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 By the packet sfap South America. Capt. Marshall from Liverpool, the edit DTS of the New York Gotnmcrcial Ad. serliscr have received London papers of the 4th December, aid Liverpool ol the 5th, bothihclusiye. with conn1errial cor fespondehce 10 tbe latest dates.

 loannseac ptoj lIostiztics. Contra y to the eSpeclatIos, ebterl,intd by the English Ministers,ahd the cpapegs in their confidence, ID the Inst, Gostilltics had c. tuaiiy commenced before ARtwerp-the first guns beihg fired by the Dutch. Or ir'das, Nov. Both, the sarenchtroops had nlade good their iifsi approaches 10 the l Citadel ot .Antwerp-advancine ifl safe l t3 under cover Of . fog, which prcveyt- j ed ten. Chase from discovering their operations. he E.lgian posts on the esf'lanade looking toward the Citadel l. Here relieved b} French tronps. mho

 sere thus put in occupation of aIl tue costs on that side .of inc city. At six o'clock, Lieut. Sen. St. Gir Negues. etliai of tue asarshal's staff, attended by ] fll. Lradaek. and 2 tiampster bearing 9fte ing of truce, advanced 10 ife Dutch seHifies near the Islaette St. Laurent. am after flle sss.sai < ;i,5,iss. deliver. edIH the Has1e of fhe I~o eaerciug pow CTS, 2 sssniao9s to surrender.

 he healssFs of the summons we're not afi@wed to caier the Dutch lines, but the summons was reeei7ed by I.ol. Re purtoss Cfief or ibe SIafI 10 Gen. Chas SC, wi4o fepliesl that I!e you'd return an answer without de!ag. The conmis sioners then withdrew to4heis own fines. sa hour afterwards Col. Rcpurtus made his appearance with flag of truce at the Belgian ontposts,and delivered Gen. tEasse's reply. This contained firm and decsSise negative. The exaettenor IS not oi course known, but in respect to the proposed neutrality of the toe.n, ii is said to have bean most unsatfsfactory.- 4 letter from Brussels, daiedlon Satur- day eyening, Dec. Isl, says, the recep. ten ci the French officer beu4ing the sunsmons, was cold but civil. and the an- sWer in the negative. s.TeIl the Mar. shal,' said Gen. Chase, .sthat , shall bury myself under inc ruins of the Cita. dci. As to inc neutrality ofthe city, l promise nothHg-that will be regulated nY elrcumstances and events is soon as thls answer vas received, ,Marshaltse- fard sent another flag Of truce, requir- Ing more direct explanation of the in- tentlons oi Chase, with respect to the neuffaiay of the city. The answer of lsle baron had not transpired when the last accounts left; hut the answer was. guessed to De negative, by she fact, that in haii an hour after some guns were fifed from the Citadel upon some men enga gcd in tue works. ln the 6rst half hour not more than cnshots were fired. some of the workmen, il is said. were killed, and many wounded. but this is rot believed to be correct. The firing was continued at intervals until ten O. eioek ill the night of Nov. Beth.

 The following accounts, direet from Antwerp, bring adsices down 10 ' O. clock, [. NJ. Of Satufdar, Dec. 1st. arc compiled from the eorrespondeneeoi tbe Times aud Morning Herald.

 ANTWERP, Saturday morning. Dec. lst, 10 o'ciock.-The French have worked ali mgilt, notwithstanding tie rain, and have already completed a bat tery in the garden called s'l'he iIarmo. n.y. hetMeen the lerls sseasse!s,c!!llo and tst. Laurent. During the night 4hc darkness did not allow the Dutch 10 see themenas work. Few guns were heard at 10 o'clock.

 Twelve During tho carly part of the morning the French pushed Il recennoisance of cavalry and infantry along the dyke from Gallo towards inc fort st. isabel, where "a smart fire of naussetry was kept up on both sidcs.- The french retired afterwards dovnto thelr iormer posts on tic dyke.

 ilaii past o'clock.-Tlie division on the ieii oi the bank of the river. under e's'leiiai Ssei'astiani, naintains it's com man'catIon With Marshal Gerard hy q ofidge oi pontoops t the village of kui- beck, alittle nladvance of IIermixcn. ltcan oesoon united with the chiefcorps q the army, inesase tiiie Prince of Or ange moves forward.

 The firing from tic Citadel still con hnnes, but occasionally. lis directed