The Statesman.
London, England, 1809-09-01 00:00:00

GERMAN p4Axas.

AMSTERDAM, AUG. 111.7—They wrilefrons Ant.
werp, that 3000 French, who are going to join •
the Army of Ossendrecht, passed through Ant.
werp on the 10th. The English have souk some
vessels in the Scheldt, to prevent the breach"
flotilla, which is gone up the river, from coming
down. There is a report at the Hague, that the
English had re.embarked, as they could not ac.
cornplish the object of their expedition.
Great preparations are making for some import.
tent soterprise against Booth &related. The fort
of Hat hz is constantly bombarded by the French
flotilla, and it is evea repotted that it is again re.
taken.

Tire American errand idooner Exterprise has
left the Texel, and pot to sea again.
The King's head-quarters have been removed
from Rosendal, near Breda, towards Berges-op-
Zoom. The whole army is united. General
Colbert is Governor of Breda. Besides the
Dutch arn►y, about 40,000 French troops have,
within ihrze eight days, arrived from Nris and the
interior of France,
The object of the enemy was to take Antwerp,
and to surprise the squadron in the Scheldt. But
we hare reason to believe that this object cannot
be obtained. The fleet is at Antwerp, where all
preparations arc made to produce in a few hours an
inundation whirl► will protect the place against all
attacks on the land side. On the Scheldt, the ships
will be protected by their own guns, -1.1 well as
the batteries on !sae banks, which have, by the
order of his Majesty, been augmented by four
additional batterier., mounted with 36-pounders.
TaoLtx, At n. 1..—0 n the 10th, his Majesty
inspected this fortress. Yesterday, during the
whole of the day, a heavy cannonade was heard
in the direction of Fort Baths. A vessel has been
bl.,wn up, and t'►e explosion was distinctly heard
ben..

The Dutch flotilla has taken a position in the

Scheldt. The to Likes are open at Bergen-op-
Zoom, and the whole Polder between this and
that town is tinder water. The hostile fleet has
extended itself further along the Eastern Scheldt,
and a number of their small vessels have come up
to Bath;. At the departure of the post, a heavy
cannonade is again heard, which appears to be in
the neighbourhood of Liathz.
gCtti (SUILITII BETELAND). AUG. 13.—The
Trench have made several hold sorties frous Flush.

ing : that of Wednesday last 'oust Wu coat the
English a number of men. Twenty waggons with
wgissided were brought to Middleburgh. Thu Eng.
their landing on Waleheren, lost 500 men.
Soma uaggoits with gold, it is sail, hare passel
through Milltilebur..
_ _

'fh; requisitions of provisions imposed on this
and 411 the villages of thus island ere very op.
• presa.vc. A scarcity of butchcie meat is appro.
bend...!

Amman:4am, Arc:. 15.-1 Itoyal Courant
locutions Do torts military eveuts.
Englih ships arrive daily with satumnition and
prosisions 4t W.ileherett ; and the enemy is term-
ini as considerable magazines there, as if meant to
hold that island for a year.
The recruitipg goes on well, and the greatest
exertions are et cry where made to oppose the enc..
my. A Royal Decree directs, that so long as a
vat of Zealand remains in the posstssion of the
enemy, 11. Ermeeris shall fill the office of High
•Sh..riti of th.it step:sr:tricot.

Fronn► the Sti► to th►! 14th there have b►en dAily
aclinsts 411,1 cannonading along the Scheldt.
T;►r enemy, it seeti.s, has shown h►mself off.
ilelvoetsluys, whe►►ce several ship of viar hate
pr4.ceetled to Dordrecht. A great namher of tl►e
cnen►y's transports have also, ssithin these few
da, s, been seen on the coast towards the Tray'.

AN rw Ear, Aro. 7.—The French fleet, rom.
posed of nine sail of the line and two frigates,
wl~e stationed about half way hetsselu Antwerp
acid Latlo. IVe consider here the left bank of the
Urs!erst Scheldt, as far as Breskiiis, and from
thence to Ostend, as being in a good state of de-
fence. A considerable number of troops occupy
the other side from Antwerp to Lill°, and from
thence Ossendrecht and Dergen.op.Zoom, and
lei/Unreel:rents are daily arriving. A number of
troops passed through this place this day, and *e
have a considerable garrison. every pu•sible dis-
position is making fur passing front Ossendrerht
South lievelaitd. The French Minister of War
bias the necessary orders from Paris fur a number
of reinforcements to march hither.

A vu. 12 miesienlay ten of deg enemy's f:i-
gates<, and about 150 giaa.bnat, forced the pas-
sage 4t Flushing, and sailed en the Scheldt. This
48,tilla landed 11(1111p men at Ter Neese, nut far
from Axel, on the Flemish side of the river ; but
tliersocor made off. The land batteries maintained
a heavy fire upon the vesaels, but could nut pre-
,. id /hilts from arriving at Baths.
Tor MAINE, A 00. 14....Tht.Archduke Ferdi.
wad t 4 to have the command of thy Austrians troops
iN linheatia.

Tung. Atm. 2.—A1l the American ships at
Naples, Civics Vecchia, Leghorn, &t. have been
pit under setluestr.stion. '1'11.! general ahiniun in
the mercantile ant Id therefore is, that the French
thiseininsoit will no longer wink at the contra.
lra.lc of the but is determined to
adoit the strungtsat ssis.ouras in unkr to put ate
cal,i to it.
. Since the efimmenreeneht of hostilities, 14,191
Austrian, and 396 English prisoners have passed
Etrutilo
WAtts tw, Auc. 10.—Tt is said 'ilia the Ras.
sian troops are to Parc and M
towards Mo:ilau, to juin their army in that
quprter.
li o !fussy NG, A vq. 6. Him Majesty has ap.!
Hided the (porters far the everrise of the troops, I
as follows. :—Tne britride in Kist Prussia, at
kolitagsberg—that its West Prussia, in the dis.
kid of Mewe—that is Pfurarania at Stutiranli—
that in the Mark, sit Berlin—that in I.nyscr Silc.
bias partly at Frankfort, and partly at 13reslise—
that in Upper Silesia, at Frankinsteine.
01 the seven battalions which form each brl-
Fade, two, and two squadrons of ravlryi sialls.
d.: rips the periu3 utexercise) be cam:nips* In ;Ariel