Star. — London, England, 1831-08-15 00:00:00

,114.; y. . eopelar candidate by a majority of 2,000 suffrages. Split the county, and What happens? Why, the bulk of his es tate tieing left in the same eleetoral district, he has the whole. or almost the whole body of his own 2,000 voters to support him agalnt the 1,000 electors constituting the independent interest of that moiety of the county, and Is canleel to ride rough-shod over public opinion. But this is all fair in the eyes of the aristocracy—they desire ro better, and they avow it. We raeasu ed last F•attirday the mei!rs cf the county-mongering clause, by Te p,.:!ing the nunius of its most strenuous partisans in the Mouse of Co rillons on the previous Thursday, which hap. n'o'el to hr t!4'se of the bitterest opponents of " the bill," and of evety prorosition of enlarged reform. 'laving tried it by ad, rier,inal standard, let us now take another stan d.). d, Red see ky tri•at Pert of of-pentads it was supported ; 1..- nt.teh are we itiiiesken, if there le not found in the ad. • v eacr of the )(omit tioismigh system and the rotten county spat m jast the same alliance of principles as of persons. it EGISTER.—IIIy opinion is, that there ti:tikt he war between the despotisms t f Europe and the French ; the strong inetination of the latter to pumas listgium ; their deep and just resentment aping , Burghs, Austria, and Prussia. and against Holland also; the herr; h'e dread which all those powers have of Vra::ee getting posaession of Belgium ; the COI1V;Cti011 in their minds due they must all fall, if they do not try to keep Prance within her ancient limits ; and that, therefore, it is better to try than to fall without trial. Ihittine Invself in their place, i should thus reason, and slitu t ip therti'ere try us I thick th:sy will. If they do try, any initdstry, with a parliament like the present, would find it very difficult to stand without joining in the trial I entrain myself from suiting all the reasons that induce me to adopt this belief ; but, I know well what a ministry so situated weuld have to contend against ; and, it such a state of Aitiogs should arise, nothing but a reform of the parliament can enable a minister to stand a day without joiniseee.the despots of Europe. The first consequence of got* into such a war must be a stoppage of geld payments at Altr e „,Pank ; the next cense. quence, immense loans, and immense histtes of paper money. This could not long; two prices would inevitably follow • one for metal. the other for paper ; and then ail is cenfusior: in a short space of time. If, by the means of penal statutes, ala Robespierre, he thing could be kept going for a few' years, the debt would become so enormous in numerical amount as to render it utterly impossible ever more to think of paying the interest or any part of it. In the mean time, the pecuniary affairs of all men would be thrown into utter Confusion ; the names of debtor and creditor would hare lost rimir meaning : as money is the measure of value, there weuld be neither money or value: men would lose all their ideas about prnpery, and the end would be, that bodily force would prevail over legal right ; every one according to his power would hold what he had, or take what he could - find : there weuld be a dissolution of society; and, as in all such cases, order, when it came again, must arise out of chaos. Independent of all commotions ; independent of all the effects of political discon:ert, of the workings of faction, and the still more serious workings of the hunger and thirst arising from the shillings of property, and the ruin of employees; independent of all the effects of that bitternes, that vindictive spirit, which severity and in digniey have implanted into the bosoms of the labouring millions ; independent of all these, the workings of the paper system alone most, in a very short period, overturn all order and all property ; dissolve the community, and leave it to feint itself anew. To those who have nothing tuit their labour to exist on, this is a matter of comparatively . 1 tile importance ; but to those who possess something be sides their capecity to labour, it is a matter of very great importance; it is a thing which they should think of heumes ; and every one of them should, if the dan ger were to arise, be prepared to do his duty. What steps ought the people of England to take, if the go vernment were to tie so tine ise as to take part in any war hos ttie to a itet . Fle cot iendirg :or their liberties ? The people cught, in all tarts of the kingdom, instantly to meat in a I. ;:el sod ceestito 'lona! manner, and petition king and both houses of parliament against beginning or prosecuting such war. They ooglit to show them that they feel no interest in • such war, that it is a sat- on their property,while it is also a war against their reason and against their conscience, and they ought to declare, in the most explicit terms, tbat, as far as the law wilt warrant them, they will resist being made, either directly or indirectly, parties to such war. If the neeplc of England had, at the beginning of the French re vel ttionary oar, acted generally the part that was acted by a few, how different would have been our situation at this hour. To be sure, the nation never would bate been . happy again witliont a reform of the Parliament; and, if it had not been for the unbearable burthens created by that war,' we might not hate Lad reform now • but, great GOD ?that sufferings bas it cost us to be brought to a resolution to de mand this reform ; what sufferings has it cost us to bring the government to the single choice of reform or confusion ! These sufferings, or, at least, the greater part of them, might have been prevented by a loud and general protest of the people of Eegland against a war upon the liberties of the people of France. But those who profited from the aye . tem deluded the people, and made them mad for that war which has produced such incalculable calamities. The people were made to believe that the French were twenty-six mil lions of Atheists, robbers, and murderers ; nor were their eyes opened when they saw the clergy of the church, who • bad taught them from their infancy that the popish religion was idolatrous and damnable; when they saw these cler gymen open their arms to receive the teachers of that • idolatrous and damnable religion, and when they heard then from the pulpit scat eniattze the French for having put down that idolatrous and damnable religion Even this did not open iltAr eyes; even hearing the clergy execute men, and call upon England to make war upon men for having put (loam what was idolatrous and damnable ! Even this did not open the eyes of Englaislimen. Their eyes are open now. They understand the whole thing now : let them, and you particularly, act the part that becomes }on in case the emergency should arise. Mom at once: stop not until It be past remedy : make your voices neord instantly : let every individual man say, nothing will be done if I do not n.ove. I hope the ministers ate not n ad enough to design, and not weak eLeugh to be driven by the boroughirongers, to plunge the ceututy into this new series of calamities; but if they be. let the pe,i , le act their part well, and the country is I,:r e:rLd. 101?1.16N INTELLICiENCE. DUTCH PAPERS. Tl.e Express from Brussels brings accounts of tl.e tint:tally conduct of the Main Army of the 114ians, which took to flight at the approach of the Dutch Army, and left their KING to seek his ewn safety, with a few men. This, forsooth, is the heroic people, who, a few days since, bid de fiance to the Five Powers, and coupled their name v.ith the brave Poles ! They are now dishonoured fy• ever. Had it not been for the timely arrival of it...! F. ench in Brussels, the whole of Belgium would have been in the possession of the Dutch troops, and, perhaps, their King a prisoner. The express from Paris has but one important feature, naii.ely, the great improvement in the French Rentes, which came 58f. 20c, caused by a supposition that a general peace will soon be esta- Wished throughout Europe, and that the pre sent tranquility of France will be maintained. CASIMIR FEUER IS expected to have a large wajui ity in tl.e House of Deputies. F::traordinory Supplement to the Hague Journal of Friday. The Minister of Foreign Affairs has receivar fiunt the London Conference the following letter: " LONDON, AUG. 5. " M. le B4mc,—By the letter which your Excellency did 1141 the honour to represent to us, on the lit of August, you' loot the goodness to into us, that it is the intention of the King, yuur august master, to support by military measures, thr negotiation which his plenipotentiaries are commis asissioned to open at London. •• We should have supposed that these measures would he ;nits/red only in the . Interior of the territory of Holland, tj I..:Litc. report (lid not inform us that they have been ex.' oided neyoud its frosuleu,—that hostilities have been re-' sumtd against the Belgians b the King ' s orders, and that the armistice concluded at Antwerp, )iu just been de nounced. . r -- lc- ”.P! P t l . •7' - • .:1"7.7-'"lc " Not having been able to obtain from the plenipotentisv ries of the Netherlands any exlanation of these facts, we still refuse to believe that the King, At the very moment wizen be communicated to us his intention of negotiating a definitive treaty of peace, can have taken the resolution to rekindle the Rama of war, and to lead to the destruction of a com mercial city--an event deplorable in itself, and which, by the sentiments of hatred and revenge to which it would excite, might, perhaps, almost render it impossible to conclude a peace so much desired by the King and by Holland. Yqwe Excellency knows the grour.ds of general interest thigh ilk the five Powers in November last to effect a sespimilee et arms between Holland and Belgium. You know As 411. gagements which subsist on this subject between des Powers, and which were mentioned in express terms in tbo letters which we bad the honour to address to your Excel• iency on the 25th of July. Their motives and their es. moments are still the same. The tranquillity of E is connected with them. We bope that it will be won ' t dent to allude to them here, and that your Excellency will not fail to obtain from the King the necessary orders that all hostilities may cease without delay, that his Majesty's troops may retire within the frontiers of his territory. and that the city of Antwerp may not be exposed to a cotes. trophe which wotld be infinitely to be regretted. " These demands, founded on our engagements. will doubt be facourab!) , received by his Majesty. We tabs pleasure in believing that such will be the case. and request your Excellency to honour us with a speedy and satisfactory answer. We have not failed to call on the Belgians to cease the hostilities which they may have resumed, in consequence of the movements made by the King's troops. "ESTESHALT, WEISE/416R0, TALLITRAND, PAL , . MERSTON, BOLOS?, LIEVEN, NIATUSCURWITZ." Tbe answer to this letter is in the following terms : %, The Hague. Aug. 8. _ . " I have had the honout to receive the letter of your Ex cellencies of the sth of August, in which you have been pleased to inform me that the Conference at London had un derstood the support of the negotiations by military measures mentioned in my letter of the lot of August, as if it sea n t measures to be adopted in the interior of the territory of Rolland. 66 Imust take the liberty to observe, that the terms in which this part of my letter is drawn op appeared explicit here. ' King,' I bad the honour to say, 6 had re. solved to suppon the negotiations by his military means fen:yens militaires ),—a determination which has become doubly necessary, since the events which have lately taken place in Belgium.' We thought that these words clearly expressed that a new determination was meant, not an intention of remaining in the passive attitude of the last nine months,—an attitude to which this ob servation could not apply, that it bad become neces sary since the late events; nor the exposition which the lime part of my letter was destined to demonstrate s the power to recommence hostilities which was repeatedly made during the negotiations on the part of the King. I took the liberty to add, that whatever might be the result of these dispositions of his Majesty, they would by no means dimi nish his desire for the happy success of the Peculation. Be. sides, I made a point of giving, on the morning of the depar ture of Baron Zuyleu de Nyevelt, as well as the evening and following motning to the representatives of the five Courts at the Hague, all the explanations which they thought pro per to ask. " As for the city of Antwerp, I am happy to be able to confirm the opinion of your Excellencies, that the. King has by no means taken the resolution to cause the destruction of that comtnercial city—a resolution which would be at once incompatible with the exalted sentiments of his Majesty, - find with the wishes which he has never ceased to form for the happiness of Belgium. The sally lately made by the garrison of Antwerp was intended, not to injure the habitations, but to spike the cmnon which had been planted against the cius. del, and which were evidence of the abuse that had been made of the suspensien of aims. The direction of the mill tiny opera ions being confided to the Prince of Orange, it will depend upon his Royal Highness to determine those which may concern the city of Antwerp ; but. at all events, his Royal Highness will undoubtedly follow his own natural inclinationtosparet he peaceable inhabitants and their property. " 1 beg your Excellencies to he convinced that the present movement , of .he Royal army, far from being dictated by motives of policy or vengeance, must be considered merely as coercive measures, such as the Conference at London itself had manifested its intentions to employ against Belgium, in ease of the non-acceptance of appendix A to protocol 12, and which the King on his part had reserved to himself a right of employing. Solely destined to support a negotiation for which the Plenipotentiaries of his Majesty are furnished with the most extensive instructions and full powers, favoured by the kind co-operation of your Excellencies, and having for its object purely clumesee interests con cerning the relations between Holland and Belgium, they are entirely foreign to that part of the Belgian question which has been thought to interest Europe, to Which the King has made the sacrifice of the separation between Holland and Belgium. The conclusion of the definitive treaty, which his Majesty hopes is very near, will at once put an end to the !nanny operations; but when the question is to save and secure the existence of Holland by an equitable treaty of , separation, his Majesty, as a constitutional monarch, reign ing over a free people, cannot adopt any course but such u is in harmony with the public spirit of the nation, and un animously sanctioned by the two Chambers of the national representation. VERSTOLK VAN SOELEN." The minister, after reading the above documents, spoke as follows •—" Upon the refusal of Belgium to negotiate the definitive treaty of peace at London till an agreement should be made respecting the principles which, as it was expressed in the refusal, can be no others than those of the proposed IS preliminary articles, the Conference again In sisted at Brussels on the sending of plenipotentiaries to ne. gotiate a definitive treaty, with the remark, that on the speedy conclusion of such a treaty even the political ex• ittence of the Belgian depends. While this was deter. mined in London, France bad resolved eventually to as. slit Belgium with an army. In the afternoon of the Mk inst. the French Charge d'Affaires communicated to o c a letter, dated from the Minister of Foreign Affairs at Path., stating, that in cones quence of the denunciation of the armistice on our side, Belgium had applied to the King of the Fiend) for assistance ; that it would be given, if Bel. should have need of it to repel the attack; and that f the Dutch army did not immediately retire within the liar fixed by the armistice, it would have to combat a French army, and that the French Charge d'Affaires would leave the Hague. Almost at the same time the Dutch Government received a report, the authenticity of which cannot he doubted, that the London Conference had assented to the assistance even. tually to be given to Belgium by a French inili•ary force, and had accepted the offer of a fleet made by England. The same report mentions a convention relative to the stay of the French •rt'ops in Belgium ; stipulating, among other things, that the French army shall not enter Holland. " When the King took the resolution to support by arms the basis of separation between Holland and Belgium, all the postale consequences of that important step were taken into the account. Even the present circumstance was calculated upon, though it was considered one of the least probable. Nevertheless, as it has now COMO to peas, it le the duty of the Government to direct hs course ac cordingly. " A calm consideration of the course of the negotiations leads to the following conclintions _ . _ " When Belgium separated itself from Holland, the five greatest Powers in Europe united to restore tranquillity in the kingdom of the Netheriands, and then proceeded to determine equitable bases of separation between Holland and Belgium. Such bases were laid down by them with the announcement of compulsory measures in case they should be rejected. The rejec;ion took place on the part of Belgium. * ln vain did Holland, which had accepted the basis, call during several months for the application of these measures to Belgium, as will in order to regulate the aepatation on the principles laid down, as to check daily violations of the suspension of arms; for, instead of doing this, new bases were laid down entirely to the advantage of Belgium. Holland, abid. ing by the first, .vhich had become obligatory between the five Powers and the King, resolved to employ arms to make them accepted by the Belgians, upon which the five Courts now declare, without delay, that they will proceed to apply, foe the advantage of Belgium, that force which the King bas in vain invoked in support of his own just cause. " In such a state of thiuge, his Majesty was advised not to depart from the system which he has adopted. Our dif. fereece with Belgium is declared to be a domestic difference, and by no means to concern Europe. The courage of our troops has, at the beginning, gloriously triumphed in Bel. glum, but the difference would become European if the King should retain his arms in his hand against the preponderance of the powers represented in the Confetothe at London; and it . east never be the object of his Majesty to abed the precious blood of his Dutch subjects in fruitless enterprises. " Should, therefore, a French army enter Blum, that of the Netherlands Flail retire into our ancient tatitay. • • ~'~°~ in this result, also, Wary and impartial posterity will judge, that in the midst of enervated Europe, Holland una nimously supported the head of the State, maintained its ancient reputation in defence of its rights ; that it never , hesitated to speak freely and to act freely; that, in the most critical circumstances that perhaps ever occurred to a state, It undertook one of the most magnanimous enterprises recorded ill history, and was able, in a few days, to compel a country, containing a population double of Its own, and width dated to provoke, and to calumniate, the courage of its soldiers, to renounce all hope of saving itself by its own resources." A very long report of the Prince of Orange, dated from his head-quarters at Curingen, Bth of August, gives an account of the defeat of the army of the Meuse, under General Daine. His Royal Highness intended to remove his head quarters to Hasse lt, which was already occupied by Lient.-General Meyer. DORDRECHT, AUG. 10.—His Majesty's aide du-camp, Count Pester, arrived here from Has kit, which he left yesterday afternoon, with the accounts of the advantages gained by our troops, and the total rout of the enemy's force under General Daide. Accounts from various quarters seem to indicate that for some days past there has been a kind of stagnation of military operations on the Denver and about Antwerp, probably in consequence of the nest representation of the London Conference. HAGUE, Aro. 11.—Their Royal Highnesses Prince and Princess Albert of Prussia arrived at the King's Palace this afternoon. It is said that the Minister for Foreign Affairs "stated to the Chamber yesterday, that in conse quence of the march of a French army to Bel gium, orders had been sent to the Prince of Orange not to return before a French army had entered Belgium. Various reports have been spread ; e. g. that the effects of the French Charge d'Affaires were packed up, and that he would depart if the answer to the ultimatum of his Government should not be satis factory. It is certain that he is still here. It is added, that the King's answer is given to M. de Rochefoucault, and that it is in substance, that " as soon as the French army shall have entered Belgium, in the name of the five powers, the Dutch army shall return within its frontiers. We learn that the French Charge d'Affaires has sent a courier to Paris, by way of Aix-la-Chapelle; and that M. Van de Horst, an officer of the General Staffieet out yesterday morning, with secret orders to the army." The Rupel frigate, just arrived in the Tercel from Java, brings news of the 17th of March. All our ancient posses:,ions enjoyed entire tranquil lity, and it appeared that the measures taken by the Governor, Van der Borah, would soon lead to a great increase of productions for commerce. The finances were flourishing, and theßupel has brought remittances to the amount of 300,000 florins. The military force was organized on a respectable footing. Two Belgians, Messrs. Louis and Van Kerkboven, had expressed in conversation their approbation of the principles of the Belgian Revo lution, but were immediately placed in safe custody by our worthy Governor-General. WARSAW, JULY 29.—The day before yester day the national Government and the Commander. in-Chief are reported to have discussed, in a great council of war, the state of affairs and the future plans. The diet, to which the result was imme diately communicated, issued a proclamation to the people and the army. It seems that they prepare for a mortal struggle. It appears also that it is intended to send farther assistance .to Lithuania and Volhynia, where the insurrection is said to have broken out afresh. fludiger is preparing to cross the Upper Vistula, but we have no positive information. Amergagrat, Ago. 11.—Actual Debt, 2$ per cent., 141, 36.—Duieh Papers, Aug. 12. BELGIUM. Belgian Papers of yesterday, bring intelligence of fresh advantages obtained by the Dutch over the Belgians. Even the King's personal safety seems to have been endangered, and but for the French army the enemy would now have been in possession of the capital. LOU VAIN, TIIURSDA V.—The Dutch having taken Tirlemont yesterday, the army of the Scheldt made preparations for attacking them this morning. About 9 o'clock, the army having formed itself in line on the Boulevards, the King, accompa nied by his staff, inspected them, after which his NI sleety having taken his station at the gate lead ing to Tirlemonte, the army took a position about three miles from Louvain. The regulars seemed very animated, and were singing patriotic songs ; the civic guard, though in good spirits, were se rious : there were upwards of 40,000 men, badly pruvided with cavalry and artillery, but they have plenty of provisions and field utensils : the heights of Louvain are strongiy guarded. and batteries have been thrown up round the town. I have had a conversation with a Colonel, a man of great ex perience, and he says he feels certain that they will be beaten ; for the civic guards are only fit for parade. _ All the accounts given in the Belgic papers of the victories of Gen. Daiwa are void of the least foundation. Brussels, Friday. DEFRAT OF THE. ARMY OF TRH SCHELDT. This city is in almost dreadful state of agitation this morning. The Dutch having advanced within eight miles of Brussels, the drums at an early hour beat to arms, and the inhabitants were flying. This morning, about two o'clock, the Dutch formed themselves in line for battle, and at 4 o'clock attacked the Belgians before Louvain.The Dutch opened upon them in three columns, and commenced firing when the Belgians instantly took flight, in the greatest disorder. They threw away their arms and caps, and tried to outdo each other in running ! By six o'clock the field of battle was clear, and the Dutch were masters of the whole of Belgium ; the greater part of the Belgic army having thrown themselves into Louvain! There has been few killed or wounded. Their conduct is disgraceful, yet one is inclined to pity them. They have but few officers, and those were the first to fly. Had they not been in the habit of bragging, and setting the whole of Europe at defiance , they woull doubt less have received sympathies; but they spurned the Dutch, and browbeat every other nation. ilia Majesty left Louvain by the Brussels gate (all the others being blockaded by the Dutch), about 11 o'clock, with a small detachment of Lan cers, and crossed the country to Melillo. Within five minutes of his leaving the high road, a regi ment of Dutch Cuirassiers took possession of the Chausee ; and the King could hardly bare been out of sight. The Dutch then advanced to Cor tenberg, about eight miles from Brussels, and took possession of the heights extending within a league of Terrueren. Baron Stockmar was detained by the Dutch, on the road to Louvain, nearly two hours. I under stand they treated the Baron very well, and allowed him to proceed. The road to Louvain is now com pletely in the hands of the Dutch. The French troop. who bad been lying at Halle and Waterloo entered Brussels, with the two Princes, about two o'clock. The enthusiasm with which they were received nearly equalled the re ception of Leopold. Marshal Gerard arrived in the morning, and was greeted with exclamations of joy. The Belgians have to thank the French for the safety of Brussels—the Dutch could have en tered it when they pleased. The number of French already in this city is about 5,000 infantry, ca valry, and artillery. Very early this morning General Belliard pro ceeded to the head-quarters of the Duke of Saxe Weimar, and remained with him a considerable time. The Duke ceased operations after the inter view with the General. In the course of the day the General made known to the Prince of Orange that should he fire a single shot on Louvain it would be considered by the five Powers as a declaration of war, and more particularly by France. About nine o'clock Lord Wm. Russell had an interview with the Prince of Orange, at his head quarters, when his Royal Highness forwarded by his Lordship, and one of his aide-de-camps, an order to the Duke of Saxe Weimar to suspend hos tilities till further orders. It is reported the Duke behaved rather roughly to his Lord-hip, and we are led to believe that the King of Holland has proposed to retire from Bel gium, provided he is not molested in his retreat ; but whether he makes any conditions relative to the protocols is not known. The French have now complete possession of. Brussels. They have placed men at the different gates, and numerous videttes are scouring the country. The Belgians have barricaded the gates of Louvain and Namur, and placed cannon at the principal entrances into the Town. The only satis faction among all these disasters is the safety of the King. He is at Malines, and well, nor has he for a moment lost his presence of mind. He has done every thing that a man could possibly with an army that would not fight, and without the least organization, and with officers who were yesterday only servants and workmen. He i 3 greatly to be pitied ; but, once mere quiet, it is probable it may turn oat for his advantage. It will settle many difficult diplomatic questions, and these courage ous gentlemen w ill be more easily governed. The Dutch are now de facto in possession of the whole of Belgium, and are only restrained by France and England. They would have had a restoration with all its horrors. The Belgians can never repay M. Lebeau—through every difficulty he pushed the election of the King, and carried the acceptance of the Preliminaries. Spies are hourly being arrested; and in some in stances summary justice is performed by the mob ; a gentleman of great respectability was thus mur dered this morning. Since the entry of the French the town is much more tranquil. It is they who are to fight the battles and to make terms w ith the Dutch. Lord W. Russell, the aid-de-camp of the Prince of Orange, and two French officers, left this even ing for the head-quarters of his Royal Highness. SATURDAY, 12 O'CLOCIC.—We are very quiet. The French left this morning for Terrueren, and formed a junction with about 7,000 of the army, near Waux. Their line extends nearly as far as Louvain. Sir Robert Adair has just returned from the King. His Majesty is very well, and in toler able spirits. Our Civic Guard are completely chop-fallen ; you hear no more the Marsclliene or the Braban conne. Nothing but accusations against their officers and against the Government. Ftve o'CLocx.—We are again in a state of alarm. It is said the Dutch are moving towards Brussels. The civic guard are marching to the gates, and fresh cannon have been sent for their protection. 1 have just been on the heights. I cannot perceive any difference in the position of the Dutch. All the most respectable familes have left us, and there is not a bed to be got in any of the villages or towns between this and the frontiers of France. Six o'CLocx.—The alarm continues, and the people are flying in all directions ; but I am still of opinion there is no real cause. We have had no fresh French troops since yes terday. Ghent is much in the same state of alarm as Brussels. A false alarm was spread yesterday that the Dutch were marching towards the city with a considerable force. All the town was imme diately in motion. Cannon were placed at the gate leading to Bruges ; and the inhabitants flocked to the Hotel de Vile, demanding arms. It turned out to be a false report. The late Regent is at Liege, with M. de Brouc kere, the minister of the interior, and who has been appointed Aid-de-Camp to the king. M. de Brouckere was sent express by his Majesty, to giver a true report of the state of the late army of the Mouse. We have nothing fresh from Ant werp. (From the Meniteur Belge of Sunday.) HEAD-QUAKTERS, MALINES.- —At day-break, on the 12th, the Dutch resumed the attack upon the left of our line, occupied by General Niellon; the rest of our troops were in the same position as on the evening before, and occupied the village of Bautersem, which had been taken from the enemy on the 11th. The brigade under General Niellon, although attacked by the bulk of the enemy's forces, withstood the oharge with great courage in the first instance; but, being overpowered by numbers, they were obliged to retreat. This movement was the signal for the breaking of the whole line, which proceeded towards Louvain, and occupied positions opposite the gates of Diest and Tirlemont. The enemy presented themselves on all sides, and in considerable numbers. Our troops, ani mated with proper spirit, made an obstinate resist ance, and our artillery, stationed on the Boulevards of the city, kept up a constant fire against their columns : the King was to be seen moving about in every direction, regardless of the firing, and ac tively engaged in directing the movements. Nego tiations were opened by Sir R. Adair,with the view of preserving the statu quo until an answer was received from the Dutch Government to the com e m r h o F w m e s v e r h , continued°th at th, their op e . H m igue unica . tioXrom pute th h rations, and extended thew wings so as to enrom. pass the city ; they also occupied the road to N a . mur, Terrueren, • and Brussels. The road to Malines was on the point of beinz occupied, when the King saw the necessity o f withdrawing the army behind Louvain, to su e t h at city from the horrors of an obstinate defence, pa : .. ticularly as the enemy's bullets were already faili ng within the walls. All the troops ente re d t h e city, and occupied the Boulevards ; the King proc ee d ed 0 ,, horseback along the road to Malines, and pan t ! in sight of the enemy's tirailleurs. In a s h ort time the road was occupied by them, and all co q . munication between the division of the army in Lo u . vain was cut off. Several flags of truce were sent from both sides, in order to conclude an arrange. ment for evacuating the city without compromiaik ' the honour of the army, or exposing the inhahf. tants to the horrors of a bombardment, with which the Prince of Orange threatened them, as th e oak means of driving us from a position which the firm aspect of our army made him think was i m . pregnable. This was a cruel measure which he re solved to adopt against every place, sooner than engage openly with the army. After some time the enemy, seeing our determination to maintain our ground at all risks, agreed to a convention, be which the army was allowed to quit the city with out being molested, and 24 hours were granted to: this purpose. Our columns, however, had commen ce d moving off by the gate f Malines, driving before them the the enemy's tireilleurs ; and this movement, whkb was executed with great boldness,. had considerable effect iu hastening the convention. It was in stantly communicated to both armies. It was with difficulty that our men were restrained from firing upon the enemy, who continued to appear upon our flanks, but without interrupting our march, The head-quarters were at Malines in the evening ; the division is stationed on the road to Louvain a„ far as Campenhout, guarded by the 4th Regime nt of the Line, and covered by several pieces of artillery. Our troops, although harrassed by fatigue for several days, have displayed great courage in the difficult positions in which they had been plac e d. Our loss bas not been so considerable as might hart been expected, although we have had sevenl wounded, and amongst them a number of superior officers. Our officers who went with the flag of truce observed at the bead quarters of the Prince of Orange the Russian Colonel Scharuhaust, and several officers of the same nation, dressed is uniform. BRUSSELS, AUG. IL—General Bernard west to Mons yesterday, to confer with Marshal Gerard, and returned today. It seems that the French troops will not be quartered to Brussels, as the communal authorities of Anderlecht, klolenbelk, &c. have orders to prepare quarters for them. The sth regiment of French dragoons bag r• rived at Halle, and the 6th of hussar, at La Ge. netts ; several regiments of infantry at &lignite, Brains le Comte, and Le Mons ; the artillery is the same city. The French troops that arrived it Moes on the 9th, were 7,000 infantry and 1,3 Q? cavalry. The column which arrived from Gives' Namostr, has marched towards Liege. A tiro column from Lille, which has arrived at Tonnal. is to go to Flanders, cut and west. BRUSSELS AUG. 12.—1 t appears certain tin orders have been given to the Dutch army to retie before the French troops, whom King Willa: would consider as acting in the name of the col. ference at London. This morning, at baltps five, drums beat to arms, on a report that the Dutch had appeared near Terrueren. The Moniteur Belge says—We received info , mation, on the truth of which we have every reaau to depend, that the Prussian Government ha frankly adhered to the policy of the Cabinets d England and France relative to Belgium, and the there is no reason to believe that it will (Whit from this course. According to the Moniteur, the King rode os horseback out of Louvain yesterday, at noon, is inspect the positions ; a general engagement was expected in the afternoon. The Dutch wrest Tirlemont, on which they had imposed a contribe , tion of eight thousand florins. The old Regency (municipal Government) has been restored. Wbu the enemy appeared before Tirlemont, the town was confided to the Civic Guard, which fired sem discharges of musketry; a few bombs were find in return, and no further resistance was made. A considerable corps of the French army poi through the environs of this city during the night. It marched on the right of the road from Halle to Brussels. The bead-qnarters of the French am! were yesterday evening at Neville.. Loin , s rie, Ann. 10.—Yesterday, the Kicg, who had passed the night at Louvain, returned to Aerschot early in the morning. It seems the measures had been taken to attempt an attack upon Montaign, and that the King intended to command in person ; but in the afternoon news of the check suffered by Daine was received at Aer• schot, and no more was said of the attack of Montaign. About ten the Dutch made a movement, which announced their intention of advancing from Diens St. Trond, or rather the causeway between Slut Trond and Tirlemont. Orders were then given our army to follow this movement of the Dutch s our arm a;, im w e .L. eotered Lo Y Pass uni a parallel direction, in order to cover Louvain. At re si pass the e ight or to go into ca n t onmen t s i n th e a dj ace nt village doGenerals Tisken de Terhors , Niellon, Klump do eni to this ni"egae'l. Some were with this little corps of the army. The returned to Louvain an hour before the troops. llir city looked all the night like an immense bivoua c ' All the Ministers have arrived here from Bruseb• ANTWERP, AUG. 11.--OUC City is trano l !: though in a state of military preparation. iVe d o not think we have anythi ng t o f ear f r om the cita del, the Governor of which, faithful to his eagle ments, will not commit any hostilities Whet ac inoffensive population, which will observe a strict neutrality. Our military authorities have issi ti r stood our position, and we shall owe to them th e preservation of public order, of our safety, ad 14 our interests. Ihe port of St. Laurent has a garrison that so; be depended upon, and we are able to reps l sally that may be made from the citadel. The;`, are no enemy's troops towards West Wesel 31 '. 1 Turnhout. 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