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bor&ward, whefe t expeOtea thiere Was only one irate Watching the squadron under Admiral Vast (USL in the Texel) to tall in with some men of war. 41 At three o'clock P. M. I embarked at Schevling, naVing previously prepared straw mixed with tar, and fastened to a long pole, which we continued to built from sunset until we heard the cheering sound of a distant gun, for which we steered. " At twelve o'clock I was on board of the SCAR* swum, commanded by Admiral PERRIER, to whom I deliveted a short note, addressed by the Govern ment to all Commanders of his Majesty's ships of war, referring them to me for the particulars-of all had been an eye-witness of, and the nature of the as sistance required. About one, A. M. I left the Ad miral, with an assurance, that every assistance he 'could give should be off Schevling by day-light.— At nine I reached Schevling ; and the squadron of four sail of the line was already in sight. On reach ing the Hague, CO which intelligence had instantly been sent, I found Mr. HOOGENDORP had been mis inforined about transports being with the squadron, which rendered it necessary to alter the plan, of which he had already dispatched a cop ' by Mr. CHANGUION to the Admiral. * d i By 'the time I got to Schevling with the conse eoent alteration of the projected plan, I found the Admiral had again sailed for the Tezel, leaving the CIMMERIAN') line-of-battle ship, and the PRINCESS CAROLINE frigate, at anchor close in with Schevling. Captain BAKER, cif the former, had passed me on the road. I instantly returned,• and found him writing orders for Captain DOWNMAN, of the frigate, to land by day-light, all the marines, and as many sailors expert at the management of great guns, as could be spared. At this moment (Sunday the 28th, at noon), the Cossacks arrived. With a view that the French , spies might communicate to their employers what they saw, Captain BAKER, the Cossack Officer,' and myself, accompanied by Count OTTo, son of Count &Ilium, again paraded the streets of the Hague, until 4 o'clock ; when we sat down to dinner with as much security as any convivial party in England ; after Which, finding that my humble efforts could no longer contribute to the cause in which, most unexpectedly to myself, I had been called upon to bear a part, took my leave at nine o'clock of the Count, Mr. Hoo- GENnoae, and the brave people who bad so nobly broken the chains they had been fettered with for 20 years by that unparalleled monster BONAPARTE.a. That HEAVEN may pour dowif every blessing on their heads, and that complete success may crown their efforts, is the fervent prayer of their enthusiastic admirer and sincere friend ! ". CHARLES GRANT. London,Dtcember 1." The following notice, signed by the Commanding Officer of the Cossacks, was brought over by Mr. GitAlsrf - - - " L'Adjutatit du General I_ ATTE Ft, Lieutenant du Ir. regi tient des gardes cbasseurs Gnouttrz, auache I l'avant-garde du General DIENCKENDORIF, a entri I. premier 31a Haye, avec So Basbquiert, et 25 Costoques. " A la Haye; Dinunclie, le 28 de Novre. la matin a 1.3. (Signed) ADEXANDZIL GAGOINt." CENtIiAL INLISTING, IN HOLLAND. dl In the name of his Highness the Prince of Orange 'Lisa Nassau, We, Leopold Count Limburg Strum, Got ernor Genera l of the armed forte of Holland, hereby make known to all, that au Office for enlist ment is opened at the New Barriers, in the Tontuoy, veld, Hague, for all who are willing to enter the Grange Legion, to be commanded by a Colonel, who shall immediately be appointed, under the following conditions: 14 1. The men to engage provisionally for a period of two years, 4 . 2. All who enter must be at least 18 and not more than 40 year of age. " 3. Their pay shall be four givers eight pennirgs, be sides ratioxs of meat and bread. '" 4. Those who Lave already entered, shall be placed antler the afrection of rakers, and shall repair to the barracks that are opened for dada." There is also a tecree of the Provisional Govern ment, ordering all die domains, donations, and other property allotted to French Generals and other fo reigners, to be sequestrated, and the proceeds of the same to be placed in the Treasury of the State. FRENCH BULLET IN .IIRCULATED IN HOLLAND. TREkECIURE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF THE MOUTHS OF TUE RHINE. 4 , The Prefect of the Department of the Mouths of the Rhine ) Baron of the Empire, Chevalier of the Legion et Honour, hastens to communicate to the in .labitants of this department the General Order of the 25th Military Division, addressed by . the General of Division Count Merle, to the Colonel, Baron of the Empire, commanding the Department. GENERAL ORDER. " Eleven hundred usand men are marching at this moment upon all the points where the enemies of France present themselves. 4 , -Six hundred thousand men art advancing to the het of the Rhine. “ Five corps of observation, of 100,000 men each, have received a-direction to Utrecht, Bordeaux, Tou lime Turin, :tad Metz. • The Prefect has7this day transmitted assurances to his Majesty, that his faithful subjects of the De partments of the Mouths of the Rhine, await with tranquillity, confidence, and submission, the result of the grand measures ordered by the Emperor, and will second them with devotedness. (Signed) " FREIVIN DE BNAUMONT. " Bois le Due, Noven.ber The following letter from the French capital, it is said, his been received in Town: • " PARIS, NOVEMBER 23 .0 " The report which has prevailed of negociations for peace during the last four days has diffused gene ral . 1.1, but the opinions of the more intelligent are tar tiom being formed on this most interesing sub )ect. We are told that a Plenipotentiary is to be sent s.o the Congree, which, accorging to rumour, is to be held at Manheim. The deficit of the year 1813 has been provided for by the augmentation of the duties ; and the Le gi•lative Body, which is to be assembled next Thurs day, will continue this augmentation, - and probably will impose additional duties to support the extraor dinary expences of 181+. " Thus, according to the statement by the Depart ment of Finance, the whole burthen will be sustained without any increase of the national debt." Another Ittter has also been received from 'ranee, which contains only the two following very significant lines t—" The Government is almost at its last gasp : The most important events are preparing.". I . THE EVENING STAR. LONDON: THURSDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1513. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT TWELVE O'CLOCK• Reduced 599 60- I Cons. elf—for sec. OH 4 per Ct.7s4—Navy 9l 44 929—Long Mum 144 IS:l6ths Orlin. 114—New ditto, sit 9—Eirels. Bills 2s. ss. pre. . Bonds 2s. 4s. di*. This is the last day of delivery of New Oninintn. One re speeuble Broker yesterday took 32600,000 for his Principals. Another day has elapsed without any intelligence from France of a nature to be relied on ; but there are pretended letters from Paris, in various contem porary journals. Some of these make the present situation of France appear unusually flourishing : those who have consigned their property to the French funds, or uniformly pledged themselves for the invin cibility of NAPOLEON the Great, will, no doubt, re joice to learn, from the soi-eruani Paris letter-writer, in a morning paper, that g 4 the dffirits (hew mildly this Gentleman describes the utter ruin of the French finances) of 1813, have been amply provided for."— Nay, as a farther consolation to the drooping Napo ' leovists, the foreseeing genius of the EMPEROR has also provided for the extraordinary expenees of 1814, (i. e. a sum sufficient for the reconquest of all Europe) by " additional duties, and without any increase of the national debt 1" To counterbalance all this, another Paris Corres pondent, more sprightly, and certainly more likely to be in the secret, from the greater appearance of truth, informs his employers that—" The Govern ment is almost at its last gasp—the most important events are preparing." In plain English, we may venture, to alsert, that no such letters r.s the above have been received.— The Legislative Body meet to-day, and some in telligence in a tangible shape will probably reach us within 48 hours, from the French coast. In the mean time, all the rumours which are circulated here must be received with caution. On tise subject of Holland our intelligence is of a different character. We are to-day enabled to pre sent to our Readers a variety of interesting infor mation from that quarter. The restoration of that once fl)urisliing Member of the great political family of Europe, proceeds with rapid strides ; but it does not appear that the Dutch are destined to free them selves without a struggle—perhaps it is better that they should nut ; it is one of the best features of their insurrection, that they look steadfastly for a repeti tion of the glorious scenes which led to the expulsion of the Duke of ALVA and the Spaniards. A last desperate effort has been made by the French Bloodhounds still remaining in Holland, or rather on its frontiers, to put down the rising flame, not indeed with arms or armed men (for they have none), but with Proclamations, more befitting the brainless tenants of St. LUKE than even the heartless Ruffians from whom they emanate. Eleven hundred thousand men are represented as marching upon Holland ! How degraded must thel.Bragadocios consider the state of the intellects of Dutchmen, since they receiv ed the fraternal hug of the French regicides ! Ridiculo'us as the threat was, it nevertheless inspir- ed not a little alarm : the Patriots who had mounted the Orange Boven, dreamed of nqthing but massacres and confiscations, but their terror was of short dura tion. Numerous individuals arrived hourly from the British shores, each fraught with tidings more grati fying than his precursor. The narrative of Mr. i GRANT on this subject, which we give in another co lumn, will be read with delight. To this we have to add, the important intelligence of the arrival of the P,ince of ORANGE off the Dutch coast, and his reception with the utmost demonstra tions of joy. We are not, however, prepared to con firm the report of yesterday, that the Scheldt and Texel fleets had hoisted the Orange flag. The Ad miral Who commands the latter, although a Dutch man, is, we fear, of the same school—of the same bastardising Dutch blood"--with VANDAMME and Von HOGENDORP. He has not yet evinced any symp toms of contrition for accepting the cordon of the Legion of Honour from the butcher BONAPARTE: we hope he will retain this decoration when he is run up to the yard-arm—a fate which unquestionably awaits him. The Netherlands, where the dispositions of the in habitants were, within these few hours, represented as decidedly French, have declared against the pre sent French Government. For this we have the au thority of the subjoined Bulletin, issued from the Admiralty. Flushing is also in possession of the Pa triots, according to the report in the Harwich letter also subjoined : ) !a , I F BULLETIN. 44 Two Lieutenants of the Royal Navy, long pri soners in France, are just arrived from Holland and Flanders. One of them left Admiral FERRIER off the Texel on the 29th, with two sail of the line. The French flag was still flying in the Dutch squadron, and they appeared to be fortifying Kyke Down : but the seamen deserted in great numbers. gi Admiral FERRIER had hoisted an Orange flag over the French. The Dutch ships had been hauled into the Nieu Diep. Admiral FERRIER had left two sail•of the line off Schevling. The spirit of all the Dutch, their enmity to France, and their anxiety for the English, are indescribable. is The other Lieutenant left Bruges en Sunday last. Oa the &tank) , be was it iirastals i.thepdb• pie there had risen against the trmecription. " Placards were stuck tip agaiisst the Frenchl and All birds If pans against the Emperor were exhibited. , While the Officer was in the streets, he saw the pd. palace break all the windows of the Prefect's house. 14 He was at Antwerp en the 20th :—the people were all crying out for the English. The ships were all laid up, and there were no seamen in them. " He passed through Ostend the next day:—the spirit of the people Was the same as in the rest of Flanders, all determined against the French. " When these Officers left Admiral YOUNG yester day, he had sent forward Mr. THOMAS to buoy the entrance to the Roompot ; but the wind was S. S.E. and he could not possibly work into that anchorage. " The Prince of ORANGE passed the. Stone Deeps on Monday, and was saluted by the ships lying there." " HARWICH, DECEMBEt I. s' A Dutch schnyt arrived this morning from Sche veling, and brings a report, which we hope may prove , well-founded, that Flushing was taken on Sunday last by our fleet : she got her information from another Dutch vessel which she spoke, the Master of which asserted that hevitnessed the action. The CUMBER LAND and PRINCESS CAROLINA, men of war reached Scheveling on Monday, and landed 300 Marines, who were immediately sent on to the Hague.— This vessel also reports that 16,000 Cossacks had en tered Holland by different routes, and that Leyden was evacuated by the French early on Sunday mor ning last. About '2OO of their rear-guard were made prisoners by the Dutch, who were on their way to attack the place. 4 , Lord PROBY and Colonel BLOOMFIELB have ar rived to-day, on their way to Holland ; the latter is particularly anxious to get over immediately. Should the wind at all admit of it, they will sail in the Henry Freeling to-morrow morning" for Scheveliog." The report is revived io-day in the City that the Dutch Fleets have surrendered, but we have not been able to ascertain on what authority it rests. Part of the armament preparing for Holland con sists of a strong Rocket Brigade. The embarkation will be superintended by Colonel CONGREVII himself. A vessel from Heligoland has brought letters from that Island to the 24th ult. At the time of her de parture, no account had been received of the Surrender of Hamburgh; but such intelligence was looked for every hour. THE ARMY. Yesterday morning, at the early hour of between three and f::ur o'clock. Colonel BLOONIFJELD left Carl ton House for Harwich to proceed to Hanover. He was accompanied by a King's messenger, who took with him voluminous dispatches from Viscount C A STLEMEAGII. Five companies of the Royal Artillery (500 men) under the command of Sir GEORGIC Woon, have re ceived orders to embark for Holland. Three of the companies are from the Norfolk district, and one, Major Hawrrat's, from she Canterbury depot. Monday last a detachment of seventy men, of Lord WErmorores late Regiment, the 3.1 d, or Haven Cake Lads, with the following officers : Lieutenants MACQUAREIE, HAIGH, and Ensign WATSON, marched from the depot, Hull, for Has wich, to join the Re nt in Holland. gime The Light Horse Volunteers, commanded by Co. lonel HERRIES I although they cannot be regularly called out, except in case of invasion or insurrection, have offered to Government, under' the present cir cumstances of the absence of regular troops, to take any &Sty that may be required of them. The King's own Stafford Militia,' 1300 strong, have replaced the Foot Guards in London, and are placed in Portman-street and Knightsbridge barracks. The Earl of DARTMOUTH and the whole Regiment, have volunteered their services to any part of Europe. The Nottipgham Militia, quartered in the Tower, have also volunteered in great number►, to extend their services in the same manna. The Ist Fifeshire Regiment of Local Militia has offered to Government to come forward and take their share of the duty in the garrisons or depots of the neighbouring counties, upon the volunteering of the regular militia. A large detachment of men and horses belonging to the Royal Artillery Drivers Corps, embarked on Wednesday and Thursday last at Cork, fur St. Andero. _ _ Monday a detachment of Officers, Non-commis sioned Officers, and sixty rank and tile, from the 2d battalion 58th Regiment, at Hastings Barracks, corn. tnenced their march for Portsmouth, on their route for the Eastern Coast of Spain, to join the Ist batta lion of that distinguished corps. It is expected, that the Duke of CAMBRIDOE will not leave England till after the grand entertainment to be given by the PRINCE REGENT to the Foreigners of distinction to-morrow. The Prince of ORANGE was never till now a Stadt holder in possession. His Serene Highness com manded the Dutch Army in two campaigns against the French, in one of which he was wounded ; but it was his father who was reigning Stadtholder, when the French obtained poisession of the United Pro vinces, by passing over the ice in the -severe . winter of 1791. The report of the luggage of the Prince of Orange having been stolen from the chaise, on his way from London to Deal, proves to be erroneous. It turns out to be a carriage of his suite, in which were Messrs. HaRVEY and loses Eton, that was robbed of a trunk in the front of the carriage, between London and Dartford. The trunk and its contents were the pro perty of the Baron PERPONCHIR, and consisted of dou, bloons, guineas, wearing apparel, etc. of considerable value. It is strongly suspected to have been stolen before ivies the environs of London. Vet PAL Nttuidtktk. . * . 20. • alkirivea the HentielTA, CAMPBELL, and Ajar, from Ltlotion; for the *rest Indies.; the Polito:min sloop of war, proof A croiee; and the Haiard prira; ter, bf Jerseys with two chant tharnes, laden-with brandy and salt.—Sailed the Queen Charlotte pac: • ket for Passage ; the Princess Elizabeth, for Lisbon ; the Lady Wellington; for Jamaica t• and the Elizs both packet, for Surinam—all with Mailt. The Mary, BINDON, fITIDI Heligoland to Roll, wat lost vitt the Stoney Bic& on Sunday. MILFORD, NOVEMBER At Arrives, the Isabella, STUART, from sailed from thence the 11th September; left there the Latona, ANDERSON master—touchtd at Gibraltar, and left there the For, MACK master, bound to Loll don ; and the Palermo, of Leith, SMITH master, bound to the Frith of Forth—spoke his Majesty's fri:- gate SHANNON, in lat. 50. 34. long. In. 50. on the 28th of October last. Also arrived, the Litlerty, PATERS, from Passage—sailed from thence under convoy of his Majesty's ship SpAaaow. Sailed the Anne, DA COSTA, from this Port, for Madeira and Amelia Island. . PLYMOUTH, NOVEMBER 30. Arrived his Majesty's schooner Mutual., from Passage, with dispatches ; the Swift, Satan, from Sunderland ; Friends, Goon, from Lyme ; Express:, BRIGHTMARb from London ; and a Prussian 0104 from Bourdeaux, under licence, with a cargo. PORTSMOUTH, DECEMBER 1: Arrived the Swedish ship Mercury, from Cad*, s last fr Guernsey, . Gue having been captured by the- French' t rjvateer le Juste, of St. Woes, and recap- tured by his Majesty's schooner SHARPSHOOTER. The .-- privateer had previously captured two laden. strips. — - bound up channel, with which, it is feared, she had • escaped into port. Came into harbour the 'l'Kaiktit, . 14 ' ~ 20 guns, Captain SCORELL.—Wind N.E.. • ~.:. web '6% DEAL, bECEMBER 1. .:: ..-T, Arrived the ACTIVE hired armed cutter, with dill' patches from Admiral YOUNG. Remain: in the Downs, his Majesty's ships NroWSIOUTH, ELEPRAteei .. . ULYSSES, and ItmALDO $ I R Russian man of war ; Glamorgan, John and Marys "and True Briton vie:. tualling transports.—Wind E. COVE OF CORK, NOVEMBFR tes At length the Transports bound to St. Andern, sts long detained here, have complete) their freight of cattle, corn, provisions, &c. and under convoy of .his Majesty's ships Titanium, Captain PASCO', and CASTILIAN, Captain Swaim, are now melding Oat with a fine breeze from the N.E. The Transports with the Fermanagh Militia, still remain bete. Ar rived his Majesty's ship Bancnvis, Captain- Hots.— Yesterday arrived his Majesty's ship VIRAGO, Lieute nant PITTMAN, after seeing convoy into Oporto, oft which port she parted with his Majesty's ship Dattrit. Lass, and the remainder of the fleet. She has beer; for the last month cruising—on comin in she saluted the Admiral's flag, Which was retutned by his Ma jesty's ship TARTARVS. - .. FREEMASONS. • INSTALLATION OF THE DUKE OF KENT. His Royal Highness the Duke of -Kent Iva; yet , • terday installed Grand Mater of Masons of Eng land, according to the old Institution. The cere mony took place at the Crown and Anchor Tavern. The company amounted to upwards of 1500 permits, including the Dukes of liEur and Sussex. A 'prin cipal object on this occasion was the uniting of the modem and antient lodges, which have been in many points separate institutions for many years. An Oda written for the occasion, set to music by Mr. M. KELLY, was well recited by Mr. Poet. The singing parts, appropriate to the day, were executed with tune eilict by Messrs. KELLY, PHILLIPS, PYRE, BELLA'tY, C. TAYLOR and Co. ; assisted by Mr. HORN ' and the Duke of Yot k's band. The business of the day hav ing been concluded, a select party of *both sevent y sat down to dinner. The Duke of Mtn. in the Chair. Yesterday a numerous Meeting of the Inhabitants of the Borough of Sduthwark vrasheld in the Borough Town Hall, when it was unanimously agreed to pre• sent an Address of Congratulation to His Royal Highness the Panics REGENT, on the late glorious successes, and the favourable change which had taken place in the affairs of the Continent. Wednesday se'nnight several French and Dutch officers, prisoners of war, passed through Glnuces:er, on their route to Montgomeryshire. On the day pre. ceding, at Newport, one of the latter, who understood the English language, accidentally took up a paper, containing the account of the Emancipation of Holland, intelligence which he lust no time in communicating to his countrymen, and which raised in their breasts feelings of the most heartfelt sa tisfaction. The consequence •was a violent quarrel between them and their French companions, in.which they proceeded to blows, but the dispute fortunately ended without any serious injury being committed. While at the Rath, in Gloster, the Dutchmen cut off the eagles, the intighia f France, from the different parts of . their uniform, in testimony of their hatred of the yoke which 'had in) long op. pressed them; and whilst in that place, ii well as during the remainder of their route, they kept them. selves entirely aloof from their late Allies-. • BONAPARTN took exactly twelve year: to rise to a height, from which twelve mobs have been sufficient to precipitate him. In 1799 he was installed First Consul ; iq 1802 appointed Consul fcr life; in 1801., Emperor of France • and in 1812, with almost all Europe at his feet, he began that declension at Mos. cow, which, in 1818, was completed at Leipsic. • CORN EXCIIIGE, MARK-LANE, DEC. 1. What little Ins 'Ma appeared WI limning sold thiely at an advance of ts. per qua tar upon Muoilgy'a prime. Barley samples of prime qua:lty go off slowly, and are is. per quarter touter. BOWS continue very heavy at,. at the prices of last market. day. Fine Oats sold freely, alai art from is. to Is. per quarter dearer. In ether articles there Ic no alteration. . beat and Eases, SOji. des. I lifaialiti SOI. sp. 1114.; Norfolk, 4h. 54e. Paul sft fees • 1 I