Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1815-10-04

royal highness has been pleased to order
ErSt--Thatthe regulation under which
pensions are granted to wounded officers,
shall be revised, and that the pensions
which have been, OF may be granted to
officers, for the actual loss of eye or limb,
or for wounds certified to be equally inju-
rious with the loss of limb, shall not be
confined to the amount attached by the
scale to the rank which the officer he Id
at the time when he was wounded, but
shall progressively increase, according to
the rank to which such officer may, from
time to time, be promoted the augmen-
tation with regard to the pensions OF such
officers, now upon the list, being to take
date from the 18th of June, 1915, inclu-
sive.
Sccondiy-That every subaltcrn officer
OF infantry of the line, who served in the
battle ofWaterloo, or in any of the actions
which immediately preceded il, shall be
allowed to count two years service in vir-
tue OF that victory, in reckoning his servi-
ces Tor Increase ofpay given to lieutcnants
OF seven years standing; and every such
subaltcrn Will therefore be entitled to the
additional shilling day, whenever he
shall have served FIVE years Il Lieutenant.
And IHiraky-That this regulation shall
be extended to every subaltcin of cavalry.
and to every ensign of the foot guard, who
served in the above mentioned actions
and every such subaltern and ensign will
therefore be entitled to an additional shil-
ling day, after five years service as
lieutenant in the cavalry, or as an ensign
in the guards.
His royal highness being also DESTROYS
of marking his sense of the distinguished
bravery displayedby the commissions
ed officers and soldiers of the British for
ces III the victory of Waterloo, has been
most gracefully pleased to order, that
henceforward every non commissioned Of
hcer, trumpeter, drummer and private
man, who served in the battle OF Water
loo, or III any Of the actions which imme,-
diately preceded it, shall be borne OH til
muster-rolls and pay-lists CT their respcc-
tive corps as "Waterloo men ;" and that
every " Waterloo man." shall be allowed
TO count two years service in virtue Of
that victory, in reckoning his services for
increase ofpay, or pension when discharg-
cd.
1t is, however, to be distinctly UNDER
stood, that this indulgence is not intended
III any other manner TO affect the conditi-
ons OF their original enlistment, or TO give
them any right to their discharge before
the expiration of the period for which they
have engaged to serve.
The duke of Wellington has been re-
Quested to transmit returns OF the subal-
tern officers to whom These orders NAV
be considered by his grace to apply: to-
gether with accurate muster rolls contain
ing the names of all the "Watei1oo men"
in each corps ; such muster rolls b. ing
to be preserved i'll this Office as record
honorable to the individuals themselves,
and as documents bV which thew will at
any future time, be enabled to establish
their Claims to the benefits of this regu,a-
ton.
have great pleasure in communicating
these instances of the prince regents gra-
cious consideration for the army and ]
request that you will be pleased to take
the earliest opportunity of announcing the
same TO the officers and men of the corps
under your command.
] have the honor to be, sir, your most O.
bedient, humble servant
(signed) PALmEusTo
Officer commanding - Regiment Of