Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1833-02-02

Era and was informed that he had no coll
" "e, o,sr the fleet, but would make signal for
.nncing his intention TO capitulate. 1t IS
"'aonred that the gun boats in the poldars aud
'u. a.. citadel are TO be considered as forming
of the dependencies Ut the citadel.
Pie citadel having been disposed oil, the sur
-. If for,s Liln and Liefkenshock is the
I."'I coss,ion. have often told you that these
n r, Ne surrounded with about two leagues Of
w .oJ that the French themselves consider
,,n,s.ib.e to take them without the assistance
e,a,a, The Belsians are not anxious for the
I,.,;cn Of these two forts; tor, 50 long az they
- :, the hands of the Dutch, they cannot
led on to give up Venloo. part OF Limburg,
'r, nj Luxembourg. Considering, therefore,
" f;,;,rs Of the French and the wishes vi the
tins. | think NC may, aud safely, calculate
,,,, INC Preach, shelterlns themselves under the
- f the ed of October, vii! be IN no great
t,,tr 20 leave the country.
Ia any thing have said as to the military ma
..,c,y,gs Of Gerard. do not mean to throw any
49, ON the bravery of the French army. Their
a.,,., in the trenches has been admin able, and
-. ,o,.r,ip,s they have shown cuolness and DIS
- that would honor tine most experienced
,r The conduct of the Dutch Is worthy Of
-. they speak highly Of their bravery, and
t"nspt tbeir fate This afternoon several French
r,,.,, handed through the breach quantity OF
MY and part OF their DAVIS ratioas to their
.ooy, unfortunate opponents.
n Classon, the French dplomatist. assisted
=, the council Of Marshal Gerard this afternoon.
BMncuEM, Head Quarters,
Monday morning., Dec. "a :
J., ihe course of the night the gunboat> in the
no cIfa, I'll nj N n
Pl.snd ,bp scheldt. The batteries on the quay
,ns,oo,l, fired on them, and only one Of them
No N make ITS escape The returned to
dc pold,r.. and are now on fire.
ANTWERP, Dec. "a.
G,if mast IL IN The mOrains .-The IL gun
h,,,, are all destroyed by hre, or sunk. The
.,s,mboat LIE Chase is among the number.
{, !. said that commanded kuOpman, rather
than permit tue gun boats to fall INTO the hands
Of he enemy, came 10 the resolution of blowing
them up.
The garrison If the citadel viii remain three
day, IN the citadel, waiting the return oil the cou-
,j.r sent by Mar,haI Gerard tn the Hague.
lOci,id account. From the loni'e'r Beige }
A>rwE. P, Dec. Is. twO O'clock, 2. M.-rhe
b,tt,ry in breach continued to fire ill 10 O'Clock
,u,s ,nnruns, when thr si.ul had completely de-
s,ro,pJ the counter forts, and made the breach
prlrucabl e.
The French continued to SIP the counterscarp
N IN. ex,rcuiues Of the two drscent- 10 the fosSe
anil every ,hirg was prepared for throwing IN the
f,.cine., To make va, to the breach; when, at
niue O'Clock this u,n, nlu.. two superior officers
If the rIrmltl, the brare,s of authority from Ge-
neral Chase, presented themselves TO the all
,anced post, Of the e>plunade aud demanded TO
be conducted to head quarters.
The fire of the bes,esed and the besiesers ceas-
ed at half past ten; aud the two officers remain
ND to the present. IN conference with Marshal
Gerard.
The parapet Of the citadel is covered with the
officers and >alileS> ui thu garrison, who seem
quite rejnlced at CoTlug TO the conclusion OF
their defence Il ma, been agreed upan that none
Of the works shali bs repaired on either side pen
dng the ncgor'auuu> for The capitua'ion.
Quarter past sig The second edition of the
ludepr,-iar, just published, has the following
"Mirsna Ge'ard aud General Chase have
each sent one ol hcir officers to the Hase. Until
,heir return the Bl'ch remain prisoners Of war.
Inc orls comprised in the capi,uiatlon are
BwsLl, Tcte ale flanders, AIstruwel, and
Zanydrect
q" The garrison viii leave Antwerp by land or
water, al Tive choice at Chase. They will march
ruonC column. The fleet H,ed Yesterday, fu-
SLATED followed. aud SOON af,-r some Of the shall
Hops 'uceesNeiy tn"S h,e lie twelve gun boats
0.''re the citadel were spra prey 10 The flames
Nddi became 1T ihsIr crews /. aaSown.
" &c Clpi'u,dt,on waS >,.a u az O las NJ e.
I'e F'>r1a troops. under C"urra1I. of General
ta'iA'aUc, Immediately took POSSESSION 81 the
81 rl",.''