Star.
London, England, 1803-04-27 00:00:00

HOLLAND.

Moue, APRIL 19.—Laft Friday the Legifla-
tive Allem* met, in purfuance of an article in
the Conftitution, when the feffion was opened in a
(lion fpeech by the Prefident, E. Laws.
At this fitting a law of tome importance to the
trade of this country was propofed, as ufual, by
letter from the Government of State to the Al.
fembly. It was therein propofed to coati, that
for encouraging the private navigation and trade
of Batavian inhabitants, as well to Batavia as the
well of India, all goods and merchandifes allowed
to be exported, and fent to India. (hall be exempted
from outward duties provifionally, and till further
regulations (hall be made ; as alto, that all India
wearing apparel, indigo, which may be imported
in like manner, (hall likewife be exempted from
all inward duties, provifionally, and till further
provifions (hall be made. This propofal was put
in the hands of a Committee, at the head of which
is Citizen Hazoswtza, who is to make a report
on the fubjedt. After this had been difpofed of,
the Affembly was adjourned to the and con.
verted to a Committee of the whole Body.

General LACUtt, the Adjutant of Bomar/ars,
whole mitGon here was to give our Government
intimation of the meafures which his mailer had
thought proper to take for fecuring our coatis
from any hofiile attack, fet off on Friday laft on his
return to Paris, having executed his embafty.—
The fame day our Minifter received difpatches
from our Amballador at Paris, A. Vos VAN
STIANWYK, which were probably of a pacific ten-
dency, as next day orders were difpatched toßot-
terdam for the immediate failing of a large Eaft-
Indiaman, which had been detained there for
fome time part, and which has government bores
on board.

As yet the French troops are confined to our
coatis and frontier towns. There is no talk of their
penetrating into the interior of the country. Such
an event would greatly tend to revive animofities
between parties, who are now apparently recon-
ciled to each other, in confequeme of the more
equal diftribution of the loaves and Hies.
Whatever the number of French troops in this
country may be, it i however a fad, that Zealand
(warms with them, and Cadfand, which lies oppo-
lite to it, has now a confitferable number of them,
fo that the inhabitants complain grievoufly of the
burdens on them in confequence ; and which, be-
fides, has greatly contributed to enhance the price
of provifions there.
No more than 600 men have been difembarked
at Helvoet of the Louifiana expedition ; In that it
teems the French have not abandoned their delign
of taking polreffion of that country, &could they
not be prevented by the Americans.
Aram sa.—Citizen D. Van HOOINDORP, Mi •
Miler Plenipotentiary of our Government, fet off
yefterday for the place of his deftination.
'Flie march of French troops towards our fron-
tiers has ceafed for fume days part, in confequence,
it is laid, of tome remonftrances which have been
made on the fubjea by our Government to that ot
the French Republic. Others :alert, that fuch re
monftrances, if they have been really made, would
not have the fmallelt etre& as :he French lapel
us of a f‘crct will' to favour the landing of an
Englifh arroyo° annihilate their influenceor rather
their dominion in this devoted country. It i 4 more
Frosable that they confider the number fent to

be funicient to keep a check on us, or that mat.
tern are inclining pretty tirongly on the fide of
peace.
As our law relating to fea.pdtports prohibits all
Magifirates and others from granting lca-paltports
for chips not built in this country, without exprefs
permiffion had and obtained of our Government,
Captain J. HOLMAN, an Englifhman, of the (hip
Hope, lately petitioned the -Government of State
for permiffion to navigate to our American Colo.
nies. That Board referred the matter to the Legit'.
lative Affembly, by whom it was put into the
hands of a Commiffion, who have juft reported
in favour of the petitioner, and leave In to navi-
j.ate has accordingly been given to the Paid Capt.
Hot MA N.

Our Members have not of late been occupied
with any difcutEons intercaing to the public at
large. They never (peak of the clouds which lately
gathered in the political horizon, thus manifefling
a firong defire to obferve a neutral line of conduCt,
in confirmation of which, not the (mallet' exertions
are making to augment our marine or land forces;
no new (hips have been put on the flocks, or boun-
ties •ffered either for foldiers or failors.

The official difpatches meant for this place by
the lail packets, were tranfmitted to Hamburgh,
and thofc for Hamburgh fent thither, which, un-
der the prefent circurratances, turned out to be a
great difappointment.

ROTTIRDAM, APRIL 22.—0 n our Exchange
to-day various eircumitancesconcurred to flrength-
en the hopes of peace :—in confequence of which,
and the aftual arrival this week of two Welt In-
diamen, the one from Demerara, and the other
from Surinam, Colonial produits have fallen in
;mice.
During the ftrong wefterly winds within there
few days, fcveral (hips have been damaged at Hel.
voet by running foul of each other. The two
French frigates la Furieufe and la Libre, have fuf-
tained great damage from accidents of this kind.
Some broke their anchors and cables and got a-
ground, after lofing their malls and rigging; but
none have been loft. Similar difafters have oc-
curred in the Texel, where a merchantman from
Demarara arrived this week. Several others are
expeCted in the courfe of next month.
Blacsn.or-Zoost, APRIL I4.—This morning a
detachment ofag French huffars rode inhere equip.
ped to aft as couriers, feveral others being Ration-
ed in the villages from Rage to Rage ;—fo that
fhould any thing of importance occur on the fiee
of the Englifh, intelligence may be conveyed to a
great diftance in the courfe of a few hours. It is
laid that the French hofpital is to return hither.
FLUSHING, APRIL 19. Notwithftanding the
great number of troops which form the garrifon of
this place, the moll perfeet order rLigns, and the
bell and molt exall difcipline is obferved. The
barracks are fufficiently commodious to receive all
the troops in this city ;—but the officers procure
themfelves lodgings in the houfes of the citizens
at their own expence ; the Commander in Chief
Moamar, however, excepted, for whom a feparate
lodging has been prepared. Fortunately for 1.4:,
he has as yet made no ufe of that very extenfive
authority which the French laws give him in a
City declared to be in a Rate of liege. The reafon
doubdefs is, that Europe is at prefent in a Rate of
Peace.

rAitLMNENTAItr PRuCEEDINGS.

HOUSE OF LORDS, TUESDAY, APRIL 16.

The Honk met at an early hour this day; and loon after the
LORD CRANZILLOR had taken the Woolfack, their Lortilhips
entered upon the eonOderadoo of the long pending Appeal,
which was a Writ of Error, the king v. the Inhabitants of the
county of Cumberland. when Mr. Er trine and Mr. Wood were
heard at confiderable length on the part of the Appellant. All
the Judges attended on the occalloo. When the arguments of
Counfel were flnilhed„ the Loan Cna soca tort moved a pro..
pofitlon which refpeded the opinion of the Judges on the
Cafe. The opinion of the Law Lords thereon was forthwith
read by the Loan Cum BARON, at fosse keg& The Loan
CIRANCILLOR moved a fecond propofition, tending to alarm
the dee-Ilion of the Court below, whicb,after a few words from
the Earl of Ross LI n, was agreed to by the Houk. . .

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Some arrangements were made with refired to the periods
of bearing certain Appeals, on the laggeftion of Lord Satan-
aolol.lBlll and other Peers.

The Earl of T , Vilcount Hawrnan Lords Da
Curacao and M were (worn and too; their feats.
On the fuggeftion of Lord E , the Commits
on the Mai Chalking 3W was po(tpooed till Friday neat.

Mr. A 'and other; brOogist up from the Commons
the Sugar Duty Drawback Bin, the frith Revenue Bill, and the
Innkeepers' Subußence BiLL
Several private Bils were brought up from the Commons by
Mr. LAOC LLLLL Mr. Lit, and other Gentlemen the greater
part of thefe BUis were forthwith read a brit time.