GENERAL HISTORY. 



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of Belgium during his life; and 

 his widow and heirs are to retain 

 the same right during theirs. All 

 editors of journals, advertising 

 sheets, and periodical works, un- 

 der whatever denomination, are 

 required, in order to be entitled to 

 establish new ones, or to continue 

 tliose already in circulation, to pro- 

 vide themselves with the authoriza- 

 tion of the sovereign, v^hich will not 

 be given unless it can be proved that 

 they have at least 300 subscribers. 

 It does not appear that in such case 

 the requisite authorization must 

 follow ; and this example may be 

 added to other recent ones, which 

 prove the peculiar jealousy enter- 

 tained by governments, of the 

 publications that belong to this 

 class. The regulation above-men- 

 tioned is stated not to apply to 

 papers treating solely on subjects 

 relative to literature, the arts and 

 sciences. 



The desire of the new Belgic 

 government to raise an army at- 

 tached exclusively to Belgian inte- 

 rests, may be inferred from a pro- 

 clamation of Lieutenant General 

 Evers, inspector-general of caval- 

 ry, by authority of the Prince So- 

 vereign. " Belgian soldiers (says 

 the General) you fought under 

 the banners of France, when the 

 interests of our country were con- 

 founded with her's. The happy 

 revolution which has delivered Eu- 

 rope, has restored to our country 

 its name and national existence : 

 it invites you to still higher desti- 

 nies, by uniting you to your 



• ancient brethren, under the tute- 

 lary sceptre of u prince, sprung 

 from that race of heroes who so 



• gloriously defended the independ- 

 \ ence of our ancestors." After some 



^■entences of animated appeal to 

 their patriotism, he proceeds to 



say, " Corps of all arms are form- 

 ing ; battalions of infantry, regi- 

 ments of carabineers, light dra- 

 goons, and hussars, open their 

 ranks to you, where good pay will 

 spread comfort among the privates 

 and officers of all descriptions." 

 It must be confessed, that the lan- 

 guage of this proclamation has a 

 very warlike sound, but it may be 

 hoped that the intention does not 

 extend beyond defensive prepara- 

 tion. That this was brought to a 

 very effective state will be appa- 

 rent from the following account, 

 given towards the close of October, 

 of the position of the diff"erent 

 corps forming the army of the 

 Netherlands. " Ostend, Nieu- 

 port, Furnes, Ypres, Menin, and 

 Courtray, have numerous gar- 

 risons, consisting of English and 

 Hanoverian troops. The other 

 places in Flanders, as Ghent, 

 Bruges, and Tirlemont, are also 

 garrisoned by English and Hano- 

 verians, with the addition of Bel- 

 gian troops. Tournay has a gar- 

 rison of three English regiments, 

 a corps of the Hanseatic legion, 

 and some squadrons of horse. At 

 Mons and Charleroi, are Belgian 

 infantry, and Hanoverian dragoons 

 and hussars. In the villages be- 

 tween these places are cantoned 

 troops of the same description. 

 Namur is wholly garrisoned by 

 Dutch troops. In the interior, the 

 hussars of Croy are at Ath ; and 

 the Belgian light horse, with a 

 strong division of artillery, at Ma- 

 lines (Mechhn). The Congreve 

 rocket division is at Vilvorden. At 

 Louvain are some battalions of 

 Belgian infantry ; and the garrison 

 of Brussels consists of English 

 guards, and a corps of horse artil- 

 lery and the Belgian regiment of 

 carabineers." Thus was this coun- 

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