Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1815-06-19

Il
current here, of fecret Wits of the Duke
Of Wellington TO London, and Of mid
night Cabinets to deliberate on the in
ltruetions TO his Grace, is abfurd He
has never quilted Flanders face he reach
ed that country and as too many urgent
duties 70 fulfill 20 allow him TO indulge in
any luch executions.
The following is an extract IF letter
We have received from an Officer ltation-
ed at Ath -
We have been four weeks, ready to
take the field. Our battalion left Mons
about the 9TH init. and we remained a
week in a village between Mons and this
place. The 1T, I'd and cd bafralions of
the Legion are now here, with which we
form brigade under Colonel Plat, in the
divif;on of Sir II. Clinton. Our hui1ars
and light infantry have their pickets
within fight of the French pckets, and
they talk together often, the French offer
our men wine, which. however, has never
been accepted by them.
"All my projects are given up now,
iaitcad of my going to Frankfort on the
Maine, | am destined for Paris. Our
army has already been infpected by the
Duke of Wellington, and as foon as the
ignal for the event is given. we are to be
on the quick march into France.
6 Che weather is as bad as pofIibIe.
Our battalion has juf received the Prince
Regents pi1aiure, to infcribe the word
!" isgmsuh" on our colours"
Other accounts tate. that the Allied
amy is prodigiouly ftrong in casalry.
II is luppoied that including the frlt di-
yiGons OF Coilacks, hey will aft, mble in
their racks beiwcen so and 90, goo horfe.
larger proportion of tn artillery has
been lhipped off from hence for Flanders,
than has been expec ed Oh y former
location, and the principal purpofe is to
provide the RsfIians win cannon, who,
in order to accelerate their march, have
left this cumbersome portion of the app
paratus OF war behind them, and this is
ore of the forms in which tne propofed
fubfidy will be paid to the Confederates.
II is faid that o horfes are allowed to
each piece of artillery, and that we are
in immediate wan, of Coco of thefe ufe.
full animals to complete the trains
LONDON APRIL 1T.
As proof that the French Ufurpsr is
not poneaed 70 hrongly even of the army
as be pretends, we have to fate thar
feveral perfons who mean to Join the
rightful Monarch's caufe, have juf arri-
we'd in this country, and among others,
Lieut.. Col. of the soth, lying in garrifon
at Calais. They will embark Immediate
ly for Offend.
Margate, april 2o arrived this aft
ternoon the Union smack, Grant Matter,
from Offend, in ten hours. She Strings
all account Of comfortable defertion from
the French Army TO the Royal Cauf,
and amongif them a general officer of
confequence together with feveral 9TH
I rs OF inferior rank
BRUSSELS, APRIL "a
I" Yeferday evening about O'Clock,
20 Wagons entered Bruhels, full of
wounded folders, all Belgians, as was
informed I; they were taken to the mill.
tary hofpital, in Rue des Jeluits, with
] all the care and kindnefs that was ecef-
fairy to be administered towards all brave
men who iuf1er in the caulc of their
country.
g The action is said TO have taken
place on the fronticYs. but whether any
other troops, comprehended in the al.
lied force, were engaged or not, is more
than can aicertain at preient as all
people here, particularly the military, are
cautious as to anfwesing any queitions in
which the public fafety may b involved.
" all the Royal Family of Belgium
are now here, and are all very much be-
loved ! had the iatisfsfion to perceive,
and underitand, from my conversation
with the different claaes of people in my
journey between Offend and this city,
chat the good caufe Of the Orange family
is gaining itrength every hour. You
may reit in confidence upon this impor.
tant fact.
"The King of FRANCE is now reldiug
at Client. in the houfe of the Intendans
of the diltrie Rue des Champs. The
Duke of BERRRL yiii:ed him lait week,
but lsf: him on Saturday lat.
We have now more than 6osooo