Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1845-10-13
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EUROPEAN CORRESPONDENTS.
HElpLrnuHa, (Badsn,) August 10. Il

ioresttine ru every where pears. apples and plunbs
hut IN this part OF + rance there few grape
The implements ot husbandry clumsy and roua -
Wagons large, hut unseemly and badly made-nsing
ropes instead trace chains. lcses are generally large
and line never saw AN oX at work Cows sollcd,
aud rarely seen grazing al large Sheep are penned at
night on some poor spot-heir pens are movesbe and
the shepherd sleeps IN e movable house by their
side VIII say no more OF France.
In Belgium there are many manufactures. Look
where you may, you see smoke Issuing from
The al chimney OF some furnace. The travel by rail
road In this country is not only very cheap but very
comfortable. Their rail road carriages perhaps the
neacst IN the world. Great pains are taken To prevent
mistakes and losses. Ga one of the trains A trunk an.
peared without an owners name. a servant passed
through each car 10 enquire for the owner-l this
pea'edly done with hat boXes CARPET bags and pack
ages.
Wesaw many Notifications, as every village has been
the scene ct some important warlke event in times
past While at Brussels we made an excursion 10 the
battle field ol Wateroo-the distance about ten miles,
with good road made after the French fashion, IA se
IN the middle IN some places ten feet abo We the
levepassng through the forest oil. Soipny which the
Northern Bard SO happily describes
Thy road dark Soinies, holds ms now,
Where the tall beech's glossy bvugl,
For many league around,
With birch and darksome oak between,
Spreads deep and Tar painless scene
OF lang led forest ground.o
We started early in the nl0rnng in a carriage accom-
panied by two friends IL cloudy, but did
'li' we feached Waterloo. All along The way. as eve
~ "here III ms country were renewed evidences OF The
high eslln ate put upon manure. We met many ltile
boys win ler WheenafrowS gathering The droppngs IN
the road As we approached The ground we were as
sailed by numerous guides who offered their services
SID" 'he "hee WaF, ior ihrte iraUcs-eacli having
many Testimonials iron English officers, from men Of
an ohef naois' and even from Americans. told one
oil them his American testimonials were worthless as no
trusted American Eurupp. He auO he'd and
said he knew was an American. By the way. there
Is such an AmeIcahlsm 10 our accent oil The English
language una, we nave rarely been taken ior English
'e'etai f.uehshhe nave asked me where learned to
speak Tue E'2ish language here lsano'her sign by
"nch an American Is generally known IN Lurole-a
'u,ee "ea'y 'unH' s'uuusu WIN ofass na's reused
All oHeIS io' gu'ue uh SHOULD ieach me ie'd though
one poor iel'o" followed US at good pace ior two
miles, anu was hay successful Us me ende Nhe hau
Deeh 'ecohhehueu 10 US was eHGae'd' IL ralned hard
wheh We ai'sh'eu az Tue Chaeau oI iiogNunouht-
me spot whste 'he rfs.ch made ihree brave attempts
W "icu ''e it'Ss", "e 'ooN fo'use u2m 'he rain ID
sinai enaPei' Vi "'cn 'hey fela'e me oi'oW'he Story
me e"a''n, wiz" ~. o'h'i ooulhss' were onIht aa~
mug we co"ie'' a'in ns on'y renamed ssahnliig-ihe
Pos' "'c" supported o"s' On cross was oofhed 10 me
po"' "hc'e te 'ept VI ''e image was iastehen' ana
men u'e he ceuseu Tvs a.aees ahd became eh'hgosh
eo' au ''A'ee" "ou'ueu ''sn s"a.es "ho ia" sou2ht
an asy '"m mere eco'eitu enU'ey from tnef WOUNDS
us cross anu naee o .n,'s' are III 'ne inferior OF me
,'fo' a. -! - ''' 80"
deprived Vi many vi us h'sers-'hey nave oeeh emov
eo oy Engnsn as 'el,cs OF 'he great CONNECT on me
oa'e itio 'eie are Jew o"Jec's at "ouio can 10 nina
lne Stea. hnu Po'a'' Contest mat tnere look place.
lnefe Is nanusp'le 'o'u'heh, eieG'eu 10 "'e 'heho
~ o or heAahuef "oraon' VINO 'ei mere IN the plaze
OF MS Lame, a' te aye VI twenty hIe-aot'ef 10 some
brave officers OF herman iegon VINO displayed great
leafs OF vaor on the OCCASION AL some distance from
the chapel here an enormous mound, OF conlcal 'om
some ~oo 'eet hsh, souuea WIN grass ana suth'uh'eu
oy colossal non oil bronze wch contains me bones oil
''e victims VINO pensied IN me oal'le ms was iorn'
ed seven years alter the battle and no one kno~s whom
or now many II contains. Inc bones OF many probably
sli iena'n IN inc rehches hasiy made LOT the depo>
sle soon alter the dreadful carnage The plough even
now frequently turns up skull or some remains OF the
dead The week before our visit three skulls had been
found, and purchased by an Engishman, and carried
home rs valuable relic. j rom the tor OF TINS mound,
as far as the eye can reach, you see elds OF golden
grain, and Inc very oae ground Itself is now covered
with uxurlaht CROWN oi clover and other PRODUCTS
One on The spot viewing me authentic chart OF The bat
lie, ana me e'ou.u on Wnth look pace woud feadl'
y perceive the English had the advantage in position.
In part, they were quite hid by ridge on the principal
line, and at Hagoumount they were screened from the
rench balls by brick wall and forest, making alto
gelher their situation most admirable. The English
er made an attack. but remained hid behind this screen
and their cannon. till the French in order to fight
to arm were compelled TO cross iher lines TO the enc
my's. and IN doing this mad to descend little ravlne
and TO another all the lime exposed 10 the deadly
fire of the British artillery. The French according to
the BRUSH CHARTS displayed wonderful eas OF vaor,
and performed almost MIRACLES ard there can be 'te
Doubt that bat for the arrival OF the Prussansj Napo-
leon would have Slept conqneror on the field. On the
exact spot where was the greatest carnage, Che LETT wing
Of the combined army,) where the dead We're several