The Sun.
London, England, 1809-04-10 00:00:00

DUTCH PAPERS.

FROM TIM ROYAL COURANT, PUBLISHED AT AM-
STERDAM ON THE 4TII INSTANT.
The dispositions adopted by his Majesty for shut-
ting the ports having expired on the last day of
the preceding month of March, his Majesty has
thought it necessary to make some mitigations in
respe& to the shutting of the Ports, and to bring all
the arrangements relative thereto into complete uni-
formity with those which have taken place on the
saute aubjea in France. 'We subjoin a copy of the
Royal Decree, which regulates all that relates to this
important subject; and to insure the stria execu-
tion of the measures adopted, his Majesty has there-
with charged a Marine Director of Ways and
Means; this office being newly created and assign-
ed to a Member of the Council of State, as the la-
hours of the Minister of Finance are too numerous
and of too great importance, under the existing cir-
cumstances, which are of the highest interest, to
admit of his exclusively devoting his attention to
this department. -
Notwithstanding the'severity of these measures,
the well disposed- mercantile person 3 will perceive
the advantages which the trade with neutral and
iliendly countries may afford, for making the present
state of things last until the conclusion of a general
peace, at which period alone can trade ;and naviga-
tion experience a revival. The interest of com-
merce is cenneaed with the discovery of abuses, and
the disclosure thereof to the Government, inasmoth
as his Majesty 'has declared, than in case an impro-
per use shall be made of- the permission to trade
coastways, the said trade shall be again prohibited,
and the ports shut up anew. it therefore behoves
every one to be watchful of this, and to be conti-
nually attentive to prevent the mistakes which aright
therefrom ensue to the interests of trade, and the
State al large :
" Louis Napoleon, by the Grace of God, and the Consti-
tution ot the kingdom, King .Of Holland and Constable of
France, taking into consideration that the term prescribed by
our De tee ut the 2.7 th ct November, tSoB, No..s,,oxpites on
the 3151 inst. Taking further iota consideration that it, is
necessary, at the presctit'peri.Al, to take further measures,
either tot the renewal ut4he aforesaid Decree, or the previous
Decrees, respecting the mans ut carrying into execution the
prohibition or all Coounace with the Enemy, or ot replacing
them, in whole or part, by other measures calculated to place
all in.,tters relative to navigation, on a tooting of complete
uniformity with the Decree ot i,ramar and of our Brother the
Emperor ; aud notwithstanding the difficulties arising from
the Nlarintite War, and those vvlii,..ll Commerce sutlers for its
own interest, beirig continually anxious to contribute to that
important Object, sae have decreed, and hereby decree—
Aar. I. All commerce, correspondence, and communica-
tion pith Englacici, remains prohibited according to the pur-
port of our previous Laws, Decrees, and Regulations, arid
particularly such ot them as expired on the 31st inst. so far
is OD 14:ration is therein trade by the present decree. •
11- l rum the first day.of the succeeding month of A pril,
thu:elloning filty.two articles, may be exported to friendly
or neutral countries in Dutch vessels, or those sailing under
the tt.g of neutral or allied powers.
[Sec the list in out Paper.ol:Frid4y.]
111. The iinp:srtation Of the follunrrig thirty. two articles
shall be
Ore the list in our Paper of Friday I
IV.: The coniincaiities prepaied for exportation shall not
be pu: On board until prairrous notice has been given thereof
to .the :Vtatine Director Or the Ways and Means, with a par-
ticular specification of such articles, which canpot be ex port-
ed but ti'cim the ports of AMiterdam, Rotterdam, Dordrecht,
G roningen, Etnaden, Harlingen, V eere, 'Litrikace,
and Brouwershaven.
[The renisianng eight Article; relate merely to the details
ot the distinct in which the above Articles are to be carried
into execution by the Marine Director and the three Naval
Commanders of me Coast Districtp„ The Decree is dated
at Utrecht.
•
BAYONNE, MARCH 21.—The Spanish no-
who arrived here on Ibis 15th from Saragossa will
continue their journey on the 29d for Nancy. Pa-
latex is to proceed for the same place, under the
escort of only one Officer. Marshal Launes, puke
of Montebello, will, it is said, .shortly pass through
this place, on 'his way t 9 Paris. The report is con-
firmed of General St. Cyr having totally defeated the
corps of Reding, and of his being under the walls
of Valencia. Marshal. Viaor, Duke of Belluno,
vitas to have passed the Tagus on the 16th instant,
at or near Almanza, to cut off the insurgents under
the command of Cuesta. Madrid is extremely
tranquil ; only one regiment is left in that capital;
all the rest of the troops have marched for Toledo to
join the corps under General Sebastiani. The Mar-
quis tie la Rumana, compelled to fly from the moun-
tains of Asturias, has betaken himself to the coast of.
Orems. The small body of troops which remained to
him t( isn'ays been completely cut up. 'Two whole re-'
gimento7 cavalry have been made prisoners. The
116th and iaist regiments of the liue, who bad es-
corted the garrison at Saragossa, have returned to
Sisain. The troops that were quartered in the bar-
racks on the glacis of this fortress, have also marched
for that kingdom. They are to relieve the Imperial
Guard in-the garrisons of Valladolid, Palencia, and
Butgos. A battalion of fusileers of the guards have
this day arrived here. According to letteri from
ParnpelUna, one-Italf the garrison of that place had
watched -to cotpinence the hiege of Juke, in Arragon.
It is not supposed that this smalltfort can hold out,
above a week.
2‘3.--.--Tbe Emperor has not yet
set off.for the army, nor has the Austrian Ambassa-
dor yet left us.. This circumstance excites the sur-
prize of many ; but besides that the negotiation may
not hitherto he completely and totally broken off,
we have always seen that his Majesty dues not set
off to. join -his army until:he has reason to think that
it completely assembled and prepared for atlion: As
to what concerns the departureoftheAustrianMiuister,
though he no longer appears at public places or in the
coon, circles, he may have received orders not to leave
this capital, nutil he shall have seen our Etnpor set
off, and his further stay be thereby rendered totally
useless. The troops now on their march for Germany
and Italy have received orders to make the utmost
expedition, and to employ waggons for that purpose,
which has been done by some battalions of infantry
belonging to the Imperial Guard.
MADRID, MARCH 14.--,Deputations of the clergy
are chetinually arriving, to lay at the foot of the
throne dtclarations,ol their submission and fidelity.
The inhabitants of a toitrn on the frontiers of Anda-
lusia, having given information of a considerable
quantity of English arms being lodged in a certain
monastery, the whole of theta have beets seized. It
is comfit that the insurgents have refused to admit
the English into Cadiz. The batteries tired upon a
frigate wbicit was attempting to enter. , •

On Friday a carpenter, employed on the roof of
the New Covent-Garden Theatre, fell from the top,
and was killed on the spot. The unfortunate man
Was, it appears,. m a stale of intoxication when the
fatal actadeut oocu►red,