Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-11-13

their own lmtninent udba'"' Wy .:u
his epaulets, and tore away his coekaue' sun
the gallant man, as he was carried 'h,ousn .I
streets manifested no particle OF tear' HIS cheeA
was unblanchetl and no sign Of dread came over
him; occasionally his fine aristocrahc race was
l;ohtened nv a smile of scorn he cast on his base
assailants All that the really brave men couid
do TO defend him was done at their own lmmin,
ent peril. He was guarded to barracks ana
it was stated he would be considered as Pris-
oner. in retaliation of a SIMILAR detention OIL one
Of the ,leleuatcs from Brussels. 1t is due to the
bourgeois soldiers to say, that they IN no way par
ticipated in the nAiction If the insults tins brave
man received: it was the skulking towards VINO
assailed him, and one of them attempted to as
sail hun with dagger, which was wrenched out
of his hand Gu one Of the Wessrs. beaumont ana
q boureeois.s A most intolerable coward boast
ed he had made the ad-de-camp prison,
err. As well might Isaac Of York have boosted
of making Iuaihoe captive to his spear or
Wamba. the wittess, that he had vanquished
King Richard with his shield OF Drawn. The
Courier DIES Paws Bas contains dispute between
two other persons. who also each claim to have
made an officer of rank prisoner Ii they aliude
to the aid-de-campI am referring TO-, they have
both an equal right to the honor OF his capture:
The truth is, he came with iag ot truce, anu
was detained in reprsai; and, as tar as Know
iustly detained. for have seen the Princes
iroons more than cnce fire on the white flag of the
Burgeos.
The detention of the aid de camp gave vlgour
to the Princes opponents, fora report "asspeed-
ily proposated that the Ouch had been beaten.
aud the aid-de-camp of the Prince I" and several
officers" made prisoners. Then forth came the
coward and the dubious man. The revolutiOna.
ry party understood well the value of such rumors.
Immediately after the event of the Princes aid
de. camp coming in, a considerable number OF
volunteers came forward. and proceeded with
them to the Place Rovale, which lies on the Op-
posite side of the Park to the Louvain. from which
last the Ouch had been beaten, or rather had most
shamefuly run away from absolute fright. Indeed
the face of Duchman was scarcely dlscernable
during the woe period of the extraordinary con-
flicts. At the Place Royale two young irshmen,
resident in Brussels Whose names do not men
ton for obvious reasons) distinguished themselves
right vaIianty. and made repeated attempts TO
induce the Bourgeois to resort to the bayonet;
but never saw this course adopted.
The first day of the conflict many OF the towns
men were killed and wounded. because there
was no discipline, and no small portion OF the
rabble was intoxicated
The succeeding day there was some confidence,
and the Professionally Government published a
proclamation without any signatures. In the
night an expedition was organized to surprise the
soldiers in the Park. saw the Bourgeois at mid
night assembled in the Hotel de Vile: but they
had no stomach for the fight. and many declared
they would not 90 to the 6utchery. The expe-
dition did not succeed: whether rendered abor-
tive by treason or cOwardCe, know not. On
Saturday all was gloom: it was understood that
tAG stHu a ,a@ 1t armed BoTr
geose asking bread from the inhabitants, but they
demanded nothing else.
On Sunday the 26th there was continued Fl.
ring from the Bourgeois into the Park, but the
Dutch being sheltered by deep hollow, in which
they were lying hid, could not have sustained
much loss: the trees were the greatest sufferers.
Had many Of the Dutch fallen, numbers would
have remained on the field, or large graves must
have appearcd,or numerous wagons would have
been seen conveying off the slain. None of these
circumstances took place, therefore but few must
have been killed. On Monday the eth, when
the Park was evacuated. did not see so much
as twelve bodies: there might have been more,
but speak of what saw. add walked through
the whole Park, but there was an immense assem-
blage of empty bottles, from which the spirit had
departed. but certainly not entered the hearts of
the Dutchmen, for even their proverbal Dutch
courage did not avail them. How the Dutch
came to quit the Park do not know, as | did
not see them decamp, but my opinion is that they
- summoned up coward mind and run away
The cowardice of the Ouch is, fear, unbeIieva-
BILE, excepting by eye witnesses. who saw the
wonder, can hardly imagine it possible.
During all the period of the four days the
Dutch threw occasional bombs, rockets, and red.
hot shot into the city; they destroyed one or two
houses. and excited the hatred and contempt of
all classes These soldiers of Holland kept them.
selves of the way of all danger. but made most
vigorous attack upon the dram-bottles as the un-
tenanted bodies of the numerous slain found at
their quarters amply evinced. The homev apo.
thegm says that Dutchmen require their courage
to be excited; but nought excited that of the
Dutch at Brussels. Oxen and wain-ropes may
iras them to the combat, but native courage ne
yer; they resist even the charms of their bottles.
= A plague of all towards"
I. s | made every inquiry relative to the
charge of rape made against the Dutch, and | |
ave no reason to believe it founded on fact. An
EnIiIsh gentleman xrh t,o, -