The Arkansas advocate., 1833-03-06

tain that William never will consent. toi give up the forts in question voluntarily { and iron, the eonsistehey of the line otii politics he has hitherto followed, the French will be compelled 10 reduce thesc forts, and take them if they can. The conduct of Capt fikoopt tIergtlii l ens greatly this belief, for thefe IS nc donbt that tic destruction of the gum bossis was owing 10 express orders from the Hague.
 The eitadeloffcrs picture efeztreme desolation-n building remains entire all arc totally destroyed or crippled .by the projcctiles of the besiegers- pot a foot of ground but is ploughcd up by the halls and shells. One important building YRS destroyed with all ifs con tents. Il would appear that this loss determined ihe bosieged toseapitulate.
 ltis clear, they.held out 10 the last eA:
 tremity.
 Tic garrison marched outtotheduayI of tlie Citadel oil Monday aftefnoet,,i under the command ef General Fit vaRge Chase himself being unable to move, ftom an attack of rheumatlsm,) and laid down their arms according to .the terms agreed on. They were theh. seseorted back 10 their quarters, where they nill remain until the answer. to the communication made 10 the Hague is received. 1.-the King of Holland should refuse to surrender the otlfef forts on the Seheldf. (of which tie fullest ex- .pectati0n IS entertained at Antwerp.) these gallant men are to be subjected 10 the treatment of prisoners Of War and confined Tt Minin and YPrcs.
 But the conduct of tie French and
 Belgians with regard to fine gun boats Sfationed hesween the Citadel nIz4 the 'Tete de E'iaadfes, deserves 10 be desig hated .as atroeioua. The gnn.hoats were inn degree dependant upon thesGi dei, nor were tE4ey under the orders of General Chase; their commander. apt. koopnan. acted under iAstFao- tioas direct from his segereign. hey
 were not, therefore. included in the ca
 pituiatlaa of the Citadel, and actually kept from 1t. Nevertheless, in defiaree of this distinct understanding, and inI violation af BeIgit HeatFality, NheHI fapiaia Koopmau, on tAe cessation oi1 .aostilities, thought proper to drop down the river with tlis iittls feet, the nelgl. ms. from some ef thc works on the banks, wift the assistance of tie fsreneb] aftilicrsfnen, opened q heavy fire upohI the gnn-boats, and tiieir gallant com n4anderfindiag flat itwa next 10 iin- possible to effect a passage b he eppo- sing batteries, blew up and suhk IisI vessels (.gltll inc exception of one Nhieti escapeda rather thalallow them to fall into the hands of either French CT Bel. giafis, bg wl]onfhey mieit have bcenl snbse eqaertif nsed against Forts iillo3 and l.ielkenshoek
 Iilis spilitad conduct ot tue DeieIl Commstndef provoked the elisapponted feelings of the Eelgiaas, pEo were lt4#e enough to Felt aai hoot at hinl aod Lis gallant comrades as ttey passed thfoueifl the streets as pEsjsoHers ot war. sioubt many of these Yaiiapt assailsnls Of disartned ptisoners, were the sane piti4ut tseouhdfeis who thFew down theirI arms and ran away when armed Dutch men appeared before thei0. No won der lhe French should pot their feet or the aoeks of such wrstciles. The peo. pie wl1o arc capable of such ooadflet1 are surely unworthy to Dc raised to the station of an Independent uation.
 In adaitioito tfIe public adyices froml n 4 the Continent, which lead to the belief thai q genetaleontincntal war is not farl distant, a Iondonpap per says, We have l received prisateinfdrmatien from Ger many, of very important nature, which greatly strengthens this opinion. ]
 An afrivalat Boston brings a few otli. l CT particulars. TheG q .!!l l;, yes sel, NIT. Pendlcton, reports that the loss of ts.e French was conpated afI from i6,G00 to ls,00O men. The loes of tie Dutch was not known. Ten thousand bombs were throwa by the french engineers ibtotheeitadei, whicfE destroyed all the provisions and witerI of the besieged. Gen. Chase dcfend- 1 ed the citadel for two days after the deslrnctlonof his provisions and water.
 Capt. Pendleton further states thatf the lmpressionpreyaiIed that q general war would be the inevitable conses quenee. was supposed that the Dutch NJ nld be assisted by the Rus. slams, Prussians and Austrians. lndeedf T " was .sr reported that q Russian army of i0O,i,o0 menWere on their march for the frontiers of Belgium and Holland.
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