The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1852-10-16
From The y. II. St"t"-n;in.
THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON

.-., younger son was born to no title
n ,,, III. fourth son OF the Earl of Morning /
..c va, born in ireland in l1f9, and was
consequently at the time of his DEATH 50
,..,~. o.' acc He received his military edu-
.,,..- chiefly IN France. and entered the ser
,., as an cn,ign IN the British Army at the
.,actgo InI792. he had become by pur
.l,.. I,.i,. Colonel Of the %oth Regiment
..,r..,u,r,. and was with the Duke Of York
,ir,,Dcr'to the late kings Geo. ". and
William ". in the campaigns in Holland
Tb;, Wa the campaign which proved so dis
.,,-,-.i TO the British arms, and resulted. as
.,mc OF our readers well know, in the i'm
.c,r r,.ut Of the Duke of York. He after
ward, served with great success III India,
where he wa soon promoted to be ma ior-
general, lie wa present at the celebrated
,;.,,. nt S,.rincl,atum. where the tcrocious
r,.,L Ii,,,o, >,.bwl~ defeated and his forces
.rzr,,srI. abou; the year 1883. He was next
,,,..! .a command Of the British forces sent
a,LcrA tie apaoarhos Of the MahrattaS;-
,taH..rou- horde nhabiting the southern
part o; the peninsula. About the year 1902,
H. rnmpetel the entire suhicction of these
i,rjit,i and forever rid the En- dish depcn-
lru-.,- Of them.
H. returned To England in lSVj, with a
hi.l reputation for bravery. His next occu
,i,. ,.> were of a civil and diplomatic nature
H.. WI, Secretary of State for ireland, and
took q ,ratin Parliament a member from the
I,'rof Whit. in 1907. In lS0S he had or
,.c,, to- embark for Spain. to hold in check
the French under Marshal Sout. His fir,
battle that of Ialavera. proved the first check
tie French arms had met in Spain, and h,
was III consideration OF his services, create,
Niscomt Wellesley. NAPOLEON, drrahin!
the effect of his presence in Spain reinforced
his army hv large divisions under Ma>.cn
and MarmOnt, both OF whom were defeated ii
the bloody >icgc of Ciudad. Rodrigo Badaoz
and Torres Ncdras. Sout. Marmont ant
Ma>Sna, afterwards effected a Junction, and
in combined attack on the English. nca
}urgo>, routed them. and captured their ar
tlrrv and stores. After Napolcon's di>aStcr
IN Hg>>ia. the English army renewed the wal
IN Spain with great activity, and the battle
OF Nttoria and Toulouse completed the cX
tinction of French power in the Spanish pc
nIu>ala. Wellington received for these ser
vices, Grant from the British government
HSiroooo besides pensions of $1,000 pc
annum in alIition. Napoleon, attcr.hiS hi
disastrous retreat from Russia, had ahdiratc,
t> throne and zone into voluntary exile a
Ella. While the Marquis Wellesley was a
Vienna a> Ambassador Extraordinary. Ma
roIron effected his escape from Eha and wa
again in arms against the Allied Powers
Tie Marquis was Immediately named Com
mandcr Of all the forces which mi.h be rai>
ed 10 meet the impending struggle which wa
evidently about To h, made for the supreme
cyot Europe. He fixed his head quartz,
at brussels, where he waited the approach 0
the French Emperor. The terrible battl
OF Waterloo and lis consequences are too we
known 70 our readers 10 need mention her
Il was the fortune Of the writer Of this artlc
to have stood on the spot where the Cor
mandrr OF the Allied forces took his poSitic
'H9ng ms most >an"nInary conflict Of mo
'sA "mys. The French power in EuroI
WITS '"iHrctc'y broken. and $4,000 Frcnc
m"a were >acritcedupon this altar of Nap
Icons am1'on. The victory was not boug
"''A'.' an equal sacrifice to the virtor> Al
j. h' 'Na-5cratIon to say that 1000 Ilv
"''> the PrIcc at which the peace of Euro
'r The last - years was purchased. T
'''.r WITH which Europe, and especia
i'-'ar!. "a> stricken, at the name OF Boz
t.'''r, Is 'n no way 50 Strlkinely shown. as
TIE en"'m"r> Grants made to Wellington
49, ..'"." Of hl~ success in holdin. t
.''..'' '' CHECK lie has received, wth'
question:. irom various sources, from to
'...'. "' .+'r> IN direct grants, bc>l'
...'.'' ''.a' amount Of not less than hal
Ills does not include
..- man~ion in l-ondon,wh
''...'' .".: ".#. h, residence Of the Anne
a. '''''.',,"''a0I OF hi, vast estates in varl
."''> "' H"-'and; neither does it include
'"'li''H4r OF sinecurc posts which have vi,
'',.'" -, '''.'"e">e revenues.
H. Was i uru,b,r Of .ho Co,,,,ro,. &c ,