Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-08-03
From the IN. 7. Ersning Post.
5IsIr TO THE FIELD OF WATER
LOO.
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on. Their consistency and firmness--
Farm house Of La Haye Sainte-Slr|
William De Lancy; Colonel Miller
and captain Curzon of the field the day
after the battle Wreck yet remaining
leaves OF books and letters; Chlvalrous
conduct of the Prince of Orange; a
necdo cfanameless regiment Of voiun
teer lighthouse; 18th light dragons.
young officer of that regiment who te.l
a Brigade of seth, and 0n0t'ler resl-
ment. -,
g The regular battle, it is well known
conmenced by the almost simultaneous
advance. and we distinctly saw Their,
course. Of three entire corps d'armee on
the rieht. left, and centre of the British
line The attack on the right had tor
its first object the carrying OF the post OF
Hougomont, the key of the pesl,''n; ~
nossession of which, the French could
have turned the British right. That
co,umn had the shortest way to move !;
and under king Jerome it was there the
cannoa and musketry first BEGAN. AS
admitted by" the relation fresh rem
forcements were sent to this scene OF
carnage repeatedly 10 no purpose: Inc
utmost success Of probably $4,000 men,
was obliging the light companies OF the
1st. Cd aud Sd foot guards under the com
mand of Lord Saltoun, to take refuge
n,;+b;n The Dost instead of defending the
small vood on the outside OF 1t. Inc
post itself was never occupied for a mo-
usnt. The guards kept it, in spite OF
Crane. aud mssketry, and balls, & shells
and flames; till they issued from 1t VIC
ltorious in the hour of vengeance.
The corps d'armee destined tor the lett
1.-THE 6th) soon arrived at the first attack
lin that quarter about the centre OF the
British left wing, but were calmly re-
celyed and repnlsed by the admirably
served artillery, & by the 42d ana Isth
g gid Iiighlanders. supported,,t IS De-
.ljeyed, by the 1st aud 28th regiments un-
I der the lamented Sir Thomas ptcton
THE whole slope was in our view. Moth
ing could be more tremendous than me
mode of sttack. it was always headed by
artillery. which discharged showers OF
/ iron crane shot each bullet larger than a
walnuta. It was battle, on the part OF
the French, of cavalry and cannon, both
| equipped as If by magic, and much more
| formidable than had ever been knoWd, n
tba F,orch armies even. to take the field.
g L,artiIIerie., SAYS F." the Relations
{" Sc porta en- ayant, sur toute la ligne, e'
lies COLONIES la suivirentb." Heading
! these co,umns were the iron ,cased cul
rose;ers, IN as cnmplete mail, breast and
pack, as in the days Of that defensive
armour: upon which the musket balls
were heard to ring as they glanced of
without injury or even stunning the
wearer. These men at arms, had i'm
mense infantry columns OF support at
their backs.
A stunted hedge bounded each side OF
narrow cross road, which ran along the
whole of the British left wing, joining the
great road near the Duke of Nelllng'on's
tree already mentioned In the hedge
! therewas number of gaps, which had
been made 10 serve as kind of embra-
cures for the line of the British cannon oil
| the left wing and triding bank, enly
here and there two or three feet high, OF
which the hedge grew, and in which aper-
lures for the guns were cut where neces-
sary, was tie only thing resembling
shelter which any portion OF our artillery
enjoyed; and may have given occasion
| to the author of {. the Relations" to speak
of appearances of t esh earth turned up
| in tie British position.
When the cannon ard infantry had
staggered the masses Of the enemy, ana
somewhat calmcd Their fury round the
EXTREMITY of the Grass road, full Cd the
flank of the foe-herses in perfect con-
ditien, men in steady determination !;
wheeled. like ~hir!dwinl the Royals
Greys and Enn!ski!!ens; England, Scot
land and Ireland, in high rivalry and r.
resistabIe unionc. IL vain. for the second
lime. the iron cases !; the culrasslers
were :. -bouleverscs ct cnlbutes ID in the
words of : the Relation,'' their cannon
was deserted and taken; and the columns
of infantry we're tn own into such contu-
sion, that they had just time to ger oeyoad
the range Of the prudent pursuit OF their
anniversaries, whose warfare yet was de-
fensiye. The dragons and infantry,
with their captured cannon and eagles,
calmly returned to their place IN position
Some ofthese dreadful balls we found
ON the field.