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DUTCH PAPERS.

(Extraordinary Supplement to the Hague Journal of Fri-
day, August 12.)
COMMUNICATION MADE BY HIS EXCELLENCY THE
MINISTER FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS IN THE PRE_
SENT SITTING OF THE STATES.GENERAL, ON
THURSDAY, AUGUST 11, 1831,

" Your 'High Alightinessea !—...Within these few days
important circumstances, connected with our political
situation have taken place. I have received from the
London Conference the following letter :

" TO HIS EXCELLENCY BARON VERSTOLK DE
SOELEN, &c. &c.

" London. bth August, 1831.

" M. Le Baron,—By the letter which your Exc. Ilency
elid us the honour to represent to us on the Ist August,
yon had the goodness to infirm us, that it is the intention
of the King, your august Master, to support by military
nae;tsures (par des mesures militcdres)—LThe Hupue
Journal gives this letter and the answer to it in the
French language]—the negotiations which his Plenipo-
tentiPries are commissioned to open at Loudon.
" We should have supposed that these measures would
be adopted only in the interior of the territory of Holland,
if public report did not inform us that they have been ex-
tended beyond its frontiers—that hostilities have been re•
sumed against the Rightist by the King's orders, and that
the armistice concluded at Antwerp has just been denounced.
" Not having hero able to obtain from the Plenipoten-
tiaries of the Netherlands any explanation of these facts,
we stili refuse to believe that the King, at the very mo-
ment when he communicated to us his intention of new).
eiating a definitive treaty of peace,- can have taken the
resolution to rekindle the flames of war, and to lead to
the destruction of a commercial city—an event deplorable
in itself, and which, by the sentiments of hatred and re-
%engc to which it would excite, might perhaps almost
render it impossible to cenclude a peace, so much desired
by the King and by Holland.
" Your Excellency knows the grounds of general iffiereat
which led the Five Powers, in November last, to effect a
waspension of arms between Holland and Belgium. You
know the engagements which subsist on this subject be-
tween the Five Powers, and which were mentioned in ex-
press terms in the letter which we had the honour to ad-
dress to your Excellency on 25th July. These motives
and these engagement, are still the same. The tranquillity
of Europe is connected with them. We hope that it will
be sufficient to allude to them here ; and that your Excel.
lency will not fail to obtain from V:e King the necessary
orders that all hostilities may cease without delay; that
his Majesty's troop* may retire within the frontiers of his
territory; and that the city a Antwerp !nay not be ex-
posed to a catastrophe which would be infinitely to he
regretted.

Those demambi, founded on our engagements, will no
doubt be favourably received by his Maj.s-y. We take
pleasure in believing that such will be the case ; and re-
quest your Excellency to honour us with a speedy, and
satisfactory answer. We have not failed to call on the
Belgians to cease the hostilities which they may have re-
tuined in consequence of the movements made by the King's
troops. Accept, Sir, the new assurance of our distin-
guishei censid,ration.
(Signc4l)

" ESTERHAZY, WESSENBERG.
" TALLEYR AND.
" PALMERSI ON.
" BULOW.

' LIEVEN, MATUSCEVITZ. '

The answer to this letter is in the following terms :
"TO THEIR EXCELLENCIES THE PLENIPOTEN-
TIARIES OF AUSTRIA, FRANCE, GREAT BRITAIN,
PRUSSIA, AND RUSSIA, ASSEMBLED IN CONFE-
RENCE AT LONDON-

" The II tgue, August 8, 1831.

" I have had the honour to receive the letter of your
Excellencies of the sth of August, in which you have been
pleased to inform me that the conference at London had
understood the support of the negotiations by military
measures, mentioned in my letter of the tat of August, as
if it meant measures to be adopted in the interior of the
territory. of Holland.
" lust take the liberty to observe, that the terms ie
which this part of my letter is drawn up, appeared ex-
plicit here. ' The King,' I had the honour to say, 'had
resolved to support the negotiation by his military means
(mnyens nalitaires), a determination which has become
doubly necessary since the events which have lately taken
place in Belgium.'
" We thought that these words clearly expressed that a
new determination was meant, not an intention of remain-
ing in the passive attitude: of the last nine months—an
attitude to which the ob,etration could net apply ; that it
had become necessary since the late events ; nor the expo-
sition to which the latter pint of my letter was destined
to demonstrate the power to recommence hostilities, which
was repeatedly made during the negociatinne on the part
of the King. I took the liberty to add, that, whatever
might he the result of these dispesitions of his Majesty,
they would by no means diminish the desire for the happy
eitceces of the negotiation. Besides, I made a point of
giving, en the morning of the departure of Baron Zuyien
de Nyevelt; as well in the evening and following morning
to the representatives of the five Courts at the Hague, all
the explanations which they thought proper to ask.
" As for the city of Antwerp, I am happy to be able to
confirm the opinion of your Excellencies, that the King
has by no means taken the resolution to cause the destruc-
tion of that commercial city—a resolution which would
be at once incompatible with the exalted sentiments of his I
Majesty and with the wishes which he has never ceased
•
to form for the happiness of Belgium. The sally lately
made by the garrison of Antwerp was intended nut to
injure the habitations, but to spike the cannon which had
been planted against the citadel, and which were evidence
of the abuse that had been made of the suspension of arm•.
The direction of the military operations being confided to
the Prince of Orange, it will depend upon his Royal High-
ss to determine those which may concern the
, ielity of
Antwerp ; but, at ail events, his Royal Highness vi
un-
doubtedly follow his own natural inclination to spare the
peaceable inhabitants and their property.
" I be your Excellencies to be vouvincecl that the pre-

,ent movereetts of the Royal army, far from being dictated
by motives of policy or vengeance, must be considered
merely as coercive measures, such as the conference at
London itself had manifested its intention to employ II
-,gatnst Belgium in can a the non-acceptanCe of Appen-
dix A to Promeni 12, and which the King on his pall
had es'ereetl to himself a, right of .enplOteitig. Solely des-
tined to support a 'nrgociation, for which the Plenipoten-
tiaries of his Majesty are furnished with the most eaten
sive instrectlons and full powers, favcurea by the kin,!
re-operation of your Excellencies, ttnd h;,,Ving for its ob-
ject purely domestic int:ere:3 concerning the relation be-
tween Ilelbrd t'ari Belgium, they are entirely foreign to
that rert of the Belgian question which has bin
to interest Europe, to which the King has made the sa-
crifice of the separAtion ti.Aween Ilo11.tm: and Belgium.
The coneess6tt u= the chtinitive treaty, which his Majesty
hers hm very near, will at once put an end to the military
operations; but when the question is to save and secure
the existence of Holland, by an equitalde treaty of separa-
tion, his Majesty, as a Constitutional Monarch, reigning
over a free people, cannot adopt any course but such as is
in harmony with the public spirit of the nation, and una-
nimously sanctiobed by the two Chambers of the national
repittentation,
" I beg your Excellencies to accept, &c.
(Signed) " VFASVOLk VAN SOELEN."

The Alitaiste'.-, after reading the above dmannents, spoke
as follOs :—" Upon the refusal of Belgium to negociate
the definitive treaty of peace at London, till an agreement
should be made respecting the principles, which, as it has
expressed in the refusals can be no others than those of the
proposed eights:eta preliminary articles, the conference
again ;misled at Brussels on the sending of Plenipoten-
ti•aries to negociate a definitive treaty with the Monarch,
that, on the speedy conclusion of such a treaty, even the
political existence of the Belgians depends. While this
was determined in London, France had resolved eventually
to assist Belgium with an army. In the afternoon of the
Lath ihst. the French Charge d'Affaires communicated to me
n letter dated from the Minister of Foreign Affairs at
Paris, stating, that in consequence of the denunciation of
the armistice on our side, Belgium had api lied to the King
of the French fur assistance; that it would be given it
Pelgiftm should have need of it to repel the attack ; and
that if the Dutch army did not immediately retire within
the line fixed by the armistice, it would have to cotnbat a
French army, and that the French Charge d'Affaires would
leave the Hague.
" Almost at the same time the Dutch Government re-
ceived a report, the authenticity of which cannot be
doubted, that the London conferences had assented to the
assistance eventually to be given to Belgium by a French
military force, and bad accepted the offer of a fleet made
by England. The sante report mentions a convention re-
lative to the stay of the French troops in Belgium, stipu-
lating, among other things, that the French army shad not
enter Holland.

" When the King took the resolution to support by
arms the bAsis of the sepaation between Holland and
Belgium, all the possible consequences of that important
step were tiken into the account. Even the present cir-
cumstance was calculated upon, although it was considered
one of the least probable. Nevertheless, as it has now come
to pass, it is the duty of the Government to direct its
course accordingly. The following letter from me to the
King's Ambassador at Paris will show in what manner his
We:4y has thought himself called upon to act under these
circumstances. F. I. 4

" A calm consideration of the course of the negeciations
leads to the following conclusions :
" When Belgium separated itself from Holland, the five
greatest Powers in Europe united to restore tranquillity in
the kingdom of the Netherlands, and then proceeded to
determine equitable bases of separation between Holland
and Bclgiutn. Such bases were laid down by them, with
the announcement of compulsory measures in case they
should be rejected. The rejection took place on the part
of Belgium. In vain did Holland, which had accepted
the bases, call during several months for the application
of these measures to Belgium. as well in order to regulate
the separation on the principles laid down, as to check
daily violations of the suspension of arms ; for, instead of
doing this, new bases were laid down entirely to the ad-
vantage of 13eleium ; Holland abiding by the first which
had become obligatory between the five Powers ; and the
King resolved to employ arms to mate them accepted by
the Belgians ; upon which the five Courts now declared
without delay, that they will proceed to apply for the ad-
vantage of Belgium that force which the King has in gin
invoked in support of his own just cause.
" In such a state of things his Majesty was advised
not to depart from the system which he has adopted.
Our difference with Belgium is declared to be a do-
mestic 6fference, and by no means to concern Europe.
The courage of our troops has, at the heginning,
gloriously triumphed in Belgium ; but the difference would
become European, if the King should retain his arms in
his hand against the preponderence of the Powers repre-
sented in the conference at London ; and it can never be
the object of his Majesty to shed the precious blood of his
Dutch subjects in fruitless enterprises. Should, therefore,
a French army enter Belgium, that of the Netherlands
shall retire into our ancient territory. In this result, also,
history and impartial posterity will judge, that in the
midst of enervated Europe, Holland unanimously sup-
ported the head of the State, maintained its ancient re-
putation in defence of its rights, and it never hesitated to
speak freely, and to act freely ; that in the most critical
circumstances that, perhaps, ever occurred to a State, it
undertook one of the most magnanimous enterprises re-
corded in history; and was able, in a few days, to compel
a country containing a population double of its own, and
which had dared to provoke and calumniate the courage
of its soldiers, to renounce all hope of saving itself by its
own resources."

A very long report of the Prince of Orange, datcl from
his head-quarters at Curingen, August 8, gives an account
of the defeat of the army of the I%leuae under Gen. llaine.
His Royal Highness intended to remove his head-guar
term to Hasseft, which was already occupied by Lieutenant-
Gen. Meyer.
_ _ _

Dorsnitvctrr, Acc. 10.—His Majesty's Aide-de-eamp,
Count Pieter, arrived here from Hassel, which he left yes-
terday afternoon, will an account of the advantages pined
by our troop., and the total rout of the enemy's force under
General Daine. _

Accounts from various quarters seem to indicate that
for some d tys pist there has ken a kind of stagnation of
military operations on the Denier, and about Antwerp,
probably in consequence of the new repreoentAtion of the
London Conference.

THE HAGUE., Aun. 11.—Their Royal Highnesses
Prince and Princ,:ss Albert of Prussia arrived at the
King's Palace this afternoon. .
It is said that the Minister for Foreign Affrirs stated to
the Chamber yesterday, that in consequence of the march
of a French army to Belgium, orders had been sent to the
Prince of Orange, not to return before a French army had
entered Belgium.

Various reports have been spread—e g., that the effects
of the French Charge d'Affaires were packed up, and that
he would depart if the answer to the ultimatum of his Go-
vernment should not be satisfactory. It is certain that he
is still here. It is added that the King's answer is given
to M. de Roehefoucault ; that it is in substance, that " as
soon as the French army shall have entered in the
name of the fire Powers, the Dutch army shall return
within its frontiets." We learn that the French Charge
d'Affaires has sent a courier to Paris by way of Aix-la-
Chapelle ; and that M. Van de Her-t, an officer of the
General Staff; set out yesterday morning with secret orders
to the army.
The Repel frigate, just arrived in the Texel from Java,
tiling% news of l'ith March. XI our ancient possessions
enjoyed entire tranquillity ; azi;ll it appeared that the mea-
sures taken by the Governor, Van der BOO), would soon
lead to a great increase of productions for commerce. The
finances were flourishing ; and the Rupc/ has brought re-
mittances to the amount of 300,000 fl•rins. The military
force was organized on a respectable footing. Two Belgians,
Messrs. Louis and Van Kerhkoven, had expressed, in con-
versation, their approbation of the principles of the I3elgian
Revolution, but were immediately placed in safe custody
by our worthy Governor-General.
PETERSBURGII, JULY 29.—An Imperial Ukase, dated
the day before yesterday, announces the issue of Treasury
Bonds to the amount of thirty millions of rubles Bank
assignats, at four per cent. interest. They are to be issued
in three series ; the first immediately ; the others as future
ukases shall determine. The notes, of 250 rubles, to be
received in payment at the public offices.
WARSAW, JULY 29.—The day before yesterday, the
Notional Government and the Commander-in-Chief are
reported to have discussed, in a great council of tt ar, the
state of affairs and the future plans.

The Diet, to which the result was immediately commu-
nicated, issued a proclamation to the people and the army.
It seems that they prepare for a mortal struggle. It
pears also, that it is intended to send further assistance to
Lithuania and Volhynii, where the insurrection is said to
have broken out dresh. Rudiger is preparing to cross
the Npper Vistula, but we have no positive information.
AMSTERDAM, AUGUST i.—Actual Debt, 21i
.per Cent.
3tu,36; Voluntary Loan, 7ti3 19; Amort. Synd. 4,4 per Cent.
55N 58; Ditto, ditto, 3 per Cent. 45U 47N.--Dulch Papm,
August 12.

* Notwithstimliug thil F. I (Pir,t insertion), this
letter NEI still been kept eteret...-4Vote of Dutch Paper.

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.

(Protn the Aforning Herald.)

We have received, by extraordinary express, Paris Pa-
pers to the date of yesterday, but their contents are not
very important. The Chamber of Deputies was still de-
bating the addreis, loft though party spirit had begun to
developc itself mote palpably and vitlently in that Assem-
-14, the ultimate triumph of the Minister was still re•
garded as certain as ever. It is nOw thought that, em-
boldered with the success ;al liat;t attended his threat of
retiring froM office Upoit a late occasion, M.
Perk': is disposed to try how for the sante means may
answer the purpose of the Court with respect to the he-
retlit,ry Peerage question, which is known to be a fa-
vourite one with the King. Hitherto, amid all the storm
of recrimination in the Chamber, this question has been
glanced at but very slightly. The debates, gen rally
speaking, p7ssess hut little interest for foreigners, and the
following description of them may suffice, which is taker,
from the Temps:—" The Chamber shows itself, as we
expected, eager to Frove that it will not depart from the
principle of con-titutional Monarch •; but, at the sante
time, it adopts every thing tending to est oblish its force and
dignity, and prove its inclination for economy and Re-
form." The French Gove.nment has received official
notice of the intention of the King of Holland to with-
draw his troops from Belgium. This unexpected termi-
nation to a campaign front which so much was expected
had caused great disappointment in the capital, as the war
was looked upon as already at an end.
The statements of fresh disturbances having broken out
in the Papal States are reiterated.
The following are extracts :
(From the Gazette de France of Sunday.)

M. G&z it, like a true Doctrinaire, has presented a
problem which cannot be solved. He has been pleased to
divide the revolution in•o two parts, the bead and the tail,
giving to these portions a spirit and intention diametrically
opposed. With regard to France, which has beheld these
two parties for the last forty years, the head and the tail
must be considered as belonging to the saran monster. The
Constitutionalists, the Jacobins, the Girondons, and the
Montagnards, the Doctrinaires, and the Republicans, are
united by indissoluble bonds. The head of the serpent
cannot prevent the tail passing through every place it has
been in.

(From the Temps of Fridsy.)
According to accounts from Italy, inserted in the Ger-
man Papers, Austria has really concluded a treaty with
Sardinia. Bologna is only nominally subjected to the
Pope, and wishes to recover her liberty. At Rome the
pohee has forbidden more than three people to assemble
together in the streets ; the Trausteverinos have been dis-
armed, and the garrison considerably increased.
The Government denied yesterday, by a notice posted
up on 'Change, the report published by the Journal des
Betas of an insurrection in the Legations.
According to the Auysbury Universal Gazette, the
Pope's Government is said to have discovered an extensive
conspiracy. Each night new arrests are effected ; from
the 21st to the 28th of July above fifty individuals were
apprehended and sent to the Civita-Castellana. They are
mostly people of the lower classes; there are, however,
among them some physicians, lawyers, artists, proprietors,
and even priests. They are charged with an intention to
seize upon the Pope and the Secretary of State. His Holi-
ness's finances are very low ; it is thought that be is about
contracting a loin of three million of scudii. The Diplo-
matical Conference has been dissolved. The Government
is secretly introducing a sort of conscription, by raising
two men out of every thousand. No order was promul-
gated to that effect ; nor ia the amnesty any more spoken
of. The Pope mentioned it in his proclamation to the in-
habitants of the four Legations, but that is all.
We are informed that a hostile meeting took place be-
tween two Generals, Members of the Chamber of Deputies.
Our readers must have easily guessed their names. Every
thing being settled, we may state they were General La-
marque and the Minister of Foreign Affair,.
Both were at one o'clock at the Chamber of Deputies.
M. Sebastiani was soon seen to approach General La-
marque, and spear( to him. After short conference they
walked out, followed by Generals Rumigny and Jacqtie-
minot, and repaired to the grand alley rof the Champs
Elysees. There a first explanation was demanded, which,
probably, satisfied nobody, for the spectators who had col-
lected thereabout heard General Rumigny say, " then I
will go and look for arms." During his absence General
Sehastiani drew papers from his pocket and read them to
Generals Lamarque and Jacqueminot. M. de Rumigny
having returned in the course of half an hour, they all
proceeded towards the wood of Boulogne, General La-
m argue in his carriage, with General Jacqueminot, and
the Minister of Foreign Affairs with M. de Rumigny in a
hackney-coach.
What occurred in the wood of Boulogne ? Was there a
new explanation, or a shot exchanged, or any thing else?
We cannot tell, for we were not present. The fact is,
there was nobody either wounded or killed. At half-past
three o'clock, General Limarque's carriage and Gem-ral
Sebastiani's hackney coach were both seen to return to the
Chamber, with those two gentlemen in perfect health.
General Lamarqueresnmed his place at the cote-gauche,
M. Sebastiani seated himself on the bench of 'Minster,.

(From the Journal du Commerce of Saturday.)
The Moniteur of yesterday does not contain a word of
the army of the North. It does not even publish Marshal
Gerard's proclamation to the troops under his orders.
None of the Ambassadors of the great Powers have left
Paris. Some preparations of departure were making at
the Prussian embassy, which were attempted to be kept
secret, as they were to be merely eventual.