The Express.
London, England, 1852-09-17 00:00:00

THE DCILE AT WATERLOO.

While the French remained thus unaccountably supine,
the Duke of Wellington with characteristic activity, was
providing agaiust every possible emergency that might
occur. He was shaved and domed at two o'clock in the
morning ; sat down by the light of a lamp to Ins desk, and
wrote many letters, of which three have been given to the
public in Col. G1T.0041.8 invaluable collection. One of
these—to the English minister at Brussels—has for its object
the maintenance of quiet in that city. The writer speaks
with conikleme sit the events which were hurrying forward,
sad assures his corteroondent that "the Prussians will he
ready again for anything in the morning." "Pray keep
the English quiet,' he continues ; let them all prepare to
move, but neither be in • hurry nor • fright, as all will yet
turn out well." Another, addressed to the Dec de Berri,gives
a brief but clear account of the operations of the 16th, and en.
plains the arrangements which had been made Let the pro.
tennis of the Mons road at Hal. At the same time the
Dec is advised to remove with his suite to Antwerp, and to
carry thither also the Kim of France, though only as a
measure of precaution. 1 bare," toys the Field Marshal,
" indeed I hare every regent to believe, dig ail will go
well ; but it is necessary to leek a good way Wins us, and
to provide against serious lessee, should any astidoat mear."
And last of all, the Governor of Antwerp imersated what
to do—that he is to consider the city "in a alb efeau%
and have his means of inundating this sarnsmadhs
ready ;" while at the sem time 11.4084
the King of Frame and his atte ta,aewerasbay
British subjects who any desire to pan taw* Agawam
on their way to EnglaaL Nor was it as IBM ant dm
Duke of Wellington dovetail the first Oath irthadil
day to the adjustors** w matters chick boo min hod-
mately upon the amacomeats of its later ham The IWO
ammunition, which had boss parked over-n*4o War.'
100, was se ilhttibuted as to ha ready for onpingo to
parts at a ns.ment's oaks. Ataani wove ow lip as
every house, both than and the mobs rear or Ohs
position, for the aseamsdadua or woundsd. Nothing,
in sheet, was neglected se overiorkal wYsh waild in staff
respect contribute to the security of the sentry, or the ei
ciency of the force gbh* defended It, whin all was dam
with a cheerfulness end good-hamonvel aisstrity width
seemed to forebode the haggisat sash. Wad it wee pint
of the chsraeter of the Dabs of Wangles to imam nosy
man who approached Mgt with *who mugionse r the
success of whatever be unierhask, sod so sannshabb it
instant, of the extent to width MINI hiIINLINNI Innis&
occurred this day, that it wed& be ogle* ple ba.
Amain other domestic servants who had atteadod Nmr Oa
Peninsula, sod afterwards followed hie fortunes to t
Paris, and Vienna, was • Fritsch cook, • maa oti.=
science and excellent mothal in his way. This artiste
contrived to get his seelfter dear toady at the exact
when it was wanted, and on the 18th of June he no-
plied himself, as usual.% lie dram is the kitchen of al
house in Waterke, wham len laad.quartaes of the se
INTO established. *align ihnnin of the battle he new
intermitted his task; ttadwlsatnomb&ataal
came crowding back, and a thonsimil wilts mgodri:
escape while he mold, he steadily minim! either to hedge
an inch or to intermit hie labours. "His Grace had
ordered dinner, and email certainly Man to eat it. He
was not going to dimwit so geoerous a water for any
consideration whatever:* And his Grace did come back,
as ha had promised. sail And his dinner not less recherelit
this astmk_dimigh lie sham of Ms own feelings, victor as he
was, mold heierly prndt kin to dojustielta at.