The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1868-12-12

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The following are some notes or remark.
made by tne Duke Of Wellington. in con.
versat'on with the poet Rogers:
IHs BATTLE or WATeRLoo. - never saw
bonaparte, though hs was once during the
battle withia quarter Of a mile Of me.
heard that he asked Soult who be had
sent % Grouchy. Soult replied, 'an Officer. .
.Une,' said Bonaparte "ah mon pauure
bersheir, u aarau snsoys guartre.
Two snch armies, 50 well trained. 50 well
omcered, have rarely encountered. Il was
battle OF giants Delaney was killed At
my side; ball broke his horses back.
knocked him over, and he rebounded after
he Tell. ! vas very much grieved, but there
ls not much time for sorrow in the middle
OF battle. III was taken to 4 barn.
saw him next day and he seemed 81 much
much better that | said, "wny. DeLancs.
yoa'i De Ike the man Ia Castle Rackrent,
you will know what people say Of You af
GER your DEATH" [ never saw him more. L
have since read LAZY DeLanc,'s book, which
is good
blnaparte WAS ~ clever a man a. ever
iivsd, but he wanted sense on MANY occa-
sions- bis plan Of action, [ think. would
nave been to have waited Cor the allied ar
mies TO have collected. He could, then.
nave singled out and defeated il; such q stu.
Pendous body could never have remained as.
seInbled without confusion.
bLUcHER--Mlen Blucher Joined, after
the battle Of Waterloo, be came up and
kissed me
fRussiAS OrFIcERs-The Prussian gen.
erai oihesrs never exposed themselves as
ours anu the French did no wonder the
men ridn't light as well. The way 10 which
some Of our ensigns add lIeutenants, boys
just from school braved danger, exceeds b.
llef
THE PENINSULA CAMPAIGx. Gordon. who
vas atlerward killed at Waterloo, passed
the night with some Frencnmen in q Span
isn village. A SPANISH child was ia the
room, and when tney were asleep he made
gestures TO Gordon, dra wing the edge of his
uand across bis throat. "Wny do you max.
these motions TO ne ~ II know" the chiIJ
replied, you are al Eaglishnan, by your
sword and spurs"
MARSHAL SOULT.--He was much affected
by Appearances OIe time, at the blttle Of
the Pyreness, when preparing for action,
a.. OIL happened % hoot, and remarked,
S1ult VIII not come out to-day" Nor DID
he DC thought We had received relnlorce-
ments.
MAAAoSr.-Marmont sprea his army too
m1cn al oaiasnanca, thinking we should 20
on- made n sucdsn attack upon his center
with my wnoie force in front aid rear, aud
defeated 4J,OOO mea in forty minutes. Bat
DO ~as m exceiienE general officer
NAssEEA.-Wnen AZ MAssena was in the
Held anu opposed 10 me, never slept com
i0rIably.
AAkcHIS0 raE TRooPs- In Spain never
marched the sOliiers more than twenty five
miles day. They set OF at We and six.
and was anxious they should take tue
ground by o0e. Ia India | once marched
the troops seventy-two mics in a day, bal
IN Europe our mrn cannot 40 20 mucn. We
accustom them tO travel in cana.s or IN
smaeAs- Ia iadla q soldier must walk. A
soldier requires two pounds OF loud day,
animal or vegetable. Tue first is most CON
yenlent, as taey move themselves.
TIE DUKE HAs.rs.-ln the Peninsula I
undress-d buE srld 'lD 10 snr tirst fOur years
not 0 c1. slept five Or SIX hours usually,
bat sometimes oaly Two or three. La lana
iI is not Thea custom to uniress; ! never
did
MARSHAL NsY.--T do no believe that when
Ney lett Paris be was resolved 10 20 over to
Napoleon, but u Is Impossible to answer for
men ia certain circumstances, or 10 SAY what
they will or vii not DO. The Bourbons ha1
made some alterations in the decoration oi
the Legion Of ii nor, AMI | was told, when
Nsy left Paris, he took the Old decoration
with him we'll as me new
BoNAPARTE.-AI Waterloo he had .he a.
nsst army he ever possessed full Of enthsi
asm. Everything Up % tue battle had turn
ed out favorable to his wishes. lie was at
his acme al the Peace OF Trsti, sni dccLn-
ed gradually afterwards. | always said
Spain wOGh be his ruin. A cunqaeror
must 20 on like . cannon bali; II it rebounds
us course IL SON over.
After has marriage, MetteInIch. vas sent
% Paris 10 sound him and learn il he meant
TO be q qiiet anJ 70 repose on his character.
His answer was, rs he had told me, ia three
words. He h unaltered"