Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-07-20
THE GAZETTE.
MORE REMiNIsCtN, ES-u, poe.n,
WEDNESDAY MORNING.. JULY 20, 1859.

ers set down good story of the previous
fight, iii which the Prussiuus had been 40
terribly cut up.
Before the battle of Ligny said Lord
llardinge |. in which lost my arm about
noon, Bluchee, thinking that the French were
gathering more and more against HIM, re-
quested that would go and solicit the Duke
tor some assistance. | set out; but had
not proceeded far for the purpose, when l
saw party of horse coming towards me; and
observing that they had short tails, knew at
once that they were English, aud soon dis
tinguished the Duke. He was on his way to
the Prussian headquarters, thinking that
they might want some assistance; and he in
stantly gave directions for Il supply Of caval-
ry. How are they forming he inquired
In column, not in line replied. The
Prussian soldier says Butcher. will not stand
in line Then the Artillery will play upon
them and they will be beaten damnably.'-
So they were At the last Waterloo dinner,
usual rose to return thanks, stated briefly
this occurrence, and the Duke, when l allu-
ded t. it, cried Hear, Hear"
There ia another anecdote OF Waterloo,
which We must cite
the Duke came in to Lady Mornington room
at Brussels, saying: Napoleon has invaded
Belgium; order horses and wait at Antwerp
for further Instructions When they were
there fat Antwerp Alaya entered their room.
waving a bloody handkerchief, and informed
her that II victory WAS gained and that they
must return forthwith to Brussels. She and
her daughter had not been there q. Brussels
L If shn h,,lA .xal
walking up and down the apartment in
state of the greatest agitation, he burst into
tears, and uttered these memorable words:
The next greatest misfortune to losing bat
tie, is to gain such victory as this. Note ty
Samuel Rogers.
To 20 back to the Dukes talk on the war
in Spain. On some of the causes Of his own
great success in that country, he spoke very
freely. The first was his stern protection OF
private property. This respect won him the
goodwill Of high and low. We give from his
own conversation some striking instances of
the help he got, and ofits very great value to
him as commander-n-chief Of an advancing
and victorious army:
Everywhere | received intelligence from
the Peasants and the Priests. The French
learnt nothing. AT Eittoria they were hour
ly expecting Clausel with reinforcements,
and was taking my measures accordingly,
when Alava brought me an Iun-keeper, who
said, Make yourself easy, Sir he is now
quietly lodged for the night inmy house, six
leagues off So saying, he returned to at
tend upon him, and lost no time. Gordon
afterwards killed at Waterloo) passed the
night in an Osteria with some French officers,
and no sooner were they asleep than SPAN
ish child in the room made gestures to Cor
don, drawing the edge of his hand across his
throat Aud why so?' said Gordon in the
morning when they were gone. Because |
knew You to be an Englishman by your
sword and your spurs Don't drink of that
Well,' said Spanish woman to AN English
soldier. is it poisoned?' Some French
men are there she replied, and more
than you can count. Whenever a French
man came and looked into it, she sent him in
headlong."
AT another time, the Duke said:
WAR in Spain is much less Of all evil than
in other countries. There is no property to
DESTROY. Enter house, the walls are bare:
there is no furniture. --, when at our
head quarters in Spain, wished {" see an
Army, and gave directions that he should
be conducted through ours. When he return
ed, he said, Il have seen nothing-nothing
but here and there little clusters OF men III
confusion some cooking. some washing, ana
some sleeping Then you have seen AN
Army said"
When Soult came down from Dresden t"
arrest, rs Napoleon believed he would, the
victorious march Of the English into France,
the Duke was eager to catch IA glimpse OF this
famous Marshal. He gratited his curiosity
in a manner which, as events turned out,
must have been extremely unpleasant tor his
new antagonist.
There was spy in the habit of going
from camp to camp. We called hmm Don
Iran de Ia Rosa; and he dined with Us and
the French alternately. Who is he and
what is he?' said Alava when he saw HIM at
table. A Spaniard, an Andalusian,' they
replied. NO Spaniard' said AlaVa; he may
be Cagliostro, or anybody else. but n" Span
lard He was forever talking as Frenchmen
AWAY sare, and always at my elbow. lie had
lust left the French. aud he said to me when
/ was accommodating, DO you wish I" see
Marshal Soult? Certainly There he IL.
then looked through my glass and saw HIM
distinctly so distinctly US to know hun instant
ly when met him afterwards in Paris, as
did several times, though never to exchange
ten words with him. lie was sitting on h,s
horse, and writing dispatch on his hat while
an Aide-de- Camp waited 10y him. t" whom
when he had done, he delivered it; pointing
with much earnestness in one direction again
and again. Il see enough l replied, and
gave the glass to another saying to HIM, 'Ob-
serve which way that gentleman goes. lie
galloped off rs directed; and knew at once
as I thought, where the attack was to be
made That is my weakest point, said t"
myself; and prepared accordingly; OF such
use, as had always maintained, are glasses.
He lSoultl looked much lustier than now,
and Just ~ his son now does. l beat INN
thoroughly the next day or the day after, and
drove him back into France.
The opponent for whom the Duke OF Wei
lington had the greatest respectwas Massena'
when Massena was opposed to me. ana IN
the field, never slept comfortably he sand
to Rogers. This is the highest form OF com
pliment Massena said to Wellington, in
the same SPIRIT owe these grey hairs TO
YOU" This was at a dinner party in Paris.
The sayings are characteristic OF the TWO
countries and the two soldiers. -.
OF personal anecdote concerning Weliing-
ton there is not much preserved by MIR. Rogers
The Duke was not fond of telling stories hlm-
hIc ann IAN