# A Tour Through the Batavian Republic

A
TOUR
THROUGH THE
BATAVIAN REPUBLIC
DURING
THE LATTER PART OF THE YEAR 1800
CONTAINING
AN ACCOUNT OF THE REVOLUTION AND RECENT EVENTS IN THAT COUNTRY
By R. FELL
| Quid verum, atque decens curo et rogo, Et omnis in hoc sum. | Horat. Epist. |
LONDON:
Printed for R. PHILLIPS, St. Paul's Church-yard. sold by t. hurst, and west and hughes, paternoster- row; carpenter and co. old bond-street; e. balfour, edinburgh; and j. archer, dublin
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1801
[T. Davison, White-Friars]
ADVERTISEMENT.
THE following letters were, in part, written during the Tour which they describe, with a view to publication. They were addressed to my Brother, and to that circumstance must be attributed the use of the word you wherever it incongruously appears.
To many of my statements, I have avoided giving the authority of the Names of the Persons from whom I derived them; in all such cases I have been influenced by this motive:—recently established and feeble governments are often tyrannical, and were I to name the persons from whom I had my information, when I speak of the Batavian Government with censure, I might probably expose to disagreeable consequences most deserving individuals.
March 31, 1800.
CONTENTS.
LETTER I.
LETTER II.
LETTER III.
LETTER IV.
{{dotted TOC page listing||Rotterdam − Its convenient situation for trade − The impoverished state of its commerce. A singular preference given to cloth of English manufacture. Amicable system of privateering. Corsairs belonging to British subjects which sailed under the French flag. Abuses corrected by Bonaparte. The streets of Rotterdam. ​
LETTER V.
LETTER VI.
{{dotted TOC page listing||The prince's cabinet of curiosities removed to Paris. What would probably have been its fate had it been transported to England. Scheveling. Distress of the fishermen of Scheveling on the departure of the Prince of Orange — Rejoicings at the Hague on the same occasion. Sketch of the history of the Stadtholders. Reports to the disadvantage of the present Prince of Orange. Discontents in Holland. Imprudence of the Princess of Orange. Effects of the French revolution in the United Provinces. Animosity of the Dutch towards the British troops. Moderation of the French. Some account of General Daendals. The revolution of Holland effected without blood. French emigrants. ​What would be the reception of an Englishman in the French army. A citizen of the world.|88|entry-width=100%|entry-align=justify|symbol=_|spaces=10}}
LETTER VII.
LETTER VIII.
LETTER IX.
{{dotted TOC page listing||The botanic garden. Palm-tree. Antiques. Theatre of anatomy. Public library. Portraits of illustrious Dutchmen. Medallions of English republicans. St. Peter's church, a place of confinement for the English ​and Russian prisoners. The gazette of Leyden. Dutch newspapers. Woollen manufactures of Leyden. Probable state of the university when peace shall be restored.|162|entry-width=100%|entry-align=justify|symbol=_|spaces=10}}
LETTER X.
LETTER XI.
LETTER XII.
LETTER XIII.
LETTER XIV.
LETTER XV.
{{dotted TOC page listing||Conduct of the provisional representatives of Amsterdam. Inquiries respecting the solvency of the bank. Official report on the subject. Deficiency of cash. Nature of bank credits and receipts. Indignation against the members of the old government. Violent measures strongly recommended. Wise proclamation of the representatives of Amsterdam. Its beneficial effects. Abolition of the stadtholderate. Expressions of public joy at Amsterdam on that occasion. The French representatives and generals occupied comparatively but little attention during these revolutionary movements. Character of General Pichegru in Holland. The inhabitants of the United Provinces required to deliver up their plate for the use of the nation. This ordinance chearfully complied with through ​animosity to Great Britain. Attention of the Dutch to their marine. Removal of large bodies of the French troops. Estimate of the amount of the contributions paid to the French.|291|entry-width=100%|entry-align=justify|symbol=_|spaces=10}}
LETTER XVI.
LETTER XVII.
LETTER XVIII.
This work was published before January 1, 1929, and is in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago.
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