Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1817-10-29

kpTt SJU SuVtiSl ~ '"~ v ~
,,ft wing, and directed to act discretion
~ each d the armies Was d.aWa up
., = gentle lec!ivity, small valley lying
b,tween them. At one O.s Ock, obsers-
-. IS .h,agh., uns.esdiness in CO.
hmm Of F-cnch infantry $50 by 90
Iann--Cr ticresbonIs,) which were adj
,,a,ias wnh an irregular Gre, resolved
n charge them. ~ we were descending
ms gallop, we received from our troops
81 the right fire much more destructive
man theirs, they having began long be-
fire II could take effect, and slackening
. we drew nearer when we were with
in fifty PAGES OF them, they turned, and
much execution was done among them,
IS We we're followed by some Beigians,
Who had marked our success.
But we had no sooner passed through
them, thea we were attacked in our turn
before we could form, by about 500 PO-
Gsh Lancers, who had come down to
their relief. The French artillery pour
ed in among Us heavy fire of grape shot,
which, however, for one of our men kiied
three Of their own in the melee was
disabled almost instantly in both of nv
arms, and followed by few Of my men,
sho were presently cut down no quarter
being asked or gwen was carried on by
ms horse, till receiving blow on nv
head from sabre, was thrown scrse-
less on my taco to the ground. Recover
iag, raised myselfa little to look rSInd
being. believe, at that time in condi,
ton 10 get up aud run awsy,) when
hncer passing bv, exclaimed, Iu mes
pls mort cuQuiu y and struck his lance
through my buck I, my head dropped, the
b,1od pushed into my mouth, difficulty
Q, breathing came on, and thought all
vas over.
Not long afterwards ut was then i'm
possible to measure time. but must have
hlicn in less than ten minutes after the
charge) 4 nralleur came up to plumber
me, threatening 10 take my life. l told
him that he might search me, directing
him to small side pocket, in which he
Iouud three dollars, being all had he
ualoosed my stuck, tore open my waist
cat, then leaving me in very uneasy
posture and was no sooner gone, than
another came up for the same purpose,
but assuring him that I had been plunder-
ell already, he left ne when an officer,
bringing on some troops, ito which, poo
bible the tirallcurs belonged, and halt
ing where lay, stopped down and ad-
dressed me. saying he feared was badly
eOunded. Irspiied that / was, aud ex-
pressed wish to be rcmored into the
rrlr &c said it was against the order to
rcmOVs even their own men, but that II
they gained the day, as they probably
wOIit (inr he understood the Duke OF
Wellington was killed, ard that six OF
our battalions had snrreRdered,) every
attention in Lis power should be shewn
inc. complained o! thirst, anu he held
his brandy-5ottle to my lips, directing
one ot MS men to lay me straight on my
side, and place knapsack under my
head he then passed on into the action
and shall never kaow to whose geGer.
C'ity | was indebted, as I conceive, fOI
M lIie-of what rank he was l cannot
Hy, he wore blue great coat. BY and
BY another tirsllear came, and kneit and
h,ed over me, leading and firing many
TINES. and caRyersing with great gaity
all the while at last ran Oh saying,
"EoCs sereZ bien aise d'entendre que
nou, slions nous retirer bon Jour, mon
ami"
While tie battle continued in that
part, several OF the wounded men and
dead bodies near me we're his with the
oils which came very. thick in that place.
towards evening, when the Prussians
came, the continued roar Of the cannon a.
bag theirs and the British hne growing
rnier and louder as they drew near, was
tie finest thing | ever heard. II was
lex, and two squadrons Of Prassian ca
pry, 10th Ofthem two deep, passed over
nsln tull trot, lifting me from the ground,
md tumsling me abaut cruelty; the clat-
Ter OF their approach. and the apprehen-
hnl II excited, say be easily conceived;
al gun come that way il would have
lone for me. The battle was then near
over, or removed to distance the
Ties AID groals OF the wcanded all a.
ml1i me became every iRstsntm0re and
no,e autibhe, succeeding TO the shouts,
7rOcatirHs. outcries, +" Nive 'EmPs-
H''" the discharges of musketry and
;ichon: law and then intervals at per-
rt silence which we're worse than The
,'s9, | thought the night would never
I'd Much about this time, l found
l--a- Il rha pn-alD Linn acrn.s NV