Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1809-09-22
Dutch Oficial account Of the Death Of
Schi.i, and he taxing Of Straisund.
AMSTERDAM. June -.


Schi.k, and ne taxing Of Straisund.
AMSTERDAM, June -.
CAPTAIN Nigeon aid-de-camp OF general
Gratien, has brought to his MAJESTY the
king, IN account of the particulars of the
action which took place near Stra!su1d
and o. the Capture Of tn 1t pace, which is
OF the following tenor, SIC
After having cleared the Duchy o. NJ sck b.
lenburgh, | crossed the Regnetz near d IN.
garten, aud arrived on the 3Ist Of NV, At
ten o'clock in the morning, before Strii
sud, with your najesty's tronps under my
orders, who had been jDiacd by his Danish
majesty's troops, under the orders OF gene
raj Ew1l1 Although the Qualifications Of
the town are levelIed TO she ground. yet its
POSITION is still very strong, surrounded as
1t is by deep bitches, and covered by lakes
and morasses.
Schin had taken all possible advantage
of the strength of that position he had
caused ali roads which led to the gates 10
be rendered impractica5le, by deep trans.
verse cuts, furnished with draw bridges,
which from want of chains, were wrought
y cables, running over blocks and shsaves
He had ordered wo ks to be constructed
near each gate, furnished with heavy ord
nance. Schiil also mounted several PEE
ces of heavy ordnance, not only on the
place where the buIwtrks formerly stood,
but also on tn sid Of the former curtains,
and also for .ifie1 tue spl. of the former
conn;erscar0 VITA palsadoes, as far as the
knit per-gate.
Schll a 4 armed all his men with mus.
keis which nc had taken in the 0uchy Of
Meckler5Ics AMI .5trdsund.
The KnrP,r gate, although defended bv
a greater nu n2cr of pieces of ordnance.
To NE raore accessible than the
other gates, being not near 50 much cover
ed by morasses, and having Considerably
more room for depioying-I therefore re
solved to surprise the town on that side
yet IN erder to mask my real design, I
made demoistr against the TriDzee
gate. winch ! ordered TO be attacked bv
he chasseuFs OF the van, aud the Danish
5aaTpsh0oters, while the column which RI
had ordered TO advance, against that point,
moved behind a height 70 a field winch il {
situated in front of the Knieper.e,te
When the troops were assembled there IL
was oae O'Clock. aud they were exposed To
he enemy's fire, aud sudden aud vigo- !
-ous attack was the only means of ma
King ourselves masters of the horn-work |
u front OF tais gate, which was occupied |
Iy infantry, and eighteen pieces of ord |
i,nce, OF large caIIbre, which kept up |
'Tisk are of grape shot, supported by the /
;ross.fire FROM nins otner pieces of or1
,ance, mounted on the settle Of the formsr
| ordered ths 9th regimen ~
tdvance with GXed ,yooets colonel Bchr.
Who commands the reg mem, advanced in
! most gallani manner on the right wing.
ouowed 5y he 9th, under the orders Of CO.
oael Wee, aIl-de-casp 70 your majesty.
which, after having dchioyef, mouh.el the
lorp work, and having borne down every
mug ~ rs way, asy'icd the gate, and for
ed rs way into the torn, IN spite of thel
nost v'g rOas rcs.stance durspg that tineJ
is enc ~ inu1d W the rcdOnJts were XII.
20 By the advanced plrties of the 6tn re-.
iment. The who;s van, commanded |.
colonel Vahe;, the 6lh regiment, AID