The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-01-02
{ Vol. 8----.-No IS.


! the Lutch Provinces. :
The first fixes the boundaries Of the de-
Paftinents, the cantons, districts, &c into
Which Holland is divided Tia, country is
tuNieed INTO sevea departments, .n;srnely,
the mouths OF the Mouse, the nloutbs nj tho
issei, theN.ast Ems, the West Ems. Frise-
,ah"' the Cprer lssel, and the Zuvderzee.
i'arh department IS divided into districts, or
suo-Preiectures and various salaries. of
rom 10 500 francs annually, are assigned
70 tLe Sub-rreiects, with similar sums fo,,
lne cApencc OF their Offices or bureaus
"a second decree prescribes the iiitrot!uc-
,ioh Oh the French systeml of taxa,ioh into
snesc departments, on the LIST OF january,
ioi~. he line OF tho customs, on the side
CT Olc france, viii be raised OH the ensu-
ing Isl OF July. lie iand-lax fol. the ensu-
Ing SsaF b s&S d Fl IL aeA e9
ICthcr articles of the Decree relate To the
establishment Of the stamp duties, the conss-
huated duties, municipal dues, the duties on
salt, tobacco, &c. with regard to tchacco..
all the growers, manufacturers, and deal.
ers II that article, were to give in an account
CT the quantities. Of leaf tobacco in thei,. Dos
! session On the list inst. which were to be
purchased on account of Government, and
| Paid by bonds en- the central chest cf AM.
sleioam. lwo Imperial manufactures were
then to be established one at Amsterdam
and The other at Rotterdam, which we're &c
have 'he exclusive privilege of manufa cta-
| ring tobacco * snuff, according to the sys-
tenn established in France.
| A third Decree relates to the roads in
| Holland The road from Amsterdam, to
Antwerp by Utrecht, aud the other road by
iAeyden and Rotterdam the road from Ana,
sterdam to Germany, by Utrecht and Nuns.
ter /; and also that from Amsterdam to fiie
tteldei, are declared Imperial roads Tho
tolls ~ these roads, belonging TO towns or
individuals, shall be kept up till the expira-
ton OF their titles, when they shall revert to
the domains of the state. Tie canals. brid-
ges, and siuices, shall continue to be suppor-
tee as formerly. The ports of Helycit-Siuys,
Medemblck, and the Heldcr, are declared
special ports OF war, and subjected to the
administration of the Marine.
| fourth Decree ordains the erection Of
three houses Of detension, for the seven dea
partments. The first to he placed at AM
sterdam, the second at Groningen; and the
tlrd at Munster, in the department. of La,
Llppe. The department of the Zi,yderzee.
snail have depot of mend!city. There
shall be new aqueduct for conveying pater
TO Amsterdam, and another for the Hague
By Nth Decree, the budget Of receipts
In Holland, Tor her proportion of the reve-
nue. Tor 1910, is fiXcd ar 81, COO, 900, and the
eXpcnces at l11,00O, 0pe. The sum Of is,
100000, being the difference between the re-
bensures the SyfIerc5ze ~, 'tn giicn are crea-
ted by another decree of the same date.
A sixth decree confers upon Holland, two
| Academies. as branches OF the Imperial Uni
versisy one at L.yden, & the other at G,,Sn-.
ingen. The Members of the Universities Of
these cities shall be admitted by references to
cllsirs i'll two Academies. The University
or Utretcht, the Atheneum of Amsterdam.
and that OF Deventer, shall take the title OF
! secondary schools. There shall be
Lyceum at Utrecht, 1T Ieyden, anc at
Gronengcn. Al each of these Academies
there shall be two inspectors. who Shall be-
charged with the superinIenda nee IF ti.ssgri>
mar schools The teachers of prs ate
schools at present existing, shall he buurtt TO-
procure within three months of the date of
this decree, the means of teaching Erenc,, in
them. After the lapse of year from the
ga OF October, no person can receive cerr
| tihcate, or cntcra school, either as master of
| assistant, unless personally able to teach az
least the rudiments of the French language,
and after two years, unless he speaks and
writes the language with facility.
| By seventh Decree, the Institute of Ans
sterdam is continued and sum OF 10000
francs isgiven forts expenses.
An eighth decree continues the National
Guard of Holland, on its present footing till
its defintive organization. On The LIST; of
January 1912, there shall be established a.
guard, with pay, fol- che service of Amster-
dam and the present night GUARD shalt be
suppressed. The National Guard shalt not
be called upon to do duty except in case of
tie insufficiency or The hired guard. FhiS
latter guard shall CONSIST Of four CON- anies1
and each company of 40 men. Theft pays
subsistence, clothing, &c. shall be betrayed
at the expence of the city
By ninth dccrec.th imperial court oF
the Hague shall APP ONT one of its membera
to preside, in g Special Court after the
Dutch laws, and with an appeal to ti,t,
Council of State, ON ali seizures made in Hoi-
land by TIE sea or land forces, and by the
officers Of the customs, and on captures
made by pTivatcers and other armed vesseis,
Ateuth decree creates the thirteenth court
Of conservation of forests FOR the new des
partments.
The eleventh decree orders the Commits
sion Of che great book Of the public debt of
Holland, to liquidate such pensions as arc
Granted to pcfs ~ r ely employed IN the
administrations Of france.
By 18th decree, the city of the Hague
is raised to the RANK of a good city, tue May
ors of Which arc entitled to be present at &
coronation.
Fror' The New- York Gazette.
Ex9RAcr-LiUerIoot, NoD. 20.
Z" Tie Ordierg in Council arc becoDtne d.