Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1810-08-08
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LATE FOREIGN NEWS,
From London paters received at Boston.

From London PAPERS received at Boston.
HAERIEm, May 90.
The Dutch people and tic French troops.
The following proclamation was issued
at Rotterdam on the 24th instant.
Burgomastership q the city Of Rotterdam
The Burgomaster o. the city Of Rotterdam
having learnt with the utmost indignation,
that yesterday evening, at the time the
French soldiers inagarrison here Paraded in
the great market place, and also at the bar
racks, moreenumerous assembly than usu-
al or rather very great MULTITUDE OF people
collected land that, not only by their yio-
lent pressure, accompanied by the hootings
of mischievous boys, was theexercising of
the soldiers very much impeded but also
that the result was, that the soldiers were
insutted and injured, and that they were
pelted with stones part Of the said anul-
ttitude having followed the soldiers to the
barracks from which they afterwards re-
tiled.
And that, in the mean time, one OF tbs
French officers on his way from the bar
racks to his residence, was wounded in the
head With a stone thrown by one of the
mob.
The Burgomaster, being on the one hand
anxious thar the said officer should receive
that satisfaction to which he is Justly enti-
tied and, on the other, that peace and
tranquility which ought under all cWcum-
stances to be.kept in this city, should be
maintained, and those who shew disposi.
tion 10 interrupt the same be punished, and
I1thi. city and corporation thus secured from
those inconveniencles, disorders, and IN
furious const quences, to which they mi ht
otherwise be exposed
Has thought proper, upon consulting the
magistrate, and with the appreciation OF the
Heer Drost of this quarter, to offer, and
he hereby offers reward of 1000 Carolus
guilders to the person who shall give such
Information as shall lead to the apprehension
and convictions of the perpelrator ofthe cri-
minal act above mentioned, and further a
reward of 800 guilders for the discovery OF
the instigator OF the insults, or any person
who took part therein. The name ofrEe
iuformer shall, if desired, be concealed.
The Burgomaster takes this occasion to
warn all and every individual, in the most
earnest manner, to abstain from focklng to.
gether.or assembling in crowds ia any place
or places within the city; andsmore especi-
ally to guard against SO assembling at the
barracks, In the great market, and all places
mhs re- tia May. b. Es~-~t1 Vs0tdieTs GUS
tom house officers.
He further charges them, neither by
looks, department., nor gestures, much
| less by words o, deeds, to offer any insult J;
nor to use reproaehtul language, or e1-
pressions tending to breach of the peace;
nor tobe guilty of the slightest outrage, by
hooting at or pushing against the French
military officers, soldiers, and custom house
officer; but, on the contrary, that they treat
all of them with every degree of respec''
,Inasmuch as every person who shall, iu~fu.
ture, be found molestlng, or in any way
obs.ructing, the soldiers in garrison in this
city, or committing any excuses, shall
punished for such offences, according TO the
laws of the empire, and the state OF the
case, even to the extent OF capital punish
ment. And all parents or tutors are charg-
ed to keep strict watchover their children,
for which they shall be. specially response
BILE; all and every, being hereby waraed
that the. garrison will oppose force by force.
lSigned)
ISAAC VAN TEYLINGEN.
Rotterdam, May "a.
COMMERCIAL RESTRICTIONS.