Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-10-11

were attacked, disarmed and obliged to retreat Al
tor this first explosion the multitude seemed to con-
cert measures, and set fire to the building. The
s'nokr appeared rapidly; the crowd rushed out and
ranged itself round the hotel and declared that it
wosid not retire before the building was burnt down
TO Its very foundation The conhsgration made
gcea' progress The flames were perce,vable from
atar-the fremen fastened to the spot with tbcr
gines, towards O'Clock, but they repused and
forced to return to the Hotel de Vile This vast
edihce beng set on fire served point OF assem-
oage-a number of workmen ran to the spot with
| out pillaging. but Likewise without retiring.
During the night gunsmiths had been compelled to
deliver up the arms contained in their stores. The
people distributed them.
Towards FIVE o'clock in the norninr the armed force
displayed itself more battalion of chas,eurs and u
battalion Of grenadIers spread themselves in compa-
mes through the streets where the agitation gre
test 1t was the Place du Sablon where about SIX
O'Clock IN the morning, officer ordered platoon TO
hre, and where ;he struggle became bloody Presen:
~ the wounded were seen being carried home.
his armed force traversed the streets. firing null
tiphed voileys It fired sometimes into the air and
sometimes on the crowd The houses were shut
up, and the windows lined with women and curious
people; the streets were crowed, being sometimes
invaded and sometimes deserted The inhab ants
Were armed with guns. swords and cudrels; they
posted themselves At the corner of the streets.
rome worknen have torn from the shops of tine
furveyors OF the Court the arms the Royal Family
and many OF the radesmen have spontaneously taken
them away
That day some ofthe good citizens met and agreed
that 1t was highly important, possible 10 restore or
der The paper which gives US the above particu-
iars concludes by advising the citizens to conquer
their liberty by order.
The troops, instead OF allowing themselves 60 be
beaten or destroyed IN detail, Paris retired with
IN their barracks till reinforcements were sent
About ten o'clock the whole garrison of Brussels,
consisting OF gendarmes, troops of the line and cava
ry drew up IN the Place Royal IN front of the palace
and looking TO the park They remained IN this posi-
ton Tor many hours, and different detachmen;s from
tue hclghoor.nS posts IN the country continued TO
JON them till in the afternoon they amounted to n
bont 5000 men, but without artillery
NO person of name or consequence. (savsa letter
OF that day. has yet appeared direct he movements
OF the revolutionsts The hatred of Dutch SWAY
seems deep aud general among all classes but the &c
tual rioters chi, fly those who complain of b,rh
taxes and want of bread.
Messengers were sent of TO the Hague, (whcre the
hinS resides every ohrr year. the alternate years be-
ing spent at Brussels that was reporrcd that s,n
lar movements might be expected OF Lier. Chen,
and Antwerp, on the receipt ofthe intelligence; but il
would seem from the latest accounts We nave thar
the instruction IN Brussels was made without any
prcconcert abroad One of the papers before us nm
n'uncns 1t miserable Imitation of the revolution of
france, without ITS spirit lis pEovucation In
soma respects, however The cnnduc of the brussels
poPulace IS worthy of commentator, and seems to
Ind!cae something of that principle which all would
hope 10 see. They were very moderate and humane
towards the sodicry, and punctrIiously suppressed
every appearance of disposition to plagc, though
they took arms and drank liquors.
The shops and churches were shut durInr the o6tb
The streets had not been unpaved but trees had been
cat down for barbados. The moderate people most
dreaded that Prussan troops might be brought IN by
the Sovet nment, which would produce boodshed
The Governor and Commandment left the ctv The
editor OF the National" into whose office the mob
FIRST broke vas an Italian, of the minister of the
Grand Duke OF Tuscany and was paid $500 forms
oy The government. The types, &c. were destroy
cd; and the house of the printer quite ompted. The
furniture OF the Commsndant, being taken from
his house, was all burned. About noon a pnrley
took place, and much to the tranquizing of the peo
pie the troops marched and left the city to the
national guard, which WAS under to tde number
OF 5000. The tr colored flag was flying on the
Hotel de Vile.
BRUssELs, August 81 -Hotoi de Bellevue at Pare
In my letter OF yesterday transmitted you as Cor
rect and detailed account of The origin and first
movements OF the Instruction which has unhappy
broken out here The confusion and anxiety of the
moment would permit me TO collect. The object of
the insurgents was and still continues va que and i'm
definite, and consequently all their proceedings par
take OF an uncertain and undecided character. The
great mass OF those who first broke the public peace
were OF the very lowest aforementioned, la.
9orers, and nrtlzans, without bread or employment.
lhcse people iet they suffered from high taxes and
10" wages and ascrbed their suf.rings to the King
ministers, who, IN their opinion, favored the Dutch
st the expense OF the Belgians. Hence IN order to
have cheap bread and plenty of employment, they
were logically COINED by the party who had called out
strants upon The press. Hence they began by burn
ing the house OF an unfortunate journalist and book
seIer, who supports the Government, and of the
mhsIer Of Justice, who pfosecutes for lbels Hence
NJ .ibry BagnanO's property was destroyed TO the
cry OF 1--WE lie Potter and the hotel of NJ Won
Maanen was burnt to the shout of "Viye la I,bert."
and Point dimpot sur lc VIunde."
The Belgc and the Catholic party. like the French
Liberals, had polled the nation, and had found the
secret Of lber strength About 300, 900 of the Bel.
g'c people had last year sgned petitions against thu
system of the Ministry, whom the King obstinatey
persists IN maintaining IN power The object of these
petitions had no reference the distress of the lower
Glasses; but they extended the idea that they were
oppressed They related chiefly to the freedom of
the Press, TRIAL by Jury, Ministerial responsibility
freedom OF instruction. and the perfect pendenc
OF the Church on the State religious matters-
!bese petitions originated chiefly IN the party Of Al.
dc Potter, and were supported with oil his activity
aud zeal Thus the perpetual agitation Of questions
IN which, by the way, the Brussels insurgents could
feel little practical grievance, led them to believe hai
they really were oppressed, and :he Punishment Of
their champion added what they thoupht insult aud