Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1852-10-05
Duke of WELLINGTON.

The New York Courier has the following inter-
resting biographical sketch of this celebrated Bri-
fish soldier, who died at Walmer Castle, on the
18th of September: s. ygS 4
Arthur Wellesley, Duke Of Wellington, the 4th
son of the second Earl of Morningon, was bonn at
Dangan Castle, IN the county of Meath, Ireland,
on the list of May, 1853, a few weeks only be
fore the Birth of Napoleon Boneparte, in Corsica.
The projenitors of the family emigrated to the 4
county of Kilkenny, in the reign of Henry VIII.
The early part of the education of the deceased
hero was obtained at Elton school, whence he pro-
ceeded to the military school of Anglers in France
and their received his military education at the
same time that Napoleon was receiving his at the
sister school of Brienne. Returning TO England
when he was seventeen, he was gazetted ensignin
in the 73d at eighteen, and by famlly influence and
connections, he was within n few months promoted
to the lieutenancy in the 41st. At2l he was cleo
ted to Parliament for the borough of Trim, por-
ton of the Mornington estae the next year he was
promoted to captaincy in the 5sth foot, at "a
he was gazetted major, and few months after
lieutenant colonel. Thus, in little more than five
years, he passed through the various grades from
that of ensign, to that of lieutenant colonelcy
and the actual command of a yetern regiment
| He obtained no distinction in the House of Com
mons speaking seldom and wretchedly.
In 1875, Lieut.. Colonel Wellesley was ordered
to join the Duke OF York in the Low Countries, but
he arrived too late, and could only join the dis
graceful retreat of the Duke Of York's army. Four
months afterwards he embarked with his rerorgani-
zed regiment for the West Indies, but was driven
back by the winds and tempests, and his destlna-
ton was changed to the East Indies, OF which ms
elder BROTHER the Marquis of Wellesley, was at that
time the Governor General Here lie remained
without seeing actual service until l79S, when
war was declared upon Tippoo Sultan Colonel
| wellesley led an expedition against Seringapatam.
AT this stronghold he first sustained n discredita-
BILE defeat, but afterwards success crowned his Ell
| forts ..and Tippoo himself was slain Col. Welles-
| ley was appointed Governor of Seringapatam, and
displayed administrative talents OF high order
vice, and was soon after made Major General
During the great Mahratta war which ensued, he
| first displayed his transcendant qualities as a
| great communicable intuitive perfection which
takes in glance all the essential points of the
situation, and that prompt sagacity and daring
which at once determines and applies the fittest
means of overcoming the threatened danger.i The
most famous engagement of this war was that on
the field of Assaye, where British force of S7UO
with II guns routed $4,000 Indian cavalry and
l12, 600 infantry with 100 guns. The victory was
Il most signal one, and yet Wellington has been
/ frequently blamed by tacticians for hazarding
battle under such tremendous odds. He had Two
horses shot under him during the battle. The
| alahratta chiefs never recovered this blow, ana
with the close of the year 1908, the war ternna-
l ted. He received from the army, the merchants,
and the native people of Seringapatam, most hon
orable tokens of high consideration, and by the
lhonle-government he was made Knight oil The
Bath. In 1905 he embarked for England to take
i part in the war against Napolean.g .. =, :,
/ Artfur w GlltSlCy, allcI uohiS1 p" 80
ordered to join the British army on the Continent.
But the battle of AusteriitZ had already been fought
land the army against his strong opinion deliver
ed in the council of war, retreaed before Augerea,
and he soon after returned to England. The next
year he elected to Parliament for the borough
of Rye and the year afterwards was made Chief
Secretary of Ireland His administration OF Irish
affairs was characterized by an unbending harsh
ness. In 1908 lie was sent to Portugal, but there
won no distinction, his plans being thwarted at cv-
cry step by the bad counsels oil his superiors nc
soon again returned to Ireland, and resumed the
ldues of his Secretaryslp, but continued there but
little time, since the disastrous campaign OF Sir
John Moore aroused the people of Great Britain TO
the necessity of new system of operations IN the
Peninsula. Sir Arthur Wellesley was placed IN
command of the army in Portugal, and fortnight
after his arrvnl struck his first great blow against
lSoult ut Douro, which was followed up by the de-
feat of Victor at Talavera. For these battles he
was created Baron Douro and Viscount w ellington,
and was voted pension of two thousand pounds,
with succession for two generations. Not being
properly supported by the Spanish generals aud ar
mics, Wellington was obliged TO retreat into + ortu-
gall Napoleon sent against hm..theEe Marshal
MaSsena, 'the spoiled child of victory" and the
lion hearted Ney. The French army consisted OF
ninety thousand men, the British of forty thousands
yet notwithsta ndng this great disparity, Yelling
ton, s,a,ioning himself within his line of Torres
Vedras, successfully defended Portugal.
The year after, the terrible battles OF Fuentes
d. Onor and Albuera was fought, and Wellington
was victorious. MasScna was recalled ana Mar
mont was placed i'll his stead, and the latter forced
Weingtont TO raise the segc OF Badaloz and retreat
into Portugal. The year afterwards, Salamanca
was fought of which General Foy wrote, at was n
battle in which &C, 1000 men were beaten III forty
minutes Upon no battle did Wellington priue
himself more greatly than upon that OF Salamanca.
In August, 1912, he made his triumphant entry INTO
Madrid and was Immediately afterwards appointed
ger eralissimo of the Spanish armies. In The same
month he was created Marquis of Wellington. DE
afterwards returned TO Lisbon, and in 1873 retunl-
ed to Spain, won the great victory OF Vlttora over
King Joseph and his MaIshals. In this battle Mar
shall Jourdans trul cheon was taken among the
spoils and The Prince Regent after the battle, des-
patched him most hattering autograph letter, IN
which he said, you have sent Inc among the tro-
plies of your unrivalled fame the staff of French
$, Marshall and send you in return that of England
He thus became Field Marshal, and floo 'ooo ior
the purchase of an estate had been voted HIM by
the English Parliament. sOnJuly Soult became
lNapoleon's Lieutenant, and on July 25 San Sebas-
tlun was attacked; on the 2Sth the battle oil Soran-
rem was won, and on August Sth San Sebastian was
taken On October Wellington followed Soult
across the Bidussoa AMI entered France; ana .iie
battle of Tolouse terminated Wellington's seventh
peninsular campaign. This battle took place after
/ Napoleon had abdicated. 2'Ir4Esfa .isiJTy
II Lord Wellington soon afterwards returned to
England and took his seat III the House OF LORDS
for the first time, as Duke of Wellington. The
sum of half million sterling was voted to hm by
the House of Commons. Bonaparte returned from
Elba, and Wellington proceeded to Belgium anu
put himself at the head-to use his own expression
with the the exception of his old soldiers who
had fought in Spain, "ofthe most infamous army IN
the world'' OF the 10000 the allied army, only
IS 900 were British. We need not to recapltuiate
the events Of The 10th and 18th Of juno, 1915; they
are familiar 10 every scool boy; nor will we stop to
discuss whether, butfor the arrival of Butcher at
" aierloo, Wellington would have been beaten.
After the capitulalion of Paris, he was made Field
Marshall of the allied armies, lin which capacity he
was Appealed to in behalf of Ney; but refused 10
Interfere, on the ground that Ney had been con-
demned by the French Government and that las
jurisdiction. On the. final evacuation Of France,