Star.
London, England, 1815-06-24 00:00:00

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is said, *I. for :Maas liniments.* paw*: AS to
BONAPAIIT4 he was more than once inelciied Mit*
the British troops, mid diaeutangled, as it-were, by a
miracle. He led on the guardhisself to the charge;
and seehted to feel that duie coald be no hope for his
.
power, btit in the absolute jeopardy of his life. Report
States MURAT antliseonim .have been both killed.
VANGASISIR, it is Mid, was severely wounded, and
carried. to Ghent. General Bounmoirr puked over
to the KING with all his Staff before the first battles
began. Of the loss of the Allies scarcely-any thing
'like an accurate estimate-can yet be made, hut it is
lornely coojectured that the whole number put km&
comble may amount to 10,000, of whom a very eon-
.idttable proportion belonged to that invaluable body
of run, the infantry of the British line, whom his

impossible to conquer without first destroying them.
Without seeking to depreciate the services of our
Aliies, we may surely be allowed to hold up to ad.
miration the intrepidity and zeal displayed by the
British troops. It was to all intents and purposes a
truly British victory. The melancholy list of killed
and wounded will of itself be sufficient to prove this
to posterity. The free use of the bayonet, as usual,
decided the business. Against a charge with thisi
weapon the French peer.; 'could stand, nor did the
presence of their Captai e any alteration in their
conduct. BONAPARTE ted the various attacks of
his Guards in person. On one occasion, we believe
about the period when Lord Weems received his
wound, he and his Staff were intermixed tile mile
with some part of the Duke of %%4.n:one's. His
escape was almost miraculous. So. confident was
the Duke of WELLINGTON of taking him alive, that
he ordered the artillery nut to play on the eminence
which was occupied by BONAPARTE andlis suite.
The Dues and the Earl of Uxsamoz had precou-
'carted, a's we stated yesterday,the seizureof the Leader
of the Banditti's pex..sort, and the glory of the achieve-
ment was to have belonled to the Ist Life Guards. It
failed chiefly from the confusion occasioned among
the men lay ,their gallant Leader's severe wound, and
by their
.not gaining the' satnmit of the hill in time :
the instant their project became apparent to the
French, diey were charged by a fine regiment of
Cuirassiers, and at this instant BONAPARTE and his
Staff bustled" off. The Life Cuards were, for an in-
stant, checked in their pursuit.
There is a report that General Warm, with the
Bavarian troops, had determined to make a dash on
Leon, where the great magazines, artillery, and stores
at the French army were collected; and if he could
penetraie•thither before BONAPARTE, it would be as
effectual blow against his remaining force. General'.
Warns is said to possess 65,000 men. 1
- It is said, that on the 18th, at night, the Prussian '
troops were in possession of one side of Genappe, 4
the French of dm whirr : ant we have lima et A
letter, stating, -that, 'on ' the 18th, the possession of
Charleroi was disputed between the French and Pm-
sians warmly, it being several times taken and re-
takr.n. This we only mention on report, as we have
not seen the letter.

The Duke of WELLINGTON', two Aides-cle.Camp
were killed at his side. Of the twentyfour British
Generals, eleven were either killed or wounded.
Every Commander exposed himself throughout the
whole conflict, and never w.ts firing more direct or
deadly. The French cuirassiers in particular corn.
miued dreadful havoc by their first attack, but when
they came to close quarters, the sabre was found to
be more effectual than the long spear.