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by the arrival Of the ship Florida, Captain
Criswold, from London, the New York Com.
mercial has adviccs FROM that city to the even
ing Of the 9th OF December. These paper,
inform ~ that Antwerp, after seige Of &c
days. during which time the fortress was lite
rally
-gi re-d with g waist Of iroa.
Aud bemined about With grim ees,ruction,
has capi'ulated 10 the French. The annexed
letter from the correspondent Of the london
papers, gives the particulars Of the csPitula-
tom
DIncHrx, Head quarters OF Marshal Gerard
Huffasf IL s'oiaek, az night. Dec. u.
CAPiTULATIoN or TIE CITADEL. OF
ANTWERP.
The cspi'uiation 10 at length .igued, and
the brave General Chase 10 prisoner OF
war IN the hands Of the French The ne.
gocistions were carried on during the
whole OF TIE day. aud il is only within the
i'st hour that the terms have been de chi.
lively settled. Chase at FIRST dema nded
that himself and garrison should be allow.
ell 10 return 60 Holland To this. Gerard
positively refused. and desired that the
citadel should surrender II discretion. A
second par'iameotsirs was then sent by
Chasse with different proposition. The
Msrshal. having consulted a Cauncil eT
War, returned fnr answer that Chase
''ehould give up all the forts belonging 10
Belgium. along the Scheldi; and that. on
such conditions being acceded 10, he would
consent 10 the first demand Of the Dutch
General
Chase. after little delay. sent a third
parliamentary. with n note TO Gerard stat.
ing that he had no control over forts Lilo
and Liefkenshock. which were placed IN.
der che orders OF Capt Bake. Gerard al
length sent his alternative to Chase, and
desired categorical answer. with a short
delay as possible. The Marshal demand
ed that Lilo and Liefkenshock, with ali,
fhe Forts aud dependencies Of the citadel.
should tie given up, when the garrison
would be permitted 10 leave the citadel
with 81! the honors OF war: or. that the
dependencies only should be given up. and
me garrison remain prisoners OF war until
the forts OF Lilo and LiefkenshocL were
IN possession Of the Bclgians Chase nc
cepted the latter condition. and the CAN'T
siation was signed at 10 O'Clock. by which
the Belgian. are TO take pos.e..io1 Of The
out posts OF the gates OF the esplanade and
secours, and that the Tete de Flandre
forts Bnrght and D'Austruwil were 10 be
Immediately evacuated
Soveniy-five thousand Frenchmen. with
upwards OF $50 pieces OF cannon. have
succeeded. after twenty fcnr DAYS siege
IN reducing the citadel Of Antwsrp. with
ITS handful OF men. The honor in this in
stance Is all on one side-the Dutch. not
wrfhstanding the overwhelming force of
the enemy, gave them active employment
'or near month. and only surrendered
wnen The citadel was reduced 10 ashes. and
ammunition destroyed by the bombs Of
tne besiegers. History will not have much
10 say IN favor OF the French, as q brave
ans hazardous siege. Taking advantage
OF DARK nights. they succeeded in forming
Their parallels and cutting their trenches
Protected by their works. thew sbowered
bombs like hail into the citadel-in.tead
OF calamity mounting the breach, they
sprung mines; and, not being harrasscd
ny an army either in the rear ar front. they
worked at leisure. and by force Of military
tactics and the anna zing strength of their
ARTILLERY. they reduced the citadel info N,
aeptorabIe condition IL is now 10 he seen
The citadel offers picture of extreme
desoiation--no building remains enti,e
all are totally destroyed or erippled by tbc
projectiles Of the be.iegers-not a foot ofl
ground but is plsughed up by the bali.
and shells. II would appear TIN, This los.
determined the besieged 10 eapituIate. I,
u clear they held out 90 the last extrem;.
". The easemaie. or VauIted MASSAGE.
were all knocked down and Chase him
sell was seated IN vault at a table, with
every thing around him DESTROYED by the
bombs Wv
The first interview the French pa,le
meniary had with Chase. he was intro.
uoeed With his eyes covered The vets
ran The instant he saw him. ordered the !
bsnd"ge 10 be removed 1--WE have NO
more secrets" said he, admire the ola. |
nous works Of your bombs-tell Marshal
0erard tho exact situation Of the citadel /"
The eapitu'ation Of General Chase gave
Inuch Satisfaction in Paris, Of course. A let !
Ter from thence. saws II was felt on all sides
tnat inc losses of France were already snfi- (
GENTLY severe in an expedition as vain AZ il !
was gronndless
isuers from Paris intimate that the return !
o' the frenrh army will be postponed nntij |
the principal forts on the ScheIdt arc H. tbe;-
possession. and that the King Of Holland .i,, 1
NJ deliver them up until compelled 10 do so l
By force Of arms w v"
~ addhi0n 10 the public advires from ,he
e'hi,"e"'' ~hieh lead to the belief that 20 I
ssfsi continental war u not far distant a 4
,onaon paper says. we have received private 1
In'ofH'a''on from Germany, Of q very imnor. /
49, nature which greatly strengthens dis 1
the f'fe Fo~ers have not eoneurred in tlc I
measnrcs of violence commenced -.
noiiand. so fsr from IL, austria. Ru.sia 90
Prussia have soiemnIy protested as,,;ns' az a.
ho'-ssle proceedings ~ the other Two. vr,,ss 1
End Eogland and 20 strong i their ayer.io,
20 ne interference. that u i very hkeIv 10 IL.
v"lve hose countries IN . war nth ths.e nor.
hern pOientatcs.
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