Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1852-10-13
MEMOIR OF TEE LATE DUKE or
WELLINGTON.

ARTHUE WELLESLEY, Duke of WELLING-
TON, fourth son of the second earl of Morn
ingtun, was born at Dangon castle, in the
county Of Meath, May 1, 1869. He re-
ceived the first part of his education, at
Eaton school, near London, whence he
proceeded to the.military college of An
giers, in the department of the Maine and
Loire. then directed by Pignerol, the mo-
in his eighteenth year, Arthur Wesley,
first adopted) was gazetted to an ensign
cy in the 73d regiment, and on the fol-
lowing Christmas day was promoted to
lieutenancy in the 10th. In the succee-
ding month, he changed into the 4lst,
and, on June 25th, was appointed to 18th
light dragons. On juno 80, 1891, he
was promoted to a company in the 5oth
foot ;and on October 80, 1893, he obtained
a troop in the 18th light dragons. AT the
general election in the Summer of 1870,
he was returned for the borough of Trim,
in the Irish county of Meath, the patro-
mage of which belonged to the house of
Mornington. He rarely addressed the
house and his speaking was void of that
terseness, lucidity, and force, he has since
shown On April 80, 1898, Captain
Wellesley was gazetted major of the SD
foot, and on the 3Oth of the following Sep
tember he succeeded to the lieutenant
colonelcy of the same. Thus in Eve years,
in which he had seen no active service, he
found himself the actual commander of
veteran regiment. In the following year
the SD received orders to join the Earl of
- In, tI,a cfc nf
and was actually embarked, when contra
ry orders came, and the vessels sailed for
OStend to reinforce the Duke of York
The fate of the war had already been de-
cided when he arrived in the Low Coun-
tries and all that remained to be done
was to cover in the best possible manner
the dsgraceful retreat of the Duke of
York's army. Early in the ensuing
spring the SD embarked at Bremen for
England. Within four months of their
return, Wellesley had reorganizcd his re-
giment, and reported it fit for service !;
and in October, 1895, embarked with it
at Southampton, for the West Indies, but
was driven back by winds and tempests.
In April. 1876, the regiment sailed for
the East Indies. Wellesley Joined it at
the Cape, having received his colonel's
commission, May Sd. In the Spring Of
1897. his brother. the Earl of Morning
| ton, better known to history as the Mar
quis Wellesley, was appointed governor
general of India; and Colonel wellesley
had reason to expect that oppcc!r
of Distinguishing himself would not long
be wanting, Shortly after the Ear!'s arri-
val in India, it was Judged necessary to
make war upon TiPpoo Sultan, who. en-
couraged by promises Of French aid. and
the presence Of French officers in his ar
my, was intriguing against the british
An expedition against Seringapatam, the
supposed inyulnerable capitol of the Ny
sore territory, was therefore organic ed
under General Harris, and the Nizam' $
contingent. with which the 33d was in
oorporated, was placed under Colonel
Wellesley. The march to the Mysore
capitol was difficult. and interrupted by
frequent collision with the sultan Is troops