Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1815-09-30
CIRCULAR.
War Office. :

Sa.iantry manifested upon all occasions by the
officers ofthe British army, and having more par.
oc'nariv aoiverted to the conspicuous valor dis
played by them in the la;e glorious victory, gain
ed near Waterloo, by the army under the ED
| marshal the duke of Wellington and his rov,l
highness being DESTROYS of testifyine- the strong
sense entertained by him of their devotion to his
rnaJesty's service, have the honor to acuuaint
you, that his royal highness has been pleased to
order
| First.-That the regulation under which men,
sons are granted to wounded officers shall be
revised, and that The pensions which have been. or
may be granted tn officers, for the actual loss of
eye or limb, or for wounds certified to be equal
! ~ injurious with the loss of limb, shall not be
confined to the amount attached by the scale to
the rauk which the officer held at the time when
he was wounded, but shall progressively increase
according to the rank TO which such officer NAV
from time to time, be promoted; the aurmenta.
ton with regard to the pensions of such officers
now upon the list, being to take date from the
18th of June, 1915, inclusive
Secondty.-I'hat every subaltern officer of in.
iantry OF the line, who served in the battle of
| Waterloo, or in any of the actions which immedi
ately preceded it, shall be allowed to count two
years service in virtue Oft that victory, in reckon
ng ms services for increase of paw given to hen
tenants OF seven years standing and every such
subaltern will therefore be entitled to the addit
oral shilling day whenever he shall have served
hive years as lieutenant
| And Ihirdy.-That this regulation shall be
extended 10 every subaltern of cavalry. and to
every ensign the foot guard, who served in the
ABOVE mentioned actions; and every such subal-
alern and ensign will therefore be entitled tn an
additional shilling day, after five years service
as lieutenant in the cavalry, or as an ensign in
the guards.
His royal highness being also DESTROYS of mark
ing his sense of the distinguished bravery dis
played by the non-commissioned officers and sol.
oiers OF the British forces in the victory of Wa
terloo, has been most graciously pleased 10 order
that hencctorward every non-commissioned Off
Ger, trumpeter, drummer, and private man. who
served IN the battle ofWaterloo, or IN any of the
actions which Immediately preceded it, shall be
borne on the muster rolls and pay lists of their
respective corps as "Waterloo men :" and that
every F" Waterloo man, shall be allowed to count
two years service in virtue of that victory. in
reckoning his services for increase of paw, or for
pension when discharged.
A. IS, however, to be distinctly understood. that
this indulgence is not intended in any other man.
ner to affect the conditions of their original enlist
ment, or to give them any right TO their dis.
charge before the expiration of the period for
Which they have engaged to serve
The duke ofWelilngton has been requested TO
transmit returns of the subaltern officers To whom
theSe orders may be considered by his grace to
apply; together with accurate muster rolls con.
waterloo
IN each corps such muster rolls being to be pre-
served in this Office record honorable To the
md vduals themselves, and as documents bv
which they will at any future time be enabled
to establish their claims to the benefits of this re-
gulation.
have great pleasure in communicating these
instances OF the prince regents gracious consde-
ration Tor the army and request tina you will
be pleased to take the earliest upportuuity Of an
nouncing thesame to the officers and men of the
corps under your command
have the honor to be, SIR, your most obedient
humble servant,
(s,gneD PALMERsTON.
Ofhcer commanding - Reg ment Of
PARIS, July o.
news from V emma add some facts to hose
winch we nave already stated, respecting the
a,fchduchess Maria Louisa and her son. When
uie news OF the abdcatiOn of r naparte arrived
at Schoenbrunn, the persons attached 10 the court
OF the archduchess, wished to express then ioy,
but every demonstration of that kind was str 1T
" forbidden by the police Besides even before
the departure of the emperor for the arm Is, and
uie subsequent events, this princess had It IS sad
gwen her father the assurance, that she would
never, under any pretext, return France.
LoSDoS, August s.
Letters and papers have been received from
farls and other situations IN France. the former
IS Thursday last The funds had fallen tool
81, and the general character of the intelligence
IS very gloomy The following are extracts from
some of our letters.
"PAHJs, Aug 9
We are divided between hope and fear. but
me former seems to be less founded on reason
than on sensibilty
-. ne King is not treated with respect by the
aiiIes his measures are disapproved, and he is
listened to with reluctance. The government IS
much the same, as to all substantial purposes. as
u ne were not among us.
The circular Of the duke of Otrsnto "a the
procedures explains the true situation of affairs
mere IS serious danger Of connections. and n
me foreign troops were not in France TO control
the public spirit, that danger would be convert.
cd into mlschcfand Reorganization.
!" The temper of The people is soured, and The
acidity operates with its natural pungency every
where.
The people are alarmed lest the intenritv OF
he country should not be preserved, and three
iourtlIs OF the territory are areadyunderthe con-
troll of the confederates. They look with pecu
liar solicitude to Lorraine and Alsace and in
different the French are supposed 10 be as to
their political rights, every thing that tends TO
mortify their pride as a great and independent
nation, is seusibly felt by them"