Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-08-05
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Several anecdotes-67th regiment-Heu-
gumont and the guards-Hovel La
Belle Alliance, interesting vistto.
In the revolutionary decentralization
produced by an education OF violence and
nothing is more frightful thar.
he want Of feeling which characte' lies
the French' soidiery. Their prisoners
could hardly expect to be spared by the
men who, lying wounded themselves, il
the hospitals at Antwerp, we're often seen
the centortions OF countenance
which were produced by the agonies Of
death, in one of their own comrades il,
the next bed. There is no course to be
compared to the power of fends Ike
these. Europe entire was forced to put
them down; and they made gigantic
effort at Waterloo to rise again. II
makes one nervous to think that they
we're within hairs breadth Of succeeding
ard often Experienced movement, il
which it was hard TO say, whether there
was most of Indignation or ridicele, when
| heard Frenchmen and French vomeu
lamentipg in pathetic and Sentimental
terms their failure; with scraps about
:. yirtu malheureus mais toujeurs re
Specialize
The cuirassiers were repeatedly driven
of By the 50th and the comrade regi.
ment reduced themselves by painful de-
grees, more and mere every attack. Lire
as always again formed with nnn earle J
no complaint escaped the "a.
tient soldiers lips if we except an oc.
easional cry to be led on. The storm
was seen again gathering and rolling on
The serious command,.s Reform square
prepare tort ceiye cavalry" was promptly
& accurately obeyed. The whole were
PROSTATE on their breast, to let the iron
shower of artillery fly over, and erect in
an instant. when the artillery ceased & the
cavalrycha sed. Their country do not
know one tenth of the merit Of g the men
of Waterloo"
Unable to break in upon the square by
open force, commanding officer Of cui-
rassicrs tried ruse de- guerre; he lower
ed his sword to General Halket, several
of the officers called out" Sir, they sur
render" & Be firm and fire." was the
obeyed answer. The general
Justly suspected an offer of surrender to
a body of infantry, fixed to the spot in a
defensive position by body of cavalry,
who had the option Of galloping off with
all the plain open behind them. The
volley sent the colonel and his cuirassiess,
as usual about, with laugh of derision
from the men he had meant to Gu in
pieces and many ring from their balls
upon the back pieces OF the mails.
This gallant brigade was honored with
several visits from the illustrious chief.
In one he inquired " How they were ?"
The answer was, that two thirds of their
were down, and that the res
were so exhausted that leave to retire,
even for short time, was much desira-
Bile that some of the foreign corps, who
had not suffered might take their place,
General III. was told that the issue de-
pended on the steady untlinching front
Of the British troops and that even a
change of place was hazardous in the ex-
IRENE He impressisely said " Enough.
my lord we stand here till the last man
falls"
One apecdote more of this glorious bri-
gade | cannot withhold. | have no ap-
poIogy to make for the length Of my mar
rative.; feel that every one who reads
Of Waterloo, will agree with ne in OPT
Mon, that II is impossible to dwell too
eng upon the engrossing theme. A CLEAN
IF the gentler affections is hailed with
tenfold sympathy. when for a moment it
gi!ds Gil interval of the empire of the
sterner virtues in the warriors bosom. 1t
: ike the breathing Of the softcst flute after
he clang Of thousand trum; els ; Or the
lowny contact of the haicyon's breast
which still The stormy sea i In the midst OF
he;r dangers, this band Of heroes had
their attention called to very affecting
scene OF friyate friendship. Two of the
officers we're The more closely attached to
Zach other as they were not on terms of
perfect good understanding with the rest
Of the mess: owing to their having op,
posed some arrangements which the rest
bought expedient, but which it was ex-
,ected would be attended with some ex-
oense and at the same time concealed
most honorahly. the rea! grounds of their
opposition TO the general voice; that be-
sides their own families, they had each
wo sisters to support a consideration
shich assured they could not have plead