The National Register.
London, England, 1820-02-07 00:00:00

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THE il.vrrix. OF WATERLOO.
(r.,,Nlvti,dfronf our last.)
" V. It was 110011; 11w shin p•shooters wire engaged
along the whole of the line; hot the helium was for•gitt
011 the left, the wood and at the Challqtai of
unitermmit. (In the s cow right, tlw troops of General
Billow wet.- still stationaty ; they appeared to he form-
nig.4nd vtaiting uutd their artillery shoteltl pass the defile.
Pit Ertirtrorri scut orders 10 Marshal try to open the eie
10 lake pii•se,;101101 the farni of La Have
1.1•111 a. and to pi-1 st rliv is 1111 l of infantry these; to take
I 01,11.bei• II i$1•1) of the village of La Hoy e, and to dislodge
inr corms, iu order to lutes-re-4 411 commeiniration he.
'wren the Anglo-Mitch at my and the corps of General
Itillow : YI pieces of 01111131 lee spread death over the
white It'll of the English line. One of the divisions was
eiiiiiely 'lest' oyed Ily hall nod gi ape shot. Whil4 this
attack was unmasked, the Emperor Moserved Wl/11 atten-
tion the memo of the enemy's General. He made
11011 e 1110111 his iielit, but it was peteeived that lie was
inaking as raugemetits on his left for a grand chat ge of
cavalry. Ile advisee...l at a gallop. The charge had token
plate.. II kail repulsed a coltinin of infantry which was
1111VAllel114 111111 e light, had la ks ti li 't two eagle....ind
&sue 11111 l ed vireo pieces of cannom The Emps rue then
...dried a brigade of Gen. MilltamP.,Ciiiras.iets of the ad
nut-, to charge the English envally. 'lbis hrigaile set
nit with cages 40‘ Vite FEmperem."flie ord. r 011 the
va salt y etas hi °keel, and Ilse gi colic pal t remained on the
field of 11,,1 ii ; the Eielich C4llllOll mete se ink. is, and the
intantry protected. Differeitt chillers cf infantry and
ear:thy then took place, the details of which lielmig more
to the history of each regiment 11011110 ille gelleral hi-tort'
Ut. the battle, iu winch 1.1.11 ltiplied recitals would
my p.orloce lonlilsiou. Ii it tateient 111 sat, Mat idler
Mee limits' fighting, the farm of La Hap. S4llile, 11l spite
the resistance of the Scotch iegiinesets, was filed
y the F.encle infantry, and the object es Web the Ereneli
Hera' promised himself was oblJilted ; the 3111 mod Bth
weir ullsittee 41, 41111 Gcuttal PiCIOU
:11041f11'd di ad on She field of battle.
" 11w Emperor dining this cowers traver-ed the line of
faulty of the first rotes, the Cavell) liter ell' Milhaud's
brassier*, 41111111,41 0l the euaril in the third line, under
liie of cahoots balls, grape 1.1101, and how it zei s. The
ot rehonholtd front usieJine to the utiles. 'Die brave
torrid I)evaiii., who co 11111 l ended the aslillesy,itas killed
the Empet or s side. 'flies was a ;Item loss,
partiru-
ly jt,tbr ptesent moment, as that General knew, better
ally other, the positions occupied by the reserves of
e artillto y of the guard, amounting to 90 pieces of can-
s.. General of Brigade, Lallemand, succeeded him,
ri was soon alter wounded.
Distortive prevailed in the iasglish army ; the bel-
le', she earl iites, and the wounded, seeing the French
?roach the high road frosts Brussels, and the principal
Irons:lt of the forest, rushed in crowds to .4ex' their
real. All the fugitive English, Belgians, and Germans,
it had been sabred by the cavalry, threw tlietisselves.qn
tassels. It was slow fay o'clock, and the victory would •
.81 have been decided, but ist thip moment the corps of
beta' Billow operated its povverkp,l diversion. -Since
s o'clock General Dausnont had intimated that General
low wall .delsouching in three columns; aud Hutt the
.sich Clue.seers kept tip an irregular lite, while re-
eting*.before the enemy, who appeased very numerous.
ilihcsikited Bellow's force at 40,000 men; lee further
ed,
.041 his scouts, well mutostetl, had rode several
litesisstlitietent directions, but had brought back no
of Marshal Grouchy ; that 110 teliance could there-
be placed ou him. During the same time the Eo-
n' received very disagreeable news lions Goinbloax.
rshal Grouchy, instead of haring left that place at
-break, es be 11411 announced lee would ; in his des-
is dated at two in the morning, bad Hot quitted it at
°Meer attributed this to die bad wee-
-a nipat.absurd reason. 'lbis inexcusable slowness
ich delicate circonisteuces, by so Acetone Alt officer, is
fineable.
VI. Meanwhile the cannonade soon commenced be-
Gen. Blau* and Count LW/au. The
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s :lunched in echelons, the centre in front. This line
ittle was perpendicular to the tight flank of the army,
het to the high load from Hsiye Saline 10 Platielietwit.
cetstre echelon unmasked Mount lib pieces of cannon.
artillery opposed ass equal number to him. Mier
lames cautsunade Cosiest Lobes, perceiving that ille
echelon was out supported, advanced upon it, broke
id drove it Irpek a considerable way; but the other
ines, which appeared to Isave been retarded by the
ioarls, rallied the hist echelon, and, without tudea-
tug to penetrate the pest her, I:intrusion eel to come
battle by est. sidifig to the irlt. Coma Lobate, fear-
er be tinned, tfficti.d his retreat en echeriier,appruz-
lug lausiself to slur army. The hie of the Prussian
riles redoubled. They weie reckoned to mount 60
es of catmint. The halls tell on the high road in grout
rear of Belle Alliance, where the Compri or ass %tilt
;1141d. This was the hue of operation of the army.
he most tilllCai moment the enemy had approached
loath, that his shut trhlsightrd Ihr Iliad. Tlie Emperor
ordered General Oulieanie, who commanded the
mg (guard, to ;it ucted to the tight of the eth crops,
,fuss two htigadts of 11114111ry awl 21 pieces of the
rd artillery ; a quarter of all hour after thus formidable
cry tormucheeit 11, lire. 'lite French attitlery soon
used the suite. Me 11) I it was heitei served, asid better
ailed. As 50011 as the Young tioatil mas et,gaged,
movement of the Pisissiawi appealed to be stopped.
avering was observed 1.• then flue, They still, how-
r, ceptitined to extend it on their left, outflanking the
ucli right, and teaching its tar as the height of Plan
litlll. Liettieimut General Morinid then
ashvaurrd
s four battalions of the Old Li/lard, and 16 pieces of
non to 11w itglit of the )(wing eluded. T.. 1 is giments
se Oil Gasp. tool potation in front of Illanciartion,
Prussian line was then oulllatiked I G.lsesas 1.10.10 W
repulsed, hip kit made a 1111.0t111e11110WardS 111 e rear,
lie w rule pf his troops gradually tell hark. Count
, General Dol.esthe, and G. noel blutaud, now
ecil, and rperrilii, occupied the positions which hail
been Utt..eit si sty Butiow's as rislary. '1 hat General
tat wily exhausted his aback, and usimarked all his
es, tom, • backed at list, lie was 1108 in retreat.
'IIISSIAII bnllrts not only did not naive on the Chat-
roma, but dui not even reach the position vs hick
occupied. It wasbt%olll o'clock ut the

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" VII. At Iwo stlelock Count d'Erion had taken poises-
shin of La !lige ; had outflanked the English tell, and
General If atioes right. The light cavalry of the fist
corps, in meaning the enemy's isitantry on the height of
La Kaye, load been driven back by a superior busty of
cavalry. Cooing Milhaud then climbed the height with
his call assicts, and c •il with General Lefebvie
Destionettes, who buistediately galloped oil to support
'Fltis brings us to five o'clock. the moment when
the attack of General Below was the most menacing;
when. far from being held in check, he constantly dis-
played fresh troops, which extended his line to the right.
Tile English circuity was repulsed by the intrepid cuiras.
sirs s and the clhtssenrs of the gnat if. The English atom-
chimed all the field of battle between La Have Sainte, and
Mould St. Jean, that a' hick their left had occupied, and
had fallen hack 1111 their tight. At the sight of these brit. ,
liant charges, cries of victory resuituded on the field. The
nape,' or said," It is to., soots by an hour; however, what:
is done nun( be summed." He ordered Kellersisan's
cuirassiers to advance, to support the ,cavalry on the
height. General Billow was at this moment threatening ' ,
the flank and the rear of the army. It wart important to
make eta retrograde ttttt seismal, and to maintain the posi-
tion a hich the cavalry had prematurely taken. The
movement at a quick not of the 3,000 cuirassiers who tiled
oft with rice l'arapereur,Bllll lIIIdPr the UdOii4ll Calllloo.
ads', snails• a fortunate dist relish at this co itical moment.
The cavalry advanced use it wet e to the pursuit of the En-
glish army, but the army of General Ditlow was still ins-
Ling peeves% on the flank and the rear. The soldiers,
and even the office's, endres oiliest to divine from the
looks of the c ler whether we were conquering or
in danger, hitt he showed only confidence. It Was within
tautly
race the filtieth general battle which he had
fought. Meanwhile the division efficacy cavalry of the ,
guard conintatotted by General Gigot, which was its the
second fine behind Kellermait's Clutassiers, followed them
al a rapid trot and advanced on the height. The Enspe •
tea perceived this ; he sent Casuist Bet amid tot ecal them, 1
as they formed his reserve: but a lieu that General arri-
ved, they were ahead), engaged, and ally retrograde
movement aunts) have been datigi runs. hits after live
in the es rising, the Empel or was deprived of his restive
cavalry, of that reserve w hick ha .1 so trials gis en hint
vie tot y when well employed. Dom ever, these 12,4101)
select cavalry performed miracles : they overthrew the
mote ttttt herons cavalay of the enemy who were opposed 4
to them, penetrated sesei al squares of itdantry, cat tied
sixty wieteti of cannon, and took in the midst of the mina-
tea six alandarda. which three chassetirs tut the guard and
three cuirassiers presented to the Emperor, in limit of
Belle Alliance. Fur the second time, the enemy consi-
dered the battle los., and saw with alarm the datiesulties
which the had field of battle he had chosen moat present
to his retreat. Ponsosiby'a brigade, chi.. ged by the red
lancers of the guard, was broken; its General fell, pierced
by seven lance wonuds. The Prince tat Orange was on
the point of being taken, and was severely %trawled.
However, this brave carats y, receiving no support Isola
strung Mass of liaison.) which was still kept iu chi ek by
Gessesat Buloves attack, was obliged to confine itself so
maintaining the held tat battle which it had eOnqueied.
,Finally, at seVrio o'clock, when Ihr attack ot Drutral Bil-
low war repulsed, and the cavalry shill kept poisesaioss
of She height Which they had conquered. victory was
gained; 09,000 Flatten ..ad defeated 120,00 men. Joy
was in every cunntentioce. and hope in every heart. This
amitimt at succeeded to the asiotsailiment *hien had pre-
vatted diumg the emit mice of the attack on the left
flank made by s complete army, and alticli tOr all hoar
had even threatenedeo endanger the retreat of she Fe end It
army. At this mument the cannonade of Marshal Goon-
clay was distinctly beard; it had passed Wayne its !lie
most remote point, and in the nearest point it was behind
St. Lambert.
"VIII. Marshal firoueloy, who had not left his camp
at Gesithlossa until ten in the morning, was between
twelve and one o'clock half way ml the road to Wavre.
He heard the dreadful cannonade of Witte' tou. No map
of experience could mistake it. It proceeded trolls sere.
rah hundred pieces of cannon, and therefore from two
armies whWe were reciprocally sending death to each
other. Geri. Excedinans, who co 11111 l ended the cavalry,
was strongly moved by it. Hr hastened to the Marshal,
and said to trim, The Emperor is engaged with the En-
glish ; it is impossible to doubt it ; set ten ible a fire cannot
be a tencositre. (Marshal, we ought to march ill the di-
rection of the tire. lam ass old soldier of the army of
Poly. and I have a bawdiest times heard General 81101111.
parte lay down this puuciphe. If we turn to the ten is
two hours we will be on the field of battle.' The Marshal
replied, ' I believe you are right ; but if Witcher debOUell
till sue lium Warne, and take We on the Ilauk, 1 614;411 be
compromised for not obeying soy orders, which are to
ins. ch against Blucher.' At this wutsaetat Count Gerard
came up to the Marshal, and gave him the same advice
as Gen. Excelmans hind done. He said, four orders
direct your being at Warne yesteglay, and slut to-day;
the susest course is, to march to the held of battle. He
was yesterday at Wiser", and you were at Geinhloux ;
bat who knows where he is now? If lie have joined
Wellington we shall find hint) on the held of halite, and
wen your orders will be literally executed. If he be not
Weir, your turgid will decide the battle. In two hours
we pan take pat t in the action; and if we destroy the
English sung, what cats Blucher, who has already been
beaten, du I The Marshal appeared consumed, but at
this very 411Staill be received a report that Isis light ca-
valry had arrived at Want:, and were engaged with the
Prussians; that all their force was asseuittled these, atilt
that they ' I to at least 80,0.0 men. lit cootie-
ipience ut this intelligence, he coutinacti his movement
tau Wavre. lie at roved there at four in the allertioug
Supporting that the whole Po assian army was before him,
tie took Iwo tows to form ass line of !tattle, sod so make
hia dispositions. He then received the dispatch by the
officer who had been sent off to h at ten in the morning
noes the field of battle. He detached General Pajol with
12,000 men to Lisuale, where there was a bridge on the
Ify le, our traipse in the sear of M. Lambert. That Ge-
'meal arrived there at seseu tit the etc ll ll g, and crossed
the river. Aleanwhile, Marshal lignichy attacked
Waste
" IX. Marshal Illueber passed the night of the 11th at
Waver. with the 4111 corps of the army, c 'sting of 15,000
men. Being lidos sued that the Duke us Welliogioss watt
mailved to tccesi,e battle in trout of the fure.t of Sllll4lltll,
It he r..ly on his assistance, be detached his 4ili a tarps
ha the intoning, which passed the Dy le at Lunar, and witted
at St. ',amities I. This (ohms was c pt. te it was the saute
which had 1101 West tuiaged at Ligsty. Marshal Illucher's

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light cavalry, which had scoured the road to the distance of
two leagues from h.s camp at Wuvre, had heard nothing of
Marshal Grouch) ; at seven iu the ;nor ll iii g they saw only
some picquets of scouts. Blucher, therefore, concluded,
that toe %hole of the French army was tts.t tabled before
Mout ed. Jean. He put the second corps, commanded by
Gem. Put hi in motion. This corps was redo. ed to 18,000
men. He marched himself a ith the find corps, allot of Gen.
Z.etten, which was reduced to IS,OOO men, and kit Gall.
Thielman, with the yd corps, in position at Wavre.
" The second corps of Uest.ri• ebu marched by Lsmauwi and
Blocher with the hest corps marched on Ohnin, where, at
six in the evening he formed' a junction with the brigade
of Eliglish cavalry %hick was posted as titmice's. He
was there informed, that Marshal Gtouchy was, itt fear
before Wavre, in considerable force, and
that he was making preparatitirs fur an attack, which the
third corps wristlet ilia condition to resist. Marshal Blucher
had only too courses to take. He leaned on his principal
forces, Getteratl 8ub0.% and the English, and scut orders is
General Thielmista to hold out as long as possible, and, if he
were forced, to retreat on hint. lie fact, he was no longte
in a situation to return to Wavre. He could wily have

arrived there in the night, and if the Anglo-Dutch army
wits beaten. he would he placed between two fires ; whereas,
if he continued with shut army, nod it shou.d gnus the

victor), he o ruW still have sothornt time to tom upon
Mail sisal (irouch). 1l rs ull/vv unlit wits ter) 1,10%016 troops
were wady e..tigued, and the roads were bud itibi lull or
Milts 'These two rots 1111 l t. utiout SIAM nom 'Amok,

opened the com.touisii atom between oficit. Ballow and the
Faiglish. The former, who wits in full retreat, halted.—
eliitsgt ~,,, was in uespair, and saw beaure loot only
the prospect of certain defeat, beheld his safely. The
brig:ode of English cavalry, which was at Uhuut, rrjoitwd
ms a. L. II ..s pail of the fourai LI iv tsi 4444 of the Bitakdrd on
of the right. Ilad Marshal U nude, been, as he wad ordered,
before 11 liver, on the eteuiug of tile 17th, Blucher
%sould have retaliated there in °tortvatto.e, w ill, all his
lore es, became lie would believe that he was 11111'8U d by the
a hole of the French tar cy 'lad Grouchy, as he i
a rote at lau in the mot g from his camp at Gicublonk,
matched .it day-break—that is to day, at four iii the 'it
i.sg—hr w oak' not have arrived al VINVIV hs time to lifelicllt
lice delactl:siesol of Geis. Ballow ; but he a mild have stopped
me move aired of the oilier three corps of Marsiul Biuctier.
Victory mat .Make; but Miiishal Grouchy did not
at rive befog eiV avre nolo .1 live richt( 1., and old not make
his
atta k until 6 6 there was no luti_er time. 'floe 1.-tench
my, 69,000 sarong, winch at scvim ee'r MA in she eveuitit
wits victorious over an army soi 120,000 sane nesrlapleel the
nail of the held ut bAttle of the Augloo• Llama army; anti had
repulsed the corps of (kit. Ritmo, found victory shwa bed'
front it by the as rival of Marshal timelier a sin 80.000 fresh'
troops, which made the English army is line a 44444 wit toi
nearly 150,000 men—that is to say, about two and a half
agaltett one.
" X. As mom as the attack of GAL. below had been
repulsed, toe twain-roe ordered Gen. Drutios, who a. red as
assistant Nl:liar-Genet:a of the Guard, to sally all lois guards
to front sof tar fat in of Belle Alliance, wane lie was with
eight battai 44444 • iailAed lei two liar:s. The eight others had
marched to sapoOrt the y cg guard, and let date
Chemin. ii cv ever, the CaValf, es b tic Caul illeleed tee offal.);
II le 110511 ion 011 tar height, *hence it co 000000 :tinted all the
Weld of olweived the movement of lima Bahia but
placing connote'', e lot clieckitig iiim in the reserved of the
guard, a Well weir Weir, ft It tin disquietude, ..lid shown'
" Victory" *lieu the Ptioddians were moulded. Tins cavalry
uric), looked furs am to the arrival set tne gaited to aecide tai•
vietary ; bat was stuck with isstaniscineut when the aloe--
rouscusuluusuf%larstalßlucher a err melt advaucia,. S

regiments made a retrograde aloveinen . I Is. eariperor
perceived it. It was of the greatest impu. Lowe to give
couudemee to the cavalry, and sersug that is would ropier
a quarter of an hour to rally t.te stook a. hs guard, he 1...1
himself at the head of four nattaliwits, 41.5
left, in from of Ha? e-Sainte, 'elitism some Aide,ade-t 4..
along the line to announce the arc seal of Ma slid ,
and to say, that with a little mote drumess, the victory
would be securesi.
" General Reilly assembled his corps oa the kit, in fro n 1
of the Chateau of Hougomont, and pi epared bin attack. It
was important that the guards should en_asir all at ut.ce, het'
the other 8 battalions were still in the rear. Overcome by
events, sec tog the cavalry flitAing, and Butt a reserve of
intantry was necessary to support swan, he mitered General
Friaut to advance wish these 4 battaiiims of the middle sucrd
to meet the attack of the enemy. This gave confidence to
the cavalry, and they advanced with their usual intrepidity.
Tier 4 battalions of the guard drove hack every thing they
met, and the charges of the cavalry carried terror into the
Englisa ranks. en minutes after, the other ludtuhuns of
she gnard arrived. The F. 'wenn. ranged Own. in brigades
2 hattalious in hue of b tile, and Y in co u sssss oil right and
left. The second brigade was disposed in echelon's, wale,
united the advantage ui the two orders of bustle. Genera'
Fraud, who was wounded, pursed at this mum, id. He said
Ilia' every thing wets going ou well, that the enemy appeared
to be forming his rearguard so support his retreat, but that
he would be entirely broken as 0041 d as the rest of the guard
should debauch. This required it quarter of an hour. Is
was precisely at this time that Maishal Blucher arrtvad at
La ilaye, and overthrew the French corps, which defended
it. 41 was the tostrth division of the list corps, and was
routed after wily a slight coldest. Thou:h attacked by
quadruple its fuser, had it shoals residue sad tisrtilied
dreg in the houses, Marshal Blucher, as it was night, mould
nut have had time' to finer the village, Is was here why
have been heard the cry of mauve qui pew.' The breach
tieing made, and the line broken, in consequence of want of
vigour iu the t ps at Lis she enemy's cavalry inun-
dated the field of battle. General Billow advanced, though
Count Labatt maintained a good countenance against him.
The confusion, however, became so great, that it was ne-
cessity to ruder a change in front of the guard which had
been formed fur advert( ing. This movemeut was executed
in great ender. The guard faced to their rear, the left to.
wards Lallaye Sainte, and the right towards Iklie Alliance.
keeping front to the Prussians and the attack of La Ilaye,
Immediately efte. each Imitation homed into squat e. The
four squadrons of service charged the Massimo. At this
moment the brigade of hingli4 cavalry, which had arrived
firm Oliain, moved for was d. These 2000 horse penetrated
between Grime! Iteille and the guard. The disorder became
frightiul iltrutiOlout the whole held of battle. Tlw Empe-
ror had only time to put I • self under the protection of stile
of the squares of lite guard. Ilad the reserve division of
cavalry under General Guy ot nut engaged without orders
alter General Kt Ilermiso's cuirassiers, it could have respelled
this eliwge. prevented the Luglish cavalry from penetrating
into the held of battle, and the foot guard would then have
held in check all the efforts of the enemy. General Bylaw


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. 111. STORY OF 8U0N.414,111TE. 4. VII. Al Iwo o'clock Count &Laskin had taken posses- • light cavalry, which had scoured the road to the distance of
wail-I.EN nv litsiset.e: elan of La liaye ; hail outflanked the English left, and two leagues from les camp at Wavre, had heard nothing of
v .e.•
..000,- General Lltilovi's right. The light cavalry of the filet Marshal Grouchy ;at seven in the mot ~ :,, it they saw only .
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THE BATTLE OF WATERLOO. corp.:, in pillaning the enemy. i s sdantry on the height of some picquets of scouts. Blucher, therefore. concluded.
- La Have, had been driven back by a sumtior burly of that toe %hole of the French army was two tabled before
s's f (~,li‘tio/front our last.) cavalry. Coins Milhaud then climbed the height with Montt St. Jean. lie put the second corps, commanded by
''-` "V. It was neon ; the slim p•shooters were engaged his cuirassiers, and a ' •d with General Lefelivie Gen. Pile hi ill mutant. This. corps was redo• ed to 18,000
along time whole or the line; bet the action aas frorant Demionelles, also intistediately galloped oil to support men. Ile *marched lohnself a ith the find curps,rkst of Gen.
tool, oft the left, hi the wood and at the Chateau of theni. This 'trines us to five o'clock. the moment when Z•etten, which was reduced to IS,(X/0 men, and kfs Gen. s..
Iltineommit. On the 4 NI: eine right, the troops of General the attack of General Billow was the morn menacing; Thielossan, with the ad corps, in posit:ou at Wavre. .
Boillia eerie still stationaty ; they aereared to he forin- when, far from being held in check, lie i'onslantly die- " The second corps of Gen.ri. chi marched by Laisne4 and
ing.44111 %%ailing until their artillery shoodd pass the defile. played fresh troops, which extended' his line to the right. Blocher with the first corps marched im Ohnin, where, at !i.
thi Ilittees oil sent orders to Marshal try to open the e. a Tile Esiglish envoi' y was repulsed by the intrepid cuirass six In the evening he formed' a junction %kb the brigade
all his lei iles ic,-, to take toissesAins of the farm of 1..1 Hay e sires and the chas-enrs of the guard. The English aliiiii• of English cavalry a hick was posted MO ilUllkel a. He . .
lading, and 10 110.1 4 die is 1111 l of infantry these; to take dieted all the field of battle between La Have Sainte, and was there informed, thut Marshal G.ouchy was, tot four 1
enssesan it atm oill the village of La Hay e. and to dislodge mount Si. Jean, that a hick their left had occupied, and o'clock, before Wavre, in considerable force, yid .
• the corms, iu order to fiftcree•.l i all commosniration be. hail fallen hack on their tight. At the sight of iliese Mil.. that he was making preparatiors fur an attack, which the
,'• 'weep the Angle-Mitch at my and the corps 01 General limit charges, cries of victory rest:meted on the field. The third corps was not Ma condition to resist. Marshal Blucher
• Below : VI pieces of 01 dilarree sprees' death over the Elisio:tor said," It is too soon by an hour; however, what had only tail courses to take. Ile leaned on his principal
*hole left of the English hue. One of the die isions was is done mast be 'unite' toil." He ordered Kellertliall's forcers General 8ub0.% nod the English, and mot orders to
enitirly lea ',yet' ity ball tool gi ape shot. Whil.t this cuirassiers to advance, to support the ,cavalry oil the Glieral Madman to hold out as long as possible, and, if he
attack was unmasked, the Emperor oioserved with alien- height. General Billow was at this moment threatening were forced. to retreat on lam. 111 fact, he wits uo longer
Min the ements of the enemy's General. He mile the 'lank and the rear of the army. It was important to in a viturititrie to return to Waver. Ile could only have
110114 Ilion 1118 111,11$, 11111 it olio pet ceived Mai lie was make too retrograde 1111 l Yemeni, and to maintain the posi- arrived there in the night, and if the Anglo-Dutch army I
making as ranceillerits on his 'ell for a grand elm, ge of tem which the cavalry had prematurely taken• The *llolw:den, Ise would be placed between two fires; whereas, •
, revalry. Ile wives:red at a gallop. The charge had taketo movement at a quick not of the 3,000 cuirassiers who tiled if lie elflltillUed with flint army, and it shou.d gain the
' place. II Idol repulsed a column of infantry which was of with rive l'Euipereuo, and under Me Puu.ssian cannon- victor>, he l% Mid still have sufficient time to sum upon
. advaitehig In the tight, had lake it It 't
ta o eagles, and ale, made. a fortunate dive ryitoto at this critical moment. Mersliesl Grouchy• Ills move owls %%a% %cry slow, his troops
I:7 &site 11111 l et! stereo pieces, of cannot:. The Empe ruur then The cavalry iolvtenced as it wet eto the pursuit of the En- were Wally fatigue, and roads were bail and full of
~,: Mari ed a brigade Of $;111. 311111111111.,,Csiir4..iets uf the id glib', army, but the army el General Mallow was still ma- defiles These ti ad Wu the.ll Wenn Street mei. strong,
' - roe, sir cliaree the English cif valoy. 'Phis brigade set king progi ass on the Hack aiud the rear. The soldiers, ittrened the cons imu.um Mem between ialcii. Buboes and the •
1.• .iii with 1:116'11 sit'' Voce l'Emperetit."the malt rof the ilsuil even the officers, elides% unreel to divine from the Eoiglish. Time former, who was in full retreat, halted,
1,"; •ea wall yw ns loi okra:, and the gi eau tr pal t remained tat Ilic looks of the c ler weeper we we„ compering or 11el.iii,41 1111 l who was in uespair, tand saw bedsre lam only
ei, f field of mdile; the Foetal' cannon %etc le Ink* ii, aid die in danger, Litt he showed only confidence. It Was within the pi ospect of certain defeat, beheld his safety. The '
a* fuldlikeY Protected. Differria chat ge, ef hatautry and twenty years the fiftieth general battle which lie had brigade of English cavairs , which Was al Oltaiii, rejoiaed
Mut, as well .o pan of the fiturao divis• of the &Arra of
, cavalry then gawk place, the details of which Itelesig more toitelit. Meanwhile the division Or heavy cavalry of the
.'..! to the lessor% of each regiment Mee to the general hi-tory guard commatoded by General tiny ot, which was id the ' uf the rii:ht. Had Alitrodial ti ituelly bosom, as he was ordered,
4. of the batik', ill a hich tot or hiplied recii.ols w 0141,1 ,reorid line behind Kriteria:ill's corra,siets, 10110 W ed them before mire, ad the eveititig of tee Iliii, Alieslial Glitches
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only p• mince 4 inifusiton. Ii is sadlia eon to say, Mat after at a rapid trot and advanced in the height. The Empe • would have remained there its olowt-vittur, % ith all 111, :
' 1111er limos, fighting, the farm of La 1-14 ye Sande, ill spire fur perceived this; lee sent Count Bei ti.ati.l to tecal them, for, es, because lie would believe that by was 1111111 U li by the .'.',.
of Ilie resistance ut the Scotch regillielit., was Ill'elyird as they formed his irserve : but a hen that General arri- e hole of the French sir ay. lied Marshal Grouchy, as he ;
by the F. coeds infantry , and the object o Welt the Ereneh veil, they acre ahead), engaged, mail ally retrograde ve rote at too in the mot g from his camp at y, as
• •Go liens I promised hineielf acts 1611.1i114111; the Zitli :led Bth movement would have been duo;;, tents. Tin" idler live matched .it day-break-that us to eay, at four no tile 'll
• English ll,riffrilla arty 414 sit 4,% , 41, Mill Cermet al Poem' in the es ening, the Camel ar gas deprived of lii,
erase ive iiig-he euulit not have arrived at Wayne ill time to previmt
the delaeli:neut of Geo. Ballow ; but he awed have stopped .
iemamed .1, ad on the field of 1/.lllle. cavalry, of that reserve which had so oleo gis him
' - 44 Ilk Emperor don ing this eirillt,l traver,ed the line of vu tos y when well employed. HA% ever, these 12,1100 111 n noon flout al the other three corps uf Marshal Biuctier. •
Mimeo), ut the first romps, the ca%ally line of Milliatid's sett.et cevalty performed miracles : they overthrew the Victory anti still i Maki; but Mao shal Groat. by did not
6 .1:114.1111.1C141, A 1.41 Mat 01. the Chard In slit- third line, ler mute 1111 l ilerolla eavaloy of the enemy who were opposed airier beffroreVavre ussiel live orbit k, arid old not make his '
4 file of canimos balls, grape shot, a toil flue turf s. The lo them, penetrated sea ei al squares of iidarstiry,
shot rebounded from Orre.liire to !lie idler. 'llie breve • 1 sikiyalieceti of cannon, 111141 souk ill the Midst of the siina- many , 69,000 lei rung, was
at seven er'r rock ito the oveuoug
General Desatisovloo co 11111 l ended the its tillery, %%IP willed tea six :standards. which three chaasears of the guard and wag victorious over stn army tii 120,000 mer, 04sellpleti Itle
, •by tid. Empely s side. 'flits wad a great lust., palliest- three cuirassiers presented to the Emperor, in limit of isaillif the held ut bAttle of the Arigho• tillicri rainy, arid had
telly :Oahe pa-sent moment, as that General knew, better Belle Alliance. Fur the second time, the camels cons,- repulsed the corps of Geo. Kama, fouod v.ctor. smote had
410,:tt any oilier, the positivist/ occupied by the ieserves of tiered the battle los., and saw will alerts the thitividlies from it by the turned of Marshal bleacher gill 50,000 fresh
the wales yof the guard, amounting to 90 pieces of can- whirls she bad field of battle lie hail chosen moat present troops, which made the English army is line a 1111 l mit to
• omit. General of Brigade, Lallemend, succeeded him, to his retreat. Ponsosiby'a brigade, ch. ged by the red nearly 150,000 men -that is to say, abut two cud a half
and was soon after wounded, lancers of the rend, was broken ; its General fell, pierced ageism' tine.
" X. As woo as the attack of Gat. Below had hveri
" Disionter prevailed in the Loglitils array ; the bag- by seven lance wonsids. The Prince of Orange was on
iepulsed, tile eamperor us•dered Gets. Brume, who it• bed as
gage, the facilites, and the wounded, seeing the French the point of being taken, and was severely %%teaseled.
approach the high road from Brussels, and the principal However., this brave cevals y, receiving no support Isuin a mei:tam alajor-talenei.el of the Guard, to rally ail Wage:MlS •
utdßieille Aplitiance,Twiliete lie was with
las from obst.tstir her t.stui.
deboiselt of the forest, noshed in crowds to .effect their strong mass of infinite) %Mich was still kept iii ch. ek by
retreat. All the fugitive English, Beigiaus, and Germana, Germs al Butovi's Attack, aas obliged to confine itself iu or eiatit inhere had
riutrelWillico 111 l
a ::rll.4'telle . in
Ine'rt.i. and to fief ull i. 140..
that had been salami by the cavalry, threw theinselves.qp ntaintai ll ill g the field ot trestle %%Inch it hail eonqueied.
ruction. II:I-elver, the f.).tevaTr..gu.riti eel cued:mord to orvairy
Brussels. It was now toter o'clock, and the victory would .- Finally, at seven o'clock. a hen the +mark of Geuerel 80,
, tote .loonspo 1111 tar 6..16111, whence II CO 11111 l mated all the
them have been decided, but at this moment the corps of low war repulsed, mot the cavalry slit kept u
`°""bit". . • el4l of ha 11..., othei yeti I lie 1110%eilielit ul lien. Bahia 1,411
Gems's' Billow operated its powetkal ItiVellooll, -Since of aloe height which they bad conquered, victory was
MLICIII Cl.llllli.4Cllle I'm cheeks,' • him in the .re.scrvers of.. the
tau o'clock General Dminont had intimated that General gained; 69,000 Fs esters tied it 120,00 men. Joy
APitartlgu Melt ves.ie there. f. it to disquietude, ~us' shown'
Bellow one ,deboucliing in three columns;
„Via wry" wheat tic Po 0411, Were reoutsed. Tins cavalry
Wrench Cliasaeors kept up an irregular liie, while re- aattliMt et succeeded to toe anomoliment alien had .pirileis-
orny looked (linear.' to the arrival of tile gouged to decide Li.,
freafing Atelore the enemy, oho appeased very numerous. vatted Mums the coati mice of the attack on the left
velar) ; bat Oaf ,litlek with astaffia.aneut when the mom--
lie eakidated jtulow's forte at 40,000 men; lee further flank made by as complete army, and w hick tOr an litter
~,,us tioUrnin of Ilarotal illuctier a ere see., ad vatiem,,,. S
stilted, shoal his scouts, well muouited, had rode several had even threistenedto endanger the retreat of Me F 1 en. li
regiments made a retrograde tuovimen . 11r Luil. serot
jeitgliesits ilitlitent directions, but hail brought back no army. At this mument the cannonade of Alarshal Glen-
perCeived it. It Wall Or the greatest imporlarice 10 goys
new, of Marshal Grouchy ; that um 'slimier could there- city was distinctly heard ;it hail passed Wayne in one i•onuariwe to the caviar), and setwar< that II ii %sou 4 filar c
. fore be placed on him. During the sense time the Ent- most remote point, and in the uearest point it was behind a quarter of an hour to rally iat wattle U. lie guard, he pic •
peror received very disagreeable Ilea. troth GOinblolln. St. Lalllberl.
himself at the head of four natialeues, aiii• a .Vatereil 61.. i.,
Marshal Grouchy, instead of hanitg left that place at " VIII. Alarslial Grouchy, who hail not left his camp heft,
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day-break, es tie had announced he *wild ;in his des- at Gembloua until ten iu the sour ll ill g, wars lielNeril along the lune to announce the arrival of Ma shut GfOlo.ir,,
pitch dated at two in the morning, had nut quitted it at twelve and one o'cluek half way Oil the road to Wayne. • load lii ray, that %lib a little mote firumess, the victory
tenar:clock. lhe offieer attributed this to die bad wee- He heard the dreadful cannonade of Wateo tom. No map would be securesi.
• then-a most absurd reason. This inexcusable slowness of experience could mistake it. It proceeded trout sere. •• General Bente assembled his corps •ta the left, iu feat
in such delicate cireatastouces, by so acetone an officer, is rah hundred pieces of cannon, and therefore from two of the Cbateau of Hougumont, and ifiepared his attack. It
inexplicable. armies which were reciprocally sending death to each was Important that the guards should en_ager sell at once, lit
" VI. Meanwhile the cannonade snop commenced be- other. Geri. Exerlinans, who co 11111 l moiled the cavalry, the oiler 8 battalions acre still in the rear. Overcome by
herrn Gen. Blau* and Count Loliau. lime Outwear' was strongly moved by it. Hr hastened to the Mondial, events, sewing the cavalry flitAing, mad that a reserve of
aims mai cited in echelons, the centre in front. This line and said to hint, 4 The Emperor is engaged with the En- infantry was necessary to support teem, he mitered General
of hank was perpetelicider to the light flank of the army, Oslo ;it is impossible to doubt it ;MO ten Hole a fire cannot Frisut to advance *sib these 4 batteilims of the middle guard
parallel to the high toad fruits Haye Seitile to Plasielienuit. be a sencontre. Marshal, we ought to march ill the di- 14, meet the attack of the enemy. This gave eonfislearee to
Ike realm echelon unmasked Mount MS pieces ot cannon. rectum attic tire. 1 arm ass old soldier of the army of the cavalry, and they advanced with their usual intrepidity.
The artillery opposed an equal number to him. After Italy. and I have a housdred times heard General BllOna. Tile 4 hattalions of the guard drove back every thing they
. uuc husk's cautainade Coma Labatt, perceiving that the parte lay devils this ps 'maple. If we turn to the left in met, and the charges of the cavalry earned terror Mies the
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host echelon wos put supported, Advanced upon it, broke two hours we will Its on the field of battle.' the Marshal English ranks. 'ten minutes after, the other buttuhuns of
it, and drove it hark a considerable way ; but the tithes' replied, ' I believe you are right ; but if Blucher debauch the g„ tab arrived. The E nperor ranged Owed in brigades:
two lilies; Oltiell appeared to have been relented by the on sue frusta Wayne, and take me on the Ilauk, I aball be 2 batteliuus ill line Of b tole, and 2inco u 1111 l oil right and
load suado, rallied the that echelon, and, l% initial mien- compo•ouilsed for not obeying my orders, which are to heft. The second bowie was disposed in „below, wok
wording to pent.trate the html line, eiteleavunird to come mai ch against Blucher.' At this in 1111 l eht Count Gerard united the advantage of the two orders of brittle. General
into battle by estriolsoig to the tilt. Coma Lubin', fear- came up to the Metaled, and gave 111111 the same advice Fount, who was a iitialed, posed at this minnent. lie mid
wag to be mined, tile eti-d his retreat so cc/n.9614,-, approx.. as Gen. Eseelmans hind done. He said, ' Your orders that every thiug a =going ou a ell, that Use enemy appeared
' Citation; himself to lle army. Tire hie of the Prussian direct your !wing at Wane yestei day, and out to-day; to be funning his rear-guard so 111p11011 his retreat, but that
• balletic* redutibled. Thee west• reckoned to mount lid the stalest course is, to latch to ilie held of battle. He lie would be entirely broken as tome as the rest of the guard
6 • piee-es of catmint. The balls fell on the high road in Irons was yesterday at Wiser-, and you were at Geinloloux ; should debauch. This required is quarter of an hour. It
and rear of Belle Alliance., *here the Compel or was with bat alio knows where he is now ? II lie have joined was precisely at this time that Mundial Blucher arrtvad at
• Los wield. This was lime has of operation of the army. Wellington we shall find Linn) on the field of battle, and
La Haye, amid overthrew the french corps, which defended
• At the most ritlicat moment the enemy had approached wen your ureters will be literally executed. If he be not
• it. it was the fourth division of the last corps, cad was
' so closely, that his shot ploughed 111 r 1/11111. Th.. Ellipelnr their, your inThill will decide the battle. In tam hours
routed after only a slight contest. Thou:h attacked by
, then tottered General Dolieerne, who commanded the we pan take pats in the eel ; and if we tlealloY the quadruple its Nice, had it 1411/14 it resolue• and fort.ded
1 Voinig Guard, to pi (tread to the tight of the eth corps, English ;way, what can 11111 Cher, Who hie, already been itself it, the boon, Marshal Blucher, as it was night, mould
. • with huh two bligailtil of inuaitry and 2; pieces ut Me beaten, du I 'The Alarshast appeared consumed, but at nut have had time- to finer the village. II sees Isere may
''', guard artillery ; a (pouter of au hour alter lbw formidable this very nipped be received a report that his light ea- ease been heard the cry of 4 Suave qui peat.' 1. lie breach
4,- loatiery connueeicto its lire. The French ailiilery semi (miry had al rived at Wavre, and were engaged with the being made, and the line broken, in consequence sit want ot
1 ohlarrif d lime Miller lordly lit was bract serval, 011t1 better Prussians; that all their force wits asseintiled Mete. and vigour iu the t ps at Lis llaye, the enemy's cavalry Mem- •
j, too 1111 l ed. As Mum as the Yw lie% tho ol was ef,gaged, that the•y • Ito at least 80,,O• 0 men. ill collie- dated the field of battle. Gemini Below advaneed, though
• ilie movement of the Pi ussiest, +reveled to be SIOIMed. pongee of this intelligence, he goutioesett his movement count Labatt inasistained a good countenance against him.
' A *awning was obser veil iii ti" 41", The). "die how- en Wayne. lie al roved Mere et four iii the ailltfell°4ll i The cuidmsion, !weever, brewers(' great, that it %us fie- ~
' 4 ser, co•ptimied to extend it on their left, ontilstikfug the Supposing that the whole Puussiati Army wits betake hen, cesvisay to alder a change iu Avid of the guard winch had
Viench rigid, and seachieg as tar as the height of Plan he took tau boars to form in line ut battle, sod to spoke been formed fur advancing. This move-meet was executed
chrimit. Li...menet,' Gerier.il almond then aasalwed hhhhh dispositions. He then received the dispatch by the to great order. 'The guard faced to their rear, the left to.
ai li foot liiittaltuim of the Old Gaited, and 16 pieces of officer who had been sent oh' to I at tell in the morning *snit Lallaye Sainte, and the eighl timardis Belle Alliance. •
,A canteen to the tight of time Vetting Gonad. T..i ter ;Oneida . hum the field of battle. He' detached General Pajol with keeping (foul $0 the Prussians and the attack of La Ilaye,
ac thin er.a Guard turd: prollioll in front of Platiclietwil, 12,000 men to Janette, where there was a bridge on Use immediately after ench battalion formed into biome, The
-4. the ,Prussian line was then oillilallked I 6'llo'lll 131,10 W I), le, our leastie in the tear of St. Umbers. Thal Ge- four squadrons of service cheered the Prussiali.• At the
was repulsed, hi. left made a MoVellielll towards the rear,
term! arrived there at see eu tit the ele ll rll g, and co-abseil iu 1111 l ent the brigade of Paigli-li cavalry, which Imil arrived
end the whole pf leis troop) gradually fell bark, Gomil the river. Meanwhile, Marshal thouchy attacked beta Gliain, moved forwai. Thew 2000 lease penetrated
Lathan, General Datossohe, amid Si, nem' Alutaud, now Wavre een Gemara Keine andshe guard. The disorder became
frighttul therm...bout the whole held of battle. The' Emile-
., • advanced, and petrolii, occupied the positions which had 44 IX. Marshal Blucher pasted the night af the 11th at
10 • before bces, 'meowed ity Queue's as Carry. 'I hat Genes al %Valor. with the oith corps of the army, c sting uf 15,00 U nit nod 0111) time to put I • self under tlw preteens's' of sore
'1,4, 11411 1101 Wily leb.ll•ll,ted hi% attack, arid tionetelked all his uncut. Being informed that the Duke of Welliogiusi 11101 Of the square. of tue guard. I lad the reset ve division od
,r,..e,v„, mil, . her Led at hist, he was Intt, in reteret• resolved to receive. battle Ull'llll4 of the forest of Soli:Mrs. cavalry unite, General Guyot nut engaged %fallout orders
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he Ft lissom bullets not only did out maise on the Chas- it sw could ri.ly on his asidstarii•e, he detached hosorps alter General Kt Ilermiso's cuirassiers, it could have repelled
position which in Ihe 111U11111114, whicicpassed the Dy le at Ulnae, and Muted this charge. prevented the English cavalry from penetrating
i• l. r a road, hut elosi nor 4,..5c0i reach the
lea. It was besot' o'clock iii Ilse at St. Landoll. Thi,(4111,11 was e pie IC; It was the biOne 11110 the held of battle, and the foot gamed would then have
• moll Lsoloall had toecap Vt 111(11 had 111/1 berm tuiaged at Liguy. blended Blucher's held in check all the efforts of the enemy. General Below
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