The Statesman.
London, England, 1809-12-28 00:00:00

n- dihr"'
Middleburgh a eshils—thitiortk,
and the hauaehes that were there
that more exalted characters than num

Baronet concur in that opinion.
THE Duke del PAIMUK is see, by
accounts, to be retreating, or rather
fore the rrench ; and it will be sewn that the Spa-
niards ar6 at last tired of the presence of Lord
WELLINGTON and the BritiDh army. It is nut a
little curious, that while the accounts from our
troops state them to be starvin:, the Spaniards
assert that their feed consumes a double quan-
tity of provisions, to that eatiii by the same num-
ber of Spaniattis.
Our Officers express, in private letters, hopes
of speedily evacuating the Penitwila—so far
from that being the present intention, troops are
now marching to our coasts to embark fur Por.
togal.

Tas following extrauedinary intelligence was
received this morning from Dovur :--
•• Dec. 27, 1809. •

" Mr. POWELL, the .krstriaut secretnry, returned here
this morning; the French having refused hint pertaimion to
land.—/11•Y Nll Welt ate to Paris.

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FRENCU AND DLIMU PAPERS•

Nets, Dec. 10.—The Commit of Inquiry, ap-
pointed by virtue of a sealed letter, addressed by
his Imperial Majesty to Count Humalsourg, dated
SC:loClllbrunn, Ttk of September, to examine

the conduct of General Monnet, with respect to

the surrender of Flushing, terminated, on the sth

of November, its operations, and submitted the
result to his Majesty, in a verbal process of its
sittings, of which the following is the substance :

"'The Council of Inquiry appointed by his Majesty the
Emperor mid King, convoked t his Excellency Coast
Ilunebourg, Minister at War, confurinahly to the sealed let-
ter of his Majesty, dated Schoenhruim, the ith of Nov.
" Assisted by 111. Sisson, Chief of Division to the lli '.try
of War, Member of the Legi:in of Hamm-, Knight of the,
tmplre, exercising the fuuctions of Secretary to tine Costa-
di, haying examined the annexed plecei, to the numher
174—and considering. that ante. iorly le the 15th of Mnrch,
hit Majesty the Emperor and Kin,;, had himself given parti-
cular instroctions to the General of Division Muweet, to plcve
the town of Flashing and the Isle of Walelsereu ha secutit)

frosts any military attack.
" Considerin. Ilutt on the 22c1 nt April. the Minister at
FEar spree to this Groerst. that a considerable armament liras

preparing in England, sad commanded him to make time ne-
cessary dispositioos to place that fortress in a state of security
from the enterprixes of the English ; and that this General
answered, that all dispo,itinns Ismd been made, aad precau-
tions taken, t.m defend the town of Flushing in the moot vi-
gorous manner rwible ; thateitll his batteries were in ;pad
conditiln anal r. ell sapplied ; awl that he had a sutlicieut
'tot* of provisinw: and ammunition for a siege.
" Consideriog, that me the Ilth ofJuly Iv:lowing, the enc-
l./if erected a landing hwtderea the fort of Ilaak und Polder ;
that his force seas presumed to be Ix,o'o men ; that o• the
2rl of Au.tuit he was before Flushing; and bad taken
a position, 1,4 at Nolte. ahout 600 metre; from theft:elle of
Plateadickt VII, a little to the left of the toad which leads to
Iliddlobtorgh, imi the place called the ragmen des Dames, at
about 800 metres from the salient angle of the bastion Nn. 4;
3d, at the new fort egahli4he.l between Fluslsinr and the fort
of Ramakens, at about 100 metres from the fort of Rama-
keos ; that the of Platendich, and that on the side of
Ramakemo, are distant from the body of the place about 110
metres; nod that the enemy remained in these positions till
the moment of capitulation, with the exception •f some at-

tacks on the advanced posts.
" Considering, that General Mornet transmiti.dnn account
on the 19th of July last, to the Minister at War, of the
awiveutents and position of the enemy, aud, that on the 94 of
August hit Excellency raninded hilts of the order and ia-
structions given hint by his Majesty, with respect to the mati-
nee in which heshould act to prevent the cuemy from taking
a positiln in the Isle of Walcheren; ilia, the instructions of
his 111.ijesty ordered this General, in case he should find him-
self pressed by the enemy, to cut the dykes rather than sur-
render the pl tee; that this Ueaer.tl seetned °fended at re-
eeivior, this letter from the Minister at War. and &tosser-
s'. lit the General and Senetur Remise'', that it was use-
less to remind him of his dut'.es, and the firm intens
titan of his Itoperial and Royal filaiesty ; and that, at'
all times, and in :ell circumstances, be shnuld know how
so fulfil the one, nod conform to the ether s yet, nevertheless,
General Monnet being pressed in Flushing by a superior force,
hesitated Its cut the dykes; that he pierc. d only one on the
side of Ramakens, which he stopped again during, 14. hours,
and then re-opened ; that this opening produced hut little ef-
fect, because the point where it Was made had not been o ell
choice; that it ought to have been made fifty metres farther,
am the side of Remittent' ; and besides, that the dy ke on the
site of Old Flushiug ought to h.tse been pierced. which
xtroulti have produced immediately a sufficient inundation.
" Cooslstaring, that according to the stall-ascot drawn up
by General Monet no the 15th of Jul), 18u9, the garrisoo
of Flushing cousi-ted of 4461 men. and 1; horses, of whom
Jss tarn and 17 horses were iii the place; Cam Le Generals
Raiment, razimbarilete. and Rousseau, Cirew into Flash-
int. between the tot of Ain;tist and the 6th of the cone numb,
314 i wen; six. ILO the l-t of Asigua, 660 roro lof the 3.1 hat-
talion of the 65th regiment;—sett the 'ld or August, 1003 wen,
of whom (108 were from the 4th battalion et sae :;el detni•
brigade of reserve;—std :.L from the .25 Is, ild, and 106th,
with tO gunner-. (In the 4th of August, 'l2O meet, of the 4th
battalion of the 48th regimeet g--un the 6th of Argun, 1160
into, of whom isZi'd were from the Sat demi-brigade ; —4'2o
from the teth regstnent ; nit 190 from the regimem el Prus-
sia ; forming a total of 61.'96 men, and 17 horses; and that
according to the letters written to the Minister at Nor try
General Mottoes, and dated Lichfield, the bth or October
we, there were only 196 J men killed, wounded, or made
prisoner'.
" Cotwiderior, that at the moment whet) the estotoy appear-
, NI before the place, it contained provision fur .1000 men and
100 horses, during 90 days ; that Gen. Misanet, in his berm e-
menttened letter, dated Lichfield, aunts, that the tire of
ac enemy esmonned four principal IllagillZillii of provision..;
w ens, it had been declared by the Sieur Deurster,
Guard of Engineer', that he knew nothing of this; by the
Weer Kozlowski, Cotnautedant of the Ist Irish liattaliou,,
that the lire et the evenly had destroyed wither provistoo-,lnoe
any thing neves-airy 1.4. the defeure of the pi:tee; nod by thift
Mayor of Flushing, that it hod tally burped two magualoosof
forage.
" Conthlerkig,that the place bad or.l y suffered a houihen44l
trent of Ju hours, on the 1:411. Loh, will lath of /lulus.;
that this bombardment, or the emotion uf the eu• my, hod
not done any remarkable darna•te to the body *f the place ;
that at the moment of capitol:Moo there oas no breach la the
1
rampart i and that the plate had been
run ere
s4dd before jr
enemy hod erected the paging, of the fosse, without basing
sastained any yes telt, and wilco the hoop Mere *till in 1.01-
; moms a the outworks.