The Illinois free trader and LaSalle County commercial advertiser. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1841-1843, 1842-12-30

to 1t, ye yearnng ana enlightened lew,
and laggard Time shall fly to the dazzling
goal
nTDr. HAsAN, editor of the Vcksburg Seuti-
ue., is now travelling in Europe. The following
is from his pen, giving description of
Waterloo.
The most striking object to be seen is
an immense mound, near the centre of the
field, surmounted by a Belgian brass lion
made of cannon taken at the battle, erec-
ted on the spot where the Prince of Or
ange was wounded. This mound stands
to the right of the road as you proceed
from the village of Waterloo, which is in
reality near four miles distant. Mount
st. Jean, where the carriages bringing
visiters from Brussels always stop to feed
and rest their horses, is upwards mile
from the field. Two monuments on the
left of the road, nearly parallel with the
great mound, was first examined by the
visters. One was raised for Sir Alexan-
der Gordon, one of Wellington's aids {;
the other to the Hanoverian officers who
fell in the battle. The four sides of the
latter are covered with the names of the
fallen Dutchmen who fought for British
and European legitimate despotism.
From Gordon's monument we went to
the great mound, which is 20G feet high.
1t is an elevation of "a degrees, and of
course is very difficult of ascent in d.
rect line. 1t affords a full view of the
entire ground occupied by the whole
troops, and our guide pointed ont all parts
of the field. The hollow square was
formed not far from where the mound and
monuments stand.-The English and al
lies had decidedly the best position, as the
French had to pass hollow, and ascend
the hill on which the allies were posted,
to make their attacks. This hill has
been considerably reduced, by carrying
off the soil to build up the mound to com
memorate the Prince of Oragne's fresh
wound. We did not visit the grave of
Lord Anglesea's leg, nor the farmhouse
of La Haye Sainte, which afforded the
British such timely protection. The
spot where Bonaparte's tent stood and
the house of the old farmer Cosle, who
remained with him during the battle, were
pointed ont. Grape-shot, bullols, but
tons, and various other relics, said to be
found on the field, are for sale by thou
sands by the numerous guides and Sice-
rOneS, who iniest the place to offer their
services. One is absolutely necessary 10
point out the places, and his price is from
three to five francs, or from sixty cents TO
a dollar. The country from Brussels to
Waterloo is rather undulating, but in a
high state of cultivation. The crop of
oats which grew in the midst of the battle
field was just being cut down the day we
visited it; and, instead of the rich and
abundant crops which ! had anticipated
from so well MANFRED field, | found the
poorest crop had seen in all Belgium
This was easily accounted for by the
guide. who pointed to the mound, which
had taken from five to twenty feet off the
surrounding fields to make it up. The
base of the mound is about 700 feet, an,
the earth for the first portion was drawn
by horses, then by wheeIbarrows, and thu
upper portion was said, by our guide, tt
have been carried up on the backs o
women, because their labor was cheape
than that of men