Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1815-08-07

o!cugnf from ms right the cavalry under
the Earl Of uxbridge.
This gave Lord Uxbridge an opportu-
nifty Of charging than with fhe 1T Life
Guards, upon their cebouch-e from the
village Of Gcnappe, upon which location
his Lordihip has declared himielf 70 be
well fatished with that regiment.
The petition which took up in frcnr
of Waterloo, croned the high roads from:
Charlerov aud Navtlle, and had It's right
thrown back to ravine near herke
Braine, which vas occupied, and its lett
extended to hight above the ) hamblet
Ter la Haye. which was likswife occupi
ed. In front of the right centre ard
near the Nivelle road, we octup led the
Houte and Garden of Hougomont,
which covered the return of that flank !;
and in front Of the left centre We occu
pied the farm Of La Have Saiute BY
our left we communicated with MarlhaI
Prince Butcher. at Wavre through O.
hahn and the Martial had ptomiied me,
that In cafe we ihould be attacked, he
would fupport me with ore or more
corps, az might be neccaafy.
The enemy collected his army with
the exception OF the third corps, which
had been fent to ob(srve MARTIAL Bluch-
cry on range of heights in our front, in
the courte of The night of the nth, and
yeiterday morning and at about 10 o.
clock he commenced furious attack up
CO cur poa at Hougomont. had &C.
copied that pot with detachment from
General Byng's brigade Of guards which
was in poli ion in its rear; and it was
for fome time under the command 1t.
Col. Macdonel, and afterwards of Col
Home /, and am happy to add, tina il
was mainsained throughout the day with
the utnolt gallantry by hete brave troops,
notwithstanding the repeated Efforts Of
large bodies of the enemy to obtain poi
icition of it.
This attack upon the right Of our cen
tire was accompanied BY a very heavy
cannonadc upon our whole line, which
was defined &c funport the repeated at,
tacks of cavalry and infantry occaiionaIly
mixed, bar fonetimes feperate, which
were made upon if In enc Of these the
enemy carried the farm houle OF La Have
Sainte, IS the detachment OF the light
battalion of the legion which occupied ii
had expended all its ammunition, and
the enemy occupied the only communl-
Cation there was with them.
Tie enemy repeatedly charged our in
fautry With his cavalry, 5ut thelc attacks
were uniformly .untucceillui, and they at
fordcd opportunities 90 our cavalry to
charge, in one of which Lord E. oomGr-
lefS brigade, conflting Of he life guards,
royal horfe quarts, AID III Dragon
guards, highly d,ilinguilhed th,mfelv,s as
did that Of Major- Gen Sir w Ponion0y,
having taken many priloners and an e
gle.
4'hefe ATTACKS were repeated till about
7 in TIC eveoing, when the eacmy nlade
a defperate effort with the cavalry aud IN
fantry, fupported by the Ere Of artillery,
70 force our left Genre near the farm of
La Haye sainse, which affer afegere con
tel was defeated, aud having oblery.d
that the troops retired from his Attack Ill
great confulion, and that the march of
Gen. Bulow's corps by Eufhremont up
on P'anchenort and LabeIie Alliance, mad
begun TO take EFF Ct, ard as could per-
ceive tAe hre Of his cannon, and as Nar-
fhal i'lucher had joined IN perlon w.ih
corps Of hi. arr to the left of our line
by Chain, determined to attack the
eue-ay, aud Immediately advanced The
whole line of Infantry, fupported by the
cavalry and artillery. he attack iucs
ceeded in every point; the enemy vas
forced from his petition on the heights
and fed in the utnot confufon, leaving
behind him, as far as 4 could Judge, $50
pieces Of cannon. with their ammunition,
which fell into our hands | continued
che puriult till long after dark, and then
diicontinued il only Oh account Of the
fatigue ofour troops, who bad BEEN enga
gcd during 2 hours, and occauts found
myieif on the fame road WITH MARTIAL
3lucher who ahaled me of his intention
TO follow tR@ cnemy throughout the
night, bc las tent me word tnis morning
that he had J41en 90 pisces ofcannoo be
longing the Imperial guard, and ieveral
Carriages, baggage &c belonging to
Bonaparte, ia Genappe