Star.
London, England, 1830-08-30 00:00:00

PRIVATE LETTER.

When I left Brussele the tri.coloured flag was flying on the Hotel de
Vile. It had beer: bard litre by the popelaee curly le the morning.
The following perticulars are collected from the etatetneat of a gal.
tleetan who left lirtieeels on Thursday morning:-
- The ti:sturleteees Nat broke out ou Wedneftley. when, as many re-
sidents bed preeheisly understood was to be the case, occurrences of a
serioee rewire wok place. The tiro net of insurrection was the people
breaking into ti,e, house of the printer of the National, a ministerial
pe!,er. The editor of that paper is an Italian, the son of the Grand
Mike of Tuscany's Minister, who had been induced by a gratuity of
4,590 florins to come to Brussels to support the dominant party. The
opieiona of the paper, as well as the mode in which the services of its
coeductor were procured, had highly exasperated the people, and ac.
cot diugly their first act of was committed on the property of the
printer of the National. A tier breaking into the house, the mob proceeded
to gut it or every thing it contained t paper, presses, types, furni-
ture,--every !him: was seized and scattered into the Street. The
mob then went and broke open the spirit and wine shops, and after
regaling thenteelvea with the liquors, committed similar violence on
the shops of the eeinstaiths. In this state affitirs continued till day.
break on Thursday, When the streets were tilled with multitudes of
drunken people parading about, some armed with guns, and others
flourishing naked seines over their heads. About five o'clock in the
morning the military were called out, and after several attempts had
been made in vain to Disperse the mob, a volley was fired upon
them, by which several were killed and wounded. This took plate
in front of the Hotel d'Angleterre ; but was fir fiont having any
effect in intimidating the people, for they proceeded to the Gaited Sit.
blon, wheys the Minister's house wax situated, and burned it corn.
pletely to the ground. Here the soldiers again met them ; volleys
were fired, and no less titan 100 were killed and wounded. The
soldier', however, did not show on this occasion very great courage, or
they were, perhaps, unwilling to fight against the people. A bedy of Ti-
taillturs, after dischatging their pieces upon the nail, retreated ; but upon
being closely pursued, turned round and delivered up their arms. Thiate
were accordingly taken possession of by the mob as well as the accou-
trements of the Tintilleurs, with which they decorated their own per-
sons. As for the getradart.tes, they in no wise interfered to quell the
disturbances. Indeed, they laughed at the scene, and when AD empty
wine.bottle was now and then thrown at them by some of the ntub who
had got drunk on its contents, they cautiously abstained from noticing
the insult. A few of the principal citizens now approached the insur-
gems, and endeevoured to persuade them to go to the Place Royale.—
They partly succeeded in their efforts, and led a body to that place,
where a great number of soldiers were drawn up in file, who,
instead of firing at the people, threw down their arms, and ran and
embraced them. This mole place about eleven o'clock on Thursday
morning. Our informant left Brussels as soon after this
r.s he could find means of departure, but he suspects that the
seem, in the Place Ittreale was nothing but a ruse on the part of. the
troverentent, tied that the friendship Letwern the military and the people
was only intended to last till fresh supplies of the soldiery should arrive
front other quarters. lit passing through Ghent he perceived the people
to be in the highest state of excitement, evidently from their conviction
that something extraordinary was going forward at Brussels. His
carriage, into which a musket had been thrust at Brussels, excited
glee' curiosity, and many questions were asked of hint, but he prudently
preserved silence. At Oteend lie learnt that Ghent had risen in open
insurrection ot, Saturday niomieg."