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ns ual gaiety, the Vyfer, and all the canals in the w. N age of , he Hague, are coveted With skaiters, and some f e t, slays make their appearance ; added to this, the late arrivals of the Royal Family have contri buted, in no small degree, to enliven the scene. The movements ot every branch of the House of 0..0ge are wacc.ied by the people, and every change of situation is marked by the shouts of the multitude; t h e ir progress might be pursued by the plaudits of the populace. As yet the Princess keeps no Court, con sequently there is not a spell to attract the fair visiz tants of Holland within the circle of fashion ; Lady Castlereagh has, however, drawn universal attention by her preambulations. Her ladyship is by far the Most beautiful, as well as most elegant woman in the Hague. The theatre has been closed since the 3Uth ot December ; it opens again on Monday next, with a French performance, for the benefit of the suffer ers a t Woerden. • JANUARY 26.—The snow continuing to lie on the g round, the araslays are numerous in this place and its vicinage. Travellers perform their journies to various parts of the country upon them, and parties of pleasure are constantly gliding to and fro in the Voor Hoot and to Schevelpg. This morning Lady Castlereagh, Lady E. Mount Edgecumbe, Lady Christina the daughter of Lady Athlone.; and several Vrows of distinction, have been dashing through the various avenues of the Hague ; their slays were su perbly decorated ; they were preceded by a band of wind instruments, and three men on horseback, cracking their whipi at every yard they advanced. An Aide-decamp of Sir Thomas Graham is just arrived from the Swedish head-quarters. He brings intelligence that the Croww Prince is on his march for this country. JANUARY 27.—The Duke of Clarence is just ar rived here. It is understood that his Royal High ness will speedily depart for the Head-quarters of the In the morning the Sovereign Prince held a Levee, which was very fully attended. JANUARY 28.—Last night the Theatre was opened fcr the benefit of M;dame Schaffner, onr first singer. It was tolerably well attended ; and, after the Co. medy Of Monsieur Ponteaugnic had afforded a fund of merriment to the audience, they were treated with a new piece, entitled Corkine d'Orange, au le Page Esititgle ; an amusing trifle, which concluded with a transparent representation of the residence of the ,Prince of Orange. This morning the Duke of Clarence had a long private andtence of the Prince of Orange. Foust o'CLoon.—Two of the French Princes have just arrived here ; they are said to be the Duc d'An. gonleme, and the Duc de Berri, and that their desti eation is the Head-quarters of the Allies. Head• Quarters of "the British Arum - Oudenboseh, Jan. 28. 6 We are without news here • one report, however, has rescind us. It is said that Macdonald has entered ; Viintwerp with 15,000 men. On the 24th and 25th the Duke of Clarence and the Hereditary Prince of Orange were here. 'Sir Thomas Graham is at present indisposed, and has been for some days. There is reason to believe we r ,shall movitforward inns! -day or two t we have been elpectiag iii:enarch far the last four days. It is 'said the Guards, who aite *Orli Steenbergen, will advance upon Antweep. Tbn whole of the troops in this neighbourhood AM in eir:' eellent health and spirits, and are amply supplied with all they want. Every thing here is . conducted with such profound secrecy that it is impossible, with soly degree of accuracy, to judge of the future opera tions of the army. " It is said that the Emperor of Russia has sent a message to the . Prince Regent, delaring that nothing would afford his Majesty SO much pleasure as seeing his Royal Highness in England, and that he is deter mined to visit that country as soon as a peace, or other circumstances, shall permit. "The French Princes have left this place for the bead-quarters of the Allies in France." DORDRECHT, FEERIJARY 1. This morning by express we have received intelli Bence that the fortress of Gorcum was very heavily bombarded last night, and that in consequence the Commander of the place has demanded of the be siegers an armistice, which has been consented to.-- This pleasing information has given great satisfac tion in this neigi•bourhond, and has excited the hope that a capitulation, will be agreed on with the enemy prior to any turther destruction of the works or pro perty. AMSTERDAM. JANUARY 31. The intelligence 'of the surrender of Papenbrill neafthe Wood is confirmed. We hear that the ca.' pioalation has been made--that 100 invalids and the tflicers are to be sent back to France—and that the remainder, consisting of 560 men, are prisoners.— In the town and citadel are seventy pieces of artillery and much ammunition. The reduction of the place is attributed to the citizens, who fired upon the gar rison. We hen that General Von Winzingerode has OW . blished his advanced posts at Luik. 4, BREDA, JANUARY so. This morning all the Dutch troops that were here have been marched away to Gorcum, both the regi ments of Colonel Gillet and Van. Phoff. The Prus. Sian artillery has .been sent off, and all the Prussian troops quartered in this city have been removed to Lier, so that the head-quarters of'General Bulovr will to-morrow be fixed at West Wesel. LOWER RHINE, JANUARY 29. The army of General Blucher is day after day re inforced by various corps, among which are.the troops' of General Klein, consisting of tour corps of Hessians, and detachments from Frankfort and Harburg. Marshal Marmont was posted behind the Sarre, to resist the progress of Marshal Blucher, but it is now aid that the position of the enemy was forced, and that the French, who were stationed at Espinal, bad also been compelled to retreat behind the Moselle.— The consequence of these movements is that the Prus sians are now before Metz, and that the French must ;strut behind the Meese. Marshal Victor must eva cuate the Elsas. TILBURG, JANUARY 27. Antwerp is now besieged by General Bulow, who is gradually gathering his forces - round the place.— Up to this time, however, no new works have been constructed, but we daily expect the opening of sere• .~.,.~., ral additional batteries against the place. The gar. tison seems not, at all disposed to quit the place for the purpose of hazarding any more sorties. ROTTERDAM, JANUARY 254 We hear that the citizens of Ghent have driven the enemy out of the city, and have shut the gates upon him. HAMBURGH, JANUARY s. His Excellency the Prince of Eckmuhl has issued an older, consisting of several regulations, to facilitate to the inhabitants of the city and the suburbs of St. George and Stadt Deiep a mutual communication. THE EVENING STAR. LONDON. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1814. RICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT TWELVE O'CLOCK. Red. 8611—Cons. sqi—for acc. 6.1 f, 67.-4 per Ct. 820 5 per Ct. 95H—Omn.19 : 14—Bont18 78.8% pre. Lg. Anns. 16 5-16081—Exchequer Bill, 4s. 5.. pre. Paris Papers to the 3d instant have arrived, but they contain no distinct account of any victory over the Allies, at least no account to which we can give any credit. The Moniteur, it must be observed, does not say a word of any victories, and the minor Jour• nals furnish but very vague accounts of military movements. On comparing the various articles dated from dif ferent towns on the Seine and the Aube, we find them quite inconsistent with each other, as tar the supposed movements of BONAPARTE, and as to the .success which has attended them. From Chalons we are told that he is marching to the southward and eastward, upon Joinville and Bar-sur-Ornain ; from Nogent we hear, that he has turned the enemy's main body to the westward, upon Brienne, and there de feated it, with the loss of 15,000 men, whilst from Provins they write, that the victory was gained at Joinville, and the prisoners were in number 2000. The truth we take to be, that the advanced de tachments of the Allies, which were spread over a great extent of country, had been necessarily called in, as soon as BONAPARTE advanced in force ; and in draw...* ig them together, it is very probable that some of them may have come in contact with the enemy ; the consequence of which may have been, in the words of the Moniteur, " a pre t action" or two. The Parisians, however ought it was high time that the C. • stop ped in their career ; since we tremen dous visitors bad appeared wi s sof Paris, at the town of Sens, and cau uch alarm there that even the Sub-Prefect left the place. This worthy Gentleman of coursi k has incurred no small degree of censure; but he unite outdone by the Mayor of Arcis, who writes to the, Mayor of Sens, 4 , to receive the Cossacks well, as they only desired peace !". Such is the enthusiasm which prevails throughout France for the honour of the Emperor ! Such the zeal to preserve him from the indignity of sitting on a dishonoured throne! The towns here noticed are on the banks of the different rivers which flow on, to Paris, through a country entirely open, presenting no obstacle. to an enterprising enemy, and within two days ride to a party of Cossacks. Lord WELLINGTON'S Dispatches, as we mentioned yesterday, are of the 21st ultimo,. to which date no thing of importance, in a military point of view, had lately taken place. Our private letters from Passages are of the 24th, and contain some curious particulars illustrative of the zeal and finesse of the enemy, when force is found inadequate to the attainment of his object. The writer of the following letter has the best means of information : " PASSAGES, JANUARY 24. " Though no active operations have of late been , going on, the enemy has not been idle. BONAPARTE, beaten every where in the field when his troops meet as, has had his emissaries at work against us. In Spain they have been very busy, sowing dissention between the British and Spaniards, and in many places have succeeded with that timid and jealous people. We know likewise, that he has been tam. pering with many of the Spanish Chiefs: some of them have nobly come forward and stated his over tures to Lord WELLINGTON, exposing much Machia velian policy. A few days ago SOULT sent in an Officer to General Mottruo, who commands a divi sion of the Spanish army which is posted to the right, stating, that he had received the orders of the Em peror not, on any account, to fire on, or molest the Spaniards, unless attacked and requiring reciprocity, for that they had a high respect for the Spanish cha racter, &c. &c. " Amu.° bluffly desired him to go back and tell SOULT and his Emperor, that he was determined' to continue acting as he had done, and that he would kill and destroy Frenchmen wherever he could find' them. He desired him further to say, that he would continue acting in this manner even had he brought him an order from the Coitez, for 'that he knew no other orders than those of the Duke of CIUDAD ROD RIGO (WILLINUTON). " The moment the weather will permit and the roads are open, bridges will be thrown over the Adour, and we will be at them—that is to say, if you send us out sufficient reinforcements; a reverse now wcaild knock up the British lines here. " Colonel ELPHINISTON, the chief Engineer, and Sir G. COLLIER, the chief Naval Officer, are daily on the banks of the Adour, and receiving the orders of the Marquis, who is out daily reconnoitring." MORE VICTORIES IN CANADA. We hare received Halifax tip - ers to the Pith of January, conta;ning intelligence of the highest impor tance. They contain a report, which we have no doubt will be speedily confirmed, of the total c:tfeat of another American army, under the comm And (if General WILKINSON. It is furnished to us in two s.a. 1 parate articles from Halifax and New Brtuisveick : " HALIFAX, JANUARY 8. " Good News, if true.,—A young Gentleman who arrived in town yesterday afternoon, from New Brunswick, informs us, that previous to his leaving that city, he read an American paper just received through Eastport, which stated, that the whole Ameri can Army had keen surrounded and taken near the Four- Corners." " ST. JOHN'S, NEW BRUNSWICK. DEC. 31. " This morning we have a report, in a Boston pa per ot the 20th inst. that WILKINSON's army has been surprised in. their encampment, and cut up, by our forces from Montreal, Etc. The report, although not confirmed when the paper left Boston, was gene rally credited. " We may momently expect further tidings on this subject. In Boston papers of the 13th, the American accounts from the frontiers of Canada, appeared to apprehend such an event. We will hope for the con. firmation of this report before next vessel may get away." A Letter quoted in the Halifax Paper, from an Officer in the United States frigate Congress, dated Portsmouth,l2th December, states the arrival of that vessel at Portsmouth, after an unsuccessful cruize, in which only four captures were made. THE ARMY. General ALTEN arrived in town yesterday from Lord WELLINGTON'S Army. Lieutenant• Colonel PATRICKSON pTOCEEdS to take the command of the 43d Regiment, under Lord WELLINGTON. The- Ist Foreign Veteran Battalion, and detach ments from the following regiments, are ender orders to embark for Holland, viz. 33d, 35th, 37th, 44th, 52d, 54th, 55th, 56th, 69th, and 73d. The Lyra sailed from Plymouth for Passages on the Ist inst. having under her convoy strong remounts of Horse Artillery, and a detachment of the.Blth Foot. The Rinaldo sloop of war sailed on Saturday from the Downs, for Holland, as convoy to the transports having on board the 2d Battalions of the 30th and 81st Foot, and the Regiments of Frankfort and Nassau. The 16th Foot, and the 7th Battalion cf the GOth Regiment are under orders to embark for America. It having been reported that three privates of the Renfrew Lilitia had perished on their march from Bristol to Plymouth, the Adjutant of the Regiment has formally contradicted the report. The report of a Deputation from the citizens of Paris having arrived at the Head-quarters of the Allies, to solicit the restoration of the BOURBONS, proves unfounded. No such event WAS announced in any of the dispatches received yesterday. Among other incredible reports it is whispered, in certain circles, that BONAPARTE has actually made overtures to cede the Government of France, and to quit Europe, on condition that a sate passage for himself and four ships should be guaranteed to him. His destination, it is of course supposed, would be America, and his vessels would be freighted with the spoils of the Continent. The following Gentlemen have been appoicted, by the Dittch Government, to act as their Vice-Cour suls at the Out-ports, viz. Jogx Haw Ea, - Esq at Plymouth. Josef% BARFIELD, Esq. at Falmouth. JOHN MINET FECTOR, Esq. at Dover. EDWARD SPENCER CORLINO, Esq. at Ramsgate and Deal. F. W. Coas, Esq. at Margate. D. Wit ti ric a, Esq. at Portsmouth and Southampton. JOHN LE MARCHANT, Esq. at Cuermey. Edward JAMESON, Esq. at Cork. • GEultdE AITCUESON, Esq. at Leith. What the Post Office translation makes the " se dentary" national guard of Paris, should have been the stationary national guard. PRICE OF BREAD.--This day the LORD MAYOR hav ing inspected the meal-weighers' returns, ordered the price of Bread to be continued the same as last week. • BOXERs.—The first pugilistic contest this seam will take place on the first Wednesday in May, be tween Painter, the Lancashire man, and Oliver, the gardener. Painter sent a challenge from Gregson's to the gardener, which was accepted. The muds will be for £5O, out of the fund of the Pugilistic Club. A new Farce was brought forward at Drury-Lane Theatre, on Saturday evening, entitled Rogue: All i ,or, The Three Generations. It met with much disap probation, and is withdtawn. COVENT- GARDEN TN EATRE.•••-.Mr. NIMBLE last night appeared at this Theatre in the character of Cardinal Wolsty, in Shakspeare's play of King Henry the Eighth. The merit of this Gentleman in the per sonification of the proud and haughty Churchman has been long acknowledged; perhaps the highest praise we can bestow upon him now is, to say, that in his enactment of the character last night he fell nothing short of what those who had before seen him in that arduous character expected from him. The house was filled in every part to an excess, before the cur tain rose. ELOPEMENT.—Wednesday morning last, a young female, of a respectable family near Havant, eloped with the butler of a Gentleman in that vicinity. The fair fugitive was pursued by some friends, who had an early intimation of the flight, overtaken at Cosham, and conveyed back to her residence. Captain LYLE, of the David and Jean, of Banff, brought home with him a female sailor, who went away with the Ocean transport of that port. She had' been five years at sea undiscovered, but having by accident fallen overboard, was script to be put to bed, at which time,her sex was discovered. She belongs to Dundee, and 'vent under the name of William WDonald. " . . NAV4I: INTELLIGENCE. The Queen Charlotte Packet was lost it St. Se bastian's Bay. on the 10:h ultimo, and the Carmen (Mubc.c) and mo%t of the crew were drowned. FALMOUTH., FEBRUARY 4. No arrivals yesterday. Arrived to-day the FULA,. from Guernsey ; and the Mariana transport, hunt Passages. Nothing sßiled yesterday. Sailed to•day the Swiftsure packet, with a Mail for Halifax. The Lady Arabella packet, with a Mail fur I,;shon, is gone into the !toads. The LANDRAIL Clittel, With convoy for Cork and the Mediterranean; go! under weigh, this evening, bur the wind being so far to the SJuthwat d, was obliged to bring up again. FAl.MOrtli, FEBRUARY 5. Arrived -the Duke of Kent packet with a MA from Passages, in 10 Jays.--The FYLLA 6loop of war, which arrived yesterday, had previously c pturcd, alter halt an hour's action, and seat 1(4 21yirouth, the Inconnu French lugger privateer, of txenty guns and 120 men. Eleven o'Clock, P.M.—Since writing the above the Francis Freeling, Captain TiLtry (acting), wiLh Mails from Halifax in 25 days, has arrived. Between Scilly and the Lizard, the Freaitig 1:11 in with an American schooner privateer, of IS - guns and up wards of 100 men, and succeeded, after an hours action, in beating her off. The privateer was at one time bearing down on the Francis Fret:nap:, in order to board her, when the welt.directe 1 fire of tie pace carried away the American main.ru„st. Put Back this evening the Swiftsure packet, boun.; 'l.lifax, • Another letter of the same date as the .dy ^ n (:he sth) says, die Friging Packet is now off this Firt, from Halifax in 23 days—lost her foremast and sprit in a gale about ten days since. This inorning she was brought to by an American schooner priva. teer, of 16 guns, and after firing a few shot at her s the Packet escaped. TORBAY, FEBRUARY S. Arrived his Majesty's ship .HAZARD, with about 8 sail of transports, from Portsmouth, bound to Cork. PLYMOUTH, FEBRUARY 5. Arrived theQuEEN CHARLOTTE man of war, from off Brest ; and the CYDNus frigate, from a crtlize.— Sailed the MurlNa sloop of war, on a cruize. PORTSMOUTH, FEBRUARY 6. Arrived yesterday . his Majesty's ship ZEPHYR from the Downs. The whole of the outward-bound tha t sailed on Friday brought up in St. Helen's Roads, and wait a fair wind. Arrived to-day his Majesty's ship NYMPH from the Downs with the following ships: Briton, 216 ; Olive Brand), 502 ; Peace, IF ; Corn. wall ; Prince, of Wales, SOS ; Mortim ; and Do minica transports. Also arrived his Majesty' ships HANNIBAL, SEAHORSE, and WOLVERINE from off Cherbourg.—WiLd yesterday S.W.—to-day N. W. FILBRUARY 7--Arrived the QUEEN CHARLOTTE cutter, from the Downs; his Majesty's ship RACER, from St. Andero, with the Lord Wellington and Prince Ernest transports; also arrived the Thomas and Sally, from Lisbon ; Providence from Guernsey ; and the William, from Bristol. * Went oat - of har bour the FERVENT gun-brig, and the Mary, Bsoww, to join the &et bound to the West Indies. The SPRIGHTLY cutter takes convoy to the Downs. DEAL, FEBRUARY 6. • Sailed once more (yesterday) his Majesty's ship RINALDO, and a convoy of transports, with the 2d Battalions of. the 30th and 81st Regiments, for Hol land. Arrived his Majesty's ships Awtr, PtoNsgrt, and OLYMPIA, front off the French coast. Put back (to-day) the NysiPH cutter, with part of the fleet that sailed from hence on the 4th for Portsmouth. Sailed the .Russian man of war Tret Serarkoff, Vice-Ad miral CROWN, to join Admiral YOUNG in. the Room.. pout. Arrived his Majesty's ship Colossus, from the Scheldt,and the REDPOLE sloop of war, with a French vessel which she had captured, particulars not known. FL:BROADY 7.—Arrived and sailed for the River the Arrow, MILNE, from St. Michael's. Came down from the River the Cape packet, bound to the Isle of France, and several others, particulars not known. Put back again the Sceptre and Saragossa transports that sailed from hence 3d instant for Holland, haiing lost their convoys in the North Sea.—Wind W.N.W. HARWICH, FEBRUARY 6. Sailed yesterday the Fortunio with sugar, Lk:. for Amsterdam.—Wind W. GRAVESEND, FEBRUARY 6. Arrived yesterday the SwAttow East Ind;aman, from Bengal; and the ELIZABETH ) from the Isle of France. COVE OF CORE, FEBRUARY•e. . His Majesty's ship PRESIDENT, Captain MASON ) is to sail to-morrow with the convoy for St. Andero.— The TIGRIS frigate, Captain HENDERSON, is added to dire ships already on this station. There are three others expected here shortly for the same purpose.— The large convoy of transports, with cutie, &c. for St. Andero, and the PRESIDENT, have not yet sailed. His Majesty's ship; CASTILIAN, Captain BREMEN and PELICAN, Captain \Vitus, on their return from St. Andero, have captured a valuable AnseriCan ship ' and took her to Lisbon. We u )derstand Admiral SAWYER has received an account. of the aboie capture. LEITH, FEBRUARY 5. TLeCireitoEse taoop of war sailed tram Leith Road s on Thursday forenoon, with some Dutch plikotiem. for Harwich.—The Ceres Indiainan arrived at Ben coo:en on the 27th of May, aitd was expected to sail, about the 25th of June, for Penang and Chir.a. The FURIOUS gun brig sailed on Thursday to call in . all the cruizers on this stati.-n. The Corm.' Piztr.ff, thirst:a, from Leith to Passage, with potaturs a. corn, ,s on shore near Tins horpe, on the • shire coast, and lost her matn-mast. • - - i .7. •