The Sun.
London, England, 1830-10-09 00:00:00

any thing, not having beets able to speak with any
one who had been present there. Report, however,
will have it that the military could not Stand it'long
there. The barricades thrown up by the mob, on
bath "ides of the' Boulevards, served them as for-
tifications. The throwing of stones, &c., out of the
houses in the Leekett-street obliged them to retreat.
At the Schaerbeek-gete the fl'Aist was excesdinglY
couragesus, but very bloody. The mob had col-
lected on that point in Multitudes; they were, bow.;
ever, obliged to give up before the valiant grenadiers,
who, notwithstanding the firing out of the room arid
eau window% and the throwing of stenos, &e.,
from the roofs, some pushed on to the Park, but
further was impossible for them, as the Hotel
(formerly Prince Frederick's), the Café l'Amitie,
and Bellevue houses, were filled by the mob ; and
this passage, besides, was fortified by several barri-
cades. To attempt further advancing would have
been rushing on to certain death for the troops. Our
troops (141 not, as I have since seen by the papers,
get as far as the Place Royale. The loss of the
mob is computed at about 350 or 400 ; on the ,side
of the military I tlo not knoW the number, but, in
my opinion, it may safely be taken el not very large ;
this street is very bread, and the respectable occu-
piers of these houses would undoubtedly ,oppose the
throwing stones as much as they could : however,
the houses suffered Much by the cannon.
The troops were consequently in possession of the
Park. Most fearful was the firing out of and its it
the whole sissy, until five in the aftertmeri; and
when the wild rebels could not create say feat
among our brave troops, they that day yet spouted
aqurtfortis into the Park. What the consequence
has been I shall not attempt to describe; it nety easily
be imagined.
The Namur and Louvain gates were also musts red
by our troops, who were thus irepossession of the
higher part of the town. The firing, as I have already
said, was uninterrupted until five in the afternoon,
when a white flag wan shown by the rebels, and the
requested truce was accepted by the treops.
In the evening, however, there appeared a tulle
proclamation of Prince Frederick, that if the troops
made themselves masters of the town on the follow-
ing day, he allowed them two hours of plunder...—.
This shameful lie enraged the populace, who be-
came more daring, inasmuch us they imagined they
had hail the advantage on the troops, and also ie.
sensed the more respectable citizens, who bad so
much wished for the entry of the troops the day be-
fore. 'They all resolved to fight to the last drop of
blood, to protect their wives, children, and posses-
sions. From this moment it became a strife for life
or death on their part. " Valuers vet marl" !" now
became the general cry. ,
The same evening a proclemation from the 'Liege
men was published, stating, that all whir should,
bring provisions to the troops shut up (as they al-
leged) in the park, which, however, was untrue, as
they had the free egress through the Rue Royale,
and by the back of the Palace of the Prince of
Orange,—would be immediately shot its the Matket
place. Notwithstanding this positive prohibition,
two warners, who, in all probability, had believed
the shutting tip of the Hoops to be true, had the
courage and humanity to violate the order. They
were apprehended, and, instead of being shot, one
was hewn in pieces by the Liege cannibals, in the
Marketplace, the other was, with hot rible outcries
carried past my door' thrown and drawn from one
side to the other by the populace, and at last, with
true fiendlike madness, torn asunder: this scene
was most horrible. Its the lower part of the town
the night was tolerably quiet.

FRIDAY, SEPT. 24.

At eight in the morning the thundering, of the
cannon and rattling of ,email arms commenced with
renewed force; both lasted until seven in the even-
ing. Eye-witnesses assured me that the firing out
of the park upon the Cafe l'Amitie and Bellevue
bed been terrible : these buildings suffered much,
although they were not broken down nor fallen in,
as hes been related in some papers. In the course
of: this day a most terrible fight took place at the
Namur gate, where, however, our troops were vic-
tors : 400 or 580 citizens must have been killed
there. The hospital of St. John and St, Peter,
_and
the plundered Government hotel of Governor Yon-
der Posse, were tilled with dead and wounded—
they knew not what to de with them. The troops
did not advance further that day, but were again
obliged to quarter in the park that night. In the
Morning, the mob had plundered the Crown Prince's
Pulver; I heard this by a person who had assisted
in drinking up the good old chanbertin wine found
there; " tr. was delicious," he said, and with this
gastronomic ejaculation he closed his tide. 'By six
in the evening a house wits in flames between the
Laeken end gehaerheck gates. Not long afterwards
the riding-school of Mr. Max was in conflagration.
I stood on the top of a house. The scene of these
two messes of fire, together with a dark Ay, storm,
and drizzling rain, thundering of (mimeo, mixed with
the cries of the wounded, made such an impression
that it was as if I ehould sink to the ground. I

could no longer witness this scene of horror. The.
fire lasted till four in tito morning.
SATURDAY, SEPT, 25.

The firing was less heavy, the troops retnained in
the Park, and made not the least movement ; the
Seheerbeck, Namur, and Louvain gates continued
still in their possession.. . The military bad, during
the night, mustered the Louvain-street, and plun-
tiered and destroyed every think. A Lieuteriant
assured me, that it wee impossible for the officers
to stop the men's excited fury ; and no wonder,
when one recalls to himself how treacherously bed
they had been received by the people. There was
no tire that day ; it seemed as if both parties were
tired. Two .Antwerpers were molested that they
by the mob,' who tanked upon Omni as spies,
be* because Antwerp had not taken any part in,
the rebellion. TheAight was unusually quiet.

SUNDAY" SiPT. 26.

At eight in the morning the Cannonade began
with renewed force, at the very moment that I hurl
resolved soddenly to leave this unfortunate city, and
not to witness any longer the awful destiny over-
hanging it. I intrusted my, plan to the Liege Cap-
tain Dolman. This young man proud of the confi-
dence reposed in him by a DutChman, did not hesi...
tate to endanger himself to help me, and promind
and swore. to see me out of Alm gate, and that he
would, if my barely was in danger, defend my life at
the risk of his own. I informed him that two more
persona, of which one was a person in Government
employ, Who hail Iwo accused of wearing the Orange
cockade, which was only, however; an invention to
give bint.up to the fury of the rush, the other (a
lady), were to he saved, 'as we, had sworn to remain
together. r ,
Captain Dolman guaranteed us all and omit* a
thousand dangers brought us safe throUgh, the Ilene.
dare-gate (in possession of the populace), and 04
not leave us till he was certain of our safety. .
4.-4nd I in pinticular—owc much gratitude
to this loyal Liege man, and shall as long as we live
look upon him aa,our preserver. When we kit the
town there waswasp Are near 4nderiecbtlate, and the
cannonading continued. , .

in a poetseript it ie ealtip'tintt or the 250 Liege
leen'eeptein ILloirrien hint bronaht w:th him to Brue-
tottle,,only 20 remained on the 26th of September.

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