Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1809-10-10
VIA BALTiMORE,)
LONDON, Aagust II.
u1ppEADEP OF FLUSHING.

aRREADER OF FLUSHING.
We have the pleasure to announce the
surrender of Flushing the day before yes
,,rl,y. The welcome intelligence was
broug,a, by merchantmen, which had been
,tot with present to the commander 10
chief and arrived at Campvere on Monday
afternoon, when seven 74's were just get
,rg under weigh to proceed to the bonn
l,rdment. She Quilted Campvere On Iuss-
dav afternoon but before she sailed an ex-
mess had reached that place, stating that
Flashing had surrendered on Tuesday
ats o'clock, A. NJ. after tremendous firing,
which is said to have laid all the toriitlca-
items fronting the sea completely level with
the ground. The number OF inhabitants and
soldiers that persisted in the bombardmens
vas very great indeed.
Dutch Decree Of July 20.
Louis Napoleon, &c. &c. Until fur
hsr orders, our decree of Soth of June. No.
| 1, respecting the admission OF American
vessels into the harbors of this kingdom,
shall be repealed, and every thing rcla'ins
thereto be placed on the same footing as 1t
was before the issuing of the said decree, SO
thar no other vessels than those conforming
strictly to the restrictions contained IN our
former DEGREES shall be admitted. those
which shall not so conform, shall be warned
Of,
aThe director the Customs hereby or.
dels all custom house officers. stationed IN
the harbors and ports of this kingdom, to
actaccordine to the above decree, and to
inform all captains of American vessels,
which may hereafter arrive, of the contents
ofthe same as also of the DEGREES by which
lhsimport of goods is permitted. And also
to send the papers of those, which from the
nature Of their cargoes, conceive the same
admissible, with the addition of the usual
decl rition of the director of the customs,
,M,o wait for further orders concerning
the same"
The above decree, when issued was &C
tompauied with copy of that of the 3oth OF
June, in which the articles allowed to be
imported from America, are specifically e.
aunsra,ed. 1t was given in the Courier OF
he 9th ult.
august 1s.
), The official account of the surrender OF
cushing had not arrived when our paper
Vent TO press.
The bombardment Of Flushing lasted
aon Sunday afternoon till Tuesday morn
~s On Monday the large ships went in'
@a began bombarding it on the sea side
'aa.tremenduous effect. The resistance
'srendered more obstinate, on account OF
ssSot the garrison being Irish, who dread
Willing into the hands of the government
alass whom they were fighting. The hrs'
SM proposed by gen. Monnst are said to
ss'c contained some st:pulasions IN their
-s0r' which were instantly and indignantly
slsc'ed by the earl of Chatham. The towr
IN held out some time longer, but al
pes OF succor being at an end, and ths
4. oncatlons turabling fast about their ears
;; garrison were reduced to the necessity
-, ~ unconditional surrender. The term.
y. : agned early on Tuesday morning, ane
we're to take possession Of the place Oh
'as'day evening.
10. august 10.
p,.e received at a late hour this morning
liz papers to the Cd, Hamburg to thu
~ Berlin, Frankfort, and other paper