Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-07-19
THE GAZETTE.
TUESDAY MORNING, JULY 10, 1859.


We must not keep the reader at the door
while the feast is being served within. In
month like this, bright with the rage of bat
tie, We turn with eager, hand to the chapters
labelled Duke Of Wellington" catching as
We do on every page the name of Bonaparte,
and noting that the words are those OF the
Duke himself. From these the reader will
thank us to serve him without stint. We
first of all pick out the Dukes opinion Of the
mighty antagonist whom he met only once
and then 80 crushed that he had no need t.
meet him second time. Wellington himself
is speaking Of Napoleon:
''Buonaparte in my opinion, committed
one Of his greatest errors when he meddled
with Spain; for the animosity Of the people
was unconquerable, and it was almost i'm
possible to get us out of that Corner. have
often said it would be his ruin; though |
might not live to see it. A conqueror, like
cannon-ball, must 90 on. 1.-The rebounds, his
career is over Buonaparte was certainly
as clever man as ever lived, but he ap-
pears tO me to have wanted sense on many
occasions. At one time expected him there
in Spain in person, and him by himself
should have regarded at least Us an accession
of 10000 men,"
Then again, at Waterloo. Those who
sneer ut the bands of young men now
singing RiAemen, form! should note and
digest the few words We have ventured to
mark in italics:
"When Buonaparte left Elba for France,
was at Vienna, and received the news from
Lord Burghersh, our Minister at Florence.
The instant it came l communicated it to
every member of the Congress, and all laugh
ed; the Emperor Of Russia most Of ALL
what was in your letter to his Majes-
ty this morning. said his Physician; for
when he broke the seal, he clapped his hands
and burst out laughing Various were
the conjcctures as to whittier he was gone;
but none would hear of France. All were
sure that in France he would be massacred
by the people, when he appeared there l
remember Talleyrand's words 50 well: Pour
Ia Fnnce-Non! Buonaparte | never saw;
though during the battle Waterloo we
were once, understood, within quarter of
mile of each other regret it much, for
he was most extraordinary man. 10 me
he seems to have been at his acme at the
Peace of Tilsit. and gradually to have de-
clined afterwards. At Waterloo he
had the finest army he ever commanded: aud
everything up to the onset must have turned
cut rs he wished. Indeed he could not have
expected to beat the Prussians, as he did ut
Ligny, in four hours. But two such arniles
as those ut Waterloo have seldom met, II |
may Judge from what they did on that day.
1t was battle Of giants battle OF giants!
Many Of my troops were new; but the ne'c
FIGHT uell Mough they mdngurye W; better
perhaps Man many ,cho haze .fonghtand dted.
As to the way in which some of our ensigns
and lieutenants braved danger-the boySju just
from school-.it exceeds all belief They ran
as at cricket"
Here is an anecdote of Waterloo told by
the Duke
DE Lapcy was with me and speaking to
mo when he was struck We were on
point of land that overlooked the plain and
had lust been warned of by some soldiers;
(but as saw we'll from it, and rs two div,
sions were engaging below. l had SAID
never mind,) when a ball came leaping
along en- ricochet ~ it il called. aud striking
him on the back, sent him many yards over
the head of his horse. He fell on his face,
and bounded upward and fell again. All
the staff disinounted, and ran to him; and
when came up he said. pray tell them to
leave me, aud let me die in peace. had
him conveyed to the rear, and two days al
forwards when, on my return from Brussels,
saw him in barn, he spoke with such
strength that said (for had reported him
among the killed. why, DE Lancy, you will
have the advantage of Sir Condy IN Castle
Rackrent; YOU will know what your friends
said of YOU after YOU were dead i hope
SHALL he replied Poor fellow! We had
known each other ever since we were buys
But had no time to he sorry; went on with
the army ard never saw him again.
FROM the Prince de Talleyraud Mr.. Rogers
learned fact or two about the Emperor,
which we NAV rs well throw in here:
"That dispatch which Bonaparte publish
ed ON his retreat from Moscow. was 1t written
by Himself?-By Himself certainly. Which
is the best portrait of him? That which re-
presents him at Malmaison. is done by
isaby. The bust gave Alexander Barring
done by CanOya, is excellent. 1t stands too
low at present. Did he shave himself? Al
WAYS; though he was long about it, shaving
little and then conversing il anybody was
with him. A king 10y birth, said he smiling
is shaved by another lie who makes him
self Roi shaves himself.
Taleyraud ON another occasion says:
"He Bonaparte was with the army OF
England ut Boulogne, when he heard OF
Mack being ut Ulm. lift had been mine
to place him, l should have placed HIM there.
In an instant the army was i'll full march and
he in Paris. | attended him to StrasburS
and was alone with him in the house OF the
Prefect-in one of the chambers there-when
he fell and foamed at the mouth. 'fermez
la porte he cried, and from that moment
Law as dead ON the floor. Berthier came to
the door. On ne peut pas entrer. In about
half-an-hour he recovered; but what would
have been my situation if he had died! Be
fore day break he was in his carriage, and IN
less than sixty hours the Austrian army had
capitulated."
Mr.. Rogers adds note to this conversation:
1.-The story Of Napoleon's illness at Stras-
burg repeated to Lucien, who listened to 1t
with great ng-froid. 'lIaveyou ever heard
it before?"-Never. 1t is an intirmity to
which many great men have been subject
Cesar among others. My brother was once
before attacked in the same way, but then
(he said with smile) he was defeated, be-
lieve' S. r.
The meeting of Wellington and Butcher on
the field of Waterloo, when the shock OF bat,
tie had ceased. and the hack and carnage had