The Statesman.
London, England, 1815-06-22 00:00:00

THE STATESMAN.

LONDON:
tutrilimer. ICtir 12, 1815.
GAZETTE FXTRAORDINAR,Y.
IMPORTANT PICT&RY

bBTAINED BY TIM

ALLIED ARMY IN BELGIUM OYER
THE FRENCH.

At length No hate the Duke of WELuxo.
Sou's own account, as far as circumstances would
allow him to enter into the detail, of the series al
battles which have taken place in Flanders—san-
guinary indeed, and unparalleled in the traits of va-
lour which they exhibit, and the desperation of the
attempts. Last night,abont eleven o'clocl: the
honourable Major l'aacT arrived from the head-
quarters of the Duke of "Wat.t.ttioxon with dis-
patches, containing Ills Grace's reports of events
from the 16th to the morning of (be 19th :
and this morning they were commonicited to
the Pablk ry an Ertraortlinary Ga:ette, and
fr.rt:.r to the Lnltl, Mveort. The Park and

Tower guns were also fired at 10 o'clock this Morn-
ing, in honour of the events thes communicated.
The Gazette supersedes the necessity of our entering
into any other details at present, and will show
°that the substance of them has been incorrectly
given In the Morning► Papers. The Duke of WEL-
alusrrost's tilipatch is dated Waterloo, the 19th (Mon-
day morning) and is devoted chiefly to the re-
cord of the particulars of the treat hittle of the pre.
ce4iin; day, when the British arms attained the sum-
mit of glory, though at a price of blood w hich must
greatly lessen the joy ',Kited 'Vibe titliogs of victory.
The loss, as his Grace says, appears to be, indeed.
Novenae. In his mention of those who have suffered,
he can merely enumerate the names of those who were
most conspicuous and valuable for their rank, talent,
and valour and these, we regret to find, comprehend a
great proportion of his own Staff, and the very elite
of the British Army. It seem' doubtful whether
the Allies will attempt to follow the enemy into their
frovier line, to which they appear to have retired;
but BLUCIIIII, and Ber.ow, we are given to under.
st4id, were cootinoing to advatice. The British
se* to have beta onabk, from fatigue, to: fallow up
their triumph, at the date of them dispatches.

LONDON .044ETTli EX7'II4OAI2OI.4ItY;

THURSDAY, Mitt 2.

Doming-Weer, hoe 21.

Major the Both N. Percy arrived lat. lasi might
with &dispatch front rield•Manhsl the Deice of Wel.
lington, K. to Karl astherst, his Majesty's Prin.
cipal Secretery of State for the War Department, of
which the following is a Copy :

Junc 19, IEIS.

v Lea 11,- Bonaparte having collected the ist,
&is 41119 111(1 tint corps of the French army awl the
Imperial Guards, and nearly all the taaalry on the ,
Sa:nbr2, and bet ween that river and the Meuse, be• I
t weer. the 10th and 14th of the month, advanced on
the 151 h, and attacked the Prussian posts at Thuin
and Lobe:, on the Sambre, at daylight in the morning.
I did not hear of these events till the evening of the
15th, and i immediately ordered the troops to prepare
to march ; and afterwards to march to the left, as
soon as I had intelligence from other quarters to prove
that the enemy's movement upon Charleroi was the
real attack.

The enemy drove the Prussian posts from the Sam-
bre on that day ; and Gen. Zieten, who commanded
the corps which had been at Charleroi, retired upon
Fleurus; and Marshal Prince Blocher concentrated
the Prussian army upon Sombref, holding the villages
in front of his position of St. Amend and Ligtry.
The enemy continued, his march along the road
from Charleroi tenares Breach, and ou the same