Vandalia Whig and Illinois intelligencer. [volume] (Vandalia, Ill.) 1832-183?, 1833-03-20
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from the Standard.

Il The subjectbf most interest IN Dutch al
fairs appears tdbe the recent closing Of the
lScheldt, by :hd King Of Holland, one conse.
|quence of which the London Courier says will
be, that Great Britain will be obliged to inter
fere on her owmaccount, because of the niu-
ry to her trade with Belgium. 1t twas reported
in London at half past one of the 18th, that
1.-THE government steamer Dee, which sailed
with dispatches for Rotterdam, was not allow.
ed to communicate with the shore, and that
one of the Llcutenants who went on shore with
the dispatches, was taken and sent on board
the Dutch guard ship.
Letter. from Antwerp, dated the 9Th of Jan
uary, stae that General Desprez had returned
from Brussels, where he had been consulted by
The King as to the defence to be opposed to
the DUH, who still threatened invasion -
The Ditch fleet off Fort Lilo had remov-
led, feaEng to be frozen IN. Cannon were
heard in the afternoon Of the 9TH, and it was
supposed that the Begians had fired upon the
Dutch SHIPS as they removed. Every prepa-
ration fr war is said to be still making in and
about antwerp, and it was supposed that the
citadel would be re built at once-engineers
were cbgagcd in making surveys, sc.
The Journal DIES Fandres says -" We
learn from the environs of ST. Nicholas, that
the ID ,tch, who more than two years ago cut
the dykes and tlehigh road Of the approaches
to Hulst, had drained off the water, since the
departure of the French troops, and are busily
occupied in repairing the roads,
The French army had passed the frontier of
Belgium on its return.
The new plan for the definite arrangement
between Holland and Belgium, agreed upon
by Palmorston and Talleyrand, had no. been
accepted by the parties.
The Hamburger Correspondent, on the I'd
inst, has the following. of the Both ult., from
Berlin" We areassured that the Emperor of
Russia has placed at the disposal of our King
an army of 100000 men, under the command
OF the Prince of Warsaw, (Marshal Paske
wltch.) IN order to support, in conjunction with
Austria and Prussia, the measures which may
be required for the settlement of the Belgic
question"
The report is revived of IL Congress being
about TO be assembled at Frankfort.
The chamber of Deputies had decided in the
matter of the Duchess de Berri, that it had no
right to exercise judicial functions, or to de-
eide on her fate, which remained in the hands
of the Ministry. She is to be retained as d
prisoner of state.
TIL, J,,,r,,l L. nL-.c. c.-x:. l..
~ w oou!nd' ues DeoatS ai'er re'efr,ne 10
NV oi.''oh anu generosity VI .!ie uiseus-
. . io.,'i'e 10 the Duchess 0. perry says
.na' " .ahe sureues against me Duchess, ana
,t Inu iu'Poss'o'e ior ner 10 40 harh'' were WEI
'"e WISH ana .he spirit OF tne chamoer. Inc
oap'isny Oh 'he enemy is Inc only surety a.
GAINS 'he III use sue would make OF her llper,
ty, since her removal out Of the country did
no' sulnce' 1uch was the opinion OF MINIS
or, h., r,ss;no, - ~ - &c .l i.s op -,
pet,tions. - ~
The Paris pape,s contain a solemn nrotest
made by the kino of Snain. in presence of the
PRINCIPAL officers of his GOVERNMENT. and the
heads of the CLERGY setting forth that the de.
cree signed bv him. renealino the prapmatic
sanction of the Goth of March. lss0. for the
re-establshine the regular succession TO the
crown of Spain. was cxtorted from him bv dis.
loya] and des,uninc men. who surrounded his
bed when his mind was enGpeb,ed bv main and
sickness. that if was the result of m;srenre-
sensations and ;s ,herefore void and If no Of.
feet The nrotest is dated Dec al 1879
The Enriisb who pancrs. in discussing the
affairs of this county. Give i as their onin;on
lhnt tie exis,ino differences with Somb Caro-
lima will be amicably adjusted. and disappoin,
The enemies Of civil liberty
Ireland seems to be still SUFFERING from the
effects of the 1.-THE system. The papers TEEN
with accounts Of disturbances and affrays; in