Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1809-09-22

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nal having been made that they could be de-
stroyed, did, for considerable time, ne
plect or delay taking efectual measures for
destroying them," has not been proved a.
gainst the said admiral lord Gambler, but
that his lordship's conduct on that occasion,
as commander in chief of the Channel fleet
employed in Basque Roads, between the
18th day of March and the Goth day of A.
pril, 1909, was marked by zeal, Judgment,
ability, and an anxious attention to the well
fare of his majesty's service, and therefore
do adiudge him to be most honorably &C
Quilted, and he is hereby most hono1ably
acquitted.
The president then called for lord Gam
bier's sword and addressed his lordshlp as
follows -
Lord Gambier-I have peculiar plea
sure in receiving the commands OF the court
to return you your sword, upon the fullest
conviction that you will use it as you have
hitherto done, with advantage to your coun-
try, and your own personal honor lreturn-
ing him his sword.
s Having so far obeyed the commands OF
the court, beg you will permit ms, in my
individual capacity, TO express to you the
high gra.ili alton | have experienced up
on this occasion"
Lord Gambler replied.
{. | cannot sufficiently express the sense
feel Of the patient attention OF the court, and
beg TO return nv thanks to you, sir, tor the
obiieing manner in which you have convey
Cd to me their sentiments"
the court was then dissolved.
august S.
Still are we without any official intel'i-
gence from the cxpedition----but We are hap
Nv to Law before our readers the following
letter which informs Us OF the surrender OF
Flushing, AID the whole island of Walche-
rem -
HARwICH, august 4.
81 Intelligence has just been brought from
the expedition by foreign vessel which
Left the Dutch coast last Wednesday night
She had been with the expedition from Sa-
turt.ay last-on that day about one P. vi.
she was in tue midst of our expedition,
which was then about two mics distant
from Flushing They were then at anchor.
Three guns having been fred at the adInl-
rails sa,p the whole of the Acct weighed and
stood close in. The foreign vessel then set
sail for AFRO n r part of Tie Dutch coast more
10 The ao.enward, where she remained un-
I'll "Wednesday night, when she received
short note oy fishing vessel, directing her
to return with all haste to England, and ad-
ding that, {. Flushing had been taken by
th> Eaclsh"- Flushing, the master of
the foreign vess / means the surrender of the
Whole island of Walchefen. The above
intelligence comes from a soulce that may
be relied on. !"
The above is The latest intelligence that
has been received. Other accounts have ar
rived here, bat they do not bring down tho
intelligence later than last Tuesday.
: GA Wednesday last, a telsgraphic order
was received at Deal from the admiralty,
for all the vessels with the heavy artillery.
on board lying in the Downs, to sail lmme-
dlately TO join the expedition: and hey all
sailed on Thursday morning, under convoy
of has majesty's sloop Rinasdo.
At a lale nour this morning we received
Hamburg Correspondents Of the s5rh and,
a6sa ult. Berlin papers of the a2d and
Prague of the 18th. They contain the fol-,
lowing intelligence:
THE MAIN, July 20.
The head quarters Of the Arcnduke,
Charles are at Ely au. A congress Tor peace.
is spoken of TO be held in noravia OF at Vi
emma. The emperor Francis, according
to some accounts, is gone from Oimutz, to.
Hungary.
BERLIN, July %.
Every thing is likely to be arranged be-
,vesn Russia and Sweden. The conditions
Of the peace are the surrender Of the island
of Aim the surrender of Finland, and