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

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Rearm, in the lines on the Scheldt, which divide
Holland from the Empire of France. At the
sense time the General Senator St. Susanne was in
vain threatened at Bonlogne, being situated in
such a.manittr as to repel the enemy.
'4 Since that period, these armies have been re-
inforeed. The imperial battery on the island of.
Cadsand, as well as the one of Napoleon, have
kept rip a most tremendous fire on the English
Iships which attempted to force the passage of the
' Scheldt between Flushing and Breskens, and they
have compelled the enemy to seek another passage
'on the side of Zealand. The fortresses of Lille
and Lief hensheek, which are so constructed as to
keep a cross fire at the entrance of the Scheldt,
1 towards Antwerp, &feud the approach to the
lharbonr and dock-yards of this important place,
which has, fur so many years, excited the envy of
the enemy. These fortresses have of late been
most formidably strengthened.
" The van-guard of the army of the North is
now united un the Scheldt, and is already very
formidable, exceeding in numbers the force which
the enemy is supposed to have. Our troops arc
united at Bergen-op-Zoom, with the army hick
the King of Holland conriailds in person, and
the left wing of the army exteinls itself from An-
twerp along the Scheldt, to the island of Cad.
stud, protecting the northern frontiers of our cm.
pier. Every person's question is, What ere the
insructions of the English ?—for, by the precan•
'lions taken to defend Antwerp, all their attempts
will he rendered abortive. Under these circuit'.
stances, the Emperor has given the command vf
both these armies to the Prince of Ponte Corvo,
and the two corps of observation now at .Wesel
and Itaypel are under the orders of Marshals
Kellerman and Moncey."
Auo. IG.—The Minister of War states, in his
speech to the Seuate, that the command of the
army of the Scheldt has been given to the Prince
of Ponte Cerro ; and the command of two corps
of observation formed at ‘Vesel and Ruypel,
or, according to other accounts, at Wesel and
Lille, to the Duke of Valsny (M trshal Keller-
man), and the Duke of Cortiegliano (Marshal
Illoncey).
Ace. 17....1t is positively asserted, that her
Majesty the Empress is every moment expected at
Malmaison ; it is likewise hoped that his Majesty
the Emperor will return in a few days to his eepi. i
tal.---( Hague Courant, Aug. el.)
Ate. 18.---The advance of the army of the
North has reached the Scheldt, where a much
larger force is assembled than was at first intended.
--(Rotterdam Courant, Jag. 22.)
Minos, Ave. 20—.-Letters of the 16thlinst.
from the Upper Rhine, state, that the negueia-
tions fur peace aI i• carried on (since Oe 70 lust.)
at Altenbingli, a castle of the Duke of Tescheit'ss
on the Danube in Lower Austria, near the frost.
tiers of Hungary.
Are. '21.---At the moment of closing our Pa.
per, we have received accounts from Paris, dated
the 17t;; inst. which state, that the Empress had
arrived at Malmaison, mud that the E nperor was
exiiecteil iu a day or tw0...-(Magee Courant,
ila4. '21.)
Auc 42.2.---A dispatch frbm the Minister of
War, Count Vim Nalietiletrgh, dated llih Aug.
state, that he hail scut 620,000 men, under Gen.
Ram lion, which had been ceilected its less than
three days, to reinforce the places must likely to
be attacked by the English.-.-(Vague Courant,
Aug. 9.2.)
AMSTERDAM, A tic. 16.---I'o-day we learn
front The King's Gazette, published at Capelle,
that au army, consisting one-half of Dutch and
one-half of French troops, was united at Land-
• ict, and that the King has inspected it.
Ace. 19.-.. it is positively asserted that fhe
Emperor has left Vieva for Raab, to be present
at a most intpurtent conference, and from hence
is to proceed to Paris ; and it is hoped that this
l' conference will easure peace to the Continent.--
(Amsterdam Courant, Aug. 19.)
ito•reen•m, Ave.. 18.---I'he Prince of Polite
Corvo has arrived at Antwerp, accompanied by
the Minister Dejt'un, and at the same time a rein-
forcement of 6000 nun for the French army.
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That place (Antwerp), and the fleet, are perfectly
secure against any attempt or the enemy.
Ave. 22.---The Minister of War, Count Von
Nancnburgh, states, that the Department of the
North had sent thousands of grenadiers and jagers,
and a company of volenteer artillery, who had
formerly much distinguished themselves at Rey-
pel, to the SCheldt ; that all the other Depart-
ascots were following their example, particularly
those of the Pas de Calais...-( Rotterdam Ga:ctle,
Aug. 21.)
ANTWERP, Ace. 15.---This day 6000 men,
who marched from the centre of France, entered
this place. The whole town has troops in qaar-
ter,. _ .

Auc. 16...-Tbis day and yesterday we have
heard no firing on Flushing, and we see a great
number of English vessels of large size at anchor
in the Sehelilt. This ti.ty arrived here from the
interior of France a reinforcement of 60tki men.
Every house in this town has soldiers quartered
in Rotterdam Courant, Aug. 19.)
I.EvuEn, ALtG. 21.--French troops continue
to arrive on the banks of the Scheldt in such 1111111.
berc that the Dutch troops way easily spared.
DottnitEctrr, Avo. 18.... The dispatches of the
16th inst. from Arnheim and Zutphen, state, that
the division of Dutch troops, under Gen. Gratien,
was hourly expected, and that orders had been
given in both places to provide waggons for the
conveyance of the infantry....( Leaden Courant,
Aug. 21.)
UAPELLE, AUG. 16.—Tho Prince of Ponte
Corn, has the command at the Scheldt, and Mar.
%hal Durnonceau has the command of the army in
Brab.itit. His Majesty the Emperor is hourly ex-
pected at Paris.
The army under the PriNce of Pottle Corvo is
very tar;,', and receives daily reinforcements.
Marshal Dunionecau's hea.l.quarters are at Ber.
gen.op.Zootn.—( Leyillas Courant.)
A eG. 18.—Ilis Maji•sty returned 'here last
The Freach army, under the command of
the Prince Ponte Com', is very strung, and re.
ceives daily reinforcements. His Majesty has en.

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trusted to Mardis! Demoocese, die comommed if
the army in Brabant, which is to eo.operate with
that Ender the Prince of Polite Corer. The di.
vision surfer General Narcns is charity' with the
defence of ibe Bolder, until such time as General
Grutieu shall arrive.—(llugue Courant, dug.
21.)
Vittara, AUG a B.—The Earperor of Austria is
in Moravia, at a countryseat of the Count Co.
benzel. The Count Webner, who hod retinues'
to the Emperor, is expected to-day or to-morrow
at Schoentwunn, with an answer from his Sim!.
reign to the conditions of peace, which the Empe-
ror Napoleon hati refusal to ratify.-Ilottcrilum
Courant, Aug. 2.2.)
PA RN, Act. 2J.—From Oropesa we learn, by
letters of the 7th, that the union of the corps of
the Dote of Whom with that of the Duke of
Dalmatia has already hail important consequences.
'llie enemy, who was ill informal concerning our
movements, or who, sierti his loss in the battle of
Talavera, feared to make his retreat in the pre-
seine of. the royal troops, endeavoured to escape
over the bridge of Arzobisiso, as his retreat by Ilse
way of Almarez was already cut oti. From these
and other occurrence•, we have taken from the
enemy more than 1000 .prisouers of war. The
troops which covered the bridge uere.surrounded.
Whenever the passage is once forced, which must
have taken place to-day, the enemy cannot but
lose his best troops, as well as the greater part of
his artillery and equipage ; the more so, as the
road is very difficult, and it is the only one by
which he can escape.
Aug. 19.—A decree has been issued by the Pre-
fect of the department of the Seine, dated the 18th
inst. in which, in pursuance of orders received by
him, and in consideration of the present diminu-
tion of the garrison of Paris, and the consequent
difficulty of the regular troops in performing their
shay, it is ordered, that the National Guard of
Pails be again put into active service, without the
city ; for which purpose, thctrecessary prepara-
tions have been made.

The General of Division Verdier, having the
command of the troops employed in the siege of
Gerona, has addressed the following dispatches,
dated St. August to the alinister of
%Vat., Count ale Iluneharg
" I have the honour to send your Excellency
reports of the operations of the siege of Gerona,
from the 7th inst. to this day ; from which your
Excellency,may judge of the patience and valour
displayed by the troops which his Majesty was
pleased to put under my command.
" The fortress Alunt.Jumij fell into our hands
at six this evening. This important conquest of a
position difficult to attack, and against an obsti-
nate enemy, whose blintlw•ss is so lamentable,
•gives us almost complete assurance, that eight or
uine days more will suffice in order to subdue the
remaining part of the town, as the outside is stir-
rounded only by a weak wall, which may lie de.
stroyed with-great facility. Within a short time
Gerona shall be subdued.

" The fort Mont Jouij, formerly one of the
strongest and best situated forts in Europe, is now
nothing but a heap of ruins; and it Iva; nut till
after we had been obliged to go to the covered
way, taken Itrstorin the half-moon on the side on
which wu ma.l-4 the attach, and made several
sreuches, that the enemy resolved to abandon that
side, and retire into the lotto, on nhich situ it
was not in odr power to cut off his retreat.
" Your Escelleecy nill bear in-mind, that this
is the first time within 15 rears, in the course of
the war, so dangerous and laborious an enter.
prise has been uudertaken. What rendered this
more difficult was, that we were obliged to raise
our works on a rock, and render them regular
works of art ; and that the entrenchments were
to be niatle ill the presence of an embittered ad-
versary. Generals Sanson and Tawel commanded
the engineers and artillery, and conducted their
operations with zeal, foresight, 'and courage.
" %Ye have found in Mont—LAU 18 pieces of
cannon, which are fur the greater part unservice-
able, and some ammunitioni the remains of the
artillery had been earreti away, after having been
rendered useless by our fire."
lIAMBURGII, AUG. 19. —The Danish corps tin:
der the command of General Von Ewald, which
had possession of Cuxhaven, and the district of
the IVeser and the Elbe, and on the approach of
the corps of the Duke of Brunswick were collect-
ed at Bremerlehe, has, since the arrival of the
Westphalian troops at Bremen, crossed the Elbe,
and repaired to riuneberg, where its head-quarters
are established.

Since the embarkation of the Duke of Bruns.
wick Oth, every thing has been quiet in this
neighbourhood. From Hanover we learn dirt
Dutch troops were to CuMMCDCO their much
towvrds HuHanoi on the 16th.

We have received the following intelligence from
St. Petersburgh :--
'• Tha Circassian', instigated by the Turks,
lately passed in great numbers the giver Kuban,
descended into the plains, plundering and robbin;
every where, and menacing the (in% ertior of New
Russia, the Duke de Richelieu, with an invasion.
The Marquis de Traverse, who commands the
Russian squadron in the Black Sea, res;,lr•rd to
repel the invaders, and punish the enhbers ; ftir
that purpose he sent a detachment of ve.sels,
troops on board, towards the fortress of Anap,
the most important spot where they ceui,l be
brought to obedience. He also caused a column to
pass Bops, in order to approach the said fortress
on that side.

•6 As soon as the vessels were arrived before
Anap, they commenced a brisk cannonade, and
compelled the Circassian, to evacuate the fortress ;
on which the troops took possession of the town.
The column %Thiel, was sent by land in like man-
ner repelled the assaults of the roving bodies of
the Cirtassisns, and orris's! safe at the fortress ;
but it was found necessary to send wit a detach-
ment, in 'ruler to disperse 5000 of the 'mem',
which hail atiacked the rear ; and this stmt.-ceded
accordingly. _

" Thel;nmmandmit then made use of all means
to bring bark the Circassians to thrir duty ; but
as this proiltsecd no effect, and they csincvd nu ir.
recuncileable hate towards the Ittosimii) two (is:.