Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1831-04-02

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,a,nr ,pain ,,ruposed and elected, that he VIII
~, b.. TecouuiLed by anv of the Five POWERS
mi. solemn and authentic document sets Tie q"e''
t;nr &c .he two Princes at rest, and leaves ''c
field open to new combinations. n:
:. The embarrassment, which the Belgian D'-
,Iomat;c Commission aud Congress have drawn
pnon their country. by their obstinate fcJcc''''.
~ all preyiors advice and r:nonstrance. must
nroduce fearful results. As they have acted win
their ewes omen, one is almost tempted ID sup
oose that they have clung to their sehae'eso uS
termination for no other purpose t,'ah 10 p'co"S
the proysloua state of affairs, anu tnns 10 ha'"-
tain themselves in power Such men 90 "o' VI, ne-
ri. the confidence uf their ielow-cillAehs. i"e
result of this business is, amongst many "ue's'
further corrubnratun Of the just view o. ahaiis
taken by Lord PonsOnby, whose nductthrou9h-
out has been at once manly, ski.ni. aud consist,
eut-such. in short. as became ihe hoho! aiu
dignity of the British Nation
:. As the contents of the Protocol are not yet
published it Is impossible to say what viii ne the
effect Oh the public mnd, but not unnatural 10
anticipate disturbances, ahd an attempt u o'e'
throw the Congress.
.Orders have been issued to arrest General
Nellinet. who, it is said, refuses to OBEY his IN
structions. and resis;s every attempt on the part
of the Government to induce him t" abandon his
posit,on on the right bank of the Meuse."
:. Brussels, ThuNday Erening.-l In conse-
onence of Nj. Bressun having declined TO sign
the note sent to the Provisional Government,
with the protocol Of the .tb. the diplomatic com
mission ha, refused to lay that document before
Congress. and have returned it to Lord Pohson-
by. This was announced to Congress by NJ.
Van der Viewer. who declared tina; IT was incon-
sistent with the dignity of the nation 10 receive
any communication OIL the subject CT the duke
of Nemours from any other power than France.
or their own Delegates at Paris-ln short, they
proc lain their utter contemp, for the conference,
have given fair proof Off by rejectlngthe Fro
tocoI. What motive NJ. Bresson can have for
refusing his signature to an Act of the London
Conference, emdnating from his o,cn Gorer'-
mem at Paris, has not been pronul sated-Dut
it is 70 be regretted that this dlpomatist should
lend himself to the intrigues of the men at the
head Of affairs here. and thus wlljully throw
obstacles IN the way Of negotiation. 1t is hardly
possible that he can be privately encouraged by
count Sebastiani-if he is not, he has taken an
immense responsibility on his shoulders, and
Europe may thank him for the delays and impe-
diments which have arisen"
From he correspondent Of the London Glo6e,
brussels Feb. S.--The Temps & Journal DIES
de Debais, which reached Brussels to day, stat
inc the refusal of the throne OF Belgium by Lou
is Philip aud the Due de Nemours, have occa-
stoned a great stir here. The Belslans had been
much excited by the result OF the election, and
in all the shops of Bruges, Client and Brussels,
the picture OF the Duo de Nemours was to be
seen. Four silver horse-shoes were making for
the horse which should bring the new King to
his capital, and this refusal has cast grca, damp
over every thing. The peopie are assembled III
small knots in the Place Royale and Park, discus
sing the fact, and willing to dsbelieve It; but
have learnt from member of Congress hatthere
is no doubt of the truth of the non -acceprance.
There is decided leaning with many towards
the Prince of Orange, particularly amongst the
tradesmen and workmen. His palace has not
oeen injured in the least, although. every other
house in the town has been ridded with shot,
and his stud-g rooms and steward are still unmo-
Tested by any. Nobody seems to anticipate re-
suits, any more than they did the rejection OF the
throne.
.anfwerp. Feb. 5.-This morning, an extraor-
dinay explosion filled the city with alarm. The
bad weather which we have had these three days,
had caused the gun.boat No. 9 to run aground
near Fort st. Lawrence. This vessel was COM
Nv Ill oi"S~' W
about Is or 30 years of age, and had crew of
81 men, Some armed men of the Free Corps.
on duty in the port, FASTENED on board the gull
boat, and wanted to have the flag struck. Young
Van Spyck having refused to obey the summons.
the flag was Immediately taken down by the as
sailants Immediately the young officer went
down in the hold, and set fire to the powder ma
sazne. The vessel blew up instantly, and all
that were on board or near, persisted, victims to
the self-devotion of the young commander. On
y two men of the crew were saved. as 1t by MI
,acIe. The number of the wounded is consid-
cradle.
POLAND.
The following is the act passed by the Diet OF
Warsaw. upon the proposition OF Roman Soltyyk,
for the forfeiture of the throne by the Emperor
Nicholas. and the separation of the Polish nation
from the Russian Empire, to be decared:-
"rhe most sacred and inviolable treaties are
only binding inasmuch as they are faithfully OBJ
served. Our long suAerings are known to the
whole world. The violation, SO many times re-
newed, of the liberties which had been guaran-
teed to US BY the oaths oftwo monarchs, absolves
equally at present the Polish nation from the oath
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