The Sun.
London, England, 1832-12-10 00:00:00

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tiring. In the mean time they made a most effective use of
the mortar batteries, in the rear of their woi ks, which
we bound it difficult to reach with ours, and from which
they discharged a considerable number of bombs, and ge-
nerally so well directed, that nearly al of them fell in our
batteries. Now and then also they sent from their broken
embrasures, discharges of grape, from field-pieces, which
we suppose they bring to the neck of the embrasure for
that purpose ; retiring when they have fired. In this
state of things we presume that the engineers must take
precautions in their works, which must retard our pro-
gress, hitherto so rapid in the operations of the siege.
We are since yesterday occupied on the counterscarp,
the works of which are urged forward by the engineers
with inconceivable boldness in the midst of showers of
shot, shells, and grenades, which are sent forth to check
the workmen. A lodgment will, however, be soon made
in this work at the distance of about 80 metres (about 85
yards) from the scarp of the bastion of Toledo, against
which our principal efforts are directed.
We do not allow much rest to the besieged. Fire has
been set to the buildings in the citadel several times, and
one of their powder-magazines has exploded. One ma-
gazine, filled with prepared projectiles of every kind, has
been blown up, and with an explosion which has created
much disorder amongst the enemy.
The Duke of Orleans, whose turn it was, commanded in
the trenches yesterday, where he throughout gave proofs of
the utmost coolness. An officer of artillery, ivho was stand-
ing at his side, was struck in the shoulder, and at the same
time a ball buried itself only two paces from where be stood.
The Prince took off his bat as if in token of acknowledg-
ment for this salutation, observing, " People should be civil
to new acquaintance." He has been relieved in the trenches
by General Castellane, who has invited all the superior
officers on duty in the trenches to-day, to dine with him
in the battery No 7. (This is the battery which seems
particularly favoured by the Dutch bullets, which never
cease to pour into it.)
A third letter from Chasse has, it is said, been received
by the Marshal. Lie pretends that his men have been fired
upon from the ramparts of the city, and again insists that
the firing shall cease from the Lunette Montebello against
him.

SIEGE OF THE CITADEL, DEC. 6.
ANTWERP, 4 o'clock.
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A brisk cannonade is just heard in the direction of St.
Marie and Cailoo. We perceive a frigate descending to-
wards Lillo. The appearance of the horizon denotes that
there is firing going on in that quarter.

b O'CLOCK.

The French workmen approach to the covered way, and
endeavour to crown it, but the enemy in great numbers
appeared on the covered way, and by a brisk fusilade re-
pulsed them. The occupation of the Lunette St. Laurent
is therefore again postponed.

HALF-PAST 5 O'CLOCK.

Fire has broke out again in sevtral parts of the citadel,
but the exertions of the soldiers have brought it under.
6 O'CLOCK.
The fire of the cannon, which has been very brisk, has
ceased, and that of the mortars has commenced.

9 O'CLOCK.

A terrific explosion has just taken place in the citadel.
Some say it is caused by the rush of waters which the
French have opened ; others say it is a mine sprung
by the Dutch against the French in entering the Lunette,
but the greater number believe it is an explosion of a
powder-waggon.

DEC. 7, 9 IN THE MORNING.
This morning the works on the counterscarp are con-
tinued. The batteries on the left, which were found too
distant from the Toledo bastion, have been ordered to ad-
vance, and two of them have already been placed in their
new position.

11 O'CLOCK

The Dutch continue to fire their musketry with great
briskness, and they are equally active with their artillery.
3 O'CLOCK.

The city is in some confusion. A young man has had
his head shot off in the Rue de la Cuiller ; another was
killed by a shell in his own house.
(From the Antwerp Papers of yesterday.)
Several of the French bullets and shells have fallen into
the city and caused much injury; some persons were
killed in the streets. One man who was seated in his
chair in his house was killed on the spot. Some shells
had fallen on the church of St. Andrew. Several shot
have fallen on the Mint. The besiegers have contrived to
let off much of the water from the fosse, by which the
depth of the water is greatly diminished, so much so as
to greatly facilitate the operations of the attack.
The following is the official account from the army,
taken from the Moniteur Beige:—
A lodgment has been made in the Place d'Armes, lead-
ing from the Lunette St. Laurent. They continued
the approaches on the left side of the covered way of
this work.

The second parallel has been extended to the right, as
far as the counterscarp of the fosse of the place. The men
are now occupied in the construction of new mortar bat-
teries, between No. I and 2of the second parallel. The
fire of the citadel has been renewed with great activity.
Some pieces which had been dismounted in the two first
days of the attack have been replaced in battery.
Two hou•es in the citadel have been on fire, and a
powder-magazine has exploded.

DEC. 7, 10 O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING.
The works of the sap have been continued in the night
of the 6th, and the enemy has sent many bombs and
howitzers against our workmen. They are preparing to
make the lodgement at the extreme right of the second pa-
rallel, to take the covered way of the bastion No. 2 in the
rear. The Dutch garrison have mounted their ramparts,
and are engaged in a brisk fire with the troops. _

A signal announces that the Dutch fleet has descended
;li, Scheldt, and are now out of sight.

BRUSSELS, 6 O'CLOCK P. M.

The accouuts which have reached here from Antwerp
come down as late as half-past one this afternoon. The
firing was then gning on with unrelaxed vigour on both
sides. lam glad to learn, from good authority, that an
account in a morning paper here, which I doubted, is
correct. It is, that up to yesterday 'training the number
of persons put hors de combat was only 65. It is, how-
ever, to be feared that the severe firing of yesterday and
to-day has given a large addition to the number. W.

(From the Morning Herald.)

BERGHEM, Head-quarters of Marshal Gerard.
FRIDAY, 11 O'CLOCK AT NIGHT, DEC. '7.
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This day has passed like yesterday—alternate firing and
cessation of hostilities. The Dutch seem to have had
rather the best of the day's work, for the French are
swearing, and an immense number are killed, and the
wounded are being sent to Louvain, illalines, and Brus-
sels. The French are rather nonplussed at not to king the
Lunette St. Laurent, and every time they make an attack
on it, they publish their bulletins by anticipation, and in-
form the public that it has been stormed and taken. As
yet the lunette holds out bravely, and it is the opinion of
several impartial military men, that many a Frenchman
must bite the dust ere the tricoloured flag is planted on
its ramparts. The French have a strong advantage over
the lunette, by being able to play on it from Fort Monte-
bello, and batteries No. 1,5, 6, and 7, besides the battery
of mortars B ; and it is now said that they intend making
use of the batteries behind M.mtebello running in a line
with the citadel, by which means they can fi re from the
rear and front at the same time. The Dutch keep the
other French batteries at bay, and have been briskly firing
from the citadel. The bastion Toledo, particularly, has
done much execution.

y, hut whe-
The French mortar B is now in fall pla
ther from mismanagement, or souse other cause, the
greater part of the bombs fall in the Scheldt. The last
newly-erected batteries have been still more unfortunate ;
their shots have actually f filen into the city of Antwerp,
and killed several persons. I saw no less than twelve
heavy shuts which have been picked up in the streets,
carried this afternoon to the Regency. There is a curious
re ison given fur knowing the difference between a Dutch
and a French ball. They say that the Dutch shot is
polished, and that the French is rough. It is, therefore,
the French who are bombarding Antwerp, though unin-
tentionally, for I believe they have already seriously da-
maged three or four houses, and one of their bombs fell
into the Mint. I have beard that several of the curious
visiters of Antwerp, and who are continually running
from Berchem, where they can learn something, to Ant.
werp, where all is merely hearsay, have met with som,
ugly customers on the road, and that several of them
have been dangerously wounded. With respect to the
intentions of Chasse nothing is known, but private letters
from the Hague assure the Orange party that, unless
attacked from the city side, Antwerp shall be re-
spected. Chasse, I am told, is in high • spirits ;
he is constantly in the thickest of the fire, and
directs the operations personally. He inhahits a
small house at the foot of a rampart between the bas-
tion Pazietto and the bastion Toledo, in the direction
of the Half.monn and the Lunette St. Laurent. It is
reported in Antwerp that he feels certain of being able to
hold out till the spring. On the Exchange yesterday 50
Louis-d'ors were offered to receive one back again per
day until the citadel was taken or had surrendered. It
seems now pretty certain that the Lunette St. Laurent,
and the whole of the citadel, is undermined ; and that
Chasse is determined un making use of every snecies of