fpeedieft preparations for equipping a confiderable naval armainent, and for augmenting his land-forces, to the end they may be in a state, and ready to act on any event. "But that it will be his greateft pleafure to let his fubjects, and all Europe, enjoy the felicity and bleffings of peace, unlefs that the intereft of his States force him to adopt a contrary conduct. That in confequence of thefe gracious difpofitions, and in order to avert the fcourge of war, his Britannic Majefty has renewed to his Minifter at Paris, a repetition of thefe intentions, in cafe the Court of France are equally difpofed to engage themfelves to terminate amicably, and by equitable arrangements, the points of difcuffion which have impaired the ftate of affairs of the Republic, and reduced it to the deplorable situation it is in at this day. "I have the honour to be, with the moft diftinguished confideration, your Excellency's very humble, and very obedient fervant, TORRINGTON." HOLLAND. Sept. 23. The States of Holland, having agreed to write to her Royal Highnefs the Princefs of Orange, in the terms prefcribed by his Pruffian Majefty, inviting her to return to the Hague; her R. H. accordingly arrived about three o'clock, and was received with the moft joyful acclamations of all ranks of people; and every poffible mark of honour and diftinction was fhewn her. Same day the advanced pofts of the Pruffian army moved forward as far as Amftelween and Oudekerke, within four miles of Amfterdam. In the mean time, General Gaudi, with his divifion attacked and took Nieuweenfluys, with 800 prifoners, ten pieces of cannon, and 60 officers; but the Pruffians were repulfed with lofs before Wefop and Oudekerke. On the 24th the anniversary of his Pruffian Majefty's birth-day was celebrated at the Hague, and throughout the provinces, with every demonftration of joy. On the fame day the Grand Council of War, and the deputies of the people of Amfterdam, fent to demand a conference with the Duke of Brunfwick, which the Duke accepted; and a ceflation of hoftilities took place till the iffue of the conference fhould be known. The London Gazette has not thought fit to favour the public with the iffue of the above conference; but the Dutch prints have been fufficiently explicit on that fubject. The commiffioners deputed to treat with the Duke of Brunfwick, were inftructed to demand, ift, The reasons that had induced his Serene Highness to threaten the city, feeing the regency have given no offence to his Pruffian Majefty. 2dly, If it be answered that his Majefty demands fatisfaction on account of ob ftructing the journey of her Royal Highnefs the Princefs of Orange, the commif fioners fhall remonftrate, that there were weighty reafons for fo doing, of which the venerable council are ready to give his Highness fuitable explanations. 3dly, That the city expects, that his Highnefs will forbear to make an attack on its territory, which has already fuffici ently fuffered by a partial inundation and which cannot fail, by caufing much blood to be fpilt, and expofing the city to pillage and flaughter, to affect the gene ral intereft of commerce throughout Eu rope, and confequently to involve his Majefty's own fubjects, as well as thofe of the Republic, and other neighbouring ftates in the general ruin. And, 4thly, That the regency have delegated this fo lemn commiffion to the Duke of Brunf wick, that his Serene Highnefs may lay thofe fincere overtures before his Pruffian Majefty, that his displeasure may be done away, and that he may be difpofed to receive in good part those testimonies of high efteem which the regency of Amfterdam is ever defirous of preferving for his Majefty, &c. The precife anfwer, which the above commiffioners received from his Highness the Duke of Brunswick, was conceived in the following terms: "The fatisfaction which his Pruffian Majefty demands as his right, as you must underftand, gentlemen, is entirely conformable to the articles announced in the laft memorial of M. de Thulemeyer. "All the other members, ftates of the province, are ready to give this fatisfaction, and are in expectation of your concurrence. The moment that you have confented, by your deputies, to_thofe terms, I fhall confider my commiffon as terminated, and, the King's troops will immediately quit the neighbourhood of your town, and the adjacent places. You know too well, gentlemen, the fentiments of her Royal Highnefs the Princefs of Orange, to doubt that she would rather pafs over many things, than expose your town to troublesome inconveniences. "CHARLES, Reigning Duke of Brunf Leymuyen, Sept 27, 1787. Terms propofed for delivering up the City of Amfterdam. After the return of the four commiffaries, the town-council fent two magiBrates to the Hague, to offer to give her Royal Highness a particular fatisfaction, fuch as the four commiffaries had propofed in a plan to the Duke of Brunswick; but this not being fatisfactory, her Royal Highnefs fent a note, in which the offers, with pleasure, to engage the King her brother to defift from every point of fatisfaction, and to withdraw his troops, as foon as the fincerity of their profeffions are confirmed by the town of Amfter dam acceding to all the refolutions which have hitherto been taken for the reeftablishment of affairs, and acting alfo in concert with the other members of the States: the adds, however, that she should have been very unwilling to have changed her refidence on the invitation of the States of Holland, had they not joined the af furance that the Prince her husband should be re-established in all his rights. To which end, the infifts that thofe perfons, who have been the authors and inftigators of all the diforders which have reduced the city of Amfterdam to its prefent deplora ble fituation, be difmiffed from their ftations, in which they had ftill power to excite new troubles. The Duke, having received no infor mation of what had paffed at the Hague, and apprehending that the magistrates were practifing to gain time, on the 30th of September fent the following note: "I regard the truce as expired this evening between feven and eight o'clock, the time when Meffieurs the Deputies will be returned to Amfterdam. I am firmly refolved to proceed in the execution of my orders, unless I receive a letter from her Royal Highnefs the Princefs of Orange, by which fhe denotes, that the defires no further fatisfaction, and intercédes to recall the troops. 39 "CHARLES, Reigning Duke of Brunf. Sept. 30, 1787. Accordingly, on the morning of the 1ft inftant, foon after three o'clock, the advanced pofts of the city, that were acceffible by land, were all attacked at once; and a vigorous conteft took place for feven hours, when thofe of Swaneberg, Am fteleven, Ouderkerk, Haarlem-dyk, and Muyden, were carried, but not without much flaughter. Next day a ceffation of arms took place; and the committee of the worshipful council laid the following articles before the committee of their Noble and High Mightineffes the States of Holland, as the terms for delivering up their city: · APPEND, to VOL. VI. K 44 Art. 1. That a proper influx of the people be allowed. Art. 2. That the city militia be allow ed to keep their arms. Art. 3. That the prefent regents, and all fubordinate city-officers be allowed to keep their places. Art. 4. That the city, as heretofore, fhall be exempt from all garrifons, or quar tering of foldiers. Art. 5. That permiffion to the wear ing of orange cockades be not publickly proclaimed in Amfterdam, nor worn, to prevent the exceffes which would certainly refult from the fame. Art. 6. That all perfons, as well civil as military, who have been employed in the bufinefs of the ftate, or who have put themselves under its protection, fhall re main unmolested, or undisturbed, in their perfons and goods. To thefe terms the committee of the ftates replied article by article. 1. That, it being impoffible on the fudden to judge how far it may extend, it must be poftponed. 2. That the city militia, lawfully cho→ fen, may keep their arms. 3. Totally inadmiffable. The regente and officers, who were forcibly difplaced, muft all be restored, and firmly cítablish ed in their respective offices. 4. This exclufive privilege granted to the city of Amfterdam in 1578, and fincè confirmed, may be continued. 5. This may be granted, provided no one wearing the orange colour be mo◄ lefted. 6. To this article the committee can fay nothing, involving in part the fatisfaction which his Pruffian Majefty requires on behalf of her Royal Highness his auguft fifter. The above being declared the ultima tum of the States of Holland, the acting regents of Amfterdam, on the 3d, at five in the evening, to pacify the people, found it neceffary to iffue a placart, or protest, to the following purport: That they ever endeavoured, with all their confcience, to act conformably to the true intereft of their country: that nevertheless, being preffed by the impending danger that threatens the total ruin of the city, they find themselves compelled by neceffity to agree to measures which, they call, God to witnefs, are only extorted from them, left they fhould be forced at last to yield to demands ftill more ruinous and ope preffive. And fince they muft yield up all, their laft with is, to be able to preferve the internal peace of this great and poru love lous city, the welfare of which is more precious to them than their own lives, or the preservation of their honourable employments and properties; they therefore hope and expect the brave burgeffes, who have hitherto acted with fo much zeal in their laudable efforts, will continue with the fame zeal to maintain and enfure the public tranquillity, and to preferve every individual, of what party foever, from all violence and oppreffion. Done the 3d of October, 1787. Signed H. N. HASSELAERS, Sec. In the mean time, the Duke of Brunfwick continued to push his approaches to the very walls of the city. On the 4th of October the ftrong posts of Overtoom and Diemenbrok were e vacuated. On the 6th the city was compleatly invefted on the land-fide. On the 8th, the magiftrates, who had been removed from their offices by the party in oppofition to the Stadtholder, were reftored to their feats in the Senate and City Council; and acceded to all the refolutions paffed by the States of Holland fince the arrival of the Pruffians on the 18th of laft month, On the 9th the Burgher-mafters received the following letter from his Highnefs the Duke of Brunfwick: "In order to fecure the requifitions of his Pruffian Majefty, and the honour of his arms, of being affured of the difarming the auxiliaries and free corps that fhall be found in Amfterdam, I demand of the Burgher-mafters and Council of the city, for my entire fatisfaction of the legal mode of their being difarmed, that the Leyden Port, or Gate, be delivered to his Majefty's troops, that shall appear there to morrow at noon; and I pledge myself, that no one shall come into the city; and that the troops fhall ftay no longer after the refolution of theStates with refpect to their being difarmed fhall have been put into execution. You fee, gentlemen, I ask no more than what the States require, and what other cities, fuch as Dordrecht and Rotterdam, defired of me. "C. G. F. D. of BRUNSWICK." In confequence of the above, two Burgher-mafters, and two of the Council, waited on his Highness at the Leyden Port, in order to fettle every thing relative to the taking poffeffion; when the following capitulation was agreed to. ift, That the Pruffian troops fhould take poffeffion of the Leyden Gate, with two hundred and fifty men, and two pieces of cannon. + 2d, That two squadrons of light horfe fhould be quartered at Overtoom. 3d, That none of the King's troops come into the city without permiffion of the Magifirates. 4th, That the Burgomafters and Council of the city fhall take the neceffary steps for the fecuring of the fluices at Haarlem and Muyden pofts. 5th, That the Burgomafters and Council fhall give the Duke of Brunfwick a daily account how far the refolutions of the city are brought forward. 6th, That Monf. de Harren, as Commiffioner on behalf of the Duke of Brunfwick, fhall be inftructed to what extent they have proceeded in difarming the people. On the day of the furrender, a fkirmifh took place in the city between the citizens of the two parties: it was occafioned by the faction placing wheel-barrows, covered with earth, in thofe ftreets through which the Stadtholder's friends were advancing on horfeback. This, with fome other infults, caufed a battle to enfue, in which fome Jews were killed and others wounded. Soon after, however, peace was entirely reftored; and on the eleventh the Pruffians took entire poffeffion of Amfterdam. Upon motion of the deputies of Holland and Weft Friefland, it was agreed to proceed against the Rhingrave of Salm for defertion, and to take meafures to get him apprehended wherever he should take refuge. Same day, it was refolved to fend a commiffion to the Princess of Orange, to learn what fatisfaction her Serene Highnefs required. The deputies appointed for this purpose, being admitted to her prefence, were received with marks of great condefcenfion and respect; and were told, that her Highnefs did not require any corporal punishment against the authors of the infult; but only that they fhould be difmiffed from all their employ ments, and rendered incapable of ever ferving again. Upon inquiry who were the authors, the following gentlemen were fixed upon by name: M. Daniel Jacobús Canter, Chamberlain of the Council ofthe city of Haarlem. M. Francifcus Gualtherus Blok, Magiftrate of the city of Leyden. M. Jan De Witt, Magiftrate of the city of Amsterdam. M. Martinus Van Toulon, of the Council of the city of Gouda. M. Cornelis Van Foreeft, Lord of Schoorl and Camp, of the Council of the city of Alkmaar. M. Cornelis Johan Dedange, Lord of the manors of Wyngaarden and Ruigbroeke, of the Council of the city cf Gouda. M. Cornelis De Gyzelaar, Penfionary of the city of Dordrecht. M. Adriaan Van Zeeberg, and M. Pietar Leonard Van de Kaffeele, Penfionaries of the city of Haarlem. M. Engelbert Francois, Van Berkel, and M. Carel Wouter Viffcher, Penfionaries of the city of Amfterdam. M. Ludoviens Timon de Kempenaar, of the Council of the city of Alkmaar, together with those of the Defensia Wezen of the city of Amfterdam. Adrian Pompefus Van Muyden, Lord of Hardinxvelt. M. Balthazar Ellias Abbema. The States of Holland looking now upon the affair as entirely finished, their Noble and Great Mightineffes thought proper to inform his Most Christian Majefty of it, by fending to the King an extract of the refolutions taken immediately after the Deputies of the disarmed and conquered cities were in a condition to appear at the Affembly, and to vote conform ably to the prefent fyftem of government. 451 nuing his regard for the Republic. This refolution has of courfe ftopped all the difpofitions of France with regard to the fuccours prepared, and which the States of Holland had required. FRANCE. The At Paris, all letters are opened. English news papers are infpected before they are delivered. Nay, an extra charge for poftage has been demanded, viz, of 15 livres; of courfe, amounting to a prohibition. All communications relating to the Dutch are kept from the people, unlefs fuch as are given in the paper of Leyden. Paris, Sept.23. A courier arrived express here, with an account of the extraordinary naval preparations making in England for war, which, as was pretended, was no lefs aftonishing than unexpected. Mr Eden had a conference the night before with the Minifters of the cabinet, in which they difavowed, in the strongest manner, any intention, on the part of his moft Chriftian Majefty, to difturb the peace of Europe. The above exprefs was foon followed by a fpecial communication to the French miniftry, that, in confequence of the alarming crifis to which the diffentions in Holland had arrived, Great Britain had begun to arm, in order to be prepared to act with effect upon any event; but that nothing hoftile was intended. On the contrary, his Britannic Majefty wished nothing fo much as to improve the amica ble understanding that happily fubfifted between the two nations. This was com municated in the moft friendly manner by Mr Grenville, commiffioned for that purpofe by the British court; to which the French Minifter answered briefly, That he would lay the fame before his Moft Chriftian Majefty; and that he might venture to fay, thofe pacific affurances would be highly pleafing to the King. This is faid to have been the fubftance of what paffed on the firft interview. The fecond was not lefs courtly, though little fatisfactory. Mr Grenville intimated his intentions of returning speedily, and wished to know the fentiments of His Moft Chriftian Majefty on the fubject; to which the minifter replied, that he had been charged by his Majefty with nothing in particular; but would venture to fay of himself, that as Great Britain thought it expedient to arm when no enemy presented,it became abfolutely neceffary for France to follow her example, when the enemy was at her door, and ready prepared. As 3 L2 The following is the refolution: It is refolved to inform his moft Chriftian Majefty, that the differences between the Prince Stadtholder and the province of Holland are happily terminated, and that his Highness is re-established in all his dignities; likewife, that the fatisfaction to be made to her Royal Highnefs the Princess of Orange, for impeding her journey, is on the point of being given by the concurrence of the Pruffian Court, and that there being no more enemies in the province, the refolution of the roth of September falls of itself, and is of no ufe. That their Noble and Great Mightineffes think themselves obliged to inform his Moft Chriftian Majesty of the same as foon as poffible; not doubting but the King, in this happy re-establishment of the public tranquillity, will take the fame part as his Majefty has already appeared to take in the efforts used to put an end to the late difunion: and for the advancement of the welfare of the Republic, it will be very agreeable to their Noble and Great Mightineffes, if his Majefty will on his part contribute thereto by conti to to any thing farther, he thought it might be referred to their refpective amballadors. Previous to this interview, expreffes had been fent to all the fea ports in France, to arm with the utmost expedition; guns had been ordered to be mounted on the batteries at Cherburgh; and two men of war, that had lain there during the fummer, were manned with the utmost expedition. In the ports of St Maloes and Breft, they were bufy in equipping a fleet of obfervation for channel fervice. At Port L'Orient, fix old 74 gun fhips were cutting down, in order to be armed en flute; and the works in the dock-yards were inceffant, as one gang of fhipwrights came on as foon as another left off At Toulon a fquadron of 12 fail was fit ting out under the immediate eye of the Bailie Suffrein, for Mediterranean fervice. In fhort, all was hurry, preparation, and alarm. EAST INDIES. Calcutta, Jan. 28. "Earl Cornwallis is unremitting in his enquiries and superintendance of every department, and feems, at least as to difinterestedness and diligence, to be the counter-part of what Lord Macartney was at Madrafs. The noble Earl was fcarcely entered on his new authority the firft of the year, when he fufpended Mr Barton, and nine other members of the board of trade, and Mr Henchman, the Paymafter General. The charges are not yet known but to the parties; and it is faid, that they had not the leaft fufpicion of any matter being against them, until the order of the fufpenfion paffed the board. The secretaries, and every perfon in fuch public departments, have been obliged to relinquish all their private concerns in trade, &c. The Nabob of Bengal has been to vifit the Governor General, and was much furprized at his Lordship's refufal of a nuzzer (prefent) of eight thoufand rupees; as, on the other hand, was Earl Cornwallis, at the Nabob's requefting he might be permitted to spend his penfion of fixteen lacks of rupees a-year as he chofe, which his Lordship immediately ordered. Mr Cole brook was imprudent enough to let his Moonhea (Perfian Clerk) take a prefent from the Nabob of ten thousand rupees, for which he loft his appointment of Perfian Tranflator to the Council. All this is fuch a ftrange reverfe in Bengal, that Nabobs, Rajahs, &c. are making daily application for leave to come to Calcutta, to visit this phænomenon.” Lord Cornwallis has iffued orders in India, that none of the military fervants of the Company fhall, for the future, be permitted to come to Europe on half-pay; but that all officers who quit India will be expected to refign. Calcutta, March 7. "The Minister of the Nabob Vizier is now on a visit to Lord Cornwallis. You may judge of the State thefe great men travel in, on hearing that this perfon, Hyder Beg Cawn, wanted to bring upwards of eight thoufand horfe and foot with him from Lucknow, befides his equipage, &c.-This, however, was not permitted by Govern ment, fo that he has now fimply about forty elephants, three times as many ca mels, a few companies of Seapoys, and between two and three thoufand fervants and camp followers. Lord Cornwallis fets out to visit every military ftation in the country; which will keep him from Calcutta fome months. The Ravenfwoth will be ready to fail about the latter end of July." AMERICA. On the 2d of May laft, was iffued an order of the Governor of Quebec, for op ening a commercial intercourfe between the United States of America and the Provinces of Quebec; by which the free importation by land, and by the inland navigation of Lake Champlain, of every fpecies of goods of the growth of the faid States into the faid Province of Quebec, is permitted. And likewife every species of goods, of the growth of Quebec, is per mitted by the fame channel into the faid United Provinces of America; as also all goods and manufactures of Great Britain, but of no other nation whatever. A Society has been inftituted in Philadel phia, confifting of fome of the most refpectable people in the province of Pennfylvania, the views of which are thus explained in the introduction to what is called their Conftitution." "It having pleased the Creator of the world to make, of one flesh, all the children of men, it becomes them to confult and promote each other's happiness, as members of the fame family, however diverfified they may be by colour, fitua tion, religion, or different ftates of foeiety. It is more cfpecially the duty of thofe perfons who profefs to maintain for themfelves the rights of human nature, and who acknowledge the obligations of Chriflianity, to ufe fuch means as are in their power to extend the bleffings of free шор |