Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1815-08-12
From he London .Sta,esman, june q.

Further dispatches were received YESTERDAY
from the duke of Wellington, dated Binche, June
%, to which place his grace had removed his
head quarters, after his visit to Brussels on the
preceding day Binche is about thirty miles
from Brussels, and about half that way in adj.
vance OF the field of battle. This movement on
the part of the British, was doubtless, for the
purpose of giving all possible support, necessary
to Blucher's army, who are said TO have cont nri-
ed the pursuit Of the enemy beyond the frontier.
The Prussan chief is stated to have entered
France in the direction of Beaumont, with the
view of endeavorng TO get round the French
line of retreat, and cutting of his remaining.
foTce:-=It does not appear to us that the French
have yet been compelled TO give up the posses
ion of Chafleroy, which is strong defensive DO.
sition on their frontier, and on the line of the
Sambre
Some part of the melancholy roll of the killed.
wounded and missing, may be expected TO be
given in the Gazette Of tlis evening, for we hear
the regimentai returns have been received II
is stated, that the number of officers lost ex-
ceeds 100, Il is consoling however, to learn,
that many of the wounded are doing we'll
Great efforts are making TO send ont reinforce
ments "A further draftwaS made yesterday from
the life guards
The taking of prisoners seems not to have
been thought of in the engagement. Never was
mercy less sought or given.
4 j.
ed forty two officers out of forty four
We understand the duke ofNellngton is vet
far from being ableto be precise in the specif-
ton of his loss. lie appears to have made good
many prisoners after the great struggle. lie de-
sires that vessels may be sent TO convey 10000
to England
1t IS said French papers ofthe goth were re-
ceived in town last night containing Bonaparte's
account Of the battle, but we have not been able
"a q. ,C. T.
do not believe that any Paris papers of that
date have been received IN town up to the mo-
ment that we write this, and still less that pa
per which is published in Paris on the morning Of
the 20th, could contain any authentic account of
the battle which lasted till the close of the Sth
and was fought at the distance Of 100 miles
The account is said to be dated from small
village near Genappe, and admits a loss of 10000
men and number of cannon but the French
emperor says, he himself first took them from the
allies, who lost $4,000, men in the several affairs
from the commencement of the 18th that the
French army had covered itself with glory, but
that he had thoughtit proper to fall back upon
marshal MOrtier, who had two corps d'arnee,
consisting Of 10000 fresh troops, with which lac
would renew the attack the next day. The IN
formation communicated from the duke Of Wei
lington, gives no reason to believe that the at
tack was renewed on the next day g. g. on the
l9h,) and therefore we have no credit to place
in thsy
The prince ofOrange was not so well as could
be expected, the ball not having been extracted.
Never before, (says the Brush comrnander)
was Obliged TO take such pains tor victory, and
never before was 50 nigh being beaten as on the
18th Of June"
Among the things which have fallen into the
hands ofthe yictors IS the grand order of the
black eagle, which the king of Prussia had given
to Napoleon. The insignia of the order beora
The motto, Every o,le his 01Dn." But thing
which history will notice, and which deserves to
be recorded, is, that the victory was decided at
place called La bale .4tliance
The carriage Of the duke Of Bassano has alrea-
dy arrived at Brussels.
II will not at all surprise our readers TO hear
that there was firing yesterday on the French
coast. Bonaparte VIII clam victory just as he
claimed il at Liepsc.
Whilst these great events have been passing
n the North of France, the .Anstrans and RUSS.
ans are sad TO have entered Alsace and fron the
French papers we find that another Austrian az.
my has entered France near Chambfey. Suchet