The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1810-06-05

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he ultimately determined. whether we are
henccforth to be slaves. or be free. Hold to
the lawsuits great country may recover !;
forsake them-aad it will certainly perish
am, gentlemen.
Your most obedient humble servant,
FRANCIS BURDETT.
TO the electors Of Ipesfminster.
ROTTERDAM coURANT EXTRAORDINARY,
APRIL 9.
The following article is copied from the
Royal Courant of this date: .h
"On the 3lst ult. were exchanged, atPa
RS, the notifications of the following treaty,
there concluded on the 10th. between the
respective plenipo,entiaries of the king and
his illustrious brother the emperor Of the
French, king of Italy, &c.
TREATY.
His majesty the emperor of the French,
KING OF italy, protector Of the league OF the
Rhine. aud mediator of the Swiss confe
deracy, and his majesty the king of Holland,
being DESTROYS OF terminating the differen-
ces that have arisen between them, and of
making the independence of Holland har-
monize with the new circumstances wherein
the English orders in council, of 1907, have
placed all the maritime powers, have agreed
10 come to mutual understanding thereon,
and to that end, have nominated as their
pienlpotentiaries, viz: his majesty the EN-
peror OF France, &c. the Sieur John Bap-
tiste Nompere, Count de- Champaign, Duke
OF Galore. grand Eagle of the legion of no..
nor, &c. his majesty's minister for foreign
affairs, &c And his majesty the king of
Holland, Charles Henry Verheui), admiral
OF Holland. grand eagle of the legion of no
nor, grand cross of the Dutch order of uni
on, ms majesty s.ambassador to the Empe-
ror and king-Who, after exchanging their
full powers, have agreed upon the following
articles:
Art. 1. Until the English govern ment shall
nave soiemnly abrogated the restrictions
contained IN the orders in council of 1907,
all commerce whatsoever is prohibited be-
tween the ports OF England and the ports Of
Holland. Should there be reason for grant
ing licences. those only shall be valid which
are delivered in the name of the Emperor.
2. corps of Is, 900 men, of which 5 600
shall be cavalry. and consisting of 6oOo
French and IL 900 Dutch. shall be placed at
all the mouths OF the rivers. together with
officers OF the French customs, to see that
the contents of the foregoing article are car
ried into complete effect.
5. These troops shall be paid, fed, and
clothed by the Dutch government.
4. All vessels violating the first article,
that may be taken on the Dutch coasts by
French men OF war, or privateers, shall be
declared good prizes; and in case of any
doubt arising. such difficulty can alone be de
cled upon by his majesty the Emperor.
So The restrictions cont aimed in the above
articles shall be revoked, as soon as En-
gland shall have solemnly revoked her or
ders in council of 1907; and from thar in
slant the. French troops shall evacuate Hol.
land. and restore to her the full enjoyment
OF her independence.
e. lnasmuch as it has been adopted as q
constitutional principle in France, that the
stream of the Rhine forms the boundary of
the French empire, and as the backwards
OF Antwerp are, by the present state of the
boundaries between the two Countries, un.
protected; and exposed, his majesty the
King OF Holland cedes TO his majesty the
Emperor of the French, King of Italy, &c.
Dutch Brabant, the whole, of Zealand, 10
Guiding therein the Isle of Schouwen, that
part OF Guelderiand which is situate on the
left bank of the WAL; so that henceforth
the boundary between France and Holland
shall be the stream of the WAL, from the
tort OF Schenkens. leaving on the left bank
OF Nymeguen, Bonnet and Wondrichem,
then the principal stream of the Nerve,
which runs into the Biesboch, through which,
and also through the Hollandsch dep, and
the Wolkerak, the line of demarcatiou
shall be cor inued. until it reach the sea at
Bieningen or Gravellingen. leaving on the
left the Isle of Schouwen
z. Each of the coded provinces shall be
released from all debts not incurred for its
own interests. sanctioned by its particular
government and funded upon it's territory.
8. His majesty the King OF Holland, in or.
der to cooperate with the force of the
French empire. shall have ahoat squadron
OF nine sail ofthe line and six fri6ates, arm
ed and provided with six months stores, and
ready to put to sea by the 1st day of June
next ensuing /; and also a flotilla of one hun.
dred gun-boats, or other armed vessels
This force shall, during the whole period of
the war, be maintained and kept in constant
readiness.
9. The revenue of the coded provinces
shall belongto Holland until the day of the
exchange ofthe notifications of the present
treaty. Until the same day, the King OF
Holland shall defray all the charges of their
administration.
10 All the merchandise imported by A
merican vessels, that have arrived in the
ports OF Holland since the 1st of February,
1909, shall be put under sequestration and
mace over to France, in order to her di:po.
sing hereof according to circumstances, and
the state of her political relations with the
u. Sta,es.
II. All merchandise of English manufac.
ture are prohibited in Holland.
H. Measures of police shall be adopted,
tor the purpose of strictly watching, and
taking into custody all insurers of prohibited
traffic, all smugglers, their abettors, &C.