Remarks on the last Stadtholder: also on the Princess of Orange: her

presumption and indiscretion: hatred of the Dutch to the House of

Orange: Fête at the Hague on the flight of that family. Reasons as-

signed for the progress of the French arms: for the glorious triumph

of British prowess. Conduct of the new government towards some

of the servants of the old: the new constitution of Holland

CHAPTER IX.

Grand entry of King and Queen into Holland: opening of the meeting

of their High Mightinesses: anecdote of royal economy: the Hague

described Lady W. Montagu's remarks rebutted: pretty female

faces a Dutch nursery: Dutch mode of increasing animal heat:

the wood its sanctity: the palace formerly called the House in the

Wood: anecdote of King William the Third: anostentatious habits

of the Orange family: charming jaunt to Scheveling: a marine

hotel: Mr. Fox

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CHAPTER X.

Historical anecdote of Scheveling: anecdote of Lord Nelson: a marine

scene. Passion of Dutch for flowers not subsided. Veneration of

Dutch for storks: causes of it: quails and swans: humourous blun-

der of a Dutch waiter: universal industry: dogs and goats: the

theatre: theatrical economy: prodigal procreation. Present state of

the Hague state of literature there: brief anecdote of Daniel My-

tens of John Hanneman of John le Duc, or the Brave

CHAPTER XI.

Vegetable problems. Approach to Leyden: general description of that

town: the town-hall: celebrated picture of Lucas Van Leyden: anec-

dote of that painter: also of Karel de Moor: picture of the siege of

Leyden description of that horrible siege: generous and heroic

conduct of the Dutch women: also of Peter Adrian: the mount: uni-

versity of Leyden: the students: anecdotes of Boerhaave: Peter

the Great genius and diffidence: confidence in Providence: monu-

ment of Boerhaave

:

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184

The botanic garden: the celebrated antient palm: busts and statues :

theatre of anatomy: library and portraits of distinguished persons:

museum of natural history: attractions of the university: its present

condition: severity of its examinations: anecdotes of Rembrandt:

his genius and rapaciousness: a stratagem: criticisms on his works:

Mr. Desenfan's splendid gallery of paintings: John of Leyden: his

ambition, cruelty, and fate: Dutch bowing: Saint Peter's church:

anecdote of Russian prisoners

CHAPTER XIII.

The press of Leyden: its staple trade: anecdotes of Gerard Douw: of

Jean Steen his singular painting of the Deluge: anecdotes of Fran-

cis Mieres: the pictorial contest: anecdote of Vanderwelde: the vil-

lage of Rhynsburg: singular religious association: a curious cus-

tom: explosion at Leyden: conduct of the King. Haarlem: its

celebrated organ described: anecdote of Handel: Mr. Heary Hope's

House

CHAPTER XIV.

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Anecdotes of Lawrence Coster: art of printing how discovered: its ori-

ginality disputed: female fortitude and presence of mind: siege of

Haarlem heroic conduct of the women: brief anecdote of Wouver-

mans of Bamboccio: fatal effects of severe criticism: anecdotes of

Nicholas Berghem and his termagant wife of Ruysdaal: enormous

sluices: approach Amsterdam: its general appearance: a sley:

Erasmus's whimscical description of that city: the stadt-house :

Silence represented as a female: the tower: clocks, singular mode of

striking the hour
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CHAPTER XV.

Dungeons in the Stadt-house: treatment of the prisoners: hall of jus-

tice: the torture: criminal trials: capital punishment: anecdote of

a malefactor: the bank : its former and present state: popular tu-

mult: effects of diffusive education: public fête at Amsterdam: dan-

cing Dutchmen: the Beguines: ladies of Holland: house-rent: the

water of Amsterdam

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Police fires: laws relating to debtors; ditto to bankrupts: the aans-

preekers singular custom: the trokehkorb: the streets: insalubrity

of stagnant canals: societies for recovering drowned persons: noble

conduct of the Emperor Alexander: Polish gratitude: Austria: the

exchange: a Dutch merchant: herring fishery

CHAPTER XVII.

Former commerce of the Dutch: Batavia: anecdotes of national fru

gality exchange and banking business: commercial house of Messrs.

Hope: Jew fruit-sellers: marine school: the rasp-house : the work-

house the plantation: priests how supported: parish registers: the

poor literary societies: Felix Meritus: modern Dutch painters

CHAPTER XVIII.

The Dutch theatre: theatrical traffic: the rondell: singular village of

Brock Saardam: cottage of Peter the Great: climate, divisions,

and population of Holland: journey to Zeyst: Dutch fond of coffee:

small farms picture of a Dutch peasant's nest; effects of industry:

palace of Soestdyke: pyramid raised in honor of Bonaparte: society

of Herrenhuthers; their house and internal arrangements described

:

CHAPTER XIX.

The mall of Utrecht : a gasconade: the Rhine: conquest of Utrecht:

the cathedral: beautiful lines: anecdotes of distinguished persons

born at Utrecht; the antient inhabitants: a direction: the city of

Arnheim anecdote of Beck: Duchy of Berg: Cleves: anecdote of

Flink a tedious form: anecdote of brown bread: the contrast: the

reception: Bonaparte's hatred of English

:

CHAPTER XX.

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Dusseldorf described; its inhabitants; the grand ducal court: anec-

dote of Murat: a double entendre: the flying bridge: Cologne: a

contraband peep: the cathedral: a collection of gods: a bon mot :

priestly mummery: anecdote of an archbishop of Cologne: anecdote

of Rubens and other distinguished persons: present state of Cologne 350

Remarks on the French army origin of the conscription: Robes-

pierre: French soldiers: policy of the generals: military vanity :

bulletins mode of attack: Rhenish confederation: act of imperial

abdication.

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CHAPTER XXII.

Imperial regulation necessary to be known: the director of the bureau

des diligences par eau: singular adventure: a scrape: a stratagem:

passage to Bonn: a discovery: excellent effect of brandy: the city

of Bonn: the Mall: effect of black: present state of Bonn: the

seven mountains: the monastery anecdote of the Empress Jose-

phine: beautiful scenery

:

:

CHAPTER XXIII.

Basalt mountains: Andernach: anecdote of General Hoche: Rhenish

floats singular accident: French police: Neuweid: the Rhine

boat tomb of General Marceau: anecdote of French heroism: Cob-

lentz its surrender to the French arms: anecdote of French viva-

city: the rock and fortress of Ehrenbreitstein: the griffon: stupen-

dous French roads: Boppart

CHAPTER XXIV.

The young conscript: singular French anecdote: St. Goar: its his-

tory: Oberwesel: the palatinate: a celebrated vineyard: a regale:

Bacharach: Bacchus the Rhyngau song: Rudesheim: Roman

derivations: the priory of Johannesberg: vineyards classed: grapes

classed

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426

CHAPTER XXV.

:

Biberich Charlemagne's palace: bridge of boats: Mayence: horrors

of war the art of printing: the Hockheim hills: remarks on old

hock the tooth-brush: Francfort: splendid table d'hôte: inaugu-

ration of the Prince Primate: anecdotes of the French: the fair

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Beautiful village of Offenbach: bravery of the Hessians: anecdotes of
Mareschal Augerau. Excursion to Darmstadt: minute posts: Darm-
stadt law's delay in Germany: agreeable manners of the Germans:
national antipathies. Return to Francfort: gloomy appearance of
the continent. French army on its march against the Prussians.
Return to London

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