Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1852-10-04
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THE DUKE OF WELLINGTOH

~ r. Ut w u lslsI MI loN.
Onr renders are aware that this lllnstr Gus
warrior ald statesman died III The 18th of Sep
tcmber. He was born IN February, all H. the
SINE yeartiat gave birth In Napoleon, 10 Mar.
shals Soul. Ney and Davouf and Lord Fuse.
breagh, George Canning aud many of the Illus.
irious chn,n tcrs civil. military and scientific,
oflhat ext aordin ry era. lie has survived Mar
-hal Soult his old opponent. buf few months
The same year gave birth to these Two illus
trinns enemies, aud The same year yelled tnonI
with The grave We believe they had nev,,
met prrsonaliy. nndl The coronation Of Victo1s
whcu Soul wa- setlt Owe as he i ,nba ssado
Of Louis Philippe, and became the guest :
Wellington. During the occupation Of Paris
Sonlt vas n exile.
The Dnl,e Of Wei iugton was the fourth SOL
Of lord MornIneton and was born in IreIs nd
though Of an English iunily. Their original
name rs Cow ley. bat Ne have never under.
stool how II became changed to Wesley, onl
alter" ards 10 Wellesley. Al II very e,rl, age
lie was s'lh to An ,ir Acadc'py. AMI rrtere
the army uhout the year 1857 lis 'r,r SER
vice was pert"rmrd under The Duke OF YORK.
IN HE famous cxpoai.ion ol Holland Near
the close Of ih last cpnintv. he - a. seai t. II
II. bong III n Col. Wellesley, unI "a his
brot er, The Marquis Il We lesiev WIS Gov
efoor-' General he had opportunities to dj4Gn
gnish himself Of which he did MOI FL To avail
himself Among many briliinnr exploits which
be performed, the mo / brilliant was the bat.
dc Ut Asayf, " hlcll VA, fought against over.
whcmns numbers, an5 secured The / ri u az.
cendcr"y II India. In 1909, he returned In
Eerope tie Marquis of Hastings sending u
SEIZED l"fter 10y Inn u tde Secretary If Wa.
IN hIch he said IL send you al officer who
can compete with Bonapar if any body can. E"
| Tn ms pnssag" home, be asnear being drown.
ed BY he cai SIZING OF n boat N the Harbor of
~. lleIcna. IL WIS upon that visit that he IL.
spccted the Island, and afterwards suggest tel
the idea Of confining Napoleon there. He
never met with Nelson but once, when that
great naval commander proposed that they
| shout undertake Joint expedition to Sicily
which General Wellesley declined. He was
engaged, In 1907, III the expedition to Copen.
| hagen, not, however, ~ Commnnder-in chief
In 1909 he commended the xpedrion to Por.
tnGal uni landing with an Inferior force, after
some DAYS mannnvrng, defeated unot at the
battle of Nncora. The lav after he battle. he
was superseded by Sir Hew Bnrrard, and
he, III his turn, by Sir Henry Dalrymple.-
Thus he WINS stripped of the honor of fore.
ing the enemy to capituac after he had beat.
en- him on the field, and reduced him 10 q es
peration. Dalrymple formed the famous On
ven'on of Clntra, by which he engaged 10 S, III
| the troops of .Iunot back to France al the .,x
pense OF Great Britain. MOI even cxacline OF
them TINT they should not serve again dur no
the war. Dalrymple was soon snpcrse, e,i
by Sir John Moore, and after the death Of 1nat
officer. Sir John Craddotl, who succeeded
nun, wa superseded Sir Arthur Weesle,
i6O9) Then began thai long and unnlerrup
ted career OF success, which, beginning with
Ia'avera ended with Waterloo. In the cours.
OF nv" Years, Wellington fought many battles.
IN IN" lenlnS iIa, and conducted several sicces
M al which h was successful. His rclreot
To IN" lines OF Torres V,dras has been consd.
cred masterpiece, and the battle of Sala,nan
ca was very shful piece Of Gereralsl.ip. Since
he war he has he many high Off :es. and has
been several times premier.
lie survived all the Marshas he fouoI,
against Sou't having been the last. ueaulived
Napoleon 81 years