The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1815-09-09
TIE FIELD OF BATTLE.

a private, letter from Mons. under date of
the 18th of July, contains tine follpwng parti-
calais---" 1t is only four days since the bury
ing of the dead bodies with which the field
of the battle of Mont ST. Jean was strewed.-
Several thousand carts had been put in requi-
stion for this operation in the department of
Jemappe. After the lapse of 10, II, and e
ven Is days, there were found among the
dead carcasses great numbers of the woun-
ded, who impelled by madness or hunger,
had eat of the bodies of the men and horses
that surrounded them. / say madness, be-
cause there were some of them who even then
cried, in their dying agonies, VrVe ie Emhe-
reHr, as they were raised up by the persons
engaged in the removal.
Erfract ofG letter received by a gentleman
Of Stamford.
1--WE arrived here two days after the bat
tie and took tne first moment to so upon the
held. do not think 1T is possible for Ian
guage to describe the horrors of the sight =
thousands of men and horses lying on the
ground in a state of putrcfaction, and in eve
ry variety OF shocking and nangled deformi
ty. The peasantry (whose first object was
stripping and plunder) were employed in bu-
ryng and burning the bodies but am told
that yet there are great numbers on the
ground, and of course IN still more horrible
state. Il was at farm. which from a siagu-
lar coincidence, is called La Belle >aGiance
that the conflict was most severe its situation
is close to the road, leading from Waterloo to
Namur, and about three English miles from
the former place. There the Slaughter was
lnconCeivaby great; and in small wood adj
joining, the scene was 81 fr 5h,ful that could
not remain, although had Waved with com
paratlve compOsure the thousands that lay ex-
tended OF the plains, the whole of which CON
sisted OF corn fields, and mostly of rye, which
at this time is FIVE feet high or more. but in
tile circumference of some miles was not onlv
yelled. bat pat on the appearance of il san
~ plain coye' ed with hills ard heaps of tue
slam. You will form some idea Of tho total
Ioss wh-n tell you that two days apo, the
returns OF wounded IN Brussels only, we're
said to he $4,000 and ever since tie roads
have been lined with Wagon loads of MAIN
ed sufferers, many of whom have been lying
neglected or undiscovered in standing corn
The head OF the medical staff told Ine VS.
terday, that there are many more to arrive,
whose wounds had not yet been dressed, and
1t n confidently asserted, that the grand total
OF killed and wounded On both sides. amounts
to more than 10000.
The French had the advantage of a great
superiority OF numbers till the oose of the
Day, when the PrUssians came up, and fought
with the most determined invet ,rAcy. TER
"' H'iSit vas wei SSiNeu, anu tne cavalry,
particularly the cuirassicis nothing could sur
pass. Bondparte directed the operations of
he day from house, On the left OF the road
from Waterloo to Namur, and at o'clock
Oh Sunday atterno y, he WAS confident of sac
Cess. Capt. y. OF the -----, was made prison .
ane c1ndu ted to Bonspsrts 1T that hour /; h
enqmred ct the captain who command, d, &c.
apd Oh being informed, Sid in English, q" It
Is very weli-but / shall beat 'em, and be
this night ia BruSs'Is." He also asked what
number OF Eng ish cavalry were in the field ?
The answer vas, >" do Dot know :" an off
Ger Ct ms staff immediately sad, {" will til
you, You have - regime MS. wQq in Lon
dun fcn days ago." W. had precisely IS re-
giments 'hd four Of Germaus had this re-
L,tio fro pts.