The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1830-12-29


4, with dates from London to Nov. 2, and from
Paris the 3d.
THE NETHERLANDS.
CAPTURE AND BURNING OF ANTWERP.
The city of Antwerp was captured by the
Patriots on the Goth October, and SUISSE
quently bombarded by the Dutch troops in
the citadel, by which an immense loss of
property was sustained. An armistice was
agreed upon on the 9th by Chase, COM
mandant of the citadel, after the capture of
the city; but it was broken by the firing of
a fa-. .--"shots- nnring the negotiations,
certain unknown persons fired few mus
kets. which being answered, the citadel and
frlgates commenced their fire. The whole
square of the Public Stores is destroyed
the street of the Convent and the Canal of
st. John stopped the further passage of the
flames. The following is more particular
account of the events.
On the Both of October the King of the
Netherlands, finding that the authority of
his son, the Prince of Orange, was not ac-
knowiedged in any of the Southern prov
lnces, issued decree by which his commits
sion as Viceroy over those provinces was
revoked, and it was declared that the gov
eminent, confOrmably to the fundamental
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{ inces and the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg,
until further decision should be formed by
him in concert with his allies in regard to
those provinces. The fortresses of Ant
werp, Venlo, and Maestrecht, however,were
to continue to be occupied by the Dutch
/ troops, and to be put in state of siege.
| The Prince of Orange soon after retired
/ from Antwerp. The events which followed
are related in the following extract.
Brussels, Oct %. The Prince of Orange
left Antwerp for London the 25th, on board
an English vessel. Our Volunteers, after
having harassed the enemy for three days
by incessant skirmshes, at length made
! themselves masters of Berchem and Boyer
bout at the end of most obstinate and bloody
contests. Thus they arrived under the walls
OF Antwerp, within which the enemy had
retired. On the Goth, in the morning, the
1 reputation of Antwerp rose in a mass, and
oee"n oy uI'orming several of the soldiers
tue 'el' III win. About o'clock, so arm
en- Durghers proceeded to the Grande Place.
where they round 300 Dutchmen with de,
tachment OF the Communal Guards They
attacked the soldiers, who immediately
formed themselves into square. The
! Communal Guard remained neuter, and re-
turned to the front of the Hotel de Vile.
Alter firing of about half an hour. the eli.
lzens remained masters of the place, having
Killed the commanding officer of the post.
and taken 5 subaltern officers and 90 men
prisoners. The conqnerers, seconded by
great number ofAuxilaries, armed with the
muskets and ammunition of the va2aushed.
then proceeded to the different pests of the
town, and continued fighting with the ut
most determination until night, but with no
other result than the loss of a great MANY
men on both sides in killed and wounded.
! On the 9th, before day break, the bat
tie recommended with increased fury, and
about in the morning, the citizens were
masters of the Porte Rouge and the Porte
de Borgerhout. The soldiers fed TO tie
Porte st. George. Our Volunteers then en-
tered by the gates which had been taken
! from the Dutch. They fastened to the
Grande Place, where they were received
with the utmost enthusiasm. During this
the citizens proceeded to Porte st. George,
OF which they obtained possession, after an
! obstinate resistance from the Dutch troops.
A fresh body of Volunteers entered bv this
| gate, and among them were the Chasseurs
of Chasteler. The whole of the Dutch
troops retired into the citadel, holly pursued
by the BurgheTs, in whose hands the whole
! town then remained.
After the Dutch general Chase, had
promised to retire to the citadel and not TO
lombard the town, on condition of being left
IN possession of the arsenal, and that the
port should remain free, and while these
propositions were under discussion, two
muskets were fired by the Dutch, on which
the Belgian volunteers becoming exasperat-
ed, fell upon the Dutch troops and attacked
the arsenal. The citadel and frirates in
the port then opened fire upon The city.
BED hot balls and shells were fred from the
citadel, and Congreve rockets from the
ships. This cannonading began at half past
three, and continued until seven o'clock in
the evening, and did not entirely cease un-
til nine, and some accounts say not until
eleven The city was soon in flames in ma
ny places, and the population were in state
OF great alarm and distress. An immense
quantity of merchandise was DESTROYED.
AT the entrepot alone, one account states.
the loss was estimated at 55,O00,O0O of for
ms. Much of this was the property of for
eigners. Early on the following morning n
suspension of hostilities was agreed on but
the Dutch commander refused 10 surrender
the citadel until he should have the orders of
the king.
Brussels, Oct. 80. Antwerp presents an
animated, but desoate spectacle, since the
-----ss's- osr<ct5 tIrez- uarIT-
caden' and the patriot flag is floating over
the CITY. M. Oliver is now commandant of
the place. Many persons were buried in
the RUNS OF their houses. The appearance
OF the city was terrible, when set on FIRE nv
shower Of bombs, grenades, &C.; the
streets deserted by all, except now and then
few iugltives. The landing of quantity
OF arms was the signal Of insurrection-ey.
kery citizen took arms.
More than two hundred houses were tles.
troyed. Several streets are totally DESTROY
ed. AT il o'clock the foreign Consuls. bay.
ing a; their head the Consuls of ENGLAND
and the United States of America, procured
an entrance to the citadel, and sirnificd n
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