Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1810-09-14
IMPORTANT DOCUMENTS.

- NAA OkA EAN WV NAx1AN Ss
The King of Holland to the Legislative
body.
&C Gentlemen, !,
8. charge the Ministers to present
to your assembly, the resolution which
/ find myself compelled to take in cons
sequence Of the military occupation of
my capitol. The brave French Sol
diers have no other enemies than such
as are enemies to the common cause
of Holland and They are and
oughtto be received with all the re-
spect, with all the regard and civility
possible but it is not less true. tina:
in the administration of Holland, when
an entire army, crowd of Custom
house Officers, and when even the Ma
tional army is taken from under the
power of Government; when every
place, with the exception Of the Capt.
tai, was under the orders of Forsign
Officer, l thought 1t right to declare to
Marshal the Duke of Reggie, and the
Charge d'Afaires from the Emperor,
that if they occupied the Capital and
its vicinity, I should consider that o.
peration as a manifest violation of the
rights of the people, and the most
sacred rights among men.
s. 1t was this which made me refuse
rCustom-hcuse Officers entrance into
Meudon, Naarden and Daman. Twas
right in doing so because the treaty
did not authorize the presence of Gus
tom-house Officers, but upon the banks
of the sea and at the mouths of the RI
vcrs.
"On the 10th Of June I received,
through the Charge d'AHaires of his
Majesty the Emperor and King, an as
surance that it was not his intention to
occupy Amste rdam that led me to
hope that he would abide strictly by a
treaty, the conditions of which were
drawn up by his Majesty the Empe-
ror himself. Unfortunately nv error
was not oil long durataion, as receiv-
ed com munication that twenty thou
sand French troops had unit in the
-rvirons of Utrech., I continued, MOI.
withstanding the extreme scarcity, and
embarrassnents of our finances, to fur
ish them it'll subsistence and other
necessary things, although the treaty
precisely expressed that there should
be 5000 men only maintained at the
expence ofthe Kingdom /; but feared
that this cole ting of troops was done
with other views unfavorable TO our
Government and late in the night Of
the goth, received official informa,i-
on that his Majesty the Emperor in.
sisted upon the occupation of Amster-
dam, and the establishment of the
French head quarters in that capital.
6 Under those circumstances, Gen.
tIemen, you cannot doubt that I was
willing to suffer for my people any hu.
mutations, if could have preserved
the hope of being ableto support such
state, and above all to prevent new e.
wills, but / could not deceive myself any
longer. have signed treaty dic.a-
Ted by France, under the conviction
that measures the most disagreeable
for the nation, and for myself would
rot be followed up; and that satisfied
with my voluntary abdication, which
is the consequence of the said treaty
eterv thing would go on smoothly be
tween France and Holland. The trea-
" presents, indeed, great number of
pretences and Of new grievances and
accusations but car pretences be ever
wanting? I ought then to have conf.
ded in the explanations and communi |
cations which have been made to me
',esides this treaty and in the formal
nd circumstantial declarations which !
I have not failed TO do--such as that
the Custom-house Officers would only !
interfere IN the measures relating to |
the blockade that the French troops
should only remain on the coast that
the domains of the state, and those of
the crown, should be respected that
the debts of the countries which had
been ceded would be charged to France
lin a word, that from the number of
troops which were to be furnished
there should be deducted those which,
at this moment are at the disposal OF
France in Spain and even that for the !
strength necessary time
should be allowed. Ihave always fiat
fered rnveeiC .ba+ eL<, .re,tr, s,vo,,lJ l..