Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1849-01-11

publ'shed IN Boston IN l792 and was no.
ticed at length, in the Transcript of Aug.
Goth last. A single expression of Elem
ing's will show the nature Of his prophe-
cies, all of which are based on the Book
Of Revelations. He says, speaking Of the
Pope-"He cannot be supposed to have a.
ny vial poured ont upon his seat so as TO
ruin his authority so signally as this iudg-
ment must be supposed to do until the gear
1s4S." Singular enough!-Boston Tran
script.
From the Herald Of Religious Liberty.
THE battlefield OF WATERLOO!
A little more than year ago was in
Belgium, the most highly cultivated, rich
est, and most beautiful country, in an ag-
ricultural aspect, ever beheld. 1t is not
a perfect level,as expectedto find it, but
slightly undula,ing, sprinkled over with
beautiful forests whose trees are very tall
and straight, having but few branches ,and
no underground.
Brussels is the chief city Of this king
dom. 1t is finely situated, high and airy,
commands splendid view of the sur
rounding country. The houses are all
white, generally three stories high, land or
namented with the white Venetian blind.
The streets are broad and very clean
every thing seems remarkably plain and
neat. On the top of the Hill or in the high
est part Of the city, is a "Jordin, 'or park,
containing some twenty or thirty acres,
planted with trees and flowers laid off
into walks, terraces and avenues, and or
namented with statues, fountains, &c.; and
though not equal to the "Tuillcries," in
Paris, is decidedly a splendid place. This
park is intersected by great avenue, at
one end of which stands the Chamber Of
Deputies, and at the other, the palace of
the present King, Leopold. The stranger
is struck with the large number of Eng
lish people he meets with in Brussels. 1t
is said that almost one third Of the entire
population are English, who, with narrow
or impaired fortunes, have gone to reside
| at Brussels OH account Of the greater econ
omy Of living there than in England.
But the only special attraction about
Brussels, to one who has seen London and
Paris, is s'THE BATTLEFIELD OF WATER
Loo," some ten or twelve miles south of
the city. Thither felt my inclinations
all the time tending, and was restless and
impatient until procured carriage, and
was dashing with merry speed in the d.
rection of this memorable spot. The road
was the great highway to Namur and
Charleroi. A few miles from the city, i,
enters the famous forest of "Soignies, -
through which the road continues in a
straight line for six or eight miles. Soon
after emerging from the forest, came to
the village OF "Wsterloo," which has Civ
en- name to the battle; not because the bat
tie was fought there, but because the name
is more euphoneous one than that Of
"Mount Saint JEAN" two miles further
on, where the battle was actually fought
In this latter village procured guide,
and proceeded on foot to survey the event
full field. 1t is wide, beautiful, and
gently undulating plain, if | may so call
it, variegated by few trees, orchards and
farm-houses, scattered here and there over
a wide expanse of country. The whole
is one vast wheat field, not divided or in.
tersected by fences, hedges, or bitches,
but resembling one of our wild prairies.
The great road, already mentioned, passes
through this plain, from north to south
whilst hollow, or gentle depression runs
from east to west, crossing the road al
right angles. The two armies were drawn
ND on either side OF this hollow or depres.
sion; the Allies on the north and the French
on the south-the two generals being sta.
toned where their respective lines crossed
the road. The vale between waffle scene
Of the awful carnage, where seventy thou
sand human beings fell in few hours
A farmhouse, whose stables, yards, gar
dens, orchard, &c.. are inclosed with a
stone wall, stands in the hollow, by the road
side, where the fiercest and most dreadful
part of the conflict took place. The gates
Of the farmhouse still show the marks OF
the bullets, and cannon balls are still adj
herring to the walls.
There are several monuments scattered
| in different directions over the plain.-
| Coming from Brussels, soon after crossing
the line where the Allies were stationed,
and within the actual area Of battle, you
come first to the German Monument. erect
ed to the memory Of the "Companions in
Arms" of the German Legion. 1t stands
on the road side, on the lett hand, on
small mound of earth, and is a kind Of
truncated obclisk, or sIoping pedestal, built
of granite, and covered over with insert p
tons and devices, in honor Of those who
fell near that place. Within few yards,
but on the opposite or west side of the
road, is another monument, a broken, tlut-
ed pillar, on pedestal erected to the mem
DRY of aid-de-camp, young General Cor
don, who fell at that spot. In the same
direction, but about two hundred yards
farther west, is huge pyramid Of dirt,
two hundred feet high, surmounted by
colossal lion, standing on pedestal. The
ground for several hundred yards adjacent,
was removed to the depth Of three or four
feet, TO furnish dirt sufficient to make the
pile This uncouth pileis designed to
mark the spot, the guide said, where some
fellow, by the name of prince Of Orange,
stood and got scratch, which he termed
being wounded' This huge mound of
earth, as large a. some of the pyramids of
Egypt, obstructs the view over this beat
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