Star.
London, England, 1803-12-20 00:00:00

HOLLAAD.

HAGUE, Dec. th—All the Batavian troops that
are dellined waft in the expedition againft England,
have commenced their march to different places of
embarkation. Camps are to be effabliffied at Delft,
Leyden, Haerlem, Amaerdam, &c. which are to
form a line, from whence troops can be fucceffively
embarked on the Ihorteft notice. _ _

The company of grenadiers of the 3d battalion of
the :d half brigade, belonging to the troops drawn
for the expedition againft England, have marched
from hence to North Holland, whither all the Bata-
vian troops, deftined on the fame fervice, have re-
ceived orders to dire& their march.
A Convention was concluded on the rR of laft
month, between the French Government and our
Republic, and ratified by the Flails Congo'. on the
aid of fame month, relative to the formation, ad-
miniftration, pay, and maintenance of an auxiliary
corps of t 8,000 French troops, the leading articles of
which are as follow ;
The corps of apoo Freneb troops, which, according to the
6th MircGdor, t tth year (June ay, 'goy) is to be in the pay of the
Batavian Republic, is ro be compelled in the following manner:—
General Staff—One Lieutenant General Commandant, 4 Aides-
du-Canip, t Gwen" of Brigade, Chief of the General Staff, a
Aidcs.du•Camp, r Adjutant Commandant, Deputy Chief of the
General Staff, and 2 Captains Adjutants.
The Firft Conful Bull have the power, if he deems it neaffary
for the f•raire of the two Reptilslics, to appoint a General in
Chkf, wko is to command the troops in the Batavian Republic.--
He (hall alio have the power of tending to this Republic a fecond
Licittaunt General, and a Genual of Brigade, to take thu com-
mand of the bark

The pay of the Genet.; in Chief. of the fernt.d Lieutenant Ge-
rterzl, and the General of t,igade (lined to command the hock,
and all of their Alder-du-Camp, iball be defrayed by the French

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Republic.
The Staff of the two Dlvilions lash ennell of two Generals of
Divifion, ex Aisles-du-Camp, two commanding Adjutants four
Captain Adjutants, four Generals of Brigade, and fixAides-dn-
Canip.—The Staff of the Artillery hall be competed of one Ge-
neral of Brigade, inn Aides-du-Canip, one Colonel Direder of
the Part, one Capta.:u, and two Lieutenants.—The Staff of the
Corps of Engineers Mall cunfift of one General of Brigade, two
A:des du-Camp, oat: Culomd. one Captain, and two Lieutenants.
—The General Do.ad of Adminiffratton ff:all be computed of one
Coratuiffary General, two Genuniffmes at War, one Adjutant, and
oncDcputy Intptdor of Reviews.

The army (Can confill of two es its of hmfe, five companies
of foot artillery on the war eßelio on: emeorarr 4ff aitilken
on the peace cflabbfunent, and one company of mimeo.
The French Government Hall be ',welted with the power of ex-
changing a company of foot anillery for a company of bode artil-
lery, and of (ending za picecs of ordnance, amid it be deemed
neceßary, with an artillery train of 100 men, and 360 bodes
th:s, however, than only be done in cafes when a French park of
artillery Is attached to the army in Holland. The remainder of
the corps of tB,ocao men than confiß of infawry, organized in
ragiments, which Mall not, however, exceed 10 battalions. Should
both Governments judge it expedient to euuk mare battalions, or
other corps or °Myers, to enter and remain within the territor: of
the Maoism Republic, aR expeuce and charges oceaGoned by tide
troops, hull be defrayed by the French Republic, and the Bata-
vian government mall only be bound to provide thefc troops with
quarters. _ _ _

The French troops who march through the Datavian Republic,
in order to join the Army of Hanover, or on their return from
Hanov,r to France, &all, en their mirage through the %tartan
Republic, be treated in the fame manner as the troops in the pay of
this Republic, when they are marching. ya the French Govern-
ment all be bound to defray the expenees thereby occaßonoll
and the above troops &all not by any means form ganifons, or be
Rationed in any part of the territory of the Bstavian Republic,
without the exprefs confent of both Governments.
The corps defthred by the French Governnsem to form the above-
mentioned 18,r oo men in the pay of the liativian Republic, &all
not be relieved by others without the approbation of both Govern-
menu.

The General appointed us the command in chief, Shaft Inform
the Dinarlan Miniiter at War of all *military movement, and ope-
rations which may take place.
Th• French Aid Batavian troops, combined either In surlfon
or the &Id. (hall be commanded by the Offlcer who bolds t►e
higheft rank; and in cafe of an equality of rank, by the French
Officer.

It ball not be lawful for any Frenchmen to enter the Batavian
fervice, nor for any betavian to krre to the Preach army ; and
fbould any cafe of this dekription happen, the Individuals thus un.
lawfully entitled, Oral be delivered up, tree of eapcoce, iu the
requcit of the Commanding General.
Dkc. U.—We hear that the Batavian Govern.
ment, in confequence of the jolt remonfiranoes of the
Municipalities of Vlaardingen and Maaluis, have,
for the prefent A leap. abandoned the de(gn of re-
quiring a number of fifhing-hookera bclonging to
thole places. on board of which it was intended to
tranfport troops. &c. on the failing of the expedition
which is about to Se undertaken again* the kingdom
of Great Britain.

It is aid, that the nece(Tary orders have been if.
Sued by the Council of Marine to the relpedive Com-
manders in the Roads of this Republic, for fummon-
ing all (superior as well as inferior Officers, and others
abfentiou leave, to repair without loft of time to their
refpeaire Ships, and to grant no furloughs in future
and alto, that all the national fhips and velrels of war
be immediately put and kept in readincfs, to be em-
ployed in aaual Service at the Ihortea notice. _ _

• LtVDIM. Dac. :3.--Difpatches from Peterfbnrgh,
ftsppofed to relate to the interference of Roes in re.
fpeft to England, were lately brought to Paris by
Colonel PAULTZE, Aidedu•Camp to Gen. lisoou.
vit. Lt. Before he quitted thaecity, he was prefented
on the Parade to rake leave of the Emperor. That
the pacif.t. ,r,-,:arition of Prance is oow more to be
doubted than fume months pall, is inferred from the
hnitemr's iniertion a u:s Britannic Majefly's Speech
on the opening of Ptiliament ; and its obfervatiion,
that though the view. .f Paortosmts' and the ilfos
of the prefent crmeil. may be beyond the bounds of
human forefight ; or what puaifbenent it may hovel
in llore for the perjiircd, who jimmote dirifions, pro.
yoke wars, and, under vain prctezal, and the Secret
reafons of a pitiful ambition, are profuk of 'Litman
Wood • the itrue of this v:ar may nevcrthelefs be
foretold with confidence ; aod we may fay to Emil.
land, " You !hall not hare Melts; }nu (hall not have
Larnpedofa ; but you Stall lip • Tresty much
2,l7antascons than that of Amitr.s."

FRANCE.

PARIS. NOV. 29.

The larogrimur, of the 38th of November, contains
a long Confular Decree, palled on a report from the
Minilter at War, fanEtioned by the Council of State.
In execution of g law of the 6th Floreal, year it,
ten depots are ellabliflsed in different quarters of
France, for fuch confcripts as may have been declar-
ed refradory. When conduaed to thefe depots, they
are to be divided into companies, compoled of 6o
men each. They are to be constantly confined to
their barracks, except when brought out for execut.
in public labours, for exercife, &c. in which they
are to be employed each day. The General corn•
manding the refpedive military divifion, is to infpea
each company once a year, and report to the Miniller
of War the names of Inch Confcrirts as appear to
him worthy of being incorporated an the army.
Deferters from thefe depots are to be tried by a
Special Court Martial, acording to particular forms
detailed at length in the decree. There are four
kinds of punifhment for defertion, according to the
circumflances of the offence, viz.—l, Death —2.
The Beder.-3. Public Labours.-4. Fine.
There condemned to the ball (haler) are to be ern
ployed on particular wog ks in the principal fortreffes.
They are to drag an 81b. bullet, or thot, attached to
a chain 2# metres long.—They are to wear 4 girth
completely different in form and colour from that
worn by the army. They are to labour eight hours
a day, from the 111 Brumaire to the Bth Germinal,
and ten hours a day during the red of the year.—
Their heads and whi&ers are to be (hayed daily; but
they are prohibited from either cutting or thriving
their beards.—When not at work they arc to be
chained up in their paring.
The third dafs, or deferters employed on public
works, whether military or civil, are to wear no
chain, unlefs as punifhment. They are to work the
fame number of hours as chore condemned to the
&mkt. The form of their drefs is to have Come refem-
blance to that of the army. Their heads are to be
flayed once a week. They are allowed to preferve
their whither', but muff neither cut nor (hare their
beards.

The punifbment by fine was decreed by a law of
the 17 Ventofe, year 8, accorditt to which each de-
fcrter is to pay a fine of [,goo francs.
The punifhment of death is inflided, t. for defer-
tion to the enemy ; 2. on the ringleader in a plot to
defect ; 3. for defecting while a centinel ; 4. on de-
finers who carry away their own arms, or the arms
of their comrades; 5. deferters who may enter into
foreign fervice, or defect twice to a foreign country;
6 and 7. thofe condemned to the Bode, or public
works, who efcape or revolt.
The punifhment of the Roulet is inflided, t. for de.
fertion to a foreign country ; 2. on deferters to the
interior, who carry with them clothes or other pro.
perty belonging to their companions; 3. for defect-
ing more than once to the interior ; 4. for defection
from the public works.
The punifhment of the Bead is to continueat lean
for ten years; that of public labour, which is infliEted
for fimple defection to the interior, is to continue at
leaft three years.

The depot& for the refraltory conferipts are, the
citadel of the citadel of Givet, the fortreis of
Luxembourg, the citadel of Strafburgh, the citadel
of Befancon, the fort Briancon, the citadel of Per-
pignan, the citadel of Bayonne, the fort of St. Mar-
tin-de-Re, the Cattle of Caen, the citadel of Alexan-
dria in Piedmont.

A fabfequent decree grants an amnelly to the Con-
fcripts ; it has the following preamble;—" The Go-
vernment of the Republic, confidering that the Con-
feripts who have not joined the army placed them-
felves in the fituation of deferters at a ume when the
Republic was not at war, and when honour did not
therefore fo imperioufly command them to repair to
their colours.' It is th^n decreed, that all Con-
fcripts of the years 8,9, and to, who (ball prefent
thentfelves before the Prefeas, or other Officers of
their refpedive diftrids, on or before the :II of Ja-
nuary neat, fhall be pardoned ; but every one who
does not then appear, is liable to be fent to one of the
preceding depots, as a refratiery Celia ipt!