The southern press., 1852-03-13
Belgium.
ALLIANCE WITH Observation-Disclosures FOR
THE DEFENCE OF BELGIUM


THE DEFENCE OF BELGIUM.
The following is an extract of letter dated
BRUSSELS, February 10, 1861
A convention has been concluded between
our government (the Belgian) and Russia,
whereby the latter engages TO furnish 100000
men for the defence of ourAterritory in case it
should be invaded, or seriously menaced by
France Should The Baltic be open these troops
(ncluding the Imperial Guards) are to be trans
ported by Russian fleet to Antwerp.
Prussia promises no assistal ce to like ex.
tent. The object of the present mission of the
Prince de Ligne TO Berlin is to arrange the
modus operandi
Our own army numbers 10000, of whom
10000 would take the field, and the remainder
occupy our fortresses.
Holland, interested in the protection of Lux
enbourg, agrees TO furnish contingent of 3d..
O0o
Hopes are entertained that England, as one
of the powers guaranteeing the independence of
Belgium, will cooperate. with fleet in the
Scheldt and garrison for the citadel of Ant
werp.
But you see that, Independent of England
and Austria, who might weaken our enemy by
a diversion on the Mediterranean our northern
coalition musters 100000 men; force quite
sufficient to repe the threatened invasion, if not
chastise its authors at a second Waterloo.
This country still swarms with French spies
and police agents.
| am assured, in trustworthy quarter, that
the Emperor of Russia has ordered the fifty
millions of francs, which he invested in French
Rentes in l847, TO be transferred to the Dutch
funds, as he does mol consider his money safe in
France after The Orleans confscation.
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to confirm the foregoing; they state that the
warlke language of the Elyseans has, within
the last few days, very much changed, which is
attributed to despatch said to have been com.
muncated to the French government from the
government of Great Britain, to the effect that
IN The eUent Of a single French soldier entering
The Belgian territory, he city of Annosrp and
The forts on the Scheldt looud be Immediately &C.
cupied by an army Of 10000 men, 10Th The con.
currence Of all The great poUers Of Europe, in
GLIDING Russia.
Ii appears from the united testimony Of we'll
informed Paris and Belgian papers, that the
Prince de Bassano, French ambassador extraor.
binary at our court, has been charged with the
commission to demand from our government
the destruction of the Waterloo monuments
lie is said TO have already discharged his COM
mission, but not to have received an answer.
1t is scarcely necessary to call attention to the
importance and wise significance Of this appar-
emily secondary demand. 1t is not known
whether it is this demand alone, or whether
other indications may have had their influence
but it is certain that the government begins to
entertain serious thoughts Of inimical feelings
on the part Of France, and is preparing for them.
The Paris Presse says:
The Belgian government has just adopted a
measure by which all the Polish officers in the
Belgian army will be dismissed. The execution
of this measure has already commenced with
congo to General Kruzewski More intimate
relations are expected between Belgium and
Russia. The Emperor Nicholas will, it is said,
send a minister plenipotentiary 10 Brussels
and consent TO treaty Of commerce with Bel,
GUM.
The Belgian chamber, al the request of the
ministers, has forbidden the stenographic writers
who report the Debates, aud are paid by the
State, to take part in the conduct or publication
of any political periodical. The occasion Of
this injunction is the discovery made in the
seizure Of the Bulletin Francaiss that one OF
the government reporters had co.operated III the
preparation Of that work.