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The New Hampshire Gazette And General Advertiser
Portsmouth, Exeter, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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The Governor General of the Imperial dominions in the Low Countries presented a spirited memorial to Baron Hop, Dutch minister in Brussels, listing five complaints against the States-General over territorial trespasses, arrests, trade seizures, fishing duties, and a land dispute. The Dutch issued a counter-memorial asserting their claim to Doel and offering referral to joint commissioners.
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1. The trespass committed on the Austrian territory by entering it with an armed force, and interring the body of a soldier in the church yard of Doel, which the commander of the detachment asserted to belong in full sovereignty to the States-General.
2. The arresting their subjects, or causing them to be arrested, in the Austrian dominions without leave, and in contradiction to the Emperor's edicts.
3. The seizure of goods sent from Antwerp by the Scheldt to the inhabitants of Flanders in Brabant, under pretence that all such goods should pass by the quay of Lillo.
4. The exaction of a new and unusual duty from all fishing boats belonging to the Emperor's subjects, every time they pass up or down the Scheldt under pain of seizure.
5. The refusal to give satisfaction for a trespass committed by the governor of Lillo, in exercising his garrison on a spot of ground without the limits of the fortifications (consequently in the dominions of his Imperial majesty) and claiming the said spot as their property.
In answer to this the Dutch have transmitted a counter-memorial, in which they assert their claim to the territory of Doel, but profess their willingness to refer the matters in dispute to the decision of commissioners to be appointed by both parties.
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Low Countries
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Dec. 15
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dutch transmitted a counter-memorial asserting claim to doel territory and professing willingness to refer disputes to commissioners appointed by both parties.
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The governor general presented a memorial to baron Hop stating the emperor's complaints: 1. Trespass on Austrian territory by armed force entering and burying a soldier in Doel churchyard, claimed by Dutch. 2. Arresting subjects in Austrian dominions without leave. 3. Seizure of goods from Antwerp via Scheldt to Flanders and Brabant, requiring passage by Lillo quay. 4. New duty on emperor's fishing boats passing Scheldt under pain of seizure. 5. Refusal of satisfaction for governor of Lillo exercising garrison on imperial land outside fortifications, claimed as Dutch property.