47G ANNUAL REGISTER, 1809. 



deprived of his services. I have the 

 honour to inclose a return of the 



killed, wounded and missing, 



Deeply as the fall of every British 

 soldier is at all times to be lament- 

 ed, the loss will not appear to have 

 been great, when the serious impe- 

 diments it was in the power of the 

 enemy to oppose to our progress are 

 considered, as well as the formida- 

 ble state of the batteries of Flush- 

 ing, to which the troops were ne- 

 cessarily exposed. The pressure of 

 circumstances has prevented the 

 commanding officer of artillery 

 from furnishing a detailed account 

 of the guns and ordnance stores 

 taken in the several batteries, and 

 fortress of Ter Vere, but which will 

 be hereafter transmitted, with a re- 

 turn of the prisoners taken since 

 ourlanding, supposed to amount to 

 1,000. Commodore Owen's squa- 

 dron, with lieut.-gen. marquis of 

 Huntley's division, remains at an- 

 chor in the Wieling passage, and 

 the divisions of lieut.-gen. the earl 

 of Rosslyn and lieut.-gen. Grosve- 

 nor are arrived at the anchorage 

 in the Vere Gat. 



[ The dispatch concludes ivith ac- 

 hioiuledging the ability ivith ivhick 

 the Jleet ivas conducted through the 

 passage into the Vere Gat, and 

 likewise the zealous exertions of the 

 officers of the navi/, as well as the 

 seamen in dragging the artillery 

 through a heavy sand.'] 



Chatham. 



P. S. Since writing the above 

 letter, I have received intelligence 

 from lieut.-gen. Sir J. Hope, that 

 the reserve of the army had effected 

 their landing on South Beveland, 

 and that a detachment had occupied 

 the town of Goes. 



[^Articles of capitulation for the 

 surrender of the town of Middle- 



burgh follow. They stipulate for 

 the jnotection of the peaceable citi- 

 zens, as well as all private property, 

 condition that all fire arms are 

 given up, and the public property 

 accounted for to British commis- 

 sioners appointed for that purpose. 

 Public fonctionaries and their fo- 

 milies are to be permitted to retire 



to any other part of Holland. 



The capitulation of the fortress of 

 Vere is likewise appended. The 

 garrison surrendered prisoners ofo 

 war, public property is to be deli- 

 vered up, and the inhabitants of the 

 town are to be protected in their 

 2^rivileges.'\ 



Middleburgh, August 3. 



My Lord — Since my letter of 

 yesterday's date, I have received in- 

 telligence from lieut.-general Sir J. 

 Hope, of his havingoccupiedBathz, 

 and taken possession of the whole 

 island of South Beveland. I have 

 also the satisfaction to acquaint 

 your lordship, that upon the bat- 

 teries being prepared to open, the 

 fortress of Ramakins surrendered 

 this evening, and I have the honour 

 to inclose the articles of capitula- 

 tion. 



Chatham. 



[ The capitulation of the fortress 

 of Ramakins here fallows. The 

 garrison, consisting of only 127 

 men, surrendered prisoners ifwar.l^ 



Admiralty-ofice, Aug. 7. 



Dispatches brought by lieutenant 



J. Duncan, of the Ida cutler, were 



received yesterday evening from 



Sir J. Strachan. 



Venerable, off the Vere Gat, 

 August l, 1809. 

 Sir — You have been already ac- 

 quainted that I had hoisted my flag 

 in the Amethyst, and that it was 



my 



