The Sun.
London, England, 1802-04-05 00:00:00

FROM r.HE 2'RENCH PAP.ERS.

&WENS MA' tCH 2g.
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Yesterday, out .city was. the theatre of that'grand'
tvenr'..which Ebropc.r..xpeded.iith impatience.
The Peace was-signed in presence of 'a considef•-
able number of Citizens, who 'by Idud acClam4ioni,
expressed their= - A., noble simplicity
attended this cerement': ' •• • ,
At eleven o'cloM'in -the:*moraing, detachments
of horse and fooiassenibkd 6efiyre the houses of the

Pienipotentiaries. The troops were under:artni in
the square before -the townhouse; a prodigious
crowd filled 'llll the...avenues to it. At
,one, o'clock
the Plenipotentiaries arrived; their carriages wete
escorted by a piplet of horse. Military music an-
nounced their arrival, and the applauses of the tntil-
ticude increased the sound, and he;ghtened its elf}.
The Plenipbtentiaries were received by the Mayor
and his officers. - s , ; •

. The Piefed of the Department, the Council of
the Prefedure, the, Staff of the Army; and the
principal Citizens of the town; came to-congratulate
.• them; they -met •in anal', ornamented fine.;
paintings of the French Sehool; which Wdre's'ent by
the Minister -of The Interior from the Museumof
eisailles to decorate the Hall of the Congress.
• fter the Plenipotentiaries were assembled, their.
• onference, at which all the persons attached- to the,
different Legations- were-}present; "lasted two- hours
and a half. The issue of ;the Conference was _
peeled with the greatest impatience; 'aid the num-
bets which filled the Town-houie-and crouded round.
it, t,increased every minute. At last the French
Minister gave the Mayor notice that the Peaces Was
going to be signed. Immediately the doors were
thrown open, and the-crowd Poured into the Hall
with eagerness, but at the same time keeping: die
greatest order and'silence. In this solemn moment
the Plenipotentiaries, after signing the Treaty, em-
- braced each other, and gave the most marked tokens
of:the most lively satistadion. ''Most of the spec-
' tators were Moved 'to tears ; their happiness, their
joy was too great to he exptesSed by tumultuous ap_
plause ; they pressed each others hands, looked-at
• - brie another, and,• without uttering a word, eipress_
ed their mutual congratulations. AU 'were.-happy
in- the- universal gQod. - They retired \in the same
order. • To the expressions Of joy that welcomed
the appearante of each of the-Plenipotentiaries, at
theisighe of. the French Plenipotentiary were.added
the cry of Vive Baqaparte ;." by this single word
4,a ilonble gratitude. was expressed.
would be hard to express how sincere and deeply
felt.the universal .jOy.was.on this occasion. In the,
, evenin4 tll r town was iliumlnated, and the profits
?of-tlie play were given to the poor, The transac--
tiPS of this day have left, a deep iMpression on the
• thindS' of those who witnessed:them. • The/. ,have
scaled the destinies of Europe and toe happiness ofT
17•4 - •
ranee.—(Moniteur.)-,

HOLLdND.

'.,TILE HAGI7E-,. MA,F.CI-1 30.

•Testerdav morning, ;at- three o'clock, a Courier
arrived at the French Hotel, with the, news of the
signing, ofthe -Definitive Treaty, and immediately.
setoff agaiirt6-comnittnicate this important- event
to the French Ministers-at the Northern COurts.
A. few hours afterwards a sccond.:Courier arrived,
bringing Dispatches to the Minister for Foreign
Affairs.of this Republic ; but. the contents:bame
tPierto bcett kept a profound secret.: The •`Flags
were•hoisted,-and the guns fired on this joyful occa.
si,?n. The publication of -the articles is expected
with the greatest impatience-. The PUblic arefiat.
"wed with the. hope that the shutting of the Scheldt-
is stipulated by the Definitive Treaty.