Star.
London, England, 1818-02-02 00:00:00

DUTCH MAILS.

FROM THE FRENCH FRONTIERS, JANUARY 20.
The Duke of Wellington is expected back at Cam-
bray ♦ery shortly. If we may believe the general
report, the affairs which the Duke has to negociate
in England are two fold, first, to deliberate respect-
ing the application of the French Government for
the speedy withdrawing of the troops of the Army
of Occupation ; or, if the Allies will not agree to
withdraw the whole, for a considerable diminution,
to obtain which a very urgent representation has
lately been addressed to the Allied Powers: the se-
cond object of the Duke's journey is supposed to
be some proposals respecting the British corps in
France, in particular. The issue of these discussions
is of course expected with impatience. Since the
departure of the Duke, numerous couriers from dif-
ferent Courts have arrived at Cambray, who have
immediately followed him to London. Cambray is
now very lively, and the French Authorities keep up
the best understanding with the foreign troops.
On account of the debates respecting the Law for
recruiting the army, and the probability of its pass-
ing, people begin again to look publicly at the efforts
that are to be made to reduce the Island of St. Do-
mingo under the dominion of France, which, as it is
said, have been hitherto deferred on account of the
unfavourable situation in which France was placed.
It is supposed, that as soon as the army is complete,
volunteers will be invited for this expedition, and
particularly that the legion of Prince Liohenloe will
be employed in it.
It is affirmed, also, that several Officers of distin-
guished talents have been lately consulted on. the
plan by the Minister of War, and that there were
several among them who were perfectly will ac-
quainted with the local circumstances of that bland.

More vigorous measures than ever are now em-
ployed in France against desertion. Deserters are
daily brought into the several chief fortresses. The
exchange of couriers between the Russian, British,
and Prussian Governments, is extremely frequent.
Couriers with dispatches of more or less importance,
i daily pass through Calais to or from Dover.

MOSCOW, DECEMBER ss.
Our Emperor has judged the excesses committed
on the Wartburg, near Eisenach, worthy of his at-
tention, and caused his Ambassadors at Vienna and
Frankfort to make urgent remonstrances, as well re-
specting this event, as the increasing licentiousness
of the Press in Germany.

PETERSBURGH, JANUARY 7.
We learn that his Majesty is expected here from
Moscow about the 27th of this month, and that he
will soon after go to Warsaw. The Court remains
at Moscow till February.
The value of corn exported from Russia, in the
course of the last year, amounts to one hundred and
twenty-ive millions of roubles.

HAGUE, JANUARY 2.2.
SITTING OF THE SECOND CHAMBER OF THE

STATES GENERAL

To-day the Chamber deliberated on the represen-
tation of Mr. Kemper, respecting the Petition of
Messrs. Guyet and Cauchois Lemaire, who complain-
ed of being injured in their civil rights. Messrs.
Kemper, D'Otrenge, Membrede and others, spoke
at some length on the subject. All declared their
opinions, that the desire of the Petitioners that the
Assembly should take up their affair was unfounded,
and proved that neither the law of nature, nor the
law of nations, nor the fundamental law of the Ne-
therlands, had been infringed in respect to them ;
that his Majesty had the power to permit foreigners
to abide in the kingdom, and to revoke that permis-
sion as reasons of State required ; and that the Peti-
tioners had not ceased to be foreigners. The As-
sembly being again opened at seven o'clock it the
evening, several Members having again spoken, it
was unanimously resolved, on calling over the names
of the Members, that the Petition of Messrs. Guyet
and Cauchois Lemaire could not be a subject of de-
liberAtion. It was then debated, whether grounds
should be assigned for the resolution of the Chamber,
which was negatived by a majority of 50 votes to
37, after which the Chamber adjourned.