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The New Hampshire Gazette
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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The Dutch Republic signed a treaty of alliance, offensive and defensive, with France at The Hague on the 15th inst., guaranteeing Dutch independence and abolition of the stadtholdership. The allies pledge mutual defense against France's enemies, including England, with Dutch providing naval and troop support. This leads to war against England.
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has concluded a treaty of alliance, offensive and defensive, with France. It was signed at the Hague on the 15th inst.
The treaty consists of 23 articles,to which are added eight separate articles relating solely to the port of Flushing.
In this treaty the French guarantee the independence of the Dutch republic and the abolition of the stadtholdership.
The two republics accede to an offensive and defensive alliance against all the enemies of France. One of the articles of the treaty relates solely to the concluding of a permanent offensive and defensive alliance against England. The Dutch are to furnish the French with 12 sail of the line and 18 frigates, to act in the North Seas and in the Baltic ; and with half their troops.
By this treaty, -Holland becomes the ally of the French republic, and declares war against this country. It appears to us that, this declaration will lead Holland into its original insignificance, from whence it sprung about two centuries since. At that time it gained its liberties, by breaking the chains imposed on it by a tyrant : to day it will lose them, by placing itself under the yoke of 700 tyrants, infinitely more vexatious and dangerous.
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The Hague
Event Date
15th Inst.
Outcome
french guarantee dutch independence and abolition of stadtholdership; offensive and defensive alliance against france's enemies including permanent alliance against england; dutch to provide 12 sail of the line, 18 frigates for north seas and baltic, and half their troops; holland declares war against england.
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The Dutch Republic concluded a 23-article treaty with eight additional articles on Flushing port, signed at The Hague on the 15th inst. The two republics form an offensive and defensive alliance against France's enemies, with a specific article for alliance against England. The commentary views this as leading Holland to insignificance by submitting to French tyranny.