Gazette Of The United States

BRABANTINE REVOLUTION.

Extract of a letter from Brussels of the 17th of Feb.

The meetings of the Assembly of the Nation in this city, are very tumultuous—great objections are made to the committee of Breda and severe remonstrances are made against the usurpation of the sovereignty by the Nobles and Ecclesiastics. Both parties are assiduously at work, the one to consolidate their possession of the sovereignty, the other to overturn this edifice of personal grandeur. A letter from the Abbe Leempoel at the Hague, professor of logic in the university of Louvain, has been printed and industriously circulated, which declares that the three powers which promise to favor our revolution, will give no assistance in case of necessity, if the least alteration is attempted against the plan of government, prescribed by the committee of Breda. The subject of this letter has been severely handled by the opposite party, in the meetings of the Assembly, and is considered as a political stratagem, concerted by the authors of the opposite system. Mr. Henry Vander Noot has in vain attempted to exert his credit and influence, as prime minister of the administration, to calm this ferment, by offering to the associates of the five germs, another form of an oath, which he hoped every one would be satisfied with, and take without scruple. This offer did not succeed. The connection with foreigners contributes to disturb people's minds. More than one commissary, or emissary from the neighbouring powers, reside at Brussels. They are publicly named, one of whom has rendered essential services to the committee of Breda. Count de la Marck has returned from Paris, it is he, and not his brother, the Duke d'Ahremberg, who can manage the Belgian affairs in France. The second of this family is not only at Brussels, but gave the 14th inst. a splendid entertainment, as chief of all the germs, to the officers of that body and the volunteer companies, consisting of 240 covers. "Every one admires the invincible devotion (says one of the public prints) of this respectable house—and the names of d'Ahremberg and d'Urfel will be forever engraved in the hearts of the Belgians." The report that this last nobleman had resumed his place as president of the war department, is not true, he still withdraws from the management of public affairs, and is not the only person who is discontented with the appointment of Baron Schoenfeld to the command of the foreign troops in the Belgian service.

To be continued.