The Sun.
London, England, 1832-12-08 00:00:00

The Marshal remained in the works nearly the whole of
the day ; indeed he seems unwilling to quit them. He
went several times to every battery, and particularly to
those of Nos. 7 and 8, the erection of which bad pre..
sented the greatest difficulties. He spoke in an encou-
raging and congratulatory tone to the brave soldiers of the
artillery,onil ordered wine to be distributed amongst them.
The fire was continued on both sides with great vigour
(hiring the night. Some of the buildings in the citadel
were set on fire several times by our shells, and we fre-
quently saw volumes of flame shoot forth, but thesoldiers
succeeded in arresting their progress.
At daybreak the fire from our batteries was renewed
with redoubled energy, and by 8 o'clock we could easily
perceive the ravages made by our bullets on the batteries
of the enemy. The Lunette of St. Laurent is quite
broken up, and has ceased to fire. From the Lunette
Montebello we can plainly see the embrasures of one side
of the bastion of the citadel, which was under the fire of
the forts No. 1 and 2. They are literally crumbled to
pieces by our bullets. During the night the besieged with-
drew their cannon from that part, and hive not replaced
them, so that that side does not now reply to our shot.
But they still fire from the Lunette St. Kiel, and from the
masked batteries facing ours, from No. 5 to 10. They
also discharge mortars and howitzers, but the shells do no
harm—most of them burst in the air. Their bullets in
general are better directed. The Dutch artillerymen are
skilful, but they appear to be badly commanded ; for in-
stead of endeavouring to dismount the guns, they take aim
at even an isolated soldier. We have here used, for the
first time, howitzers of greater length than those already
in use, and the artillery are satisfied with the result. Se-
veral of the Belgian artillery have expressed a wish to fol.
low this example.

10 O'CLOCK.

Many of our shells have fallen upon the large barrack,
which seems to be a great point of attack with some of
our batteries. We now and then see clouds of smoke
ascend from this building.
'the engineers, during the fire of our batteries, press on
their operations with activity. The second parallel is
completed, and the communications from it touch the
Lunette St. Laurent.

I I O'CLOCK.

The Duke de Nemours, Marshal Gerard, General Des-
prez, and their staff, have visited all the batteries. The
Doke entered into familiar conversation with some of the
officers, and congratulated them on the result of their
labours. In his presence some of the artillery gave proofs
of the accuracy of their aim. The young Duke watched
the effect, and on the spot gave rewards to some of their
happy hits.
In the battery No 3, a ball struck the lining of the
bastion, and completely covered the Duke de Nemours and
the Marshal with clay. Neither one nor the other seemed
at all moved by the circumstance. This bullet seemed to
be the last fired from the citadel. The cannon were soon
after withdrawn from all the embrasures ; but to see the
silence and solitude of the place, and the shot and shells
that fell upon it without being returned, took away all in-
terest from the scene. People ask if Chasse is prepared
to capitulate, or if, contenting himself with a passive re-
sistance for the present, he reserves all his force to repel
the assault from fosse to fosse. Whatever he may do the
besiegers are advancing. To-night, according to every
appearance, we shall occupy the Lunette St. Lpurent, and
perhaps a station more advanced in the midst of the first
fosse of the citadel.

2 o'cLock-..
The Duke of Nemours and the Marshal have quitted
;lie trenches.

QUARTER-EAST 2

Two immense columns of smoke appear rising slowly
from the citadel. We do not know exactly the spot, but
there is no doubt that an extensive conflagration is going
on in the buildings. We learn, at the same time, that a
serious cannonade is going on between the Dutch frigate
Eurydice and Fort St. Marie.

The great progress made in the operations of the siege
will be manifest to-morrow. Amongst the troops every
countenance brightens at the happy result of the excellent
means that have been already used, and that it has been
achieved without any considerable loss to the army, or
any damage to the opulent city of Antwerp.

Y.S. The report is circulated that the Baron Chasse
looks with indifference on our rapid progress, bec use be
calculates that the high tide on the 7th of this month will
prove a powerful auxiliary to him, by enabling him to in-
undate a great part of our works. You should he on
your guard against such stories, which are circulated with
great levity. I shall confine myself to the material fact,
that in the ordinary course of events and calculations, the
success of any measure is correspondent with the wisdom
of the means employed. It is difficult therefore to find
any reasonable doubt of matters being about to come to a
speedy denouement.

SIEGE OF THE CITADEL.
ANTWERP, DEC. 5.
I take up my narrative of events here where I left off
yesterday.

DEC. 4, IN THE AFTERNOON.
The Mechlin gate is again open to persons returning to
the city.
All the embrasures of the batteries on the left face of the
bastion de Toledo, and some of the right, are so choked up
with earth thrown up by the fire of our cannon, that the
guns are silent on that side.

The Dutch have begun to play from a new battery
erected on the flank of the bastion, opposed to that of To-
ledo, and facing the city. This is destined to attack the
battery No. 2, which has done great damage by its fire.
The Fort Montebello, of which the battery was thrown
up in great haste, while we were expecting an attack from
the Dutch, has suffered some damage by the effect of its
own firing.

HALF• PAST 4.
We can see the artillerymen of Fort Montebello at work
in repairing their detni.bastions. The Dutch on their
side are endeavouring to repair their embrasures, but the
fort obliges tbem to retire by its discharges of grape
amongst the workmen.

5 O'CLOCK.
We do not hear any more cannon from the aide of the
Lunette St. Laurent. The Dutch are sending shells from
a new bittery erected on the curtain of the bastion of
Toledo.

I O'CLOCK.
The besiegers and the besieged have ceased to fire their
cannon. Each is engaged in the repairs of the works. The
fire of the French guns was S shots an hour each.

10 O'CLOCK.
Shells are discharged frequently from both sides. The
firing on the French side is improved. The guns of the
besieged are no longer heard.

MIDNIGHT.
The Dutch have pl iced mortars on the bastion on the
right facing the city, to throw shells against the batteries
I, and S.

DEC. 5, HALF-PAST 3 A.M.
A tire h ►s broken out in the citadel.

6 O'CLOCK.
The fire is still seen to rage with some fury. The be-
siegers have recommenced their fire.

9 O'CLOCK.
A brisk fire from all the batteries on the French side
does not excite the Dutch to return it. Their fire is very
weak on every point.

10 O'CLOCK.
The firing has totally ceased on the left face of the Toledo
bastion. The battery at Montebello is directing its guns
on another quarter.

HALF-FAST W.
To the right of Montebello, elthe to the powder-