The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1830-11-04
From the London Courier.

Rising at Bruges Reported retirement Of
tho troops from Brussels.Dea,h OF
Lord characterization proceed
ings at Ostend, with loss OF lives, so.
| We have Just received very important
letters from Brnges. Ostend. and Antwerp
! The following summary of their contents
will be read with great interest, particular
ly us onr rcaders,,nay rely upon their au-
theDiicity, and however painful they may
be, they will be found less alarming thnn
the rumours which arc in circulation. On
Sunday, in consequence of the proceedings
at Brussels, the popnace of Bruges rose
and hoistod the national colors. Tile
| Burghers. TO prevent u conflict between
The troops and the people. subsequently cx-
er,cd themselves 10 maiAtain tranquility,
and on promising Ia preserve order, induc-
ed the Commandant 10 withdraw his troops,
and to proceed with them 10 Ostend. The
| details ol This ati'iir. are not however, CIV
eG. At OsIcB, on Sunday evening, the
/ populacr assembled To considerable n,ifn.
bers on the Grande Place, and whilst one
portion enter ed lbe church. and began Ia
ring the bells to create alarm, another body
attempted To disarm The guard. The COM
u,ander Of the soldiers, wishing 10 avoid
the ptinsion of blood, ordered his men 10
fire in the air, in the hope of dispensing the
populace by that means; this, however fail
Jug in effect, The soldiers were then ORDER
ed 10 fire among the crowd. Trey did so,
md four were killed and twelve or thir-
ieen wounded. This show Of determina--
ton induced the popn!ace to retire; and
during the night no tumult Of any conso-
quencc took place. The military, howev-
| cr, remained under arms, and paradcd the
| tS Iurinn fha p,nht In fh., fnlln,v--
Jog day, the troops. who had evacuated
Bruges. arrived AT Ostcnd, and the forces
were then combined under the command
of the General from Brugess, who inme-
dia,cly Issued a proclamation, explanatory
Of the causes which led to the firing of tho
troops on Sunday, and every thing he
came apparently Tranquil, and continued
so up to tho departure of the steam packet
yesterday; but the diigencies were not
suffered TO enter Ostend.
From Antwerp our account is excessive
ly brief. Il merely states that the affairs
Of Brussels remained very bad, and that
between seven and eight hun3red wounded
had arrived there from Brussels.
From the Courier des Pays Bns, Sept. Ps.
BRUSSELS, Sept. 81.
Victory! The hordes Of brigands who.
nader the name Of soldiers, had penetrated
iato our walls, have been forced to abandon
them this night. This desperate engage
meRt yesterdsy proved TO them that il was
impossible 10 enter Brussels in spite Of its
Oar artillery, the command OF which hiss
been sinee Friday eosSded to an expert.
eaeed superior officer. yesterday made a
great slau ugbtey Of our barbarons enemes.
The comma Hdsr hsd found favorable po.
sition from which As directed his artillery
TO the lower grounds Of the Park, where
the Dutch had taken refsge.
Our sharp shooters, more eager and moro
numerous than the day before, seconded
the artillery with the greatest success.
'rhe firing lad never been more brisk than
between II and 3 O'Clock in the afternoon.
II was impossible for an army even twice
as numerous ~ that which we combatted
to resist such attacks.
The firing continued ill 6 o'clock a. on
the preceding days, but gradually abated
after 3 o'clock. The soldiers fed success.
sivey from the only houses " hich they cc-
rnpied towords the States General, and
look refuge in the lower grounds Of the
Park, near tho Palaces Of the King and the
rince. A great number of them were
killed during their retreat. Our citizens
waited for them as they came ont of the
houses, and fired on them with nbuske,s ss
hey passed.
At six o'clock. the f'e had caught the
rouses in the vicinity OF the Palace AT
he beginning Of the night this fire illumi-
,ated the whole place before the Park
The Volunteers Of Charleeoi, Gossiies,
md other towns. who were SOM inined by
Rrnv vnl1 eta
,ear the Hotel de Belle Vue. and thence fir
'd upon the soldiers. who still escaped from
he Palaces. AZ length. about four o'clock
n the morning, all the Dutch who bad es-
apcd tho carnage the day effected their
omplels retreat from our walls. "i
An immense crowd proceeded at day
reak TO the places abandoned by these
ownrdly incendiares. These places pre-.
en'ed only s/vast scene of desola,ion and
nruRre. The alleys Of the Park are dyed
;i'h blood, and several cupses, horribly
,utilated Ind stripped. have been forgot
IN by the cnsmy, and lie at the foot of the
assages hardly covered with fcw branch.
: Of trees: fragments of iron railing, and
statues. destroyed by the grape shot.
q on oil the roads The earcases of six
-iillerv horses have becn placed by the
nemv ss a redoub, Mt the Park gate, on.
,si'e tho stair case of the hbiary.
The wing of the palace usually orrnpifd
' Prince Frederick the Hotel de- Belle
ne, the Coffee house de rAmi,ic. are
creed every where with musket and cnn.
IN balls: The same is the case with all tho
'uses of the Mon'seuc TN Pare, and a
cat part Of those in the Rue Royslc.
The people, and great member Of VOL
Ulcers in arms. this morning. at 7o'c,ock
aro in oil the avenues oeihc psrk and
? ndinccu, street: and soldic,s. either
sor'ers or prisoncrs.. IRE now in great
mhcrs in every quarter. 80