The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1830-10-13

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pulsed, and forced to return to the Hotel d.
Vile. This vast ediice being set on FIRE, serv
ed thus as point of assemblage-a great mum
Der of workmeHran to the spot without pillag
ing, but likewise without retiring.
During the night the gunsmiths had beer
compelled to deliver up the arms contained il
their stores. The people distributed them
such as had any guns at home went out will
them, and some muskets were taken from tn,
soldiers, or abandoned by them, that they nigh
not have TO fire. Worknen were seen to sur
round an officer near the Palace of Justice, put
ting pistol TO his breast, and asking him, or
his word of honor, that he should not order the
| people to be fred upon.
! Towards five O'Clock in the morning anC
when the broad light of day illuminated the
( movements, the armed force displayed itseli
more. A battalion of Chasseuts and battalion
OF Grenadiers spread themselves in companies
through the streets where the agitation was
/ greatest. 1t in the Palace du Sablon
where about six o'clock in the morning, an Of
ficer ordered platoon to FIRE, and where the
struggle became bloody Presently the wound
! ed were seen being carried home men among
the people were seen to fall down dead, being
struck by the balls Of the soldiery and gore
! stained the pavement
This armed force traversed the streets, firing
multiplied volleys: it fred sometimes into the
air and sometimes on the crowd. This repeat
ed firing of musketry resounded throughout the
whole town, and spread CONSERVATION afaf.
The houses were shut up, and the windows lin
ed with women and curious people; the streets
were crowded, being sometimes invaded and
sometimes deserted. The inhabitants were
armed with guns, swords and cudgels; they
posted themselves at the corners of the streets,
all which gave SO extraordinary an appearance
TO Brussels, that one might have supposed it to
be town expecting to be taken by storm.
In the midst of this commoton, it will felt
that it is impossible for us to give so detailed a
description as the public has right to expect.
Exactness has appeared to be preferable to ex-
tent. The fire of musketry continues uninter-
rupted to this moment, which is ten o'clock in
| the morning.
Brusssts, Aug. 81. We gave yesterday the
events the preceding night. They proceed.
ed during the course of the day, and at this
moment the Garde Bourgeoise is in possession
of the whole town. The citizens do their duty
they occupy every post, and watch themselves
zealously over the public safety, which they
thus secure.
During the morning of the 25th, muskctry
continued almost uninterrupted. Blood howcd
and this resistance of the troops by exasperat
ing the public mind, produced unnecessarily the
effect OF animating and prolonging the combat
| There were incessant EXPLANATIONS TO the troops
| OF I" Retire! surrender return to your bar
racks, and promise not to fire again " 1t mus
be acknowledged to the honor of our soldiers
and especially of their officers, that they are
Belgians, and that their very hearts bled at the
/ thought of shedding the blood of their country.
men, their fellow-citizens, friends, and broth
ers. They heard these repeated admonitions
! BY degrees they were seen to slacken and cease
their fire, and to demand that their neutrality
should be respected on condition of their re
straining from firing. From that moment the
intenseness of the struggle abated, and it wa:
to be expected that there would be- if not al
end, ct least suspension of hostililies.
Since 8 O'Clock in the morning, the distin
| gulshed inhabitants joined the officers of thu
! Garde COmmunale, in the barrack of Annun
clades; they demanded arms, which was giver
them, and in short time the patroles Of tn,
Garde Bourgeoise were organized, and appear
| ed in the streets, interposng between the com
batants, and relieving posts occupied by tn,
tlremen, or the troops of the garrison.
! Towards eleven o'clock in the morning ;
Proclamation was circulated and posted up b,
! the Regency, announcing the abolition of I'll.
Mente (Moture) which still existed at Brussels
as Municipal duty, and inviting all the ciii
zens to take up arms TO watch over the public
safety.
However, towards noon the Garde Bour.
geolse parolled through the city in every d.
i rectlon In more numerous attachments. The
! troops had discontinued their attacks IN the
streets entirely. They fell back on the Kings
Palace, where the Royal Guard concentrated
Itself, or retired to its barracks, ceasing to mako
further resistance. Some soldiers were, new
ertheless, obliged to FIRE from window of the
barracks upon an assemblage Of men, but this
lasted only few minutes.
Towards one O'Clock only few isolated shots
were heard, fred mostly into the air. To avoid
all etusion OF blood the troops had wisely made
peace. The Regency guaranteed by a fresh
Proclamation that they should remain in the
barracks; it again confded the safety of the
town to the armed inhabitants, and promised
that their public wishes should be seriously ex
amIned and satisfied without delay.
Towards three o'clock, the old Brabant flag
was flying from the Hotel de Vile, and de
tachments of the Garde Burgeoise paraded tbs
streets The flag is red, orange color, anc
black. The three colors are horizontally at
| tacbed to the staff, the red stripe being upper
most, and the orange in the middle The ban
ner was to become really national one. The
orange cockade had disappeared. Besides. thi,
Is only family onsign, and not that of peo
pie The tr-colored flag consisting of blue
white, and red, Is Dutch and French. The red
yellew, and black is Belgian, and at the same
I time national The black would belong 10 ms
the yellow would be for the dynasty, and the
red for Holland.
During the whole afternoon, patrols circulat
ed necessarily. All the armed men that were
to be met with were enlisted, and their pres.
! ence had become necessary, because suspicious
characters began TO show themselves. TO pIun.
der during any disorder they might have ex.
cited; but the firmness and activity Of the eli.
izens prevented such misfortune.
a fpl1a
the streets, and passed unimpeded. The hons.
es and shops remained shut, but this was from
motives of precaution. Ladies walked about
every where, and the crowd thronged in nref.
erence to the Rue la Madelaine and to the Sa.
blon, to see the Hotel Of Van Maenen and The
house OF Libry Bagnano completely demolished
In the evening, and during the night, the
houses OF every street were Illuminated. The
Garde Bourgeoise did duty in all places. Since
the afternoon platoons appeared, having at their
head flag, with the motto of /" Liberty Safe.
tyr These armed citiznns whom .noa,in