The Elk advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Elk Co., Pa.) 186?-1868, 1868-10-14

SAYINGS OXFORD WELLING1 ON.

marks made by the duke of Wellington,
in conversation with the poet Rogers
The Battle of IIdtertoo.-I never
saw Bonapart, though he was once ddr>
ing the battle within a quarter of a mile
of me.
| heard that he asked Soult, whom
he had sent to Grouchy. Soult replied,
"An officer" Gone" said Bonaparte,
"you should have sent four" .-....
Two such armies, so we'll trained, so
we'll officeIed, have rarely encountered,
1t was battle of giants Delaney was
killed at my side ball broke his hor-
se's back, knocked him over, and he re-
bounded after his fall. I was very
much grieved, but there is not much
time for sorrow in the middle of the
battle. He was taken to barn. / saw
him next day and he seemed to be so
much better that l said, Why, De.
Lancy. you'll be like the the man in
Castle Rackrent, You will know what
people say Of you after your death" 3"
| never saw him more. | have since
read Lacy DeLancy's book, which is
good
Bonaparte was as clever man as
ever lived, but he wanted sense on
many oc ions, His best plan of ac-
ton, | think, would have been to have
waited for the allied armies to have COL
lected. lie could then have singled
Que out and defeated it. Such a stu
pendous body could never have remain
cd assembled without confusion.
Biachcr.-Whsn IN Blucher joined af.
ter the battle of Waterloo, he came up
and kissed me.
Prussidn officers, The Prussian
general officers never exposed themselves
as ours aud the French did =; no Won.
der the men didn't fight as well. The
way in which some CT our cnsigns aud
licutenants, boys just from school, bra
we'd danger, exceeds belief.
Tile PcnnSula Cdmpaign.-Gordon,
who was aftcrward killed at Waterloo,
passed the night with some Frenchmen
in Spanish village. A Spanish child
was in the room, and when they were
asleep he made gestures TO Gordon,
drawing tie edge OF his hand across his
throat. "Why do you make these mo.
tions to me 2" 81 know" the child re-
piled, "you are an Englishman by your
sword and spurs
MarShQi ,SouH.-Ile was much af-
icctcd by appearances. One time at
the battle Of the Pyrcnccs, when prcpar>
ing Cor action, an owl happened to hoot,
and | remarked, ,"Soult will not come out
to day" Nor did he; he thought we
had received achievements.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS spread his army
too much at Salamanca, thinking we
should 90 off. | made a sudden at
tack upon his centre with my whole
force in front anG rear, and defeated 40,
600 men in forty minutes. But he was
an excellent general officer.
Accommodation Massena was in
the field and opposed to me, l never
slept comfortable.
CIogcHc.--Clozele was the best gene
eral employed against me. He gave
ne a great deal Of trouble. l thought
once | had him, but it pleased a young
gentleman to 60 and dine in the valley a
mile or two distant, and GIozelles re-
conoitering party fell in with him /:
whereupon the general took the alarm
and was off A. Nittoria the French
were expecting Clozeile ; just at the
time a Spanish innkeeper was brought
tome by Alava. The man said, snake
yourself easy about Clozelle, I have him
snug at my house, six leagues off. He
is quietly lodged there for the night" I"
So saying he left me to wait on him I
lost no tine ], had intelligence both
from priest aud peasants, while the
French could get none.
Marchiag tie Troops.--In Spain 1
never marched the soldier more than
twenty five miles day. They set off at
five and six, and l was anxions they
should take the ground by one. In In
dia l once marched the troops seyenty>
two miles in a day, but in Europe our
men cannot do so much. We aceustom
them to travel by canals or in smacks /;
in India they must walk. A soldier re.
quires two pounds of food day, animal
or vegetable /; the first is most conve-
nient, as they move themselves.
The Dahe'S HaJits.--In the PENN
sula | undressed but seldom in the
first four years not once. l slept FIVE
or six hours usually, but sometimes cnly
two or three. In India, it is not the
custom to undress; l never did.
Marshal Ney.-I do not believe that
when Ney left Paris he was resolved to
60 over to Napoleon but it is impossi.
BILE TO answer Tor men IN certain circum.
stances, or to say what they will or will
not do. The Bourbons had made some
alterations in the decoration of the Les