, 1865-12-14
FROM RELGlUm.

Correspondence of the Chicago Tribunal
BRUSSELS, Nor. IS, 1865.
The great preoccupying care Of our people
is the stote Of health Of our dear mouarch.
Sad rumors nrc again in circulation and tho
the Queen Of England has sent her first ply
Acian to Ardcnnes (the hunting palace Of the
King) TO consult Leopold and his physicians
about thc new relapse, which We hope will
be Of not very great severity. King Leopold
who Is known to be, after his son, the Count
of Flanders, the FIRST hunter in Europe, had
been, through his Two years. sickness, de-
privcd Of the sports OF the field, This year,
having been rather better during the summer
and trusting too much in the strength oil his
constitution, he would not listen to the pre-
scriptions Of his physicians, who begged him
10 keep as quiet as possible, but left last week
for bis hunting seat in tho forest Of Aricunes.
Il il the oyet-lasisuo Of that journey. which
was the cause Of the relapse.
The trip Of the King has been taken by the
Conservative party as political play, show-
ing to the country that Leopold is in opposi-
tlon TO the Liberuls, representing q majority
Of the people, and that his intention was to
be nbsent, go that he need not make u speech
from the throne But tlis was not the case
and 10 prove IL, 1t eau be stated that royal
nomination has been given 10 Ardennes, by
which Mr. Jules Bara, one Of the warnest
pa1tisans Of tho actual ministry md mem-
ter Of the majority, has been appointed Min
lister (Secrrtary) Of Justice In the place OF Mr..
Xcscb, whose resignation has been accepted
The nomination oil Mr.. Blra is proof that
Leopold is a1waYs the sans Intelligent King,
moving with the party who has the confidence
Of The country, and knows perfectly well
what choice to make in the moment when
difficulties are thick about him. Our new Sec
retury Ii the most bitter enemy of the two
cxtremes-thc Red Republicans and the Black
Conservntors. He Is one Of those who wish to
follow the progresses Of the tlmes with IN as
sured step and without fear Of political aud
financial troubles.
The dny ensuing the appointment of Mr..
session Of 1866. Ono OF the first objects on
the order was petition Of great plumber of
subalteln officers and soldiers OF our army,
asking permission to leave the ranks to 70
to Mexico to defend there tho cause Of Maxi
milan. 1.-THE discussion. WAS brief, as the
country IN general had given her voice
against the intervention. Que Of the
depnlics nr.oaposea 10 lay the petition on the
.apie, but our Secretary Of Foreign Affairs
Nj. Charles 6o,es, unmarked! ..,at tt,Is would
be ccnsure addressed to Tic siguera OF The
petition, and that he thought that there
could be no fault In the love Of the chIldreo
of the country for the daughter Of our mon-
arch. The Chamber accented the idea Of the
government, and the first proposition was re-
jected, and another to refer the petition to
the Bureau Of information has been accepted,
! Thea last mail from Mexico brought us
the Information Of new victory OF the Bel
gian corps, 200 soldiers OF the Princess Char
lotte Legion having defeated the corps Of
Gen, piaz, composed OF 500 men.
4nf, t.,
hands Of the ImperIalists and who escaped
few months ngo, tried to take the city of
Mozclla during The absence Of Col. Wander
missen OF the Belgian cayalry. The absence
Of The chief gaye hope to tue Juasists that the
resistance would not bc as energetic, and the
absence If the cavalry assured thcn In alt
eatoa retreat without having to fear q pur-
slit On the 18th Of October, In the alter-
noon. the attack took place: Through the
pectea the presence In the vicinity Of more
Than 900 enemies, nearly all on horse. Tue
Enrltas of the city were guarded only by the
avant posts, composed OF few soldiers who
understood that instead of falling back they
had to keep the positions as long, az possible
TO prevent the surprise Of the garrison. They
fell nearly All on the place Of honor, but the
Juarists lost nearly three hours time, and
when they entered into the city the resistance
n as organized on all points. During two
n1ccrs Diaz tried to find vulnerable sidc by
which Ss could be able to expcl the Bel:ia1s,
but hts attempts we:e all eounteracted and
finally he was Obliged to fall back.
This and q few letters written by the heroes
Of Eacamhuro and Lonoa 10 their families are
the only news we bavc received from Mexico
since my last correspondence.
Our liberal population hope that the legis-
latfve session Of the United States, which will
be assembled very soon, will order President
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