The Sun.
London, England, 1833-01-12 00:00:00

UNION-HALL.

Miss Elizabeth Farnsworth, the young female
who, it may be remembered, fell in love, at first
sight with a young man in the employ of Mr. Lee,
of Southwark, as he happened to be riding on
horseback past her dwelling, was brought before
Mr. WEDGWOOD yesterday charged under the fol-
lowing circumstances :
Mr. Lee stated that in consequence of the an-
noyance to which he and others of his establishment
were subjected by the conduct of the above young
lady, he was cempelled to discharge the person
upon whom she had fixed her affections from his
employment. This unavoidable step, although pre-
judicial to the interest of the young man, yet had
not the intended effect of keeping her away from
his (Mr. Lee's) premises. She came there con-
tinually, and insisted that the object of her affec-
tions was concealed in the house, and it was use-
less to reason with her, as she refused to listen to
any advice, and commenced exhibiting a spirit of
revenge by breaking the windows. She had been
twice in custody at this office, and although
punished for the offence by imprisoment, in
default of paying the penalty for wilful damage,
yet it seemed to make no impression on her.
Yesterday morning she called again at Mr. Lee's
house, and having insisted that her lover was on
the premises, became very noisy in consequence of
a refusal to permit her to examine the place all over.
They endeavoured by soothing treatment to prevail
on her to go home, but she was not so easily to be
got rid of, and after having dealt out a good deal of
abuse to Mr. Lee, she pulled a large stone out of
her pocket and flung it through the office window,
smashing two panes of glass, and nearly breaking
the head of one of the clerks who was writing at
the desk.

Mr. WEDGWOOD said that he was of opinion that
she must be insane, otherwise she would never act
in the manuer that she had done, and being of this
opinion he should now keep her in custody until a
physician was consulted, and two Magistrates were
present to decide upon the case.
The defendant on hearing the Magistrate's deci-
sion appeared totally regardless, and accompanied
Newcome, the officer, to the lock-up house without
exhibiting any feeling, either one way or the other,
on the subject.

The Prussian Government has expressed its
approbation of a proposition of the Provincial States of
Westphalia, is the establishment of an iron railroad, to
form a junction between the Weser and the Lippe ; and
the committee formed at Minden for the execution of this
plan has proposed to continue the road to Cologne.

THE HAGUE, JAN. G.—The Princess of Orange
and the three young Princes returned yesterday
from the army.
For some days past there have been long sittings
of the Cabinet Council. It is affirmed that the sot -
ject of deliberation was the new proposals made by
England and France, the principal of which are said
to be, the surrender of Lillo and Liefkenshoek, the
free navigation of the Scheldt, with the payment of
a moderate tonnage,—the free navigation of the in.
land waters, according to the regulations of the tariff
of Mentz,—a commercial route by way of Sittardt
and Venloo,—with a toll,—Holland to be put in
possession of all the territory assigned to it by the
twenty-four articles within ten days after the signing
of the treaty,—the reduction of the Dutch and Bel-
gian armies to the peace establishment within a
month after the signature of the treaty.
It is said that these proposals, either wholly or in
part, are decreed inadmissible, but not wholly re-
jected; so that they may serve as a basis for fur-
ther negotiations.
A new Russian loan has been opened at Amster-
dam, under the title of " The 4th Series of the
Loan of 5 per Cent.," and the house of Hope and
Co. is to negotiate the loan as opportunity shall
offer. The amount of this loan is to be 20,000,000
of rubles, or about 40,000,000 of florins.
We hear from Bergen-op-Zoom that on the sth
instant two ships arrived off Bath with wounded
Dutch soldiers, who had left Antwerp the preced-
ing night. Several of the sick and wounded from
the citadel of Antwerp, who were brought to the
hospital at Bergen-op-Zoom, being entirely reco-
vered, have left the hospital to join their brethren
in arms. The two ships above mentioned had 94
wounded soldiers on board. The ice in the river
making it difficult to go up to Bergen-op-Zoom, the
two ships went to Flushing, where the wounded,
no doubt, have all possible care taken of them.
JANUARY 7.—The following despatch has been
received by the Director-General of War:—

" TO HIS EXCHLLENCY THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF WAR

AT THE HAGUE.

" Citadel of Antwerp, Dec. 29, 1832.
" As a sequel to my despatch of the 24th inst.,
No. 1,784, I have the honour of informing your
Excellency that the enemy, by virtue of the capitu-
lation concluded this day, occupied the ravelin at the
principal gate, and afterwards in the course of the
day the five bastions.
"At 2, p.m., I received in my casemate a visit
from the two French Princes, accompanied by Mar-
shal Gerard, and 10 or 12 other Generals, who ad-
dressed to me the highest eulogies with regard to
the defence of the citadel. The Marshal, at the
same time, gave me the assurance that he would
grant to me all that was not contrary to his in-
structions. All appeared struck with astonishment
at the situation in which they found the interior of
the citadel. I have no reason whatever to complain
of the conduct of the French with respect to us;
they satisfied all my demands in the must obliging
manner.

" I esteem myself happy in having been able to
anticipate the wishes of his Majesty respecting the
conveyance of the wounded to Holland; in the
mean time, at my instance, those slightly wounded
and the sick, who were on the 26th instant either
here or at the Tete de Flandres, have been con-
veyed by water, under a French escort, from hence
to our fleet, and from thence, under the escort of our
seamen, to Bergen-op-Zoom.
. .

" Upon this occasion the Belgians again gave a
proof of their baseness, by directing upon these
vessels, although under a French escort, a brisk
fire from Kattendyk to near Fort du Nord. The
men badly wounded, 59 in number, have been con-
veyed to the hospital of Ant werp. There the
French military authorities are specially commis-
sioned to take them under their protection ; amongst
them are 26 who have undergone amputation. Co-
lonel de Gomoens and Lieutenant Van Limburg
Stisum have been also conveyed in the same way,
their condition not allowing them to be otherwise
conveyed. The latter has been received at the
house of his cousin. The Marshal has formally pro-
mised me that those wounded, as soon as their state
allows of it, shall be sent to their homes.

" Captain Koopman, who, by virtue of the addi-
tional article, was not included in the capitulation,
was conveyed on the 26th to the French head-quar-
ters. The marine officers have been disarmed. After
several representations, and after having insisted
several times with the Marshal that if the fate of the
seamen was not to be equal to ours I should be per-
sonally treated in the same way as the Captain, the
duty of every commandant being to submit as a pri-
soner of war to the destiny of those whose fate is the
hardest, I had the happiness of obtaining a consent
that the officers should have their arms restored,
and the seamen be included in the capitulation. A
hope was besides given me that Captain Koopman
should soon join me. I could not, however, be satis-
fied in ray demand in this respect without persisting
in desiring to share his lot.

" On the 27th Marshal Gerard addressed to me
the following letter:—

" ' ARMY OF THE NORTH.

" 6 TO BARON CHASSE, GENERAL OE INFANTRY, HEAD..

QUARTERS, BERCIIE}I, DEC. 27.

" Monsieur General,—l hasten to announce to
you, that according► to the instructions which I have
received from my Government, I am authorized to
send you to Holland, and also all the troops which
were under your orders, upon the express condition
that all the officers and soldiers included in the ca-
pitulation shall, as well as you, enter into a formal
engagement not to bear arms against France or her
allies, and especially against Belgium, whilst the ar-
rangements of intervention between the latter Power
and Holland are incomplete. If you accept the pro-
position which I have the honour to make to you, I
will immediately give orders that you and your
troops shall march without delay to the frontiers of
Holland, where your arms shall be restored. In
case of a refusal, I have to inform you that I have
received orders to send you and your troops to
Dunkirk.

" ' Receive, Monsieur General, the assuranc of
ray most distinguished consideratio,i,

" ' Count GERARD,
" The Marshal Commanding-in-Chief.'
" TO MARSHAL COUNT GERARD, COMMANDANT IN-

CHIEF OF THE ARMY OF THE NORTH.

" Citadel of Antwerp, Dec. 27, 1832.
"‘ MonsieurMarshal—ln answer to the letter which
your Excellency has done me the honour to address
to me to-day concerning the conditions as to send-
ing the garrison of the citadel to Holland, I have
the honour to inform you, Monsieur Marshal, that I
am not authorized to subscribe such an engagement,
and that, in consequence, I am under the necessity
of submitting, with my troops, to the lot which
the French Government in that case destines for us.

" Receive, Monsieur Marshal, the assurances of
my most distiuguished consideration.
" 'Baron CHASSE, the General of Infintry.'

" We, on this, received orders yesterday to pro•
teed to Dunkirk. Nlajor-General de Tauvags set out
this morning with the first column, about 2,400
strong, composed of the 10th, and two companies of
the 2d Infantry, under a strong escort. As to my-
self, I shall be put in route early tomorrow, with
the second and last column, consisting of what re-
mains of infantry, artillery, and seamen.
" It has been permitted, at my request, to the
officers in health to return to Holland. They will
set out from hence at the first opportunity, except
.he Surgeon-Major Croissant, who, at his own in-
stance, will accompany me, on account of my ill
state of health, to Dunkirk, where he will take an
opportunity of being sent to Holland, when I shall
no longer need his care.
" Time at present fails me. I shall have the
honour of sending from Dunkirk to your Excellency
the propositions which I have to make for granting
' military rewards.
" I have just received the melancholy intelligence
that Colonel de Gomoens died yesterday evening in

the hospital at Antwerp, in consequence of his
wounds.

" His Majesty has lost in him an officer as skilful
as he was brave and faithful. We were particularly
intimate, and I regret him sincerely.
" Baron CHASSE, the General of Infantry."
By a subsequent despatch, General Chasse re•
quested the Director• General of War to state to the
King his warm gratitude for the honourable testi-
mony given by his Majesty to the conduct of the
General, and the garrison of the citadel. To his
despatch was joined the order of the day addressed
upon that occasion to the garrisons of the citadel of
Antwerp end the forts dependent on it, as well as
to the naval forces of his Majesty in the Scheldt
before Antwerp.

" ORDER OF THE DAY.
" Companions in Arms,—ln fulfilling his duties,
it is assuredly to the soldier the most noble reward
to receive the assurance that his conduct is ap-
proved by his Sovereign.
"This is the case with Us. Companions in arms,
it is with the greatest satisfaction that I inform you
of it. The King has been satisfied with your con-
duct during the siege : the whole of the defence has
answered the just expectations of his Majesty. He
has taken the most lively interest in the fate of so
many brave men, who have shed their blood for
their country, and who have supported with resig-
nation en many fatigues and privations.
" Wishing to give a proof of his satisfaction with
me personally, and in my person to the whole garri-
son of the citadel of Antwerp, his Majesty has, by
en arret of the 25th instant, appointed me a Grand
Cross of the Military Order of William. His Ma-
jesty will besides receive with pleasure the propo-
sitions which will be made to him to grant rewards.
" Companions in arms ! We have fulfilled our
task with honour ; if the holy cause of our country
is momentarily deprived of the aid of our arms, our
hearts will ever be d. voted to it ; the proof is given
of what may still be expected from as, whatever
sacrifice it may cost us.
" Boron CHASSE, the General of Infantry.
" Citadel of Antwerp, Dec. 27, 1832."
The closing price of the Dutch Funds (Actual
Debt) at Amsterdam on Monday was 421.