Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-10-11


saving. For Gods sake disperse, and spare us
the disgrace of being obliged to she'd any Belgian
blood.." Those simple words produced more ell
feet than the stoutest resistance would have DONE
Another group went by the Rue de i'Empereuf
to the street Ruysbreek. stopped before the Ia-
lace Of Justice, anu in moment broke All !ne
windows of the Hall Of the Court OF Assize.with
cries of :. Down with Van Maanen. Long i've
he Pottorio Shortly after, the General, VINO
commands the town. proceeded to the Hotel de
Vile, and the Horse Gendarmes comnenced 10
patrol about in detachments. A more numerous
crowd proceeded to the Rue de berlaimont' 10
the house Of NJ. de Kuyh, the director oil the po-
lice. 1t was forcibly entered, and there as at
the residence of Libry, every thing was broken
and DESTROYED; but there. likewise, not single
article was distracted One indiv'dua. Wan,eu
tn carry of the cloak of the Director OF the 70
lice but he was trampled upon by the people. 4
the cloak itself was torn into Il thousand frag-
ments.
| The crowd began there, already, to assume
more serious and violent aspect. The whole town
| began to be apprisedof it. The inhabitants lett
their houses, and the troops cot under arms.
| The first musket-shots that were heard were
| fired towards one O'Clock, when the cOmmotIon
became directly more tumultuous and decisive:
the crowd ran with great noise towards the Hotel
! Of NJ. Van Maanen, the Minister of Justice. sit
uated in the Place du Petit Sablon, opposite the
prison of petits Carnes. When the people were
before this residence, the evaporation seemed to
have reached its highest pitch.
| The doors, being burst in, shortly Afterwards
gave free admittance to the multitude, who pour,
ed in with cries of ..Doun ,euh Pan Maaen!
Furniture and effects of every description were
demolished The troops wished to restore order
but they we're too feeble They were attacked
disarned, and obliged 10 retreat After TINS
fr,, explosion. the multitude seemed to concert
measures. and set ERE to the building. The smoke
anneareJ raoidly; the crowd rushed out, and
RANGED itself round the Hotel, and declared thai
il wound not retire before the building was burnt
down to its very foundation. The eonilagratlon
made great progress. The flames were perceiva
bic already from afar-the hremen hastened u
the spot "it!i their engines. towards 4 CLOCK
bar ,hey were repulsed. and forced to return tt
the Hotel de Vile This vast edlhce beng Sc
on FIR, served thus as a point OF asSembiage-;
crea, number Of wOrkmen ran to the spot without
nillaeing, but likewise without retiring.
n rinp the night the gunsmiths had been com
pelled 70 deliver up the arms contained III then
stores The people distributed them; such az
had anv runs at home went out with them, an6
some muskets were taken from the soldiers. OIL
abandoned by them. that thew might not have Il
fire Workmon were seen 70 surround an offlce
near the Palace Of Justice. putting pistol TO M
breast. and asking him, on his word of honor
that he should not order the people TO be free
upon.
Toward 5 o'clock in he morning, and wher
the broad sht of da, Illuminated the movements
the armed force displayed Itself more A bar
TALON of Chasseurs and a battalion OF Grenadler'
spread themselves in companies through thu
streets where the agitation was greatest. it"a'
in the Place de Sablpn where, about SIX 0cloct
in the morning, an officer ordered platoon tre
and where the struggle became bloody. Present
iv the wounded were seen belng carried hohe;ma
nv among the people were seen to taii down ueao
being struck by the balls of the soidiery; aht
gore stained the pavement. =.
This armed force trayelsed the streets, firing
multiplied voleys; it fired sometimes INTO the
air. sometimes on the crowd. This repeated fir
iny of musketry sounded throughout the whole
town. and spread CONSERVATION atar. The houses
were shu, up and the windows lined with women
aud curious people. The streets were crowded
beinr sometimes invaded and sometimes desert
ed. The Inhabitants were armed with guns
swords. and cudgols: they posted themselves al
The corners If the streets-all which gave so ex'
traordinarv an appearance to Brussels, that one
might have supposed it TO be a town expecting to
BE- taken b. storm.
In the midst Of this commotion 1t will be telt
tha is impossible for " % give so detailed a
desc rip,an as The publ hove right to expect.
Exac'ness has appear. ms preferable tn ex-
tent. The FIRE VI mv continues umnter.
rupted to this NOM .ich Is ten o'clock IN
the morning.
The hou.e of =" ehmans, the Kings Pro.
!curator-General. been ossailed during the
night. and the Nnu US Of Il have ben broken.
Some workmen haze torn irrm he shops OF the
Puryeyors IF the Court. the Arms ct the Royal
Family. and many of the tradesmen have sponta'
neously taken them away.
This morning two dead bodies were lying en-
tended near the Hotel d AnSleterre, and the
pavement Redeemed with blood.
In the street De Louvain the sentrles of the
Militia were firing from window about 10 o.
clock, when "a child, 10 years of age, was killed.
We officially desire to declare. that. if the
arms of the Gardes Communaux" were de-
posited in barrack. it was because experience