siti historical chronicle. 
At length in a cellar in the yard, over which was a locked grating, they 
discovered a youth of about 18 years of age, bound hands and feet, and while 
they were releasing him, the police officers, who had been sent for, arrived. 
Tt appeared, that the young man, who is collecting clerk to Mefs. Lubbock, 
had gone to the house with a bill upon the owner, who is in tht country. 
The door was opened to him by two men, who immediately siezed, rifled 
his pockets of his cafh and notes, bound him, and locked him into the cellar; 
after which they maade their escape over the garden wall, promising to re- 
turn and release him at ten at night. He was happily released without in- 
jury than from his alarm, and taken in a coach immediately to Mefs. Lub- 
bock’s. , 
The Dutch, in their accounts of their late retreats, attribute them to the 
check received by the Duke of York and General Freytag, and to their be- 
ing left with only 7000 men to guard a vast extent of country, while the — 
French were 30,000. They say they fought with great bravery. They had 
three lieutenant colonels killed. Prince Frederick of Orange, Prince Chris- 
tian of Denmark, and Major-general Wertensleben, wounded—and Major- 
general Gravemoer is wounded and taken prisoner, after having his horse — 
fhot under him. 
M. Maletherbes, one of the official defenders of the late King of France, 
it is said, has just been arrefted as a suspicious person. 
Deseze, another defender of the unfortunate monarch, has been obliged 
to fly, and it is thought he is come over to England. 
It is said that Bailie, the firft mayor of Paris, has been arrested at Melun, 
and is on his way te Paris. 
Prince Waldeck was the other day incompany with some officers of Condé, - 
reconnoitring near Lauterburg the, French line, and met with a French 
picket also of officers. The officers of Condé saluted first, and then the — 
Prince, which was returned by the French with the hands only, without pul- 
ling off their hats. i L 
The Prince began a conversation with them.—They were extremely po- 
lite—said their army was very ftrong; that their preparations for defence 
were excellent; that every thing they wanted was brought them with the 
greateft willingnefs; but that instead of money they had only affignats. 
During this conversation Prince Waldeck dropped one of his gloves, which 
was immediately taken up and returned to the Prince by a servant of 2 
French colonel. The Prince gave this servant three ducats, which he thank- 
fully accepted, alleging, that there was not fo much ready cafh in the whole 
regiment. After which Prince Waldeck said to the French colonel, that he 
was surprised he could put himself at the head of such men. The French 
officer replied, ‘* We fight for our native country, and deem it an honour to 
command such men; but with you it is quite different.” 
All on a sudden they were apprised that they were in conference with the 
Imperial General Prince Waldeck ; upon which they immediately pulled off 
their hats, fhowed him all poGible refpect under the moft flatteriag expref- 
sions ;—clapped spurs to their horses, and exclaimed, * Adieu, Mr General ; 
in the field of battle we fhall see one another again!’ 
A few days since an Englith gentleman chanced to be standing with a 
Dutch merchant on the quay of Rotterdam, when an American vefsel enter-"__ 
ed the port— There,” faid Mynheer, pointing to Milfs Yanky, ** that is — 
what we fhould be doing instead of wasting our dollars and spilling our — 
blood.” a 3 
