The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1869-09-28

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5 great battle. memorable forever IS the
Battle 81 Waterloo By whose courage
o. eki.l vas tie battle Won Accord.
ug to tie best military critics, there
was abundance Of courage on both sides
T but on neither side any great skin the
superiority II numbers on the part Of
The allies ultimately deciding the com
tbat Perhaps il hattercd and paral-
yzod the Duke 81 Wellington that lie
lad u face for The first time the might
f iest man the world had for centuries
seen; and perhaps Napoleon began the
awiGl conflict ike a dispirited gambler,
I who has no longer faith in bis own sa-
gaelty, adroiiness and fortune II the
Duke of Wellington and the Emperor
Napoleon might have done better a.
T the battle Of Waterloo, the same thing
cannot be saiJ Of Hundsfott Studstel,
whose achievements have hitherto been
buried amongst heaps Of German
humber. from which we now propose to
disinter them for tho entertainment
and edifcatiou Of the reader
In 1916, while William l. Of Hesse
I Casse, was still busy with has military
and other reforms, one Of his ministers
received the following letter from Eng
land
A brave man, native Of Electoral
Hease, serving in the English army as
Il member Of the German Legion, and
AZ au artillelylnau, saved at the battle
Of Waterloo an English battery. All
the artilerymen had been shot down,
aud d French regiment Of cuirassiers
rushed on with the widest fury. The
/ valiant man, who, unassisted, had load
ied AZ tho pieces with grapeshot, fear-
less.y seizes the match, and With the
4 rupidity Of lightning hurled tho whole
fire Of tho battery at the approaching
horsemoD. So lrightful Nas the slaug-
ter that the whole regiment broke aud
fled Hereby the English grenadiers
gained time 20 secure tie battery, which
llrd beeA defended by the intrepidity
Of single man. England delights in
beng grateful, bat on this occasion
Was unable to reoompense adequately,
or AZ al! distinguished service. The
German Legion was dissolved, aud the
gallant artil!eryman was forgotten. -
Bat when the army reports were per-
sued aifesh, the grieyous neglect was
al once discovered. Ii has become au
urgent duty 10 atone for tho oversight
/ We very respectfully, therefore, request
you to make inquiries for the man,
whose name is Hundsfott Saudistel,
| who is doubtless, for high character
and noble achievements, known to
many persons. The large gold war
medal and suitable sum OF money, we
wish to place in his hands without de-
lay in recognition Of the bold and ia
nous feat.
Not small was the astonishment
caused in Cassel by this epistle, Such
excessive modesty has never been heard
of before. A man OF rare stamp must
this Hessian hero be. Diligent search
had to be made for the warrior, who
would no doubt blush for his own re-
nown, as soon as a whisper therefore
reached his ear. 1t seemed almost
cruelty to disturb the philosopher in
his profound retirement. Yet a de-
scendant Of George IL, could not
treat disdainfully a request coming
from the chiefs Of the English military
administration.
a letter was therefore dispatched to
every district magistrate Of Hasse
Cassel. Minute and perseyering inyes-
I tigatiou was earnestly urged. Ii the
Great Uukown, who was likewise the
Great Known, was still alive, he could
not fail 10 DO discovered when 80 many
eyes were with hunger spying for the
tracks Of bis footsteps. But every
district magistrate, tie more he dartel
fussily hitler, and looked into all sorts
Of questions, the more he was doomed
70 disappointment Mani:estly the il
lustfious SaGdiste had vanished from
the earth.
At last, an Amtmann, more fortu.
nate than lis brethren, found in vi
: lagc On tLe extreme frontier Of tn,
mighty realm q Hssse Cassel, a her
mit abo was called saadistel, and who
; might be presumed 70 Be tic missing
3 artdlerymAn, tie soldier who had beel
u tbs Eagnh service, aud Hho had ID
The grand deed made himself immor
4 tai
It's Seldom that tie district magis
trate eaa render bims I great by com.
iug 10 coatac, With greatness We cat
! pardon, therefore, our Amtmann ~
shouting . loug shout 81 victory
Ia bot haste the Amtmann fred a
+ tie hermit a alole battery Of iatuoga
Gona Tic hermit was stalwart!y bull
aul might have lain some claim L