The Sun.
London, England, 1815-09-20 00:00:00

THE t;,-ILLA-i' j'EthistAN 13LlitiiER.

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The 104 8f die soldiefi for iitAtsbal 13t6ciiaa
.has tl?o%Yhitsell ort var;Owi n the in'Oit
affecting Manlier; S'liOrty bef ire liiti
: • departure'to his head-ijua in rtcrs the :sortic-rn
• .
partments. As soon as heaiipeared
sin Oolitic, the
• •
warriors of ail:ndtionSattssiariS, English; Prus-
Bavarians', Seotch; COSsacki;
jilaceil iliemselves in long; motley rows; qua did
honours. In the battleS iu Belgiuni,
the oldierS Called him by 00 other name than the
Guide; 'beciiitie li€ etas always at the head. The
itag aMidSt the thickest of the tight,
and it was a pleziure to see him sOrromided by the
Officeri.cit hii Staff— When he conitininded, his
-eYei SParkled—when they athanced; he sang—if
timid the thilwer•of balls, he Smoked his
4-4;piej he rested Upon a cannon, with as
Much Coolness as in his bed-room. iVlicn the,
troopi';' the 18th of June; bad reached th:d
.hezid of the great wood; Which commands the
main road; he. made them advance in d 0.1016
yukk ihne- (at the pas de charge), and Cheered
every battalion svith the wo•ds..l—‘e Courage,
Children ! Fuetir.ard ! Have . them hots !
'When tit- have the causeway; ' till is gained !"
Anil jii; indeed, it Xt'a the caValry ad.vanced
in full gallop; the infantry folloWidg; running
iii close ranki the whole evenbig; One regi•-•
meat followed another; and the last liad no-
thing to do, for the French fled %Yitli a speed that
has no.parallel, except that with which they cart
away at Rossbaeh. During,,.the wl ole march
through France, - the Field-Maiihal reiiiained just
the riathe; tilwad indefatigable, and shared with,
them ever.), Pridtioti and hardship, till the 3,1 ae
July. On this clay the last ball tired by the French
upon 'the-Prussians at Issy, before the ariiiistice*
wounded Lieutenant klempt, of the Westphalian
-I.Aw4tigbr,-;Yluite lett liiiittts shift of, and to
tfr Pritice testified his regfet at tlit: acei.
dWiripallifie -field Of battle. •

Extract of a letter trom Serjcant EVAIIt, of the
Scots Greys, who, in the Battle of Waterloo, took.
a French, Eagle, to hiS brother iii Ayr,. dated
Rouen, 16th Atigtist, 1815.-Alter describing in
rather an interesting 'flannel. the attacks Of the
and 17th, the Sedearit gives the followirtg de—
tail Or the shine %Web he lithl in the business of
the r tnorahle 18th Jnue

The enemy began funning their iineS of battle
about 9in the morning of the 18th : 'did not
''Conitheific'till 'lO. 1 think it was about 11 whets
were realty to fe&-ivc They hegati-upois
our right With tie Most treniendouS firing that
ever was he 4, and, 1 can assure you, they got it
as liut A4Airey 'gave it ; then it came tio:wn to
theleft; where they were received by • our brave
Highlatiders;. no melt could ever•hchave better ;
our brigade of cavalry Covered thou OWing to
a column of foreign troops giving liray, our bri-
gade was forced to advance to' the support of our
brave-fellows, and which-We certainly slid in stile
we charged through two of their columns, each
about -5000; it was in the first charge I took t'le
Eagle from the enemy ; he and I liad a very hard
contest for it ; be' thurst fur my groin—I parried
it off and cut him through the head; after which
I was attacked by one of their 'lancers, who 'threw
his lance at me, but missed the mark, by my
throWing it Of with my sword by my right
side—then I cut him front the chin upwards,
which cut went through his teeth ; next, I was
attacked by a foot soldier, who, after firing at
me, charged me with .his bayonet—hut be very
sours Lost the combat, for I parried it and cut Inth
clown through the bead ; so that finished the con-
test fr he. Eagle. After which I.presumed to
follfiWitilo4lturades, Sagle and all, but was stop-
ped by•the General, saying to me, " Yon brave,
fellow, take that to time rear s—you have done
enough until you get quit of it ;' which I. was
obliged to do, but with great reluctance. I re-
tired to a height and stood there for upwards of
an hour, which gave me a general view of the
field, but I cannot express the •sight' I beheld—
the bodies of my brave comrades were lying so
thick upon the field. that it was scarcely possible
to pass, and horses innumerable. I took the Eagle
into Brussels amidst the acclamations'ulthousands
of the spectators that saw it."

Yesterday morning a number of seamen
col-
leeted•tog for the'purpose of preventing suck
?hips as. were ready to put to sea from proceeding
on their voyage, with .a view-of forcing the ship-
owners to comply with their demand of an aug-
mentation of %rages. They effected. their purpose
so tar, by detaining the Emperor Alexander anti
another ship &win to depart. but proceeded tom)
. serious acts of violence. A deputation from their
number waited upon. Mr..Leitch,one of the'Ma-
' gistrates, when an explanation was entered' into,
which 'appeared satisfactory to them. In the af-
t.ernoon, however, some disposition to riot was
again manifested, and the seamen continued to
parade through. the streets in a body. We have
not heard that 'any thing partictilar •occurrill its
consequence--antrthiS morning the town was per-
fectly quiet. As precaution was nevertheless
.highly necessary,, from the disposition maniro,ted
yesterday; military assistance was sent for, and it
considerable detachment of 'the 71st regiment ar-
rived early this morning by one of the • sic.im-
66ms—a party of.the 6th dragoons also (tame into
tow9l,o,9ther stopping at Port-Glasgow, for. the
purpose.of keeping life peace.there, where a'like
disposition had been manifested by the seamen.—
GreenockAdcertizer, Sept. 15. •
The counting-house of the Carron Iron Com-
pany, in Scotland, was broken open on Saturday
last, anti, property to the amount of 13001. car-
ried off by the depredators.
• Mr: JAMES REID, the Mail Conch Contraclor
at Keith, ras last week murttered in a most hot.
rible manner. His 'widow, it is said, was soon.
after taken into custody.
Last week the Prosperous, PENNIMENT, of
Whitehaven, and the Lowther, PEARSON, of War-
rington, ran foul, of each other, and the latter im-
mediately sunk. There were twelve persoris
bnatd her,
•"Cll3arpstiaX of
itlP'h
EvAkointitNtv‘T,tie saved.%.vob
boys, Captain
s
Captanift;
fe
cßl.!:,:,.e.orfe'i%Vot kington, 411(1 a WO;nall and a child,
passengers.

Faom THZ LONDON GAZI,'TTE;SLPT.I9, 1815.

INDIA 80ARD, WHITEHALL, SEPT. 16, 1815.

A f:isrUttch, dated Fort IV''ham, February -:20,
1815, together with its inclosures, of which the
folloerimz•are extracts, have been received at the
East India House, from the Vice-President lit
For a statement of the operations of the diVi-
sion of the army. crunmanfled by Colonel Ocbter-
bony, fro m the 27th oVNovember down .to the
dose of Decenther, we have the honour to refer
your Honourable Court to a dispatch front Mr.
Secretary Adam,.dated.the 1011 t. of ,January.
The skill,
.judgment, perseverance, aud patience
which have distinguislod the conduct of Colonel
Ochterlony in the arduous service,,innwel?ich he is
employed, cannot fail to attraet.thepotieutar no•-•
tice of your .110nourable Court. The: exertions
of that able Officer still continued to -be directed
against the enemy's supplies, and snch.of his new
positions as might be found to be assailable.

Extract of a Letter from Joint Adam, Esq'. Secretary to Go-
vernment,. to John Moreton, Esq. Acting Secretary to
Gotwatnent at the Presidency, dated Camp at•lheend,
Feb. 10, iBis.
I am directed to transmit to pin, for the put--;
rose of being laid before his Excellency the Vice
President in Council, the inciusecl copy of a letter
from the .Adjutant General, under date the Silt
instant, inclosing copies eif dispatches-from Col.
Ochterlony, and containing a statement of the
operations of the division of the army, under that
Officer's command subsequently to .the 27th No-
vember, up to which date they arc already known
to the Vice President in Council, from the com-
munications which I had the-honour to make to
You from time to time. The general result of the
operations detailed in the inclosed papers has also
been comniunieared to his Excellency in Cottncil,.
in my letter to your address of the sth instant,
inclosingColonelYagates dispatch of the 2d inst.
The Vice President in-CouncifiCr4irtbeiVe with
satisfaction the testimony borne Lieutenant
Colonel Thomson to the troops sunder his com-
mand, composing the reserve of Cu!. Ochterlony's
division, in repulsing the determined attack made
on their position-by Ummer Sing, on the morning
of the 29th of December.
Although the movement, of the' reset4e on the
preceding day did not completOy effect the accom-
plishment of the principal object in Colonel Cell.
terlony's contemplation, it has nevertheless, his
Lordship conceives, been attended with consider-
able advantage, which, his Lordhip -is assured,
COlonel Ochterlonv will turn to 'the best account.
The Vice-President in Council will concur in,
the opinion entertaiateby'thel;overnor-General,
of the credit due: to Colonel Ochterlony for the
skill, judgment, perseverance, and. patienCe mank
fested by him under circumstances of extra Or-.
dinary diffieulty, and will anticipate the happiest
results front the cowinned exertion of those qua-
lities, seconded by the skill. and bravery of the
officers. and troops under his command.

Extract-of a .I.etier from the Adjutant-General to Joh h Adam,
Esq. dated Campat Suffeedoon; February 8, 1815.
The result
,of movement against the
• enemy's .position was briefly reported.- in Colonel.
Ochterlony's dispatch of the 29th tilt. forwarded
-to you on the 2d instant ; I have now the )ionour
to transmit :the Colonel's more detailed report,
ilated.tbe 31st tilt. and its enclosures, from which
the Governor-General will perceive, that although
the movement has not realized the principal object
proposed in utpiting it, in consequence. of the ene-
my' havinwbeen enabled, by evacuating nearly all
Ills stockades, 'to-concentrate his 'Whole force on
one of the intended Points of .atfit'cletril terminat-
ed in the rerdsc, with considerable PfS4t4,';of al de-
termined attack which• a large piditibof tits force
made on Lieutenant-Colonel Thompson's position,
sivord in hand, on the morning of the 29th De-
cember. 'file conduct of the officers and troops
• engaged on this occasion, have merited and ob-
tained the commander4n-Chief's entire - appro:;:
ration.
In the plan of the attack, and in all measures
and arrangements which could conduce to-its sni.-
cess, Colonel Ochterlony evinced his usual judg-
ment and ability.
Cola oeliterlony's operations will continue to
be directed against the enemy's supplies, and-such
of- his new positions as may beArand--,to be as-
sailable. , /pc

copy of a Letter from. Major-General Sit Nei& Ochter-
'any,- K. C. 13. to the Adjutant General.
Sett,--On the 27th I bad the honour to report
to you the arrival of the 2d battalion of the 7th
Native infantry and the eigl.teeu pounders' in this
camp.
Our position in view of the fort had compelled
the enemy to bring' their supplies from, the east-
ward .by circuitous routes, but my information
led sue to hope, that the
,possession of three
points in front of our right would entirely cut off
their supplies from Billaspore, and generally from
the interior, In consoquenee I directed Licut-
Colonel Thompson to march as soon as it was
dark On the night of the 27th, and dislodge the
guemy front the stockades they had erected on two
of these points, and to occupy and maintain a
third which they had neglected.
Lieutenant-Colonel Thompson :badrwith • him
fourteen companies, two sixi-pounderi.and two
lio,s it zers of the mountain train,Land Arforce of
irregulars amounting to at leastrazAbousaiad, but
calculated at 1200 matchlock-. Tromiihe'badness
of, the road, or rather footpaths, and the great
difficulties encountered, it was not till a late hour
jll the warning of the 2Sth that Lieutenant-Colo-'
net Thomp;on reached the first point he was
structed to attack, and that was found so inacces-
sible, and so very much stronger than my infor-
mation had given me reason to expect, that he
very judiciously determined not to'risk the chance
'of an initantaneous assault, but to make use of
hisattillerv. His letter, which I have the ho-
nour to inclose, together with at Copy of my in-
structions, details his proceedings from that date,
• and renders it only necessary for me to express my
api•tobation, of Lieutenant-Colonel Thompson's
conduct, and entire satisfaction with that of the
detachment, in general.
It would, however, be unjust not to mention,
that the reports which I received ficitn Lieutenant

tawtie, Tugincer, of the very gilaLlalmtir and
fatigue sustained with cheerfidness by the pi'niteers,
induced me to express to Captain Baum, Lieut.
Armstrong, and their officers., 10;6 Set thetti the
meritorious exaMple, myliarticubr thanlts;littd to
send a pecuniary dotrationsto the Men:
Lieutenant Lawtie, with his accuitbruNi zeal,
accompaniedpe detachment, -and On this as on
every occasiiiii, deserves my -highest considera,
tion ; from him 1 I.ave the htinour tO transmit a
slight sketch urtlie ground and poitit of attack. •
It remains only ,to add, theft the ertelq. no
-sooner perceived
.the movement to the right, and
contemplated its obvions object, than they eva-
cuated all their stockades but the two small re:.
doubts immediately under the fort, and risked the
attempt_whichLieutenant-Colonel Thompson has
detailed, and on its unsuccessful issue, retired to
Munghooka Dhar, where he is now assembled
with his whOle force, the right covered by- the
stockades which bad intended to attack,- and
'their left resting on, or towards; the-fort of Tar-
AppreheM!ing that the enemy might venture- a
second time,l. directed Lieutenant-Colonel Lyons
and-the-second battalion ofthe 7th, with twosix-
ponnders, to reinforceLientenAnt-Colonel Thtitnp-
son, in the hope of preventing it, or rendering it
ineffectual. They have, hawevyr, remained:sta-
tionary since their, repul:e. 1 have, 8:c.
1). OCHTERLONY, Major General.
Camp Nan, Dcc.3l, 1814. • • •

Report from Lieutenant colonel Thompgon to Major General
• Ocliterlony, inclosed in the receding.
• St a,—Agrceably to yourinstructionahave the
honoor to report, that after dusk on the evening
of the 27th, I Commenced any march ,towards
these heights with the light battalion,. and eight
companies of the 2d battalion 3d regiment, native-
infantry, two 6-pounders, and a. mountain train
of two .light howitzers. Although the night was
ektreinely favourable, the n hole Of • the artillery
did not reach the oppOsite, side of the ridge of
hills, about one coss below Deboo-ka-Tebba,
until past eight o'clock in the morning of the
28th. I then advanced up the face of the hill with
the light battalion, and four companies of the 2tl'
battalion 3tl regiment,, to gain possession of the
ridge on my left, inim,ediately opposite „to , the
enemy's stone stockade; from this ridge the,stpck-
ade is-about seven hundred yards, with-four dif-
ferent heights intervening.
The enemy having come out. so far as the nearest
hill to the ridge, beganAo open a fire of match-
locks upon our party as they proceeded up the
heights. On our gaining possession of a high
part of the ridge, the enemy evacuated their po-
sition upon the opposite hill, and being instanta-
neously pursued hy our troops, they fled succes-
sively over the whole of the hills bet %Teen the
ridge and their stockade, which appearing to me
too strong to attempt without the assistance of
our guns, I resolved to wait until the artillery
came up.
The six-pounders opened upon the place about
four o'clock r. M. and I was in hopes that as the
wall appeared to be composed only of- loose moues,
it might have been laid open before dusk ; but
after firing for about an -hour, from a distpnce of
about 500 yards,-only a small part of the wall came
down.
Having resolved to move the battery to a,nearer
distance, the following morning the pioneers were
employed during 'the day in making faseines and•
gahions for that purpose.
• About a quarter of an , hour; bow,ever, before
stin-rNe the following morning (the 29th), the
enemy came down in great sininber3 -from the
Mungoo-ka-Dhar, with an apparent intention of
forcing my position on the ridge, and also turn-
ing. Inv left, so as to surround it. lam happy to
add, that, •iu consequence of the watm reception
they received from our troops, they were soon •
obliged to retire with loss. Having now,.
every reason 'to believe that Mungoo-ka-
Dhar had been strongly reinforced, I tlunight' it
advisable to throw up 'a slight entreuehment on
my position on the ridge and first hill, which was
effected about dusk.
During the night the enemy evacuated the
stockade on Dehoo-ka-Tibba, which was imme-
diately occupied by the picquets of the light. bat-
talion. • ,
The stockade is situated on a steep rocky 'emi-
nence, very difficult of .access on all sides, but
particularly so in front, where it is almost per-
pendicular. 'flue wall is ten feet high on the out-
side, and four feet thick, composed of loose stones,
extremelyi well built, and three sides of it' arc sur-
rounded by a high bamboo fence, at the distance
of two feet from the'outside of the wall; within
it is a 'lndia :Abut.
The position of the enerny at Mungoa-ka-Dhar
appears to be nearly two miles from my post, and
the road to it very difficult, as well front uneven-
ness as from ascent. I have also been informed,
that the enemy have thrown up stone breast-
works and other obstacles at different parts of the
road.
I have the honour to inclose .a correct return of
our casualties Orr those of the enemy, front the
best intelligence I .have been able to procure,
amount to one hundred and 'fifty in.killed, and
'about two hundred and fifty wounded. I had the
pleasure yesterday to send in two prisoners front
Delmo-ka-Tibba, and this day another, who was
wounded' in the affair of the 29th.. ;
The conduct of the officers and men compos-
ing my detachment has been such as to-merit my
wannest approbation;
I have the honour to be, &c.
WILLIAM THOMPSON,
Commanding the Reserve.
Camp Deboo4a-Tibba, Dec. 31, 1814.