Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-11-11

What Wellington Said.
The following are some notes of remarks
made by the Duke of Wellington, in couversa-
tou With the poet Rogers:
The BATTLE OF WATERLOO. Il never saw
Bouaparte, though he was once during the
tattle within quarter of miie of me.
I heard that he asked Soult whom he had
.snt 70 Gr0uehy. Soult replied, ''Au officer
UOoe. said Bonaparte, "ah mon pauvre Ber-
thitr, 'ilaurait envoye quartre, s..5e- !.
Two such armies, SO we'll trained SO well
O6cered, have rarely encountered. 1t was a
hattie of giants. De Lancey was killed at my
.ida, ball broke his horses back, knocked
him over and he reboupded after he FELL |
was very much grieVed, but there is not much
time for sorrow in the middle of battle. He
was taken TO barn. | saw him next day and
he seemed so much better that | said s'why,
De Lancey, you II be like the man 10 Castle
Rsckrent you will know what people say OF
YOU after your death" | never saw him more.
have since read Lady De Laneey's book,
which is good. z 0GeI lol ..l. l-ls
B0naparte was as clever man as ever lived,
but he wanted sense on many occasions. His
best plan of action, think, would have been
to have waited for the allied armies to have
collected. He could then have singled out and
defeated il; such stupendous body could new
er have remained assembled without confusion.
BLUcHER.-When Blueher joined, after the
bottle of Waterloo, he came up and kissed me.
PRUSSIAN OFFICERS. The PruSsian general
officers never exposed themselves as ours and
the French did; no wonder the men didn' t
fight as well.1 The way in which some OF our
ensigps ndiheutenantS, boys Just from school,
braved danger, exceeds belief
TIE PENINSULA CAMPAIGN. Gordon, who
was afterwards killed at Waterloo, passed the
night with some Frenchmen in Spanish vii
lage. A Spanish child was in the room and
when they were asleep he made gestures to
Gordon, drawing the edge of his hand across
his throat. s'Why do you make those motions
to Ome?n know" the child replied, you
are an Eoglishmsn, by your sword and spurs. "
MARSHAL SoULT.-He was much affected
By appearances. One time, at the battle Of
the Pyrenees, when preparing for action, an
owl happened to hoot, and remarked, "Soult
will not come out o-day" Nor did he; he
thought we had received reinforcements.
MARMoNT, N;armont spread his army too
much at Salamanca, thinking we should 60 off.
made sudden attack upon his centre with
my whole force in front aud rear, and defeated
10000 in forty minutes, But he was an excel
ent general officer
MASsENA.- When Massena was in the field
aud dOpposed to me, never slept comfortably.
CLoZELLE -Clozeile was the best general
employed against me. He gave me a great
deal Of trouble. | thought once | had him,
but pleased a young gentleman to 60 and
dine in the valley mile or two distant, and
COzele's reconoitering party fell 10 with him,
Rhereupon the general took the alarm and was
of, At Vittoria the French were expecting
ClOzele; just at the time Spanish inn keeper
was brought to me by Alava. The man said,
Make yourself easy about Clozelle, | have him
snug at my house, six leagues off. lie is quiet
gOdged there for the night" So saying he
lett me to wait on him. [ lost no time, had
intelligence both from priests and peasants,
while the French could get none,
MARCHING THE TRoOPs.-In Spain 1 never
marched the soldiers more than twenty-five
miles day. They set off at five and six, and
was anxious they should take the ground by
one. lnlndiaI once marched the troops twenty
seven miles in day, but in Europe our
men cannot do so much. We accustom them
to travel by canals or in slnacks; In India a
soldier. must walk. A soldier requires two
pounds Of food day, animal or vegetable; the
arst IS most convenient, as they move them
selves --
The DUKES HABITS. the Peninsula L
andresSed but seldom; iu the first four years
not once. | slept five or six hours usually, but
sometimes only two or three. ln India it is
not the custom to undress | never did.
\, MARSHAL NEY. II do not believe that when
NNey left Paris he was resolved to so over to
NapoeOu, but it is impossible TO answer for
men In certain circumstances, or 10 say what
Iley vail or viii not do. The BOurbOns had
made some alterations in the decoration OF the
Leg9a of Honor, and [ was told, when Ney
Slt Paris, he took the old decoration with him
SWell as the new.
boNAPARTE AT Waterloo he had the finest
EHAy ne ever possessed; full of enthusiasm
livery thing up to the battle had turned out ia
%prs6le to his wishes. He was at his acme at
W.. .ue Peace Of Tilsit, and declined gradually af-
@tSsrds. | always said Spain would be his
SaM u1' A conqueror must so on like q cannon
Oal, II 1t rebounds its course is soon over.
Alter his marriage, Metternich was sent to
aSls to sound him and learn if he meant TO be
u Saet and to repose on his character. His ans
%TT Was, as he had told me, in three words,