Delaware gazette and American watchman. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1828-1837, 1830-11-05

hDOul niue OCluuk w lNG WlJiHiui ~ thiH
|day, Tie armed Bourgeois marched out Of the
city gates in the direction the troops were
posted. During The whole day, u continued
Struggling firing was heard irm these assall
ants on tho advanced posts, aud later IN the :
ternoon il became lively IN the direction Of
the Client road, accompanied by discharges d.
Iartillery, IRON which i! was presumed troops
we're slso coming up from Alosi aud Client liz
the evening these volunteer skirmishels re-
turned to the Guy ! lie loss Of lite is vanously
stated, but mS, bodies. were brought in, al
least 10 tile nHnioer Of twenty or thirty. One
saw, was eaioiully packed in straw, bound
round Win tile same. NOta shop was open.
ed and the murkels were very scantily supplr
ed. The nlgnt passed Tranquil ", II II can be
50 calleu %, only disturbed by constant popping
OF small arms, and agony aud anxiety OF quie'
families and inhabitants, Jew Of whon retired
10 rest
On Tuesday, the 2Sd, al eight o'clock in the
morning, the uopps attacked the Porte de
Schaerbeck, aud rushed up the Rue Royale,
into the Park, which they possessed about
hiatt ain hour Rller commencing the attack. A
lherce canuoade continued, wilma cons AMI
d,scnarge Of miskery, during the whole day,
and scene NdestrucllOn tOOK place in thus
lDeautilul part q the city, which mot be de.
sctibed the Gmed Bourgeois taught with The
most determined courage, aud during the
whole day the troops did not dare penetrate
the Town.
From The situation of my residence, was
placed between the contending boaies, my
windows broken, and the apartments strrwed
with grape shol aud bullets. In the even NJ
a flag oil truce was depued, and the firing Gee 3
ed Tor the night. Al break OF day on the morn
ing OF Friday, the 24h. the same work Of de
lslfuction recommended, and towards the afler.
noon It became evident the troops were check
lied, and tbt discharge of cannon became more
violent andterfiiic +, grape shot rainod on the
Place Royal, IN spite OF which, aud the sac
rIiice OF lie they taught with the greatest Ell
Leroy and deportation. Every house IN the vi
JENNY became unsafe, from the continued de
struction, aid at er enduring two days i'm
lprisonment,we escaped at the dawn OF day
ION Saturday morning, into the faubOurg Of L.
Tells. Here We found sojouru both impract
lcable aud unsite, no possible means OF convey
ing at hand, and with my wife, and family OIL
little children, we were compelled to walk on
to the village OF Waterloo.
II The Sect. Onlhe road was of the most singu.
lar, and at the same time alfiicl des,r.p,iln
|, Respectable ladies, aud children Of ali ages
lseeking refuge, having abandoned every thing
: straying muli directions to find shelter, willis
the cannOnade had recommended with NOR,
violence than ever. The road through III,
Forest OF Svignes presented also The spectacl,
OF hundreds Of armed men pushing forwsr,
10 The scence Of ssughter-many with mus
ke's, others with Io@hug pieces, aud grea
lnuinbers with no other weapon than tie heut
GOT pltchiOrk put on long pole; great sup
{, plies for these people were also on the road
c FontIibuted oy various villages and cOmmunes
I On Sunday, The same bloody scene coniinu
: Cd in Brussels, and many posts and houses oc
Q eiPled by the military were successfully taken
fought TO have previously stated, that except
lug THURSDAY night last, every other night la
AIDED to the horrors Of the scene, violent fire
IN Vie houses occupied by the {. mbatants
Man houses have also been burnt by the pc
, pulase belonging 10 individuals against WHOM
they arc e8asperated.
On tisidey morning ea'ly the Kings troop
Evacuated slAe cny, to the great Joy of all IN
Iinhabtan's u every opinion, an d HE whUl
population ppied out to visit the scene Of de
: sulatlon and body strife,
! The Hoteile bellevue. the Cafe de l'Ami
= tie, x The hose formerly occupied by Prime,
/ Frederick, ar mass Of ruins. The Park !.
lyreatly damaged, many trees shot down, AMI
statues and onamenls shot to shivers. III,
plumber OF Persons who have persisted, is gem
IerAly supposed TO be upwards of 1000 OF th,
Bourgeois, tfsides l,400 wounded in yariou
Hospitals an Churches. The loss Of the mill
lary is not kIpwn, as they buried their slam
and tuok,awg the wounded.