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

Tlll NATION,

IWO. Boohoo-elle had at this time tender him from 130, to 140,000
soldiers, constituting, or rather formed of the flower of France, he•
aides the corps watching the Prussians. On the 13th the attakl was
commenced, which succeeded and on the loth lee engaged the Pr .
Islam, gaining an advantage by turning its right wing. Thinking
that he had disabled this portion of the Prussians from co-operat•
big with the forces ender the Duke of Wellington, he kft one corps
to watch them, and with the rest of Isis immense and highly discip-
lined army, on the 181 h, leaving concentrated his forces during the
.sight, he attacked the English lines. In this situation, unsupported
by Blucher and the Prussians, had the Duke of Wellington to stand
against one hundred and thirty or one hundred and forty thousand
.then, under the immediate command oflinonaparte, who was unques-
tionably a great Captain ; and at that time the Duke had not more than
61,e00 men with him. With this force, however, for nine successive
bon rs, displaying the greatest energy of mind and example if person,
did be withstand all the effiwts of the French arms,and without depart-
ing front the pi inciples of prudence' on which he had acted, the
timely coining uo of the illustrious Prussians under Blucher enabled
him to attack the French lines, which, like the English, could not
resist the •hork of a charge, and mast deoisive victory was the re-
sult. The example of person shown by the Duke of Wellington was
astonishing arid dreadled to think of, for his exposure was greater
than that of any private soldier, the private soldier being confined to
his post, while the illustrious Hero was at every point where danger
appeared. [Lond cheer-.]— to those exalted characters who had
ately fallen while bravely fighting, it would he some consolation
to tie it relatives and the counts y to reflect that they had died the
deaths of heroes in a war commenced on the justest principles.
(Loud cheesing mat ked almost every sentence of his Lordship's
speech.) His Lordship severally moved, first, Thanks to the Duke
of Wellington, for his consummate abilities, unexampled exertions,
.and irresistible ardour displ..yed by Isis Grace in the battle, which
terminated iu victory, whereby the Netherlands because protected
from invasion and spoil ; secondly, to the hr.: ye Offices s under Isis
command; thirdly, for the distin. •seel valour of the Non-rom•
eaksioned Officers and Pcivates ; lone thly, to the Officers and Men
belonging to the Allies, bet under the immediate command of the
fluke ; fifthly, to Marshal Blocher and the Prussians, who mainly•
contributed' to the victory; sixthly, to the Prince of Orange, eee.
These were cal tried nens. con,

Sir F. Bunt:a...re, previously to the final mot►on being put. 'ex-
pressed the hope that something of a more solid character would he
given to the Briti*li AoldierF, who twilled all the praise they had re.
cell/4d, than the mere thanks of that Howe— he tiu•tcd that the
rode of discipline would be improved. that the di•gracet'ul practice
of flogging would be abod,,lietl,&e..—Loittl coughing interrupted th
.114 m. Baronet from proceeding