The Nevada journal., 1861-10-11
WATERLOO.
TIE LAST HOURS OF THE FIGHT.

! few months since, was standing on
the field Of Waterloo, on the anniversary
day of the great battle. The fields were
waving with their ripening graIA just as
they were on that memorable morning, be-
fore being T. odden down by the ~hafs'ns
souadrous. asa stood where Wellington
haa stood on the ridge occul led by the
Enclis.. ;ires, ana surveyed the entire field,
qnG locked Gown oo the uar.rw valley
rpc.c the tate o. al Eurore was nut III al1
tctued for. wo.ld of con9icdrg emotions
strueglea for mastery within me, aAd ny
eu seei4 ed distiaody to cater the first can
non shot taat opeuet the conflict. Far On
the ~ieht comes down, On tl-e lIorgoum,n',
jerome 8onaparte, with twelve thousani
men. = sheet Of fire ans ol2rg phe walls
Of tlc chateau, an a gap opens up in -ho
ranks o. the advancing foe, Its manGlea
head m2Its, ike frost1 orF before the les
trrctive fire The smoke Of the brittle COW
ers them from sigh, ami lolls uT tie "a
lev, and lot . see nothing tut the melee q
horses aud .iders, he tossing cf banners
aao the soaring IF tie Flench agile AMID
the elcua q esar. qad nea' aaught 5lt tie
roa. Of artirelv, ire t11yi- 3 Ct t-unpats,
he bIasa of eha org1e sorr5in5 lie change,
ant .Le neay. saooFs Of ~ar'lr~.
TIL, great oqtde - l1roro saa to be
fougl.. AL IS Lilss stood locking od
vita breIehiess interest cor ,he'r thlo1es
wee a. sake 7tlc feelings u those tic
car uls.:.a-J cni-foins themselves, az
rhey .lue sto.a fo~ ,Hc SIS, tin.e zee 90
iace snc 3a.Iod ca cozt'Aant were st.rd.
The 3r;taI v..cral wipue the sweat from
h.s BRO. e4c.~''aed 90, thot fiucnel Or
rfohs -soult colqe.' The re&t nonent an
immense totv 5f rrcuct clfaIry ,am-
tnurdcriar cewa CT. one ot ne English
sJa.aes Itral 4Ireaiv become weakened
by the loss Of whole ~e.ks vh ch he F ercE
arIIerv na4 NOV eu d9yr, Jut withstooo
the despera.e shock with trLe brayer. The
lrercs oqme acw.l at q rluuring ro., then
br2aking ito a gallon, Eel like .ock
arlloi 2ack rom tic rountein, any ~ecold
tror- The znoe'-. Driven to desperation o.
tI.c;r rspe-ted'r fo',ed attempts cvcoollv
walked .heir horses Ground tqat Dlive
ydua. e. and wncdc~eI l. mar 'cl dcsned II.
epca le-aera., .ezo.rti1n, sucL .eckass-
/ less oshf. Iegar, o, ergfh, to tell oI ii
lcnf;c, rhe soIa.e 5egar &C shoFe and
waver Wen Wellington lTmC dasniis Up
, with his guard-they onaned md IL was in
it bosom. TLa chic. vas II taen Fcegidg
his ate voluntarily -hr5wu lac heir
nancs. those British hc.ats corIa uotyiei3.
Rans aft ~ rank Eel, ! :t no,a ,.an irred
from his footsteps. Tie Fgcl 2h at Length
"a e it up and retired TO ,heir position -
| Again. en- separate squares, wcr- those ter
rife Charges 1.ade, ~ again. as hey wa
re-ed. did Wellington fling himself into
/ their midst Thus from II ~ the morning
until I in tie evening had the battle ragged,
when darA object was seen TO emerge
/ from distant wool. Larger and larger
! il cre-v. till whole column stood revealed,
with banners waving in the breeze. Blu
, cher and his Prusss.ans had come! Beth
armies saw that the hour had ,rriye6 for Il
final issue. Bonaparte thea rode mp to his
old Imperial Guard that had not been in
battle an day. Placing hims-lf at their
head, he led them ha'f .Tay down the slope,
when be halted and addressed them in his
impetuous and fiery manner. lis told ther1
/ that the fate Of the battle ard Of France
was in their hands. lie va answered oy
those devoted hearts, the Emperor forey
e..n with shout that rang o~er the s,orm
Of battle and was heard all dong the Brit
! ish lines Then he placed them under Ney,
/ with orders to force he British GENRE and
/ prevent sle junction of Blucherwith the al
/ lied fo~ces. That hitherto invinci5le z lard
came down in beautiful order and array,
with their hearts burning with high hopes.
"'aey knew that the Emperor and the civil
lied word were looking on, They carried
thrones and kirgs as they went They
needed nothing to fire their steady courage.
No drum, no trumpet, Or martial strain
cheered them en-. No bugle sounded the
charge. n p-rfect order ard dead silence
they moved over the plajl. Above them
scared the Frerch eagle no power had ever
yet wrested from their grasp, and on them
was the eye Ct Bonapar,e. Tho allied n
my saw with awe and dreaa tire approach
of that unconque-able legiou. The terrcr
/ of Europe YES on the march Fer " mo-
mcnt The firing ceased lloAg Il E lines. The
battle was hushed. The rlufied read O.
that magnigcent legion alone vas heard
: The sudden calm was but momeTtary The
artillery again opeq,d like Volcano on The
foe Whole ranks weht down teiore the
/ FIRE, yet they ialtercd aot for p NON ent.
Over then falleG- comrades, VITA the same
steady front, they mo~ed on across the -al
ley and up the Slope. Before their coel
resistless cherge ths English lines melted
away ike frostwork. They took The l:.s
fire of the artillery fUll in taeir boscns,
then walked over the candon, artillery men
and all! On, on, like 2 resIstless wave hey
swept, carrying everything Iovr II t5ei.
passage, TIL thev apprcacre2 within isy7
rods of where Wellington stood. al seeme1
lost, when a rank Of mer Who nad lain flal