Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Wayne County, Ind.) 1831-1837, 1833-03-02

~ De perfectly COnsOIcd by the posse.
sion OF her new acquired ornament 70
the pain il must have given her.-Can,
paigls anil Cruises of South .7merlca.
BY the ship Drphcus, Capt. Cobb
we have received London and Liver
pool papers Of Januar, 9Th. inclusive
The news, as was anticipated, is en-
.ireIy pacific.
BELGIUM.
The citadel oi Antwerp was OF
Monday, Dec. 3lst. occupied by the
Belgian troops, The French arm,
continued TO retire. The total mum
Der Of killed and wound, I'd ~ the be-
siegIng army does not exceed 500, and
the number Of their sick is under 1000.
The garrison Ofthe citadel, consis-
ting altogether Of 1000 men. exclusive
Of the wounded, will reach Dunkirk on
the 9th and 9th. How long they will
be- detained remains a problem. 1t is
certain they are treated as prisoners Of
war, haiever may be the appellation
by which they are designated. gen
cral order Of Marshal Gerard announ-
ces to the troops the rewards that they
will receive from the kings hands on
bis re.iewing them at ValenCienes.
1t states, LIST, the number of metres Of
trenches thrown up by the working
parties to be 100, or about st miles.
I'd. the number Of wounded, Cos; Kill
led outright lOS; total SOB, Sd, the
rounds Of ammunition fired by the ar.
tiIlcr., 5000; Of which 10000 were
howi'zcr shells, tew model $4,000 ten
inch morter shells; and the remainder
:52.UW round shot,.4 and IL pound
Grs. The material found in the cita-
del and forts amounts to l39 pieces of
difi:rent form and calibre. with Il large
supply Of ammunition and projectiiesI
ofevery description. The proposal to
convert the Waterloo Lion ssInto bombs
and common BALI! for the defence Of
the liberty and independence Of the
people,, has been rejected BY the Bel
gian Chambers, only four men having
risen to defend its being taken into
The Chamber agreed
10 a vote Of thanks to the French
army. ;
ANTWERP, Monday evening, Dec.
last siege Of the citadel OF
Antwerp is past. At = O'Clock the
French soldiers quilted it, and this day, 5
the last Of 1872, has been the first on
which this celebrated fortress became
The possession Of the Belg,ans, as a free
and independent people. 1t has cxis-
ted 80 years and now it has at Ieuyth
become the PrOpert, Of the people in
whose country 1t was erected as 4,
cause Of terror. At list religious BIZ
,otry laid the basis under the govern l.
merit Of Philip II. king of Spain, and S
after many changes it lastly found the I
uPport "i commercial bigotry, under 9
" il'iam. King Of Holland. i
The capture OF it by the French ar /"
ny under Marshal Gerard has added !
o the military rcnown OF that nation: b
or the only ''Crown to which their
lain could be IL the least doubted was a
he mural oHe; they have obtained it \
,cre, 10y carrying OIL the siege against u
'nly two bastions. Yet to M their o
,lory seemed pure, dis,nterested, and t
peaceful, when saw today their SOL
hers surrender the gates and the body u
fine place to the bcIgians. This &c, a
demonstrated that the French govern q
men, of the modern time can earn lau. I
els maj good tdlth-the bcs, en-. Il
omum that can be bestowed on anv v
|atIoa. d
The appearance Of the citadel itself d
; heap ot ru,. 5; all the buildings are 6
es'ro.ed by the shells and by the re- "A
u'ts 81 the ga.rison's departure. II
The French are lltoquit this neigh ii
'orhood To morrow.
TuE>D,Y, Jan. This is indeed a z
ay OF rejoicing III this city; Chase L
nd his repeated threat. of lombard p
'ent kept Antwerp durirs - months
. continual alarm, he aud his soldiers
re- gone, and the Inhabitants are de-
GIFTED. THIS day the it-,is and chimes Sc
ave been run.. aid this night an H. o.
animation is also TO take place. a.
Inc Only want now l. the opeuinc %
fthe SCheldt. The Dutch fleet re- c;
'"lns near the Belgian village of Doel, d.
'hich the Dutch are cxceedinsl, de- p
rous OF inun iating in order to throw 81
b>'aClcs in the way Of an attack on g
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