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. --r. -vies. . "A -;v" iv . - -'7- r f ;-, - c ' i ' T . V. , f 1 " . H t " k " 7. -VK i . do .'. - A "c n : 'K OS MW s .m & v r Mil jj i av M mm h F -,?.7sV write, from . ' - hi D-inlul task to n j a. w. ...k on BlrReo-op- irt . . .-.-H at hrst to pro- Vo3 h,L. .,ce?t etidtd in fai- ri. Gen. CtiVibri. t TV Gcncr-l was dctcrmm- ,Affl to cirry the p ace by HllL;cctiof two of the state f,J. column .WMOi A more comDlcte detail ot.thls uti- foTtuoatc affairis riven in the follow- iogexfact i-fa report trom uiajor Geo. Cooke, whose xorumo, we u . meat to say, ffter ganioj footing on j the ramparts, in spite of unexpected I obstacles, was competled to surren der to the enemv. I have the honor of reporting to your Excellency that the column that made the attack an the Antwerp tide got into the place about lio clock the night "of the 8th, by the clock of this town : but at halt past eleven, the time we were rejtulited by, a delay having occurred ourgbliet, occa sioned by finding it nectssaryv to chance the pointot attack, on accouoi , r.k- Mthm ir At the first in- l J L Lilt BV4akW V - ' -Ki.-kinf themselves on ,liu-i mrr. F.-rv exertion was lified sucn a nsx W fe by Lieut. CoU bmun ana -uapi Sir G. Hoste, of the royal engineers. in getting on the ladders and in di recting and placing thenvfoT the . de scent into the ditch, tHe; Tpa'nK ih feetin the ice,ndthe ascending the ramnarnofthe body of the placet dur- mcied'the right column, which j in whic oprration several me A Were dtathe right of the New Gate ; lott bv a ftrc from the rampart; Af- ibc first wntcniorccu n w-y i tcr wc wcre eswojisocu on, iuc nm- tvcbody of the place, j ne iwu part5tand had occuptea some nouses. C' " w . r.-. Jnn, linn " possible; atvl then prd- clear tnc is'i-j' j jrc column, or.to force .open, rate. An .unexpected :;: arpsin2 the dUchoa the saJthciatcowmooiuuw ba'M 1. t ""7 .u. -track between xne vm-j ina Waterport gattsUj-Gen. " BnR. Qeh; Gore, both I the troops at Waterpott Gate had bceti obliged to surrender, ana were macutd prisoners inw wc wwi when i also learnt the fafe of Lieut. Col. Clifton's detachment and of Mi. Gen. Skerret, Maj. Geo. Gore; anrl Lieut. Col. 1 C-flcton, and tha the troops which had followedem Viarl suffered very much and 'had been repulsed from thev advanced points along the ramparts where they had nenetrated to, 1 was convinced that a loneer continuance of the con-H rrt ould be a useles loss of lives, Sod without a propect of relief as we were situated. I therefore consented ahermuive of laying"down out arms.1 A letter from Sir ThomasGrahrim, dated March ltth, states that an a greement had been entered into for the exchange of prisonersi arid enclo a coov of this agreement, agreea- ffbly to which all but the woundedvrere marched out trom Dcrgcu-up-M tWl hiU oait U- ' " I rr- r. jaa rn of hz. nt Gore, and Li. vc4. i ui.rorre Carlcton, atU tnc dan- -TOUSWoendofMaj. Geo. Skerrett, tcznfXS&t right commn oi tneir .vv PWrtinn. it fell imp disordcT, .i ..c.rrd preat loss in killed, i loasMiod prisoners. :Hietentre Sierrrtt iccotc S31 -.jk. mr m v - - i - were directed to move along r whccce we might have been much aono)cd, ana rtaa sent a sirun5 nirole towards the point at which Maj. Gen. Skerret and Lieut. Col. f:-rleton had entered, I detached Lieut. Col. Ciiftoo with partDf the 1st guards to secure the Antwerp iari. and to see if he coutd get any information of the column under t ri. Morrice. Lieut. Col. Clifum reached .the gstet but found that itcould not be opened by his men, the enemv throwing a very heavy fire -....l u-iriinrr to it. It was al- so found that they occupied ar oUt work, commanding the4ridgc, which would cn"ectuaily render tnat ounct nrlrto us. i nearu uuui-i-k v cbixa hiving been forcal back witbr th-S det achment but considered it cTtnbte loss by. tt neavy nrc oi 3S logt lhe COTimunicaiion -vPS deplKe, (Lieut. CoU Mom'ee, its bccn IDterrupted by the enemy. . coaa.aoder.acd Lieut. Col. Elphin- LicuU Col. Koake. with part cf s:xe coominding the 33d regiment, lhe ,a gu,rds wai afterwards scot in izrtz both wounded) 'wis reformed thal direction, drove the enemy from rVMjInr Mtittiebunr. tmrched tk-mtermediate ramparts; arid reach rwdind joined Naj. pen. Cookr, cC lric gate4 when he found it Useless uWth Ai winir of the 5JtDnt6 frt -tv.mat aov thine, and ascertained r:3ove the wounded from the giicis. lhc outwork was still occup.ed. Howcr, thr guilds had sulTctcd ve- Wc wcrc joined in the course oi tnc ty Kftrtry during tht otght, by the nlgh t by the 33d, d5th and, 2d batta- gfeg fire from the houses on their TloQ Gf the 60th regiment, but (he ciaisa, and by the loss of the detach- 8Ut Qf uncertainty as tb what had ecat of the 1st guards, which having pse'd at other points, determined btaiectto endeavor ,to!assist Lieuii rad oot td weaken the force now col. ' Co4 CirletoD, and to secure the Ant- i-ct-d. bt attempting to carry points . wtrpgne, was cut off, ater trie rnosx i hich .we could notmaintami orpc , rKrtreteanee which cost the lives nmfwi thmiiph the. streets with , t II - - w of bcioe embarked ! fnr Rnr?land. as soon as the naviga repulsed',and,left aboura thousand of theii?rrSen d?adJ3n the glacis. Mar shaVSaxe, however, renewed the at tempt and took it oy stratagem We were encouraged to expect success, because it was known thatthe, French fearrison wished to evacuate it,, and throw itself into Antwerp; and also' that the town's peoplewere all in The British army, therefore, advanced, from its canton ments on the 6th add 7th towards Antwernlthe head quarters being4 at r-lmhout. On. the 8tn, it Euauc.y marched to Fort LiUo and Bergen- op-Zoom : all these places hiring oo i o fnr 'tiawih march iromachJother, the" oDeci proposcu io -vv , ; was given out to be Fort Lillo, which lies between Bergen and Antwerp. The, former however WS only mask ed, and the real attack was made on liertren on the same nicht. Bergeri is on a rising ground or hill, the only one $n the country protected Oy a marsn on the soutb-ast and watered py uic little river Zeom, which is divided ;hrn txirr and canals. On th was no honor Iotthey 'f'. rur hm thAtr.VaUatit commano;ersr . - nenavca-Avuu urMMr "' T e flag of'truce tbr6pQseivibs uj? the .rror ' rtiTnr!pa met! 'I which propO- sarsltceptd and; THrt Vm delivered tbus-at the Ant - w:erp gate. ' Such 1 has. Teenher result of wW I hope tfrill be the last sacri fice to Moloch; ' ".i.,,., ' Loadon March 14.' J We haveVthts day roiperform thfe monifjiog awl "PK: J -x bouncing the failur&;of the;Bntisrif arms, amended wtth los efedin thawbTchhapurthasedmanyofQur (; mnt imnoTtant successes.1 The ol-t 4 .a-SW'inHoHandi lAo en? - terprise uhdertakep by the orders Sir X. Graham, with hopes xustiQed, a great measufe atleast, the im- - A. r . . .. o ti ' 1 1 HfiV.o nrr ranais. wu mc tion'of the river .hall open, o.r i no- -w "r . - j-. , w.Hitr nt tnpiiu is wasntu 17 : mas Lrranam 9 c i1" " ' , ' W tn br . f the French coromaridan;; ine aSSdu v . "-rJ inic iwMv.t 1 fh' north .1'' . J J- MMrw M 09 IPS SIU1U lUUguusHftty" v , and requests tnat aoaui-ucK - - . ' i irt nlh. .u. a.nertLnrisdnerin tns- side.next .imuicu, -V-v rr v, land, sh uJ in compliment to hitne released without exenage. )t The tcuowmg are cne printiic - f this acreemetit: ? a t A aiicrtAnei nrt OI nOSIUl- eV'The brve ?rjgnraj. Skerret the intrepid derenarol? riffa, commanded the attack, Hehad some time before broke his leg bjtf a fall from his horse, fromwhich he . Tk Vir- hri was not rccuvcicu- ww. v..w. - v 1 1 i -v on m price tien lor tnreei uay, lu jj h Maior Gene- fro this day at nooo, r. ,r4d ?f the 1st nri rdi v 11 a u ' v - - f . 1 1 cf many most valuable officers. At day break the eiemyi having ttiracd the gun of the place, opened their fire against the troops on the ' tnpttKecte rampart, and the reserve ot tnc 4th column (the lioy at acousj rtturced from the -Waterpott gte, Idbvcd by fee"32d. ijlhe former JtpT.ciit grtttng under a cioss fire H.n the place and VVaterport re douat, soon afterwards laid dewn their ixmu " j Gen. Cooke, then despairing of iucccs. directed the reet ofihe (s.coiducted-in the fiirds, hi;h Wa oo$t orderly manner,! protected by the remains of the G9tb regiment, and i the tight wingbt the 55 ih (which ccrc repeatedly drove the cnem)j with the bayonet) under the M-j. Generai im mediate dircctiori The General afterward fotind hi m Vcn'ihh to withdraw theie treak bat olioes, aod having thus, with the ge- uujdc leeungs ox a true soioter, acvo-j td himself, he surrendered to save lhe lives of the gallant men remaining , imhim. . , '!;:v; i I should wish to do justice to the ; 6 hi c&crixont ana conspicuous gu- Qtry of those officers who had the opportunities of distinguishing tbem StJvet. I have not as yet been able 10 collect sufficient information. ' Sir ThomisGraham then mentions the conduct of various officers .in hjj;H terms of com mends don. and tra&imits such lists of the'killed and Untied as could atihit time be pro. the certain loss of a geat number-of men,prticularly as I heard that the troop at the Water port Gate, undrr Li.-ut. CoL Muller werevcry scrjuu Iy opposed, I scut the 33d to reinforce Th. enemv conunued a Uicgre upon livarid.stone timer held the1 ad- toinin? oasiion, num -r - which they compieieiy wwu' our communication with the exterior, and brought their guns at ; the an- Rle to bear against us. lney wcc charged and driven away!hy Majors Mnfttthurv and Hoeewith the 9th and55th, in a very spirited i'nd gal- tant style. . ' ; Finding that matters Were becom inc more serious, an4 being still with- out an'V infomauon from other pomts excepting that of the failure of Lieut. Col- Morricc's columns near the ford time for making the neces;ary nrramrrmenlfor the execution ot an rKtnm nf prisoners; Answer, rintffl- i Art. 2. That all prisoners 6 war; i 1 -U. kalrmflrinhr. tO his wounoeti tu wwvu6.m6 Majesty's forces, stuUibe given up, giving their parole of honorhot to serve against France or her allies, m Eufope,:until they are regularly ex changed. Answer, gramcu. A.t 4. That all French prisoners of war, wodnded "and otherwise, shall ; be civen up, and be accounted for by , the prisoners to oe rccotucu w Britannic Majesty, as hs been stipu lated in the preceding article. ;An swer, granted. . i Art. 4. AS some oi i xaj.7 -ttffWrkand soldiers have been dan- geroudy wounded, they shall e left m the fortress of Bergen-op Zoom ; aod two medical officers, together with the requisite oumber of hospital attendants, to take care of them. An- swer, granted. . A rt 'That when the officers or anv others of the British ( wjuhdedi shall be! cured, they shall receive pass ports from the Governor oi oergen- oZoom to epable tterti t proceed .1- urriich out.bosU; and that rr Gore miards: 1st rovals, and 44th, with a Htarhmentot the 91st. It traversed a frozen morass, cleaved the empale ments abdchevaux-3e-fri2e,and seal ed the ramparts ; they actually got into the town undiscovered. The other brigade consisting of the 5$th" eth and 33d, and some or me isi and 3rth, aiso assaulted by escalade, but was vigorously opposed. The enemy raised up the ladders frdth the amparts with hooKs, ana uasneu down the men on tne iroxcnuuLne , the gateij however, were torced open from the mside and lhe greater part of hr assailants entered. ; I he garrison, though surprised, waA oot thrown into contusn ; it ra'ieur uucu houses on each sine ot the streets rWh mu.cmetrv. and enfiladed them with grape shot and howitzer shells. The cuards-were arawn np-anu pre pared to fire by platoons, When they were ordered to throw out their pri ming arid to charge. They advanced at the pas de charge; but they niet no thing but showers or grapeauu cau F.-J 'i L 1 Knitter PtXmnKt Jill nister snot i ir?v. the briKaaes wa.irfv p"' M did the other Dagsac suner iw, they only gainche mpart ; n i fctrnncr frjrtrcss otiBerfffin op,-Zoom, was finally trustratea wun t the loss otil pur part , o neany, whole of the troopVeoggetUby ttealo oni tapitalatiocobnmr a c,c venaoliot1 the exchange ipf .theap-, tives The details 0 the operauqns down to theiV disastrous csehavfe been' published this-morning in rati, Extraordinary $&xe which we insert at fbU ICn-th. wuhfedmgsi . whose poignancy will ootperrmtil to -say more than wc .condpU niosf sin cerelV, with our arnictea cquury uu so occasion so truiy uisviwau fr6Wi tluspndon Sun, 6fifrl 5. j We have this ixiomirig received & letter f romordaux of a ;vejty fate -v : . -v . ..... i . u toe date, the conten o wiv",W i.vk1 tosay, give u tdamuch feasbia to fear rhnt a preat difference of Opiniori pre- the medical othcers ana nospuai rt-ndants be in the like manner per- Witted to depart, when their services v , A ru shall be no longer requireo.- au -, 8' I -Msm I gave yob an account in a former Utr nf two unsuccessful attempts to take Antwerp by assaultand i to burn the fleet there We rXrt hraiise ourToYce' was -wholly inadequate and because our amcs vac had ulterior objects to par- nr vat- pot a larcre supply or 'military stores, together some of whicrrwere played off with .hort. it was veri: like the Buenbs Avres ousmess, vuy w11- uw " catTattach to. oibraV,e7etrafi,- Comj mactder ; in lact notmng cowo ' betterplanoed than the attack or more hrnirailv executed; ThCr-two lea ders Oens. Gore and Skerret, were j hterallv piercedOUhhalls, TFrc first H.' .t '1 im- : " l vails amorig the leading rnehDjare favorable to-the reiestabhshment 0. the'BottrboAdyofyapw of France. ) When. umdVs on-kry account so deirabief we ;cannotbuc deeply lament the existence .of; janjr rircirmstarice whidft should, lipba ari important point, crause a division uf, those into twos parties, who; fQrstfil b-ppiness of the'worldi ought ,te most cordi d!y and tlosely linked together in one (Wt been for fonie time aware ot he fact that the French erhigrantsvinthiOntry;riarl split upon the same rock hot wei had hpped.thattht;m6dera of trTer ro'march,w6ufd haVejjrCjVcn- ted triichism frotri spreading ; into 1 FrWe. and that the hatred of the: ty rant, cottfrnqh to all; wodfd fjave kept down everf minor ry tterupOn which; mnrrA-tv of sHtrrnnt prevailed, Vd'l the restoration Qf betterorder of thWs afcrded ihp opportdni for smoothing away dffitculties and max- 3t an s verv fine effect from the ramparfi Williamstajdtescoce ofour ga w u rommanderfSii TGrahapii. AH a A i ' 1 We? stiii ; trUs - that .,rh will be the coursrpUTed, and thit the 'FrertcH nation dl n?t Hive co ascribe, the faildre of the jfeood .r ha Its snbseoueut rclapsc .into Iim ir nierCCQUKtiuaiw. ' "6 U1 3rM . , KSdea Horrdespou Skerret has wvivcu. M c w y-r;- ' now begab to retreat ; enemy reel vantage gro P!?-but mcgre:uernun,ue,,c.r; v . VBt ,henir0r lh6 pmecibiM- m here the fefHs the proper PPfff- was dene at H . ladder-wHerc ue i -.r--. J,, . , he jftfit rovah. and entered. ' : ' , L" Strahuodvery AKauttIaT-lT-.it the enemv naviuK " .thrV un acain possessed themseKe Ol,tne oc- ---rr-. -, immidiatelv ta take 1 1 - ti nrt thrre- anticipatmc: tnet Cured, pin drivep from it byjMajrtsiou S.ih5itfDg, Sbory-id Hogg , with; their wert JO1 .. ... "t- '-i-j men eaVe tt to unue.swuu ?er. . .i aooniaer.-M- - i inide 6tjba Antwerp, but 1 Cot. Joaes, who Baa peen cn .yn , mc ot the troneett .towns wner .mthe nlt.can.'tp- me.fee. m forgeiS III 1 I 1 1 1 andDrisOnerst 1 p intercept treatthe Fitel) opened the sluices, wicjaoo-dthe ykesveraieice. Thfeines oiVorks, and threHcpur ses of clykel, hatl " theretVeaters. tr nass. uoderihowers ot rounq. grape and shells before they could be safe f yet, .wonderfuife, tell,, numbers A oi woundea meo,wiur u m diesieot oVeal numoersawu drowned loltheattempu ? rnoonlight nighty but 0ccfsionaiiyi cloudslno blue fihcwerex- hibited ; but twwm; w w -. fitttne country ? iei incvi- v j-w.- llectian but, tnat of; her Iwrcngs Jet t v. men em them terget eyery roonv. u.itw but that oihcr 'teviQ thniiSet a.'uuv nxlt . wm rVun thetr craze hut '31 . lumrawed ne tosurrcuF. - j fc - , they wP H formed me thatLt.CoUMuUer,aad)ed u carry :py . Wiirtenoutootr ' he eocmvwill boast b.tiTtn kti two pair of fbr,tfere that of the overthroWxfjtneifWraA aha;vUitherstor&tioriorccT; .wy ful king, the return olpeace anoon- cofor, Jto mtaicme ner wr' to heal the wouods of-Eiiropehis indeed vrere publici virtue an4 God aad mn wm rewaru; . f,v fili tent.oIrtce)t Ware?. thefoUowrngsre;eirctsacsla -t&t grieve to.tell vod that the pnv v elamations Issued Til .iVi , TV ' 7 'f - - j v, .i
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