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was read in the Town-^Houfe, with
universal applaUfc;
Proclamation.
•* Whereas the commiflloners of
the French Republic have difpo*
fed the people of the Idw countries
to divest themselves of the yoke
under .which they have hitherto
groaned, and this exortaion is now
very ftronglv supported by a letter
of Gen. DacudeS^ written from
Leerdam, on the 17th inst. in
which the citizens of this city, are
summoned to declare themselves
free ; some citizens of this town,
who for tome time part having ta
ken upon tqemfclvts, at a juncture
like the preTent to take care of the
welfare of all, have begun (his
Revolution, and invite all their fel
low citizens tQ join them. Their
mutual interests urges them to it,
the circumstances require speed
and unanimity ; the members of
the prefentGovernment must needs
be hated by the French Repub
lie, besides the citizens cannot Con
fide in theny it is for this reason
we must declare them deprived of
all employs and influence in gov
ernment: /
5 ‘ The firft step the people
of this town have to take is to form
a regulated and armed power./AH
whocherifh Liberty and their na
tive country are required to join
their armed fellow citizens, who
stood firrt forward for the preser
vation of al! ; and those Who are
unwilling to do so, are required co
lay down their arms and deliver
them at noon, and to give in theiK
names, to the end, that no ftroog-\
er means of taking them from them
may be required,
“ Io the second place, we must
take care of the provifwnal Civil
Government. In order to fettle
this point, all the inhabitants are
invited to aflemble this afternoon
in the great Church —where plans
will be proposed ; at the fame
time, all officers who are pot bid
to the contrary, are exhorted
to stand to their posts, in o^der to
p-eferve tranquility and yrder;
and the armed powers give all
possible assurance for the fatty of
person and property.
Given by the assembled Cithers of
tbs City of Amjierdam, off the
1 9^ °f January, 17 95, and pub >
h/hed on the fame day.
(IVaf Signed)
W. V>n Spyesieyn. /
Iu order, to preserve t^pqUiKty in tKe
interior, the town of Leyden hat just given
•n example, which, in ill probability, will
be followed by that of Hacrlem, and by the
other towns of thia Province.
Ycfterday the Burghers required of the
Members of the Regency, now invested
with the Magiftraty, the re eftabliflament
of the city guards, disbanded by the Prus
sian Troops in 1787.— Soma of the princi
pal citizens were requested to represent
this matter, and accordingly addreßed the
B urgomaften aflcmbledjn a fptech, to that
effe&. This was afiented to, end orders
issued i n con Sequence thereof; arms were
given to the citizens, whose primary object
has been to preserve order and trarquiiity,
which hoe not been one monjent initrrup’-
e d. The day palled without the least dis
turbance ; and we understand two Depu
ties have been lent to the French Army, in*
forming it of the new order of things,
LONDON, JAN. 21.
The surrender of Utrecht is confirmed ;
our letters, however state, that it took place
under articles of capitulation, which ex
tended to the whole of that province.
FEBRUARY, 4.
Accounts from Brest of io recent a date
as the 28 h of lift month, mention that the
United Gommittec* of Public and General
LBYDKN. JAN, 19.
Arrival of tht StadtboUar i/tEn^land.
We mentioned yesterday th* arrival of
the Hereditary Princcfs of Orange at Yap.
month? She was accompanied by her
mother in law and infant daughter. The
Stad (holder bimfelt landed yesterday at
Harwich, having with difficulty made hit
cfcape from the people, who wiffied to de.
i lam him m th* foppofcd primary caufc of
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FEBRUARY 7.
Three veflels .with a great number of
p ifTengers on boar % arrived yesterday morn
ing at Dover, from Flushing, from Which
place they failed last Tueiday, At that time
the French were not in pofleffion of the
town, but it was hourly exp<fled that it
would be surrendered to them. Six men
of war, three of which were of the tine,
were at anchor in the harbour. Maj. Meade
(late of the 87th regiment) who alto left
Flu/hing, onTudday. and arrived in town
yesterday, brings the following intelligence.
On Sunday last the French summoned
Bergen op Zoom, the garrison of which
confided of 4 000 men, including the 87th
Briufh regiment, the numbers of which
must be estimated at about 620. This cel
ebrated fortreis was at that period in the
most perfed ft ate of defence, not only with
reaped to troops, but also as to prOvi
fians and military (lores. But Gen. Lt-
Maire, who commanded the French army
before it, having sent to the Governor, a
Proclamation which had been iftued by the
States-General, requiring in their namer
(inconffguenct of the Stadtholder hav
ing abfenttd himfelf) all the garrison town*
of the United Provinces, to surrender
themselves to the French. Articles were
immediately propefed by the Governor,
which were as readily accepted to by the
commander of the French forces, with the
exception of one, which was proposed for
permitting the Britilh troops to return to
England. The hf*fal of thk occafwned
some delay, during which Major Meade
left the place, he being in conicquence of
promotion in another regiment, which had
iome days previously been notified no lon
ger considered as one of its garrison, and
received leave of absence accordingly.
From Bergen op Zoom Msj. Meade
proceeded to Flushing, which was not, on
his arrival, absolutely in the power of the
French, but where two of their Commis
sioners had arrived to receive the surrender
of the rihole iftand of Walcheren and its
fleck
The following cities and towny have al
ready petitioned or agreed to petition the
Houfeof Commons for peace ; the city of
London—the borough of Southwark—the
cit’er of York. Caslifle, Norwich, and Sa*
lifhury, and the town* Manchcfter and
Hull.
FERRVART 9.
Some later accounts than those which
we stated on Saturday evening, were re
ceived yesterday from Zealand, being
brought by a boat, which made its efcape'
to Dover, from Flushing, which place it
left on Friday last, at which time the whole
pfthe island of Walcheren, was occupied
by the Emnch, who came over from Cad*
fend, in w boats, each of which carried
50 men. This is therefore, probably the
last intelligence that will for fume time be
brought direst from the United Provinces,
unleisit be by (ome ußurid veflil, «
whole of their coak isnow decidedly in the
hands of the French.
Williamftead bad been taken possession
of by the F eneh, previous ta their sum
moning Bargen op Zoom; audit was an
derftood at FlDfhing, that such other of the
principal towns as Bad not then admitted
them, would open their gates on their ap
pearance. . ' '/
Safety, and LegHlation. prerented to the
National Cons ent ion on the aid ult. their
Report on the Proposition of Leqninia, rel
ative to the trantportation of the childreft
of the deccafed King. . They Were of opin
ion, (hat a compliance With Lequtnio s pro*
pofitiou would be dangerow, inasmuch at
it would afford a rallying point to the Em
igrants, and an additional pretex to the co*
defied powers. They therefore proposed.
that the Convention should pift to the or
der of the. day'j the order of the day.was
accordingly decreed. . » '
The Committee also made their Report
on the right of the people to adopt what
form of government they choose. The De
cree pi*. pefed and acCeeded to by the Con
vention was, " that the Sovreignty of the
People ij unalienable; and that they may
adopt whatever form of Government they
choose, except Royalty. **
Marquis Cornwallis yesterday received
his appointment to the Matter Generalship,
of the ordnance, in the room of the Duke
of Richmond, who has resigned.
- P SHIONS FOR PE ACS .
FALMOUTH, JAN. 27.
About an hour «go, arrived here, Cap
tain Yefcombe, late of the King George
Packet from hence to Lisbon, which was
taken fevcral months ago, together with
Mr. Moore, his steward, after a passage of
32 hours, from Brest harbour. They broke
prison, and seized an open boat, the wind
being favorable, they came quick and fafe;
from their account, several more, in differ
ent boats, arc hourly eipe&ed#particularly
Masters, Dottofs, end Oncers. They af
firm, that the French fleet, eonfifting of
35 fail of the line and 12 frigates, (exclu
sive of the Revolutionaire) failed from
Brest, the 16th of December lasts and are
not yet returned. That 12 fail of them,
all line of battle ships, we e completely
manned and victualled for fix months, the
rest w* re only victualled for fix weeks.
Their intentions and destinations entirely
unknown;
LIST OF THE DU TCH NAVY.
Belonging to the Admiralty of the Maife, or
Rotterdam.
Guns. Gum.
Pritt Willett den Frederica Lbuie
Eafton 74 Wilhelmine $6
De Stenen Gen 74 jt'on 36
AdmiraiGortenar 64 Ceres 3 6
Admiral Wafenar 64 Bellona 24
Prins Freetrick 64 De Arend 24
Hercules 64 Scipio 24
Dordrecht : 64 De Leeuw 16
Rotterdam 64 Kemphaan 16
Bake! 54 Wefp 16
Delft 54 Panther 16
Admiral Tromp 54 Bark 16
Centaurus • 40 Sperwer 16
Pollux 40 Five of 12
Castor 40 Two of $
Belonging to tie Admiralty of Amfltfdnin.
Gtene^ Gude
Jupiter 74 Meermint 36
Vryheld 74 Allan tie 36
Prius Mawrifs ?4 Argo 36
Neptumus 74 Erfprins Varis
Haa km 74 Brunfwyk 63
Cerherix 64 Venus 34
Ovcryffel 64 Waakfamheid 24
Utrecht 64 Valk 24.
Gelderland 64 ’ Allarnr 24
Leyden 64 Dolphin 24
Fred Wilhelmina 64 ; Het Zcepard 24
Princess Louisa 54 Triton 24
Adm. Piet Hein 54 Hawick 18
Batavier 54 Kimeet 18
Heftor 44 D’Echo 18
Medeal 40 Mercurer 16
Amozone 36 3 small vessels of 12
Zephier 36 4 ditto 6
Belonging to the Admiralty of Be aland.
Guns. ■ Gans.
Zaid Beverland 64 Walcheren 24
Zeeland 64 Minerva 24
Goe 56 Meermin 24
Thoolen 40 Diana" IQ
Brunswick 36 Fiora 8
Wilhelmina 36 2 small vessels of 6
Belonging to the Admiralty of the Her th
of Holland.
Guns. Pluto 64
De 7 Pravincein 74 Becheamer 56
Noord Holland 64 Alkmaar $4
Weft-Friefland 64 Monnukendan 40
HerftCller 64 Medenbiick 36
Verwagting 64 Eukuaifen 24
Hoop 64 Expedite 12
Belonging to the Admiralty of Vriefland.
Guns. Oaftergoo 61
Vriefland 74 ?•«•» 4° .
Groningen 74 .... 36
Admiral de Vries 74 Enfgazinheild 36
Zevenwouden 64 Sirene 24
Wckrgon 64 Sneiheild u
all their misfortnhes, find to offer hi® M an
expiatory victim to the vengeance of the
French. However we toay differ refpeA
ing the causes of the present calamatous
war, for the fake of the country, we trust
in God that we may never have occasion
to express our anger towards the British
Minister in a fimiiar manner.
PORTSMOUTH, JAM. if.
This morning Earl Howe made the sig
nal for getting under weigh ; by noon the
whole fleet were under fail, /and having a
frefli breeze from the north east, they were
by sunset, all dear of Weigh.
torbay, fbr. 1.
This instant the Grand Fleet under
Earl Howe, are all returning to Torbay,
having been no further than the Eddyftone,
owing to heavy gales at W. W
Accounts, we understand, were received
last night at the Admiralty, of the return
of a division of the French fleer, confuting
of 12 fail of the line, to Brest on the 30th
ult. in a fluttered condition. The remain
der of the French fleet, it is reported, but
we believe, on flight grounds, is gone into
L’Oricnt.
That fib detail of particulars of
the capture of the Dutch navy
are given ; but for the Stadthold
er’s escaping in the boah it is sup
posed he could not bring of any
of the havy— i -
Thatthe Stadtholderefcaped with
the greatest difficulty from Hol
land—the populace having beset
him on his flight to the boat ;■— *
which he did not attain until his
body guards had cut their way
through them :
That motions for peace with
the French had been repealed in
the Engliffi Parliament t In the
house of Lords by the Duke of
Bedford, and in the commons by
Mr. Grey* and negatived by very
large majorities *
That all the great towns were
petitioning for peace—
That the petition for peace
from Manchester was signed by
2500 names:
That the minority of the En
glifti Parliament was increasing ;
and from 40 had got to 90 odd:
That the French fleet had re
turned ititb Brest and I’Orient, and
the Engiffi fleet into Plymouth :
That the French had taken the
forts round Manheim -, and in the
Capitulation of Fort-du-Rhine,the
French Comnhandant states, “ hos
tilities are not to be carried on beyond
the right bank of the Rhine 2”
Andi that Gen. Pichegro, after
having fecufed Amsterdam, and
the other cities of the United
Netherlands, is to canton his ar*
mies for the winter.
LONDON, JAN.
We yesterday Rated, that, al
though we had not received our
private letters, we were convinced,
from the hasty perufa! which we
had given to the foreign papers,
chat the ultimate advantage in the
coaftids which had taken place in
IN Addition to the above par*
ticulars of the escape of the Stadt
holer to England— the capture of
Amsterdam, Leyden, Utrecht &c.
we can fay, that the last official
letters from the Britilh army,
were dated at Doorn, Jan. 23, and
that they had retreated across the
Yfftl t
katTBIiDAM, J.AN4 Is.
The Foreign Mioifters at the
Hague, as well as the Court, are
preparing for their departure.
The affair which cook place
between the Allies arid the French
on Friday last at Heuffen, was *
probably one of the most bloody
and obstinate engagements which
has happened finee the commence*
ment of the present campaigns Os
4000 Austrians who came into the
field, not more than 7 or 800, it
is faid* escaped. On that day the
French attacked the Allies at
fever al points at the fame time j
—At Heuffen only, they were
fuccefsfui; the decided vi€lory f
however which they gained at that
place, pas the signal of retreat to
the British army* Immediately
after the vidory had declared tor
ifie French* the Englilh began
their retrogade march.
Fiirthet particulars of Ope
rations previous to the fall
of Amsterdam.
S U M M A R T.
By Yefttdays Mail.