Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-04-13
From, the London Pilot.
WATERLOO.
The officer, his W!fs, and the Bag.

Ahe UpcsT, "so rye ""1 "e faesss,s
The following interesting aneeip
lis taken from f" A Visit to FL
ders," and will give some idea
the kind Of scenes that we're Das,iN
during the memorabis battle Of NJ
terloo
'sI had the good Fortune" sI
the intelligent writer, to travellrI
Brussels to Paris with young lsi5!
officer, x his wife, 40 Antwerp LA
dy Of only sixteen, Of great beau
and matchIess innocence and "a
veeie. The husband was 10 at
battle Of Quatre Bras as well as
w aterieo, and to him | owe much
raw minutes and most interesting i
formation.
9. lie was living 10 he canton
merit at Nivelles, bis wife with BID
The unexpected advance Of u
French called him Off at a momeH
notice to Quartre Bras: but he Ii
With bis~&ift, bis servant, one hOrs
and the family baggage, which va
packed upon q large ass. Retire.
at the time was not anticipated, bti
being suddenly ordered on the SalusI
day morning he contri'ed TO get
message to his wife to make the ber
Of her way, attended by The servsu
and baggage, to Brussels. The ser
want, a foreigner, had ayailed him
self of the opportunity to take !ean
Of both master and mistress, aat
make off with the horse, leaving The
helpless young lady alone with lht
basSage ass. With a tirmness BE-
coming the wife of a British Officer
size Go,dly commenced on foot hsl
retreat of25 miles, leading The as
by the bride, and carefully prescpI
wing the baggage, no violence Ss9
dared by any one to so innocent !
pilgrim, bat 10 one would venture
to assist her. She was soon in iA;
midst of TIE columns OF the retreat
ing British army. and much retard!
ed and endangered by The artillery
her fatigue was great !; il rained .
water spoats, and the ,hunder and
lightning were dreadful III the eI'
IRENE. She continued to advance, .
got on the great road frora Charlie
roi, to Brussels at Waterloo. when
The army on the Saturday evening
were taking up their line Tor Gu
aw full conflict. In so extensive
field, and among $4,000 men, IL Sa'
in vain TO seek her husband: sh'
knew fhat she sight OF Ter theF'
would only embarrass and distress
him !; she kept slowly advancing 70
Brussels alithe Saturday night {; tIs
road choaked with all sorts Of cCl'
vega nces, Wagons and horses. m1'
Of native fngiiives Oh ih:
road and flying into Che great wO0d'
and many Of the wounded walking
thetc painful way, dropping every
step, and breathing their last, every
few steps lay cuFPse or a limb
she said, several hau ..
Many persons were actually kiil'c
by others, if by chance hey sicca
in the way of their endeaNors 70
save themselves. Add 20 The hct'
rors, the rain continued undated, Z
The thunder and lightning still rag
ed as if the heavens were ioTn "
pieces.
Fall twelve miles further in Tie
night this young Women marehsG W
O her knees in mad, her boots WCIn
,a,irely Of, so that she was barefoot
ID but still unhurt. she led her
SIS : aud although thousands io''
heir baggage. & many their lives
he calmly entered i.ias sells On ifS
norniDg in safety, sci. ass, 'sas aDa
without ia loss OF n ar
icle. IN few hours after her ar
ivai commenced the oaGDOD's roar
# the tremendous Sunday, exposes
o which fer ten hours che knew hU
husband to he !; and after a day or
light in agony she was rewarded ~ ,:
hiding herself in her husbanT'
rms, he unhurt, end she noIinns
he worse, on the Monday The "
icer told me the tale himself wiz
ears in his eyes With . slight !r',"
ccent he called her RS ..dare ii''''
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