The Sun.
London, England, 1830-09-30 00:00:00

BELGIC INSURRECTION.

(From a Brussels Paper, published in English, called
News from Home, Monday, Sept. 27.)
News from Home Office, Monday, Sept. 27.
Owing to the entry of the military in Brussels on
Thursday last, we have been prevented from publish-
ing the News from lime since that period.
This morning the military having left the city,
we are enabled (as well as the hurry and confusion
will permit us) to lay before our readers such facts
only as have come within our own knowledge,
or which we have extracted from the Courrier des
Pays-Bas.
We trust that the publication of our paper will
now continue as usual, and we shall spare no exer-
tion in collecting materials, so as to be enabled to
publish in our paper of Wednesday next a detailed
account of .the late conflict.
On Wednesday, the 22d inst., several companies
of volunteers marched out of the Portes Schaerbeck
and Flanders, to force the troops to an engagement.
A continual fire was kept up from eight in the
morning till six in the evening, in the direction of
Dieghem and Zellick. The Bourgeois brought their
cannon out of the town to attack the troops, and
many were killed on both sides, but the number is
not yet known.
In the evening a proclamation from Prince Fre-
derick arrived, and was received with general indig.
nation. Several of the chiefs of the Garde Bour-
geoise sat in deliberation at the Hotel de Vile, but
separated without coming to any conclusion. -
At eleven o'clock, M. Ducpetiaux, accompanied
by a gentleman, left Brussels for the head-quarters
of Prince Frederick, to represent to him the state
of the city, and to disavow, in the name of the
armed Garde Bourgeoise, any invitation to the
Prince to enter the city; and to demand that the
restrictions in the amnesty announced in the pro-
clamation should be suppressed, if the Prince in-
tended to enter by force. M. Ducpetiaux and the
gentleman were immediately (put under arrest, antf.
sent off to Antwerp.
On Thursday morning, about half-past eight, in
conformity with the proclamation of the Prince, the
Dutch troops presented themselves at the Portes
Schaerbeck and Louvain, and soon learned the anti-
cable reception they were about to receive. The
troops taking advantage of the disorder occasioned
by their first fire, advanced to the Rue Royale, when
the attack on both sides became extremely warm.
The troops succeeded in penetrating to the Park,
without considerable loss, where they intrenched
themselves in the wood, end stationed several pieces
of their artillery in the most commanding situations.
The Bourgeoise immediately surrounded the Park,
and fired on them with great effect.
Whilst these events were passingi in the upper
part of the town, a strong body of ussars and in-
fantry entered at the Porte de Flandres, and crossed
the barricades raised -in that quarter. They were
immediately attacked by.. the Bourgeois, and the
greater part made to renre • an Aide-de-Camp of
Prince Frederick and a Colonel of Hussars were
taken prisoners, with several other officers and
privates.
The troops having met with such resistance at
the Porte de Flandres, have not since attempted to
enter; consequently the lower town remains per.
fectly quiet.
About twelve o'clock the soldiers in the:Park were
attacked with great vigour by the Bourgeois : an
unceasing fire was kept up for five hours; the loss_
was great on both sides.
At four o'clock 200 volanteers came in from
Wavre to assist the citizens; they instantly flew to
the combat, which continued till night; on both
sides the number of killed and wounded was immense.
On Friday, the 24th, it was round that the troops

had in the night brought up considerable reinforce.
ments, and entered ►nto the!'houses in the rue de
Namur, and the two Palaces ; they likewise
strengthened their position in the Park.
Early in the morning of this day the fight was
renewed with increased ardour; by degrees the citi-
zens succeeded in driving the soldiers from the
houses iti the rue de Namur and the Park; amongst
others the Hotel de Belle Vue. This hotel was
taken and retaken several times in the course of the
day, but it now remains in the hands of the citizens:
its situation facing the Park makes it peculiarly de-
sirable. The troops still keep possession of the Park,
_though several times nearly repulsed.
Towards evening the artillery of the troops fired
red-hot shot on the city, and set fire to the Manege
and a house in the rue Dueale.
During the confusion a Proclamation was pub-
lished, stating that fort the last few days the city
had been left to its own controul, but that owing to
the good order of the citizens, no excesses were
committed. It further stated, that Baron Vander-
lindes d'Hooghvorst, of Brussels; C. Rogier, of
Liege; and Jolly, an ancient military officer, were
about taking the command. provisionally,of the city.
Friday night passed without any fighting.
SATURDAY.—This morning the combat com-
menced; fresh reinforcements having arrived from
the several villages in the environs of the city, gave
renewed energy to the citizens, who, having made
an attack on the Park, succeeded in gaining pos-
session of it. The firing continued the whole of
the day in the neighbourhood of the Boulevards.
The citizens captured two pieces of artillery.
The military command of the city has been con-
fided to Don Juan Van Haien, a Spanish Colonel.
SUNDAY.—•The combat was kept up the whole
of this day in the environs of the Park. In the
course of the afternoon a rencontre took place among
the trees in the thickest part of this promenade, and
the loss on both sides was considerable.
Towards evening the artillery of the Garde
Bourgeoise drove the military from their position its
the park, and they retreated into the Vauxhall and
Little Theatre; these were the only positions in
the possession of the military, the greater part of
the hotel of the States-General and the adjacent
houses had been already in the hands of the citizens.
Yesterday, about ten o'clock in the morning, the
military, who were then masters of the Park, were
about to sally forth in the direction of the Rue
Royale and the Rue de Louvain, for the purpose of
forcing these two positions. The first attempt was
made towards the Place Royale. The citizens
perceiving this movement, repulsed them, and the
military retreated in great disorder across the Park;
it was after this skirmish that the citizens took
pessession of the Park, and planted the Brabancon
colours there.
A continued fire was kept up during the whole of
last night, and about twelve o'clock the military
commenced retreating from the city.
The house near the Palace of Prince Frederick,
and the two adjoining, were last night set on fire,
and completely burnt.
This morning (Monday) not a soldier is to be
seen in the city, with the exception of such as are
brought in prisoners.
The killed and wounded on both sides are im-
mense; dead bodies, both military and citizens, are
seen in all directions along the Boulevards, the Park,
and the Rue de Namur. It is said that the greater
part of the killed and wounded of the military were
conveyed away in carts.
We lament to be obliged to record the death of
the Right Hon. Lord Blantyre. His Lordship was
accidentally shot in the neck while looking out of a
window in the top of his house.
The populace are now burning the furniture of
M. Meeus, at the corner of the Rue Royale, near
the Porte Schaerbeck.
The appearance of the Place Royale is most de-
plorable; the Hotel de Belle Vire, the Oa de
J'Amititi, and the adjacent house (originally the Pa-
lace of Prince Frederick), are almost totally de-
stroyed : the Hotel de Flandres and several houses
are seriously injured. Nearly the whole of the
houses in Rue de Namur and the nue de Louvain
have been more or less damaged. Several houses
on the Glacis de Waterloo were injured by cannon-
balls. The military are now bivouacked within a
eague of the city. The Bourgeois are assembling
n great numbers and patrolling the streets.
The different gates are strongly guarded.

(From the Morning herald Correspondent.)
BRUSSELS, SEPT. 27.—1 avail myself of the first
opportunity which has occurred since my letter of
Friday, to forward you a brief sketch of the pre-
sent miserable state of this once-beautiful and flou-
rishing city. My last fully informed you of all the
particulars of the first advantages obtained by the
King's troops, and of their having established them-
selves in the Park, the Place Royale, &c. You are
probably aware that this position commands nearly
the whole of the lower part of the town ; and, no
doubt, concluded that the citizens had either sub-
mitted, or that their houses had been battered about
their ears. Nothing of the sort. The King's troops
were attacked in their formidable position, and, after
an obstinate and bloody struggle, which did not
close until Sunday evening, they withdrew from the
city 1 The Belle-Vue Hotel was taken and retaken
four times by the contending parties, but finally re-
mained in the possession of the citizens. At the
moment that I write (one o'clock pan.) there is not
a single soldier in Brussels, except as prisoner. Don
Juan Von Haien (a name well known to you) is ap-
pointed military governor of the town. Amongst
the prisoners are an aide-de-camp of Prince Fre-
derick, and a Colonel of Hussars. They were taken
in an unsuccessful attempt to enter with a brigade
of 600 cavalry, by the Flanders gate, simultaneously
with the principal attack by the Schaerbeck-gate.
A great number of houses in the Rue de Namur
have been destroyed by shells, and several have been
set fire to by the populace. That of Mr. Mecus is
at this moment in flames. It is with deep regret
that I inform you of the death of Lord Blantyre.
He was killed by a random shot whilst looking out
of an upper window of his house in the Rue Royale,
at the corner of the Montagne du Parc. The ball
lodged in his neck, and the unfortunate nobleman
had barely strength to stagger to the room where
Lady Blantyre and his children were assembled, ere
he sunk in her arms and expired. Uncertain as I
am whether the bearer of this will be allowed to
pass the barriers—still more doubtful of his reaching
eothe h thepatience
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Ostend in time to proceed by the steamer, which
will leave to-morrow evening for London; and hav-
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DE L'ORNIE.—Few works of fiction at the
present day have more fully received and deserved the ap-
probation of critics than the newel of De L'Ortnet by
the Author of " liichelieu" and " Darnley." A contempo-
rary remarks that 7.—" Our author has, in the present in-
stance, been more than usually felicitous in his choice of
subject—the mere apt coincidences which abound in De
L'Ortne would of themselves prove amply sufficient to
render the work exceedingly popular—indeed we never re-
member a work so singularly well timed' as Ilonaxru
used to have it. It would really appear that Mr. lons.
had been gifted with second sight, since his description of
the popular commotion at Barcelona, if transferred to Paris,
might be taken as one of the most vivid pictures yet exhi-
bited of the late glorious but terrific struggle which still
rivets the anxious attention of the whole civilised world."

teers set out by the gates of Schaerbeck and
Louvain, to attack the troops which occupied the
positions of Ever and Diegem some others took
the road of Ghent, to encounter the Hussars which
were stationed on the height of Zellick. Affairs of
advanced posts continued during the day, and the
number of killed was very considerable.
In the evening the greater number of the Volea-
teers returned. Every body repaired towards the
gates, and laboured every where to reinforce the bar-
ricadoes. A proclamation of Prince Frederick, pub-
lished in the Gazelle des Pays liras, was spoken of,
and the entrance of the troops was momentarily ex-
pected. The night, however, passed tranquilly. ,To-
wards eleven ;o'clock M. Ducpetieux and another
person were despatched to the 'head-quarters of
Prince Frederick to represent to him fully the exact
state of things. They could not proceed to the
Prince—they were arrested upon arriving at the ad-
vanced posts, and in. violation of, their: quality. of
were messengers were transported to Aniers, tierelhey
remained in custody.
On Thursday, the 23d, about seven o'clock in the
evening, a body of grenadiers and chasseurs appeared
before the eater) of Schaerback and Louvain. The
Bourgeoise Artillery immediately opened a fire upon
them, which was returned by the troops; the dis-
charges continued, and soon the bullets began to
fall in the upper part of the town.
The movement of the troops, however, advanced,
and they occupied the lines and walls of the Bo-
tanic Garden, and opened their fire upon the people
on the Boulevard in front. The staircase of the
Observatory was guarded by Volunteers from Liege,
whose fire covered the external glacis. At eight
o'clock, the gates of Louvain and Schaerbeck were
forced, and the Dutch troops advanced through the
new Rue Royale, the Boulevards, and the Rue Lou-
vain, towards the Park. A spirited engagement
there took place, as the different columns advanced.
The Chasseurs occupied the Rue do Louvain, and
to the front of the Rue d'Orange, and annoyed the
inhabitants posted at the barricade of Treurenberg,
under whose fire the grenadiers had debauched from
the new Rue Royale : many of the latter fell, and
their wounded were made prisoners. The Park was
at this time occupied by the troops, and they
formed there with their artillery. While these
things were passing in that quarter, some hussars,
and a detachment from the infantry division, entered
by the gate de Flandres, and advanced to the Pig-
market, but they were soon forced to retire, and a
part of them to abandon their arms and baggage ;
a good number, among whom was a Colonel, were
likewise made prisoners. This attack was up to
this time the only one made upon the lower part of
the town, the combat being otherwise concentrated
in the higher quarter.
The Park and its neighbourhood formed then the
principal point of attack. The Bourgeoise artillery
were near the Place Royale, and a number of that
corps sere likewise at the barricade; others were
near the staircase of the Bibliotheque, which they
abandoned at mid-day. Another post occupied the
barricade of the Mountain of the Park ; a fourth held
itself ready to debouche from the Rue Royale to
the Place de Louvain. The troops Isatl their can-
non pointed towards the Place Royale. From the
moment when the staircase of the Bibliotheque was
occupied by the grenadiers, the inhabitants were en-
gaged from both sides of the end of the Rue d'lsa-
belle, in a running fire, which they kept up through-
out he day. The Boulevards, from the Scheer-
beck-gate to that of Namur, belonging also to the
troops. Such was pretty nearly the position of
both parties on the day of the 23d.
The combat was a continual fire of musketry.
The engagement continued till nightfall, when the
fire ceased little by little from all points. In their
movement through the new Rue Royale and Rue
Louvain, the troops took the barracks of the Annon-
ciatles ; towards evening there was a rumour that
those which had occupied the Park, offered to eva-
cuate it, provided they were allowed to retire un-
molested to their barracks ; but the absence of any
chief among the Bourgeoise rendered this overture
unavailing ; each party maintained its position ; the
Volunteers left some sentinels at the barricades, and
the rest retired. Among this population in the
possession of arms, animated by combat, in the midst
of a city without authorities, and abandoned to itself.
not a single excess was committed.
Towards the end of the day flames were seen for
a few minutes issuing from a house in front of the
gate of Schaerbeck and the barrack of the Annon-
eludes.
The post of the staircase of the Observatory,
already spoken of, was surrounded by the troops
from the time when they moved upon the Boule-
vards. The Liegeois defended themselves bravely,
until they had expended all their ammunition. In
this extremity they drew off during the evening,
and passing by the wall of the Boulevard, towards
the country, they returned on the following evening,
after a long detour, and entered the town by the
gate of Hal.
However, during the night many houses were
occupied by the troops, as well in the Rue Royale
as towards the Namur gate. The fire re-opened at
seven o'clock on the morning of Friday the 24th.
The fire of the Bourgeois was very spirited, and
they gradually dislodged the Dutch soldiers from
the houses in the Rue de Namur, and forced them
to take refuge in the Park, the Hotel of Bellevue,
that of the Aneien Cafe of the Emperor, the Place
Royale, l'Aneien Hotel des Galles, and of the cor-
ner of the Rue de la Loi. Many houses in the Rue
d'lsabelle, in front of the staircase of the Biblio-
theque, were filled by volunteers. The States-
General, the Palace, the houses near the staircase
of the Bibliotheque, were in the hands of the Dutch.
From all these points there issued a heavy fire of
musketry. In the Park the soldiers endeavoured to
cover themselves by the trees, and among their thick
clusters.
One of their pieces of cannon, in battery on the
Boulevard, showered bullets into the interior of the
town.
At the Bank, the bullets knocked down a chim-
ney, and penetrated the walls of some of the rooms.
L'Estarninet a la vue du Parc received more than a
dozen, which pierced and shuttered the walls. The
hotel of the Due Er Ursel and the Wood-market were
also damaged. Upon the Cantensteen, the house
of M. Legge was struck by a bullet, which carried
away a part of the wall of the first floor. These
occurrences excited the most general indignation,
and to an extent difficult to describe.
Towards evening, many conflagrations burst forth.
The most terrible was that of the Man6ge, which
lasted all night. Every thing was there consumed.
During the greatest raging of the fire, some soldiers
posted in the houses near the Ilibliothepte fired, it
is said, upon the inhabitants who were endeavour-
ing to extinguish the flames.
It was even said that the fire was conunimicated
by shells, as on the previous evening the firing.
ceased, and the night was tranquil. On Satuedey,
the With, the combat began anew about seven o'clock
in the morning. Tn the taking of the Perk all ef-
forts were then directed., iThe Volunteers made re-
peated attacks, and entered many parts of it. As
well from the side of the mountain of the Park, as
from 04 of
,the Place Royale, the Brabant flag

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" At seven o'clock yesterday morning the Dutch at-
tacked Louvain from the side of the gates of Moulinestvsd
discharged several shells, when we advanced to repulee
them. At ten o'clock we twoeleed the news that a port of
the Dutch army of Tongres tad set out for Louvain in
great force, and with a great many cannons; about eleven
o'clock these troops were, in feet, already 'before oar
town, upon which they began an immedi toe attack, by a
discharge of cannon, and volleys of musketry. We sus-
tained this mock, and our brave inhabitants made a
sortie, which was attended with complete success ; for, at
two o'clock, retreat and confusion were in the Dutch
army, which was furiously assailed by our brave patriots,
and driven to Tirlemont, where their route became a race,
owing to the valiant resistance of the people of that town,
who would not permit them to retire through it. We have
made many prisoners, and our loss is trifling.
" Signed by the Commander-in-Chief of the citizens of
Louvain. " J. NEEF."
By further accounts we learn from Paris, by our
letters of Tuesday evening, that on the 27th the
Belgians had attacked and succeeded in driving the •
Dutch troops from the Park in Brussels 'and the
neighbourhood, and that the town was free. A '
letter from Brussels of the 27th says, that the troops
of Prince Frederick have been beaten on all sides,
and that the Belgians are every where arming against
the Dutch. The fortress of Mons is in the power of
the Belgian inhabitants, who have attacked Atli, and
assisted by the inhabitants of that place, have made
themselves masters of the garrison, who had laid
down their arms. The same success has just taken
place at Tournay.
PARIS, TUESDAY, lIALF-PAIIT FOUR P.M.
A large caravan, filled inside and out with Bel.
glans, to the number of fifty persons, is now passing
the Post-office, on their road to Brussels. They
are singing the Marseillois Hymn ; not only the
people in the street, but the grenadiers of the Na.
tional Guard on duty at the Post-office, are clapping
heir hands and cheering them as they pass.