The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1815-08-09

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Ct 81. Arhand and Lisny. which still exist.
were his ont-posts the tower of Ligny was
the POINT from which the Luxembourg kept
watch-it Is about two miles from Feurus
flushr, where the prince Of ANeiIne,. was
attacked,>is three miles west Nv Sambref, on
the high road of Brussel,. seven miles north
OF Char.-roy, akd twenty east Of south from
Brussels.
The town Of Wavre, TO which marshal
biucaer fetreated after the action of the 18th,
in the night, is on the river Dyle. IS miles
south OF Louvaine, and u ID miles south
east of Brussels there is another Wavrc OH
the night side of the Dyle, but it is in "A swami
Ply soil the other is IN fine position left of
the river and commands the passage.
The similarity OF sound may lead many IN
to Il mistake By confounding the VII age not
sc IN 'hrss dispatches with Jeinappe, where
Bumouricr defeated the coalssced powers IN
l792, and with Gencppe; the. village Of
Geneppv here noted is on the Dyle ri~rr, a.
bout miles north west of Frasne. and also
on the BRUSSELS high road, and Q miles east of
Nivelle.
When We first saw the date Of the dis
patches, we had imagined Il the place de-
sIgnated was Waterloo west Il the ScheIdt.
but that being as miles from Frasne, we
Gould not suppose such march to be account
Pushed IN single day 1t must therefore be
me herTitage Of Waterloo, to the narth of
Mount St. Jean. which is twelve miles north
OF NiVei!e, and ten miles nearly south of
Brussels.
This position corresponds with those of O.
ham, and marks the distances ofthe sever
al marches in retreat at about nine miles
each march.
1t will be perceived that the attack on the
irnSs'ahs must have been heavy and deci-
sive : no details ofthe particular operations
are gwen, but from the rapdity of the retreat,
wiz probably appear that they were turn
ed oy their right since their line of march
was from their point of union and supncrt.
north east, instead of north or north west
From Fhuin by Charleroy, to Fleurus and
oombref, nearly twenty miles
ms movement appears to have been una
Vo'dtoie on the part of the Prussians, and the
result OK d medltated design on the part of the
french, and Its objects appear 50 far to have
been successful; the rod to Brussels was
iettundetended, by occupying Sombref and
At the same time the left flank of the English
army was uncovered.
we are not informed Were the head-ouar-
ters OF tire English were when Butcher was
driven twenty miles from his position on the
oam6re; and it seems very extraordinary
TINT there should he so imperfect look out
that the English general should not have,
hearti or the Russians being forced to retreat
till the evening Of the 18th.
he movements of the English Or the
morning OF the SIXTEENTH enabled them to CO.
yer the road of Brussels anu approach Fras-
ne the position of [uatre-bras appears to be
that point where the road fro,,, Gemhlours TO
Nevli'c crosses the Brussels and Namur road
Inns &c appears, from the broken mean
deriogs OF the little rive1Pieton, to have been
mighty advantageous; and it was nearly on
She same ground that the prince of Condo
torncd and encamped before tire battle of
| osniif, out with his front in different direC-
| ton.
The action of the 18th az Described in the
English bulletin, must have been terrific !;
and we find that although the English claih
the victory, which, no doubt, if their accUunas
are; true, they are entitled to, yet they. re-
| ed
The march for France so far has been re-
trogade. The whole of those three days
battles were fought on tho ground compre-
| hendedin the Belgic kingdom.
We venture to say the English will have
been attacked once more before the 2oth--SS
that the French will be in Brussels before the
first Of July. yA.lrsra.
| The prize ship Somerset capt,in Rogers, has a,ri.
| we'd at Boston from Plymouth. On the 9th July
spoke prize ship Cora, cast. 0:nard, bound to Bos.
ton from Brest, which place she leit June 2Oh who
informed capt Rogers tia, tn. day the Cora lie
tews was received by telegraph at Brest that battle
had be- fought between French and the srny Of
| L1ri Welligron, IN which TIE former clsiraed the
victory lA- Goa may be hourly expected.
| CONFIRMATIC1T OF THE CAPTURE
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