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

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One of the Duke's Staff says, " the Duke has again saved
Europe; he was himself every where---When the French
cavalry charged. he placed himself in the hollow squares tif
our infantry. and %shell the cavalry. failing in its efforts to
break us, passed by, then be (the Duke) charged at the
head or his infantry." Three or four of his officers were
killed near him.
Lt is certain that the attack of the French Emperor was
not foreseen, and accordingly the British were much dis-
persed. A great part of the cavalry were several miles dia-
taut from the scene of action ; and Sir Thomas Picton, who
commanded the division sent forward to the support of the
Prussians, had neither artillery nor cavalry.
A Gentleman who was at Ghent on Monday last, gives the
following account of the great battle fought on the preced'ng
Day t—fle was ou Monday at Ghent opposite the hotel of
Louis XVII], when at 1 p. m. an officer arrived covered with
j dust ; and as the King receives every dispatch openly, he
instantly entered the lintel with the Officer, who forthwith
congratulated his Majesty on the great victory just gained—
. " We have taken all the heavy artillery," he exclaimed,
" and a greatand decisive victory is ours." There was ins.
mediately the greatest joy amongst the personages assembled.
The King embraced the Officer with transport. The Officer
then said, that the battle of Sunday had been general along
the whole line, and had continued for nine hours—that a
great number of prisoners had been taken, the French retreat-
ing with the greatest confusion) leaving all their heavy
artillery. Ere. behind them.
The infantry regiments which suffered most in the des-
perate action of the 16th were the 42d and 44th regiments.
The former were resting in a corn field. after a march of
19 miles, and waiting for their rations, when the Cuirassiers
of the Imperial Guards cut in upon them, and although they
were received upon the point of their bayonets, the men
having formed into a solid square, the attack was so fir suc-
cessful, that the regiment was nearly cut to pieces. Every
man who was killed or wounded fell where he stood at the
first onset. We are sorry to add, that only about 80 rank
and file of this gallant regiment escaped unhurt. The
Cuirassieurs who attacked were literally annihilated; partly by
the steady fire of the 42d themselves, avid partly by the
coming up of other regiments. The British crops which
suflered most was the 44th ; only sixteen rank and file and
three subaltets were able to do duty after the action.
A strong reinforcement of Artillery, and all the men be-
longing to the Light Corps which can be collected are to be
immediately forwarded to the Duke of Wellington's Army.
Three more Regiments of heavy Dragoons are under orders
for immediate embarkation for Flanders. The 2d Battalion
of the 12th Regiment at Plymouth is held in readiness to
embark at the shortest notice.
A detachment of six hundred men is to lie selected from
the three Regiments of Foot Guards in London to join the
Battalions in Flanders.
It is to be hoped that the late important victory will ten.
der it unnecessary to embody the Militia, by which two
millions of money will be saved to the public.
Intelligence of the death of the King of Sardinia was re-
ceived at Genoa on the 7th instant. .
On Tuesday last the Duchess of Angouleme, French fri-
gate, of 44 guns, with artillerymen from Martinique, bound
to Dunkirk, was detained and brouglit into Plymouth by the
Tay, Capt. Bloye, and the Acteon, Capt. Ross.
We learn by a telegraphic dispatch from Sachet, in the
Paris papers. transmitted through Lyons, that hostilies have
commenced in that quarter, between the .French and AU.
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