Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-08-03

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rouean armies, himself Frenchman,
4. Les AngIais sont acknowledgements lei
peuple leo pIus intrepide de l'Europe !;
ceIdi aui anronte la mort, ct la volt appro-
cher, avec lie plus de sang froid ct d'in
difference
From our vantage ground, we had gain.
ed very satisfactory general IDEA OF theI
field. and moved down to the farm house
of La Haye Sainte, to examine the stateI
in which the conflict had LETT that post,
before we made circuit for more MI
mute inspe ction of the field. Mach OF theI
wreck OF the battle lay between the Duke
|ot Wellington's station, and the farm
house, which manifested the hazard to|
which he had been exposed. The 6 Re
lafionD admits the necessity OF sendlng
against La Haye saints 9 de noureltes
forces.'' before it was taken, by the
slaughter of almost all its brave defenders.
lit is lust an ordinary farm house., and
court of offices--The house forms one
side of a square, and the Offices the 9th
er three the court yard collecting the
manure in the middle, and shelterng the
cattle-The side opposite to the house
lis long building for cows the passage
being separated from the cows stalls oy
a parapet about tour feet high. AT each
END of the passage is large door or gate
both of which were literally rlddled with
musket balls, fired from within, and from
" tAout, as could easily be distinguished
from the kind of hole the ball lad made.
The bodies. after the action, were heaped
iup in the cow stable, as high as the para
pet. The whole farmhouse, yard, and
Offices, ght have afforded room Tor 1905
sented scene of shattered ruin, which
or 1900 men to each. They had made
many holes for musquetrv all around the
place and manv hole had been mace
for them bv the enemy The whole pre-
could not be looked upon without de-
gree of interest amounting to terror but
it stood noble monument of the deter
mined valor of our German brethren il
larms.
Some very poor children who seemed
to stand about the ruins, soon Joined us
and began to beg from Us, "q.elqut
chose" with most persevering importunl
,ity. Their miserable appearance was ir
perfect agreement with the scene of desc
Iiation .ahput them. We saw no grown
lnconIe Who seemed to have any Interest
lin the premises.
i Having succeededin opening the shat
tered door which led out to the west, we
Isaw several women still engaged in the
lately most lucrative employment ofelean
ling up any thing which they could sell t.
strangers. The same persons had very
probably been active in stripping anc
plundering the slain, before they were
buried. We asked them where they
were during the action -" Toutes dams
lie bois. "g- Did they hear the noise
the answer was shrug, look OF dreadful
; recollection. Thsy seemed to be Endips
very little worth picking up. We were
Yourselves at the moment more fortunate
tor lying among some straw, We fount
Ia French bayonet, evidently marked viii
blood, which we brought away with US.
! We returned to the tree, and directed
our steps westward to go along the Brit
sh line to the right. There was no diff.
culty in tracing the line By the graues Of
1.-THE brave men, who had fallen were they
were first posted. The survivors never
lquitted it but to advance. Ibe very
Isround was ha|Iowet; and twas trod by u'
with respect and gratitde the multitude
below, so lately red, accustomed
livery impressive subject ofrefection.
/ If the unknown dead called forth these
feelings, much more did the affecting
CONSCIOUSNESS Of landing On the SPOT
Where some orc kncwn to us, bad "no
lbly fought, and nably d ed" We stood
lwRere the interesting Sir William d.
lbaucy had met his death. when rallyir2
with great spirit and eft ct, battalion
of Hanoyerians who had got into corfu
|,ion. He molly refused TO occupy The
time Of the surgeons with his wound
which he had hard them pronounce
mortal, when they thought him insens',
bile. lie WAS removed to the village OF
Waterloo, where be died, This gallant
young mans early name and just favour
with his great commander, exhibited zen.
Ieral and deep interest for his fate; ard
no where more than in Edinburg where he
Fad been married only a few v eeks before
Indeed the instances of heroic death
were as numerous as they are effcctiDg
lColonel Miller of the first guards re-
quested last sight of the colours under
| ~ hlch he lad fG1lpht. He kissed than