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and that you acknowledge this to be our mutual interest.
But, in the present state of the siege, our operations cannot
be suspended, and no treaty can be sigßed by us within the
walls of Constantine. If the gates arc opened to n by
your order, the terms shall be the same as those already
offered by us, and we engage to maintain good order in the
town, to pay respect to persons, property, and religion, and
to occupy the town in a manner to render the burthen of
the presence of the army as light and as short as possible.
But, if we enter by force, we shall not be bound by any
prior engagement, and the miseries of war will not be attri-
butable to us. If, as we believe, your desire for peace is
as sincere as ours, n,nd as you declare you will perceive the
necessity of an immediate answer.
(Signed) "Count VALLEE."
To TILE MINISTER 01' WAR.

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fortunately the documents necessary to enable me to draw
up this report were not furnished to me when required, and
I am forced to postpone the transmission of them till the
departure of the next courier. On the 12th General Per.
regaux, at the head of the staff, was struck in the head by
a musket-ball at the moment when General de Damremont
had been taken off by a cannon-ball. The wound, though
serious, is not mortal, and I trust that he will still live to
serve his King and country. He has continued in the dis-
charge of his functions as head of the staff. The King
has lost an able and-devoted servant in Colonel Combes,
who died yesterday of his wounds i❑ the storming of the
city. His loss will be deeply felt by the. army, for we all
admired his courage and coolness under the enemy's fire
at the very moment when he received the death-wound. I
have bad a return of our losses sent in to me ; they
amounted to 97 killed and 494 wounded ; amongst the total
number 15 officers were killed, and 3S, more or less, se-
verely wounded. The firmness of Gell. Kulhieres, whom
I have invested with the chief command of Constantine,
succeeded in calming the effervescence of the soldiery, and
tranquillity and confidence were speedily restored in the
city. The troops have been strictly prohibited from molesting
the inhabitants in their persons, their religion, or their pro-
perty. I have forbidden the soldiers to enter the mosques,
and every measure has been taken that may leave the Mu-
sulmans in the free exercise of their religious worship. The
artillery is actively employed in bringing into the magazines
the arms abandoned by the inhabitants on every side is
their flight, and has drawn up a return of the car.non feUnd
in the place. We have ascertained at present that there
are 59 in a more or less perfect state of preserv.ttion. I have
at the same Cato given orders that artillery with 20 rounds
of ammunition shall be placed on the ramparts to repel an
attack, of which, however, no apprehension can be enter-
tained. The engineers have commenced closing the breach,
and likewise all the issues, with the exception of the gates,
which may give an entrance into the place." (After .re-
peating the statement addressed to the President of the
Council respecting the steps taken icy the Intendant of the
army, and the local authorities, to secure provisions, to se-
cure a regular supply of cattle for the necessities of the
army, and to ascertain the exact position of Achmet Per,
who, to all appearance, had been abandoned by the majority
of his adherents, and stripped of his trcssures, the Ge-
neral continues as follows) :—" I have forwarded •to Count
Mole a copy of the letter which Achmet Boy forwarded
to me the evening before the day on which I ordered
the storming to commence, and also the answer which
I judged it expedient to address to him. The Pre-
sident of the Council will, no doubt, communicate to you
these two documents, and also the proclamation of Ge-
neral de Damremont to the inhabitants of Constan-
tine. Copies of- these documents will also be annexed to
the report which I shall shortly address to you. I shall lose
no time in laying before his Majesty the names of the offi-
cers and soldiers who distinguished themselves during the
siege, and I venture to hope that you will support the ap-
plications for recompenses which I shall address to you in
their favour. The army which has been remarkable for
its courage and resignation, has deserved well of the coun-
try, and reckon upon the justice and goodness of the King
for a testimony of his satisfitetion. With the expression of
my high consideration, I have the honour to be, &c.,
".The Lieut.-General Commander-in-Chief of the
Army of Expedition against Constantine,
Count VALLEE.
LETTER FROM GEN. VALLEE TO THE MINISTER AT WAR.

" Constantine, Oct. 17, ISfs7.

" Sir—The death of the Commander-in-Chief, killed at
the head of his troops a few hours before a murderous assau;t,
is an event sufficiently rare to v.-arrant the rendering of high
honours to the memory of who bas bec.;me the victim. I
conceive that it will be in the intere,t of the army, and an
honourable testimony to its good conduct in the capture of
Ccnsta.itine, and at the same time afford to the family o
Gen. de Damremont the only consolation it can receive, if
the King will order that his body should be deposited in the
Invalides. If this proposal should appear to you to be
reasonalde I have the honour to request that you will !ay it
before the King- for his approbation. The body of Gin.
de Damremont is preserved in a double coffin, with every
possible precaution, and shall be conveyed to Bona. I ant,
with respect, &c.,

(Signed)

" Count VA LLEE."

THE HAGUE, OCT. 24.

Great numbers of persons of all ranks and conditions aro
coming from all parts of the kingdom to be present at the
melancholy ceremony of the funeral of her Majesty on
Thursday. 1n the streets of the line of procession, rooms
are already let for ;he day at very high prices, his thought
that the number of persons present will be very great..
The magistrates of the Hague hate thought it necessary
to publish some regulations to pr: e Ye order and pre-
vent accidents on this occasion.

Tilt: II AGUE, OCT. 27.—A/deputation of the two
Chambers presented to his Majesty to-day the address in
answer to the speech from the Throne. It is in the fol-
.
lowing terms :
" Sire—Having for many years been accustomed always
to have the happiness of seeing your Majesty among us
at the opening of our Session, we deeply regretted that
we were obliged to miss it on this occasion. The cause
which deprived us of it was most afflicting, and we pro-
foundly lament the loss of a Queen highly honoured
and beloved for her virtues, whose death has plunged
both the Royal Family and the nation in mourn-
ing. Accustomed to offer to your Majesty the well-
deserved tribute of our respect and attachment, we are
now called upon to unite in it, and to testify to your Ma-
jesty the feelings in which every Netherlander prrticipatcs.
The Princess of whom death has deprived us will he as im-
mortal in the memory of all as she was no less dear to all
hearts. While we dwell with sorrow on this.event, we do
not forget that your Majesty has always given the whole
nation the example of calm resignation to the. wise decrees
of God, and of constant reliance upon him ; and we doubt
not that the same feelings will powerfully aid your Majesty
n supporting this b,Teavement.
‘. We learn with pleasure that your Majesty continues to
receive marks of friendship from foreign powers, and that a
convention has been concluded with Russia relative to na-
vigation. We hope it may soon be followed by measures
concerning commerce, to extend our intercourse with the
German commercial league, in which llollaud is as much
interested, and that the prospect of a commercial treaty
with Great Britain may be speedily realized.
" We regret that we are again disappointed in the hopes
of an arrangement of the Belgian go:stion, and of the ter-
mination of differences, the speedy end of which has become
iccreasingly necessary for our country.
" The assurances of your Majesty that you continue to
direct your attention to all means and opportunities of corn-
ing to the desired end were, therefore, highly agreeable to
us. The States General confidently desire that your Ma-
jesty's endeavours may soon be crowned with success. We
anxiously look -for the communication which your Majesty
has announced respecting the course of political events."
The remainder of the address refers successively to the •
several paragraphs of the speech on the affairs of the
kingdom. The States promise to exert themselves as hi•
therto in promoting the welEre of the people, whose repre,
sentativcs they are.
In the sitting of the Second Chamber to-day, M. Luzie,
the President, delivered the report of the proceedings of
the deputation of the two Chambers which waited on the
King with the address, to which his Majesty, with visible
emotion, returned an answer.

The Earl of Chesterfield came up to attend the sale
of the stud at Hampton Court, and yesterday returned to
Gunton Park, in Norfolk, the scat of Lord Suffield.

Newburgh Higenbotham, Esq., has been appointed
by Viscount Duneannon to the Deputy-Surveyorship of the
Ilolt Forest, in Hampshire, in the place of the late much-
lamented Mr. Philipps.
At a meeting of the Hammersmith Reform Club,
held on Friday last, it was unanimously resolved to convene
a meeting of the inhabitants of that parish on Tuesday,
Nov. 7, to consider of the propriety of petitioning both
Houses of Parliament in favour of.,the vote by Ballot.
The appetite of the public in that neighbourhood for the
Ballot, has, we underitand, been much whetted by Sellie
most flvrant acts of intimidation which were resorted to
by the Tories at the late General Election ; and which—
' as may be supposed—have not failed to excite great indig-
nation.