The Sun.
London, England, 1816-11-04 00:00:00

(From Galignaas illessenger, 0(1.30.] ,
" The previous notieei of the intended review
had assembled numbers of English families from'
even the distances of Paris, Ronen,ond Uottlqgne
The whole' of • the British army, with the'Hano-
verian, Saxon, and Danish contingents, had been.
assembled either in camp or in cantonments, in
the villages immediately surrounding the Plain of
Denain. Early. on Sunday mm fling his' Royal
Highness the Duke of Kent arrived at Cambrtty,
and accompanied by their Graces the Duke and
Doehess of Wellington, 'Duchess of Richmond, J
&o. &c., attended divine svrvice in the English
chapel. His Royal Highness the Duke of earn-
idge arrived in the evening:—The folloiring day,{
Cambray was crowded with arrivals, amongst
whith were many Russian and Prussian Generals
and Officers of distinction. 'Every description of
vehicle was: put into requisition, 'kind tp.)tn,iiri7
standing a tretnefilops storm, winch continued}
oughout the ,Monday, the toad to Denain was,'
on Tuesday, thrnned by the dawn of day. The
continual rattle of whecls and smacking of whips
played an overture which raised the pulse of ea-
pectatiOn high. At one moment the representa-
tion of the glorious battle of-Waterloo flashed -on
the expectant vision ; at the next, that of the celo-
brated l:tattle. fought on the sante ground by
MarshaV Villars, near a century since (1721).
Kith expectations were vain.—We believe it was
chiefly intended to spew to the Royal visitors the
rapid movements the troops were capable of, and
the certain result of turning an enemy's flank, by
a much krger field than can be often assembled
for mere amusement or xercise• After akW
minor interludes of ladies' screams, front the
danger Of upsetting, at length the field appeared ;
but the previous heavy rains and bad roads forced
the greater part of the spectators to content them-
selves with a distant perspective.
" The Duke of Wellington, accompanied by
their Rtiyal, Highnesses' the plikes-of Kent and
Cambridge, and a brilliant cortege of distinguished
Officers of 'the allied trohps,' and some toNit civi-
lians, arrived about noon, and passed in review
along- the lines, which • presented a grand and im-
posing aspect. The army of defence, consisting'
of the staff corps, cavalry and infantry,4 antta
strong hotly of artillery, formed an extended line,
with their tight resting upon Denain; and the
Scheldt, and their left, towards Absent). The
army of offence was draWn up on the north of the
plain, in three lines of columns of review, at
quarter distance--:•the infantry in front, the cavalry
and waggon traits in the rear,.and artillery lining
the intervals. This body soon moved forward in
three columns of attack, and threatening to out-
flank the enemy's left,'who.fell back and formed
a new line upon the villages of Neuville, L'Ourelie,
and Denain ; these Villages were held by the in-
'antry, and covered by heavy brigades of artillery,
n a commanding position on the high ground

above them.
" This first movement was a false attack, whic
was quickly converted.-into a rapid march and In
riots attack upon the right flank. A pontoo
bridge was thrown over the Scheldt, far to the
right, over which the division of cavalry passed,
and took the enemy in flank. The three above
named villages were stormed by the infautry, and
now the ideal havoc-commenced. Happily 't was
but itkral-r-Moraer no longer bares her 'reti
Arms over our fertile plains!---and citizens,,
peasants, and children, could calmly listen ;palm
thunder of the cannon and the rattle of the mos-.
ketry—admire the uplifted sabre flashingin
cnous glare—the charging horse destroy nothing,
but the ‘uccombent atubble; and mingle pell-mell
with conquerors and conquered,: without man-
gled limb or dying groan to unharmonize the
scene.
ar To such as had an opportunity of galloping,
Irma point to. point; and .could understand the
movements of the wholejnaeltioe, the advance of
the army was a grand and interesting picture
but the greater part of the silectators, shut up in
their carriages, or confined to one point of view,
would, we believe, have thought; it a much
prettier sight to see a corps of smart volunteers,
manceuvring upon a new-mown laWn, where their
white 3patterdashes, and Day anti Martin's polish,
might not Lava been :soiled ;, but enveloped by
bodies of soldiers, charging knee-deep throogh
pools of mud and dirty roads', their attention was
drawn to personal comfort, their vision circum-
scribed, and the grimiblings of the votaries of
pleasure threw a display ot the farcical into the
grander scenes of the exhibition.
" The Ito-skint-1 being turned, the villagei car-
ried-by storm—the enemy were pursued: across
the river, and, completely put to the rout. The'
Catttinu howe.ver continued to loar, and the nts-
kgoeltroiu ytrofiti4id.
slh, after ' Mut *pitnu,i
" Its the eve,ning the Noble Pukes :gave, o grant.
and bull, to a splendid assemblage, lathe