The Sun.
London, England, 1830-10-04 00:00:00

PROCLAMATIONS.

" Brave military Belgians,—For some time past
you have been sacrificed to the jealousy of the
Dutch, who, not content with grasping all the posts
of honour, have seized every occasion to humiliate
and maltreat you. The odious regime of partiality
and injustice of all sorts which they forced upon
Belgium has too long► oppressed you. Brave sol-
diers, the moment is come to free our country from
the yoke which that degenerate nation placed upon
our necks. They have themselves given the signal
for separation. Belgian blood has been spilt, and
still flows, in consequence of the orders of him
who has received your oaths. This effusion of ge-
nerous blood has broken all bounds, and the Bel-
gians are hereby freed from the obligations of their
oaths.

" Let all the Dutch who may he in your ranks
retire, and return to their homes. • The Belgic na-
tion is powerful enough, but too generous to re•aliate.
" Brave soldiers, continue to range under our
lags. The Belgic name shall no longer be a motive
for Injustice, but a title of glory."
" Sept. 2(j." (Signed as above.)
" TO THY TOMOIC rromv. .

" You have just gaitted a glorious victory. This
glory will remain untainted. It is only your ene-
mies end the enemies of your country who run into
excesses, excite to pillage, or asbist in it themselves
in order to gain a shameful booty, or foment a new
attack. The Provisional Government will keep
their eyes upon them. It relies on the people of
Brussels to restrain and punish them.
"Sept. 27." (Signed as usual, )
ANO'CIIKE NOTICE.

" All the brave citizens who have taken arms
from the enemy will bring them to the town-house,
where they will be paid for them on the instant.
These arms are destined for the army about to be
organized."
Then follow several military orders for the better
fortification of the city and park, and a civic order
that the service of the posts was renewed.
Before the arrival of M. de Potter at Brussels,
the Provisional Government had issued the follow-
ing order:--
" The Provisional Government invites M..t.ouis
de Potter to return to his country. The Govern-
ment addresses the same invitation to all the Bel-
gians who are in France."

(Signed as usual.)
Our popular citizen, whose name has served for
the first popular rallying cry in our glorious revolu-
tion, arrived at six o'clock in the evening at Brus-
leis. His carriage was conducted directly to the
Town-house, in the midst of the shouts of an im-
mense crowd, who had accompanied him from the
gates.
From Engbien to Brussels the march of M. Pot-
ter was a real triumph. When his approaeh to
lingliien was announced, the whole population went
out to meet him. M. Partnentier, the respeciable
burgomaster, many of the members of the Re-
gency, and some officers of the Communal Guard
marched in front. The horses of the carriage
were forcibly taken away, in spite of the re-
monstrances of the honourable traveller, and the
people themselves drew him to the- house of M.
Permentier' where he partook of some refreshment.
Ile soon after pursued his route, attended by an im-
mense throng, who repeated a thousand times--
" Long live -I'otter, long live the defender of our
liberties." The Harmonic Satiety at Erighien
wished to render homage to this illustrious patriot,
and after having performed some pieces of music
during the repast they placed themselves at the
head of the people, to re-conduct M. Potter to the
bounds of the town, At Hal the same demonism-
, tions his arrival, Women, children, and old
men, hastened to embrace him.

Arrived in the neighbourhood of Brussels, he
found upon the road a strong • detachment of the
civic guard, upwards of 20,000 citizens, amongst
whom were several of our brave wounded ; his
carriage was here again borne to the Town-house.
Nothing was heard but " Long live Potter 1"
" Long live the defenders of our liberties!" " Long
live the Belgians I" " Death to the Dutch 1" " Death
to the assassins of our wives and children !" In
alighting from big earriage the people carried hint in
their arms into the Town-house, 'where lie was re-
ceived by the Members of the Provisional Govern-
ment, who almost stifled him with their embraces.
The people assembled before l'Amigo loudly
called for his appearance upon the balcony. M.
Potter presented himself there, accompanied by M.
d'lloogvorst., He thanked: his brave fellow-citizens
for the admirable efforts they had- made, and con-
jured them to co-operate with him in throwing off
the yoke of the infamous Dutch.
Whilst M. Potter was passing through .nth, the
brave inhabitants came forth and . disarmed the
garrison.
Further extracts from the Courier dcs Pays Ras

describe that the Data troops had suffered dread-I
fully during the combat in Brussels ; thst the roads
upon their retreat were covered with their dead and
wounded; that the Belgic volunteers had followed
to reconnoitre them; that the soldiers had suifered
dreadfully, and committed horrid excesses in cold
blood, some of which are described. It is further
said, that all the English who had on the faith of
promises from their Ambassador, Lord Bagot (Sir
Charles Begot) remained in Brussels, and who were
at once the witnesses and victims of the horrors and
atrocities committed by the Dutch soldiery, had as-
sembled to address their complaints to their own
Government, and to denounce the most infamous
violation of every principle of the law of nations,
and of war, in their own persons, and that of their
wives and children, as well as the destruction and
pillage of their property.
Reprisals are then threatened for the maltreatment
of prisoners, and for the sacking and burning of
above 300 houses in Brussels. The Dutch troops
which had entered the town, amounted, it is said,
to near 10,000 men, of whom 1,800 were cavalry,
and 23 pieces of cannon, besides two mortars. Four
thousand of these troops are said to have been killed
and wounded.

The latest accounts in Paris on Thursday evening
communicate that the insurrection had become
general in nearly the whole of. the Belgic towns.
Private letters state that it was raging in Ghent,
Bruges, and Ostend.
The G'ourricr des Pays Ras of Thursday is filled
with orders of the Provisional Government of Brus-
sels, for following up their vigorous resistance to the
Dutch. These orders are obeyed with emulation by
the Belgians. It also contains horrid narratives of
the slaughter and devastation perpetrated by the
Dutch troops during their attack upon the town,
and also during their retreat, together with a de-
tailed narrative of individual acts of heroism, of de-
tached Belgians while hard pressed by the bayonets
of the assailants in the streets. M. Neillon, the officer
despatched in pursuit of the Dutch troops in their
retreat from Brussels, has transmitted a report,
dated on the 29th of September, in which he says
that Prince Frederick had made an effort to get his
army to rally at the village of Dieghem, but that
they were in great confusion, and would not return
to the attack. The centre of the retreating army
was left by this report at Dieghem, and the left ex-
tending upon the Louvain road.