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London, England, 1804-12-10 00:00:00

DUTCH PAPERS.

ROTTERDAM, DECEMBER I.
110111 Tilt ritOte TYR MLIIIITST AT WAll
OF Tilt SAIAVIAIII RIPUBLIC•
" Monday, November sd, Igoe.
s A decree of the Directory, of the a td infant, No s 3, being
read, &c. and the pofitivc aldrsffel in the raid decree, by
the Directory, to the Scerttary of State of the War Department,
for carrying the fame Wt. stied, it is refolved, in conformity to

that order,
to=To write to, and to charge the refpedive Commanding
Officers of the different corps of the national troom (Including the
two depots of the RJR and Welt lodia troops), aud they are hereby
charged to pay no refited to any orders from perfona belonging to
the French Military orCivil Departments, relative to the coiled-
Mg of duties, nor the regulations of eaponation, importation, or
trallfit, t►rough the country, and to fuhmit folely to fuck orders,
from the General in Chief, as may relate to the piojeded expedi-
I tion, or to the defence againft the enemy, in conformity to the
general command committed to hint by the Directory.
" ad-4 copy of this order is to be forwarded forthwith to each
of the Commanding OSCCI'S of the different corps of the national
army, as likewile to the refpedilve Governors of the fortifications,
for their information and direction.“
Dsc. 4.—According to the laft accounts, the Eng-
l.& (hip of war the ltosaw sr, Captain Cotvttte,
wh:ch got aground on the Zuiderhaak, could not be
got off, and was gone to pieces—luckily, however,
the crew arc fared and made ptifoncra of war, except
al men, who were loft.
The following la the Report to the Commander In Chief of the
Naval. Force of the country north of the 1,, Rear-Admiral Kikkert,
from Colonel and Captain of the Navy, Gerrit Verdoorco, (erring
In the Teed Erdition, as commander of the (aid Vcffels, iu the
abfence of the Rear-Admiral aforefaidim.

" As loon as you gave me written orders yeller-
day morning, about nine, to repair to Keykduin, to-
gether with Captain S. 0. PooL, and to take mea-
lures for living in the fpeedieft manner the crew of
the Britifh Ibip of war (handed upon the Zoider-
haak, and for carrying them off as. partners, with
the promife to fend the neceffary Yell-els after me, I
repaired thither direr ly with Capt. Pool.
" Seven lhallops, fent by you, followed us fpeedi-
ly ; we faw the enemy's (hip difmafted about two
leagues from the Chore, ordered the fignal men to
hoilt the blue flag. if they fhould fee any more ene-
my's valets ; we ordered one of the (even fhallops
to the (Lore, in which Captain Pook embarked with
me, and with much trouble put her off, the fhallop
being half lull of water. Coming up with the other
(halloos, found five of them armed, and the two of
the Herfleller (fhallops and boat) unarmed ; we or-
dered them to follow the other s.
" About twelve o'clock we got within cannon Riot
of the (hip, difplayina a flag of truce ; we law on
the Main four fail, fometunes off, and fometimes be-
fore the wind, ftanding on towards us, whom we
fulpeEted to be fhallops, or long boats of the enemy's
(hip; and which might intend to make themfelves
mailers of failing velfels, to five themfelves; I
quitted Captain Pook's Ihallop, and went over to
that of the Doggerfbank, took the arms out of Poem's
with which I armed thole of the Heraeller.
" Poot. hoilled his flag of truce, which he fent to
the (hip, together with the unarmed boat, with the
Aging Lieutenant, De Craanc, to Common, purfuant
to his orders, the crew to furrendet themfelves pri.
loners, whillt I with the five armed fhallops, whom I
made to load in their fight, kept at the diflance of a
long pilot Ihm, waiting fur the four fail, and likewife
to cover the failing Netfels you fent, left they Ihould
make themfelves matters of them. Captain Pool was
put on board the Eoglith (hip, and made the agreed
fign of furrcnder, which was anfwered, and fent me,
in the Herfleller's boat, the Captain and fe= officers,
with notice that the fails we faw (landing towards us
acre &tots, on which about feventy men were endea-
vouring to lave themfelves. I rowed with the five
(bath's towards the Englith (hip, and as loon as I got
up, Captain Pool informed me, that the Cap-
tain Colville had mulled to have one-half of his crew
free but on the determined alurance of Captain
Pool, that, unlefs they would all furrcnder, he mull
leave the (hip as a flag of truce, not being charged to
drift them io that cite, and that, on the contrary,
meafnres would be taken to compel them to fbike, he
furrendered himfelf, with all his officers and the while
crew ; and, o being requited by Captain Pool, he
gave up his fide arms, and the flag was Ilruck and ta-
ken down by Captain Pool hinstell We took imme-
diately as many men into each (ballop as was poCG-
ble; Captain Pool remained, with two Britifh officers,
and with one lhallop in attendance, on board tire En-
glifh (hip Romney, %tall I with fix fhallops towed
and failed towards our tailing Tails. Coming op
with Skipper Duynkerk, I intended to put one clEctr
and two armed men on board of his relic' ; but torn
OM heavy tea it was not pratticable ;ordered him to
fail direaly to the float. to take in as many of the
men as he could, and to bring them in ; which was
done. Somewhat later I fueeeeded in putting I.ieu•
tenant Tichlet and two armed men on board of alto-
titer hfherman, with order, to go to Captain Pool.
Means, bile we law a lai.d.og It ,at, fent by you, tow-
ing likewife towards the Engloh ;as alto ano-
ther fifherman, named inom Sp.o.j whorls pu
had fent, who wr.uld lay by at,d b,•to.r the uir.cl by
turns, wafting h': time, and v 1,n,1y negteetillg Lis
duty, and came ~:sly to Captain vet yI oe I
rowed up to Kykduin with the fix fbrilops, and by
your orders landed at the Helder ; let the offieets
and men on (bore out of the thaliops, to the nno.ber
of ninety-one. Captai-, Pool lollowed wi.b nn: him•
eked and ten men, sslottl lluys:kerk had raved titty•
fix men of the floats, and the Handler's thalloptintr
men more one floe, *a nit to else men only, i. mf-
ling. lam bound to declare to you my lansf
at the vigilance and reading. or the otr,cer. and men
whom ycu fent to me. and recommend thc.n to your
remembrance.
Lather, I refer you to my vrbal repot cf.
Rate of the (hip, J.c. ; and Stu: ing that 1 have l;re-
by performed your orders and ;ntehtions,
.° I nave the honour to In ,letabe to; ith re-
(Signed) G k vi R0,0rt%."
" 1)n I),..lthelh.u.r:bank, Nev. at, it. 'he Ntetny. r.
ill aJwti..n to the latiscLeti )3 ws it,i be.

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his officers, dined on board the Blittus. On their a;
rival on board, the Rear Admiral, in the prefeacz
feveral Captains of the Navy, and a guard mounted
on the occafion, returned them their fide arms in the
molt polite and obliging manner.
The Englifh Captain, with his officers, Rear Ad
mind Kikkert, and feveral Captains of the Navy, ha,.
ing dined on the 24th with Captain Verdooren, os
board the lloggerfbank ; and the Batr•ian Govern.
ment being enabled, by the Paving of fo many men,
to exchange an equal number of our unhappy (nun.
trymen in captivity ; this tranfa4tion mutt aff9ri
pleafure throughout the Republic, particularly t$
thofe who were charged with the mention of it.

STRALSUND, Nov. 24.—.Yellerday afternoon, abort
half after one, their Swedifh Majefties went on board
a gun brig, which conveyed them to the royal yacht
Amadis, lying in the road. A favourable breeze car-
lied the illullrtous travellers out of the harbour, hut
the wind loon after changed, and to-day the gad
Amadis was feen at lea about two leaghes from tL.,
port.
MACRIN Nov. 3.—According to accounts from
Cadiz, General Muskat; has happily recovered horn
the yellow fever, and is now at Chiavenna, a country
place in the vicinity of Cadiz. The epidemic &for.
der has fpread to Cordova, or about thirty miles
from the fea coral, but without being very deftrudlire.
In general it is remarked, that at a certain diflance
from the coati it afrumes a leis virulent charafter. A
rain during two days at Cadiz has greatly diminiaid
the toortAhty.