The Arkansas advocate., 1833-02-13

 OIL Monday.
 iherc arc already 100000 French men in Belgium.
 Tine French have pow ll4 cannons, moriafs, oc. ready 10 play upon the Iitadei, nEile the Dutcn have, perhaps, ,...li hummer te resist he altaek.-
 scry few hours will elapse before the guns will be heard, aud many gallant
 icaf, wiii cease to tirob because " ti-
 lan oi Nassau and the Dutch wish to peFpetuatc. even i'll the 18th century, tie monopoly they obtalntd from the ln- doien, King oi spalp, ssi.iiip Y. in the
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 The seige Of Antwerp is thus formal j. eomms need, but II IS yet yer qucs- lionabic whether there will be an} serI- GUS tighline, or whether. after a suita- bie show of resistance to satisfy iile re gHifeEneiits oi honoi, the Gittidci wlii Aoi be sufrehderea 10 force which is as ten 10 ole against them. ard which can De reIhofted I'll pleasure, and augment cd lndetlnltely. 1t Is certain that np to the last moment, the belief was enter sained ii ] london, hy those likely 10 be best informed, thai there would be nc actual hostihiles; ard the speech oi Marshal Souii, the French Premier, an- slciPatcs flo direct opposition 10, the views Of France and England from fine great powers Of the aofth. Ind with out the aid ot those powers, it can of course hardly he supposed that Holland would rush nadly into contest with such fearful odds agaIilst .ler.
 From the arrival of ths French at Antwerp, and she preFence of ttc Eei- slaHs in the vicinity. thc three tri-coi- ored flags are TOW flying near. Tho cl tie Trench and Dntcl1 are alike, save that she former has tie streais paTaiiei to tho staff, while the latter Is perpen- dicular to t. The f5elgi9a flag trl.col- ored, also, Is flying sill ontbe beautiful siife of the cathedral; bat il is not yet known if the Dutch desire Of vengeance ~iil not duplicate the city, and thereby produce the roar of 4G0 guns from the Du'eh ganshoatss tie Belgian fortress. the French batteries, and the Citadel.
 Seeoad Gdanber of lie .states Gcne. taf.-A Royal Message, with project of q law for calling out the .aadstFunl, was read.
 BnrGIusa.-The firing from the cila- dei oi Antwerp was the signal for King Leopold 10 take the field, asbe had dc elafed lie would do 90 the moment hos tilities had commenced. He dad sc- cordiugly left Brussels. nui what is he 10 do It the head of bis troops ?- The French are to do all the iighting; and inc King, with his s'bfase 8elgi- ans will he ieii IS mere lockers ols; unless indeed, iic Prince of Orange should dash across the river and attack them above. But aside from this mat Ter, King Leopold has some difficulties CD haiid connected wilb his onn yos-er,. ment. II appears by the following cx- tract from Brussels paper of Nov. g. that his Ministers have been defeated or, aa important question, by majority of tso. They haze since tcndered resig- butthis does net follow neccs- sarily that they will be accepted. The Hing, we are informed, should the Chamber continue hostile, will dissolve t, and appeal 10 the good feeling aid patriotism of the Beigia.ss.
 "The Chamber of Representatives have at length adopted a resolution on the project of address. in amendment of M. Dumoni will be substituted for the fourth and fifth paragraphs oi the .pro. lect. This was decided by majority {. two votes. t ssiis desired to ktfow whether, ,s in the rraject of lhe con- nIttee, tbe Chamber would formally express that the abandonment of Ven loo, and the arrangement respecting Llmoarge and 1.uxemhurg should To, take place before the aereement of Fol. land to the execution Of the tyea;y.-- forty-iour members were of opinion. as stated n the amendment of NJ. Dumont. that after the explanation and the forra. al promises Of the Ministers in tie cham Der, t would be better to abstain. with a View to the interests of the State, from pronounoing an opinion upon the course p'neaed by the Ministry. It is declar- cd, besides, that the measure of eonccs. sions on our part was full; wc have the certainty fiat the King of the Beleians will defend with the greatestencrey our rights andinterests and the national hon. or. II was question of confidence in. the present Ministry. The Ministers