The Northern star, and farmers' and mechanics' advocate. [volume] (Warren, R.I.) 1830-1834, 1830-10-16
THE ADVOCATE.
.Nec- York, October z.
LATE AND IMPORTANT NEWS
FROM EUROPE.

FROM EUROPE.
By the Packet ships Florida, from Liv-
crpool, and Hannibal, from London, we
have received London papers to Sept. LIST
and Liverpool to the Cd They bring us
the important intelligence of KEvoLu-
rIoN, or what is equivalent to Revolu-
ton; in the NETHERLANDS. The scenes
Of Paris. on the 9th, 28th and 29th OF
July. have been acted over in Brussels on
the 26th and 9th August. The result
will he the same in effect, if not Ill form.
The people will regain their rights. lhey
will breathe the air Of freedom. The dis
turbances appear to have broken out at
Brussels on "Wednesday, the 25th Of Au-
gust.
The people of Brussels are discomfort
ed with the present government, and a.
mong the causes of this discomfort are
the alleged partialitys of the King for HoI
landers in appointments to office, and his
late severe measures against the liberty. OF
the press. The preparations tor lliumina-
tions and rejoicings on the Kings b'rth
day excited some sensation among the
ueople. which was still further inflamed by
some iniudicious articles in the govern
ment papers. On the evening ofthe goth,
a favorite play, La Muette de Portlci'
had attracted vast audience to the thea
tre. After the representation was ended
the people formed themselves into groups
and proceeded to the office of lie Nation
al, a ministerial paper, the language OF
whichshad been particularly offensive, the
principal editor ofwhich is i ibri Borgano,
an Italian. a son Of the Grand Duke oi
Tuscany's Minister. The windows OF the
Office were first broken In, after which
the mob proceeded to the house ofthe ed
itor. who was fortunately not at home.-
The furniture was demolished and the pa
pers destroyed. The police were restrain
ed by alarm from acting. The gems d.
armesSwere told that while they did not
interfere they would be let alone. Tow
ards midnight the mob broke the windows
ofthe Hall of Assize, and about the same
time a party entered the house OF M. dc
Kuyfr the Director of the Police, in which
thew broke and destroyed every thing they
could lay hands on. About one O'Clock
the whole town was in alarm. he troops
= got under arms, and some musket shots
were file d, which only exasperated the
populace. They ran to the Hotel Of Van
Maanen the Minister Of Justice, Hol-
lander, crying Down with Van Maanen,
set fire to the building, defied the troops,
and kept the fremen from extinguishing
the conAagration.
The morning ofthe 26th found the null
titude armed with swords and guns which
they had forced the owners of shops to de-
liver them. Engagements took place III
various parts of the city between them
and the government troops and blood was
shed. The trees Of the streets were cut
down for barricadoes. The troops at
length returned to their barracks, and
some Of the more distinguished citizens
appeared to interpose between the COM
batants. A body called the Garde Bour-
geois or Burgher's Guard was formed,
which undertook to preserve order, and
occupied all the posts of the town. On
this day the Burgo master aud the Eche-
vires announced to the people that the
Moutre, an odious tax on grinding corn
was suppressed, and desired than to make
known to them t.eir demands on the gov
: 'ernment, promising to unite their efforts
in procuring them to be granted.
During the 9th no violence was COM
miued-:he Burglier's Guard kept the
town quiet. The demands made by the
insurgents are said to be the following:
i. The complete execution ofthe Loi
Fondamentale, or Charter, given by the
King at his accession.
2. The dismissal of the Minister OF
Justic". Won Msanan, and another mem-
her ofthe Cabinet, together with some Of
the city authorities m
3. The equal division of Offices between
the two nations, the Belgians and the
Dutci. . Il
4. The establishment Of the chief tri
buhal Of the nation in some frontier town
One Of the Bclgic journals, the Poll
udue, daprsuds for the peopls, that tho