The Sun.
London, England, 1832-12-03 00:00:00

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ANTWERP.

(From the Times.)

SATURDAY MORNING, 10 O'CLOCK.

The French have worked all night, notwithstanding tilt,
rain, and have already completed a battery in the garden,
called the Harmony, between Forts Montebello and St.
Laurent. During the night the darkness did not allow
the Dutch to see the me❑ at work. Few guns were
heard after ten o'clock.

It is asserted on the best authority, that the French
works will be ready for operations in full to-morrow. The
wet weather will, it is feared, do the troops more injury
than the Chasse's fire.

General Desprez, the head of the Belgian staff, who
has been in this city during the last four days, has gone
to Lierre, the head-quarters of the Belgian army. Some
suppose the Prince of Orange will move in that quarter.
12 o'cLocuc.

I have made every exertion to obtain the summons,
&c., but they have not been sent as yet to the authorities
of the town. It is said that the Marshal was to make
his report at 6 o'clock yesterday evening, when the whole
of the pieces were to he arranged.
During the early part of the morning the French pushed
a reconnoissance of cavalry and infantry along the dike
from Callon towards the Fort St. Isabel, where a smart
fire of musketry was kept up on both sides. The French
retired afterwards down to their former posts on the dike.
A strange mistake occurred about an hour ago. Two
Hanoverian and fire Danish, a Swede, and a Prussian,
small vessels, sailed down the river, but on coming
Opposite the French posts were, from ignorance, fired at.
No person was wounded. The vessels returned, and
application has been made to the commandant of the
town, who sent a communication to Marshal Gerard, to
state the nature of the ships. Orders have been sent to
allow them to pass, and they are expected to sail within a
few hours.

The Dutch have sent three gun-boats from before the
citadel into the polders at the back of the Tete-de-Flandre,
which, with a former one, makes a fourth, to prevent the
movement of the French troops on that fort. Two remain
in front, the other six gun-boats are opposite the citadel.
Near Calloo, the Dutch corvette Comet, has been long
stationed; the Proserpine frigate at Mickapyp, a little
from it ; five gun-boats lower, at the bend of the Scheldt.
The Admiral's ship, the -, stationed at Lillo, has been
towed up the river by the steam-boat. I saw the three
large ships communicating within the last few minutes.
There is a bar wind, W.S.W., and the tide ebbs till 2
o'clock, so they remain at anchor now. The Admiral's ship
is expected to come to Calloo next tide.

1 O'CLOCK .

I have seen a military gentleman who has just returned
from the trenches, and his report is as follows:—The
French have pushed forward zig zag approaches from the
parallel formed yesterday, of which the beads are now
under musketry fire ; and to their amazement none has been
opened as yet upon the workmen.
This parallel was found within 450 yards of the
citadel; the approaches are consequently much nearer,
and during this night their last parallel will, it is expeettd,
be completed.
The platforms were at mid-day laid or laying for nine
batteries, which with the Montebello fort, will form ten,
for 70 pieces of artillery, that are expected to open to-
morrow morning. Those batteries are designed to enfi-
lade the lunette Sr. Laurent, the raveline and the bastions
in the rear. One of those batteries of eight heavy guns is
to fire on the angle of the lunette.
Considerable dissatisfaction is express'ed by the autho-
rities of this city with the British Minister of Brussels, in
consequence of his having interested himself in favour of
the individual who lately corresponded with a London
morning paper, and who was arrested here on Monday last,
but liberated on the demand of the British Consul, as a
British subject. A correspondence took place, and an in-
quiry has been formed to establish his right to the privi-
leges, the result of which has been, that the British
Minister has abandoned his defence, as he has been proved
a foreign Jew, not entitled to British protection. A coin-
munication to that effect was made this morning.

lIALF•PAST 1 O'CLOCK.

The division on the left bank of the river under General
Sehastiani maintains its communication with Marshal
Gerard by a bridge of pontoons at the village of Kulbeek,
a little in advance of Hemixen. The objet of that divi•
sion being to clear the left bank, is likely to be delayed
from the want of a flotilla. Ibe soon united with
the chief corps of the army, iu the Prince of Orange
,moves forward.

The question relative to the neutrality of the town has
not yet been decided, but if Chasse leave it alone until to-
morrow, the French expect to employ his attention so as
to form his fire in another direction, and to silence it be-
fore he can do much mischief.

The firing from the citadel still continues, and but occa-
sionally. It is directed chiefly against the battery forming
to infilade the face of the lunette.

2 O'CLOCK.

The Dutch have made a sortie of two or three cotnpa •
nies by the gate of Kiel, and advanced towards the trenches,
which were instantly manned. They pushed forward a
few men to see what the French sapeurs were doing, and
then, having burned two houses which obstructed their
view from the citadel, withdrew.

The 10 French batteries will be completed with guns,
&c., to night, and are expected to open on the citadel to-
morrow.

There is great apprehension that the firing from the fort
Montebello will produce a bombardment of the town.

BRUS'4ELS, SATURDAY NOON.

The commencement of hostilities has, as might have
been expected, produced a lively sensation here, and put an
end to the manufactory of inventions which had been in
full work for several days, sending forth accounts of nego-
tiations, conferences, orders for the return of the French
troops, &c. It was natural that the unlooked- for delay in
the commencement of operations should have given rise to
many unfounded reports. These, however, are now all at
end, and for once, all parties concur in one opinion, that
negotiation for the surrender of the citadel, if it ever ex-
isted (which I always denied) is now at an end.
No accounts from Antwerp have yet reached this city
to-day. The Antwerp papers, which are usually received
here late in the evening, did not an ive last night, neither
has there been any arrival of Dutch papers. It is probable
that the communication with the city by the Malines gate
is closed up. This, however, will be ascertained by ar-
rivals here before I close my letter.

Though you will receive a lung (and no doubt authentic)
account of events at Antwerp up to this date, I still feel it
right to send you some of the accounts which have already
reached here, partly taken from the private correspondence
of those morning papers here which are generally most
correct in their details of what is going on, and also from
other sources.

Yesterday morning, about one o'clock, the Belgian posts
on the esplanade which looks towards the citadel, were
relieved by French troops, who now occupy the whole of
the posts on that side of the city. At. five o'clock (some
other accounts name seven as the hour) a French officer
presented himself with a flag of truce, at that part leading
to the citadel from the burnt arsenal, and bearing a de-
spatch for General Chasse. He was refused admittance,
but his despatch was taken to the General, and he was
promised an answer. The following is a copy of the
summons :