The Sun.
London, England, 1832-11-06 00:00:00

THE HAGUE, OCT 13

(Front the Private Correspondent of the llhrning Herald.)
I believe I may say that all hope of coming to an rani-
eable arrangement with his Dutch Majesty is at an en I.
The first symptom of a decided warlike character here
occurred just after I last wrote to yeti, and it is very
-kyle, and I dare say you have hea'rd of it ere this. I
mentioned to you that our English vessels had • ret;rt,l
precipitately from Rotterdam. As I think they had no
distinct notification to move—although they were to be
ready to do so—from our Minister here, that circumstance
could not he supposed to carry very great weight with
This morning (Wednesday), however, by direction from
the Dutch authorities, the Dutch steam-boat Batavicr
ceased her voyages to England. You are aware that she
has been in the habit of crossing the Channel every Tues.
day. She had been detained in the Thames rather later
than usual on her recent return hither, but was prepared
to start again this morning, and had booked passengers.
During the night, however, her owners received the corn-
inunicatiou from Government which caused her to decline
her voyage, and her passengers were compelled, some at
the loss of their passage-money, to go home in the Alf-
wood Post-office pack-et, which sailed this morning, and
by which you have heard* from me.
The plain meaning of this is, that the Government in-
formed the Batavier's owners that if she made this trip
to England, she might happen to he in no hurry to re-
turn. Thus it is manifest that the Duch Government
seriously contemplates setting England and France at de.
fiance. I have had it from other sources also that
Ministers here look upon the blockade as almost certain.
That our own Charge d'Affaires is of much the same opi.
oion is pretty evident, from his having informed some or
our countrymen, who applied to him for passports, that he
could not guarantee their unmolested continuance in this
country for a longer period than till next Wednesday—a
very short time indeed ! Bonaparte gave 14 days.

TMCIABIAT.
The French vessels, which were not quite s., (peek a
,ur own in leaving Rotterdam, took their departure yes-
terday. The Imtest were s ime three or four which came
in with wines, and, having unshipped their cargoes in a
hurry, set off immediately homeward,.
Amongst the other symptoms of war which have mani.
Tested themselves here, is the departure of the greater
portion of the Dutch war vessels of every denomination
from other stations to the Scheldt, in order to strergthen
the defences of that river, and, of course, to harass the
combined fleets after their passage from Fiushing. It is
unnecessary to add that the officers of the navy, who have
up to this moment been on leave of absence from their
ships, have all been ordered peremptorily to join.
The Cabinet has been sitting yesterday and to-day in
deliberation on the pregnant final decision to which it lies
now to coin.. The Prince of Orange came up from the
army yesterday to join in its most responsible duty. This
evening he returned back to his head-quarters, after hav-
ing learned the contents of despatches brought by a
Ditch messenger from London. It is impossible not to
draw an unfavourable augury from this circumstance. The
Prince, it is true, has been in the habit of staying but a
very short time in town on his visits hither, but things
were still in uncertainty on such occasione. If the in-
tention of the Cabinet was now unwarlike he would have
no reason for any such precipitancy.
The who'e of this day it has been rumoured and as-
serted by persons connected with the Court that the word
was not to yield. The whole quarrel is here thrown, as
it were, on the King's shoulders, whether for his glary
or disgrace. Thus it is repeated on all sides, "The King
says he won't give up a particle of his proposals." At
the same time the people appear unanimous in their deter-
mination to stand by him in his most desperate resolves.
I may take the occasion to remark that the sp ech of
M. Van Alphen, delivered in the First Chamber of the
States-General on Tuesday, on voting to the Crown the
power of disposing of the residue of the moneys voted for
the State expenditure, was also an outpouring of Dutch elo-
qu eme worthy of notice. On that occasion there was no
serious opposition to the proposition before the Assembly,
although one or two members were a little Joseph Humeish.
M. V. Alpben is one of the very clever men amongst our
public characters here. He is in person a small man, at
that period of life when men may write warmly de :e-
-nceinte; his hair is white, his countenance oval, and his
eyes dark, animated, and intelligent. He is an eloquent
-pecker. On this occasion he pound out a stream of in-
digno-pathetic complaint of the treatment of hie country,
which would excite very strong sympathy in every one not
acquainted with the true tale of the Belgic revolution.
I shall, however, only notice one passage in M. Van
Alplien's speech, because it confirms strongly a position
Lich I have more than once kid down ill my commu-
nication to you, an becauee, lthough not metioned often,
it is the true key dto Britisha policy towards the Nether-
hinds. The passage of the orator was a very singular one
to be heard in the place where it was delivered. " I
vote," said the Puissant member, " for the grant of the
subsidies, and I vote at the same time for peace—an
honourable peace and a reconciliation with Belgium, for
e neighbour is of more consequence to our well-being than
a distant brother--as the experience of these latter times
has so truly demonstrated to us. We can yield such ad-
vantages to Belgium as she cannot hope for at the hands
of any other nation. Our commerce is such as she can
never acquire—while the sources of her prosperity differ
essentially from that of ours." The orator then proceeds
ro impress on Belgium the good policy of seeking, by
what he called " equitable" propositions, such a puce
as would cement, by amicable feelings, the interests which
were thus happily reciprocal. I need not follow him
in this course of argliment, which is rather late at the
~resent stage of the negotiations which are to s,-tile
time future relations of Holland and Belgium in their most
important particulars. The single passage cited, coming
from such a man, is worth being especially noted. I
en a former occasion, made an observation to you similar
in its import to its very pregnant significancy, in order
that I might thereupon found a motive for your Cabinet
to let your present very great commerce with Holland re-
main unmolested, by a settlement of the questio vexata,
as long as the interest of general peace would allow it,
but at the same time to beware not to sacrifice to this
lucrative procrastination the ultimate opening of the
Scheldt, to which British commerce must eventually look.
Fur you will, perhaps, recollect that I remarked that the
peace between Belgium and Holland, come when it would,
tie that sooner or later, would bring with it almost as
close a commercial connection between the two countries,
es existed before their separation; because each has what
tee other wants, and wants what the other has. Let the
British merchants pause before they blam, the present
decisive steps of your Government, and wok from Hol-
land to the Scheldt and central Europe.
The intention of the Court lime is up to this, alm'mst the
latest moment, kept in great secrecy. The Dutchmen
sp cutate and look peculiarly solemn, and evolve their me-
•mitetions in a more than ordinarily well-sustained smoke.
whey all talk of &mimes and dc:eripination unexampled
since the siege of Jerusalem, and of a constancy in politi-
cal martyrdom, such as would excite the envy of an Iro.
quois at the stake of his Indian enemy. The English, I
promise you, are in the very worst of odour with them.
rbey, however, contemn the notice of the blockade, as in-
deed they well may. It must be almost useless against
-hem, and very inconvenient to England herself. Teey
look with touch apprehension, however, to the apptoach
of the French army to Antwerp. The Dutch force yet
holds the balance.

t'RIDAT.
It is now very nearly midnight, the time when the
Council and other advisers of the King of 11,Iland sh.,u!fl
have come to and delivered to unr I3riti.h 111:nister, Mr.
Jeruinghatn, their determination in regard to the evacua.
cion of Antwerp. Not a breath has transpired in the
&Ague of their intentions. I should conclude from them
that they intend to yield. They could not make known
,uddenly to the Dutch a reAilution to descend from their
neroics. If their voice was for war, they would have sent
he signal round amongst their people, as they did once
befotet like the flaming cross.

An awful instance of sudden death has oc-
curred in the family of Mr. Joszeit MASON, belonging to
the dock-yard, Portsea. On Monday, at noon, his wife was
delivered of a chill, and expired half an hour afLer. The
infant also died at the same time. Her mother-in-law,
who W is in attendance, became ill, and died (it is supposed
through fright); thus causing au awful visitation of death
of three members of one family at almost tie same moini.nt.
GUILDFORD, Nov. 4. We regret to state
that late last night two agriculLutal fires, both evidently
the work of an incendiary, occurred in this neighbour.
hood—the first at Pixford, where two barns and revel-al
ricks of wheat were consumed; and the other, which
broke out about as hour afterwards, at Woking (dis-
tant a little more than a mile from the tonna r), wnere
two ricks were destroyed. An engine was gmt in
readiness at Guildford on the appearance of the
first tire, but as no messenger arrived, and the tbs.-
ta:ic untile
ticleoualrdrivnaoltof bae
maasncefrrotaaiinewd
gos-ahmisnt
and, we learn, was even then of some uqe, although, we
Lament to add, it is reported the count.), people were no
willing to assist.... County Chronicle. not
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