Corydon Press, and Anti-Masonic Democrat, Volume 2, Number 10, Corydon, Harrison County, 3 November 1830 — Page 7

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'Towards midnight the crowd dispersed. One During the night the gunjnithi had bccD cc-; irVoup went to the Place Royal, preceded by a flag pelled to deliver up the arms contained m their? comiioftcdf the curtains of Libry Bagnuno. The stores. The peonle distributed them, end coma officer of that post came out and asked what they muskets were taken from tlie coldters, or abac wanted The commander of the town came.for- dohed by thero;tutt they might not fire. Wort. Ward likewise. Nothing but confused cries were men were seen to-turround an nfficer near tho ho be heard of "Liberty! Justice!" A soldier step- Palace of Justice, putting a pistol to his breast, ped out of the ranks, and with tears io his eyes, and asking him, on his word of honor, that ho Supplicated those present to withdraw, saying, should not order the people to be fired opon. "ForvXJcuPs ake disperse, .and spare us the dis- Toward; 5 o'clock in the morning, oud wnca fracefbeinff obliged toshedany Belgian blood!" that broad light of day illuminated tbo ao? These simnle words produced more effect than nent, t;.e armed force dit played itedf noro. A Che stoutest resistance would haVe done. battalion of Chasseurs and a battalion of Grena

Another group went up by the Rue de 'l Empe- ers spread twelves in companies WO " .t I n.. .KLt L- streets where the asitatioo .was greatest. It waA

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Potter!" Shortly after the General who com- we , "ec" XU mand the ton proceeded to the Hotel de Ville, eo. a"8 PfP ' ' and the Hone Gendarme commenced to patrol being .truck by the balls of the coldly ; about in detachment.. A more numerous crotvd an&?rc 8tal.d ,he P"0;. fir!(1 proceeded to the Rue de Berlaimont, to the hou.3 ' 8 7ned. f01'":, TVZi?J, fnlVS of M. dc Ruyff, the Director ofMbe Police. It vas multiplied volley.;.! fired .ODet.mcs iDto the a,r, forcibly entered, and there, as the residence of ?nd retimes on the crond. This repeated firtibry, every thing Wa, broken and destroyed, of musketry refunded ihroushout b whojo but there, likewise, not a single article u V tanD' !nd P wnstemUon a far ' The hou-o traded. One individual wanted to carry off the- wefe ,h.ot 0B and ,h, ""d"" ld. WI m? cloak of the Director of the Police-but he was aw) PeoP,ei bc, tlreett nere crowded, b

trampled upon by the people, and tho cloak itself senine. .uvaacu anu oc"ru

ttas torn into a thousand fragments. The crowd began there already to assume a most serious and violent aspect. The whole town began to be apprised of it. The inhabitants left their houses, and troops got under arms. The first musket shots that were heard, were

fcied towards 1 o clock, when tfte commotion be

The inhabitants were armed with gcrtt, Cwordo

and cudgels; they posted themselves at tho cor ners of the streets, all which gave so eatraordin ry an appearance to Brussels, that one might, haco supposed it to be a town expecting to bs taken by storm. ' Tho house of M. Schueman, the Kfogs PfoeO rator-Genoral, has been assailed Otinprjtb'd nl

ceme directly more decisive. The crowd run and the windows of it hare been broken.

with erreat noise towards the Hotel of M. Van

JVIaanen, the Minister of Justice, situated in the Place du Petit Sablon, opposite the prison of Pettits Carmes. When the people were before tbie residence, the exasperation seemed to have reached its highest pitch. The doors being burst in, shortly afterwards

gave tree admittance to the multitude, who pour

Some workmen have torn from tho shops of tho Purveyors of the Court the Arms of the RoyrJ Family, and many of the tradesmen have epontc neously taken them away. This -morning two dead corpse were lying ex tended near the Hotel d' Angleterro,and the pave meat reddened with blood.

In the streets de Louvain the sentries of tho Mif

ed in with cries of "-Down with Van Maanen!" . litia were firing from a window about 10 o'clock,

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furniture ana euects oi every description wero wnen a cnna len years oi age was aiuea.

demolished. The troops wished to restore order,

but they were too feeble. They were attacked, disarmed and obliged to retreat. After this first explosion, the multitude seemed to concert measures and set fire tolhe building. The smoke appeared rapidly; the crowd rushed out, and ranged itself around the Hotel, and declared that it would not retire before the building was burnt to its very foundation. Tb conflagration made great progress. The flames were perceivable already from afar the firemen hastened to the pot with their engines, towards 4 o'clock, but they were repulsed, and forced to return to the Hotel de Ville. This vast edifice being set on fire served thus as a point of assemblage ; a great number of workmen ran to the spot without pillaging, but likewise without retiring.

We are officially desired to declare that, if tho

arms of the Gardes Communaux" wore deposited in a barrach, it was because experience bad showo that they had not been kept in proper order. i . ' Definition of a Drunkard. A pious divine of the old school, says, "A drunkard is the annoyance of modesty, the trouble of civility, the caterpillar of industry, the tunnel of wealth, the alehouse banc factor, the constable's trouble, the woe of his wifef the scoff of his neighbor, his own shame, a walk iog swill tub, the picture of a busst. and the oociter of a man."

J9 good Wife. A woman who make uniform! good coffee, and does not scold on washing day, poshes?? two important requisite's a$ a good wife.