Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-12-30


! will aid their brethren come Ia m. ,hsv shai
!. oe "ln'ea s"d equipped | rely upon you glor
ahd peril await YOU
Ihjor General BARON DuylyfrR
, hundreds oil young men obeyed this call, an,
, TWO attachments, With four pieces of cannon
end munitions, MAJ ched TIA, day
Order ofhe Day.
BRUSSELS, Oct. IL, midnight
antwerp IS IN q 'Ines aud soon moi "A trace
VIII De irlt oi that great siOrehouss of the com.
mrree of our country. The brisands whom
you have driven from within your walls ars q,
ercislng against that town the most horrible ven.
Seanee. ana are running us after having as
sassinated US. Young men who seek TO com.
mand IN the army which is organising, aud
you, officers. Who ask for promotion IL is thiId.
or that honor and duty call you Il is there thai
you should gain your epaulettes. Fly thither
form yourselves into lose baiialions and re.
member that the most brave will be the most
worthy. II The duties of my post did not detaio
me here, would claim the honor OF lie ading y gu
10 battle. The Colonel of the staff.
COUNT A. WANDER MEERE"
The Central Committee received in the
course OF last night the following report from
NJ Roger, "a delegate menber of The Pio-
v'sonal Government. This report was partly
wr.:ien with a pen, and patty with IA PEN
Gil -
From. The Office ofhe Governor ofihe Province Of
Antlperp, / past 4. NJ
have this instant arrived AT Antwerp with
our Governor Robiano. Tue citadel is firing
red hot balls, and III, owing shells upon the
town. The patriots are masters OF il; but II
appears our cowardly despots are not willing
Ia give up TO them uadestroyed their last re-
treat. Fires have broken oat in two places.
We arrived AT within hundred yards OF one of
them. and STOPPING now and then, to avoid the
balls. But wa thought II our duty TO install the
Provisional Government AT Antwerp. rs was
done at Brussels. If ball should come pre-
sently 10 take off our heads, be not surprised
n, il. Our windows are shaken every minute.
This is not exaggerat,on. | see the horror with
my own eyes, and therefore believe II. My Ais
care vas to write Mcllint aud Mellon TO inform
them Of our arrival. We are endeayoring to
find some place 10 station ourselves. We have
been obligc to quit the hotel vi the Governor.
for the lire has reached IT, and driven us out
We are now ut NJ. kobisDo's, Place de Men,
from whence the fire in three places
HdJpaa in the erening The firing slack
ems. and the conhagra,,on likewise. We sup.
pose the brigands wish TO mako their retreats
and hope iliss SO.
ifaif past o'clock. The inhabitants of Ant
werp have applied TO us for authorization 10
obtain Cessation Of the firing from the cita-
del, until negotiations can be resumed tomor-
row morning. A paper signed by myself and
NJ. Robiano aulhOTses them 10 do 50, but
with the frmness and dignity becoming the
government. We consider the suspension of
hostilnes as an act OF humanity, and nothing
else (Signed) Gu RoGIER.
The first bulletin upon the occupation Of Ant
werp was published yesterday afternoon. 1t Is
couched as follows
BRussELs, Oct. 9th, 2 O'Clock, =. NJ,
The General, Provisional Comnsndant-in-
CHEF of the Belgian Troops has this instant ar
rived from the Army, WHITTIER he had gone 10
reconnoitre the positions. and give directions.
He scarcely knows how to exposes his satisiac-
ton o our brave Volunteers, Tor their courage
IS above all praise. At the moment when lie
Quilted the surhurbs OF Antwerp, thu trle olor-
ed flag was hoisted upon the principal tower OF
| that town, the tocsin was sounding 10 all
directions, and the combat was begionlng in The
walls. There is reason 10 believe, that ny this
time, the inhabitants OF Antwerp, aided by
| the succur OF our brave men tom without,
are delivered iIom The yoke oil the Dutch.
! Since the 24,b, whenlhe columns of Maine
! and SIRE acted simultaneously, the troops have
! fought necessarily. Their success has been
great, but we have 10 regret some Of our
! friends. Among the wounded is Count Fred
eric de Me, adr, VINO ameuis the loss OF IA leg,
! only in as much as II renders hun incapable
Of continuing attne present moment his ser
| vices.
+. s. Three O'Clock afternoon.-The news
of he capture of Antwerp is this instant arrive
il was sen, by Major Delebel.
The Genera! OF Brigade, commanding provls'
IOnaly the Belgian Troops. NiPLEs.
! October 2g.-[From the Courier des Pays
! The project OF a constitution Tor Belgiu II
has lust been published al Brussels with su-
! thoriza,ion Of the Government. IL consists o.
/ lo3 articles Art. |, declat es Bell GUM in
dppendent State, treating with other states a.
power with mower. Art. "A sets forth thai
the authority Of the Chief OF the States 4.
hereditary The National Congress, rreviou.
| to its being dissolved, and after the adoption o
the constitution, will proceed 10 the choice o
d Chief of the Stale, and provide tor The order
Of succession.
The merchant men in the basins add The
canals and some OF the houses on the qnays
have been severely damaged by the fire from
the citadel, aud some have been entirely burn
down Tue American Consul has assured M
Roger that his Government will demand al
indemnity for the less sustained.
The Custom House at Antwerp WAS destroy
ed with 0o,000.U00 of francs IN goods as /
was said one hall belonging TO English mer
chants.
Oct 29.-The suspension OF hostilrtes agreed
on Yesterday morning still continues. lht
cspitula,ion is notyet settled, and possibly ma,
not be effected. All will probably end in /
truce.
ANTWERP. Oct 3l.-The treasures buried
under lhe cndcrs OF tie cusiom-house, burnet
by the Hol anders on the 9th, still smoke. On
ye, who love to walk abroad, come ant
contemplate the runs OF our unhappy city.
The iucendiary nlgales hfe no longer III TIN
centre Of the harbor. Iney have come neal
the city, that they may prevent the approach
Of every foreign vessel 10 the nooie Dutch
dag. :,
troops arrive from oil the n.ighborns VII
lagos. Notwithstanding the promises oil TN
Dutch. nobody nuts the least confidence il
, them.
The only course which can preserve our ciiy
and the millions of lis property is, 10 proclaim
Ir.a .,nI.r The nrnirctIun Oh all the mhIlL I'M