Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1815-12-05
WATERLOO.

ATH'NctS q a fsHeii '07n az -7flericGn Gentleman
an EHr2pc, % las friend tt Portsmouth.
| have just retained from Brussels, which visi.
tei Tor the purpose OF eXaning the field OF battle of
Waterloo, and have some circumstances to COM
municate, which think will not be uuinteregtng 10
you.
Upon leaving Brussels by the southern road, a.
hout tlree mics from lie city, you enter upon the
Forest de Sogne thin wood which extcpds 10
Waterloo, = village boat miles from Brussels The
great military paved road extending frota Rreda to
Paris passes through Brussels, Waterloo aad Char
lero'. AT Waterloo the forest de Soigne forms
crescent, the village being situated in the centre of
the concave side. About two mile in front of Wa
terloo as you advance towards Chartered, you come
to the hamlet OF Mount ST. JEAN consisting of 8 or
; brick cottages, and taking IFS name from neigh
boring farmhouse. At this place, the cad divides
the right hand road leading 10 Nivelies and the
Iett beng the military road TO Charleroi About
quarter ct a mile from the hamlet on the Charlie.
roi road stands the farmhouse OF Mount St Jean.
and quarter OF mile beyond that the farm house
OF Hsye Sainte-three-qusrters Of a mile farther,
you come 10 the little farmhouse. called La Belle
AliiaEce.
About mile from the hamlet m the Nve,ies
road is a country seat called the Chateau Hougou-
mont. Immediately in front of the hamlet four or
hve rods from the fork Of the road is gentle swell
OF land crossing both roads aud extending TO the
right ard lett as taras the eye can reach. At Have
Santc is another swell parallel to this eyten,ne to
IL
ance are two other swells of land parallel 10 these
andapparently of the same height and extent
i hCsc lands were all s0wn with wheat and exceDt-
ing at Mount St. Jean, Haye S,Hte, and Houyou-
mont, there is not asinge tree, fence hedge Tie
ground is perfectly smooth and regular and arfille
~ o. cavalry could be used atany point Lord well
lnSton drew up his army on the two swels of laad
ia front OF M1unt ST j an, the centre of the right
wing occupying Hougcumont, and the centre Of the
LETT wing Haye Ssinte. The French occupied the
fntsFa ri ffrnr 81 ,-.l. l.. HI
fortnight before the battle, Lord Wellington had
erected an observatory, sort OF tower, like ligi,t
house, mile beyond Ia Belle Alliance which dur
ing the battle in the rear o. the French army
The battle commenced at 10 o'clock on Sunday
morning. 1t rained very bar;l and continued to
rain during the day. The Chateau iIoueournonf
consisted of small dwelling house aid out houses
forming three sides OF square, aud large farm
house and barns all Of brick forming three sides Of
another square, adjoining the former. Back of these
IS very large gurlen, having the buildings on one
side, q high brick wall GA two sides and
THE. hedge the fourth. On one side
of the chateau, are several acres OF waoi, chiefly
young rc,s. in this VOID tie Freach uiscch sew
erai field pieces and began most furious attack
upon the chateau, which continued through tne
day LAD they carried this point, they would have
been abb To have Out-AaDked the English army
The house wastaken and. re-taken several times.
and at l-ng;h burnt, but toe English we're never
dlslodged from the gardeH.--1hey made several
port hulcsin tie wall, aud formed staging Of blanks
within, by means OF which they could stand and fire
oVerthc wall. The French finding they could make
no impression HpOn The enemy, sent party round
90 the ether side to cut down the hedge. They sue
ceeded N opening passage TO the garden but the En-
glish met then wah so much firmness and resolution
thai after sat- ring Tremendous loss thew retired
from the attick. The bodies Of five hundred
Frcnchmen were taken up there after the hattie
and burned none pile. At the farm Of IL Have
Sainte thtrc was most terrible cGuiet--the s e.
veryt shock Oit,c Whole battle. Eerly in ihe acfi-
on tie French o5t1Incd possession Of it,, aad after
wards advanced 10 the 4. y eminence upon Which
the British were posted A body Of French curss.
sleurs alter having cot in pieces two British reg;
monts on the right uf IN liaye Sainte, crnss the
road and assembled towards tie first British line
body Of cavalry descended In meet them. At
the foot of the hill the cavalry suddcrly opened 70
tie right and left and exposed the cu,rseseurs ~
they advanced, to The Ere of tlIe English artillery
stationed on tho second ridge, which immediately
threw them into confusion, ard tho cavalry aiganc-
lug completely destroyed them. Th0ngh every
thing valuable has long since been CLEANED from thc
Held, that spot IS a this moment covered with caps
and helmet, aud breastotes literally cut n pieces
BY thes2bre The barn q IL Hsye Saintc Ike most
flour American barns, has wilc passage through
y for osd oihsy n pass, aud is closed 81 each end
by large doors That passage WAS occupied by the
Englsh anil contested by The French Tor to3 hairs
Gsd q hgy at tlic point 81 the b1goaet. The walls
ere every where siucartt with Dicod the doors per-
rated b. thO'sanf bullets, and the roof and SIDES
penetrated in Iasuy places By cannon balls. Tie