Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1815-08-10
Foreign Intelligence.

Foreign Intelligence.
Prom Lordon Papers to June "a, re-
ceired BY The Helena
LONDON, June "a.
Proceedings Of Parliament.
Yesterday in the House of Lords and
Commons, thanks were UNAsIMorsLy
voted to Lord Wellington, and the off-
GERS. non-commissioned officers and pri-
Yates under his command, for the victory
of June 10.
In the Lords, the vote was Moved BY
Earl Bathurst. He said Bonaparte had
not now to complain Of any Of the difi-
culties to which he had attributed former
disasters. He chose his time, place and
ene,sy and had been repulsed, defeated
and routed. He stated the loss of the
Psussians on the 10th, at $1,000 men.-
In the battle of the 18th Lord yelling
ton performed occasionally all the duties
from Colonel to'Fieid Marshal. TT the
close of tie day Bonaparte put himself
at the head of his guards, aud made a
viuoroustatta : bat the British guards
|aet, ovexthrew aud completely routed
ste choicest troops of the enemy. BY
dispatches this day received, it appeared
the effects Of this victory had been 5CCO
prisoners brought into Brussels, 1000
more on the road, and others whosc arri-
val might be daily expected. But no
has yet been received Of
the result Of the pursuit kept up by the
Prussians.
The Ear! said that no doubt remained
from The effects Of this victory that the
A lilies would obtain the object of the con-
test. Mashal Blucher ON the 10th fell
from his horse, and was confined to his
bed when he heard the DIXIE Of yelling.
ton was attacked on the 18th, and he
Immediately rose and placed his army in
motion and himself at its head, to re-
|venge the loss by his army on preceding
day, ,,hen no quartz, was giren By the
Ienen,y.
The Earl also moved thanks to Mar
shall Butcher anu the Prussian Army
And to the Prince of Orange, to Baron
Alien, Gen. Barnes, Lord Somerset, sc.
Comfortably to a message from the
Prince Regent, it was unanimously voted
that the House would concur in granting
an additional provision to the Duke of
Wellington. The grant last year was
| 50o,0O0l.1
The additional sam voted to the Duke
'of Wellington is 600, oa0l.
In the House Of Commons the melton
for thanks was made by Lord Castle
REACH. He remarked that the Allies had
been necessiated to distribute their troops
with reference to the means of subsist-
encc. He camplimented Bonaparte
greatly for HE military talents, and the
troops uuder his immediate command,
which were the most complete and eff
cient corps belonging to Fyance-and
which he estimated at from 10000 to
t40-coinposed of these who had return
ed from the prisons of the Allied Powers,
and those veterans who had survived for
mer battles. liz characterised Napoleon
IS the greatest Captain in the world, e1 !
cept the leader CT the British army.
The allied Army under the Duke Of;
Wellington Notwithstanding its achieve
ments, was, with the exception of the Bri-
fish, green army, not liaving had oppor-
tunity to see service. Deducting the
5,OC0 men, who under Prince Rrede-
rick of Orange, was in West Flanders,
and many other detachments, the whole
army under the Duke Of Wellington was
not C4,COO,
lord c. as. erted thst the French had
beer obliged to Leave behind half, if not
more, of their artillery; but it was i'm
possible for him 70 state what their loss
in men amounted TO-
'she thanks Of the Commons were given
IN t!,e sane terms and persons, as those
Of the i.8.s3ss-and followed by similar
vote as to 2 grant to, the Duke OF Wei
liagton.
Mr.. Whitbread joined heartily in eu-
logizins the brave trcors and their com.
.nanyers. and added that the measures
of the ministers in conducting the war
lad his appreciation. Sir F. Bu.dett|
joined in praising the officers and ar
ny.
The general wish appeared to be forI
the erection Of a Palace fer the Duke oil