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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 which 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.

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FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

FRENCH PAPERS.

GENERAL• ORDER.

Arran, June 14, 1815.

gAttllers!.....Thls day k the anniversary of MavenKo and of Fried-
hind, which twice (feel led the clestiny of Europe.. Then, at oho.
Austerlitz. as after Wagram, we were too generons ! We bi lieved
in the protestations and in the oaths of .Pricieen wham we left
vn the throne! Now, however, coaletetd among themselves, they
would destroy the independence
.aed the most saered rights of
France. They have commetred tl►e most onjost of aggres,iont
tso us march, then. to meet them. Are they and we no longer the
samemen? Soldiers, at Jena, against these same Prussians, now so
arrogant. you were one against three, and at Montntirail one against
•ix! Let those among you who have been prisoners of the Cafiii h,
detail to you the hulks, and the frightful miseries which they ►of
feted ! The Saxons, the Belgians, the Hanoverian*, the ►oldiers
'of the Confederation of the Rhine, lament that they are compelled
to lend their arms to the cause of Princes, the enemies of justice
and of the rights of all nations; they know thtt this coalition i•
insatiable ! After having devoured twelve ini!lions of Poles, twelve
millions of Italians, one million of Saxons. six millions of 13eloian•,
it must devour the states of the second rank of Germany. The Mad-
men ! a moment of prosperity blinds them. The oppression and
humiliation of the French people are beyond their power. If they
enter France, they Will there find flair tomb. Soldiers! we have
forced tnarohes to make, battles to fight, clangers to encounter ;
but with steadiness, victory will be ours; the rights, the honour,
the happiness of the conotry will be re-conqueted! To every French-
saws who has a heart, the moment is arrived to conquer or perish.

NAPOLEON.
(A true cep)) The Marshal Duke of Dahriatin, Mitjur-Gen.

(Signet))

FRENCH ACCOUNT OF TIIF. r ITTLE.

Charleroi, Jane 16.

On the 14th the army was placed in the- fottowing.manner :-The
Imperial Heed quarters at Beaumont. The Ist corps, commanded
by General D'Erlon, was at SOlre on the Sambre. The 2d corps,
commanded by General Reil:e. WAS at Ham-sur-Heure. The 3d
corps, commanded by General Vatidaitylic, was on the fight of Betio-
snout. The 4th corps, commanded by General Gerard, had arrived
at Philippeville. On the 15th, at three in the morning, General
Relite attacked the enemy, and advanced upon Mart:hien-nes-sir
Pout. There were various ern:new:its, ill yi.i.He I.i his cavalry
charged a Prussian battalion, and made 300 prisoners. At one in the
worttincolie Emperor was at Jamignon sur-Heure. General Dan-
mont's division of light cava!ry sabred two Prns.sian battalions, and
made 400 prisoners. General Pajol entered Charleroi at mid day.
The sappers and marines of the pant were with the advanee to re-
pair the bridges. They were the first to penetrate into the town
as sharp-shooters. Genera! Clati, with the I.t tin-cars, advanced
upon Gosselier, on the Brussels road; and Genet al Pajol upon
Gilly, on the Namnr road. At three in the afternoon General
Vandatame debouched with Iris corps on Gilly. Alarsital Grouchy
arrived with the cavalry of General Excelmans. The enemy oc•
espied the left of the position of Fiettrus ; at five in the afternoon
the Emperor ordered an attack. The position was turned, and
carried. Four squadrons of the Guard, commanded by General
Letort, the Emperor's Aids-de-camp, broke three squares; the
26tli. 27th, and .'Bth Prussian regiments were routed. Out squad-
was sabred from four to 50.0 eten, and took 150 prisoners. During

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