Dutch-language publication resumed in 1814, initially under the title Gazette van Gend, and continued until 1940, with a hiatus during the First World War.
In 1748 ownership was acquired by Petrus Joannes Vereecken, who transferred it to Michiel de Goesin in 1749.
[2] In 1794 J. F. Vander Schueren acquired ownership from Jan Meyer's widow.
During the French occupation (1794 onwards) the Departmental Prefect controlled publication.
The newspaper bore the motto Vryheyd, Gelykheyd, Onpartydigheyd (Liberty, Equality, Impartiality) from 1794 to 1801.