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Foreign News November 7, 1809

Kentucky Gazette

Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky

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Dutch constitutional provisions on public offices, royal powers, and succession; considerable public flour stores in Flushing; publications in Amsterdam's court gazette on July 25 and 29 praising King Louis Bonaparte and contrasting Dutch situation with French Revolution horrors.

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All public offices must be filled by natives the king has the supreme command of land and naval forces. The Royal majority takes place at twenty. Should the male branch of the Royal Family become extinct. the council governs until the states are convoked. No prince Royal can marry without the consent of the States.

The magazines found in Flushing are very considerable ; in one store alone there were found 13,000 sacks of flour, all public property.

Two uncommon papers on public affairs were published in the court Gazette, at Amsterdam, July 25 and 29.

After depicting the horrors produced by the French revolution, which is described as " that terrible convulsion which spreads death, despair, and mourning, over the finest region of the world, and finally brought in their train that greatest of all misfortunes, a state of bankruptcy," the Dutch are stated to derive some consolation from the consciousness, that "they have not had to submit to the caprice of an arbitrary government, nor to groan under the despotic insolence of a conqueror." This language needs no commentator to explain it. They even go on to say, " The king (Louis Bonaparte) has already openly declared against the conscription in the face of all Europe.' Foreseeing and deprecating the punishment which is about to be inflicted on him for such an avowal, and anticipating his disposition, they add; " Let us, then, all unite our efforts, to shew our king that true Dutchmen wish to protect him, who labours for them! May we thus ever merit the care and the love of a king, who gives us unceasing proofs that he is less our sovereign than our first magistrate, and the man of the nation !"

What sub-type of article is it?

Political

What keywords are associated?

Dutch Constitution Royal Powers Flushing Magazines Amsterdam Gazette Louis Bonaparte French Revolution Dutch Politics

What entities or persons were involved?

Louis Bonaparte

Where did it happen?

Amsterdam

Foreign News Details

Primary Location

Amsterdam

Event Date

July 25 And 29

Key Persons

Louis Bonaparte

Event Details

Constitutional rules require public offices filled by natives, king commands land and naval forces, royal majority at twenty, council governs if male royal branch extinct until states convoked, no royal prince marriage without states' consent. Considerable magazines in Flushing include 13,000 sacks of flour in one store, all public property. Two papers on public affairs published in Amsterdam court Gazette July 25 and 29 depict French Revolution horrors and bankruptcy, console Dutch for avoiding arbitrary government and conqueror despotism, note King Louis Bonaparte's declaration against conscription, urge Dutch unity to protect him as first magistrate and man of the nation.

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