The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1809-10-27
CHARLES. Generali.simo.

CHARLES. Generah.sinio.
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= From the London Gazette of Sent. 9.
A Dispatch of which the following is Copy,
was yesterday morning received at the
Once Of Lord Viscount Cas,lereagh, from
Lieutenant General the Earl of Chatham,
dated Head Quarters. Bathz, August 20.
1909.
MY, LoRD-Major Bradford delivered to
me your Lordship's dispatch of the 21st inst.
signifying to >me his Majesty's commands
that should convey to Lieut. Gen. Sir e.
Coote, the General aud other officers and
troops employed before Flushing, and par.
ticularly to those Of the artillery and engi-
Deer departments, his Majesty's most gra
cious appreciation of their conduct; and which
l have obeyed with, the most entire satisfac.
tion. had the honor in my last dispatch of
acQuainting your Lordship with my intention
of proceeding to this place. and should
have been most happy, to have been enabled
to have announced to your Lord.hip the fur
Their progress of this army. Unfortunately
howevers it becomes my duty to state to your
Lordship, that, from the Concurrent testimo-
ny from so many quarters. as, to leave no
doubt OF the truth OF the information, the
enemy appears to have collected so formi-
dable force, as so convinced me that the
period was arrived, Mt which my instructions
would have directed me to withdraw the
army under my command, even if engaged
III actual operation had certainly early
understood on my arrival at Walcheren, that
the enemy were assembling in considerable
force on all points but was unwilling TO
give too much credit to these reports and
was determined to persevere until Twas sa-
tshed. upon the fullest information, that all
further attempts would be unavailable.
From all our intelligence, it appears that
the force of the enemy IN this Quarter dis
tributed between the epvirons OF Bergen Cd
Zoom, Breda, Lilo, and Antwerp, ard can
toned on the opposite coast, is not less than
IS 900 men. and by some statements is esti
mated higher. Though a landing on the
Continent might, Ihave no doubt, have been
forced, yet, as the, siege of Antwerp, the nos
session of which could alone have secured to
US any of the Interior objects of the aExpe-
dition, was, by this state of things, rendered
utterly impracticable, such measure, if
successful, could have led to no solid advan-
| tage; and the retreat of the army. which
| must at an early period have been inevitable
would have been exposed to much hazard.
The utmost force (and that daily decreasipg)
that could have brought into the field. az
ter providing for the occupation of Walche-
rem and South Beveland. would have amount.
ed to about $4,000 infantry and 1000 cavalry.
Your Lordship must at once see, even if the
eneny's force had been less numerous than
represented, after the necessary detachments
to observe the garrisons of Bergen. OBJ Zoon
and Breda, and securing our communications,
tS,x IAx. -
NAMED tor operations against Lilo. Lief
kenshoeik, and ultimately against Antwerp !.
which town. so far from being in the state
which had been reported, is, from very cor
rect accounts, represented to be i'm com
plete state OF defence; and the enemy's ship.
had been brought up and placed in security.
under the guns of the citadel
Under these circumstances, however NOR.
tifying to me to see the progress arrested of
an army, from whose good conduct and valor
had every thing to hope, feel that nv
duty left me no other course than to close nv
operations here; and it will always be a sa-
lsiactien to me to think, that have not been
induced lightly to commit the safety of the
army conhded to me, or the reputa,isn of his
Majesty'S arms. it was an additional go
tistaction to me to find that the unanimous
opinion of the Lieutenant Generals of this
army, whom ] thought it right to consult.
more out OF respect TO them, than that I
thought doubt could be entertained on the
subject, concurred entirely in the sentiments
1 have submitted to your Lordship | am
concerned to say, that the effect of the eli
mate at this unhealthy period of the wear
is felt most seriously, and that the number
81 SICK already is little short of 1000 men.
II is my intention TO withdraw gradually
from the advanced position in this island
and sending inro Walcheren such an addti
onai force as may be necessary to secure that
Important possession, and to embark the re
m ainder of the troops, and to hold them in
readiness TO avail his Majesty's further corn
mands, which shall most anxiousIy exDect
have the honor to be, &c.
lSigned) CHATHAM.
The Copy of Dispatch from Rear AID.
mlral Sir X. Strachan, dated on board the St
Domingo of Bathz, the 9th ult. follows.
ne Rear Admiral states, that having made
the necessary naval arrangements for land
ing the army near Santfeet, without hearing
IRON Lord Chatham communicated with his
Lordshp on the Oath, and found him unde
cided. On the Goth, attended with Rear
Admiral Sir r. Keates a meeting of the
lieutenant Generals of the army, when, for
the reasons already stated in Lord Chatham's
dispatch, the Interior objects Of the Expedi-
ton were abandoned. Having offered every
naval assistance in reducing the fortresses.
and conceivng the subject of the delibera.
ton to be purely military, he withdrew with
OF L., Beates The Rear Admiral then
states, that the enemy's ships, which we're
hVe miles above Antwerp, have come down