Star.
London, England, 1801-04-04 00:00:00

HAMBURGH, MARCH 27.

The occupation of the Hamburgh territory by
the Pruffian troops has not yet taken place, and it
is uncertain when that meafure, which has been
verbally announced at Berlin by the Miniiler
STRUENSEE to the Hamburgh Deputy the Syndic
Smola, will be'carried into die& It would,
however, feem that the troops will not arrive for
fifteen days longer. They are to be drawn from
the garrifons of Berlin and Potfdam, and it is Paid
they will be commanded by the Duke of SAXE
WETMAR. They are to confill of fix thoufand
men. The panic fpread by the report of their ap-
proach was very extraordinary. The country
people were employed in fending their va-
luable effeas into the city, and the proprietors of
the villas in the environs difpatched with precipi-
tation their plate and bell furniture to Hamburgh.
The panic has now entirely ceafed, and commer-
cial tranfaftions are carried on as before.

On the 25th, the Duke of Bauwswicx had a
conference at Potfdam with the Kula, relative to
the taking poreffion of the mouths of the Ems,
Wefer, &c.

The public mind is very impatient to fee the
confequences to which the change of Adminiilra-
tion at Peteriburgh will lead; the Count de RA S.
Tomo, Its having been fucceeded by the Count de
l'amt.sw. It is remarked that this change took
place after the refignation of Mr. PITT was known
at Peteriburgh t but the report that Ituffla would
withdraw from the Northern Convention Items al-
together without foundation.

This free city labours again nndcr a new politi.
cal critic, the ultimate ski/elopement of which will,
it is thought by many, prove fatal to its indepen-
dence. Some Prutlian troops have aaually begun
to occupy one part of its territory, and another
body is expcfled to enter one of its principal fub-
urbs, called Hamm, in a few days.

Early on the 23th inflant, a Pruffian officer of
dragoons arrived ezprefs from Berlin, with dif
patches, in which the King of Pau sits informs
their Magnificence% and the Citizens of this place,
that, as Protedor of the line of demarcation, be
raw himfelf obliged, by different circomnsuices, to
occupy feveral diaries of the Hamburgh territory;
namely, the island of billwaerder, in the Upper
Elbe, about two leaves from this city, and tht
(*barb of liamm, as far as one of the city gates.'
called Steinthor. The inhabitants are ezhortedlo
receive -their new guefts as friends and protedors,
and to afford them every comfort and accommo-
dation in their power. The Kinn concludes with
assuring the venerable Senate, that this occupation
is by no mean.. meant as an encroachment upon the
rights and independence of this place:

NETHERLANDS.

BRUSSELS, MARCH 2/.

The peate is to be celebrated here by a gran,'
fellival. Several young girls will be given in mai.
riage to thofe warriors, who bear about them the
marks of honour in the wounds which they meek..
ed : beer is to flow this day from the fountains in.
'lead of water. The young people will enjoy
new Carnival. It is laid that the Ruffian troops,
who were preparing to return to their own coun-
try, have been ordered on another deflination. The
army defined for the neighbourhood of DIA, is
every day increafed by nnmhers of troops from
Italy, Switzerland, and the Rhine. The Connni:l
lion appointed by the EMPFROR, to repair to Bel-
gium for the purpofe of replating the payment of
the debts due by Aufkria, is expeeed here in the
beginning of next month. The Commiftionerswiff
he liirniihed with letters of credit upon the princi.
pal bankers of Franckfort and Amlterdam.