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from that time hostilities should entirely cease by sea and land, and that
they should not be resumed litany case, the armistice having been de.
dared indefinite by the protocols of the 17th Nov. and the cessation of
hostilities having been placed under the immediate gunnies of the flip
Powers by the protocols No. 4of N0v.30 and No. bof Dec.lo 1830. That
the nature and import of these engagements were explained to the
provisional government. as far back as the 18th Dec. In a verbal note
of Lord Ponsonby and M. Bremen, after which the provisional govern-
ment of Belgium declared that it adheres to the protocol of Nov. 17.
Considering, lastly, that on the faith of this assent a common applies
cation of the five powers was made to his Majesty the King of the Ne -
therlands, with the view of obtaining the complete revocation of the
measures which still impede the navigation of the Schelde, the plenips.
tentiaries are unanimously of opinion, that it was the duty of the Ave
powers to insist on the faithful, prompt, and entire execution, of the
engagements which they declare to have been taken towards themselves.
In consequence the Plenipotentiaries have resolved to signify to the
Plenipotentiary of his Majesty the King of the Netherlands that tits
five Powers having taken under their guarantee the cessation of hos.
Odes, cannot allow on the part of his Majesty the continuation of any
measure bearing a hostile character; and that such being the character
of those measures, which hinder the navigation of the Schelde, the five
Powers are obliged to require, for the last time, the revocation of them.
The Plenipotentiaries have observed that this revocation should be
entire, and restore the free navigation of the Schelde, without any
mkt duties than those which were established in 1814 before the
union of Belgium and Holland in favour of neutral vessels, and of those
belonging to Belgic ports, his Majesty the King of the Netherlands
baring declared, through his Plenipotentiary, that vessels belonging to
the Belgic ports had not been, and would not be, molested, so long as
the Belgians did not molest the vessels and property of the northern pro.
vinces of the Netherlands. _ _

Convinced that, in his probity and wisdom, the King will not fail to
accede to all the points of their demands, the Plenipotentiaries are, ne-
vertheless, forced to declare here, that the rejection of this demand would
be considered by the five Powers as an act of hostility against them, and
that if on the 20th Jan. the measures which hinder the navigation of the
Schelde do not cease in the time above-mentioned, and comformably to
the promises of his Majesty himself, the five powers reserve to them.
selves the right of adopting such resolutions which they should find ne-
cessery for the prompt execution of their engagements.
With a just regard to reciprocity, the plenipotentiaries having been
informed that a recommencement of hostilities has taken place princi.
pally in the environs of Maestricht, that movements of Belgic troops
seem to announce the intention of investing that place,:and that the troops
have quitted the positions which they ought to have retained till the
Seal determination of the line by virtue of the annexed declaration of
the Provisional Government of Belgium of 21st November, 1830, have
resolved to authorize their Commissioners at Brussels to inform the Pro.
visional Government of Belgium, that the acts of hostility above.men-
tioned mist cease without the least delay ; and that the Belgic troops
mast return immediately, according to the above-mentioned declara.
tion, to the positions which they occupied on the 21st of November,
1830.

The Commissioners will add, that if the Belgic troops should not
have returned to those positions by the 20th of January, the Five
Poems will consider the rejection of their demand in this !mates an act
of .hostility against themselves, and would reserve to themselves the right
of adopting such measures as they should judge necessary to cause the
engagements entered into with them to be respected and executed.
The Plenipotentiaries repeat in the present protocol the formal de.
claration, that the entire and reciprocal cessation of hostilities is placed
under the immediate guarantee of the Five Great Powers, that they
will not allow the renewal of them under any supposition, and that
they have taken the immutable resolution to obtain the accomplish.
ment of the decisions which are dictated to them by justice, and their
desire to preserve to Europe the benefit of genets! peace.
(Signed) Erma',
Winsusiza,
TAUBMAN',
PALUNIATON,
&mow,
Lonna,
bicrosawrrse n.
A true sopy.
_ _

(Signed) Pexsosirr.
Basesop.

A erne copy.

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The Vice.Presideat, Count s'Aasczot.
M. de Robaulx.—You answered so well to the preceding protocol,
now reply to thisiby:sendlng it back conformably to the dignity of
the elation. There is no longer any Belgian independence; we are no
longer our own masters; we are no longer free !
O.LeHon.--It is a question of peace or war, and must be decided
within five days. The responsibility of it should not lie upon any
body not even in the congress. This protocol ought to belmaturely con.
sidereal. Our eagerness alone has caused it to be communicated to us
We cannot reply to it without having duly considered it, and for that,
time is necessary.

The commut;ication shall be printed and distributed manonow morn.
ing.
M. D'Ansebot.—l had an interview this day, at eight o'clock,
with Means. Brewton and Peosomby. The result was, that it is ne.
maw that we withdraw our troops to the distance of a league and
a half; cc two leagues, from likestricht ; but not that we suspend
their movements in the interior. As it Is a question of life or death
to our commerce, I propose that it be decided by the Appel Nord.
nal, that orders shall be given this ray night to the army of the
Ileum to retire.

M. C. Rogisr.--Though the diplomatic Committee has coin=
cued the protocol, it does not follow that the Congress must take or not
take a resolution on this subject, this would be putting it entirely in the
place of the Committee. I beg the assembly to observe, that the prow.
eel emanating from the five most powerful legitimate governments is
low" they address themselves to a people who, according to their
gdmelple, are in a state of revolt; and that if their demands are
obeyed, they will reply by the cannon.
M. Jottrand..—We have seen that every time the Ring is ember
reseed, be asks the intervention of the plenipotentiaries at London.
Let us, then, order our mops to gain ground. The Dutch have never
consented to secede to the question of the &beide. The Dutch minis.
twig journals have declared that they would not yield to the live
Powers even on this point. The diplomatic committee must wait till
a discussion shall have dratted it some information on this subject.
Let the Dutch open the Sehidde, and then our troops will retire from
Maastricht. (Applause.)
After some disension, during which a member announced that sews
bad arrived that Maestricht was on the point of surrendering, it was
resolved to meet in a secret committee to.mortow.
BRUSSELS, lax. 16.

A French courier arrived here yesterday at noon, with despatd►p for
the Pro•isional Goverment.
The Count de Alias, accompanied by a member of the Governmest,
set out yesterday swain at 10 o'clock for Paris.
Anonymous loam, accompanied by a lithographic caricature against
the Provisional Government, and abentUe atoning' cockades, have bees
sent to several persons Is Ace In last Random
A private letter boa the Hague, of 4th Jan. pesidvaly mats, that
the King will net yield wilt respect to the saviption of the Schelde.:
A detachment of 700 man *am Namur, arrived at Hay on the lath.
It is going to Liege, whence it will go to Peaces, to join the corps of
General Daine.
JAW. 11...4n cos of the Secret Countlittem of the Esngress yeast!
day, 11.705 y communicated to the Assembly the Merin letter e-
-66 The English Consul at Antwerp has jam received the following
credal communication (Saturday, llith January, 1131)
44 4 Pessign 011 m, Loden, 13th January, 11131.
64 6 Hy radar of Viscount Pahneesean,l have the honour to acquaint
you, that you may infers the English Captkna in general, that the
Schelde Is to be free es the Seth of this month, and that so hindrames
will be Iskrafed by the live Pones.

Mimi) "G. SUN.
" To the Nasal of Me lidtamie Wear at Aunty": is