The Sun.
London, England, 1832-09-03 00:00:00

DUTCH AND GERMAN PAPERS.

THE HAGUE, Ana. 28.—Count Mortier Von Malt-
zan, the sew Prussian Ambassador to our Court, has ar-
rived here.

We receive from all quarters accounts of the solemn and
cordial manner in which the King's birthday was cele-
brated in the country and the army. Letters from Maes-
tricht, of the 24th, mention that the Orange crosses were
delivered on that day to the individuals in the garrison
entitled to them.

The Belgian troops had reoccupied their posts, and
placed sentinels at 1,500 mitres from the fortress ; many
Belgian deserters, who had come to Maestricht, complained
of the severe duty and bad pay. Major-Gen. Von Goedicke,
President of the Commission of Government in the Grand
Duchy of Luxemburg, has issued an order of the following
tenor :—" As both the German and French languages are
equally current in the Grand Duchy, the inhabitants, in
their communications with the authorities, magistrates,
and public officers of every description, may use what lan
guage they please ; and the authorities, &c. are to treat
the affairs in question in the language which the appli.
cants have used. Notaries in their acts are to use which
of the two languages the parties require. The authorities
of the Grand Duchy, who have to correspond with the
German Diet, must use the German language."
BREDA, Auo. 27.—Letters from Zealand confirm the
report that a Belgian Lieutenant of the Civic Guard had
deserted to us, and that he has said that several others
would follow him. A family from Ghent had also arrived
with the intention of removing their manufactory to Hol.
land. The report of the cholera having appeared in our
fleet in the Schelde is unfounded.

FRANKFORT, Au°. 24.—The cholera has now wholly
ceased at Erfurt. It has been very fatal ; the number of
cases was 187, of deaths 120—very nearly two-thirds.

On the 15th the operations for improving the naviga-
tion of the Rhine, by blowing up the rocks in what is
called the Bingerloch, were concluded. Prince Frederick of
Prussia, the Prince of Hohenlohe, Gen. Von Muffling, Go-
vernor of Maience, the Austrian General, Baron Rosen, and
many other persons of distinction, were present. The holes
bored in the rocks were charged three different times,
and each time immense masses of stoae were blown out of
the water. Every trace of danger in the navigation is
now removed, so that though the water is uncommonly
low, the steam-boats pass without difficulty, and even a
Dutch ship heavily laden has passed, without the aid of
horses, through the new channel.

The Maunheine Gazette says that Duke Charles of
Brunswick having failed in his negociations with General
Uminski, has agreed with Romarino for an expedition to
Brunswick. Lists for inscribing the names of recruits lie
in all the public houses in Paris.—Frankfort Papers,
Aug. 25.

SLAVERY IN ENGLAND.—The slave trade
prevailed at an early period in this island. GITHA,
kinswoman to Catityre (it is not well known whether
daughter, niece, or sister-in-law), stands on record as
having a vast fortune by dealing in slaves. Bristol was
the most famous part for that commodity. \VULFSTAN
not long after made the people somewhat ashamed of their
proceedings. He was Bishop of Norwich. Yet, even
in King's Jontes time, the Irish bought many alms
from Bristol. To add to the brutality of this proceeding,
the sellers always took care that their females should be in
a condition which might enable them to demand a higher
price from the purchaser. The English had adopted this
species of commerce from their German ancestors, and
were kept in countenance by the practice of the French
and other nations.

Potatoes were introduced at Moscow about
40 years ago, by a Mr. ROWLAND. At first the people
would neither plant nor touch them, saying they were the
devil's fruit, given to him on the occasion of his complain-
ing to GOD that he had no fruit, when he was desired to
search in the earth for some, which he did, and found po-
tatoes. Soon after the fist crop had been set there was a
general drought in that part of the country, so that nearly
all the crops failed ; but, singular to say, a partial rain fell
on the estate where the potatoes bad been planted, and
they flourished. Instead of being thankful for the supply,
the people still refused to eat them, saying it was only the
devil taking care of his own fruit; but perseverance con-
quered the prejudice—potatoes are now eaten with avidity,
and
Russia,
forma chief article of their food,—Jones's Sweden
and