Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1831-04-14

country 10 protrt1 ikess iso seigss. II ihs
iorres sf he Polish army. II appears liza, the,
have fallen hack upo.. Warsaw aud Modlm bn
IL il nrobsbe that they vi await he enemy IL
one of the positions whieh cover The approa
cies 10 these PLACES and thai The Russians vii
noi bp able 10 pass on without battle. lhs
Russians must have 9Th body 10 fnainiair
The communications Of thr srmy with ils de
pofS and magazines III Inhaania. and the,
will require a sIsfh TO oeonpg the p1oslne.s "a
Ssndpmir aud Lubiiu, as well ia IL blockade
lhr fortress oil z tn,osr.
The principal points d'appui of,he Poles ar,
Warsaw. Modlia, piosk X aiscl, Csculhan, and
Zdnpse.
At The moment when the Russians entered
The ta o principal bodies of the Polish arm.
| were at Bsln and Lomza. The natural retreat
Of the former is upon Narsa., that of the Sc
| eond on Nodlin. The Large national reserve
was increased daily NJ Warsaw. The militia
ny dlsposiuons assumed by the Poles are per
! fecily judcions. The more they concentrate
their fnrce tue stronger they will be. "hisi
| their enemy will be COMPELLED 10 arrange
the mselves about them III IA very extended Gu
| Gle.
Modin aud Warsaw, 10 or u leagues from
each other, and both on the Vis,ula, seen To
us the real base of Polish defence the other
points d'appui, more distant, should only ser, e
TO keep up the war OF detail IN the rear OF the
Russian army besieging Warsaw.
AFFAIRS OF BELGIUM.
We give below the official account Of the
| prefer vi the Bslgc Crown 10 tue Duke vi Ne
mouIs, aud The reply OF the KING, as his guar.
dian refusing H. This answer very clearly
| shows thu restraint under which Louis Philippe
| has acted. II was The other Powers, and not
r ii, ~h r,l,r, ,ilnt hso al
ion oil The Belgic Congress.
From the Moniiear Of Feb. ls -OGciai Part.
PARIS, Ffg II.
To-day at noon, he deputation of Inc Ma
iionsl Congress of Belgium repaired to The Pa
| as Royel. Two OF his Majes,ys aIdes-de-
| camp received il at the Top of the Grand stair
| case, to conduct IT into the first saloon where
| " was received by the Minister OF Eoreign Al
fairs. who conducted il into the presence Cham
| Ber. las Majesty received II siIling an the
| TIN one. having on his right hand The Duke of
| Orleans, and on his leli the Duke OF Nemours.
| Her Majesty the Queen wns pres.ni, Ms well
as the Princes and Pdnces sci, aud the Princess
Adelaide, the Kings sister. lhe Ministers and
ides-de.camp OF the kmg surrounded the
throne. The President of The Congress deIis-
| eieh the following speech -
Street.-The legal organ of the Belgian peo-
pie, the sovereign Congress, in ats sitting OF the
| Sd OF February, elected and proclaimed King
| his Royal Hlghness Louis Charles Pbip do, :
| leans Duke OF Namonrs. your Msjesty's youn.
ger son, and has inlru.ted to Us the mission To
offer The crown 10 his Royal Highness IN the
nerson Of your Majesty, as his guardian anu
kmg.
+" This election, which was hailed by the ac-
clamations Of II free people, is IA homage rem
| dered To tue popular royalty Of France, and to
the virtue OF your family !: It caments the naia-
! raj union oil The two nations without confoun :
ding them. ii reconclles their wishes and their
natural Interests with the interests aud The
peace of Europe, and by giving 10 the indepea-
dence Of Belgium new support. mat oil the
Pr nch honor, II ensures 10 other states u new
| element 0! force aud tranquility.
The constitutional Compact ON With the
crown oi Belg uin rests is finished. The nation
whose independence is recognised. expects
with lmpatience both the Sovereign OF its choice
and the benefits OF the constitution to which he
Will take he oath.-Ihe answer OF your Majes
y will fuliiiits wrll-iounded expectations, and
our usl hopes. Your accession has proved
thai you know all The po"er oil Truly national
wish, and the sympathy OF France IS pledge
10 Us OF ITS ready assent to the suiirages oil Be-
glnIn.
= We deliver into your hands, Sire, thu oi-
cal decree of the election OF his Royal High
ness the Duke vi Nemours, and a copy OF the
institution decreed by the Congress"
The President vi the Congress then read the
ACT oltho Congress III tue iolnwng terms
Ia the name ofthe b, lgic na,nn.
THE NATIONAL CONGRESS
DLCREE-
An.a. His Royai H,ganess Louis Charles
Philip d'Urleans, Duke of Nenours, ie pro
claimed King o, the Belgnns. on condition Of
accepting the Constitution, slch as il snail be
1etIeed 10y Tho National Congress.
2. He Is no, 10 take possession of the
htone til After having solrmny taken, in the
presence oil The Congress, the following oath -
swear ID observe the coas iin,ion and The
! AVS of the Belgian people, 10 maio lam the ia
! iooal independence, aud the integrity Of tue
tsrfnoi)
:, BRUSSELS, Palace Of the Nation, Feb ?,
1880.
lhe Secl etaries Members of the Congress,
tViSCOUNT VILLAIN AlY.
LEirDX,
II. ID. Bk0u ChERE,
3" NOfHOMB,
The President OF the Congress,
r. SIJRIET Cfi(,<IER