The Patowmac Guardian, And Berkeley Advertiser

ESTREUX. July 10.

We have just now received intelligence that Conde surrendered by capitulation, about one P. M. this day. The whole garrison are made prisoners of war--they amount to between fifteen and eighteen hundred men fit for service: the rest are in the hospital where every assistance is now giving them, as they were in absolute want of both provisions and medicines. Thus has Conde fallen, after standing a three months blockade, at the commencement of which the garrison amounted to 3,000 men, one half of whom are now sick. The surrender of this town opens to us the Scheldt as far as Valenciennes. It besides affords us a proper place for establishing magazines, and will enable us to send a reinforcement of troops to the army before Valenciennes.

A column of the Hessians has just joined us, and encamped near the Village of Curgies. The celebrated General Wurms, who served with us in America, is along with his countrymen. The second column is expected to arrive to-morrow; the whole consists of about 8,000 men.

An incessant fire is kept up against Valenciennes; and it is expected the batteries of the third parallel will open to morrow night, and that it must very soon be in the possession of the combined armies.