The Sun.
London, England, 1831-08-22 00:00:00

DUTCH PAPERS.

THE HAGUE, AUG. 18.-We hear that a new promo-
tion has taken place in the army. Accounts from Breda ,
say, that the head-quarters of our army are expected in
that place ou Friday. The Prince of Orange and his staff
will arrive there en that day ; the Prince will immediately
proceed to the Hague. The streets through which his
Royal Highness will pass are planted with green trees, and
strewed with flowers, &c. A triumphal arch is building,
and every preparation made to give his Royal Highne-s a
brilliant reception. Prince Frederick will remain at Breda.
Louvain was evacuated by our troops on the 14th, at ten
o'clock in the morning, and immediately occupied by the
French troops. His Royal Highness the Prince of
Orange had, on the 15th, his head-quarters at Thienen,
and on the 16th and 17th they were to be at St. Trond;
the 18th and 19th at Hasselt, and on the 20th and 21st
our army is to return into the Dutch territory. Marshal
Gerard's head-quarters were to be on the 15th at Gel-
denaken, the 16th and 17th at Thienen, the 18th and 19th
at St. Trond, the 20th at Hasselt, and, as it is said, after-
wards at Antwerp.
A letter from the Prince of Orange to the King, dated
Thienen, the 15th of August, announces that the army
continues to retreat, and closely followed by the French
army, and that some of the French and Dutch troops
having come together in the same cantonments, General
Constant de Rebecque had been sent to the French head-
quarters at Wavre, whete he had agreed upon measures
fur the route of both armies that would prevent this incon-
venience for the future.

"TO THE KING.

" Head•quarters, St. Trend, Aug. 16.
" I hwe the honour to inform your Majesty that the
interview between me and Marshal Gerard took place to-
day. I flattered myself that I should be able to free this
place from troops, and let it be considered as neutral, and
thought to remain only with a personal escort to wait for
the Marshal. I found it impossible to do this, because the
Belgian volunteers came from all sides and threatened to
plunder the town. I informed the Marshal of this, and
advised him to occupy the town to-day with French troops,
promising that the troops of your Majesty should preserve
order in the town till they were relieved by the French
troops. Soon afterwards, a little before nine o'clock, the
Marshal himself came with his staff and a small escort. He
assured me he had given all necessary orders according to
my desire, and that the division of General Hulot was on
the march to relieve your Majesty's troops. I found the
Marshal ready to comply with my wishes, and flatter my-
self that by this interview all difficulties are prevented that
might have arisen by the vicinity of the two armies and
their movements.
" I did not leave Thienen till it was occupied by the
division of General Hulot. I wished to show the same
politeness to the Marshal that he had done to me.
"He came to Thienen while that town was still my
head-quarters, and occupied by your Majesty's troops. On
my leaving the town the Marshal had the politeness to
accompany me out of the gates, where we took leave of
each other.
" The Commaander-in-Chief of the Army,

" WILLIAM, Prince of ORANGE."

THE HAGUE, AUG. 19.—The Journal of St. Peters-
burgh contains the following proclamation to the Poles,
issued by the Emperor on the 29th of July:—
"Poles !--Our Proclamation of the 17th of Decem-
ber acquainted you with our intentions: these have hitherto
been disregarded.
" Your Sovereign offered you the means of atoning for
a temporary error, by a prompt return to your duty. Far
from listening to his voice, you have given ear to the per-
fidious suggestions of ambitious men, who make a sport of
the fall of nations. These miserable men have endea-
voured to make all reconciliation impossible; they have
invited you to deeds which must expose you to irreme-
diable misfortunes, and close against you every way to
pardon : they have ascribed to your King intentions which
he never conceived.
" Meantime a sanguinary and obstinate struggle has ea •
sued. Dreadful misfortunes have desolated your country :
thousands of your brave countrymen have fallen victims of
a fatal infatuation.
,‘ The Divine Providence has not permitted the ambi-
tions projects of those who waste your blood and the trea-
sures of your country to prosper. Already have those
provinces of the empire which you endeavoured to unite
in the insurrection returned to order and obedience,—the
hands which were intended to spread disorder and desola-
tion are annihilated or driven into a foreign territory.
The troops sent to combat them will now strengthen the
main army, which has passed the Vistula, which you con-
sidered as an impassable harrier. It is, advancing against
Warsaw. A new conflict awaits you, which can have no
other than dangerous consequences.
" In this decisive moment we again address to you
words of peace and clemency. May you pay more regard
to them than you did before ! Those who would implicate
you in their criminal projects, and draw you into their
own destruction, endeavour to persuade you that you have
no alternative but between desperation and death and pu-
nishment or exile. Do not give credit to their odious
insinuations. The events that have taken place have not
cut off from you the way of your deliverance. Return to
your duty, truly abandon all criminal projects,—we are
11611 ready to receive you into favour. The paternal dis-
pocition which caused us, on the 4th July, to take a reso-
lution to pardon, shall still guide our conduct towards you,
but only a prompt and unconditional submission can give
you a right to it.
" Given at Gurskojjiselo, 29th July.
(Signed) " NICHOLAS.
" The Minister Secretary of State,
" Count GRABOWSKI."

It appears that efforts are making to raise a
loan on behalf of Poland. We need not say that we are
no friends to foreign loans ; but if ever there were a case
in which it was the imperious duty for one nation to assist
another in this way, it is most assuredly the case of Poland.
Besides, the Poles come into the market in such a fair and
honourable manner, holding out none of the ordinary in-
ducements to speculators and usurers, that we cannot help
heartily wishing them sueeess.—Morning Herald.
The differences between Mr. and Lady C A Ito-
UNE NEEL!), have again occasioned a separation. The
lady, a few days ago, left CoLsores hotel, where they had
been for some tmae .saying, at seven o'clock in the morn-
ing, and proceeded to the house of her father, the Earl of
SMAITESBURY, in Grosvenor-square, where she is at pre-
sent res:ding. It is supposed that she meditates an appeal
to the Ecclessix.tical Court.—Morning Paper.

•
HA MARKET rinF,ATitE.•—A two act
coni‘dy, entitled My Wife or my Place, was produced
here on San.rday evening, and was extremely successful.
The piece is a little s,;.t;rical on two parties,—the hunters
after place, and those who have patronage in their power.
The Royal William steam ship, which ar-
rived at St. ailarine's dock-quay yesterday from Leith,
made her passage from Leith harbour to the ruou•li of the
Thames in the extraordinary short mace of 34. hours; and
including six hours, during which ;he was at anchor in
Hosely Bay owing to thiC4-, weather, accomplished the
paasagc in 48 hours.
Witeil arl:gi:tain Right Hon. Gentleman was
Secretary to the it,drpirajty he sometimes forgot the quality
for which he has now i,en4ered himself illustrious—we
mean humility. On occasion of a formal pfficial dinner,
Lord M—Lv—E, who presided with his usnti.l pen eq4l
statelnaess, was somewhat startled on being addressed by
his head clerk the most familiar terms. He roared at
' the top of his voice
.dx:i,ng a pause in the conversation,
11--I,v-E, a glass of wine" His Lordship bowed
and swallowed the sherry and the imper!..ipence, as well•as
he was able. 4t the next pause a little Middy, who by
,o
tamryeams enam.lvyasasprieeienet, could, and
the manner of the Secre-
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expression of countenance was not much improved by the
palpable rebuke, nor by the evident gtatifleation which
it tdrorded to every one at table.—Mor,ting paper,