The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-07-24
WATERLOO.

Brussels IS, indeed, noble capital not one of IN,
largest but certainly of the most cheerful clean
and handsome cities IN the world. Like Edinburgh
II Is divided into two distinct towns the old and IN,
new The park IS 10 The centre Of the new town
and is an enchanted garden planted with splend,,
old trees, arranged in the fashion Of the early mart
the last cenury-diyided by broad walks and sooar,
cut grass plats, dotted here and there with eowe,
beds, ornamented with statues and fountains an,
crowded with gay and well dressed people II il !
square and on the four sides are the Rue Rovale
WIN Us noble mansions the Boulevard with IL
splendid dive the Kings Palace and the Cbarnbe,
OF Representatives. II was in this park that IN,
ttnce OF Orange, with his troops. was enclosed h,
ths Belgian populace when the nation rose Ia n,
themselves OF their oppressors and IL was in fro,,
OF this park that the British troops paraded one mir,
OF them Tor The last time on the 18th June b.for,
the fatal battles of Quatre Bras and Waterloo
went yesterday to visit the last celebrated b,,,l.
field Of Europe, whose name appears 10 m. .,nr,,
lar msnomer. The village and church of W.,e,los
are al least two miles md q half from the field nj
oatue' Inc battle itself was fought on some rontl,
unduiatng ground, between the village of Mount 81
Jean and the hamlet La Belle Alliance The a.,
TIRE os',le-heid dad not appear, a. far as nv CIV,
could Judge, 10 cover more than four hundred acre.
OF ground and the respective heights upon ,sbi a
The artillery was planted could not have been NOR
than hall mile TO three quarters of a mile ,oar, =
lWo hundred thousand men and three hundred and
MY pieces OF cannon thus brought into con,ac
m space OF ground so limited and with SO littl, co
YER that the wonder ceases as to the amount ~ A.,
slaughter. The Duke Of Wellington described il =.
the most deadly pounding match he ever witnessed
and even The minds Of the victors must have scLen
ed at such wholesale slaughter.
Inc orchard at Hugoumont, on the right of IA,
British position, containing less than four acres =,
ground, contained also, on the fatal 18th af Inn.
1913, the bodies OF 500 Of tie slaughtered sod,erx
AT The farm Of La Haye Sainte in the centre Of m,
position, which covered, with us buildings abou,
acres OF ground, the slaughter was nearly a. 60,
cannot now refer to the horrid enormities coe,1;,
ted in cold blood after battle but they serve ~ III
that II war IS game at which kings NAV ,lsv !, \.
one for which subjects must pay both in perso, =
10 pocket As an Bnglishman, am prood 81 a., ,,'o
courage, and conduct, and bravery of INV ra.,it
Scotch, and Irish brethren, as man Of sesIIs
thank God, my dear Daniel, that our line. ~. ,
IN such different and such pleasant places Ih.I;s
also, that there IS growing feeling among ~.
pie of Europe that wars are unnecr.arv and
not TO be permitted upon vain pre,exts rbs t,N
OF our country viii hereafter have .om.th;na
IN questions OF war and peace. Long NAV !, \. ~
the fields of Flanders are again fertilI,ed H. ., .re
OF human gore London League. y '''A"'s