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v. - 4. \\\ of the besiegers, when, at ten minutes past 110011, duce eannon.shots were fired from the half-moon of St. Laurent. t 1 Though every body was looking for the commencement of hostilities from the citadel, it would be difficult to form an idea of the effect produced by those first shots; the citizens who were in their houses ran to the doors, and those who were in the street fled precipitately. This ter r.r, however, was of short duration,and when it appeared the city had nothing to fear, that moment tranquillity was restored ; since those three shot which alarmed the city, there has not been a single cannon-shot up to thia hour (two o'clock, P. M. ). Towards Burgt the Dutch have blown up a sluice. which they had previously undermined. We are assured that negotiations are on foot with General Chasse for the neutrality of the city, and that it is hoped they will lead to results that every body here must ardently desire. THREE O'CLOCK. P. S. The cannon-shot, supposed to come from Fort St. Laurent, continues at intervals. Five hundred French troops entered the city at 10 o'clock last night, and relieved the Belgian troops who occupied the forts about the citadel. The 6th Belgian Regiment of the Line arrived this morning. The sth would !ewe about noon. Thatlsms, Nov. 29.—We have learned the following particulars respecting the recomposition of the Ministry. AI. de Meuelenaere, after having dined yesterday at the Pa- Lice, remained several hours with the King. Messrs. Lebeau, Raikem, and de Theux came, and had also con ferences with the King. It seems that M. de Meuelenaere has refused to make part of a Cabinet of which M. de !Theta or M. Raikem should be a member. M. de Me rode, however, is endeavouring to bring about the return of those two gentlemen to the Administration. We do not know whether M. de Merode has succeeded, but we must say that M. de Aleuelenaere, on leaving the Palace at Ilt) o'clock, went with M. de Theux to M. Iliikem.— Courrier It is affirmed tha' M..ssrs de Meuelenaere, de Theux, and Dubres, have refused to make part of a new Ministry ; M. Fallon, it is said, was afterwards sent for to the palace. —Memorial. Nov. 30.—The King, accompanied by his aide•de ramp, sets out this morning for Lierre, the head-quarters ..1 the Belgian army. His Majesty will remain there for several days. General Desprez, who has been for these wo days at Antwerp, will return to his head-quarters to receive the King. The .}lonitenr publishes to-day a decree, by which honorary medals will be given to those who shall the most distinguish themselves in saving the property of the citizens uf Antwerp, in cise the city should be bombarded.— Brussels Papers, Dec. 1. HOLLAND AND BELGIUM. ANTWERP, NOV. 30, 2 o'cLocK. The summons was sent to the citadel this morning, a French officer of the staff, with two trumpets, went to de liver it at day-break. The answer of General Chas=e was that he would defend nis position to the last extremity. As to the question of the city, some propositions have been submitted to Mar shal Gerard's consideration ; the result of this negotiation is not known. General Chasse declared that if the French continued their works after 12 o'clock, he would tire. The French have been at work all night, 7,000 men have opened the trenches around Fort Laurent, and on to wards Kiel. They have already cut a considerable distance. At 10 o'clock, it is said, 500 French metres were opened. Some military men have expressed their astonishment that General Chasse could have suffered the French to work so touch during the night, and, as it seems, under his nose. At 12 o'clock the first gun was heard in the city; I inn and agitation soon spread on all sides ; this being market-day, the country people in the place fled as quick as possible, fearful of a bombardment of the town. Some of the curious who went this morning to vi'it the trenches were present when the first shot was fired from Montebello fort. Some French soldiers were laugh ofg, and stating that the Dutch would not fire. " T ake care," said an officer, " the cannoneers in the citadel have their torches lighted." An instant after a grape-shot laid •everal i❑ the dust. During the night the French soldiers occupied all the posts round the citadel ; the 400 men have also entered the city, and taken the posts along the t splanade. I walked along there at 11 o'clock, and saw the French sentinels in the former positions of the Belgians. The sth Belgian regiment has left the town, by the road for Mechlin and Brussels. The cannon continues to roar at intervals from the ci tadel, or rather from Fort St. Laurent. As several minutes ,hip.,e between each sound, it is presumed that the shots are directed at the soldiers who show themselves i❑ the , reaches. The works, therefore, continue, but the men do not show themselves. Colonel Caradoe has sent off an estafette with the in telligei.ce to Sir Robert Adair, the British Minister at Brussels. I have not yet bee❑ able to learn the nature of the negotiations stated to exist relative to the city, but all is vxpectation. The merchants assemble on 'Change, and without doing business, calculate the chances of each shot, and what is the nature of the propositions respecting the town. HALF•FAST 2 O'CLOCK. Sonic persons imagine that the question respecting the town is to be decided by the firing from Montebello fort, which the French hold, and cannot relinquish, as it is their best position. This is doubted by the best informed. The firing continues at the new batteries which the French are forming. It will require, it is said, 36 hours IA fore these batteries will be ready, and, as the Dutch fire on them, more time will he necessary. The Dutch are said to fire now in order to know the range. To-morrow evening all, it is expected, will be in order on the French side for carrying on the siege with effect. rives; but even attet it had been obliged by your fire to retire from the bar. " Under these circumstances, it is our duty formally to protest against this act, of which we shall not fail imme diately to inform the Government of his Britannic Maj.sty and the Admiral commanding the English squadron in the Tagus. We request your Excellency to accept the assu rance of our distinguished respect. " THOMAS S. SORELL, "Lieutenant-Colonel and Consul. " WILLIAM NUGENT GLASCOCK, " Commander of his Britannic Majesty's ships in the river Douro." " To the most illustrious and excellent the Viscount de Sentha Martha." ANSWER. cg Gentlemen,—l have received to-day your protest against the act by which the batteries erected on the south of the Douro hindered his Britannic Majesty's cutter R:tea from entering the river, and I therefore find myself again obliged to draw your atten!ion to its contents, and to invite you to examine it with the sincerity and frankness proper to officers in the service of a neutral nation, and which values itself on its respect for the rights and independence of other. " After the circular which my Government addressed on the 4th of July, this year, to the Consul of his Britannic Majesty in Lisbon, in which is the following passage— ' As soon, therefore, as the event shall take place which is anticipated in the said decree, of the declaration of the state of siege of all the sea-ports and coasts of those kingdoms, all means shall be employed which may prevent communi cations with the enemy, all and every communication being immediately prohibited with the places and districts in a state of siege during the presence of the enemy,'— the General, my predecessor, had occasion at times to re iterate this declaration, received by your Government, and I continued to do the same till, on the Bth inst., I bad the honour to inform you that the siege was going to be ren dered more effective by hindering any ship, whether mer chantman or man-of-war, from entering the Douro ; acting in this conformably to the laws of nations and of war, and hoping from your honour and from the dignity of the English nation that, strictly adhering to the neutrality which you have so many times protested, von would al fvays respect all the legal means employed- by the forces under my command to annoy the rebels, and to enforce a mea-ure which is employed against every vessel under whatever flag. This proceeding, consequent to the de clarations and principles received by your Govern ment, and which has hitherto had your tacit as sent, suffered, however, a modification with respect to you, for the commander of the naval force in the Douro having said that he wanted means to com municate with the packets, and proposed, for this pur pose, the use of boats with the English colours, my Government, always ready to facilitate every thing neces sary for your correspondence, and the service of the ships of war anchored in the Douro, gave the requisite orders on the 16th inst., which I communicated to you on the following day, by which these ships shru'd be free to go out, and the method of communication proposed by the said commander permitted, as I now agree that the Echo steam-boat shall henceforth be employed on that service, which the Consul affirms to be only to carry out letters, without being the bearer of anything for either of the bel ligerents. " The entrance of all and every vessel being thus pro hibited, and the mode of your communication with the ships that may bring letters for you being agreed upon and determined, the act against which you protest appeals to me to be legal, being the measure which has been so long intended, with which you were acquainted, and which your Government has admitted in its quality of a neutral Power, and as such a mere observer of the rights of my nation ; and therefore judging your complaint to be unfunded, I am obliged to make a counter-protest. On this occasion, I must inform you, that when the Raven attempted to enter the Douro, the Castle of La Fez, occupied by the rebels, fired on my batteries, which it was necessary to binder, and also to disperse troops of individuals who collected on that occasion, and who ap peared to wait for the interposition of that ship between our batteries for some object. " I have the honour to he, Gentlemen, your obedient servant, " Viscount de SANTA MARTHA. " Head quarters, Agios Santas, Nov 19. " Department of Foreign Affairs, Nov. 23. " In the absence of the superior officer. " ANTONIO X. D'ABREU CASTELHO BRANCO." " To Mr. T. S. Sorel!, and Captain W. N. Glascock. Lisbon Gazette, Nov 24, the latest elate received. FLANDERS MAIL. littussELs, Nov. 28.—The day before yesterday the Ring- transacted business with General Goblet, and after wards with the Ministers of the Interior and Justice, and in the evening with the Minister of War. The President of the Chamber of Representatives yes terday sent to inquire of the Grand Marshal of the Pa lace at what time the deputation of the Chamber might to-day present to the King the addrrss voted yesterday by the assembly. His Majesty immediately returned an answer by his secretary, that he did not think he could receive the deputation before he had re-constituted his Ministry. —Memorial Beige. In consequence of the - vote of the Chamber on the 4th paragraph of the address, all the Ministers resigned on the evening of the day before yesterday. M. Le ben' announced it yesterday in the Chamber of Re presentatives. The Moniteur of this morning says not a word of the change of the Ministry. Messrs. de Theux and de Muelenaere have been sent for to the Palace. It is affirmed that they are com missioned by the King to form a Ministry. The Chamber of Representatives will not meet to-day. ANTWERP, NOV. 27. Yesterday the inhabitants of Berchem were ordered to have water in their apartments in case of an attack, and the miners were on the point of commencing their works during the night ; at 8 o'clock counter orders were given, and the works were not begun. NOVEMBER 28 —The church of St. Laurent is fitting up as an hospital for the French soldiers : those of Ber chem and Borgerhout, and some private houses, will be used for the same purpose. Rockets were thrown up from the citadel last night, to discover whether the workmen were doing anything. The sth company of the 2d battalion, and the sth of the 3d division of gunners, entered the city yesterday; and to-day a company of miners has also arrived. The works of the siege will be commenced tinder the direction of Major Morier, of the staff. It is he who, during the siege, is to make out the lists of the killed, and to send the wounded to the neighbouring hospitals. The Belgian commanders of the several posts on the left bank of the Scheldt have delivered, or will deliver, to the French the positions which they occupied ; they are ex pected at Antwerp to-day. _ _ _ On the side towards Kiel the works of the French en gineers are proceeding with great activity ; they have been working a great deal during the last two nights, notwith standing the dreadful weather. The garden of the Har mony Society of Antwerp, which is in part in the reserved limits of the citadel, and which is, as it were, under the half-moon of St. Laurent, is converted into a s'rong bat tery, and will probably be armed this night. Everything is put off, and we shall be entirely tranquil for some days longer. Negotiations are on foot, and for the present there is no intention of besieging the citadel. Orders bad been given for the 6th regiment of B•lgian infantry to relieve the sth, which has been at Antwerp these two years; but the new negotiations have also caused this change to be deferred, and the counter orders have been given. Tents, sacks, &c., for a camp of 13,000 men have bee❑ sent from Boom. AUG.,BUKG, Nov. 29.—1 t has been announced that Marshal Gerard had formally required General Chasse to acknowledg e the neutrality of the city of Antwerp. We are able again to declare that no communication, either friendly or official, has taken place between the illustrious Marshal and the Dutch General.—Jou rnal du Commerce of Antwerp. Th e Phare says, the Duke of Orleans explored the en virons of the citadel yesterday. His Royal Highness was in plain clothes. Forty-eight pieces of cannon, of different sizes, are on the causeway at Boom, ready to be sent to their destination. BORGERHOUT, Nov. 29.—Matters remain in the same state as yesterday ; no works are begun, nor have any orders been given to that effect. Every thing is ready. The appearance of all the places near the citadel beyond the plain, which is considered as the scene of attack, in dicates that hostilities are at hand. (From the Journal du Commerce d'Anvers.) ANTWE RP, Nov. 30.—Part of our letters and most of the journals from Brussels have not come to hand. This morning, at two o'clock, no diligence from the capital had arrived. This obliges us to publish our journal with a • blank page. The works against the citadel commenced yesterday evening, and have been continued with extreme vigour during the night, and this morning the trenches are t .- already within a short distance of the outworks of the 1 ‘ citadel. General astonishment was felt this morning that General Chasse did not attempt to check the operations COURT CIRCULAR. Baron BuLow, the Prussian Minister, visited Prince TALLEYRAND yesterday at his Excellency's residence in :anover-square. Despatches were received yesterday at the Colonial office from Sir F. PONSONBY, the Lieutenant-Governor of *Malta, and also from Sir WILLIAM HOUSTOUN, the Lieu tenant-Governor of Gibraltar. The Loon CHANCELLOR, the Duke of RICHMOND, Sir JAMES GRAHAM, and Mr. POULETT THOMSON, had in terviews with Viscount ALTHoEr on Saturday, at the Treasury The Lords of his Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council held a meeting at 10 o'clock on Saturday morning at the Council-chamber, Whitehall, and heard appeals from the Colonies. The Lor.fs present were the Master of the Rolls, the Judge of the Admiralty Court, and Mr. ELLIS. The first appeal was " Roche v. Rochecouste " (from the Mauritius), which was a question as to the liability of parties for an encroachment of land. The King's Advo cate appeared for the respondents, and Mr. LLOYD for the appellant. The appeal was dismissed. The next cause " Moore v. Goldie " (from the Isle of Man), was also dismissed. Mr. Sergeant SPANZIE opened the concluding appeal from Bengal, Assaram Baboo v. Newab Gholamo Ma homed." One of the native Princes of India intrusted some valuable jewels to a merchant, whom he had em ployed on former occasions, for the purpose of raising money upon them. The merchant pledged the jewels with the appellant. Subsequently the Prince banded to the merchant the amount of money which he had received for the purpose of retrieving the jewels ; the merchant ab sconded with the money, and the Prince then advertised for his jewels, stating that he was ready to pay the amount for which they had been pledged. The appellant notified to the Prince that the jewels were in his possession, but it appeared that he had advanced a much larger sum than the Prince had received from his agent. The present ap peal was for the larger aum, and their Lordships, by their decision, allowed the claim. Baron WOMPTEDA, the Hanoverian Minister, had an interview with Viscount PALMERSTON, on Saturday, at the Foreign-office. The Duke of RICHMOND and the First Lord of the Ad. miralty went to East Sheen on Saturday afternoon and paid a visit to E irl GREY. The two Ministers returned to town in the evening. Mr. HACKSHAW, of St. Vincent's, had an interview with Viscount GODERICH on Saturday, at the Colonial- office. Another act of incendiarism occurred in our neighbourhood on Nionday night, the 19th ult., at a ho vel standing between Overthorpe and Middleton Cheney. From the situ a ti on o f the place and other circumstances, there is no doubt that it was a wilful act. The hovel was con•umed, and with it a quantity of agricultural im plements. A bay-rick, whi c h stoo d w i th i n a yard of the hovel, was, with much exertion, saved. The land upon which the hovel was built is occupied by Mr. BUCKET, and is called Hall's Allotment. Some at tempts h ave re cently been made to obtain the possession of it for the poor, to whom the rents belong, and which are paid to trustees by Mr. BUCKET. A reward of 1501. has been offered for the discovery of the offenders.-- Oxford herald. ~~~ . ' \ ANTWERP AND ITS APPROACHES. (From the Spectator of yesterday, which has a very good Map or Plan of Antwerp—the Scheldt and the surrounding country forming the present theatre of warlike operations.) Antwerp was a Marquisate under the Dukes of Brabant, and included Ghent, Termonde, Tournay, Valenciennes, and all the castles on the Scheldt. The city itself is situated on the eastern or right bank of the river, 17 leagues from the sea, eight from Brussels, six from Bergen-op-Zoom, 22 from the Hague, 38 from Amsterdam, 11 from Breda, eight from Turn_ hout, three from Lierre, five from Malines or Mechlin, 28 from Maestricht, 25 from Liege, 36 from Aix-la-Chapelle, 60 from Luxemburg, 24 from Mons, five from St. Nicholas, 12 from Ghent. The city of Antwerp was burnt by the Normans in 830, and half of the inhabitants massacred. In 879 it was taken posses sion of by the Moors. They were driven out, in 886, by the Gauls; who kept possession till 980, when it fell into the hands of the Flemings. At the commencement of the sixteenth century, the Spaniards, under Charles, son of the Emperor Maximilian, took the town. After a lapse of 200 years it came under the dominion of Austria. In 1585 it was taken by the Prince of Parma, after a twelvemonth's siege. After the battle of Ramilies, in 1706, it surrendered to the Duke of Marl borough, the French having occupied it for some years previous. The French retook it in 1746, quitted it again in 1748, again took possession of it in 1792, quitted it in 1793, took it once more in 1794, and held it till 1814. From 1814 to 1816 it was garrisoned by the English, for King William of the Netherlands. The population of Antwerp is about 60,000 ;* two centuries back it was 200,000. It has 22 public squares, and 212 streets. The fine tower of Notre Dame is 450 feet high, exclusive of the cross, which is 15 feet more. From the top can be seen every thing, even the smallest, that takes place in the citadel. The church of Notre Dame is well known to artists from its possessing two of the finest specimens of Rubens' pencil. They were carried off by the French, but were restored along with the other restorations of 1815. We believe every means have been used, under their present circumstances, to protect them from accidental injury. When Napoleon had annexed the Belgian provinces to France, lie formed the .deSign of rais ing Antwerp into a great naval emporium. In pursuance of this design, in the summer of 1804 he caused the first stone of a navy-yard to be laid with great solemnity by Malonet, the Maritime Prefect of the department. This yard was intended to he sufficiently spacious for laying down at least twenty ships of the line. It was never completed, and there is not at pre sent a vestige of it remaining. On the port very large sums were expended ; the wet-docks alone cost upwards of 13,000,000 of francs. Antwerp and its citadel were confided, after the disasters of the Russian campaign and the reverses which almost imme diately followed, to the guardianship of the celebrated Carnot. Carnot had for years abstained from mingling in public busi . ness ; and though it was said of him in the early years of the Revolution, that he organized victory in the armies of France, during the brilliant career of the Emperor he led a life of the most strict and unambitious privacy, conversing only with a few friends and with his books. When, however, he saw the soil of his beloved France threatened, he came forth from his long retreat to assist in its defence, and the immediate conse quence of his offer of service was the confiding of Antwerp to his care. So high was his reputation, that no attempt was made to disturb him by the victorious allies ; nor was it until the treaty of Paris that the city of Antwerp was placed at their dis posal. Opposite the Tete-de-Flandre; the Scheldt is about 700 yards across. It is '2O feet deep at low water, and 40 feet deep at high water. At that point it was proposed, in the time of Napoleon, to throw a bridge across, but a sort ofpont volaut is all that has ever been established for facilitating the communi cations between the opposite banks of the river. The quays, which extend from the ruins of the arsenal, near the citadel, to the wet docks at the opposite extremity of the town, are spacious. The city is built in the form of a segment of a circle, of which the river is the chord. There are covered ways both on the land and the river side, communicating with the in trenched camp in the neighbourhood of the Docks; into which, should the town fall into the hands of the Dutch, the Belgian troops could readily retire. The fine walks which the quays afforded to the inhabitants, are now cut up into batteries, erected, some to threaten the Tete-de-Flandre, and others to bombard the Citadel. The Citadel is in the form of a pentagon, with nine bastions. It was erected in 1568, under the directions of the Duke of Alva, by Pacerotti. It has one principal entrance on the north side, from the Marine Arsenal; and a private entrance, to admit supplies, from the east side, near the causeway, lead ing from Boom. It contains a handsome church, fifteen wells, and bomb-proof buildings for a garrison of 8,000 men. Its present garrison is about 6,000. The Citadel is a place of great strength. It is defended externally by several outworks; two triangular batteries being situated to the landward, on the side opposite to the town, and three still more considerable fortifications on the promontory called the Tete-de-Flandre, on the other side of the river. To strengthen himself on that side, General Chasse has caused the dikes+ of the polder to be cut ; and h thus inundated the whole district from Burcht, above Mtlterp, to the Pyp de Tabac, below it. The principal outworkS on the right bank are the Lunette de Rid, which is close to the river, and the Lunette St. Laurent, which serves to protect the only landward entrance into the Citadel Fort Montebello, which is in the immediate neighbourhood of the Lunette St. Laurent, is in the hands of the Belgians, In addition to the Citadel, the Dutch forces are in posses sion of Fort Lief kenshock, on the left, and Fort Lillo, on the right bank of the river, both about three leagues below the city ; the Lunette St. Laurent already noticed, above the city, on the right bank; the Tete-de-Flandre, with its dependency, Fort Oosterweel or St. Hilaire, on the left bank, immediately opposite to the Citadel. There is also a redoubt, called Zwyn drecht, attached to the Tete-de-Flandre, but it is of no great value. TETE-DE-FLANDRE.—This strong fortification has three grand bastions ; two of which command the river, and one to the westward or land side, besides some strong works, built under the direction of the Duke of Wellington to defend the access by the Ghent-road. The whale of the works are entirely surrounded by ditches about 50 feet across. The Tete-de- Flandre must be carried before an effectual attack can be made upon the citadel. Since the peace the military roads and approaches round the fort have been put in complete re pair : formerly there was a marsh for some miles round, which was completely impassable. Ghent, or Gand, is situated on the Scheldt, at its con fluence with the Lys, 10 leagues N.W. of Brussels, and about the same distance S. W. of Antwerp. The Lys nearly sur rounds the town. Ghent has a commodious canal navigation to Bruges, which is about 2'2 miles distant on the road to Os tend. The city is completely surrounded Itith ditches, fed by the different streams in its neighbourhood ; there are nine principal gates, all furnished with drawbridges and guard houses. Sixty-eight principal bridges (forty-five of stone and twenty-three of wood), besides numerous smaller ones for foot-passengers, connect the different parts of the town. The citadel, which stands at the N.E. extremity, facing the road to Antwerp, is a regular square, with strong bastions at each corner. To the north is a canal which runs to Sas de Gand and Terneuse. The circuit of the walls of Ghent is about twelve miles. It contains about 70,000 inhabitants. The' streets are spacious, and the market-places large and numerous. There are many buildings still remaining which exhibit the architec ture of its ancient masters, the Moors and Spaniards. Ghent and its neighbourhood have been • a principal theatre of warfare in all the long-contested struggles of the different com petitors for the sovereignty of Flanders, whether Austrians, Spaniards, French, or Dutch. In ancient times the city was formidable; but under the modern system of attack it is inca pable of much resistance from the great extent of its lines. It is worthy of remark, that the citadels both of this place and Antwerp were not built for defence from foreign assailants, but as a military check upon the mutinous spirit of the cities them selves, amidst the conflicting interests of the different states who held them from time to time in subjection. Bergen-op-Zoom, one of the strongest fortresses in Dutch Brabant, is situated about 9.5 miles N. of Antwerp and 2•2 S. W. of Breda. It stands partly on a hill, and partly on the river Zoom, a branch of the East Scheldt. Along the river, opposite the Isle of Tholen, is a line of very strong batteries. Another line of forts stretches across the country northward, completely commanding all the approaches from the Dutch side. Bergen-op-Zoom contains 5,000 inhabitants exclusive of the garrison. An attempt to storm it, in 1913, was attended with great loss to the English force employed. Breda is a strongly-fortified town ; it stands on the rivers Aa and Merck, 22 miles N.E. of Bergen-op-Zoom, and 2:2 W. by S. of Bois-le-Due, or, as the Dutch call it, Hertogenbusch. Breda contains upwards of 2,000 houses, and not less than 9,000 inhabitants. Brussels, the capital of the new kingdom of Belgium, is si. tuated about ten leagues from Antwerp, and about the same distance from Ghent. The city is walled, with different gates of entrance. The river Senne passes through the middle of the town, together with a canal connected with that branch of the river which falls into the Scheldt near Boom. A chain of for tifications surrounds the whole town, and there are double rows of trees both around the outer fortifications and the city walls. The population of Brussels is about 70,000, besides mi litary. In 1578, the city lost 27,000 of its inhabitants by the plague. In 1695 it was bombarded by the French, under Mar shal Villeroy, when upwards of 4,000 houses, and 16 churches, chapels, and convents, were destroyed. There is a paved road from Antwerp to Malines, and one which runs through the midst of the forest of Soigny to Waterloo. Malines, or Mechlin, stands on the river Dyle, a branch of the Scheldt, twelve miles N.E. of Brussels, about the same dis. tance N. W. of Louvaine, and fifteen miles S.E. of A n t werp. The town is intersected by numerous canals. It is noted for its foundaries for cannon and other warlike engines; it has also famous quilt-manufactures, and excellent beer. Its most noted production, however, is its well-known thread lace, whi c h i s even more celebrated than that of Brussels. Mechlin contains a population of 16,000. It is well fortified. Dendermonde, or Termonde, lies on the bank of the Scheldt, to the right of the high road le a di ng from Ghent to Antwerp. It occupies a very convenient po sition as a military station from which to attack either of these cities, and more particularly by the ready access to stores and provisions from its water carriage. Dendermonde contains 800 inhabitants. • 60,075. Encyclopedia Brilannica, new edition. "Antwerp." Dike does not bear in Holland the same meaning that it does in England ; in Holland it is used to signify a mound or bank for the purpose of protecting the low lands from inundation. Polder is a name given by the Dutch to those fields that lie considerably below the ordinary level of the river. By cutting the dike that surrounds them, they can, of course, at any time be flooded, -,\ • „, N A N\ ANTWERP. (From the Times.) SATURDAY MORNING, 10 O'CLOCK. The French have worked all night, notwithstanding tilt , rain, and have already completed a battery in the garden, called the Harmony, between Forts Montebello and St. Laurent. During the night the darkness did not allow the Dutch to see the me❑ at work. Few guns were heard after ten o'clock. It is asserted on the best authority, that the French works will be ready for operations in full to-morrow. The wet weather will, it is feared, do the troops more injury than the Chasse's fire. General Desprez, the head of the Belgian staff, who has been in this city during the last four days, has gone to Lierre, the head-quarters of the Belgian army. Some suppose the Pr ince of Orange will move in that quarter. 12 o'cLocuc. I have made every exertion to obtain the summons, &c., but they have not been sent as yet to the authorities of the town. It is said that the Marshal was to make his report at 6 o'clock yesterday evening, when the whole of the pieces were to he arranged. During the early part of the morning the French pushed a reconnoissance of cavalry and infantry along the dike from Callon towards the Fort St. Isabel, where a smart fire of musketry was kept up on both sides. The French retired afterwards down to their former posts on the dike. A strange mistake occurred about an hour ago. Two Hanoverian and fire Danish, a Swede, and a Prussian, small vessels, sailed down the river, but on coming Opposite the French posts were, from ignorance, fired at. No person was wounded. The vessels returned, and application has been made to the commandant of the town, who sent a communication to Marshal Gerard, to state the nature of the ships. Orders have been sent to allow them to pass, and they are expected to sail within a few hours. The Dutch have sent three gun-boats from before the citadel into the polders at the back of the Tete-de-Flandre, which, with a former one, makes a fourth, to prevent the movement of the French troops on that fort. Two remain in front, the other six gun-boats are opposite the citadel. Near Calloo, the Dutch corvette Comet, has been long stationed; the Proserpine frigate at Mickapyp, a little from it ; five gun-boats lower, at the bend of the Scheldt. The Admiral's ship, the -, stationed at Lillo, has been towed up the river by the steam-boat. I saw the three large ships communicating within the last few minutes. There is a bar wind, W.S.W., and the tide ebbs till 2 o'clock, so they remain at anchor now. The Admiral's ship is expected to come to Calloo next tide. 1 O'CLOCK . I have seen a military gentleman who has just returned from the trenches, and his report is as follows:—The French have pushed forward zig zag approaches from the parallel formed yesterday, of which the beads are now under musketry fire ; and to their amazement none has been opened as yet upon the workmen. This parallel was found within 450 yards of the citadel; the approaches are consequently much nearer, and during this night their last parallel will, it is expeettd, be completed. The platforms were at mid-day laid or laying for nine batteries, which with the Montebello fort, will form ten, for 70 pieces of artillery, that are expected to open to morrow morning. Those batteries are designed to enfi lade the lunette Sr. Laurent, the raveline and the bastions in the rear. One of those batteries of eight heavy guns is to fire on the angle of the lunette. Considerable dissatisfaction is express'ed by the autho rities of this city with the British Minister of Brussels, in consequence of his having interested himself in favour of the individual who lately corresponded with a London morning paper, and who was arrested here on Monday last, but liberated on the demand of the British Consul, as a British subject. A correspondence took place, and an in quiry has been formed to establish his right to the privi leges, the result of which has been, that the British Minister has abandoned his defence, as he has been proved a foreign Jew, not entitled to British protection. A coin munication to that effect was made this morning. lIALF•PAST 1 O'CLOCK. The division on the left bank of the river under General Sehastiani maintains its communication with Marshal Gerard by a bridge of pontoons at the village of Kulbeek, a little in advance of Hemixen. The objet of that divi• sion being to clear the left bank, is likely to be delayed from the want of a flotilla. Ibe soon united with the chief corps of the army, iu the Prince of Orange ,moves forward. The question relative to the neutrality of the town has not yet been decided, but if Chasse leave it alone until to morrow, the French expect to employ his attention so as to form his fire in another direction, and to silence it be fore he can do much mischief. The firing from the citadel still continues, and but occa sionally. It is directed chiefly against the battery forming to infilade the face of the lunette. 2 O'CLOCK. The Dutch have made a sortie of two or three cotnpa • nies by the gate of Kiel, and advanced towards the trenches, which were instantly manned. They pushed forward a few men to see what the French sapeurs were doing, and then, having burned two houses which obstructed their view from the citadel, withdrew. The 10 French batteries will be completed with guns, &c., to night, and are expected to open on the citadel to morrow. There is great apprehension that the firing from the fort Montebello will produce a bombardment of the town. BRUS'4ELS, SATURDAY NOON. The commencement of hostilities has, as might have been expected, produced a lively sensation here, and put an end to the manufactory of inventions which had been in full work for several days, sending forth accounts of nego tiations, conferences, orders for the return of the French troops, &c. It was natural that the unlooked- for delay in the commencement of operations should have given rise to many unfounded reports. These, however, are now all at end, and for once, all parties concur in one opinion, that negotiation for the surrender of the citadel, if it ever ex isted (which I always denied) is now at an end. No accounts from Antwerp have yet reached this city to-day. The Antwerp papers, which are usually received here late in the evening, did not an ive last night, neither has there been any arrival of Dutch papers. It is probable that the communication with the city by the Malines gate is closed up. This, however, will be ascertained by ar rivals here before I close my letter. Though you will receive a lung (and no doubt authentic) account of events at Antwerp up to this date, I still feel it right to send you some of the accounts which have already reached here, partly taken from the private correspondence of those morning papers here which are generally most correct in their details of what is going on, and also from other sources. Yesterday morning, about one o'clock, the Belgian posts on the esplanade which looks towards the citadel, were relieved by French troops, who now occupy the whole of the posts on that side of the city. At. five o'clock (some other accounts name seven as the hour) a French officer presented himself with a flag of truce, at that part leading to the citadel from the burnt arsenal, and bearing a de spatch for General Chasse. He was refused admittance, but his despatch was taken to the General, and he was promised an answer. The following is a copy of the summons : " SUMMONS " Jade in the name of France and England, by Mar shal Gerard, Commander-in-Chief of the French army. .....__ _ " TO GENERAL CIIASSE, COMMANDANT OF THE CITADEL OF ANTWERP. " Head-quarters, Borgerhaut, before Antwerp, Nov. 30. 4t G e neral, —I have arrived before the citadel of Ant werp, at the head of a French army, commissioned by my Government to demand the execution of the treaty of the 15th of November, 1831, which guarantees to the King of the Belgians the possession of that fortress, and a lso that of those forts dependent upon it at both sides of the Scheldt. I hope you i are disposed t o a d m it th e jus tice of this dema nd. If t should be otherwise, I am commanded to acquaint you, that I shall employ the means which are at my disposal to get possession of the citadel of Antwerp. " The operations of the siege shall be directed against the external sides of the citadel ; and, notwithstanding that the weakness of the fortress on the side of the city, and the shelter of the houses offer me great advan tages of attacking on that side, I shall not avail myself of them; I have, therefore, a right to hope that, con formably to the laws of war, and the usages genera ll y ob served, you will abstain from every kind of hostility against the ci t y . I a m now in the occupation of a part of it, with the sole object of preventing that which might expose it to be an act of n the fire of your artillery.barbarity, A bo d m a b n ard calamityment (of to it) will the commerce of all nations. " If, notwithstanding these considerations, you fire on the city, France and England will exact an indemnity equivalent to the damage which may be done by the fire from the citadel, from the forts, and also from the vessels of war. It is impossible that you yourself should not be aware, that in that case you will be personally responsible for the breach of a usage respected by a ll c i v ili ze d peop l e, and for the evils consequent thereupon. I wait your answer, and I expect that you will agree immediately to enter into negotiations with me for delivering up to tile the citadel of Autwerp, and the forte dependent on it. Accept the assurance of my consideration. " The Marshal Commander-in• Chief of the army of the North. " Count GERARD." At h ilf-past I 1 o'clock the answer of Chasse arrived, Ind was sent forward to Gerard at lierchem. The con tents did not transpire, but the answer was guessed to be in the negative by the fact, that, in half an hour after, some guns were fired from the citadel upon the men en gaged in the works. In the first half hour not more than ten shots were fired. Some of the workmen, it is said, were killed, and many wounded, but this is not correct. Every thing is quiet in the city, but every one is anxiously desirous that hostilities should be commenced on the French side, and continued with activity. The King received at Malines, on his way to Lierre, au account of the commencement of hostilities, and as his ,Majesty had formally declared his intention of repairing to Antwerp as soon as hostilities should assume a certai❑ serious character, there is reason to believe that his Majesty will soon proceed thither. HALF-PAST 4 o'CLOCK. I have, since the above was written, received a letter from Antwerp, dated at S this morning, which said that at that hour no further shots were heard from the cita del. It was expected that the whole of the French batteries would be ready to tire in the course of this ,lay, but on that it is unnecessary for me to speculate, as the courier which I expect ft oin Antwerp at half-past six will convey the facts as they have occurred. The answer of Baron Chasse has not yet been received here officially, therefore all that is known of it is its substance. I am informed, that as soon as Marshal Gerard received it, he sent another flag of truce in, re quiring a more direct explanation of the intentions of Chasse with respect to the neutrality of the city. The answer of the Baron had not transpired when the last accounts left. " You will have observed by the terms of Marshal Gerard's summons, that what I stated about its being decided not to attack the citadel from the forts of the city, was correct. The summons will also prove the fal lacy of the reports (which I have so often denied) that any negotiations had hitherto been carried on between Gerard and Chasse. From the tone and style of the summons it is clear that no previous communication bad taken place between them. It is curious that up to 3 o'clock to-day no official communication of the terms of the summons had been received here. I have spoken to some parties, on whose intelligence I could place every reliance, and they told me, that they believed that the summons pub lished in three of the morning papers here was a copy of that which was sent, but they could not speak with "official " certainty, as no official account hail yet ar rived. I know it as a fact, that on the spot,—at Ant werp itself,---though the summoning was known yester day, the summons itself had not been made public at 8 o'clock this morning. Many well-informed persons here have expressed great surprise, that when Baron Chasse had once commenced hie fire he did not follow it up. Had he done so, he must have greatly annoyed the French troops before their gun• were placed in battery. For reasons, however, which can be known only to himself, he limited his fire to ten shots in the first half-hour, and to a few at more distant intervals afterwards. It was reported here to-day, that 400 men had been killed in the lines. Other accounts mentioned a smaller number ; but I have been assured, on the hest authority, that up to four o'clock in the after noon of yesterd ty, not a life had been lost ; the French had not returned the fire: not, of course, courting Chasse's notice until they were in a condition to return it in kind. Reports were current here to-day, of the advance of an additional French force to join the army of the North, and some went so far as to say that they may be expected here this night or to-morrow. I give this as I heard it, without vouching for its correctness. If the siege should he protracted much beyond the time at present calculated, it is by no means improbable that the army may require and receive reinforcements, as the labours of the besiegers at the present very inclement season must be excessive. 6 O'CLOCK P. M. Accounts have just reached here from Antwerp, dated as late as noon. They state that the night was passed in tranquillity. At ten last night Chasse ceased firing on the French works, who without further molestation con tinued their labours throughout the night. The whole are, it is said, now nearly ready. After twelve o'clock the artillery will take up their position, and the whole be in battery. They are expected to begin to-morrow (Sunday). It was Lieutenant-Colonel Auvray, of Marshal Gerard's staff, who bore the summons to Chasse, accompanied by a single trumpet. His reception was cold, but civil, and the answer in the negative—" Tell the Marshal," said he, "that 1 shall bury myself under the ruins of the citadel. As to the neutrality of the city I promise nothing--that will be regulated by circumstances and events." I give this as I find it, but though not official, it is by no means improbable. At half-past eleven o'clock, a. w., the citadel was firing on the works, but no lives had been lost. General Sebastiani was directed to invest the forts, which flank the Tete de Flandre at the same time that the summons was sent to the citadel. lle. was yesterday be fore fort St. Marie, and had, it was said, already had an action with the Dutch frigate and the Comet. 1 do not give this on authority. HALF•PAST•SIX. I have delayed to the last moment, expecting the courier from Antwerp, but he has not yet arrived. (From the Morning Herald ) ANTWERP, FRIDAY, NOV. 30. EIGHT O'CLOCK. Five hundred Frenchmen entered Antwerp last night at 12 o'clock, and took possession of all the posts in the city, anti within the range of the citadel ; this morning they have placed sentinels at Fort Montebello. At six o'clock last evening 4,500 men under the com mand of the Duke of Orleans opened the trenches ; the first trench extends from Fort Montebello on the right to the Chasse of Bonn on the left. The batteries are being constructed in the greatest silence—the parallels not being more than 410 metres from the glacis of the citadel. Not withstanding the rain which fell in torrents, the Duke of Orleans, Marshal Gerard, General St. Cyr Nugues, and General Haxo, were constantly passing down the lines of the workmen, and encouraging them to do their labour with the greatest expedition possible. Two companies of infantry protected the workmen from a sortie—the soldiers were ordered to lay on their stomachs, and the outposts on their knees, with their muskets pointed to the gates of the citadel. The Duke of Orleans has under his command Colonels Auvray and Tardien de Saint Aubinet. ELEVEN O'CLOCK. Marshal Gerard has just despatched Colonel Auvray to General Chasse with the summons. HALT PAST ELEVEN O'CLOCK. Colonel Auvray has returned Chesse's answer respect ing the neutrality of Antwerp ; it is considered unsatisfac tory, and Marshal Gerard has written to him a second note demanding a categorical reply. I underasand that Chasse declared he would commence firing at twelve o'clock this day. TWELVE o'cLocx. The Cathedral clock is now striking twelve, and Chasse is firing from the left wing of the front bastion. The lunette Saint Laurent is also firing. The guards at the trenches have just been released. ONE O'CLOCK. The firing from the citadel has been kept up for the last hour, and wi*l► very little mischief. Not a shot has been fired against the city. 1 have just learnt that Chasse has sprung a lock on the side of Fort Burcht, for the purpose of inundating as much of the country as he can. The roaring of cannon has been heard from the left bank of the Seheldt ; it is supposed that Sebastiani has com menced attacking the forts. rou n O'CLOCK. The firing from the citadel is less vivid. EIGHT O'CLOCK. General Sebastiani has summoned Forts Burcht and St. Hilaire to surrender. Colonel Caradoc in a British uniform, aceomptniei by a dragoon, is to be seen actively engaged at all parts of the city. I have just heard that Chasse declares that he will re spect the city—if the French do not attack the Tete de Flandre. It is reported that an Englishman, and a Colonel of the French staff, have been killed. TEN O'CLOC K. The citadel has ceased firing. ANTWERP, SATURDAY, DEC. 1. TEN O'CLOCK. Chasse has recommenced firing. The Frenchmen can not make out why he permitted them so near quietly all the night. They suppose be intends springing a mine as soon as they arrive near enough the citadel. It is reported to-day that Chasse gave the following an swer to the summons of Marshal Gerard :—" Tell the Mar shal that I intend burying myself in the ruins of the citadel. As to the neutrality of the town, I make no promises ; it will depend on circumstances and events." HALT-FAST ELEVEN. Chase continues firing. There are very few either killed or wounded. It is reported that General Sebas. tiani took Fort St. Marie yesterday evening. It is said that he is now firing on the Comet frigate. THREE O'CLOCK. The firing continues at intervals. The French continue their works, and are making great progress. It is reported that Colonel Caradoc has protested against the occupation of the gates of Antwerp by the French. BRUSSELS, SATURDAY, DEC. I. It appears we have not sufficient Frenchmen in Belgium yet ; 80,000 men are too few to take possession of the country, and some 25,000 men were ordered to pass the frontiers without further delay. The accounts from Lille state that the 56th regiment of the line were to enter Belgium on Sunday or Monday next. A rencontre with the Dutch is considered inevitable, Hnd all the dispos(ble troops are ordered to the frontiers. Two battalions of the Ist regiment of the line, leave this (lay for Lierre, and two squadrons of the guards march to morrow. We are still beating up for a Ministry, but without suc cess. M. Fallon refuses, and it is more than probable the old ones will be compelled to remain, as ad interim Ministers. The military school is gone to Antwerp to watch the progress of the storming of the citadel. SEVEN O ' CIA/CIC IN THE EVENING. Eight thousand Frenchme❑ of the army of reserve have entered Mons; they will reach Brussels on Monday. Contracts have been signed for the provisioning of the army of reserve. There are nearly 100,000 Frenchmen now in Belgium. PRICK. , OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT OTII! O ' CLOCK. [Lank Stock - i New 5 per Cent...* ••E ls ---.. 3 per Cent. Red So 1 / 4 !India Stock • 3i er Cent. Con . , 3 2% 3 1 / 4 ; Ditto Bonds l4 16 pni -11/4 per Cent. -- South Sea Stock Otto Red 69 1 / 4 % 1 / 4 Old Annuities BOl4 New 31 per Cent 91 90%Y. New Ditt0.........., ..... 3 per Cent Ann. 1726 ... - 3 per Cent. Ann. 1751 . • ...... 1 per Cent. 1626 9 9 1 / 4% Ex. Bills, .E. 1,000 2 6. 23 Rank pnl- Long Ann. to expire Ditto 500 V3 24 pal* Jan. 5, 166 ,1 16 1-16 1 / 4 Ditto Small Oct. 114 1' 4 59 - , Ditto Commercial.... _25 nm. Jan 5, 1860 16% 5-16 i Ditto Adeertisedl .24 22 pm. Jan. 5, 188`11 - j Bank for Account April 5: 18811 - Jan. 5. 1871) India for Account Cons. for Jan. A3q 3 PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS Austrian Bonds B9 Belgian Bonds '1 2 Ditto Account Brazilian Bonds 46 THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. 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That it is highly important to the credit and cha racter of the University of Cambridge that it should be re prevented in Parliament by men distinguished for their literary and scientific attainments. 2. That the want of such persons in the House of Com mons has on many occasions been detrimental to the public interest., and that the community is justly entitled to look to the Universities of the kingdom to protect them against the recurrence of this evil. 3. That in the person of J. W. Lubbock, Esq., thi s Meeting recognises the happy union of the highest scien tific attainments with practical knowledge and established halls of business, and therefore recommend him with the greatest confidence as a person peculiarly fitted to re present the University of Cambridge. CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY ELECTION. THE COMMITTEE for Conducting the ELECTION of J. W. LUBBOCK, Esq., sit clailY at the BRITISH COFFEE-HOUSE, Cockspur-street• J. G. SHAW LEFEVRE, Esq., in the Chai TO CORRESPONDENTS. A Mr. PLACE'S Letter is in type, and shall appear to-morrow. pressure of foreign news compels us to omit several articles. \ : 1 7 ^ O: 4 • • 43) r 9 - LONDON, MONDAY EVENING. DECEMBER 3, 1832. DISSOLUTION OF PA_UTAAMENT. (From the London Gazette Extraordinary.) BY THE KING. A PROCLAMATION, FOR DISSOLVING THE PRESENT PARLIA MENT AND DECLARING THE CALLING OF ANOTHER. WILLIAM R. Whereas, we thought fit, by and with the advice of our Privy Council, to dissolve this present Parliament , which stands prorogued to Tuesday, the 11th day of this instant December : We do for that end publish this our Royal Proclamation, and do hereby dissolve the said Fjr liament accordingly; and the Lords Spiritual and Teo" poral, Knight., Citizens, and Burge.ses, and the Commis.. sinners for Shires and Burghs of the House of Conly 3 °V: are discharged from their meeting an d a tt en d anc e on t he said Tuesday the I Ith of December instant: aud t being desirous and resolved, as soon as may be, to m,l° our people, and to have their advice in Parliament , ~l hereby make known to all our loving subj ec t s our 1 1 °Y e i, will and pleasure to call a new Parliament. Md. hereby further declare, that with the advice of our Pr' i t Councils we have given orders, to our Chancellor d tP r pat of our United Kingdom called Great Britain, an d °l O l . Chancellor of Ireland, that they do respectively, upo n pd tice thereof, forthwith i , sue out writs in due form , according to law, for tilling a new Parliament : and e r do hereby also, by this our Royal Proclamation, under °b, Great Seal of our United Kingdom, require writs for with to be issued accordingly by our .aid Chancellors rei spectively, for causing the Lord s Spiritual and TemP° ll ,: and Commons, who are to serve in the said ParliaM el3 i3 to be duly returned to and give their attendance in o ur Parliament; which writs are to he returnable on Wetitteg (lay, the 29th day of January next. , of Given at our Court at St. James's, this 3d d a y ri d December, One Thousand, Eight Hundred , s 0, Thirty-two, an din the Third Year of our Be i g GOD SAVE THE KING. BY THE KING. A PROCLAMATION, IN ORDER TO THE ELECTION AND SUMM ° ING THE SIXTEEN PEERS OF SCOTLAND' WILLIAM R. 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