Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1842-04-21

General Chagarnier, dated BIaidah CA
trica) 18th ult., conveying an account of
an expedition ON the banks Of the Chitfa
from which he had just returned. The
General broush. back 2ll prisoners. a
number uf horses. aud about 900 head
Of cattle. The "a civil and military pri-
soners. Internationally liberated by Alb
del kader, arrived at Alsiers on The Goth
May.
General Ponsonby on The FIELD of Wa-
'eiloo.- The late General PonsUnby gave
The following account of his being woun.
ded at Waterloo:-ln the melee was
almost instantly disabled in both of my
arms, losing first my sword, anil then my
rein, and followed bya few of my men.
who were instantly cut dowd, was car
rled along by my horse, till, receiving a
blow from sabre, | fell senseless on my
face to the ground. Recovering, rails
ed myself little to look around, being,
at that time, believe, able to get up aud
run away, when lancer passing by
struck bis lance throu h my back. Ny
head dropped, the blood sushed INTO my
mouth. difficulty Of breathing came on,
and | thought all was over. Not long
afterwards, lit was then impossible to
measure time, but must have fallen in
less than ten minutes after the onset
a tifal1ear stopped to plumber ME, threat
ealng my life; directed him to small
side pocket, in which Ire found three dol
lars; all | had. But he continued to
threaten, and | said he might search me.
This he did Immediately, unIoosing my
stock, and tearing open NY waistcoat,
and leaving me in very uneasy posture.
But he was no sooner gone than an officer
bringing up some troops to which the
tara'lew probably belonged, and happen
ing to halt where lay. stopped down
and addressed ME, saying he feared was
badly wounded. answered that was,
AID expressed a wish to be carried to
the rear. He said it was against their
orders to remove even their own men:
but that if they gained the day, land he
understood that the Duke Of Wellington
was killed, and that six of our battalions
bad surrendered every attention in his
power should be PAID 10 me. | complained
OF thirst. and he held his bottle to ny lips,
directing one Of his soldiers to lay me
straight on my side, and placed knap-
sack under Ny head. He then passed
on Into the action, soon. perhaps to want
but not to receive the same assistance:
and shall never know to whose sener-
#osity vas indebted, as | believe. for
my lie. BY and by another tiralleur
came up, . young man fall of ardour.
tie knelt dawn and fired over me many
times. and conversing with me very gal
~ all the while; at last he ran Off, sayil g,
'pous serez daen arise d'appreadre, que
nous atoms vots et.rer. Bon jour. mon
amir (You will be pleased to hear that
we are going TO retire. Good day, my
friendly 1t was dusk, when Two squadrous
OF Pfussian cavalry, each of them two
deep. came across the valley and passed
me III iull trot, lifting me from the .,round,
and tumbllng me about cruelty. The
CHATTER OF TIER approach, and apprehen-
slons they excited, can't easily be inagin-
ed. A g.n taking that direction must have
destroyed me. The battle was now at
an end, Or removed to distance. The
shouts and imprecatiuGs. the outLries oil,
'p're FEmperenr' and discharges Of mus
kerry and cannon were over, and the
eroans Of the wounded all round me be-
came every instant more and more audi
bic. thought the night would never end.
Much about this time, fund a sUltlier
lying across my legs. He had probably
crawled tliithcr in his agony; and his
weight, his consuIsiye motions, his moi
ses, and the air Rushing through wound
last northumberland me greatly; the
wound Of the same nature my had a
was not dark night. and parties were
wandering about to plumber. Several
stragglers looked at me as they passed bv
one alter another, aud at last one stopped
to examine me. told him as well as /
was able, for spoke German very imper-
fectly, that | was a BRUSH officer. and
had been pIundered already; he did not
desist, however and pulled me about
roughly. An hour before midnight. / saw
a MAN in all English uniform Walking to.
wards ane: he was, suspect. nnthe same
errand, and he came aud looked me in
the face. spike instantly, telling him
who was. aud assuring him OF "a reward
II he would remain with me. lie said
he belonged to the 10th, and had missyA
his regiment; he released NE fron the d.
ing soiGier; and stood over me asa senti-
mel, pacing backwards and forwards.
Day broke, and at Six o'clock in the m.r-
ning, some English We're seen at dis
lance. He ran to them. A messenger
being sent to Hervey, a cart came Tor
me, and was placed in it. and carried
to the village of Waterloo, mile ard a
half off, and laid in the bed from which
Gordan, as | understood afterwards, had
just been carried out. had received
seven wounds.
An old lady whose fidelity to her only
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