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Monthly Chronicle.
THE PARIS ACCOUNT OF THE CAPTURE OF HOI-LAUD . " ¦ On the 27 th in the morning , it was generally rumoured that the troops of the Republic were in possession of Amsterdam . The people , eager to hear a confirmation of the news , flocked from all parts to the hall of the Convention , which they surrounded in such crowds that the Members could scarce get to their places . A Member observed , that there would be no end to confusion , till the official dispatches received by the Committee of Public Safety were communicated . Cafnot appeared with them in his hand amidst the loudest
applauses . The following is part of a letter from the Representatives of the People , with the army of the North , dated Amsterdam . " Treasures , magazines , arsenals , dock-yards , vessels , all are ours . We cannot compute the advantages of this glorious conquest . It gives us in the affairs of Europe a preponderancy , of which it is impossible to calculate the effects . Two of us are to depart to Paris , to give you more ample details and particulars . Every where we have been received ivith the greatest fraternity . We have sent detachments to take possession of ail the towns and strong places .
The Dutch army was reduced to 10 , 000 men . The States-General have already dispatched orders iu consequence for not making any longer resistance . The Stadtholder and family have fled , and left us quiet possessors of the whole . " Tbe French required of the Dutch , on the 27 th ult . , 000 quintals of wheat Averdupois weight , 5 , , 000 rations of hay , 200 , 000 rations of straw , 5 , 000 , 000 busiiels of corn , 150 , 000 pair of shoes , 20 , 000 pair of boots , 20 , 000 coats and
waistcoats , 40 , 000 pair of breeches , 150 , 000 pair of pantaloons , zod , ooo shirts , and 50 , 000 hats . To be delivered likewise , within two months , 12 , 000 oxen . These different objects are to be delivered at Thiel , Nimeguen , and Bois-Ie-Duc , at three different times . By some it is understood , that the Dutch are to . be repaid in assignats , when their alliance with the French Republic is consolidated . The above , when thrown into English measure and estimation , may be calculated at the value below , £ Sterling .
Wheat - 50 , 000 Qrs . at 50 s each 125 , 000 Hay - 3 85 , 715 Lds . — 4 I . — I 54 . 3 ° 4 Straw - 1 , 000 Lds . — 35 s . — i , 75 » Corn - - 625 , 000 Qrs . — 20 s . — 625 , 000 Shoes « - 150 , 000 Pr . — 4 s . ¦— - 30 , 000 Boots - 20 , 000 Pr . — 15 s . —¦ 15 , 000 Coats - 20 , 000 «— 25 s . — 25 , Waistcoats - 20000 — 12 s . — 12006
, , Breeches - 40 , 000 Pr , ¦— 15 s . . —• 30 , 000 Pantaloons - 150 , 000 — 20 s . — - 150 , 000 Shirts - 200 , 000 6 s . '— - 60 , 000 Hats - 30 , 000 — 10 s . 15 , 000 Oxen » J 2 , ooo « _ - J 61 . — 102 , 000
Total , £ 1 , 403 , 054 N . E . The quintal of wheat , estimated at two bushels , produces , at that rate ^ 50 , 000 quarters . The hay and straw is computed at 10 I . for each ration . The corn is taken at the English measure of eight bushels the quarter .
FRENCH CONVENTION . In the sitting of the French Convention on the gth of January , an order was tviade for celebrating the anniversary of the death of the last King of the French , Which happened on the 21 st of January . A motion was made and carried , that Gen . Kellerman should be employed in the service of the country . ' It was also decreed , that Gen , Miranda should be set at liberty , T i
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Monthly Chronicle.
THE PARIS ACCOUNT OF THE CAPTURE OF HOI-LAUD . " ¦ On the 27 th in the morning , it was generally rumoured that the troops of the Republic were in possession of Amsterdam . The people , eager to hear a confirmation of the news , flocked from all parts to the hall of the Convention , which they surrounded in such crowds that the Members could scarce get to their places . A Member observed , that there would be no end to confusion , till the official dispatches received by the Committee of Public Safety were communicated . Cafnot appeared with them in his hand amidst the loudest
applauses . The following is part of a letter from the Representatives of the People , with the army of the North , dated Amsterdam . " Treasures , magazines , arsenals , dock-yards , vessels , all are ours . We cannot compute the advantages of this glorious conquest . It gives us in the affairs of Europe a preponderancy , of which it is impossible to calculate the effects . Two of us are to depart to Paris , to give you more ample details and particulars . Every where we have been received ivith the greatest fraternity . We have sent detachments to take possession of ail the towns and strong places .
The Dutch army was reduced to 10 , 000 men . The States-General have already dispatched orders iu consequence for not making any longer resistance . The Stadtholder and family have fled , and left us quiet possessors of the whole . " Tbe French required of the Dutch , on the 27 th ult . , 000 quintals of wheat Averdupois weight , 5 , , 000 rations of hay , 200 , 000 rations of straw , 5 , 000 , 000 busiiels of corn , 150 , 000 pair of shoes , 20 , 000 pair of boots , 20 , 000 coats and
waistcoats , 40 , 000 pair of breeches , 150 , 000 pair of pantaloons , zod , ooo shirts , and 50 , 000 hats . To be delivered likewise , within two months , 12 , 000 oxen . These different objects are to be delivered at Thiel , Nimeguen , and Bois-Ie-Duc , at three different times . By some it is understood , that the Dutch are to . be repaid in assignats , when their alliance with the French Republic is consolidated . The above , when thrown into English measure and estimation , may be calculated at the value below , £ Sterling .
Wheat - 50 , 000 Qrs . at 50 s each 125 , 000 Hay - 3 85 , 715 Lds . — 4 I . — I 54 . 3 ° 4 Straw - 1 , 000 Lds . — 35 s . — i , 75 » Corn - - 625 , 000 Qrs . — 20 s . — 625 , 000 Shoes « - 150 , 000 Pr . — 4 s . ¦— - 30 , 000 Boots - 20 , 000 Pr . — 15 s . —¦ 15 , 000 Coats - 20 , 000 «— 25 s . — 25 , Waistcoats - 20000 — 12 s . — 12006
, , Breeches - 40 , 000 Pr , ¦— 15 s . . —• 30 , 000 Pantaloons - 150 , 000 — 20 s . — - 150 , 000 Shirts - 200 , 000 6 s . '— - 60 , 000 Hats - 30 , 000 — 10 s . 15 , 000 Oxen » J 2 , ooo « _ - J 61 . — 102 , 000
Total , £ 1 , 403 , 054 N . E . The quintal of wheat , estimated at two bushels , produces , at that rate ^ 50 , 000 quarters . The hay and straw is computed at 10 I . for each ration . The corn is taken at the English measure of eight bushels the quarter .
FRENCH CONVENTION . In the sitting of the French Convention on the gth of January , an order was tviade for celebrating the anniversary of the death of the last King of the French , Which happened on the 21 st of January . A motion was made and carried , that Gen . Kellerman should be employed in the service of the country . ' It was also decreed , that Gen , Miranda should be set at liberty , T i