1810.] State of Public 
Island of Walcheren, is estimated at about 
400,000 francs (about 16,700/. sterling) 5 
‘but they have repaired the fortifications of 
Flushing on the land side, and left them in 
the best condition. The expense thereby in- 
curred, is estimated by our engineers at 
600,000 francs (25,000/.). ‘They have left 
behind, balls, bombs, and pieces of ordnance, 
and subieed a great number of their ships to 
be taken: several of-them were laden with 
clothes ; fifteen thousand coats were found 
in one of them. On calculating the value of 
these different articles, and taking every 
thing into account, it will be found that our 
Josses are nearly balanced by our gains; at 
least, the former do not exceed the latter by 
50,000 francs. The mines made to blow up 
the sluice of the large basin of Flushing were 
constructed with such ignorance or precipi- 
tancy, that they did not effect their purpose ; 
they have not even dariaged the ground- 
beams, which makes a diference of a million. 
Fad they injured the ground-beams,. two 
years’ labour, and an expense of two millions, 
would have been required to. render it possible 
for ships to enter the basin, while now 
500,000 francs and six months’ time, will be 
sufficient to put the sluice into a serviceable 
condition. On hearing this Speech, should 
we not be induced to think that tne arsenals 
and dock-yards of Flushing are the arsenals 
and dock-yards of Brest? The dock- -~yards,, 
the arsenals, and port of the Scheldt, are at 
Antwerp, and not in Flushing; but one 64- 
gun ship and a frigate were en the stocks in 
Flushing, The English have taken these 
two ships to pieces, but left us the timber. 
The expedition of the English has produced 
‘one favourable result: it has removed all 
doubt on the possibility of ‘ships of the line, 
completely armed, Sailing at the Schelat. 
We have now such an accurate knowledge 
of that river, that our squadron has arrived 
at Antwerp armed, and has come there to 
moorings perfectly ate. The basin of Ant- 
werp will Le finished in the course of this 
year; and thirty sail of the line can be a-float 
there, perfectly sheltered from the ice. Our 
ships will, in future, set sail from Antwerp 
completely armed, and having tneir provi-- 
sions, water, and artillery, on board. 
Palace of Lhuilleries, Jan. 20, 1810.— 
Napoleon, Emperor of the French, King 
of ltaly, Protector of the. Rhenish League, 
and Mediator of the Helvetic Confedera- 
tion—Desiring to provide for the security 
ot the northern frontiers of our Empire, 
and to place out of danger our dock-yards 
and arsenal at Anwerp, we a de- 
creed as follows :— 
Article 1st.—An army shall be formed, 
to be called the Army of Brabant. 
2nd.——-All the country situated between 
the Meuse and Scheldt, and the Sea, shall 
sompose the territory of the said army, 
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either naval or military, within this compass, 
Shall form part of the army of Brabant. 
4th.—The fortresses situated between 
the Meuse and the Scheldt shall be placed in 
‘a state of siege. 
5th.—The military commanders, and 
French authorities in Holland, are required to 
conform to the present orders. 
6th.—The Minister of War is charged 
with the execution of the present Decree. . 
(Signed) ‘ NAPOLEON. 
SPAIN. 
The. conquest of Spain is now nearly 
completed. ‘The French armies, by a 
series-of rapid movements, have passed 
the Sierra Morena, taken Seville, ad- 
vanced into Andalusia, and threaten Ca- 
diz, the last refuge of the discomfted 
patriots. 
The following Letter from tke Duke of Dalmatia, 
to the Prince of Wagram and Neufchatel, 
‘contains some of the details. 
T have not yet received an official account 
of the artillery, ammunition, and magazines, 
which the eremy left us at Jaen. I have 
only learnt that there are 44 pieces of cannon, 
hatf battering, and the test field artillery. 
‘There are also 6000 muskets, a great deal of © 
ammunition, and consider able magazines. 
At Cordova we also found 6000 muskets, and 
a cannon foundery, from which the artillery 
will derive great advantage. The enemy 
evacuated Castille and Bocar, leaving behind 
four eight-pounders and. a howitzer. He 
also abandoned six more in the mountains; 
so that, since the passage of the Sierra Mo- 
rena, the Imperial army has taken eighty 
pieces of cannon. I shall have the honour of 
sending an account of all that has been taken, 
to your serene Highness, s0 soon as I re- 
ceive it. 
General Sebastiani was to march this 
day from Jfaenon Grenada. I have received 
no intelligence from him these two days; 
but his preparatory movement must have 
been finished yesterday evening: 
The division of General Latour Man- 
bourg is this day at Leva; the infantry of the 
first corps of the army at Rambla and La Car- 
lota. To-morrow, the whole of the first 
corps will be at the other side of the Leva, 
on the road to Seville. The fifth corps will 
unite at Ecija, where his Majesty intends to 
fix his head-quarters to. morrow. 
The king is determined to march on Se- 
ville. Hopes are entertained that the inha- 
bitants will make'no resistance, and thet we 
shall reach it before Albuquerque’s division, 
and the troops of the Duke de] Parque, which 
we are informed have been ordered from Hs- 
tremadura and the banksof the Tagus. Should 
we get there be/ore them, it is probable that 
the fall of Seville will be followed by the 
surrender of Cadiz, where they cannot be 
yet in a state of defence, and that we shall 
thus obttin. possession of the Spanish fleet. . 
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