Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1815-10-25

sont ces beaux cavaliers Ces sont des braves
troupes, mas dams une demi heure lie les compe-
sai en- risces'' Observing how Inc chusms in the
British sqdadraas were filled up, the instant they
were made by bis artillery, be EXCLAIMED, Quelles
braves troupes CONNIE lis sc travalent, lis ira
vaillert, tres ben tres ben.s lie ssked the par
ticulsrs ofevery house, tree wood, rising ground,
sc with which he seemed web informed. hold
'ug map in his left hand, and intent upon the
action all the dag. necessarily taking snuff from
ms waistcoat pocket in large punches, of whichfe
violently snnf'ed up about llalf throwing the o.
tier half from HIM with strong exeft;cn cf the
thumb and hnger as il from ve@aton this was
all the reireshuent he took for fourteen hours
he frequently placed his left hard upon the neck
OF La Coste's horse, to speak to the Aid de Camp
ON the other side o. him. Seeing La Coste finch
at the shower of shot, he sad" Donot str, my
friend shot will XIII you equally in the bacl as
the front or wound you more disgiaceftilly."
{" About half psst tive, i,eardig the fire Of the
Prussians on the right ofhs rear flank, leanns
his hand on the neck of L, Costes horse, and see
my the British cavalry, from their right and left
Hanks, making tremendous charge that would
have encircled his position, he exclaimed" II
taut que nous Doussauvons.' Retreating with all
his stall, about 40 yards along the road ndwitin
about 20 yards OF the house, Belle Alliance he
halted, putting the glass tohise eye saw tho Bri-
fish cavalry nterIningied, peie eie and firiouslv
cutting the French troops in pieces.-He exclaini-
"quellestrrlbles ces Cheyaux Girls (Inean.
ing The Scotch Greys, which had particularly du-
ring that day, and at that moment, attracted his
lattenhon,) !" II taut nous depecher, nous de-
ipecEer." They and all the cavalry commenced
Ia Saliop TIL they got about three lesgues be-
ycnd Charlcroy, where they halted and pitched
! se.'' "i's1I grass plat. about nine at night
! a nre was kinded and refeshnent placed ,ipon
| nDp u "a. a -.
Teen hours, standing with his back 10 the fire.
WIN MS hands generally beimdl Inn, conversinc.
WIN circle oinine, whose horses La Coste had
been ordered to hold, till the party about two IN
TIE morning, broke UP, when each taking his
morse, the servant of lie last gave La Colte a
Napoleon dor which he.exchaneed after a twenty
io,r hours Fast, TO refiesh himself and family.
/. La Coste is a very intelligent peasant, lives
n the shattered house Belle Alliance, shews
me room where the prince of Waterloo and
'iuchef shook hands, which he did not sec. and
lc"houc's visitors all over tie ground, describing
every particular The Observatory lie saws was
erected before the action and had nothing to do
Win 1.-THE ground is now mostly ploughed up
anu mere IS by no means now so horrid an APP
after an action.
"lhi; statement ola Coste coutradic.s the
account OF the new guard crying to the old, q Sc
saH7e q'1 pent - that expression might easily
nave changed in running through The army, from
the hgst text Htausf one nous mas sair7cas,
About an hour before the route, Banapaptc ex-
CLAIMED, shall cut them to pieces, vet it a
pity 10 destroy such brave troops
" The latter psrt corresponds much with nm
acsonnt had from an officer that accompanied
me N thus Inspection. About Rn hour before
lie imisl, he said an a,d-le.canp came 10 tbe
Duke of Wellington, telling HIM that the 81,
aiy,slon was reduced from 1000 to 400, and that
.ner keeping their post was utterly intellectual
cannot help IL said The CHEF sthey must leer,
y eir ground with myself to the last man. Womb
% GOD the night or Btuclier would come % Near
an Bouf ier the flre was heard by the British
m the rear OF Banapar,e 's right fsnk-"we will
oea' hem JET he cried. The charge was soun
dctl, Tie most dreadful havock commenc sd. and
victory. closed the 18th day of June which es.
taoiished British generalship and the British
army as the first in Eufxpe
On the LETT OF ell, the BruDswickers. in a
hrin square, made breastwork of carnage the
scots brigade next. A brigade of H.noycr;an
l.andwher Oh their right forming their souare
awkwardiy col Cameron who was afterwards
Killed, called TO them, TO form as thea d;d which
they obeyed and stood, the next, Dutch br;.
sade by not forming alertly were cut to pieces.
call 5otfoni
The French cavalry, in proof armour TO
peatedly ard repeatedly charged our squares
Their cannon opening cliasms the British inCan.
Try diminished and diminished were inAexible
and mpenetrable to the last At Salamapc,
our heavy cavalry, with no armour, charged heir
squares, total routed them with most horrtd
carnage, for having after they had called for and
received Quarter, on the cavalry retiring, taken
up their pieces and fred on them"
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