Finally , on 5 August the nearly - starved Russian fleet was allowed to leave Portsmouth for Riga , where they arrived on 9 September 1809 .
In 1809 , the departure was further delayed by the disastrous Walcheren Expedition .
On 5 August the nearly - starved Russian fleet was allowed to leave Portsmouth for Riga , where they arrived on 9 September 1809 .
In 1809 , the departure was further delayed by the disastrous Walcheren Expedition .