Star.
London, England, 1803-05-04 00:00:00

HOLLAND.

HAGUE, APRIL 26.—Yefterday afternoon Mr.
Lisrow, the Englifh Ambaffador, refident here,
received by exprefs from his Government an offi-
cial notice, that the Cape of Good Hope, with
all the forts belonging to it, was evacuated by the
troops of his Britannic Majefly on the z t ft of Fe-
bruary, and delivered up to the Batavian Commit
lioners and Governor. This agreeable intelligence
has been communicated by the Ambaffador to the
States. It is faid that 600 French infantry, toge-
ther with a company of artillery, have entered
Gorinchem. The number of French troops who have
marched into Nimeguen amounts to soeo, the fides
2200 cavalry, who are encamped without he town.
HAGUE, APRIL 29.—1 t is reported that the
French are about to declare Helvoctflu”, and the
Brielle alto, in a Rate of liege, which has created
a great alarm, not only as thefe revolutionary mea.
lures deprive us of the credit of taking our own
meafures ; but as it indicates a likelihood of ap-
proaching hoftilities. It is now evident that the
French look upon us with a fufpicious eye ; and it
is even reported that Citizen Sr mos v :lAA has
charged our Government with having concerted a
plan to put the Englifh in poffeffion of the ifland of
Walcheren. So far, indeed, is this.mifunderftand-
ing faid to have gone, that Tome expeft our Go-
vernment will loon be new modelled, and creatures
put into power who will bend the nick of fervility
without kicking. Indeed, we have not been a little
aftonifhed to find, that many perfons refiding in
France have underßood that our Government-had
been put under arreft. This thews, at leak that
loch a plan has been in contemplation. Indeed, it
is notorious that French influence has been declin-
ing in this country for feveral years part ; and the
prefent rigorous meafures, added to the contempt
with which we are treated, will put the finifhing
Broke to it. The circumfiance of our withing to
be declared neutral has given offence to the Con-
fular Court, as funning a proof that our Govern-
ment is not inclined to fupport the views of France
at the rifk of our commercial exiffence.

The import of three guilders fifteen Rivers on
every ;Goths. of butter exported, is, by a decree of
the Government of State, ordered to be continued
till the lart day of December of the prefent year.
French troops are daily pouring into Nimeguen
and its neighbourhood. Not left than sOOO have
already entered that city, and from t goo to soon
are encamped in the enviroas. Various conjeaures
are formed as to the dettination of this growing
army.—Some fay they are intended to pulls their
way to Hanover, and others thin/ they are to (leer
for the Hague, to operate a fpring or fummer re-
volution.

The Baron Vow 11l a trittn,Charge d'Affaires of
his Pruffian Majeft y, departed yefterday for Berlin.
In order to meet the extraordinaryexpences which
we are incurring to rivet the fetters of foreign def-
potifm the more firmly on us, a decree has been
palled for adding a tenth to the tax on what is
called General Means in the department of Hol•
land, for two years ; and moreover another tenth
on the back of thir, on certain articles of neceffary
ufe fpecified in the publication.
The French Ambaffador lately received two
couriers from his Court ; but not a fyllable of their
atiefrage has yet tranfpired.
It is generally thought that the journey of the
Coil, Con s u s. will put a new face on affairs in this
part of the world.
The Flair COPI SUS has made the port of Ant-
werp free ; but he has not yet given it any com-
mercial confequence. Without capital and without
!hipping, acquired by exterior means, it will long
remain in its former obkurity ; and foreigners do
not feem to be very hefty in placing themfelves
under the clutches of Gallic liberty.
They write from Surinam, January 19, that the
Batavian fleet arrived there the a4th of November ;
that the Englilh garrifon left the fortrefs on De-
cember a, in filence, after having taken down the
Englifh flag, and then embarked- for Barbadoes.
The next day the Batavian flag was hoifted with
great pomp, under the dikharge of the guns from
the fliips. In purfuance of the decree of the Go.
vernment of State, of July 5,1802, J. F. FREDIRICI,
the Governor General of the colony, was fufpended
by the Commander of the fquadron, &ors •ms
TeasLowo, who will provifionally charge himfelf
with the Government, in conjunflion with two of
the oldeft Counfellors belonging to the Court of
Police and Criminal Juftice.
FLUSHING, APRIL 22.—The firft public piece
by which the French General Molnar employs
the power delegated to him over the civil Govern-
ment of our city, is an order of April ao, declar-
ing that, with the fucceeding month Florcal, the
tattoo (hall continue to beat at eight o'clock in the
evening; and proclaiming that all foldiers who
!hall be found out of their barracks after that time
be puni(hed with an imprifonment of eight
days ; alto forbidding publicans to ferve any fol-
dier after that time, or any citizen after ten o'clock,
on pain of forfeiting so gilders for the firil, and
so° gilders additional for the fecond offence ; and
for the third, (hutting up their honfes and fourteen
days imprifonment ; the Mayor of the city being
charged to aid and of ill the military Commandant
in the execution of there orders.
The Council of this City will today give a grand
dinner to the Paid General and his Staff' Officers •
and at which the Members of the Departmental
Government of Zealand will be preknt.

ROTTIIDAM, Ault. 29.--Tht ferioni appre-
henfions entertained here of an approaching war,
have quite ftagnated all commercial rpeculations,
except a few (hips which have failed for the Baltic.
Every thought and every hope is centered on the
arrival of our Weft and Eaft India (hips ; and every
one which comes in is confidered as a gift.
A large three malted (hip, under Danifh colours,
was fuppofed to be loft yefterday off the Shallow
of Gone, in a form. Two of her malts were feen
by the pilots to go overboard ; but the (well was
'fo great that no boat dared approach.
A great number of French troops lately march-
ed from Breda and Bergen-op-Zoom for Bois le-
Duc, Nimeguen, &c.
This day brought us an account of very unplea-
rant occurrences having taken place for this coun-
try. It appears the French Commandant at Breda
exalted 20001. from the Magifracy as a contribu-
tion. On its being refufed, he took the liberty of
placing foldiers in the houfes of the inhabitants,
who were then glad to come forward, and each
pay a certain quota to be liberated from this plague
and expence.— Outrages of a more ferious nature
have taken place at Helvoet, where a corps of
French troops appeared, and the Commander in-
timating that his intention was to take charge of
the fortrefs, the Dutch Commandant refuled his
admilTion, on which he exhibited a pofitive in-
ftrultion to do fo from BONAPARTE ; fo that they
have now taken poffeffion of that place, no little,
I affure you, to the difpleafure of this country in
general. We begin to be fo ferioufly alarmed at
war, that veffels have been fent out to meet our
Eaft and Well Indiamen, to warn them to make
for the firft friendly harbour they can.