Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1809-10-27

mere are rune ours under tao
head of Turin, August ., that all A.
merican vessels at Naples, Cinita-
Vecchia, and Leghorn, arr seoues-
trated; but tn: news by the Kite, at
Baltimore, invalidates this. 1t i, adj
ded that no more Americans, even
direct from home, with colonial pro-
duce, will be admitted into L.ephorn,
Nothing new about American
affairs"
luY THE PACKET in SO days from L1yEn-
PooL.]
| From the London GQzettspr Sent. 3.
A Dispatch of which the following Is
copy was yesterday morn'ug received AZ
| the Office ofLord Viscours c ,stlere,sh.
from Lieut.. General the carl of Caathan,
dated head quarters, Bathz, August 50,
1902
| My Lord-Major Bradford delivered 20
me your Lordship's dispatch of the 2lst
inst. signifying to me his Maiesty's com.
mands that should convey 10 Lieut.. Gen.
Sir T.. Coote the General and other aicer:
! an troops employed before Flushing & mar.
ticularly to those OF the artile-y AMI ar
g,neer departments, his Maj esty' s NEST rras
cious appro5 alton of their Undue, and
which L have obeyed with the most entire
/ satisfaction. | had the honor in rnv.Ias.
! dispatch of acquainsing your Lordsh,p viii,
my intention OF proceeding to this place and
1 should have been most happy to have
. been enabled 20 have announced TO vour
Hordship the further progress Of this army.
CnIoreuhateiy, however, it becomes nv
duty to state to your Lordship that, from
the concurrent testimony from so many
quarters, as to leave no doubt of the truth
OF the information, the enemy appears to
nave Collected so formidable force as so
convinced me that the period WAS arrived,
at which my instructions would have direct
ed me to withdraw the army under nv
command. even if engaged in actual one.
ration. had certainly early understood
on my arrival at Walcheren that the enc
my were assembling in considerable force
on all poins; but was unwilling to give
700 much credit to these reports, ana 1 was
determined to persevere until was salts.
ted, upon the fullest information that all
further attempts would be unavailable.
FROM all our intelligence it appears tina
the force OF the enemy in this quarter dis.
trioilted between the environs of Bergen
op-Aoom, breda, Lilo and Antwerp, and
Cautioned on the opposite coast, is no less
than IS 900 men, and by some statements
Is estim ted higher. Though landing On
the continent might, I nave no u5, have
,oeen forced, yet as the siege of Antwerp,
the possession of which could alone have
secured to US any of the Interior objects Of
ire expedition, was by this state eff things
reudeted utterly impracticable, such a
measure, if successful, could have led to
no Solid advantage; and the retreat of the
army, which must at an early period been
inevitable, would have been exposed 10
much hazard. The utmost force land that
daily decreasine) tn It C ,uld have brought
into the field, after providing fer the occu-
patton OF Walcheren and South Peveland,
would have amounted TO about IS 600 in
faatry and 1000 cavalry. Your Lordship
must At once see, even # tue enemy's force
had been less numerous than represented
after the necessary detachm ms to observe
the garrisons OF Bergen OPP Zoon and Brc-
"a. and securing cur Communications, how
very adequate force must have remained
for operations ag INST Lilo LiEfkeIsh elk,
ek ultimately against Antwerp which town
50 Tar from being in the state which had
BEL reported, is. from very correct ac-
counts, represented To be in a complete
state OF defence and the enemy's ships
mad been brought up and placed ID security,
uDder the gaIts of the citud /
| Under these circumstances, however NOR.
tying TO me to see the progress arrested
OF an army. from whose good conduct and
Va'or had every thing to nops, feel that
my duty left me no other course than to
close nay operations here ana it VIII al
ways be satisfaction to me to think that /
have not been induced lightly to commit
the safety Of the army confided TO me or
the reputation of his VI iesty's arns. lie
was an additional satisfaction to me TO Gnd
that The unanimous opinion of the Lieu
tenant-generals of this army, when tho'e
" right to consult, more out OF respect to
them, than that thought a douD coutl be
entertained on the subject coucurred en-
urely IN the sentiments have submitted to
your Lordship. 1 am concerned to say that
the effect of the climate at this unhealthy
period OF the year is felt most seriously, &
jthat the number of sick already is little
short of 5000 men. 1t is my intention 70
withdraw gradually from the advanced po-
sition in this island and sending into Wal
cheren such an additional force as may be
necessary to secure that important posses.
sion, to embark the remainder OF the troops,
and to hold them in readiness to avail his
MsJesty's further commands which | shall
most aDxously expect. l have the honor
to be, &c. Is gned) CHATHAM.
| The copy of a Dispatch from Rear.Ad.
mlral Sir Il. Strachan, dated on board the