Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1833-02-07
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NEWS FROM THE SEAT WAR UP 10 rUEspA
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Ouch OH er AMI Capt i" Psssy, Aide de. Camp to
Marshal Gerard. gone to the Hague With the term
o, me s'p,uaon The Marshal demands III 4 the X,
oi lilo land should consent give up oil the fr hs
pendencies OF the citadel, in conformity To an. u ue,
the ia November "'Nf' "
The act Of c'pitua;ion i.s Of ten sclesl and is
Ia" tn Citadel OF Antwerp Tete de Flauder3 Buryh,.
~, anu Aurndr' chit should be Immediately given
III It the commander an his gair.tn should b. eon.i.
dered prisoners oil until the SUI e.er of Forts II
10 and lAciikeishOck. "
Tha, the garrison shou d leaye The c;,,d. ;,, -, i,
no OF war. $500 vs. '"e
fh'' the sarrisoa should lay down its arms on the
s'Se,s o. Tue citadel on the side nr x the espan.de
nat The garrison should only take away with il such
"rmx'ss as be ong immediately to officers and pryaes
that the maietel which defended the citadel should
oe considered as the property OF the Belgian Government
iha' an inventory should be taken OF all the aterel
mat two battaOns OF French infantry should take i'm.
mediate possession OF the posts the half moon ,
tam towards the esplanade and of the gates of The c
tadcl e VI '"o ei'
That, should the King OF Holland consent ,o tho r.r
uer OF or's Lilo aud Lieikenshoek Gen Chase and the
garrison should be escorted by the French 10 the Frontiers
oil Holland and there have their arms returned TO them
ihe ION article makes mention that the n.boas w.
ny IN te ocheidt near the citadel and in the poldeis
should not be condee ed included in the present eav
osh Chasse having declared that they were under the
command OF Captain Koopman and that he ha! no com.
nIand whatever them.
In conformity with these articles the French took nos
SESSION OF the different posts mentioned and 10 n,Iv Viii
the Lu'ch keep the guards o the citadel Until the re
turn oil the messenger OF the Hague nothing will b., do
hni'yey settled, aud great deal will depend on the re
ply OF Tie hing OF Holland to his future intentions
The city OF Antwerp presents an aspect very ifre,,
10 "hd II did lew days The shops are omen aya,
w. gay merchand'e Is once more at the windows, and
io,ihs ihto the town with its emigrant inhabitants
Marshal Gerard, the Dukes OF Orleans and Ne,nour.
acS ompdnrd by illant staff paid visit iii. morninr
10 The prisoner Chas his howell in The vau oI ,h -
adeh h'hk would have been better taste had uerad
W,i!ed ms prisoner with less o.tentat OH.
lie rench have now only few sentihels in the ,ren
| speeding the wo, Ks ~ ~"
1t said that Chase ard his garrison are TO be conn
ed at Mebn and Ypres ~
An Inventory is now being taken of all the material in
the cnadel-under the direction of Generals Haxo and
Neigre. O ""u
The following is from the Antwerp paper the Jour,,,
uu commerce "hen newso the capitulation was known
general JOY prevailed in Antwerp PeopIe net anil
graduated each other without distinction of rank or party
nc Dulch saved nothing from the citadel or its nephbor
mood Early in the evening the gunboat No g witch !,
Is SAID has Oh board things OF value as well as
sou at Fort Philippe. So
Towards o'clock the Dutch set fire to 6 other ON,
1a' oored under the citadel; they all became prey TO
he ndmcs, others were also sunk by them Durng The
night, the steamer Chase also blown up
me citadel offers picture of extreme desolation-no
ou'S remains en'ire-a are totally destroyed or Grip
pied by the projecIiles OF the besiegers-uo foot of
ground but ploughed up by the balls and shells One
important building was destroyed, with all its contents 1t
would appear that this loss determined the bestowed IN
caPluate 1t is clear that they held out TO the last
tremty. ~ ''' ''' CA
eeTd Chase anu his garrison still in the citadel
'ne approaches 10 which, forbidden the curious by
the French who are in possession the posts mentioned
! III the capulaon. r ~
| Marshal Gerard and the tDo procas 49, :; a.,
town since the morning. "
ne Inhabitants are returning in crowds. On every
sGe the water destined to arrest the flames in case of
DombardIncnt, i tn from the garrett yyn,lo,ys
ape'tures TO the cellars being uncovered-n short
me Town mas acquired an activity which it has lately
been unaccustomed. ''
| The Regency will meet this even;n, - F. - -,
dress TO The King expressive OF their wishes that the ram
! lished. 10y ''"' O' "e"o
We are impatient to know the answer of William: for in
c"s OF refusal ue result OF the supualons is, that the
garrison OF Tie citadel shall be sent prisoners 10 France
on ue contrary he accept, they will be conducted 10
the frontiers with all the honors of war" :.
LONDON, Dec 27-Evenihg- accounts from Ant
wetp contain some highly interesting details of the terms
| OF Tue cap"uauon' and OF the occurrences which took
place up 10 one o'clock tuesday afternoon
me garrison marched out TO the quay of the Citadel OIL
Monday afternoon, under the command Of Favang
! (Chasse himself being unable to move from an atack
oil The rheumdtism and laid down their arms according to
the terms agreed They were escorted bark I'm I.r
quarters, where they will remain until the answer IN The
communication made TO the Hague is received If The
hing oil Holland should refuse surrender the other forts
on the Schedt GOT which the fullest expectation i, enier
tned at Antwerp these gallant men are to be subjected
10 e treatment oil prisoners OF war; and confined at enn
and Npres.
But the conduct of the French and PeIgians with reoord
To the gunboals stationed ween the Citadel and the
Tete de tandrcs, deserves be designated AS rocis
he gun-boas were in no deg dependent upon the CT
Ghaaap
their Commander Capt Koopman, acted under
dir ct from his sovereign They were not therefore in
cluied in the capitulaliOn OF the Citadel and acua
from H. Nevertheless, ia defiance of this distinct nor
standing IN violation OF Begic neutrality, when Cant
kooPnan, on the cessation OF hos es thought proper IN
drop down the river with his little feet the Belv,n
from some OF the works the bank with the ol
French ATIilerymeD, opened heavy fire upon the Gun
boats; and their gallant Commander finding tb.ti "a
next to impossible To effect passage by the opposing ba
Ieres blew Up aud sunk his vessels with the
one which escaPed) rather than allow them 10 fall into the
hands OF either the French Belgians by whom thew
might have been subsequently used against Forts Lilo
and Lieikenshoek.
King Leopold who arrived at Antwerp a short time ,r
ter this dlsgaceu scene, received with GOODNESS bv
| his ignobe people
The French papers Of Tuesday contain no articles of
porahce beyond those relating to the fall Of the Citadel
/ OF Antwerp
The Funds did not advance materially on Tuesday not
wtsanding the Antwerp and the pacific character
OF the intelligence from Prussia the effect which would
have been produced being somewhat checked by the ac
counts from Vienna mentioning the intention OF the Aus
TRAN government TO raise 30 900 men to compete tho
Hungarian regiments.
The letter Of Paris Correspondent possesses much
matter OF interest His information seems TO correnond
WIN the opinion we have expressed in another article
hat the return oi the French army will be poned
III the principal forts the Schedt ia their possession
ana mat the kng OF Holland will not deliver them up
until compelled to do by force OF arms
In addition TO the public adyices from the Continent
which lead TO the belief that continental war is no. far
distant, we have received private information from rr
many OF very important nature, which greatly strengthens
this opinon--aI6iOn.
PARIS, Dec 25.--The capituation of Gen Chase has
exOited much Satisfaction here, being felt all side