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Lieutenant Colonel Cameron, com- 

 manding the detachments of the 

 three battalions of the 95th ; to 

 Lieut. Colonel Hompesch, with the 

 25th regiment ; to Major A. Kelly, 

 with the 54th ; to Lieut. Colonel 

 Brown, with the 56th ; and Major 

 Kelly, with the 73rd ; for the dis- 

 tinguished manner in which those 

 corps attacked the left and centre 

 of the village, forcing the enemy 

 from every strong hold, and storm- 

 ing the mill battery on Ferdinand's 

 Dyke; while Major Gen. Taylor, 

 with the 52nd, under Lieutenant 

 Colonel Gibbs, the 35th, under 

 Major Macalister, and the 78th, 

 under Lieutenant Colonel Lindsay, 

 marching to the right, and direct- 

 ly on the mill of Ferdinand's 

 Dyke, threatened the enemy's 

 communication from Mercxem to- 

 wards Antwerp. 



Two pieces of cannon and a con- 

 siderable number of prisoners fell 

 into our hands. 



No time was lost in marking out 

 the batteries, which, by the very 

 great exertions of the artillery un- 

 der Lieut. Colonel Sir G. Wood, 

 and the engineers, under Lieut. 

 Colonel Cannichael Smyth, and 

 the good will of the working- par- 

 ties, were completed by half past 

 three p. m, of the 3rd. 



The batteries opened at that 

 hour. During the short trial of the 

 fire that evening, the defective state 

 of the Williamstadt mortars and 

 ammunition was too visible. Our 

 means were thus diminished, and 

 much time was lost, as it was not 

 till twelve at noon the following 

 day (the 4th) that the fire could be 

 opened again. 



That day's fire disabled five of 

 the six 24 pounders. Yesterday 

 the fire was kept up all day. The 



practice was admirable, but there 

 was notasufficient number of shells 

 falling to prevent the enemy from 

 extinguishing the fire whenever it 

 broke out among the ships, and 

 our fire ceased entirely at sun-set 

 yesterda)^ 



It is impossible for me to speak 

 too highly of the indefatigible ex- 

 ertions of the two branches of 

 the Ordnance Department. 



I have much reason to be satis- 

 fied with the steadiness of the 

 troops, and the attention of the 

 officers of all ranks, during the 

 continuance of this service. De- 

 tachments of the rifle corps did the 

 most advanced duty, under the 

 able direction of Lieutenant-Col. 

 Cameron, in a way that gave se- 

 curity to the batteries on Ferdi- 

 nand's Dyke; and though this line 

 was enfiladed, and every part of the 

 village under the range of shot and 

 shells from the enemy, I am happy 

 to say the casualties, on the whole, 

 have not been numerous. 



As soon as every thing is cleared 

 away, we shall move back into such 

 cantonments as I have concerted 

 with General Bulow, 



I cannot conclude this dispatch 

 without expressing my admiration 

 of the manner in which General 

 Bulow formed the disposition of 

 the movement, and supported this 

 attack. 



The enemy were in great force 

 on the Deurne and Berchem roads, 

 but were every where driven by the 

 gallant Prussians, though not with- 

 out considerable loss. 



I am, &c. (Signed) 



Thomas Graham. 



Admiraltif-office, April 2G. 

 Copy of a letter from Capt. Rainier, 



