The Sun.
London, England, 1839-06-10 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY, JUNE 10, 1839.

FLANDERS AND DUTCH MAILS.

BRUSSELS, JUNE 6. —The day before yesterday, at nine
o'clock, a heavy rain began to fail, and continued till the
morning. In the night there was a gie at deal of thunder,
and the lightning struck two or three places. The villas
in most of the lower parts of the city are filled with water.
Yesterday morning, at ten o'clock, the train which had
left Brussels fur Ostend at half-past six came back, having
been unable to proceed beyond Capelle, where, according
to the accounts given by the passengers,sthes dike of a
canal has given way, and the railway is three feet under
water. A•house built of stone has given way. At Burgt,
near Vilvorde, nine small houses have fallen down, and
twenty children arc said to be buried under the ruins.
Between Brussels and Malines the railroad and the sur-
rounding country are inundated; the standing corn, which
looked so well, is now buried under water. It is said that
five houses have fallen down at Wolruve St. Pierre.
LIEGE, JUNE s.—Detachments of soldiers, discharged
with unlimited furloughs, daily arrive here, some of them
are quartered on the citizens for ono night, others merely
pass through the city and proceed directly to their homes.
A great number of waggons, carts, &c. have been sent
to Venloo to bring away all the provisions, military
stores, &C.
The Chamber of Representatives met to-day at one
o'clock. Among the petitions presented was one from the
Chamber of Commerce of Venloo, requesting, in favour
of Limburg, the same modifications of the tariff of customs
that have been adopted for Luxemburg. The Minister Lf
the Interior said it was impossible for the Chamber to
attend to the petitions at this moment, but that it would be
a subject of its greatest solicitude. The Central Section
having made its report on the project of law respecting
the Court of Justice in Luxemburg as amended by the
senate, the law so amended was agreed to without any
important discu ,sior!. The Minister of the Interior then
read the Royal Ordinance, by which the Session of 1838-
1839 is declared to be closed.
The Journals are full of accounts of the accidents
caused by the storm. It seems that a great many houses
have fallen down, and the number of lives lost is consider-
able. At Borgt, where a viaduct, that had been con-
structed under the causeway, to carry off the water, was
found to be far too narrow for that purpose., the water
rose to the height of 45 feet, burst the dike or barrier
formed by the causeway, and swept away 17 houses that
were in the valley lower than the causeway. All the in-
habitants who have perished, seem to have been overtaken
in their sleep. The dead bodies of 13 persons of one
family have been found in one of the houses that are un-
dermined. In all 33 dead bodies have been found; 14 or
15 others are missing.
JUNE 7.—lt appears that the ravages of the storm have
been very extensive. Letters from Antwerp and Liege
give melancholy accounts of the damage done by it.
THE HAGUE, JUNE 4. To-day there is a grand dinner
at the country house of Prince Frederick, at which all the
members of the Royal family are present. It was given to
take leave of Princess Albert of Prussia, who leaves the
Hague to-morrow to go to her estates in Silesia. It is
said, however, that she will be here again in August to keep
the birthday of our revered King. The Grand Duke Alex-
ander, who is be at Frankfort on the Gch, will stop there
10 days and then go on by way of Kipingen, (where he will
go to visit his aunt, the Grand Duchess of Saxe Weimare,)
Berlin, and Lubeck to St. Petersburg.
His Royal Highness the Hereditary Prince of Orange,
will go this week to Stuttgard, where his marrage with
the Princess Sophia of Wurtemburg will be solemnised on
the 18th. It said that the Prince of Orange will be pre-
sent at the ceremony.
AMSTERDAM, JUNE 6.—We learn that the seat of the Com-
pany for promoting the navigation and trade of the Black
Sea and the East; is to be at Amsterdam, where the
grand meetings are to be held.
There is to be a general factory at Odessa, the Com-
pany having obtained permission to have factories not only
in different parts of the Russian Empire, but also in foreign
countries. The Russian Government has granted several
privileges to this Company, the foundation of which was
suggested by the daily inereasing importance of the trade
of the Black Sea.
The chief founders of the Company are Messrs. Van
Aken, Count Rodel, Van Gobbeloschroy Bcrrryer, and E.
Barbier.

The news of the taking of Daleo—must be very
welcome to those who are acquainted with Sumatra, and
take an interest in our affairs there. It is really an important
event, as it establishes our power to the frontiers of the
kingdom of Achim, that is over the whole territory which
we can possess according to the treaty of 1824. Thus
our troops will have little more to contend with on the
west coast of Sumatra, and especially towards the north,
unless differences should arise with the people of Achim.
On the east coast we aro not so far advanced; Palembang
and the interior to the north of Palembang, and between
that and Bencoolen, are in a very unsettled state, and
the people. so very low in the scale of civilization, that it
will require much time and trouble to accustom them to a
regular government. It is supposed that Palembang and
Bencoolen being united, the seat of government will be
fixed in the highlands in the interior on the river Mocrie,
which falls into the sea at Palembang.