The daily Wabash express. (Terre-Haute, Ind.) 1857-1867, 1862-09-05
From the National intelligence
Wellington a a General.

The present Duke Of Wellington. the son
o. the illustrious conqueror OF Waterloo, has
recently caused 70 be published the supple
mentasy Dispatches. Correspondence, and
Memoranda" Of his father These papers,
As tie Edinburgh Review justly observes,
throw much light on several parts of his NIL
itary career which the GErwood series had
eft untouched, and. By bringing US more
closely in contact with the I,an at all points
Of his memorable life. convey a still more.
accurate notion Of his Individual genius and
character.
That " ellington sometimes found il nee
essary 70 protect bis own reputation and the
cause be represented from the first impress
ions and panic-inspired speculatIons Of bis
more INEXPERIENCED comrades in arms, i
made apparent By the following account
which he gives Of the battle Of Albuera and
Fuen;es de OnOro.
THE battle Of Albuera was a strange con
cern. They were never determined TO fight
/ L. they did not occupy the ground as they
ought. they were ready TO run away at eve
~ moment from the time il commenced till
/ the French retired; and il il had not been for
nc. who am now suffering from the loss and
REORGANIZATION 0ccasioned by that battle.
they weGld have written n whining report
upon Il which would have driven the people
in Engaad mad HOsoepsr. 1 prerenfed that
Lord Liverpool was quite right not TO
move thanks for the battle at Fuentes,
though il was the most difficult one was
ever concerned IN. and against the greatest
odds We had very nearly three 70 one
against US gagged: above four 20 one oi
cavalry and. moreover, our cavalry had no
| a gallop IN them. while some Of that OF the
l l. A = eli ~.
Boney had been there we should have beer
beaten
That he was hampered in his movement
by the injudicious pub licity which thos'
admirably useful institutions, the Englisl
newspapers. should have given Bonaparte tn
alarm. and should have induced him 20 orde
bis Marshals TO assemble their troops to op
pose me, Spain will have another chance o
being saved.
II has been doubted whether Alexaaie
r or Cesar conld have won their yietories
there had been any such things As Greek al
Roman newspapers. edited by quidnuncs VII
would rather lose a battle than an item
The Supplementary Dispatches" contai
instructive details respecting the operation
which led TO the close Of the struggle
spain and the expulsion of the French. Tn
result affords pregnant warning against III
jealousy Of commanders Soult and Such'
| together would have been more than
match for Wellington, but mutual rival'
| prevented them from effecting junction {
their forces, and thus betrayed the cause {
J France and OF the Emperor.
How painfully the English General felt Il
disadvantages nnder which he labored at Il
beginning of the war from the rawness
his troops. and the igcapacily of some OF h
{ subordinates in high command. is significan
4 | ~ though humorously expressed in the 70
lowing account Of some officers who were
encounter Ney aud Massena
Really, when ! reflect upon the characte
. and attainments OF some OF the general of
4 GERS OF this army, and consider that these al
the persons on whom | am TO rely 10 lea
= columns against the French generals, al
who are to carry my instructions into exec
ton. I tremble: and "a Lord Chesterhe
said Of the generals OF his day, 81 only hoI
that when the enemy reads the lists OF the
names he trsmbles as ! do - and =
will be very nice addition to this list
3 However, pray God and the Horse Guam
/ 70 deliver me from General - and Colon