1809.) 
Your Lordship will observe that the at- 
tacks of the enemy were principally, if not 
entirely, directed against the British troops, 
The Spanish Commander-in-Chicf, his offi- 
cers and troops, manifested every disposition 
to render us assistance, and those of them 
which were engaged did their duty; but the 
Bround which they occupied was so impor- 
tant, and its front at the same time so diih- 
cult, that I did not think it proper to urge 
them to make any movement on the left of 
the enemy while he was engaged with us. 
I have reason to be satisfied with the conduct 
of all the officers and troops. I am much 
indebted to Lieutenant-General Sherbrooke 
for the assistance I received trom him, and 
for the manner in which he led on his divi- 
Sion to the charge with bayonets. ‘To Licu- 
tenant-General Payne and:the cavalry, par- 
ticularly General Anson’s brigade 5, to Major-. 
Generals Hill and Tilson, Brigadier-Generals 
Alexander Campbell, Richard’ Stewart, and 
Cameron; aud to the divisions ane brigades 
o/ infantry undertheir commands respectively, 
particularly the 29th regiment, commanded 
by Colonel White, the ist battalion 48th, 
commanded by Colonel Donnellan, after- 
wards, when that officer was wounded, by 
Major Middlemore; the 2d battalion 7th, 
commanded by Lieutenant-Colone! Sir Wil- 
liam Myers; the 2d battalion 33d, com- 
manded. by Lieutenant-Colonel Bingham ; 
the 97th, commanded by Colonel Lyqn; the 
Ast battalion of detachments, commanded by 
Lieutenant-Colonel Bunbury, and the 2d 
battalion Sist, commanded by Major Watson, 
and of the 45th, commanded by Lieutenant- 
Colonel Guard, and 5th batialion 60h, 
commanded by Major Davy, on the 27th, 
The advance of the brigade of guards was 
most gailantly conducted by Brigadier-Ge- 
neral Campbell, and, when necessary, that 
brigade retired, and formed again in the best 
order, ‘The artillery unde Brigadier-General 
Howorth was also, throughout these days, of 
“the greatest service; and I had eyery reason 
to be satisfied with the assistance I received 
from the Chief Eagineer Licutenant-Colonel 
Fletcher, the Adjutant-General Brigadier- 
General the Honourable C. Stewart, andthe 
Quarter-Master-General, Colonel Murray, 
and the officers of those departments respec- 
tively, and from Colonel Bathurst, and the 
officers ot my personal Staff. 1 also received 
much assistance fiom Colonel O’Lawlor, of 
“the Spanish service, and from Brigadier-Ge- 
neral Whittingham, who was wounded when 
bringing up the two Spanish battalions to the 
assistance -of Brigadier-General Alexander 
Campbell. 
Isend this by Captain Lord Fitzroy So- 
merset, who will give. your. Lordsiip any 
fuither information, and whom I beg leave 
to recommend. 
: I have the honour to be, &c.. 
(Signed)  ARrTHUR WELLESLEY, 
State of Public Affairs in August. 
215. 
HOLLAND. 
Downing-street, August 19, 1809. 
A Dispatch of which the following is a 
copy, was this day received at the office, 
of Lord Viscount Castlereagh, one of his 
Majesty’s Principal Seerctaries of Statey 
from Lieutenant-General the. Earl of 
Chatham, K.G. dated Head-quarters, 
Middieburgh, August 16, 1809. 
Head-quarters, Middleburgbh, Aug. 16, 1809. 
My Lorp—I have the honour of acquaint- 
ing your Lordship, that on the 13th instant, 
the batteries before F’ushing being completed 
{and the frigates; bombs, and gun-vessels, 
haying at the same time taken their stations)’ 
a fire was opened at about half past one P.M. 
from fifty-two pieces of heavy ordnance, 
which was vigorously returned by the enemy. 
An additional battery of six twenty-four 
pounders was completed the same night, and 
the whole continued to play upon the town 
with little or no intermission till late on the 
following day. 
On the morning of the 14th instant, about 
ten o'clock, the line-of-battle ships at an- 
chor in the Durloo passage, led by Rear- Ade 
miral Sir Richard Strachan, got under weigh, | 
and ranging up along the sea line of defence, 
kept up, as they passed, a»tremendous can- 
nonnade on the town for séveral hours, with 
the greatest gallantry and effect. About four 
in the afternoon, perceiving that the fire of 
the enemy had entirely ceased, and the town 
presenting a most awful scene of destruction, 
being on fire in almost every quarter, 1 di- 
rected Lieutenant-General Sir Eyre Coote to 
send in-tg summons the place; General 
Monnet returned for answer, that he would 
reply tothe summons as soon as he,had’com- 
sulied a council of war; an hour had been al- 
lowed him for the purpose, but a considerable 
time beyond it having elapsed without any 
answer béing received, hostilities were order- 
ed to re-comience with the utmost vigour; 
apd about eleven o’clock at night, one of the 
enemy’s batteries, advanced upon the sea- 
dyke, in front of Lieutenant-General Fraser’s 
position, was most gallantly casried at the 
point of the bayonet, hy detachments irom 
the S6th, 71st, and light battalions of the 
King’s German legion, under Lieutenant- 
Colonel Pack, opposed'to great superiority of 
number; they tovk forty prisoners, and 
killed and wounded a great many of the 
enem\. 
l must not omit to mention, that on the 
preceding evening an entrenchment in front 
of Major-General Graham’s position, was 
also forced in a manner equally undaunted 
“by the 14th regiment, and detachments of 
the King’s German Legion, under Lieutenant- 
Colonel Nicholls, who drove the enemy from 
it, and made a lod{ment within muoket- shot 
of the walls of the town, taking une gun and 
thirty prisoners. _ 
About two inthe morning, the enemy de- 
malded 
