Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-11-04

Bourse0isr fought with the most determined cou.
rage, and during the whole day the troops dld
not dare penetrate the town.
From the situation Of my residence. was p'a-
ced between the contending bodies, my windows
broken and the apartments strewed with grape
shot and bullets. In the evening nag OF truce
was deputcd, and the firing ceased for the night,
At break Of day. on the morning of Friday the
Oath, the same work of destruction recommen-
ced. and towards the afternoon it became evident
the troops we're checked, and the discharge OF
cannon became more violent and terrific; grape |
shot rained on the place Royale in spite OF which,
and the sacrifice of life, they fought with the
greatest energy and desperation. Every house
in the vicinity became unsafe, from the cOntinu-
ed destruction, and after enduring two days i'm
prisonment we escaped at the dawn of day on
Saturday morning into the fauxboures OF txeils
Here we found sojourn both impractcabie and
unsafe, no possible means of conveyance at hand.
and with my wife and family of little children.
we were compelled to walk on to the village of
Waterloo.
The scene on the road was of the most singu'
lar, and at the same time affecting description.
Respectable ladies and children of all ages, seek
inc refuge, have abandoned every thing, straying
in all directions to find shelter. whilst the can
uonade had recommended with more violence
than ever. The road through the forest Of Soignes
presented also the spectacle OF hundreds OF arm
ed nen pushing forward to the scene of slaugh-
ter-many with muskets, others with fOwling
pieces and great numbers with NO other weapon
than the head of pitchlork put on a long pole:
great supplies for these people we're also on the
road, contributed BY various villages and COM
munes.
On Sunday the same bloody scene continued
in Brussels, and many posts and houses occupi-
| ed by the military we're successfully taken. ]
| ought to have previously stated that, excepting
Thursday night last, every other night has added
to the horrors of the scene, violent fires in the
houses occupied by the cOmbattants. Many
houses have also been burnt by the popuace be-
longing to individuals against whom they are ex
asperated. =
On Monday morning early, the Kings troops
evacuated the city. to the great joy of all the in
babitants of every opinion. and the whole popu-
laton poured out to visit the scene of desolation
and bloody strife.
| The Hotel dc Bellevue, the Cafe de lAmite.
! and the house formerly occupied BY Prince Fred
erick. are mass of ruins. The Park is greatly
damaged. MANY trees shot down and statues and
ornaments shot to shvers. The number of per-
sons who have persisted is generally supposed to
be upwards one thousand of the Bourgeoisc. be-
sides l4O0 wounded in various Hospitals and
Churches. The loss of the military is not known,
as they buried their slain and took away the
wounded
But our information does not stop here. The
spirit OF insurrectiOn is spreading from Brussels
down to the coast. The latest news was brought
! by the Spitfre Steam packet from OStend, arri
we'd from Dover. and the French Packet from
Calais: The last account from Brussels was.
that the troops have been completely beaten in
three severa! attacks upon Brussels. and were
even attacked in turn outside the walls by the
Bourgeois. Every account gives the slaughter
as immense. that one Of the Kings Aides de
Camp had been killed. and Prince Frederick
wounded in one of the affrays. Numbers of
wagons were pressed from all round the country,
I! to bring out the dead, who were thrown together
into large holes hastily dug for the purpose. A
number Of houses. il is said. were little better
than riddles. and heaps vt bodies were lying piled
up in the Kings Park, for want Of time To con-
sign them to The grave.
DETECTION OF THE TROOPS AT OS-
TEND.
/ The following is summary of the latest IN
telligence from Ostend:-
! On Sunday night, Sept. 26th) serious dis
turbance took place at Ostend. in consequence
of a ,umultuOus assemhlage of the Bou geOise,
who insisted upon hosting the Brabant flag: the
troops were called out, but felt more disposed to
assist, than quell the rioters, and great acts Of
INSTRUMENTATION were The consequence. The
mob increased every instant. and to a most
alarming extent. when the soldiers were directed
to fire-they did So but it was in the air; and
ouly a Casualty or two occurred, for had the shots
been directed against the pOpulace, the slaugh-
ter ""ad have been immense. An attempt was
afterwards made to seize the arms of the militia
nv. who were tame enough to submit-but they
were subsequently relinquished. Things con-
tinued in the most feversh state until last night,
when the Brabant flag was hoistcd without op-
position.
In the course of the night our packet people
were called from their herths, with request that
they would proceed to sea with all possible des-
patch, as soon as the steam Of the packet could
be got up, with the principal officers of the mill
tary. and other departments, as they expected to
loose their lives. About 30 officers came on board
with all the principal vauables they possessed.
which they threw into the packet pelI-mell, and
money was rolling about the decks in all direc-