Star.
London, England, 1830-11-01 00:00:00

PRIVATE LETTER IN THE HERALD.

PARIS. OCT. 30.—The newspapers will have it that Casimir Pericr
has definitely refused to enter into Administration, yet it is reported
again this morning that he has undertaken, with M. Lafitte, to form a
new Government. This state of uncertainty is most mischievous, as
you will see, no doubt, by the result of this day's liourse. Respect.
ing the ex.3linisters I have little to say. The Commission appointed
to examine them has terminated its labours, as far as respects them
personally, but the real proceedings will not come on before Christmas.
Taking her husband's unhappy circumstances into consideration, you
will not be surprised to hear that Madame Polignac has, according to
report, been confined of a dead child.
At length the newspapers have broken silence respecting the non-
execution of tha capital convicts under sentence of death in the Bi-
cetre. Another murderer was yesterday rendered liable to be this
day guillotined, by the rejection of his appeal to the Court of Gas-
sation. The repugnance of the King to shed blood is honourable to his
filings, but every day's experience would, I fear, prove, that nothing
hut the terror of the scaffold could prevent a frightful increase of assas-
sination. In one instance the Government has manifested firmness.—
The President and the Secretary of the Society of " Friends of the
People" have been committed to the prison of St. Pelagic, pursuant to
their sentence• This is strangely enough dwelt on as a reason why the
:retched assassins under sentence of death should be sent to the guillo.
.in,. Anticipating that this will not be done, murmurs again begin to be
licArd of a nature which you may easily conceive.
liouasE, half-past Four.—The Funds have, as you will observe by
the enclosed, undergone a further depression this day. The causes are
those already mentioned respecting the Ministry, and in addition, the
near approach of the day of settlement. There will be, of course, no
u•iness done to-morrow—none on Monday (All Saints), that being
tve of the four great holydays of France. M. Oulu' and the Due de
Broglie positively retire- It is said that already their private furniture,
tc. is being removed from the hotels of their respective Ministries. The
Five per Cents. have closed at 94f. 10c. the Three per Cents at 631.55 c.
PARIS STOCK EXCUANOE, Saturday, Oct. 30.—Five per Cents,
941 75c 70c 65c 60c 65c 55c 60e 50c 45c 40c 50c 45c 40c 50c 45c 40c
3.5 r 30c 25e 154 10c (last price.) Three per Cents, 63f 9bc 90e 95c 9Uc
641 631 95e 90c 80c 75c 70c 60c 66c (last price.) Bank Actions,
16951. Rente de Naples, 65185 c 75e 80c 75c 50c. Rente d'Espagne,
19. Royal Spanish Loan, 471 48 481 49 49k. Rentz Perpetuelle
d'Espagne, 39 3914 39 39 e. Haytian Loan, 330 f. Exchange on Lon-
don—One Month, Paper, 23f 35c; Money, 25f 30c. Three months,
Paper, 25f 20; Money, 25f 15e.

BELGIUM.
DESTRUCTION OF ANTWERP.

BRUSSELS, OCT. 27.
The Prince of Orange has embarked for London. Before his de.
parture he issued the following proclamation :
" Belgians,—l have endeavoured to do you all the good that it was
in my power to effect, without having been able to attain the noble ob-
ject to which all my efforts tended, namely, the pacification of your fine
provinces.• You are now going to deliberate onthe interests of the coon.
try in the National Congress which is preparing. I think, then, (het I
have fulfilled, as far as depended on me et this moment my duties towards
you, and I intend to fulfil a very painful one by withdrawing from your
country, to go and await elsewhere the issue of the political events in
Belrium ; but at a distance, as well as when among you, my good
Wtslmt are with you, and I shall always endeavour to contribute to your
real welfare. Inhabitants of Antwerp,—You have given me, during
my stay in your city, many marks of your attachment. I shall return,
I hope, in more tranquil times, to contribute with you to increase the
prosperity of this very fine town.
" Given at Antwerp, Oct. 25, 1830.
(Signed) "WILLIAM, Prince of ORANGE."

(From the Journ2l de la Bilgisru! of Thuraday and Friday, Oct. 28

iind 29.)

LIE 6, OCT. 26.—A letter from Maestricht of the 25th says "Our
city is now completely shut up, and the state of siege is enforced in the
most rigorous manner. The 14th division is shut up in the barracks,
for having refused to march against the Licgcois, who surround the
town. The sth regiment of dragoons, or rather the 150 men who are
the remains of it, is shut up for the same cause."
Bnusser.s, OCT. 27.—Gen. Nypels and M. Ro;ier are gone to the
army before Antwerp. Our voluateers are almost under the walls of
Amu erp. Continual engagements take place in the suburbs. The in.
t”pitlity of our soldiers approaches to temerity : they pursue the enemy
tycn ur.dcr the guns of the fortress. It is reported that Cu). Suppers
n•as arrested last night, and that his papers have been seized.

BRCCES, OCT. 25.—Serious suspicions are conceived of many per.
:IN of di tinction in this city, relatively to the late troubles. Yesterday
ti s one excesses were committed in the country in the environs of
Brettc,. The gates of the town are shut. Perhaps these troubles in
the country are a stratagem to cause the town to be evacuated by
the %aunt. yrs. A detachment of the Belgian Legion has been sent to
(.00lscoup.

ilaussess, OCT' 27, S P.m.—The news of the taking of Antwerp
JJJJJ ment arrived : it is sent by Major Delobed.
(Signed) NY PEES.
TAKING or ANTWESP.—M. Ch. Rogicr was delegated yesterday
iy the general committee to Inspect the situation of our army : he was
accompanied by Gen. Nypels. Our brave men me on the point of con.
tiutting Antwerp. M. Nielloif's corps passed the night of the 26th in
tile of the suburbs ; they are fighting in the city with the same inve-
teracy as in the park at Brussels. The people, who appear to have plun-
dered some boats laden with aims intended for Holland, arc extremely
well armed. The flag of Brabant is flying on one of the towers of Ant.
werp. Our combatants hear distinctly the cries of the citizens of Ant-
werp, and of the Dutch. Within 48 hours, Antwerp will be entirely
tree, only the citadel will remain In the hands of the enemy. The Prince
of Orange is gone to England: our army is in the best condition,
and has provisioas in abundance. The brave Felix de Nlerode bore the
:imputation of his leg with great fortitude. The number of the killed
to no: considerable.

P.S.---We have just received the following letter :—" General,—The
cty of Antwerp is in our power. We are negotiating for the surrender
• the citadel. I recommend to you the bearer of this, M. Delobel
• t:ruther of the Major).
(Signed) " DELOBEL, Major.
" A. N. JOLLY,
" Secretary-General of the War Department:'
Eleven o'Clock."

A roost fatal catastrophe has taken place at Antwerp. The news of
the tv:teuation of that city, which was officially known at Brussels yes-
hatl caused the greatest satisfaction, when, in the evening, and
during the whole night, the roaring of the cannon, and the fatal light of
an immense fire,whieh was perceived from the ramparts in the horizon,too
plainly informal us of the dreadful situation of one of the most flourishing
cities of Europe. No journal from Antwerp reached us to-day. The infer.
illation which we' have been able to jobtain necessarily partakes of the
uncertainty and confusion of the present circumstances. The following
is the most probable account that we have been able to collect from the
farious statements.—On londay, the 24th, our volunteers, under the
~ommand of General Alellinet and Lieutenant-Colonel Niellon, occu-
iol the village of Bercheni, advanced towards Antwerp, and cram.
-.enced a Rte of musketry with the enemy; but a peat part of the
Dutch, dressed in blouues, like our people, having, by means of this
Atume, approached the latter, who thought they were of their own
4rty, commenced a murderous fire on our volunteers, and overwhelmed
on by a discharge of grape-shot. The Belgians were obliged to fall
to their former position, where this fire of musketry was continued.
ilearxinie, in consequence of the decree of King Il'illiam, the 'shadow
authority given to the Prince of Orange in Antwerp was withdrawn
ri him. and a proclamation of Genera Chasse declared the city in a
• or siege.
The Prince of Orange quitted Antwerp in the night of Monday, and

embarked on board an English ship for London. Early on Tuesday all
the troops were abut ap in the city, and had entirely abandoned the
plain and the suburbs to our volintems.—A scene then commenced in
Antwerp which equalled our most terrible days in September. Barri-
cades were erected—the people took up arms—the several posts occupied
Guthe Dutch were attacked by the citizens—the posts of the Great
ard and of the Palace on the Place de Moir were especially the theatre
of sanguinary combats. Almost a whole battalion occupied those points:
the citizens, posted as sharpshooters at the corners of the streets, at the
windows, and behind the barricades, kept up a most murderous lite.—
The several companies of the Dutch were at length obliged to take IL urge
in the citadel. leaving behind a great number of killed. The city
was in the power of the inhabitants, with the exception of a couple
of posts still occupied by the troops, one of which was at the Ilalines.
gate. But yesterday morning our volunteers penetrated into the city
by the red gate, and joined the inhabitants in attacking those posts.
They were carried, after a desperate conflict, and the greater part of
the soldiers ha them perished : 18 pieces of battering cannon were found
upon the ramparts : they were drawn into the city and pointed at the
citadel. All the Dutch, to the number of 4,000 men at the Innst, were
now shut up in the citadel. The frigates and gun-boats were
moored near the basins. On the other bank the country was inun.
dated and forbad all approach. About 10 o'clock a parley was com-
menced with General Chasse, in the citadel. The Belgians, it is said,
attached to every proposal for an accommodation, the cottlition that
the Dutch should deliver up their arms and all the materiel of the for-
tress, and that they should deliver up to our people the ships of war
stationed in the port. Their conditions were refused, and about
three o'clock a dreadful cannonade commenced. On the one hand the
citadel and the ships of war discharged upon the city red-hot ball, bombs
and shells ; on the other hand, the Belgians fired on the fortress and the
ships. At four o'clock the city was on fire in four places. The entre-
pot caught fire, and the flames commuricated In a moment to the bur.
rounding houses. It is said that fire-ships prepared by the inhabitants
at Tamise came down the river in the evening. Some Dutch ships
weighed anchor, but others were reached and burnt by the fire-ships.
The cannonade continued almost the whole night. Yesterday evening
we saw distinctly from various parts of this city, the reflection of the
flames in the horizon. The protracted roar of the cannon struck the
cars of the crowd attracted from all quarters of our city. to acquire the
melancholy certainty of the catastrophe which was destroying Antwerp.
A gloomy silence prevailed ; every discharge of the cannon sounded
mournfully, like a distant echo of the dreadful scenes by which our an-
cient brethren of the north bid adieu to our provinces.
Several detachments of volunteers have set out in the night for Ant-
werp. A great number of cannon, howitzers, ac. are gone in the same
direction. The Central Committee has received, duriag the night, the
following report from M. Ch. Itogier. It is written half in ink, and
half with pencil:—
"Gentlemen and dear Colleagues,-1 have just arrives' at Antwerp,
accompanied by our Governor, Robiano. The citadel is firing red hot
balls and shell, upon the city. The revolution is master of it, but it
seems that our cowardly despots will not abandon entire their last strong
hold : the town is on fire in two places. We have got within 400 paces
of a tire, stooping from time to time to avoid the cannon-balls, but we
have thought it necessary to install the Provisional Government at Ant-
werp, as it had been at Brussels. If a ball should just come and carry
us off, please to take note of it. Our windows rattle every minute : all
this, as you know, without exaggeration r I see all the horrors with my
own eyes. My first care was to write to Mellinet and Niellon, to inform
them of our arrival. We are going to endeavour to place ourselves
somewhere. We are forced to quit the hotel of the Government, because
the fire has reached the hotel. We are now in the house of Mr. Robiano,
Place de Melt, where we see the town on fire in three places.
" Balf-past 7 p.m.—The firing becomes slacker, and the conflagration
also. We believe that the brigands have designed to make their retreat :
we hope so.
" half-past 8 p.m.—The inhabitants of Antwerp arc come to ask us
for permission to cause the fire from the citadel to leave till the nego-
tiations could be resumed to-morrow morning. A paper, signed by me
and M. Robiano, authorises them to do so, but with the firmness and
dignity which becomes the Government. We consider the suspension
as an act of humanity—nothing more. If any thing new occurs, I
will write in the night. If not, I will inform you of the result of
the negociation.

(Signed) " CIL ROWER"
The Government has taken, clueing the night, new measures to reduce
the citadel of Antwerp. Reinforcements of troops and quantities of
ammunition have been sent, and M. de Gestelles set out at daybreak
with six howitzers and three powder waggons.
ORDER Ok"filE DAY.

" BRUSSELS, OCT. 27, MIDNIGHT.
" Antwerp is in flames: noon there will be no trace left of this en-
trepot of the commerce of the country. The brigands whom you have
driven from your wails exercise against that city the most horrible re-
venge, and ruin us after having assassinated us. Young men who de.
sire to command in the army which is organising, and you officers who
solicit promotion, it is there that honour and duty call you—it is there
that you must gala your epaulettes. Fly thither, join in close bat-
talions, and remember that the bravest will be the most worthy. If the
duties of my place did not keep me here, 1 would claim the honour of
leading you to the combat.
" The Colonel of the Staff,
(Signed) " Count A. VANDER 111EERK"