The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-09-07
THE NETHERLANDS.
Another Chapter on the History OF This
Country by Rev Wolfe.

Souuuy W NV VOhS.
After the death of William III.
1902, and during the minority of
William ". the Republican party
came into power again, and for a
number of years there was no
active stakeholder. But as Eng.
land exercised great influence
over the affairs of the Neither
lands, and William w. also a
Prince OF the house of Nassau
Orange, moreover, a son-in. law
of George II. it was brought
about, that William w. was pro-
claimed stakeholder, and the Of
flee was made hereditary in the
Nassau Orange family to males or
females forever, 1747. But his
reign las ted only until 1851. Will.
llamNV. was the next stakeholder.
His reign was not a happy one,
nothing seemed to prosper with
him, and he was so ill-favored
with his countrymen, that after
several outbreaks Of flnsurrection
he deliberately resigned the Of
flee, and left his native country.
The anti orange party went so
far now, as to change the exist
ing constituting, and actually as
saulted members of the Orange
family. The residence of the ex-
ecutive at this time, was at Gel
dern, and as the Stockholders at
tempted to journey to the Haag,
she was interrupted, and not al
lowed to proceed on her journey,
but forced to turn back. Now,
she was a Prussian Princess, sis
ter to Frederick William, king of
Prussia, who felt this insult to
his sister so keenly, that he sent
the Duke of Brunswick with an
army into Holland and had the
prince relnstated into. his office,
to the great disgust of the Dutch
Republicans. The Prussian king
also had the old constitution re.
stored, and order brought IN all
government affairs; he did not
even insist on any indemnity for
his trouble and expense of the lit.
tie campaign, but was content
with the satisfaction and honor it
brought him, 1887.
In January 1895, the French
General Pickegru, with an army
commanded by Moreau, Sanham,
Mcdonald, Vandamme, and 9th
ers, forced their way over frozen
waters into the Netherlands, and
without much resis tance made
themselves masters of the whole
country. William V, sought ref.
uge in England, and the victori-
Gus French, with the aid of the
Dutch Republicans, who were
greatly opposed to the house of
Orange, established the Batavian
Republic.
On the 10th day of May, 1895,
the new republic agreed to let
France use all It's seaports, and
pay a war indemnity of 100 mil.
lions. Great as this blow was
upon the republic, other calami'
ties came upon 1t from another
source, while it's lot was cast with
the French. Between the year
1895 and 1897, England took from
them, all their possessions in Hin
dostan and on Cape of Good Hope
also Malacca, Ceylon, Ambonia
Ternate and other islands, also
Demerary and Essequibo; IN 1895
Surlnam; 1900 Curacao, and II
1901 ST. Eustach with Saba.
Until 1898 the republic shared
all the vlclssitudes of France
but after that period Napoleon
made some changes in it's admin
istration, and in 1901 made de
cree, by which the republic hat
to MAINTAIN a French garrison o
$4,000 men, also a native stand
ing army of 10000 men, and als'
fit out five war ships of first clas
and five frigates. Thus dictate'
the great Napoleon to conquer
ed nation.