Star.
London, England, 1813-12-14 00:00:00

ORDERS.

" Although the country which Is in front of the Anny be as
hostile one, the General In Chief anxiously desires thtt the inha:
bitants should be well treated, and progeny rapeseed, es
hitherto been the case.

" The Officers and Soldiers must remember, that their Na-
tions are at war with Francs, only becalm he who is at the
head of the Coven:meat of the French Nation will not permit
them to be at peace, and wishes to oblige them to submit to hie
yoke. They must not forget, that the greatea evils which the
enemy suffered in his shameful Invasion of Spajn and Port nal,
proceeded from the disorders and cruelties -which the soldier,,
authorized, and even encouraged by their Chiefs, committLd
upon the unfortunate and peaceable inhabitants of the country.
" It would be inhuman, and unworthy of the nations to:chick
the General is Chief shod's, to revenge that onduct upon List
peaceable inhabitants of Prance: and this vengeance would la
every use cause the army evils similar to, •r was greaser Ode
those which the enemy has suffered in the Peninsula, and would
be very opposite to the public interests-
" The same regulations must, therefore, be observed In the
cities anti villages of France, as havellitherto been practised, la
regard to the requisitions and receipts for provisions which may
be drawn from the country : and the Commissaries Wonsan t 9
each Army of the,differont nations will receive from their respec-
tive Gs:morals in Chief orders relative to the mode of payn'estt
for the provisions, and the time within which the payment must
be made:*

Yesterday his Royal Highness the fattittcs
OUT held a Court at Carlton House. A few minutes
after three o'clock, his Royal Highness being seated
on his Throne, stirroundedby the Duke ofCLAsawca,
the Hereditary Paii4Cß OE ORANGIT, the Cabinet Mi-
nisters, the Great Officers of State and tbe Household,
received the Address of the Corporation of London,
the procession of which was in the following order,
conducted by the LORD CHAMBERLAIN :
Four Gentlemen in Waking on the Lord Mayor, the Mace.
the Sword of State, the Lord Mayor's CLaplaio, the Right lion
the Lord Mayor, Aldermen Sir W. Lewis, Sir W.Cu rtls, Combe,
Sir T. Shaw, Sir C. Flower, Sir C. Hunter, &holey, C. Smith,
Atkins, and Heygate, the Recorder, the Sheridfs, the Tom.
Clerk, ahe Remembrancer, Mr. Watson the Common Pleader,
the Hall Keeper, Mr. lacks and Mr. FaveU, the Mover and Se-
corder of the Address lately voted to the Pattsce, on the C'oun
ter Revolution in Holland, and the recovery of at F.ltes.,we of
Hanover.

The RECORDER read the Address, and which wt
delivered to the PRINCE by the Loau ltlAvou. Ilit
Royal Highness returned a most gracious Answer.
They were all most graciously received, and had clic,
honour to kiss his Royal Highness's hand.
After receiving the Address, Dr. PARSONS, the
Bishop of Peterborough, did homage before the
PRINCE REGENT. Viscount SIDMOIaII attended the
ceremony. The Rev. -Dr. was iu atter',
dance as Clerk of the Clthet.
The Hereditary Prince of ORANGE had an kuJi.
once of the PRINCE REGENr, and to,ik leave of his
Royal Highness previous to his le.sviag EnElal:4.l for
Holland.

The PatxcE held a Pcivy Council, which wu at-
tended by the Loan ParsiDENr, the Lotto Ptits's
SEAL, the Finsr LOME) of the T mucosa, the tisriit-
TARtas of STATE for the 1-I,nne and War Derart•
meats, the Path nevi of the BOAKU CON fKOCL, &C.
Viscount CLIETWYND auended as Clerk of the
Council.

His Royal Highness gave audiences calla Eul as
LivEnpooL and Earl Aisyssuasr.

Viscount MELBOURNE and GERM! STANWIX wen-
the Lord and Groom in Waiting; the &al a HA,,_
ittNorol, Gold Stick ;_Colouel bm.IND, the F:cid
Officer in Waiting.

A Guard of Honour marched into the Court•pa.'•
of Carlton House at halt past one o'clock, under ti.e
command of Colonel RAUL j the Baud of lilt Mk.'
.of YORK attending it, who saluted the Luau
on his entrance, with A full martiAl pierc.

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FROrCH IN HOLLAND.

Another atrival of Dutch Papers to the 12th inst.
enables us to state, that the affairs of Holland are
proceeding most prosperously. The feeble and
scanty remains of the French troops in that country
are silently moving towards their own frontiers. We
cannot yet announce the surrender of the Texel fleet,
but it was reported at the Hague, that Flushing and
the Island of Walcheren had been also abandoned by
the French. The Allies are now 3'4000 strong at
Utrecht, and no apprehensions whatever are enter-
iained of any movement from the side of Wesel or
Cologne, where M'DoliaLD _commands. The best
possible spirit prevails throughout the whole of
Holland :

The Allies have crossed the W. 41 at Tiel, and
have extended themselves in the country between that
river and the Maesel and the French are said to have
quitted Nimeguen. The Island of the Texel has

been delivered from the French ; and the garrison,

with the exception of the Commaniler and two other
French Officers who are prisoners, have joined the
Mich; and will assist in reducing such places as are
still Subject to the enemy.
The private letters by the Dutch Mail from
Ainsterdam, of the 10th, and from the Hague, of
the Pith instant, are all written in a style of the
greatest.insnidence as to their own ability; in con.
itinction with their old allies the English, to resist
the French. The manner in which they paint their
kefferings, during the residence of the French troops,
beggars all description. It is impossible not to feel a
tational pride in contemplating the manner in which
they speak of this country and Government, as to the
prompt and liberal assistance which has been Afrorded
to them.
We etpect that the nekt Mail *ill bi ng ut ac-
tolints of the fall of Gorcum. It is invested by a
Prussian force. •

" The garrison, with the exception of the aforesaid
Corkimandant, and two other French officers, who
are prisoners of war, have joined the Dutch.
" We were enabled to make ourselves entirety
masters of all the artillery and amthunition on this
31and."

• 14 UTRECHT, DECEMBER 7.

vg We are here in expectation of the arrival of
$O,OOO more of the Allied troops, who are to pass
. tfirough this place.

According to intelligence this day received from
the Hague, the youngest son of. his Royal Highness,
odr Sovereign, 17 years of age, arrived there yes-
terday Morritng from Berlin. His Highness alighted
Ott the Hotel de Turenne, and was ithmediately lodged
in 'the house of My. Baron Lamsem, at the corner of
The Square."—Zaialoves Pater, Dec. 10.

" DORDRECHT, DECEMBER 7.

(4 The Governinent t)f. our City have this day, by
Trochmation, likewise declared our beloved Prince
Wiriam as Soveitign of the Netherlands. The Pro-
iclimation being followed by a general approbation'
I Committee is nominated to offer his Royal High.
bests the Sovereignty in the name of_tbis City likewise.

According to certain intelligence (already given
ty us), Helvoctsluys was evacuated by the French
in the night between the Sunday arid Monday last
The enciny's garrison retired on board the flotilla, oh
which occasion, as .we learns a boat, overladen With
'nen, filled, and the men *ere all drowned.
" Admiral Kirkkert entered Hclvoetslttys yester-
day evening. The French flotilla, \ski), immediately
thereupon quitted the road of Ilelvoetsluys, arrived
yesterday about noon, seventeen sail strong, in sight
of the tuitenslus, and last night took the way to Wil-
iiamstadt, whcre the schooners and gun-boats are
hauled into the harbour, whilst the larger vessels
vete obliged to remain lying off the harbour. The
enemy, whose first intention was no doubt to retire
with the flotilla to Antwerp, therefore appears not to
have dared to venture to the batteries of Oeltjens-
plaat, which is in our hands.
" According to accounts received, the enemy had
caused all the crews of the flotilla .to be landed at
Willis ns!adt,

" From another side we have the intelligence, that
the Allies last Sunday trussed the Waal at Ticl,
and have extended themselves in the country between
the Maese 'and Waal. The same day, as is reported,
the French quitted Nimeguen. The passage from
flardwicksveld toWerkcndam had not been completed
afternoon; but every thing will this evening be
ready for the purpose. Exclusive of the pontoons
from this town, which were already lying at Har-
denksveld, there are others passed thitherwards this
afternoon.

" The Russians have likewise throWn up a battery
of four pleats of artillery at the ferry at Hardenks-
veld, for covering the passage ; and, finally, a num-
ber of Russian and Prussian troops of all descriptions,
%kith much artillery, have this day passed by Passen-
drecht. (ni their way to Amsterdam.
The whole Dyke, between this town and Colin-
them, is foil of allied troops and, exclusive of this,
Zorincheni is, on the land side, already entirely in-
glosed by a numerous corps of several thousand men.
The plan appears to be to effect the passage on
Werttendam with a •crilsiderable force, who ate im-
Thediately to spread themselves through the whole of
Dutch Brabant, and likewise release those parts of
our native country from the enemy's yoke before that
be can have time to fix himself in the fortified towns:"
" DORDRECHT; DECEMbER 8.

" Up to this moment the passage at Weikendam
is not yet effected, nor any thing undertaken against
the town of Gorinchein itself. According to report,
both the one and the othei hare to wait for the arrival

" HELVOETSLTItS, DEC. 12.
gg Yesterday infortnation was brought by a pilot'
that the fortress of Williamstadt had, the night before,
been evacuated by the French, and a body of Ma.
tines was immediately sent from hence to take pos-
session of it.

" General Cooke is just arrived &iv from the Brilli
and will, it is expected, be followed by a regiment
of the Guards in the course of the day."

)PASHIONABLE PARTIES.
Earl Bathurst hinertained the Duke of Richmond and a large
party to dinner, on Saturday, at his house in Mansfield•street.
Lord Sidmeuth gives a grand dinner, to-morrow, at his house
in /44r-street, Spring Gardens.
Lord and Lady Melbourne entertained a select party to din-
ner, esterday, at their house, Whitehall.
The Earl of Westmoreland has a biro party to dinner on
Thursday, at his house in Grosvenor square.
The Chan6llor of the Escheqicer gives a grand dinner on the
20th instant, at his houtte in Downing-street.
Ihe Countess of Arran had a card party, yesterday evening,
at her house in D•ver-street.
ARRIVALS.
The Duke of Clarence. at bib house in Stable-yard, St. lathefs,
from Bu,hy Park.
The Marquis of Buckihghant, at his house in Lower Grosvenor-
street, from bit staP, Stowe, Hams.
'1 he Marchioness of Buckingham, in Lower Grosvenor-street,
front her sear, Arington,

Dowager Lady I ancred, at her house in Mountwtreet, Gros-
venor-square, prom a tour.
Sir Leonard Ho'nscs, Bart. M. P. and Mr. Watson, at Batts'
New Hot.;, Dover-street, from the Isle of Wight.
Mr. and Miss Donovan, at ditto, from their seat at Twitken-
.
Mr. Band and Mr. Cohk, at ditto, from Oxford.
Lord Sydney, and the Miss Townshendt, at their scat, Frog-
nall, from Lord Salad's seat in Suffolk.

Be.r.Ab.—tNo alteration in the price this Week ; the
Quartern Loaf lI d. wheaten, and 90. household.
DRURY-LANE THEATRE.—After a repetition of
Grange Boten, and the moral Drama of Illusion, at this
Theatre last night, we were entertained with a revival
of the very laughable Farce of Crotchet Lodge, in
which Mr. NIUNDEN/ took the part of 2 runcheon, and
Mr. BANNISTER that of Nimble, and performed the
characters in a style cf eminent attraction. 1
COVENT-GARDEN.—Mr. CONWAY appeared, for the
second time, yesterday evening, at this Theatre, in
the arduous part of Coriolanus, which he performed i
with an increased manifestation of ability.
WEiv.mtasirEtt SCHOOL.—The :eiddithi of TERENCE
was again represented last night by the King's Scho-
lars, prior to the Christ Mas vacation. The Prologue
was well spoken by Mr. MORE : it recited, briefly, the
leading features t)f the Comedy, , and concluded- by !
pointing out the beneficial effect's of public education.
The Epilogue was also well delivered by Messrs. ;
RANDOLN and MARKHAM, as ifyrus and Sannio it
is levelled at several prevalent fashionable follies, par-
ticularly the rage for pugilism.
CHARTER-HOUSE SCHOOL.--Yesterday being the ,
Oration-day of this ancient Institution, at two o'clock
Divine Service was performed in the Chapel, and an
excellent Sermon preached by the key. Jas. CURREY,
Chaplain, at which were present the Bishop of Los-
box, the Dean of ST. PAuifs, and a great number of
the Nobility and Gentry, Governors of this very an-
tient establishment. Alter Which, they repaired to
the Great Hall, which *Ai fitted up for the purpose,
when Master TRISTRAM, the Captain of the School,
delivered an appropriate Oration in Latin, which re= 1,
teived great applause ; after which the Governors
gave the usual donations to the Orator, and they, as
well as the scholars, partook ofd sumptuous ehter-
tainment prepared for the occasion.
Some rein-deer were lately presented to Sir Mt-
aIAEL SHAW S I'EWART 14 Captain CATIIbART, of the
ALEXANDRIA frigate. They are now browsing en
cne of the high sheep parks at Ardgowan, N. B.
and seem to be in as thriving and happy a state as if
in their native region of Lapland. They are parti-
Cularly fond of the lichen; ot muss, with Which the
rocks in their pasturage aboUnds

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the land sad., ,yid likeseiii that which -lite ciOss the
'Maas at WerkeidaM, has teceived considerable rein- RECEIVED BY GOVERNMENT.
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fOrcements and the good consequences of this last Our old friinds, Ehe Cossacks, are as rude ;,x eier.
,undertaking is. rendered certain, it being expected, to the adherents of that ill.used man, NAI'OLEON the
sv,th impatience by she Hollanders on the left bank i GREAT. They have taken Breda, and male part of
:if the Wiese, *ho are still under the French yoke.
" The Funds flotilla in and off Willemstad, hay-
the garrison prisoners.
ing received pilots from Antwerp, with orders to re-
The following is the substance of the Dispatchestire to that place, yesterday got under sail, and en-
received from Holland this day by Ministers :
deavoured to get over the Krammer ; a brisk can- "It appears by a letter from Major-General Tait-
nonade, in consequence, took place, between it and LOR, dated Hague, I lth instant, that Breda and
the forts of Iluitensluis and doltjetisplaat, which con- Wiliiarhstadt had been evacuated by the enemy, and
tinned for several hours, and as not the least damage •
they are now in the possession of the Allies.
was thereby iustained on out- part, operated so much
" On the approach of three hundred Cossacks, who
on the enemy, that he was fatally prevented from
I represented themselves it the advanced guard of
his undertaking, and -taught an anchorage between
Willemstad and the Klundert, in order to get out of , Ten Thousand Russians, the Garrison of Bre&
the reach of our guns. (Eighteen Hundred men) had marched out. Six
" The fire from the Buitensluis was kept up to . Hundred of themb however, fell into the hands of tflh
such extent; that they had nearly expended all their
ammunition, but the remains of the firing is still per-
Cossacks, who had penetrated into the town beforc.
ceptable. the evacuation was completed.
"At about four o'clock yesterday afternoon a I " Williamstadt was evacuated on the 10th. The
supply of eight waggons, with ammunition, arrived. Garrison (from Nine Hundred to Sixteen Hundred
" Yesterday a ship, laden with palisadoes, sent off Men) retired in the direction of Bergen-op-Zoom,
by the enefny, and destined to De Graaf, was de- leaving One Hundred Thousand Pounds of-Gunpow-
tained by °air gun-boats in the Kul, and sent up to
der, and One Hundred and Fifty-two Guns, 'which
this place.''
“ AMSTERDAM, DECEMBER s. they had spiked.
"We have received the following information from i " They had taken measures for destroying the
the Island of Texel :—The company of Coast Anil- flotilla, but had imperfectly executed their intentions."
lery on the Island of Texel, under the command of
Captain Von Breningen, joined themselves to seve-
rel Burghers, and being united, forced the French
Commandant to a capitulation.

" HAGUE, DEC.II.

s' Breda has been taken by the Cossacks, and
about 600 of the garrison made prisoners : the re-
mainder retreated to Antwerp in great confusion.
it Gorcurh is invested by the Prussians."

THE ARMY. -•

Lord C. SOMERSET is expected to embark for the
tape, the latter end of the month ; he has appointed
Captain RocEas, of the 18th Foot, his Secretary.
The 92d regiment, which has been at the Cape for
some years, is ordered home, as is also the Ist bat-
talion of the BSd.

The Ross-shire and Argyle regitrttnts of Militia
have marched from Portsmouth and Haslar to
Porchester Barracks; the East Kent Militia, from
Hadar and Fort Monckton Barracks, to Portsea Bar:-
racks ; the 2d West York Militia, Irem Porchester, to
Hasler and Fort Monckton Barracks.
A detachment of the Brunswick Hussars embarked
on Friday at Portsmouth-for the Peninsula.
We are happy to state; that the Ist bait.ilion of that
excellent corps the 96th, is ordered to proceed tit
Canada, from the West Indies, where it has been
upwards of nine years. Canada being delightful
4harters both for Officers and soldiers, it is expect?e,
that this regiment will immediately he filled Up with
volunteers from the Militia, with which it was always
a favourite corps.
We have heard it reported, th:-;• the 80th Regi-
ment, or Staffordshire Voluntiers, are likely soon to
haVe a second battalion, in consequence of having
received a large draft from the King's Own Staff:rd
Militia. On the return of the S'id Regiment from
Indla, the 80th were excluded from receiving any of
their men, froth their efficient *tate, and their being
the next regiment in that country to return to t urope.
The Gazette of Saturday night contains a notice
from the War Office, stating that the Regimental
Agents have been called upon to render an account
of unclaimed arrears remaining in their hands, be-
longing to Officers, between the '2sth Dec. 1783, and
24th of Dec. 1797, and to pay the same into the Bank
on account of the Paymaster-General. A list of 800
Officers to whom arrears are due, is then given, and
it is notified that the said arrears will be paid to them,
or their legal representatives, on application at the
War Office.

MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT.—On Saturday evening a
boat, belonging to the MUTiNE brig, came ashore at
Dover with the pilot ; the vessel being under orders
for Portsmouth, to be paid, several of the Officers
and people, who had been left ashore at Deal, came
l'ound by 14nd for the purpose of joining her, and
taking advantage of the boat being ashore, the whole
of them, thirteen in number, left Dover harbour to
proceed to the brig, but whether from the darkness
of the flight or other cause, the boat did not reach
the vessel, but was driven on the rocks at Cop Point,
Folkstone, and it is reported that the Purser, Sur
neon, and four seamen, were unfortunately drowned ;
?wo Lieutenants and five seamen saved themselves
by clinging to the rocks.
About four o'clock on Wednesday evening, the in-
habitants of Christmas-street, Bristol, and streets ad-
joining, were alarmed by the explosion of a barrel of
gunpowder. It appears, as Mr. Dowly, hair-dresser,
in Host-street, was grinding a composition for making
fire-works, it took fire and communicated to the bar-
rel of powder. The roof of the house was blown up,
and many houses adjoining materially injured. Mr.
Dowly and one of his children were much hurt.
BATTLE OF LARGS.—The scene of action where the,
battle of Largs was fought has, of late, been feued
for building ground, .and a number of Danish graves,
hate been discovered this season. In one of these,'
Last week, amongst the bones that remained, were
found 13 pieces of silver, some of which, were carved,
and no doubt served as ornaments of dress. This
grave was from eight to nine feet in length, and is
not far distant from the place whore the stone was
put up to commemorate the battle • and where it is
said, HAco, one of the invading chiefs, fell—he was
of King HAco's household, and, it is supposed, must
have been buried in his full dress. It seems not un-
likely the aboie was the grave in which his remains
were interred. It it now upwards of 550 years since
the Battle wds fought, May the next isvad!4 foe
meet Nato's fate!