Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1814-02-10

uncertain. and the fact ola number of
letters having arrived from that quarter,
with remittance to invest in the funds, and
for commercial purposes has naturally CIV
en- rise to a great number of conjectures.
It was reported yesterday that Bouhar-
nois, in consequence Of an arrangement
with the king of Bavaria, his father in law,
had gone ovor to the allies with the whole
of the army under his orders. consisting Of
10000 men. We know not wha: credit is
due to this rumour, but scarcely any thing
is now too improbable for belief.
Sir Thomas Graha IL is to command the
expedition to Holland
The Crown Prince has had an interview
with Gen. Walmoden, and is advancing to
Holland with 100000 men.
The first Veteran Battalion, amounting
to about 1000 men, has embarked from
Vanguard Fort, to Holland
PROCLAMATION
BY order of his majesty the Emperor
of all the Russias, my Master and of his
Royal Highness the Crown Prince of Swe
den, the French Authorities of the City of
Bremen, and of its former territory, are
from this day dissolved, and the Ancient
Constitution of the free Hans Towns of
Bremen is herewith restored.
1.-THE Russian Imperial Major General,
Baron Won TETTENBORN.
On Monday the 18th, when the rising in
Holland was determined upon, one OF the
leading Patriots proceeded to the residence
of lie Brun, the Duke of Piacentia, the
Governor of Holland. He had the Orange
ado hot nd al nd
he addressed lie Brun, as follows :-' on
may easily guess by those colours for what
purposes ] am come, and what events are
about to take place. You. who are now
the weakest know that we are the strong
est. We, who are now the strongest, know
that sou are the weakest. You will do
wisely and prudently to take your depar-
ture with all possible speed and the soon
er you do it the less you will expose your
self to insult, and possibly to danger"
To this address LIE Brun replied, Il have,
Sir, for some time expected such mes
sage and ! very willingly accede to your
proposition, to take my departure imme-
diately." " IA that case," said the patriot,
will see you in your coach with out
loss of time" This was accordingly done
but by this time the people had as
sembled and surrounded the coach, with
loud cries ORANGE BovEN-Up ORANGE
Down Bonaparte. The patriot accompanied
him in the coach out of the town, and
no violence was offered him, except that
he was obliged by the people to cry out,
Long life to the Prince Of Orange, and
to wear the Orange cockade too happy
no doubt to get off so we'll. Having thus
sent him off, the people laid hold of all
the French Douaniers and threw them in
to the river. All the watch houses of the
Douaners and three of their vessels were
burnt. We have not heard of any blood
shed in any other place except at Utrecht.
There the garrison made some resistance
TO the patriots. the latter fired upon
them, and some ten Or twelve were killed
on each side The garrison then laid down |
their arms and were permitted to depart.
1t was on Friday last, at four in the af- |
ternoon that the Orange flag was hoisted |
with great solemnity at Rotterdam There
was vast concou Sc Of people of all ranks |
who greeted the Ensign Cf Liberty with |
unanimous and heartfelt acclamations-
The proceeding day. about noon, the !
French General Bouvet marched out of |
the Hague, at the head of 500 soldiers. |
mostly Germans, in consequence of sort |
of capitulation with the inhabitants. No
sooner, however, had he reached Ysscl- |
mond, about IL miles from Hague, than
his troops hoisted the Orange cockade |
dispatched him and joined the Patriots
AT Eeyden, Provincial government was |
appointed, consisting OF the Baron Won
Boesakaer, J, Won BouInlel, aud w. Van
Kluit. At Rotterdam, the patriots nom
mated Messrs. Won Hogendorp and DE
curry to the chief command Such was the
alarm of the French, that they avacua ted |
every strong place except Goreum. Ber-
genop zoom, Breda, and Nimegueh,
were occupied by the patriots, but the
gates Of Maestricht has been shut by the |
Burghers, who had declared to admit any
strangers whether of the Orange party or
French.
His Serene Highness is expected to set
off to day. He was at the Foreign and
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