch nine', Ind often disecti lo
the teettraf the wind, appeared so tardy% that Lord Clod.
ham, " scow pa movearm.t making to posh forward a siosle•
ra.tel to the West Scheldt." The exertions of the deaf
o:Ecers and men were out rendered less irksoino by the pre.
suasion that the labour which, though iocessetnt, often period
unavailing, might have been sintreitto them at the caveat itf
a short march acrie4 the iskos.l of South Beveland. 'ro is
pute to ,rte or to the noisy, under the same of delay, the lei
of time which was passed by re inconstant sollehillet aid
by the men in unremitting tor:, is nut what 'should knees- ,
, ported from Lord Chatham. .
" It would have been more agreeable to my's)f to have ^l'
fend Iv their Lordships at simple jouruat of the daily.trawit-
tos of the li‘et, as that emote would have afforded re
-that of paying u jug tribute of gratitude to the neallwr
;title, and tealowi officers,: by whoa I wairtitled .is thsdif-
ferent !mooches of the service,. tinder my directions, and *ha
may possibly consider themselves' as unjustlysuftiert. tone'
. titer with myself, to :mum imputation, from the marked, sat
perhaps invidious accuracy, with which the partieulai a;„,
of arrival of differeut divisions are specified sit Lord Chat-
ham's Statement.
But I e.m Convinced that it was not the intention et h
risi.
Lordship, In collecting such a undtltude elf dates,lo attrihe
wry blame to those ()dicers. He has rlme.l his Report by,
pointing me out as the only obleet of his onimadversiotts.
Ile leaves me " to account for the difficulties Which pfr-
vented the Investment of Flt:shing, as welt ;is no skew duosnb
totas4s which pretenteddhentselve., to the early progress all,
armatitent up the West Scheldt."
He was sot aware, it seems, that the first paha oat rf-
*vest impossible by the-state 4.f tbre winds; tie was not eels
aware that the circumstances of his lien% blown jute tic
Mast Scheldt' bad impeded his early progress up the Wed
Scheldt.
Concerning Lord Chatham's opiniuns I have now ceased io
be solicitous, but I am, and ever shall Ise, sincerely
anlb?.
' that your Lordships should not see tame to regret the ceoL
deuce with which you have been pleased 10 honour to •p,4
this occaAnn. . .
London, iginhedilliarch, •
.n..-6.. . es
Three persons, stained Barton,
York Casll4.
1810.
Three S'TRAC RAN, Rear Admiral
King, Were last week • comnnt4d to irage',
2'14
for forging guinea notes on the.llank ,o(' Mcor':
Pease, liatributt and Co. of Hull and. forty 10.'0
omen It ere !wind in theirpoisissiun when uptir
J. .- - . _ :. ::. eu.aottv On

wassa-,...,,,
foie* as to roared byli circultess Instead of **distal isatis
gittiou t bat the Main coition is; how far it necessarily tired-
, ed to'retakt the ottatauseet of the ulterior objects of the 13t4
pelitioo ,
have alreadystatmli that for the purpose of obtilining
those objects, three places had been proposed, the last of
which, as 1 conceived, had been selected as the nowt atlisan-
moots, study upon the supposition of our encouirerisse act ofe
stades to the narivilon of the whole fleet up the west
Scheldt. Now the Asileling Channel had been rendeeed in-
seetissibleiu soda,, our failure at Cadsand, quid consequently
our expectat in this respeet, had been wholly over-
thrown, and the.ground of reference on which the third plan
bad been adopted was in course removed; hut it is critical,
that the hopeaticability of the first plan which proposed to
carry the army through the whichl to Tholes', or that
of, the second, according to the troops were to have
been landed on South ffieveland aid to knee proceeded to
Baths, could not be materially needed by the euetny's pos-
session of Cadsaud, or at all by-the ciremostance of our fleet
being compelled, by stress of weather, to take shelter iu the
Veer (lull t on the coutrary, it will ttio.sar by the mil"itary
instructions to Sir John Hope (Min. Ev. page Ids), that
the navigation of the East Scheldt heiug little understood. and
wholtee theee was sufficient depth of water tier the transports
, and vic which must necessarily attend this service, it
lis DOW judged most adrift-able that the operation should take
Iplace by the Veer Passage."
Now the only imaginable impediments to the forth r pro-
gress of, our army mast have been apir chended, either from
i a military force of the enemy occupying South Beveland, or
from the French fleet in the West Scheldt, or fr the cue-
tay's Otani; but the corps of Sir Johu Hope !seismic pot-
teased of the whole of South Beveland on the Id of August,
the French fleet had retired beyond the boom of Lille) on the
Ist August, front the enemy's Mania, which was unable to
preyent the corps ruder Sir John Hope front taking posses
' soon of Bulks, or to regain possession of it before the greater
part of the guns, width had been previously spiked, were
rendered serviceable, and which, on the first epee:puttee of
the British flotilla retired in enufusion. and never afterwards
repamed the boom of Lino, nu opposition to the movements
o the tuany could at an Oise have been reasonably appre-
heeded. •
With respect to the immediate difficulties whirl may hate
operated's, an objection to the disentbarkatiou of the troops
I on South Bevelaud, and 40 their subsequent search across that
1 islaad, I need only refer to the opintoks of the Naval Officers
who were employed in the Slough, by which I this': it null
appear that ‘41,0110 men, and 40.5) horses, hasht have hero
hunted from the Slough in 45 hours (p. 115 M. I.); th.a ca-
valry and ortlaance bonsai might easily perf win this marsh
'frosts the Slough to Baths in thirty-six hours, the distance
twin friaa thirty to thirty-11re soiles.—With regard to artil-
lery, it was stated by Sir John he
in nose er to a
taiq
tion (Min. Ev. pa. 173); as '6 the another of gaits fouta. n
liathz and Waerden which might have been used for the ul-
terior objects, that there were twelve twenty-four pounders
in the battery at Waerden, and fourteen- or fifteen at Baths,
all of which, as the General believed, were on travesling car-
tinges. 1 might add, that the tthautity of onto:nice and ord-
nance stores taken on the island, as Appears by the retura in
Journal Army ProceettinAs, page b, was such As I. s. id
solipsist to be sufficient for all the putsilae wolas of the
army.
When, therefore, I.ord Chatham contends in his Statement
thst tie second point, 'tamely, " why the army was 'dot
besitgal up sooner to the destination leans whence till its ope-
-1 rations were to commence is purely. a naval coosideration,"
, 'his position is certainly true in words, but as certainly juror-
! rest in its implied inetutino It is obvious that the army
(':night have marched to Baths in the course of a few days,
1 hut it is also obvious that it could not he conveyed on board
a fleet' of 400 transporus, besides frigates, sloops, one do-
", tilbi, through a'very intricate elisions!, without swag delay.
' The difficulty of conducting such a art at Alt through the
mazes of such a naeigation, can only be appreciated by pro-
feitional meat it wits very greatly increased by an adverse
I wind, blowiug ter some time with such violence, as to yen-
der the expedient of warping (the may memo ofproceedittg)
totally impracticable; suer onsaticles to our progress were
• only to be overtone by great exertions and perseverance, by
; a contildentlika lint not, as I trust, ass unnecessary ex piaci'.
ture of hMetirsust time. '
1 I eitla , 014i.k. made every atrangentent, by op-.
. post ' -, tith o
e fficers to every sepiolite part of
each ryty*,:. ' that I luidevery returns to be sati-lied oith
their zeisk. , and exertiom•
I . !laving red Ninny of 'three dillicultie-, I attempted,
i in ti cosh .Witb 'Lord I:ball:aro on 'the lit of August,
1 t",iinpreit Illuterati bits Lordehies mind; and I. iaterrest from
kW emswerc, taut :re inteuda to modify his plaits in conse-
quence, and to proceed by south liereland mortal of toe
West Scheldt. tinder this persuasion I directed Admiral
Otway to take the summand of the fleet employed before
Waletteren, that I might be at liberty to employ my whole
atiestion hi forwarding the iiilTerent prelate:atom actuary
to facilitate the progress of the army lo the destioatlan Irma
*brace its ultersoroperatienSsiere.to commence. '
1 immediate) y .dted.- Sir Home Popham to prOrced
through the o,ousiessitb several stoups of war, all tae
bmnbs, gMtabrige, 41g1 gun-bouts, anti use every exertion in
gNing the flotit WOW the West Scheldt, that it might, in
the lest itatance..rentaeerate with cammodore ()wen its coat-
pletitts, the naval lAtektole of Vlushing, mad to be ready to
proceed to Bathyal thefsborthist notice whenever its services
should be requiredthesii-_„ fur the purpose of prosecuting the
ulterior objects or the EaPetlition.
I also instructed him to ha-ten as much cuspossibie the pro-
gresi of the trausports through the Slough.
The subsequent mews of the rapid occupation. Of South-
Beveland and of the fort of Baths, with a quantity of artil-
lery and ammunition in the other forts (v. Journal Army
Prorealingl, pa. 15. Sir dolor Hope) adapted tot-our labile
operatimis; and also of. the facility which might be tatorded
'to our arrangements for crossing to SantOiet, sty a ford re-
ported capable of being 'hissed by some part of the army,
further„strengthened say opinion that the landiagin South-
13eveland With all the cavalry and infantry would be the
only means of rapidly approaching towards the ultimate ob-
jects of the lixpedition.
Accordingly, in my interview with Lord Chatham on the
6th,- I statedlutly the difficulties I bad to encounter from the
untoward state of the went her, and from the intricacy of the
channel in passing the resets through the Slough, as also
front the difficulties made by the pilots Who refuted to take
charge of the vessels, or even to carry. the line-of-battle
ships hp° the West Scheldt (vide Lord Gardner's letter.), ,
The strong impression I felt upon this subject induced me
to deviate from the line of conduct I have always adopted in
relation to military matters, of not interpming any opinion;
and I ventured to propose to ,his Lordship to commence the
disembarkation by landing the cavalry immediately on South
Berelaudhud marching them to Bathe, which might be fol-
lowed by all the infantry not occupied In the stele of Flush-
ing; stating that much delay and difficttity would arise in get'
ti. .g tate numerous vessels Mid transports through the Slough ;
, that its addition to the friptes which were already under
orders.to proceed into thc West Scheldt, I should be able in
a day or two to get a sufficient portion of sloops and flotilla,
including the tramports I ordered' to he twined and the
lidiehes of the fleet to be fitted with carroandes, to increase •
the flotilla through the Slough to send up to co-operate with
the army at Baths, and such a limited number of trans-
' ports as might contain articles esseatial to the first advance of
the army. 1 also informed his Lordship thett every pOisible 1
eaertion was snaking to accomplish the postage through the
Vlottillt; mrttrautearelidorthiCit tit Ilion. Irptr,,,n tiolbr tech-
I
ideal, Ittcu as buoying and unchoritai VISA transpliffirntretits
side of the shoals, and making arrangements for warping (the
wind being still iidserte), it cannot be necessary for me to
dwell.
Chat Lord Chatham fully understood the nature and extent
of the obstacles to our getinicinto the West Scheldt, which
I described, is obvious, Train net letter of the 7th of August
(No. S. Military Paper-, It.) written after' the interview, in
which I had expioisted them, and *clouted to propose the re-
medy of lauding the cavalry, atc-on South Beveland.
Co this letter I beg to call the most particular attention, as
it is very difficult to reconcile the statement in that letter is ith
I, the insinuatiotet which it is my painful ditty to ans:ver. It is
no less difficult to reconcile the admission. that " the active
enterprise of the enemy, and the reinforcemeto throws) bite
Flushing, rendered it oree•sary to land General Grosventies-,
division with the assertion in the Statement, that at it is to
be remembered that this was only done because his Lordship.
VIM no movement making to push forward a single vessel op
the West Scheldt." • • ,
Upon the jostled of the last ohservatioa, after the mover-
satioa whirl.' had passed between. us on the tith, I dare not ,
trust myself Wlsir gushing any comments.
I then thought, and I *ill tkinki *that .if the plan which 1
• hod presumed to suggest bad been adopted, had the cavolrs
been landed on Swath &Mandl and a limited *anther of
transports been selected; that•a delay of only a few days
. would bore resulted from the adverse accident which:bud
unavoidahly gives a Malik course to the direction.a. Out
operations. . ..
• ' *Lord Chatham seemed ei 1114 it necessary that' ail the
men of war aid sraesporlaibould assemble in the. Upper
i Scheldt at Baths.
bty.opioimat on this subject I have already stated. It is ..„..„..,,,,.......______
to be remembered that the Freoch fleet had serrated above --
' Liflo, so shot the prise*. of OM' line-of-little of ships in Ole LON DON t Ilrituert and Enblislied •by 1). 16 / Ilan llt
''''
Wad Scheldt could smile actuary Relit the army illeul'i . , ' *istitastas Oclitcat f97,:Fleet•er.s
. "
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On Saturday. the 3dinrizat. ia.Yeri Inter.—
Lady of Thontron Boner, jai. LA. of a erne .
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Mr. M'Gibbau, of the Nottioghant Theatre, to Mir, r 44,,,,'
1.1.1. a the Wolverhampton Theatre, d:ogliter to ~iic ,-
Williato Woodfall, Ely. the celebrated Parliamestal ••"
porter. • I Date
Last week. at New Risdnor, John Jokier,* ear,h.,l
This is the third time that the bride bat Ow 11-"%ri
ceremony. although but tWenty-Atur *an a t,•-
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Hughes, wife ' (Mr. Illoglies.lAw Stationer, lorrillo, ''''''/
Yesterday, Charles Neorte WOO, great
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the above. And infant son of Mr. J. Walsh, o the'
Oa Monday, suddeety; n IV 63th year of his
Cole, Esq. of Peterb.,rul 11, u‘aoy years tilt by -•
e.I steward to Earl lite limn.
Mr. Win. Wild. in thrlid AcenT of hie Met OM/
SAjeont of Mace for the CISA of Losoloo.

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accelemtbr•_ the vanities -.7
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to be attrded to.-
Ma whit' ger through the Slosth, N 0 .
off the crinwounication betioteti
ecause his Lordship had regretted r'''',..+—...-;;;:•-'7"
its a subject of ronillaint) that sap.
ow . Ittii Flashiug. In fart, oathN E"
he anted so bad, site •
.S. f. 11 we were unable to jo.
I of lhN enemy, as the wily 'bolt 4
it were coristantly driven why the . 4
tbe ...-eo. The v. Ind which was most U
Favotim,ls'e to the enemy, alto ewad .
it iota Flushing without the prasti fo
10
le, by the weather moderating, 10
!.of Flashing, and on the 9tha c 0,,.. • 44
Villa, water the command 4 Sir 31i
'led torough the Swatch-way of the , / 860
tee of the Slough Passage, and pn,- /
they arrived ou the. 11th. At flit . ...------
frigates passed Flushing to join 11,,, ‘ 20,000
I the lotions iug day np the Scheldt. tad Ay
t-of-haAtte ship', grant ditficalty hal rickets °I
11.114 of the pllms, but I repelled apart Tor
I cooaidered these ships, if iu mat:. the wit
sloautil be called fur lay Ilia tint.
is c,!-.-oprration in the nitwit of the ~ tvri
:eel the ,ottl'erent divisioesof the flat ' The Pact
1 services iii East. h. held% at i;.inia,
e West Scheldt. snider the co:aloud
lit y, with directians to press tzte In:. INI o. 1,c2
•
rough the Sloa-li, I rentaisied is a - ' 1,2'
u'? 1 • is
re the purpose co nintuncatA4 slit
162
anceived it my duty fro ohs, oath be '
o proceed to Staub lievtl,lail. Tie itt:
fore, W:IO,C • ern .edlate p,anenix at
reasons which I tiave just inenti.atet
!ssar, did not pass Fittshite; wail dn. •
Tho'Cauragesis. vollich ship vyai li- The pact
ver when tie frigates did, prialtded
I the 151.11. 1 detained the totters, ay 11°..301
a • was very confined and at that time 3.0
it they: were only a few mats lower .
hof gong top no one tide wheueor, it i3,C
hem to proceed up the river. 310
tided up the river lie different diva:lust
I have stated could he overcome, aid
•
rrangenientsruatle and the exeniens if
with fewer accidents than I believe
u large a nett its such a navigation. : • ),4
met:ceded in proving the palm ant .10,40
ty, that if the army was not mamas. 4lO
delay was in no shape imputatole in
iortiettLir. line of tyeroloons which lead
Commander in Chief of the Forces and 410
ly to ensure the attainment of the all,
xpedit iaa wmsY , departed• front. is inn. .
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eavon red I.) shew that the failure of the' .
is not owing to any defect in the urJers *Ana di 1
l by me, and it was evidently linpnoi,
ati and Fluslaitag remained hi the mots. tiff; 2,1
carry such aim viii armament as was as'
era to the point of general rendetvous. S• 4
tine could secure the fleet and army 2vl
is elements, Of enable us iik spur of ut
och by tne shortest course um prove SO
•et to a seenre place of refuge, and rite , •
Itationa of the troops took place with Ile. i
without any loss of lives. I toot 1 doll
of a dereliction if my defy, off alloy tar ranee
depdsfie
trestsof the army. - . tiger it
I considered myself bound implkitly Is eal, *di
.s of the Commander in Chief. Oils of tar $
s an option beat cell a march of 56 haus 'title Ito
diitite length. I artist that it was awing ~ The 2
u;i toy part, and I and sure it was vaiiog
ii on the
part of the many excellent tonal eltets i
e ow hmm
on.noi to euan:t, that the pm-
-1 8
toi, h ltl by hut*r ' *4l.'
eit w:ts UrtF3lr.y to wary. or to los
amaw,lahaur, unmet
iotrkeate eh tinsel, Itni often dioecd is lbetz
id, appe.sted so tardy% that Lard t. . •
tYe
ement making to pasts forward a dialle•
Scheldt." The exertions of the aloof tilt!
re not rendered less irksome by the pit' •tieneOts
air vs filch, though hicessant, Miro rend the No
eve been sowed to them at the espenct a; togetfle
c. the iskoi.l of South Bevelaad. To in- the Tie
nary, wader the same of delay, the lei ccive th
!gassed by me. inconstant solicit*, xi ohich 1
raining tot:, is nut what I should Wert-
mit inin. • TO T 1
en more agreeable to massif to have of. MEh
hips a simple jotuaut of the daily. troosc GI
is that cocotte would have afforded ire
01 tribute of gratitude to the naweteo, fru 4
lotirers, by whoa I was.aitled is ilasdif- Repret
lite service,. under my directions. and she. suppot
doer theinselves' as naiwotly
,suffierto Me:. •as to st
a ...41.110 imputation, front the inarkti, snit upon a
accuracy, with which the particaai aao the silt
rut divisions are specified tct Lord Chat- hest of
fermi
need that it was not the intention of hit
ling such a multitude cif dates, lo attrilaor
(hitters. He has doled his Moat by,
the only object of his animadversion My
to account for the difficulties Which pre- ration
M of Fltmhing, as welt gin to show theca- format
'rated-themselves to the early prowess arils. Plane
Vast Scheldt."
re, it seems, that the first point lie res
"88
iy the-state cif 11w winds; he wr mot era
rruintitances of his being blow a late tiac ELL i
impeded his early progress** the Wed Famil
I Chatham's opinions I have now eeaser! to Mar_kt
. run, and ever shall cc, siocerely mawl i
as should net see tame to regret the colt.
FOR
*
you have been pi/aired to honour at sr
. . Lid.'
R. J. iTRACHAN, Rear Admiral.
treb, 1810. At.
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ins, ytatactl Burton, each.
Ili, &tit
st week • comniittet/ to York Cas
net tottel on the.llank ,of Meo.• Quay,
the se
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to anti Co. of Ilan, and, forty
Vasley, an. ,t 1
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