The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1815-08-09

al l6, 900 men. In the battle of lhe ! 9th Id.
w. performed occasionally all The duties
from colonel 10 field marshal. AT The close
Of the day BonapsIte pu; himself Ct the bead
Of his guards, and'made q vigorous attack
but TIE British guards met, oyer,brew, and
completely routed the choicest troops Of the
enemy. BY dispatches this day received, il
appeared the effects Of this victory had been
5000 prisoners brought into Brussels, 2ooo
more on The road, end others whose arrival
might be daily expected. But no Intelligence
has yet been received of the resul, Of the pur-
suit kept up by the Prassisns. The Earl said
that no doubt remained from the effects Of
this victory, that the Allies would obtain the
object Of the contest. Marshal Biucher On
9Th fell FROM his horse, and was confined 10
his bed when he heard ,be Duke Of Wellius-
ton was attacked Oh The 18th, and he imme-
dialely rose and placed his army in motion
and himself al ITS head, TO revenge the loss
by his army on a preceding day, when no
quarter was given by the enemy. The Earl
also moved thanks 10 Marshal BIu1her, and
The PIuSsIan army, and to the Prince Of Or
ange, TO Bacon Alien, Gen. Barnes, sc.
ooformsbiy 10 a message isom the P,iuce
Regen, II was unanimously voted that The
House would concur in eren,ing an sddilion-
al provision tc The Duke of Weliipgton.--
The grant last year was soo,OooI1
The additional sum voted 10 the Duke Of
Wellington IS 100000.
In the House ol Commons the motion for
thsnks wa, mode by l. ord Casilereogb He
remarked that the allies had been necessital-
cd 10 distribute the-roops with reference to-
the means Of their subsis,ence.-He compli-
men,ed Bonaparte greatly for bis military toi.
ents, and the troops under his immediate
coIpmand, which were the most complete
and efficient corps belonging to Ftance-and
which he cstmsttd at lao COCOON posed Of
those who had returned from the prisons OF
the allied powers, and those veterans who had
survived former battles. lie characterized
Napoleon as the greatest Captain in The
world, except the leader OF the British army.
Lord &. asserted that the French had been o.
biged to leave behind half, if not more, of
their artillery /; bui 1t was impossible for him
10 state what heir loss in men announced 10.
The general wish appeared TO be for the
erection Of Palace for the Duke Of w.
LondSn, June 2s--Some part Of the me-
lancholy roll Of the Killed aud wounded and
missing, mey be expected To be given IN the
Gazette OF this evening, as VIC hear the regi-
mental returns have been Iecclvcd. 1t is
stated, tha, the number Of oefcers lost ex.
cceds 100. II Is consolug, however; TO
learn, that many OF the wounded arc doing
we'll Great efforts arc making to scnd ou,
Seiniorce emepts.
The making of prisoners seems not TO have
been thought OF in the engagement. Never
was mercy less sought or given. Before the
opening OF the camPaigo, the ist aud Sd
corps of the French had coniederaled and
ho'sted the tlack hag. They openly avowcd,
that they would give no quarter to the Prus-
sia"s, and IN general they kept their wo'd.-
he Prussian loss, IN all the affairs tog ether,
is calculated OF 10000 men /; ours cannot be
less.
The 9Th regiment lost ir killed and woun.
ded forIy-lwo officers out of forty four.
We understand the Duke of Wellington is
yet far from being able to be precise in the
specification of his loss.
The Prince of Orange was no, so we'll as
could be wished, the bali not having been ex-
tracted.
All the Duke Of Welingtop's aid de camps
were either killed or wounded, except one.
London, June 23.-The Ei.nch after they
were routed retired in the grcatesl ..isorder--
they threw down their arms by whole regi.
ments. The Prussian cavalry gave them no
rest, pursuing them The whole pight.-AE
the roads were chosked with the dying and
ihe dead, with cannon, baggage, SC. BONA
Parties carriage, plate, correspondence, fell
into our hands. There were several thou
sand proelamstions found, dated fom The
RaLaee Of Lacken, near Brussels, for he had
promised 10 be at Brussels, on the 10Th. The
loss in killed aud wounded is estimated at
10000. The number of cannon taken eX-
ceeds 800. The French Imperial Guard Is
sand TO nave been nearly destroyed.
On all sides was seen total disregard OF
personal danger. The leaders were n,angled
in the heat OF the fray like the meanes, SOL
der. The Duke OF Wellington was in close
conversation with Lord Uxb'idge when The
latter received the ball in the Race. His
I.ordshi2 had been throughout the day fore.