Vandalia Whig and Illinois intelligencer. [volume] (Vandalia, Ill.) 1832-183?, 1833-02-20
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The Citadel of Antwerp has fallen! On the
evening of Sunday, the 23d ult, it capitulated,
and the garrison marched from amidst its ruins
on the following day to the glacis, and laid
down their arms How Intellectual and hope.
less longer defence would have been, may be
Judged from the annexed account of the cond-
ton of the works:
"The deplorabe condition in which Major
de la Fontaine found the citadel, beggars all
description. Not house was left that could
shelter in the garrison the ammunition and
provisions were either destroyed, burnt. or
blown up, and only sufficient food was left for
one days rations. The classmates, or vaulted
passages, were all Knocked down; and Chase
himself was seated in vault at a table. with
every thing around him destroyed by the bombs,
The garrison bore their misfortunes with great
bravery and devotedness, and until Friday
night not murmur escaped their lips. On
that night deputaton of the garrison waited
on Chase, and urged him to make desperate
sortie, and either to succeed in spiking the
guns of the besiegers, or fall in the attempt
They complained that the fire of the enemy
prevented them from standing to their guns,
and that they preferred riaing their lives on
AAS AASio VI puttiC W oCluS ny DOtIlDS,
coming from an enemy out of their sight and
against whom they could take no sure aim.
Chase felt the force of this remonstrance.
(termed mutiny by the French and Belgi-
ans) and from that moment he seriously
thought of equalization. To attempt sor-
tie he knew was worse than madness-to con-
tinue to depend on the CITADEL in its dilapidated
state, was impessible--and having proved to
the world the bravery of his men, and satisfied
the honor of his country. he considered it no
degradation tie succumb to superior force.
"The first interview the French ParIemen-
tary had with Chase, he was introduced with
his eyes covered. The veteran, the instant he
saw him, ordered the bondage to be removed ::
1--WE have nomore Secrets" said he, eadmlre
the glorious work your bombs-tell Marshal
Gerard the exact situation of the Citadel"
On the other hand, the French attack has
been obviously conducted with cosummates skill
and the object being effected with what-(n
withstanding the lamentations of the cocknev
letter writer's for the London press, about the
lnglorlous preference of throwing bombs and
springlng mines, or CALAMITY mounting the
breach Unjust be deemed praiseworthy re-
gard for human life
We do not perceive that the surrender of the
Cltadel-even though that of the forts Lilo
and Liefkenshock, below the city, and which
command the navigation of the Scheldt, be in
cluded therein-will advance the settlement of
the question between Holland and Belgium.
Ina, must still be a subject of protocols. and
possibly, when the spring opens and the season
IS more favorable for the movement of armies,
of general war.
The free navigation of the Scheldt-ihe ap-
Portionment Of the public debt--the use by
Belgium of the interior waters of Holland
the partition of Limburg and Luxemburg--all
these points are as much unsettled, however
strictly laid down and decreed by the London
protocos-as though the citadel had never been
assaled. What the expectation of Belgium
is, may be gathered from the annexed para
graphs from Brussels paper of Goth:
BRUSSELS, Dec. 25.-Proiect of law rel
alive to the amount of the army of lS33-By
the law of Dec. 80, 1881, the army for 1882
was to be $4,000 men on the war establishment
besides the movable Civic Guard
A reserve of 10000 men was decreed on the
4th June last, making the whole effective force
10000 men.
This is the amount proposed by the Govern
ment for 1888, besides the movable Civic
Guard. We cannot propose reduction at
time when Holland, with half our population
has an army nearly as large as ours, and is
making new levles.
Our troops are perfectly we'll organized,
trained, and disciplined, and the government
end the nation have only to prove the excellent
spirit that animates them, and their desire soon
to give proofs of their courage and attachment
to the cause of their country. The prolonged
state of war render fresh burdens necessary ;
but Belgium will make any sacrifice till we OBJ.
tain what existing treaties assure to us. We
shall keep our army on tn war establishment
till our political affairs are settled.
1.-THE Government should have to repel any
aggression, and require further development
of force, it will find In the Chambers and in the
Nation means to increase our army as much as
may be required for the maintenance of our
independence. The buget on the new estab-
ishment is 70 millions of francs, being % mil
lions Tor four millions monthly more than on
the peace establishment. To prevent the in
conveniencies of delay, the Minister proposes
a provisional vote of credit for lS, 100000 frs.
Tor the first quarter of 1881 Brussels paper,
Dec. 261
According to the London Globe of 25th ult.
the majority Of the Relormers elected in Eng
land alone will be 257 which those elected