The Arkansas advocate., 1831-02-02

sassailauts who used knives on the occasion, ana in the conflict, both the gentlemen were slightly wounded. Mir. Iusksson was robbed of his pocketboo containing fl3; his brother-in-iaw saved his purse and money, but received d sd- we're beating from the vagabonds, who attacked every respectable person as they passed along. The same night, as Mir. Smith, of WalwoIth, was passing by the Rotunda, he was suddenly sur rounded by a gang of eight or ten piekPockets' Seeing they were anxious to close upon nm, MT. Smith endeayored to make his way through, but in the attempt he was !" bonnetted, z. z. had hls hat struck down over his eyes-and the ruiilans then deliberately turned all his pockets inside out. and robbed him of some loose silver, which he had at tie time. He called for the police repeatedly, but treceiyed no assistance.
 BELGIUM.
 BusseL, Noo. l4.--The Congress Tn it's sit ting yesterday decided that, inasmuch as the late Provisional Government was dissolved, though reconstructed by the vote of the Con gress, there should be no address in answer to the opening speech. The Congress then pro- ceeded to discuss and settle the standing orders of the Assembly. The President eommunica- ted the following documents, transmitted to the Congress by the Provisional Government: Protocol of the Conference held at the Foreign
 
 Present, the Plenipotentiaries of Austria, Great Britain, Russia and Prussia.
 His Majesty. the King of the Netherlands. having invited the Courts of Austria, France, Great Britain, Russia, and Prussia, as parties who signed the treaties of Paris and Vienna, by which tic kingdom of the Netherlands was established, to consider in concert with his Ma jesty upon the best means of putting an end to the disturbances which have broken out in his states ;and the above named Courts having, even previous to receiving this invitation experience ed a lively desire to arrest as early as possible disorder and boodshed, have, by their Anbas sadors and Ministers accredited to the Court of London. agreed upon the following resolutions
 |. According to Section of their Protocol of the 18th November, ISIS, they have invited the Ambassador of his Majesty, the King of the Netherlands, to join in their deliberations.
 ,. In order to accomplish their desire of stop ping the etfuson of blood, they are of opinion that an entire cessation of hoslities should take place or both sides.
 The conditions of this armistice, which would in nowise prejudice the questions of which the five Courts will have facilitated the solution, should be as follows:
 Hostlities shall completely cease on both edes.
 The respectivetroops shall reciprocally retire within the line which, presioas to the treaty of May 30, lSl4, separated the possessions of the Sovereign Prince of the United Provinces from those which were annexed to his territory to form the kingdom of the Netherlands, by the aforesaid Treaty of Peace, and by those of Ni- enna and Paris in 1915.
 The respective troops shall evacuatet the pla- ces and territory they mutually occupy beyond the said line, within the space of tel. days.
 This Armistice shall be proposed to the Gov ernment of his Majesty the King of the Meth erlands through the medium of his Ambassador present at these deliberations.
 The terms of the same Armstice shall bel communicated in Belgium in the name of the tive Courts.
 EsrERHA2y-TA TALLEyRANp-ABERDEEN
 BULow-MATusoHEwIcH.
 .4nstcef fthe Provisional Gouernmeat.
 The Provisional Government of Belgium has had the honor of receiving the Protocol of the Conference held at the Foreign Office, London, on the 4th of November, 1850, and signed Es- terhazy, Talleyrand, Aberdeen, Bulow, and Ma tuschewich, in their capacities, respectively, of Plenipoteatlaries for Austria, France, Great Britain, Prussia, and Russia.
 The Members of the Provisional Government are Wiling 10 believe that sentiments of sympa- thy for the safierings of Belgium, have led to the truly phlanthropic mission with which the plenipotentiaries of the five Great Powers have been charged.
 Filled, with this hope, the Provisional Gov ernment, wishing oreconcie.hc independence of the Belgium People with all respect for therghts of humanity, thank the five Powers for the step. they have taken to stop the effusion of blood, by miro rasSotion nf all hoStilitnc xvbiCb vicf between Belgium aud Holland.
 Consequently, the Government engages to give orders and take measures
 |. That all hostiIities against Holland shall cease on the part of the Befgians.
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