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THE BRITISH AMERICAN, Jamar I9, 1833.

Heath. On Thursday last, in the 30th year of his age, Mr. John Doyle.—Funeral to take place on Sunday next at h past 3 P. M,

Via United States, by the brig Cordelia, which arrived at Halifax on the 7th, bringing Boston papers to the lst inst., containing London dates up to the 11th of November, and French to the 17th same month.

The Belgian Legislative chambers com- menced their session on the 14th Nov. The following is an extract from King Leopold’s Speech. ‘

After long delays, less injurious ‘howuer to the interests of the country than might be ap- prehended, the moment has at last arrived, whenl can comply with the wishes of the Chambers and the .Nation by leading the powers who were guarantees of the treaty of the 5th November, to ensure its execution. Those powers have acquired the certainty that in longer abstaining from adopting mea- sures, they would place Belgium in the abso- lute nccessity of doing herself justice, were unwilling to incur the risk of a general war. Unitedbya formal convention, two ofthenrhave engaged to begin the execution of the treaty, by the immediate evacuation of our territory. The fleets of France and England will fetter the

commerce of Holland, and if these means of

coercion are not suflicient, in two days a French army will advance without troubling the peace of Europe, to prove that the gua. rautees given, are not vain words.

Paris. .Noe. 9—Yesterday, at one o’clock, th e Government received intelligence that the Duchess of Berri was arrested at Nantes, on Wednesday. at ten o‘clock in the morning. she was faund concealed in a house in the rue Haute deChatue. with theCount de Menars, Mlle Kersablec, and M. Guibour. The house was under search several hours before her re. treat was discovered, but at last it was found that the cast iron back of one of the fire places turned upon a pivot, and gave entrance to a small room, behind which formed the asy- lum for the Duchess and her companions. She was immediately conducted to the Castle of Nantes. where she was detained under the keeping ofthe National Guards and the garri- son troops.

Paris. Nov. 15.—The Moniteur contains the following:-Conformably to the Convention concluded on the 8d October last, between France and England, the army ofthc North, un- der the ordersnf Marshal Gerard, has passed the frontiers this day. the 15th November, di- recting its march on the citadel of Antwerp, to ensure the delivery of it, to H. M. the King of the Belgians.

A n of respectability, who left head quarters of the French army on Friday eve.

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ning, and who had an opportunity of frequent- ly conversing with Marshal Gerard, relates to us that the commander of the French army spoke openly of the probability of a conflict with Prussia, in consequence ofthe entrance of the army into Belgium. It appears that the Marshal has instructions with a view to an engagement with the Prussians, and that a plan

their interference.

This paragraph furnishes a he to the ar' raugements made on those points 0 our frontier adjoining Prussia, and to the rapidity of which many regiments are marching thither. _It Is said that three corps of observation Will be simultaneonfly formed. One on the Manse, the other on the Mossella, and the third on the Rhine. General Pelet, who will certain- ly have the command of the division of the Meuse, will have Colonel Mohue as head of his general stafl'.

The London dates of the 11th, on the subject of Holland, it is said new attempts have been made by the Government to a- pen negociations, but as their object was merely to gain time, they had been unsuc- cessful.

On the l5th. the Duchess de Berri, arri- ved at Bordeaux, and was conducted from thence to her place of imprisonment at Blaye. The greatest respect appears to have been shown her by the government officers.

A general illumination had taken place at Maliga, in consequence of the release in that place of the priso:.ers to whom the Decree of Amnesty applied for political offences committed during the recent ill- ness of the King. *

A Dutch East Indiaman which entered

been detained there .

It is stated in one of the London papers that intelligence had reached Lloyd’s in the course of the day, that a large Russian squadron had actually entered the Scheldt. The French Admiral’s ship and other ves- sels of the squadron scattered in the gale had arrived at Dover. . (Later accounts are silent on the subject.)

A letter written from on board a Dutch gun boat stationed in the Scheldt, says :

We are expecting herethe arrival of the Anglo, French fleet ; however, I do not believe that they will ever venture into this river, where every foot they advance will be disputed, and that at least they cannot penetrate further than Fort Batz, which is the Straits of Thermopyla of the Scheldt.

There is no news of interest from Portu-

al .

There is reason to hope that the report of the loss of the frigate Constellation is unfounded.

The American charge d’afi'airs in Lon- don has been notified that the blockade in- stituted by the combined fleets of France and England, of the rts of Holland,

would only affect Dutchovessels, and that

of campaign has been laid down in case of

Cowes in ignorance of the embargo, had .

its the ingres and egress would be per-mm to vessels of all other nations, unless am of open war should ensue, in which en it might be necessary to blockade coast strictly.

UJV‘I TE D; Ta! TE S .

The President’s Proclamation has cm. ted the greatest excitement in South Cg. rolina ; the Legislature have come toth. resolution of repellin force by force, and a Bill has been intro! nced declaring it “g. tony without benefit of Clergy, to be foundfi, arms agamst the State.”

We make the following extracts from the Proclamation of GOVernor Hayne .

“Whereas the President of the United States hath issued his Proclamation, con. earning an ‘ Ordinance of the people ofSoutlt Carolina, to nullify certain acts of the Congress of the United States.’ layingI ‘ duties and imposts for the protection of domestic manufactures._’ .

And Whereas, the Legislature of South Carolina, now in session, taking into consi- deration,the matters contained in the said Proclamation of the President, have a- dopted a Preamble and Resolution’to the following efl‘ect, viz : -

“ Whereas, the President of the United States has issued his Proclamation denoun- cing the proceedings of this State, calling upon the citizens thereof to renounce their primary allegiance, and threatening them with military coercion, unwarranted by the constitution, and utterly inconsistent with the existence of a free State, be it, there- fore.

Resolved, that his Excellency the Go- vernor be requested, forthwith, to issue his Proclamation warning the good people of this State against the attempt of the Pre- sident of the United States to seduce them from their allegiance, exhorting them to disregard his vain menaces, and to be pre. pared to sustain the dignity, and protect the liberty of the State, against the arbi- trary measures proposed by the Presi- dent.”

Now I, Rosen'r Y. Hams, Governor of South Carolina, in obedience to the ‘ said Resolution, do hereby issue this my L Proclamation, solemnly warning the good - people of this State against the dangerous 1 and pernicious doctrine promulgated in the H said Proclamation of the President, as cal- 1 culated to mislead their judgments as to ,x the true character of the Government uni a der. which they live, and the paramount e obligation which they owe to _the State, ‘ and manifestly intended to seduce them Q from their allegiance-find by drawing them_ to the support, ofthe violent and unlawful. measures contemplated by the President to involve them in the guilt of Rebellion. I would earnestly admonish them to beware 0f the specious but false doctrines by Wthll it is now attempted to be shown that the