The National Register. — London, England, 1815-06-25 00:00:00

TII ENATIO post of Holigoumont at ten o'clock in the morning in a f irious manner, but was repelled by Gen. Byng's brigade of Guards, to whom the defence of this important poidt . was intrusted. These charges were repeated throughout the day with increased forces, but without more success. Frustrated in all his attempts against our right. the enemy Oirected his attention to the left. There his charges were so often renewed, and executed in so desperate a mariner, and with such a mass of force, both cavalry and infantry, that he succeeded in passing between the farm of fa Tlaye Sainte and the wing which it covered. Cut off from all communication with the army, ourbrave fellows contended to the last, and it was not until every round of ammunition was exhausted that they gave up their post to the enemy. This ad vantage which led him to fancy the victory was gained, was one of the causes of his ruin. Had he not carried the farm, he would not have been able to make a general attack upon our centre, which he effected from his new position at seven o'clock in the evening, with cavalry, infantry, anti an immense line of artillery. Pri vate reports state that he marched himself at the head of his columns. The struggle was tremendous. On all sides the leaders acted the part of common soldiers. BY hi: presence in the midst of every threatened square, the heroic Wellington imparted invincibility to his soldiers. He was every where in the heat of the action, and in the Presence of danger. At one moment, when every person hut himself despaired of the success of the day, he took E: stand on a ridge, declaring that he would not stir from it but to conquer. Thousands fell around him, his per sonal staff was almost all destroyed, but he remain_ ed unshaken and unhurt, anti victory at last re warded his constancy. Though headed by Napoleon himself. the desperate charge was repelled, and the enemy fell hack in confusion. Cool and collected, even at that critical period, he perceived by the distant flash of artil icy, that the French right wing was turned. lie knew that General Bulow's corps must be arrived. Prince Blucher joined him at that moment with another. As prompt in attack as he had been firm in resistance, he sud denly rushed with his whole infantry, cavalry, and artil lery, upon those who had so long been his assailants, and in Lord Castlereagh's true and energetic language, " the shock was irresistible the French could riot support our attacks, as ir e had resisted theirs; their ranks were broken —their first line thrown in disorder on the second , they were compelled to fly in the greatest confusion, and the English and their Allies became masters of at least (as he should suppose) half the artillery of the c tit my. Hc apprehended such splendid trophies o. J LT NT po s t of furious of Guai was int the da) Frustra Oirecte( so oftei and wit that he Sainte a commui to the 11 was ext ad gained, carried a goner his MI cavalry vate re hi; co sides th hi: pre; heroic • He was resenci but him stan it but to snnal s ed uns warded himself, fell bad critical th that Gc Blucher prompt RE . . R. victory had nev(r beTore fieen - captured tinder " such circumstances. What the final result Might be, h could not yet say but it was gloricus to reflect that the Duke of Wellington was enabled at the close or a day in which he had obtain•ed a mdtt splendid victory, to hand over tiie pursuit to the Prussian army, which, compared with the English or the French army wag fresh and ready to receive the charge." --- Such were the features of a victory w hich left in our hands nit the field of battle,- no pieces of cannon., and the honour of having defeated the pretended invincibles of the earth . The continued retreat of the enemy, and their abandon ment of GO pieces of cannon at Genappe, sufficiently show the extent of our triumph. The invasion of France will soon prockim the real state of the contest to its blinded population, and when they sce their defeated Leader chased through their plains by the collected hosts of Eu rope, L' it to be apprehended they will continue to sego his cause, and shed their blood fur the ruin of their country ! The gallant Sir' Thomas Piston, so memorable in the peninsula campaigns, as the leader of what was pre•eminently called the fighting division, commonly known also by tlie appellation of the right hand of Wellington, received hiq death wound in the daring enterprisse of leading a charge of infantry against a solid square of Drench cavalry, an enferprist scarcely ever bef)re attempted, except by Picton who had more than once succes3fully executed it in the Peninsula. • Col. Sir W. Delancey, Acting Quarter-Master-Ccneral. was near the Duke of Wellington whet) he-received a wound, supposed to be mortal.—This brave oflicer, when he was raised up for the purpose of being taken to the rear fur the purpose of medical assistance, learning that Iktle hope was entertained of his surviving, and conceiving himcelf that his death was equally inevitable and near, entreated to be laid down again to abide his fate, without giving useless trouble, In this situation he remained til; the mornin. , „ when, in the course of the general attention to the common, sulferets, he was found, to the great surprise, as well as satis faction, of his friends, still alive, and in such condition that great hopes are entertained of his recovery. The Eagles taken belonged to the 45th and 104th regiments, and were superbly gilt and ornamented with gold fringe. That of the 45th was inscribed with the names of Jena, Austerlitz, \Vagrant, Eylau, Friedland, Szr. being the battles of which this regiment, called the I nvineWes, had cignalized itself. The other was a present from Louisa to the tc)4th regiment. One was much defaced with blood and dirt, a 3 if it had been struggled for, and the Eagle was also broken oft' from the pole, as if from the cut of a sabre, but it we; never theless preserved. The Greysisuffered very severely ; its Colonel t.llamilton) fell gloriously at is head, and the two Majors (Lieut.-Cols. Clarke and 'nankin) are wounded. The chief loss of our casalry arose from the mode of arming them from the enemy. The cuirassiers, whose bodies are protected by armour, and the lancers whose armi arc so much more powerful titan the sabre, possessed froa. these circutuNtanecs : . ;teat ailvatitag.