The Statesman.
London, England, 1813-12-18 00:00:00

HOUSE OF .COMMONS 6.

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thi.the Motiot of Mr. YililltJTlTl‘leit";* Oily: .t
the deport wit' 'Ordered -df the Ceiiisiiiiiieners for
;ekirinlnieitt isitie of 'EliChsquer Hills. ' •
- 'X'l' fifitiV'tlie Lords informed the Itotisi,
it)iiit 'thilr- ritit(ll4 'hid agreed`" to iiiieraT;public
and ptftate*Bittt/sel 1...0rd5) 4.46 tit amendments.;
Ilia' the f tithe' 11','"iv"th fohie .:44•44rient4 to
Istt icii.thpy deVilied thi.cOnctir.rfockirtial goose. .
`'.. ilicVesitlCatlit ificiciteitedici tMee iiireconsitletri.
tY"fitheLohls‘ Aiiieainsilfs to thCfrsaige *oat
'BM, slid to igS gfijritV'ttrterCotKii Vkll,'lrtife con.
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• 'l'4 t FlAititLf4tß: of the rXCH,P4U4
' Staied 10,414 'lroitst, "that he ShOultinove„. :that at io
i rising it ilatild adiosrlt to Mitoird'q n'elf,.:raa 'th 't
i on Monday, It • *lfs ilteOrtaltion,
.tirf hit Vqo
Friend (Lord Castlereagh) that it itosuiditiiiiirn
i the Ist of March. ►• • .
•. _ - , „.- :COPPER CURRENCY..., - •••
Tho CHANCELLOR, of the EXCHEQUER,
moved the Order.of the I)ay for the House resolving
, itself into a Committee of Supply. He hoped that
it would slot be thought irregular in him to take this
oppe,rtonill of endeavouring to remove a misaopee.
hentiou whisliqm'il taken place in consequence of. It
statetkisot of • what had fallen from him in answer to
a.queation which had bean. put to him by an Herr.
Gentleman (Mr. Grentell).. The misapprehension
and alarm which it had Causedhad already produced
pert' serious inconveniences, particularly among the
lower classes. The question was, with aspect to

lower classes. Ine quesuou Iva), w11..1 . • q.,,-1.6 ..
the copper currency ; and he was sorry to find; that
fintn some misapprehension of what he had said lii
reply, there had been a-pretty general discredit dr
ibe rower halfpence, which were issued by his Ma.
jesty's ProclamAion, and were th# legal copper cur:.
rency of the land, and unquestionalll* a lawful ten 4 i
der in (hop. payments which could be made. In sop.
per currency. He was sure that no person who had
itttroded:to what he said in that House could hale st,
, far misapprehended his statement, nor was ho atiliel
that, any statement of.it which had •boen giros teithe
publke justified this misapprehensinn and alarm. HO
should, -however, ;bow esnrestly state, that the old )..
i Tower halfpence were legally • made current bjr the
King 4 greclanuition, that tbey were legal tender 4
I flAthat lite/ wwatd be received...by. (overnmetst -at
their legal current prices. As it was the intention of •
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Gotoroment to receive them at the fell Wm* of the
currency, although it might take terattlise to consi-
der the beet mans of calling them in, pee be trusted
that thb statenient. would be sufficient thsetnevw all'
apprehensionror alarm from the lints of tilliell who
were now possessed of them.
Mr. GRENFgLL mid, that the statement 'flow
made was precisely what he uodevatood the Right
Honourable Geutlemsn as having said upon a former
occasion. The only object of his question was, to
remove from circulation the Osmond adulterated cop-
per coin, or lood tokens, which were before taken iu
payments ; and to have the Tower halfpence (AIM
. in at their full vales, either to be paid in Beak notes,
or to be replaced by a new coinage. He could not
avoid retorting his thanks to the Right Him. Gentle-
man, for the very fair and manly way in which he
bad met the question • and he hoped that he would
hot allow himself to be diverted trona his resolution
by any clamour that might be set up by persons in.
tweeted in continuing the cireuktion of a base and
adulterated coin.
The Rose then resolved Unit into a Committee
of Salmi', and *eve* swan sawn were ardired for
tsiscelitu~eous seniors.
The other Orders were then disposed of.
Adjourned to Monday.

TIELVOITSLUYIL, DCG. 16.—1 t
sift "sported here

that Antwerp is invested by the Allies.
. British troops are daily passing through this place
for Mllliamstadt.
ROTTIIRDAY, Dec. 13.—The Burgomaster of this
city basset's to inform the good burghers of the fol-
lowing intelligence, communicated to him by the
Imperial Russian General You Beukemiorff, that
the lippprtant fortress of Breda is taken by his Im-
perial Russian Majesty's troops, and that the French
• 'gair:son, 1800 men strong, in attempting to retreat
to Antwerp, were attacked by the foresaid troops
with such good effect, that 600 of them were made
prisoners.
Given at Rotterdam, Dec. 11,
, (sips) J. F. VAN HOGENDOItFF.
We have received intelligence that the French Ge-
'tend Baron Losiet, late Commandant of the Depart-
ment of the Months of the Meese, at Gerbuuden-
berg, is made primmer by the Cossacks.
Dtc. 13.—The passage of Allied
troops, both infantry and easalrn and of several
batteries of artillery, through thip place, by the way
•opf Papeedrecbt, has never ceased since Friday last,
sad en Saturday we likewise saw &party of the same
pito through here. They all took the road to Bar.
This day English troops are likewise to pus
=2:ev Papendvecht, who will cross the Mane at
eld, and are probably destined against Ant-

werp.
The &moatst of the Allied troops which bad al-
ready crossed at Werkenda, was yesterday estimated
at upwards of SOW MP, and maay move must have
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since crossed, er will cress at the same place.
Two bridges of boats are thrown► over the Let,
via. at Kireleuburg and at Pared ; the first was
•coasilleted on Saturday, and the ether yesterday.
According to certain intelligence received, the ad-
MAW guards of the Cossacks wave already taken
VON within au Foglish mile of Antwerp, but of the
(spears of that place, however probable it is, and at-
dimwit it was declared this morning as certain by
proem who arrived here from the Brabs..t side, m c
hue as yet no certain intelligence.
Dec. 10.-I).serters ore continually arriving here
from the fleet at Antwerp ; two days ago 70 men,
heeded by knaval Lieutenant, caws over to us in a
body.
AMSTERDAM, DEC. 11.—In order to compel the
fortress of Naardeo to a speedy surrender, the Go.
vernor-General of this city, Krayettof, determined
on forming a corps of observation, not ouly to se-
cure the villages and isolated dwellings in the vicinity
of that fortress from plunder and mordent.
In harden there is already a great want of every
thing. Yesterday the bakers left off baking, as they
had no more supplies of flour on hand.
I)oaDercltT, Dec. 11.—On the quitting of WU-
liamstadt by the French, and of the flotilla posted
there, every one who was not a native at Antwerp,
lt-ft that city, and are on the road hither. It is with
pleasure that we have to state, that the whole crew
of the ship Chatham, laying at Antwerp, in so far
as they consisted of Dutch seamen, quitted the ship
ex Incase at Antwerp, and are on their road hither.
The quarter-masters are already arrived here. Ac-
cording to the quarter-masters' report, this crew
consists of about WO men, and on their departure
the greatest disorder reigned at Antwerp, so that
this large and important city Will certainly be gained
to the good came, on the first appearsace of the
allied troops before its walls. • -

di:7MM awls woasup.4
Airman tbis iilay received
information that flehouwen and Dnweland have de.
clued for tie Prince's side. In the course of Tues-
day the bbars and peasantry appeared en masse be.
fore the gate of Zierickzee, demanding that the place
should immediately be evacuated by the French. In
the night between Tuesday and Wednesday, the
Pesch Commandant departed, with all the military
and French Authorities, and 'on .Wednesday 250
English marines arrived In that town. These soldiers
assure us, that a fleet, with land troops on board,
were on the ceast, and intended to land at Wal-
cheren. •

The Commissioners for repairing the damages at
"Woerden, having thereto been authorized by the
Provisional Government of the city of Amsterdam,
are to PIUS a general collection to be made by
Van Wyck, C. Lasonder, J. R.
W. F. Mathe, who have been requested
ebbs business for the unfortunate. inhabi.
Warden, who were sufferers by the tour.
pleader committed by the French on the
Seth, earl 26th of November.
liassweeptesl letter from Flushing, of the Sd
by as Officer there in the French ser.
oemeado at Naarden' we learn that the na.
Sllddleburgh had refused to march to
contempt of orders gins by the
letter thee seat Um companies

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