Star.
London, England, 1830-09-03 00:00:00

PRIVATE LETTER.

FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.

PARIS, SEPT. I.

Liberty appears to be travelling just now. She has ar-
rived at Brussels, and I hope she will shortly take the road
to Spain, Portugal, and Italy, where her presence appears
to be ardently desired. Every thing is perfectly tranquil
here ; the workmen have resumed their labour, and the
streets are no longer filled with idle groups. There is, how-
ever, a dissatisfaction very prevalent and very freely ex-
pressed against the Ministers. They appear to be tempo-
rizing with ancient abuses, and pursue a vacillating and
timid line of conduct, which ill suits with the present state
of public feeling, and render them far from popular. There
is little intelligence to transmit you from the journals ; all
are pursuing a moderate course, which appears best
adapted to the present temperament of the people, who
evidently wish for tranquillity after their Into efforts.—
There is a very curious investigation going on to-day,
the particulars of which I will inform you of iu
my next letter. It has been frequently remarked,
that while moat of the wounded have recovered who
were taken to their own homes, or to the different hos-
pitals, a great mortality has taken place amongst those who
were carried to the Hotel Dieu. Various reports were in
circulation in consequence of this difference ; some said that
most of those who were in the Hotel Dieu had been wounded
with brass bullets; others that the soldiers had bitten the
balls, and that had made them venomous. On Monday,
however, a pupil of the Polytechnic School, and a printer,
were so far recovered, that on the Tuesday morning their
friends had agreed to take them home. On proceeding
there for that purpose, they were both found dead, and as
no cause could be assigned for such a fatal termination, their
bodies were opened, and the presence of poison discovered
in both ; since then eight or nine bodies have been
opened, and the whole of them have been discovered
in the same horrible state. Suspicion immediately
fell upon the Sisters of Charite, who are the su-
perintendents, or head nurses, of the establishment,
and several of them ha►e been arrested. It is said that the
principle sister has fled. The head surgeon, Dr. Dupuytren,
who was created a Baron by Napoleon, was surgeon to
Charles X. and the Archbishop of Paris. He is said to be
a congregationist, and is no great favourite with the people,
though all agree in giving him the character of the first
surgeon in France. It was he who attended the Duke de
Berri. Very little regret is felt here for the Prince Conde.
One Frenchman with whom I was speaking of him remarked,
that the last act of his life was the best, and that 75 years
for a Bourbon was much too long.

It was given out that M. Lafitte bad declined to re-
ceive the salary of 100,000 francs attached to the office of
President of the Chamber of Deputies. This report has been
contradicted, on the ground that such a renunciation on the
part of M. Lafitte might be injurious to his successors in
that office.

The Courier des Pays Bas—of Aug. 30, says :—" Satur-
day passed over without any further disturbance, and the in-
terior of the City remains perfectly calm. Nevertheless,
about ten o'clock, a fresh alarm was spread about the town,
by news of the approach of various bodies of troops from
Ghent and Antwerp, for the purpose of disarming the Civic
Guards, and re-establishing the authority of M. Van Maa-
nen. The people having expressed discontent at the posts
at the prison of the Petits Carmes being still kept by the
King's troops, the Commanding Officer of the Civic Guards
entered into a conference with Gen. Bylandt, and proposed
that the soldiery should retire within the walls, and that no
sentinels should appear on the outside, except the Civic
Guards. The proposition was agreed to ; but it was added,
that a considerable reinforcement was expected, and then the
troops would resume the guard and relieve the citizens.—
However, after repeated representations of the fixed resolu-
tion of the citizens not to allow any more troops to enter the
town, and the disastrous results that would inevitably be the
consequence if it were attempted by force, it was at last ar-
ranged that the troops should halt on the road, and that
those already within the Palace should remain there, and
the care and order of the public tranquillity should be
entrusted wholly to the armed citizens. Two Procla-
mations to this effect were immediately issued--one
by Baron d'Hoogroorst, Commandant of the Civic
Guards, and the other by Gen. Bylandt, Commander-
in-Chief of the King's troops. It was afterwards announced
that the troops, whose march was thus arrested, consisted of
two regiments of infantry, with eight pieces of cannon, who
were stopped near Malines, and a regiment of hussars from
Ghent. On Saturday evening, a numerous meeting of the
citizens were called together, consisting of Civic Guards,
members of the States-General, provincial Advocates, and
merchants, in order to consult on the measures to be takes
to secure public order. Baron Secus was called to the Chair.
Baron d'Hoogvoorst proposed that a deputation should be
sent to the King with an address, laying before him the
wants, wishes, and grievances of the nation, and demanding'
redress. After a discussion, conducted with great prudence
and moderation, a committee was appointed to draw up the
11, representations to be laid before the King, which were a short

time afterwards submitted to the meeting, who adopted them,
and appointed a deputation, consisting of five of their mem-
bers, to convey the address to his Majesty : on Sunday they,
set out from Brussels for the Hague, Gen. Bylandt having
furnished them with passports. The address, which is said
to be couched in firm but moderate terms, insists particularly'
upon the dismissal of the present Ministry, a total change of
system, and an immediate convocation of the States-General
at Brussels. The populace of Brussels are delighted at
seeing French, English, Spaniards, and Portuguese, mixing
'with them, and in some instances forming part of their pa-
troles. The neighbouring towns and communes have
drawn up petitions relating the grievances of the people,
and breathing the most generous sentiments of patriotism.
—Many of those have been sent to the Hotel
de Ville by deputations. At Antwerp, the windows of the
Swiss Coffee-house were broken, in consequence of a mis-
understanding ; the proprietor had been distributing wine
'and spirits to the populace, who afterwards demanded beer
'from him, and on his stating that there was none in the
house, they construed it into a refusal and demolished his
windows. At Leige, though the public mind is in a state
of ferment, no disturbance has taken place, owing to the
great moderation shown by the military authorities. Troops
' ordered from Maestricht have been countermanded. In
lthe evening of the 27th, the Committee of Public Safety
adopted the wise measure of sending a deputation to the
Hague, consisting of three of the principal citizens, distin-
guished for their constitutional principles, with a represen-
tation to the King to the same effect as that from Brusse!s.
From Brussels to Antwerp the fermentation is general, and
IMalines is particularly distinguished for its discontent. Up-
, wards of 2,000 persons who were assembled there in the
principal square, compelled a traveller who was passing
through, to read aloud to them a journal which he happened
to have with him ; and thence to Antwerp the diligence was
repeatedly stopped, and the passengers compelled to detail
all the events and circumstances which they bad witnessed.
At Antwerp arms have been distributed to the inhabitants,
and trusty men appointed to command them."

( Extract of a Letter from Brussels, dated Aug. 29th)
Yesterday a Proclamation from Gen. Bylandt, the Chief-
in-Command of the King's troops, announced that no more
soldiers should attempt to enter the City, as long as tranquil-
lity was maintained by the Civic Guards ; and soon after-
wards a deputation, representing the armed citizens, set off
for the Hague. The Rifgenee and the General declined in-
terfering in any way with the embassy. The accounts given
in the chief opposition paper of what has occurred, is much
exaggerated—you must not suppose that we have bad any
thing like a parallel to your three days. The skirmishing
between the troops and the people was but a trifling affair;
but the present appearance of things is much more serious.
I understand that the delegates mean to accept of nothing'
less than the ample concession of the eleven articles, before
enumerated. How the King will act, can only be conjec-
tured ; nothing yet is known, and it is useless to form idle
speculations. The report of Prince Frederick's arrival was
false : it was only his Aide-de-Camp who had appeared at
Brussels. None of the Royal Family have yet made their
appearance, and this does not look favourable to concession.
The organization of the Civic Guard, horse and foot, may
now be called complete ; there are abundance of arms for
the several thousand men of which it is composed, but a
very scanty supply of ammunition at their command, and
not the slightest appearance of hostility against the Govern-
ment is to be seen. No tearing up of the pavement, bar-
ricading, or any thing of the sort resorted to at Paris.
Brussels is a completely open town; and if a contest is to
take place, it must be in the streets, not at the gates ; but
lam far from anticipating this. It appears evident that the
towns of Flanders are perfectly passive ; whatever political
opinions may be entertained, there has been no attempt
to follow the example of the mob at Brussels. Liege has
organised a Garde Bourgeoise, and the garrison has retired
to the barracks, but no open revolt has manifested itself. Of
the hundred reports that are flying about, I will say nothing.
The town is perfectly quiet—painfully so—for this forced
appearance of tranquillity, while all is doubt and anxiety, is
almost more painful and agitating than the tumult and action
which preceded it. The weather has been remarkably fine,
which is fortunate for the troops, who are still bivouacked in
large bodies, cavalry and infantry, night and day in the
same stations.

The temporary abolition of the Octroi has reduced theprice
of meat several cents.—a poor advantage in comparison with
the loss which this shock must give to every branch of trade,
let matters end as they may. I can only add, that every man
who has arms in his hands, expresses his determination to
use them to desperation, if the den:ands of the petition are
not complied with.