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

A SOLVENT BANKRUPT.

A miller of the name of Godfrey, residing at
Stoney Stratford, was a few months since declared
a bankrupt, but it appeared from his balance sheet,
which was exhibited to Mr. Commissioner Williams
by Mr. Perkins, the accountant, that the bankrupt
had more than sufficient to pay every creditor the
full amount of his demands. When the fiat was
issued against him, his debts amounted to 3,0101.,
and to meet which he had good debts due to him to
the amount of 1,882/., and freehold and other pro-
perty to the value of 1,840/., leaving a balance in
his favour of upwards of 7001. The creditors were
so satisfied with his honourable conduct, that they
consented he should keep possession of his furniture
instead of selling it by auction.
MR. LEECH'S BANKRUPTCY.

Thirty-four shares in the Rock Reversionary and
Loan Society which belonged to Mr. Leech, the
late proprietor of the London Coffee-house, were
sold before Mr. Commissioner Holroyd. The shares
cost 510/., as the whole amount on them had been
paid. They were put up for 1001., and after some
competition knocked down for 4001. It appeared
that they had been mortgaged by Mr. Leech for
their full value.

The Lord of the isles steamer, with a rein.
forcement of 300 French recruits for Don PEDRO, and
which we lately stated bad been obliged to put into Brest
for coals, sailed from thence for Oporto on the 4th inst.
DISTURBANCES IN YORK.—Some disturb-
ances took place in this city on Tuesday evening, in the
course of which the windows of Mr. LOWTHER'S Com-
mittee-room were broken, and a " Conservative" or two
openly insulted in the street. We are sorry that anything
of this kind should have taken place, because we decidedly
deprecate everything beyond the violence of words in ),oli-
tical or electioneering contests.-- York Herald.

ANTWERP, Mownav Nowt, DEC. 10.
During the afternoon of yesterday, the night and the
whole of this morning, a thick fog has prevented the cu-
rious from observing what takes place outside the walls.
The fog has been also very useful to the besiegers, as it
enabled them to carry on their works without so much
danger as on the preceding nights. The number of casual-
ties has not equalled that of Saturday night. Among
them are to be numbered two French soldiers who are
seriously wounded by the bursting of a shell immediately
on quitting the mortar.
The most extravagant exaggerations are circulated by
the correspondents of some Tory papers in London. One
of those individuals, who last week ventured into the
trenches, when he was arrested by the sentinels and de-
tained some time (6 hours) in Borgerhout, until liberated
on the intervention of the British authorities, being re-
solved to kill the French on paper, boldly states that 1,600
have been killed or disabled. The tenth of the number
is nearer the fact.
The French Generals, fearing nothing to demand their
army elsewhere, are as economical as possible of the lives
of their soldiers. They do not apprehend that the Dutch
army, under the Prince of Orange, will come to raise the
siege, or to succour the besieged; they therefore take their
time, and make such arrangements as will effect their pur-
pose with the least loss of life. Time is therefore no ob-
ject ; 'besides, their soldiers are new all housed, which
relieves them from much anxie►y on the score of health.
The firing of the Dutch has been very sharp during the
night, not so much from the certainty of doing injury to
the besiegers, as to prevent them from continuing th eir
works. There was a rumour circulated this morning,
thdt an attempt was made during the night to assault the I
Fort St. Laurent, and that the attackers were repulsed ;
but this report, I understand from good sources, is not
correct, as no assault is to be made until the whole works
are well arranged.
The Dutch had in all 12 guns yesterday alive, which
are said to include three or four opened fresh by embra-
sures freshly cut in the face of one of the bastions.

1 O'CLOCK.
The number of non-military British visitors, who come
to see nothing, and who as such expose themselves to
ridicule, is on the increase.
The firing is now sharp enough.
Colonel Caradoc, who went yesterday to Brussels, is ex-
pected to return to his post this evening.

BRUSSELS, MONDAY MORNING.

Accounts have reached here which left the headquarters
of the besieging army at an advanced hour last night.
They bring down the proceedings to a later period, but
beyond that they do not differ in character from those
which reached yesterday and the day before,—still de-
scribing the most daring bravery of attack on the one band,
and the most determined boldness of defence on the other.
The Dutch seem to have made up their minds to obey the
sanguinary mandate of their cold •hearted Sovereign to the
letter, and to hold out to the last. The fault is not theirs,
but a dreadful responsibility will rest on the head of him
through whose selfish obstinacy, in holding for a few
days' longer a place which his General must eventually
eive up, thousands of brave men must be sacrificed at
both sides.

We now hear no further talk of any bombardment of
the city, but still there are many whose fears on the sub-
ject have not been set at rest, and who think that Chasse,
irritated at the prospect of defeat, may signalize the fall
of the citadel by the contemporaneous ruin of the city.
True, he niay do so, but at present I think it extremely
improbable.

The firing at and from the citadel yesterday continued
without intermission ; but the chief, at least the most de-

structive part of the contest, lay in the vicinity of Fort
St. Laurent, which the enemy were disputing almost man
to man, and foot to foot. This close firing was, of
course, productive of corresponding loss on both sides.
That Of the French was, I understand, more on yesterday
and Saturday than on all the previous days of the siege
put together. The engineers and artillery engaged in the
advanced works of the besiegers have suffered most. One

party of sappers advanced,-I
understand, without due

caution, so as to bring themselves directly under the fire
of one of the batteries of the citadel. The moment they
were observed, a discharge of grape came amongst them,
'lad not a man escaped. In a few moments their places
were supplied by another party, who advanced with more
prudence, but began their work as coolly as if they were
employed in digging a pleasure ground. The alacrity and
even gayety with which fresh parties of workmen go on to
the very bead of the works to take the places of their
comrades, whose mangled limbs strew their paths, are, I
understand, the astonishment even of those officers who
have seen many campaigns, and who have had much ex-
perience in such thing.
The same sang froid is displayed in the trenches ; but
there, as yet, the fire has been very slightly injurious. It
was expected, when the last accounts came away, that
every thing would be ready to carry the Lunette St. Lau-
rent by about noon this day. The contest on that point
will be of a most murderous kind.
The following are extracts from the papers of this
morning :
The King has conferred the first decoration of the Order
of Leopold, under the following circumstance
In going round the trenches in front of the citadel, his
Majesty met a sapper carried on a litter. "My Gene-
ral," said the brave and unfortunate soldier, with a firm
voice, " I have lost a leg and an arm. It was at the head of

the sap, where I was at my post." On returning to the
Palace the King sent to General Gerard the first decora-
tion of the Order of Leopold for this brave fellow, accost

panied by a sum of money.

ANTWERP, DEC., 9, Nom

The new batteries in advance of the first parallel have
opened their fire, in the night of the Bth, to destroy the
masked batteries which shelter the guns of the besieged,
and which they saved in the bastions 1 and 2 to oppose
the works of the sap and its approaches.
Two new batteries were constructed last night to re-
ceive the 24-pounders, which are 200 metres from the
works of the place, and to protect more effectually the
beads of the sap, which are in advance to the right of the
covered way of bastion No. 2. The beads of the sap are
armed with cohorn mortars, with the view of repelling
similar mortars of the besieged on our approaches.
The fog which was commenced promises a propitious
night for our works of approach, and our preparations
for the descent on the fosse of the Ludette St. Laurent,
and to attack the mine and scarp, and to make a breach.
We have placed four mortars on the Lunette Monte-
bello to counteract those of the besieged, which are esta-
blished in the bastion No. 2, and which are directed
against the Lunette.
The cannonade has been very brisk during the night.
FRENCH ARMY.
BERCHEM, DEC. 9. AFTERNOON.
Yesterday, about 5 o'clock, King Leopold visited all
the batteries. He was accompanied by General Desprez

and several officers of his staff. The fire was on both

sides very animated. His Majesty visited the whole of the
line, and every where gave proofs, by his judicious obser-
vations, of his good sense, joined to undaunted courage.
He conferred the Order of Leopold on one of our wounded,

which decoration, given so apropos, made a lively impres-

sion on the soldiers.

During the night the fire of the citadel did not diminish,
but it has not done much mischief, because the clouded

moon did not permit the besieged to direct their fire
with the same exactness as on the two nights preced-
ing. The engineers profiting by this obscurity, acce-

lerated their works, and at the same time the artil-

lery armed the new batteries, the construction of

which I before announced on the second parallel
200 metres from the citadel. These batteries will com-
mence in the course of the day, and, placed at so short a
distance, will produce a grand effect. On the other side
we have placed at the heads of our sap four mortars of
cohorn to reply to those of the Dutch, who, during the
last few days have caused great mischief among our
sappers. It was one of those brave fellows, who lost a
leg and an arm, to whom King Leopold gave yesterday
the decoration of his order. This distinction inspired a
lively sensation of ambition among several of our officers.
The fire revived furiously this morning, with a very
animated discharge of musketry from the Lunette St.
Laurent.

The defence of the garrison is most obstinate, and
although the Dutch lose as many as we do, they dispute
every inch.
The little fort of St. Laurent is disputed by both par-

QUARTER.PAST 4.
The King has gone to visit the trenches, accompanied
by General Desprez. He dismounted and went to the
parallel. At 6, his Majesty returned to the city by the
Fort Montebello. The fire of each battery was redooled
as the King passed. Soon after, the fire along the whole
!inc., and in the citadel, became less brisk.

S O'CLOCX.

The fire of musketry from the ramparts and-from the
lunette is very galling to our workmen, who are employed
in making a lodging for seventy metres (about seventysix
yards English) from the Toledo bastion. The bombs
from the enemy do us much mischief. They are gene-
rally well thrown. An artilleryman of battery No. :3,
commanded by the brave Captain Artaud, has had his acne
blown off, and the four nen who were serving the same
gun were wounded.
The name of the brave Montebello, from whom that
fort is so called, is a sort of talisman for it. It is perfectly
riddled (crible) with bombs. The whole of the demi-
bastion is torn away. Yesterday two cannon frame and
stind were blown to pieces by a shell, but not one of
the men were wounded. On another occasion a carriage
belonging to the train, brought a large mortar to this bat-
tery, and while the men were taking it from the carriage,
a bomb burst in the midst of them, without wounding
either man or horse.

Last night passed off like the preceeding, without any
particular occurrence. The sappers and miners are con-
tinually engaged, notwithstanding the sharp fire of the
enemy to interrupt them. They have been sometimes
obliged to suspend their labours for a few moments, but
they resumed after a few moments.

The water has been nearly all drawn off from the fosses
of the city, and it is hoped that the fosses of the citadel
will be drained off at the neap tides.
They continue to bring in the wounded to Antwerp.
It is only those who are severely wounded that are brought
in here; the others are sent to some of the hospitals in
the rear.

Dkcznumit 9, 10 IN THE MORNING.

The fire of the Dutch is increased, and is directed
chiefly against the workmen; many of them, particularly
the foremost at the sap, have been wounded.

II O'CLOCK.

The 52d regiment, which has just entered the trenches,
has been saluted with a discharge of bombs and bullets,
but they happily fell without any effect this time.

Noox.
The King and his suite have gone out by the gates of
Alalines, notwithstanding the danger from shot and shell,
which are constantly falling in that direction.

2 O'CLOCK.
The fire of the Dutch becomes snore and more destruc-
tive ; they have re-mounted the 24-pounders in the To-
ledo bastion, and fire on the road leading to Malines. The
Dutch made during the night a small sortie, in which the►
were wholly unsuccessful. The French are organizing a
rifle company in each battalion.

4 O'CLOCK.

The discharge of cannon his become relaxed. Some
i►nportant event is expected in the course of the night.
The defence becomes every hour more and more obstinate.
The Dutch defend the approaches to their citadel with
great skill and bravery.
Another order of the day has been published to the
army, in which it again notices the bravery and discipline
of the troops in every part of the service. (I do not trans-
late this, because it is only an officially-condensed repetition
of events which have been forwarded to you in detail many
days ago.)
The following accountt of the operations at the left side
of the Scheldt I give on the authority of a private corre-
spondent in the Independent, a paper whose sources of in-
formation are very good :

BOOM, DFC. 9.

You know that the Lunette St. Laurent is turned. The

miners have arrived at the breast of the lunette and bastion
of Toledo. Last night they commenced the battery
destined to batter in breach the bastion of Toledo. They
ought to take possession of the place where this battery is
to-night, in order to be unmasked to-morrow morning.
Immediately before commencing the battery in breach
the last summons will be sent by the Marshal to Gencril
Chasse.

Five regiments (a French regiment of four b ittalions is
about 3,750 men) are destined to make the assault, which
will probably take place in eight days.
DIVISION OF GENERAL SEBASTIANI.
BEVEREN, DEC. 8.
The head-quarters of the first division is at Calloo these
six days. The General, on his arrival, made the necessary
dispositions to man and arm Fort St. Marie. The frigate
stationed before this fort for the last two years did not op-
pose us, but, on the contrary, sailed down the river.
Thursday, the 6th, at nine o'clock in the morning, the
armament of St. Marie, and Fort Perle, in the neighbour.
hood, were nearly completed, when a steamboat, a fri-
gate, and five gun-boats, presented themselves. A Dutch
officer landed and summoned the French General to quit
the forts within the space of half an hour. A suitable
answer was returned, and was followed by a discharge
from our artillery, which forced the enemy to retire under
the cannon of Liefkenshock. We have not to deplore any
loss on our aide, a man only having been wounded.
The Dutch vessels were the Eurydice, the Proserpine,
and the Comet, with the steam-boat Surinam. The
chief fire was from the latter, and was repulsed with vi-
gour by the Belgian artillery. A bomb tell near the
Eurydice, and another fell on the Comet, whose com-
mander, they say, has been killed. The Dutch have filed
on the village of Doel, and we are apprehensive they will
burn it.

The French soldiers bivouac on the dikes of the Pipe
de Tabac, where they have several pieces of cannon to
prevent fresh attempts to cut the dikes. They support
their fatigues with unaltered gayety; but these fatigues ate
increased threefold by the season of the year, encamped
in a humid soil, where fire-wood is difficult to be pro-
cured. The discipline is perfect, and the French army
proves that order can be maintained without despotism.
ANTWERP, DEc. 9, 3 IN THE AFTERNOON.
The great barracks in the citadel no longer exists, even
its ruins have ceased to smoke. The following are the
details of this event. I was not aware of the facts yester-
day, for one cannot learn everything at once.
The writer here details the particulars, which is given
in another place, adding that the shell which took effect
in the left wing of the building was fired by Captain
Portier, who, finding that the shot took effect, sent se-
veral others in the same direction, and the whole building
was soon in a blaze.

This happy-accident was not, however, of any serious
consequence to the besieged. Tne barracks not being
bomb-proof, was abandoned by the enemy on the coin.,
inencement, who have been since confined to their case,
mates. Chasse ought to be satisfied that this fire broke
out by day.light, for bad it happened in the night, the
consequences might have been dreadful.
Nearly the whole of the population of Antwerp went
out on tbelines road to see the fire of the barracks ;
and although come persona were wounded by bombs falling
in that direction, it did not prevent their gratifying their
curiosity.

NUMBER OF SHOT, Ikc., FIRED IN THE LAST

FOUR DAYS.

A paper here (the Union) has given some account of
the number of shot and shell fired in the last four days. I
give it, with a few additional calculations, which may not
be without interest.

The following calculation of balltts, bombs, and howit.

•
eery, that have hien fired against the citadel Irons the 4th
So the Bth inst., will give au idea of "the dreadful warfare
employed against that fortre-s:
From the 4th .to-the sth, 1,149 bullets of 241 b.
• 630 ditto of 161 b.
950 hoviitzers and 766 bombs.
" sth to the 6th, 1,235 bullets of 241 b.
626 ditto of 161 b.
969 howitzers and 723 bombs.
6th to the 7th, 1,515 bullets of 241 b.
752 ditto of 161 b.
1,043 howitzers and 835 bombs.
7th to the Bth, 574 bullets of 241 b.
511 ditto of 161 b.
655 howitzers and 536 bombs.
I n toe whole 4,473 shot of 241 b., 2,519 of 161 b., 3,617
howitzers, and 2,860 bombs, making in actual weight of
metal above 477,000 pounds; a force, the specific gravity
of which alone one would think sufficient to crush the
citadel, independently of the momentum with which it
was thrown.

5 O'CLOCK P.M.

I have just seen an English gentleman who has been
at the siege since the commencement. He left Antwerp
at one o'clock to day, at which time things were going en
as before--,the besiegers still urging their works, though
under heavy firing, and with occassional loss. At the
tim, the gentleman to whom I allude left, the Fort St.
Laurent had not been taken, and it was his opinion that it
would not within the next thirty hours.

HALF-PAST 5 O'CLOCK.
1 have only to add, that nothing has been done defini-
tively in the appointment of a new Ministry. The King
returned here from Antwerp last night between six and
seven. It was expected that this day would bring about
the expected re-appointment, bat it has pissed over
without producing any change in the state of things here.
There has been no business of any interest in the Cham-
bers for some days past. The Senate, as you will have
observed from the papers, have adopted the prnjet de loi
sent up from the Chamber of 11.-pie.entatives, for granting
(to some body not yet defined—fcr we have no responsible
government here, except that of the Mini.ter of Finance
can be so called) the two-thirds of the contributions for
1833 in advance.

04 On the same, or the following day, a slight discussion
took place in the Senate, on the question whether that
body should keep for its library a work, the Dictionary
of Atheists, sent to it by the editor. The motion that the
book be returned to its editor was adapted. W.

BRUSSELS PAPERS. ‘

(From .Le Lynx.)

BP.USSELS, DEC. B.—Russia has just ordered an ex-
traordinary levy of 150,000 men ; all the armies, even the
Imperial Guard are approaching the frontiers of Poland,
and from the immense quantities of corn which are now
being collected in the Ducby of Posen, we may judge
whether they are to remain at Warsaw.
To all these facts which announce war, some hired
Journals venture to oppose assurances, nay, even diplo-
matic protestations. It will be sufficient for us to say,
"In 1792, the three Powers said to Roland that they
entered it to restore order and peace, and Poland was par-
titioned. In 1814, they said to France, that it was neces-
sary she should be great and powerful, and France was
mutilated. In 1823, they said to the Spanish Corte•
that their Constitution would be respected, and proscrip-
tions punished their blind confidence. Believe, then, pro-
testations and diplomatic assurances, when for these forty
years there has never been any agreement between doc
trines and actions. And who does not see the judiciou+
plan of the Powers? They mean to come upon us and
upon France in great masses. The revolution has taught
them ; separately they were vanquished ; united they were
victoriou..

OSTEND, DEC. 6.—The sea still runs very high.
An English brig has foundered to the east of the port,
about a league from the coast. Only the masts are to be
seen, which men are employed in saving and bringing to
the depot of the custom house. We do not know what
Las become of the crew.

A detachment of volunteers for Don Pedro, is waiting
for the return of fine weather to put to sea.
A steam-boat is expected, which is to come for another
detachment of 300 men, fully equipped.
A letter from the 'fete de Fl tndre says, " Several new
mines are prepared, which will be opened whenever the
French attempt an attack on the side of the forts.
These mines will completely stop up the passage. On the
side towards the polders, it is likewise absolutely impossi-
ble for them to sppro'tch us."
It appears that, when our people sprung a mine near
Burgbt, a boat, manned by Belgian sailors, was thrown
into the cut, and upset, at least, the crew of one of our
gun.boats. We know that half of the Belgian
navy, which consists of brigs, is always near.
MUNICH, DEC. 2.—His Majesty King Otho sets out
for Greece to-morrow. Their Majesties the King•an•+,
Queen accompany him to Benedictbeuren, whence they
will return after dinner. The Members of the Greek
Regency set out some hours later. All Bavarians going
to Greece, whether belonging to the civil or military ser-
vice, repair first to Corfu, where King Otho, with H-
ittite, will embark for Greece. The best wishes of all
faithful Bavarians accompany the young King and Lis at-
tendants, and every body feels for the grief of the august
parents at parting with a beloved son, who, with so u:any
sacrifices, fulfils his high destiny. His Excellency Count
Alontkglas.who is in good health, is expected here on the
it)th of December.—Frankfort Papers, Dec 6.