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not terminate before, bytalliog into wet on the maritime resources of Holland, II fleet of 40 sail of the line, and a great number of troops, shall be aogembleti in the Scheldt and Tesel, to dispute with the British Government the sovereignty of the .sea, owl repel its unjust clanns. So that it is not the interest of France alone that calls for this union ; it is that of continental Europe, who applies to France to repair the losses of her marine, and combat, ou her own clement. the enemy of the prosperity of Europe; whose iii da-t,y a has not been able to stifle, but whose voinusunitationa it obstructs by its insolent claims, and the vast number of its ships of war. Finally, the union of Holland augments the Empire, in senderiug more close the frontier• she defends, and in adding to the security of its arsenals and docks. It enriches it by an industrious, thrifty, and lobo /ions people, who will add to the sock of public wealth, in increasing their private fortunes. There are no people more estimable, or better adapted to derive benefit from the advantages whiCh the liberal policy of your government affords to industry. France could act have made a snore valuable ac 4ufsition. " The annexation of Holland to France is the necessary consequence of the unioa of Belgium. It completes your Majesty's empire, as well as the execotion of your system of war, polities, and trade. It is the fir.. , hot a necessary step towards the re storation of your navy ; in fact, it is the heaviest blow whkii your Majesty could iallict upon Eng land. " AA to th. young Prince, nun is so dear to your Majesty, lie has already felt the effects of your good will. You have bestowed on him the grand Duchy of Berg. He has, therefore, uo occasion for soy Lew establishment. " I have the honour to propose to your Majesty the pooja of the following Decree, " I rm. dec. " CHA MPAGRY, Doke of CA DOR E." MAK? TROY FMK stotsrsas or TBZ orrice or "111111LCIZTAIIT or STATE. Filarc At Rambovillet, Jely 9, 1810. We, Napoleon, Enspemr of ilie French, Kiug .4 Italy, Protector of the Confederation oftl.e Rhine, Mediator of the Swiss Confederation, Sic. Ice. have deur. J, and hereby de cree, as follow : TITLE I. Ant. 1. liallaad is united to Frame. 9. The City of Amsterdam shall be the third City of the Empire. 3. Holland shall hate six &nion, six Depoties to the Council of State. tummy-five Densities to the Legislative Ersdy, and two 'odic.' to the Court of Csmatiun. 4. The officers by sea and land, of whatever reek, shall be confirmed in their employinests. Commissions shall be de livered to them Melted soh oar band. The Royal Gourd Asti be united to nor Imperial Guard. Inv' it ....OF TO[ AOI4INISTRATIOR FOR ISM. 5 The Doke of Placentia, Areb.Treamtrer of the Eiwp:re, shall repair to Amsterlam I. the capacity of our Lieutenant- Galeria He shad preside in the Council of Ilinsaters, and attend to the chapattis of Maoism. His 'auctions @ball feast , the it of January, tat 1, the period when the French stlosinistratiun shall commence. 6. All the pahhe funetionartea, of whatever rank, are tun. Sneed on their employment/. Tufty —n I I -I.• —IP TNT FIN/LIMES. The present contributions shell continue to be levied until the ist of January, Ist t, at which period the country shall *eased of that burden, and the imposts put ou the same footivx as fur the rest of the Empire. w. The heard of receipts and dishurseumnts shall be sobs antted to our approbation before the Ist of Attune next. Only one-third of t►e prevent amount of interest spun the public debt shall be carried to the account of expenditure fur iPIO The interest of the debt for lane and 10'09, nut yet paid, shall be reduced to nite.thirJ, and charged ou the budget ut tete. q. The Cestam•hnuses on the frontier, other than thine et France, shall be orenotzed under the r upenis trndaece of oor Direi toe•general of the Costom.lsoeses. The Dutch tustom houses shall he incorporated therewith. The lime of ewehows.howore, now on the French frontier, oltaU lite ►ept op wool the tot January, tali, when it sh a ll b e reesiwki, and t►e comiseriestiou of Hulloed with the empire ►ecome free. The colonial produce, actually in Ifollami, shall remain in the hands or the uouers, upon paying a duty of :it per cent. ad valorem. A declaration of the amount 6118111 x made before the Ist September. at farthest. The mid mercbuodise, upon rtyment of the ilutiro, be imported into France, mid circuloied through the eili,ge talent of the empire. TITLI Iv. ‘t There shall be, at Amsterlaat,•epee , 4l 4 , lminiatrstion, pre.irtaill wet by ose of oar Cessettlers of Slate, artstch %see the supennteadenee of, sad the steeresm t fonds to I" 0. role for the repairs of the d)hes, puW.re, awl ut'..er ;mobile resist TITLC V. It to the course of the present month, Ihrro shall he numio•te', ►y the Legislative ►ody of Holland, a Commis, own of Ir. !itemisers, to proceed to Pans, in order to rowan- tote a Coo. red, whose ►usiossa s►all kw to etiolate definitely all that relates to the public and local debts, awl to conciliNte the principles lithe soma with the localities and nderests uf the ctraiitrv. it. One Maoists,' are charged with the enectill.nn of the present decree Mewed) NAPOLEON. By the F.osperor, !tied, H. •. Dube of RA.A:4.4 NO, The Minister !teem tary of Slate. [FROM TOE MONITEUR j 'five edvicel from spell' and the *rimy of Portu ;al are very unimportmit. 'lite *nay of Costalool4 is inseehiwz tarriarrls Ter regalia, 1u besiege ttsmt fortress. A tlistsioo of the AT my of Areuttoo is threciiog its mirth ul•oa The tirdus•ire mod stoles fur the siege ure vitshsirlted on the Elmo. lot the Smith, she tint (sorrel. coeutnamirsi by the I )01te :pht of Col , s. The 5116 taros, commanded by the Duke of Treviso, is on the frontier of Portugal, to the right end. the 4th corps, commanded by Gen. Sebastiani, is towards Malaga and .Murcia. Gun-boats are constructing; batteries are erecting on the 'coast. Three crews of French sailors, and a regiment of workmen, have at length arrived in Andalusat, consisting, in all, of betsees4oooo and 4000. expert in naval operations. In Spain, there are io some provinces disturb ance', and banditti, but no where is there any longer a Spanish army in existence. When Gen. Moore war in Spain, tile Spaniards had an army of more than 100.000 men on the Ebro. When, at ■ subsequent period, Gneral Wellington marched to Talavera, they still hail three armies : one in Catalonia, one under the e.. 'mend of Cwesta, and another one called the Army of the Centre, making together about 80.000 men. At present they have only three Corps, scarcely snaking 24,000 recruits, who are unwor4i) the tonne of soldiers. The last dispatches from the army of Portugal contain the f•+llowiug details : " The Dulce of Ahratoes, ishing to make hitio self muster of the country situated between the Tera, the and Duero, and by this movement to support the right of the 6th corpos,• gave orders to General St. Croix to pas► the Tens, and to attack time enemy. " On the 6th, this General attteked the enemy's hoe of posts at Mauline(' and iiieilltllllloi. ' nine two posts, which were defended by 500 infantry and 200 cavalry, were carried by assault. The whole chain of posts was driven in. Our troops killed 200 of the enemy, and made Go prisoners. The Chief of Squadron, Fische. and Captains 'fennel lire and Talon, distinguished themselves. " During the night the enemy united at Al canexii, about 3000 infantry• and IMO cavalry, under the orders of General Echaverria. Another co lumn was to de►eend from the mountains to join this corps. " General St. Croix posted his first regiment so as to stop the progress of this calumn, and march ed upon Alcaneza with the other two. On arriving in front of that town, he found the streets harries dad, loop-holes formed in several of the hott, , es, and thy enemy drawn upon the heights, with the bed of a torrent covering his front. " The Geceral commenced the action with the ruing of the sharp-•hooters, rind at the some time endeavoured to turn the eneiny's flanks. The squadrons surmounted every obstacle; some of the dragoons dismounted and pushed forward, leaving their horses behind, whilst others, drie 4 rging their horses after them by the bridle, climbed the rocks, sod passtd the precipices under the enemy's tire. The n eral in person advanced at the bend of a squadron, and broke through the enemy's line at the first charge. Nothing could stand before them. The enemy were tutslly routed and pursued under th e walls of Miranda de Duero. Upwards of 700 fell in the field of battle. A Colonel, 15 olfic•rs, and 400 rank and file were mode prisoners. There were fun mi at Alesueza more than 100,000 car tridges, 6ao English kets, 300 new saddles, and 2000 suits of regimentals. Vie had 5 men killed, and a d..iv wounded. " General St. Croix was slightly wounded. fie paricul irly praises the conduct of Mfssni. the offi cers Ilamrlrvillr, Leleu, Turing, and Labour(lnn nap., and also that of Captain &torsilley, his aid-du-camp." The General comnisnding the 2,1 corps of that sr by, gives the following, uuder date of the _lst May, at Merida : "The post of Misiudara was attacked on the 15th, by a body of marauders, who were repulsed with the loss of 30 men and a number of hors-s. " Ote the 16th, our light cavalry cut in pieces an advanced post of the enemy near Berlajoz. " A corps of the enemy, under the command of Don Carlos F....p0g0:1, attacked Truxillo, in the night of the 17th. The Adjutant Commandant Desroches repulsed the enemy at all points, with the loss of a nuitilwr in killed and priboners. Our tromr, though mronsiderable in number, pursued them closely as far am. the river Cuculire. The Ad jimaut Commandant Desroches, sad four dragoons, were wounded. " On the 20th, a body of 3,000 men, that had marched frnin X•res, attacked the castle of Feria. They took it the firing of wily a tingle gun. " On the 2241, our light troops fell in with a re connoitring party of the enemy, near Alaeeres, and made prisoners toe officers and fourteen soldiers." The Dispatelira from the sth corp., dated Se ville, the ood 29th of M.y. give the following " A corp., of the enemy attacked the French ad vinced prritv near thiillenis, on the high mid to E.trentaitu-n. The :action was very warm, and the enemy belt •n the field • number of killed and wounded. " On the 26111, a rolitmn, commanded by Gen. Girard. caint up at Aracena with the division of Bolisteros, 6,000 s!rnii, and occupying a very ad. vontageons position to the rear of the town. The ttflth Regiment of lu t ist Infantry carried this posts Unu at t.ic point of the heyeniet, whilst the 34th of the line iiiiimaiivrrd i t order to turn the eitetny, who were completely routed. They loot a number in killed, and had more titan 300 wounded, Mclinl tog several sitheeni. and ihet'otunel of the It glinent of Leos. We had hie lulled, and forty leconsled. Alamos the Litter is Colonel Procf he, of the 28th. The Duke of Treviso particularly raptec the port connuct of this officer, and that of the Chiefs of Battalion, lecamini and Dedonal. " A detachment of the Duke of Aliremberg's chasseurs ha% e seized, near Palos, an armed vessel, which had cloarlyapproached the cotter, and landed a part of her crew to carry off some ehren. The chasseor+ attacked this party of seamen, drove them back to their vessel, and carried her by boarding. The vessel VlsiS armed with a 16-pounder and two brows earronadee„ Having no means of securing her, the ehasseitts set tire to her.," sIGGE OF CIUDAD RODRIGO. On the night between the 115th and 16th, the trenches were opened before Ciudad Rodrigo. The enemy I:eing de( eived by • double false attack, oue made ow the left side, the other on the right of the Agueda. we suffered less loss by their tire thou we had reason to expect. Before day-break the pa rallel was open to the extent of 1000 yards; it was four feet wide and three deep. Its right was little .ore than 600 yards from the fortress, and its left not shove 200. When the day broke, the enemy found out their mistake, and kept up a heavy tire until ten o'clock. We had to wee killed, and 70 wounded. The day of the Itith and the following night w«re employed in widening the parallel and its coin ionnieutioiti. The work was considerably impeded he the water. Fenn the 17th to the 18th, the parallel was widened to ten feet throughout its whole extent. The parapets were cosimenced and completed at several paints. Channels were dug to carry off the water. The communication by the right was made perfectly dry, but that on the left is very moist, es well us at the right end of the parallel. On the 171. h, the enemy made some sorties, and endeavoured to turn our left, which compelled us to extend the parallel; iu the course of the night it was lengthened 120 yards. From the I 41.1 s to the 19th, we were employed in widening and deepening the contiouation of the deft of the parallel, fur the purpose of getting under shelter hoist the fire of the suburbs. The Whale of the rmutouun•ationa. •nd ill that part of the parallel coutainrd between them, weft widened it-it feet at the butt. sssss and the parapets 'flat pat of the parallel between the bishop's h•use and the extremity of the right was ahan dotteil on account of the water; it will be couipletecl to-morrow might. Thus the first parallel may be corniiiered u% finished. 'ihe enemy threvya great many shells, but with out doing us •tiny injury. - Our ortiliery arrives slowly ; the roads are very From the 19th to - the 2. or/I.—The parallel was completed throughout its whale length. A part of it to the right, of about tin 'arils long, has not the parapets yet finished. The communication no the left is entirly. completed. The earth fill in some places on the tight ; but it was thrown up eguin. The batteries are constructing. All the 16- pounders and 12-inch mortars are arrived in the pal k. We had 24 men killed end wounded, among whom is so officer of the 50th Regiment. From the -30th to the .21.11.--lit t iie course of the night we ['evil the second parallel by tw•o ap proaches; one of the kilo') of 221 y tra:., the other of 160. These approaches bring us 140 paces nearer the fort. The enemy kept sip a very brisk tire, particular ly with muoketry. We had 15 men, and 1 officer wounded. The iS-pounders anima of the 41st, so that all the artillery is now in the park. The soil upon which many of. the batteries are constructing, presents difficulties which will retard the work a little. There sill not, however, be mush time lost, bemire as all the guns cannot he brought to the batteries the acrid night, they will foe according as the platforms are finished. A dispatch from Marshal the Prince of Essling, dated Salainanra, June 9. contains a report from General lauhardiere, in which he gives an am count that .r corpsof the enemy appeared on the 6th, be fore Astorga, and threatened a comp de maim agrinat the town. They endeavoured to prevent the en trance of some detachinerits of our troops. A brisk discharge of musynetry took place ; General Lau leardiere ordered duo infantry and some cavalry to mike a sortie the ClllllOll of the ramparts protect ed them, and the enemy was repulsed and over whelmed nit all sides. lie fled, leasing behind him 40 killed awl GO wounded. TO NIS gERENE HlGlVirae flll PRINCE OF W 'GRAN AND N161:1-111414.1., ‘ 1 4 , 104,0 LR, MAJOR- GENFRAI. arrived at Caridad • on the evening of the .24th ; )eatertlay, the 15th, at four in the moi a lug. I ordered the tire to be commenced apinat the fort with 46 guns; it appears that the garroion Aid not expert it so soon. They were very much di.cnnri tied for the 6r.t few hours, and only re turned it k.bly. Soon after they began to Bre with a great deal of activity. The fortihcations were damaged, the parapet and embrasures wet e mach mitirr.i, ml,lll sever.' guns dismounted. The lire broke out several times, and in various parts of the town ; one of the usareinee exploded with a tremendous r.ot.e. That port of the wall to the east, winch it adjoiried, was dialoged. The AKn ! "anti , accident *fel .its. Teti with .leimas 4.64 ..took fire. and o :WerisiDried us the logs of borne into Our Igo ta..the. white Amounts to ta 0 A tm a „, ten tan killed , t. oke and forty one a,, und . ed. It' tuialit have • been limn-, coosiderinit h oa , near the' batteries were, •end the pr6l,i3 nettle of the roil. That of ri.e enemy, c 0,,, lined within "tone ramparts cod encumbered with is habitant'. must have been much greater. Oc sharp-shooters, pristed almost rbove the 1046., e m . !amassed much the eannoniers of the garrison, of %viito tltry klika 4 great many. The enemy re mained in possession of a pyrt of the eohrent of tile I Inly errisii,front which they enfiladed OM OpplOUt hes on the left. They were driven from it in the and the whole convent is occupied by us. PrOaChrg are proceeding. " I have driven the English heyoad the Ar lly cavalry are nn the right ank of that strev i ,lo, with sonic ariillery and • few battalion* of light fantry. The English army still occupies the .4,11 t position% at Espija, illa Forino.s, A deserter came its yesterday, who states that Lull Killington tvi its this last village. . - " Accept, Sir, a fresh assurance of the respeciful devotedness with which I have the honour to be Your I most humble and obedient servant, " The Niarslial Prince of ESSLING, Commander-is-fld of artily of Portugal, " MASSEIkii." • Ciudad, we suppose. American meets have entered the ports of ti, North, and the Baltic, with pretended cerrifi car , of origin, delivered by the French Cousab. have authority to declare, officially, that each cer tificates are forged, and that the bearers thereof are to be considered as forgery. These docninvait are evidently fabricated in England ; the Consols of His Majesty, in America, having delivered now fora long time. NINTH TIME. LYCICU.II TURATRR.--.ENG LISII OPF.R4. THIS EVENING, WEDNESDAY, July is, will be pe , formed as rut irely new Comte Opera, in Thn-e Arts, eshol TItICKS UPAIN TRAYEI.I.ESs. The Principal Characters by Mr. Penson, Mr. Phil* Mr. 14011 Mr. Dowtou, Mr. Smith, Mr . .1 Smith, 'i r A. berry, an d Mr. Wewilter. Miss Punic Mis. Orgu, 7.1.1 Kelly, and Mrs. Healey. Previosat to diet/larva, a Sr:atilt Disertisemeni r iv, 4. jag . of 60146 o f th e 1.10.4 favourite Dances, sod the rimile of the popular ihtllet of The Catalan Slinstrvl To wbieli will be misled, fur the milt time this Sewas,s Grand Pantoluimie Mallet of Arthur, rallyd ENAPSCHOU; sr, THE FORFST FIEND' _ 11W Come Opteraut Tricks epos Travellers, eestisaisg to be received by bi anima end arenetrelatt ainkserer oak shwiti of laughter, and applause, will be repeated enry evening till further notice, Saturday rec. pied ; se Minch night will he performed the 114 Mgr Colii.r Opera al Oh this I.ore ! ear the r!arquersders ; with (for tog Lm. • a new 31r1e-Dramatic Entertainment, ealha fro.niy Yi . . ATRF-ROY AL, H A v-ii.vit:Fr- TIIIII EVENING, WEDNESDAY, July le, will be pt• funned the Coaled!: railed A BOLD STROKE FOR 'I WIFE. _ . Colonel Frirsarell, Mr Bannister, Pcrriwitikle, Mr Iv thews, ; Obadiah Prim, Mr. Liston. Hrs. Prim, Mr. I 'anima i Ann Lavely, Mrs. Gibbs. After ertiieli, n Piece, in One Aet, called A DAT AFTER THE WEDDINU Colonel Frei/love Mr. dooms ; lady Freelorr, Mrs.Cibto. To which will be ;did Oro Slide ibis *raisins) the Mei.. - Drama of The Csteni 'peek lir Holland ; Wolf (his Friend), Mr E* l r l 6'; ikno deter, Mr. Slathews ; Isidore, Mr. basic Christine, Mir H. II A dew Comedy, its Pre sets, is is rehearsal, aed M Produced on Tuesday tPs soh iardast. THE BRITISH PRESS. LON DON, WEDNESDAY. JULY 18. We have received French and Dutch Papers, is the 11th instant. from which we have extracted toot important documents • one, the Act fur the formal aunexation of I lolland to France ; the otherCau*. FAUN is Report, upon which the act of atineastios is founded. In this report it is denied that B. NAPAILIT was the direct author of the depoiinoo of King Louts; hut it is v••rc immaterial whether the latter was driven from hi. 'Throne by direct num, or resigned because Ins situation u•s rendered is. supportable by the tyr.nny of his !brother. lln secret departure of Louts is reported to some private letters. . • The French papers also contain ao: otic:s! nal of the siege of Ciudad Rodrigot f.stm the 1:41 to the t I st. The narrative is then resumed in I kio ter from M AMIN • to BIRTHIER. date tl on the The enemy appears to be Making his ap pra.e:hes sob great regularity, and to he resisted with equalvaloat. The rest of the news relates to minute operation's various parts of the Peuinsula, in all a Lich the ow my claim the advantage. lu our paper of Satanlay, we extracted an ar ticle from the Madras Comfier Extroorikiserp o h ici steed the receipt of a letter from Goa. announcing the arrival of the Lady Jane Dander, and list Decheu of Gordon, at Rio liaerio, aft er having feted severely to a Kale of wind which separated f - oot the Fleet. We regret to find that no coda matios of this account, nor index! any noel' ligence whatever of these tau valuable indiemen. an king naming. has been received at the befis II"Ic As many 'meek have arrived is FnJord from Rio Janeiro, which soiled subsequent to Or allrged erne's, of these two ,earls at thut Wee. and none have brought any account of o. them, or either of them. we fear that CO Crui. due to the statement snide in The M a dras Coon' Extraordinary.. U pon. however, nitro meal an meal of the wragraph, appear* that the writer have,powsibly meant that the two moselslol•rrlT of l Limo, and not at St. Janeiro, sad if a• at he I^. true coaotruction. mote : hope of the vasty rega l ia ROI be Gull entertained. rhi fill for