Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1815-08-05
telligence.
lsoston Gazelte. CMfe.
london Ca2ettc, Extraordinary,
Dowr;n: street, JHne ~, 1915.

ti.i.r the Hon. il. Percy arrived
late les, night WITH. q sFa'oh from
Fie,d Marshai the Dnke ct yelling
tan. x. C.. TO Earl B,thnrs,. ms
Mawstg's p'in"i.'al Secretary OF
state fnr tie War Department, OF
which lie hli"aiag Is a.copv.
N.ArERLOV,- June -, 1915
Ny Lord,
Honapsrte having collected the
ss.. sA. 81, A'h and !. h corps OF the
French arm, I'll The Imperial Guards
ana nearly al The cavalry on The
Samhre, and between that river and
the Mepse, between the 1otb and
taih Of the inpnib, advanced on the
18Th and attacked the Prussian posts
at ihuia and i.nbex, on the Sambre
"a day light il the morning.
] did no, hear,of these eycEts III.
the, evening" OF the 18th. and ] In
mediately ocisred the troops to pre-
pare tn march and afterwards TO
aarch totheir left, AS soon as l had
in,ell;sance from other quarters to
pecye that TIE enemy.s movements
upon Char!erey was The real attack.
Tine enemy droye the Prussi IN
posts from the Sambre on that day !;
and Gen. Eietep, Which commended
The ecrss which bad hrenat Charlie
roy, retired rnon fF'en,us and
Marshal s.inee Blucher, cnnceD-
traied the prassian army upon Sam
hrer. holding the villages in front o.
his poei:jon OF vt Armand and Iigny.
The enemy cant'uued his marcel,
a!aug Tie rnad irom Cbarleray to
wards ErnxeI!s. and On the same
evening. #. ts'h, attacked . brigade
Of the army O. the Netherlands. IN
der tie Prince de Wcnncr, posted
a. Frasne. ard forced il back 10 the
farm HnEse Oh tie sanIe road, cal
led Les Quar're Bras
TIE Prime or.Orangc immediate.
~ reinforced this brigade With anath
er oftIsa same division. under Gen.
PerDanchsr, and in the morning Sc
gained part Of the ground whish bad
been lost. so as III have the command
of tire communication leading from
and Is.uxelles, with Mar
shai Blncl.er's position.
In the mean time had directed
the whole arms to march npen Les
ou'rt,rs Blas, and the 5tl' division
cn,ier 1t. Gen. the Hon. Sir Ihos
Pictan, arrived at half past two in
the dav. followed by the corps ct
troops under The Duke Of Brunswick
and afterwards by the contingent Of
Nassau.
Att',is time the enemy common.
ced an attack upon Prince E!ueher.
with bis whole force, excepting the
4st and 81 corps and corps Of ca
vaIry under Gen. KeIlerman,. with
which he attacked our post at Les
Quartres Bras. .
the rrussian army aaintainca
their position with their usual gal,
IsR'rs ard perseverance against a
greet Disparity Of Plumbers, IS the
alh corps oftheir army had 'nntjoio
Ell, and was not able 10 assist rsem
as I wished, as was attacked my
SELF. and the troops, the cavalry in
particular. which, had long dis.
lance 10 march had not arrived.
We maintained our position also. and
completely defeated and repulsed all 1.-the
attempts to get possession oft.
Ihe enemy repeatedly attacked Us with !
. large body Of infantry and eavalry:
Supported by numerous and powerful
artillery !; he made seyerel charges with |
he cavalry upon. our infantry but all |
we're REFUSED in the steadiest. manner, |
IN this affair his royal highness tie Primo
II Orange, TIE Duke of Brunswick, and
1t. Gen. Sir ]. Picton, and Major
5en. Sir James kempt: and Sir Dennis
'ack, who were engaged from the eon-
nsncenent Of the enemy's attack, high. |,
distinguished themselves, as we'll. as I
i. Gen. Charles Baron Alien, Major /
zen. Sir G. Halket, 1t. Gen, Cooke,
md Major Gems. Maitland and Byng,