Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-10-09


terson Of Bstinore and Miss Cation, of Annapolis the
Duchess of Wellington, my wife, the Rev Gerald We'll
lesley and other gentlemen, Of the company.
"We went to dinner puncually few minutes after
SEVEN and what fellows passed at table or Afterwards In
the drawing-room
!. Speaking of the Royal Military Academy at Wool
wich when alluded to my visit there under the Dukes
auspices he said that hundred and fifty cadets
number which to me had appeared small for the whole
British army found enough, it only for the
artillery and engineers that the academy educated young
men The military school at Sandhurs designed, he
said for young men who went into the line The esta
blishment Woolwich he thought the whole as COM
plete any of similar nature known to him in Eu-
rope. Speaking of the Russian army he said that it
might probably be put down from eight to nine hun
dred thousand men, and its annual expense at about nine
millions sterling The Russian soldiers he added were
now well fed well clothed and well found in all respects
He remarked that the British army was the most expen
sive in Europe, and the Dutch next.
Gen. Moreau was spoken Of who fell at Dresden.
said that when he was in the United States had once
passed evening in his company, and that he spoke Of
his sensations of delight gaining his first victory say
ing that he then sfelt level with his profession
The Duke remarked that he to speak Of his feelings
when it had been his fortune to gain battle, he would
say that they had generally been painful or there was
grief for those who had fallen, and next it imposed in
stany the necessity of doing more as no commander
could remain quiet after victory; larger view opened
him. often causing anxiety from the difficulties to be
overcome for ensuring further advantages said that II
was remark of Moreaus made on the same occasion,
that the fault with commanders however brave,
backwardness in taking the last step to bring on
battle especially when armies large, arising from
deep moral anxiety and, after ALL the uncertainties Of
the issue. The Duke said it was just remark.
The Archduke Charles of Austria being spoken Of,
the Duke repeated in effect what had heard him say
Gen. Harper four eountryman of Baltimore, namely,
that he probably had military science than any of
the generals of Europe contemporary with him. The con-
versaton proceeding the Duke remarked in this con-
nexion, that general might stand too much upon the
rules of science while engagement was going on;
there could not be too much attention to them in all his
arrangements beforehand he said but the battle once
begun, the main thing think of hard fighting
The Thistewood conspiracy touched upon, and
particulars related One was that the night of
the Duke of San Carloss entertainment in Portland Place.
when the Horse Guards were called out it believed
that Thistlewood in the crowd intending mischief
but the Of the Horse Guards had kept all quiet
When the daring character of the plot spoken of the
Dukes opinion was that if the consprators had got into
Lord Harrowbys dining room, and found the Cabinet at
dinner, most of them would probably have been killed
How, said he, taking tableknife in his hand, could
we have defended ourselves with weapon like this,
against rushing in to murder US armed with swords
pistols and -grenades He said that having taken
off the Minister'S their first step would probably have
been to rob the banks in the Strand
g He asked me if there any foundation for the
of having any serious misunderstanding with
Frances he here alluded to late act Of Congress imposing
duty of eighteen dollars upon French vessels in
mercial policy-a countervaing measure our side
He said that as far us he understood the question: ap
peared to be in the right
If the Dukes guests found the conversation interesting
his table called up historical "reminiscences When the
dessert came the fruit dishes plates vases and
other ornamental pieces Of service of China presented
to him by the King Of Prussia, illustrative of his
fe-each piece represented passage in it. 1t
began with view Of Dangan Castle in Ireland where he
was born gave you Elton in England where he edu-
Gated took you India and showed you Poonah Assaye
Seringapatam and other places marking his of vic
tory and fame in that country brought you back to Eu
rope and gave you his achievements in the Peninsular
war; Yimera Talavera the lines of Torres Vedras Ba
daos, Vittoria and until finishing the story of
renown in the Peninsula you up Belgium, where
the overthrow of Napoleon at Waterloo closed the long
of glory One of the dessert plates set before
had the view of Busaco another that of Salamanca.
Thus all his campaigns traced and with them,
outline Of European and Asaic history for quarter Of
century, in many of its decisive events. The painting
and scenery on each piece beautifully executed
Pieces Of another service made at Dresden and present
ed the Duke by the King of Saxony the table,
1 and also historical
81 should sin almost against my country to close the
recolectons Of evening passed without saying that
at table better fitted to win favorable opinions
by all attractiyeness and grace than fair country
women, Mrs. Patterson and Miss Cation, Of Annapolis,
grand daughters Of Carroll of Caroton The FORMER SUBJ
sequenty married the Marquis of Wellesley the latter
Lord Stafford.
81 take occasion to add that the Duke me- with
courteous note paper containing the regulations which
apply the age, and Of study in detail
to the admission of cadets to the Royal Military Acade
my at Woowich, which transmitted to my Government
for the use Of the War Department. -
"JULY 27TH,-Dined at Duke of Welingtons His card
of invitation mentioned that it was to meet the King who
was there accordingly.
1--WE had all the Special Ambassadors, as yesterday
at the Kings most Of the resident Ambassadors and
Minister'S and the Dukes Of York, Clarence, and Cam
bridge ALSO the Duke of Deyonshire the Duke Of Rut
land the Duke Of Beaufort, the Duke Of Monrose tn,
Marquis Of Wellesley the Earl of Liverpool Premier
the Earl of Wesmoreland Lord marlborough Lord Mel
yille and Field Marshal Lord Beresford The who
company we're in full costume, at the Kings table
1 al sat next 70 Lord Melville, and had Lord Mary
borough on the other side The former mentioned tina
the British Government had determined publish all tn
admiralty charts The latter talked Of navy Of tn
equipments and discipline Of which found he was no