Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1815-08-09
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The belligerents have at length renewed th =
conflict, and not less than 10000 human beings
have been inundated on the altar of English poll.
cooperating on the passions of despots.
The battles Of the 18th, 10th, and 18th June.
have gwen fore-taste of the sangunaI.y charac.
ter of this renewed contest. II is but the over
ture 10 more terrible tragedies, and ii is not diff.
cult to anticipate the issue; for already the war
Is no longer in ancient France, but in the bosom
ut Belgium.
Their reader who is DESTROYS of tracing the OBJ
erat,ons, and her relative bearings, may accom-
push ms purpose with more ease by running =
meridian Inc through Brussels south, which viii
pass SO near Charieroyas to serve as general
line of reference.
This has been the theatre of the most celebra-
ted wars--here the great Condo and Turenne in
1914, and marshal Luxembourg in 1851, 9. 8. 4.
established the renswn of the French arms at
Senett, and Steinkerk, and at Fleurus, and here
It was that the tide OF triumph was tuBned upon
Austria, by Jourdan, on the same fields of Fieu-
rus, IN 1894
We shall take note ofsuch of the positions re.
terred to ~ the dispatches, as our means OF in
formation enables US; some Of the places named
are obscure villages, not otherwise notable but
by events Ike those.
Thuin, whence the advance of the Prussisn.
were driven, is on the right bank OF the Sanbre.
midway between Maubege (ab9ve) and Charlie
10Y (below1 distant from the latter city about q
miles and abont from the former. Thun is
good position but has no strong works the
gh road ON Namur leads through t. The
river runs from south west, rather easterly OF
north, by Thuin, Charleroy, Chasseiet, and unites
Win the Meuse Opposite the walls of Namur.
Which IS on the lett SIDE, and the river Sambre
40" sinks N the name of the Mouse Distance
rom Charleroy to Namur, 90 miles
bobbeS IS an ancient castle on the left of the
Nau ulas...u 81.
de IS deeply wooded.
onre reating from these posts the Prussians
marchedb by the great road ofFontaine lie Evedue
ara me route Dy CharierOy, Fleurus, and an
brei, was 10 the eaSI OF nOrtIward and beyond
tne direction OF the great road from Namur 60
Brussels.
Sambrefis an elevated position, and was the
ground Which Luxembourg occupied before the
battle OF Fleurus the same villages ofSt Amand
and Ligny, which still exist, were ms out-posts
ehe tower OF Lgny was the point from wh.ch the
Luxembourg kept watch--It is about 2 miles
from Fieurus.
Frasne, where the prince of Wemar was at.
tackled, s three mi Is west of Sambref. ON the
hiSn road OF Brussels, 7 miles N. of Charleroy,
aud 2OsE. of :. from Brussels.
The town OF Wavre, TO which marshal Blucbey
'eueated after the acton of the 18th, IN the
night IS on the river Dyle, Is miles south Of
Louyaine, and II miles $. E. of Brussels there
IS another Wavre ON the right side of the Dyie,
out 1t Is IN a swSmpy soil; the OTHER is in q fine
position left of the river and commands the pas,
sage.
The similarity of sound may lead many into
mistake by confoundiDg thevillage noted in those
ulspa. ches with Jemsppe, where Dumourier de-
teated the coaie5ced powers in 1892 and with
GenePPei the village IF Geneppe here MOI ed is mn
the Dyie river, about seven miles northwest of
sras'ie, and also on the Brussels high road, and 6
miles east of Nvelle.
When we first saw the date of the dispatches
we mai imagined that the place designated vs.
Waterloo west of the Scheld,, but that beng "a
miles from F.asne, We could not suppose such 4
h'SFci &c onpished, in a single dav;-t
mus tlereore DE the hermitage Of Wa erloo, 20
ne north OF Mont ST. Jean, which is twelve miles
north Of NiyeIie, and ten miles nearly south oil
Brussels.
lis position corresponds with those Of Ohairn,
and marks the distances of the several marches
IN ret eatat about 9 IN les e4ch march.
IL wlll be perceived that the attack on the
fFussians must have been heavy and decisive =
40 details OF the particular operations are gwen
but IRON tic rapidly of the retreat. Il viii nro
baby appear that they wefeturned bv their rich
SINCE Their line of march wa from Their POINT OF
union nd support, n. z. instead Of north or N.
W From Ihaln by ChHieroy, TO Fleurus and
Sambref, nearly % miles
TINS movement appears to have been unnvoid-
able on the past Of the PrIssians. and the Pequl,
OF med taxed design on the part of the French,
and its obJecys appear so far to have been success
iul; Inc road 70 Brussels was leftundefended. b
occupying Sambrei and at the same time the LETT
flank of tie English army was uncovered.
we are MT informed where the head quart ers
OF the English were when Butcher was driven
20 niles from his position on The Sambre and Il
seems very ex.raordingiy that there should be 50
imPerfecta look ou st the English genera
shouldnot hive hC the Pr,issians benz
forced TO retreat tU 1venng Of the 18Th.
The movementsOi sic Enslish sn the morning
Of the 10Th, enabled them 10 cover lhe road
BRUSSELS and approach Frasge; the position =
Qlfafre-OTas appears 20 be hat 20 mt where d
road from Genbl)urs to Neville crosses he Brus-
sells and Namur road. This pace appears, from
the broken memderlng5 OF The little river Pie
Ton, TO have been highly advantageous add j
was nearly on the same ground that the prince
otConde formed and encamped before the battle
ofseneii, but with his cont in different direc-
ton.
The action Of the 18th, as described in the
English bulletin, must have been teri bic and
nadf that atfko.tor. H., Ill