The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1884-12-14

'ho hecHhhibm anu poWor vi 'he ihulNIuuhi
soldier Ion another occasion no told Croker
that q Few weeks aiter joining rs an ensign he
had ono OF tho privstes weighed In his clothes
only. ana then with all MS arms. accoutre-
ments and Kit. In full marching orderl; next
that OF a company. battalion. brigade. and
30 en-. before ono can venture to group divi-
slons ana move an army. believe owe most
OF my success TO the attention always paid to
inc INFERIOR part OF TACTICS rs reglmental om-
cer Wheh you are sure that you know
the power OF your tools and the way to handle
them. you arc able to give yourmind altogether
TO the greater considerations which tho pres
ence OF the enemy forces upon YOU"
IL isweH known that during MS irst cam
pnlehs In the peninsula Wellington $ wishes
ala not receive from tho nome military au-
thoritics tho attchtioh they deserved. In lo2G
he unbosomed himself on this subject.
can say. ne to'd croker. that owe my sue
cess 10 any favor or confidence from tho Horse
Guards: thoy never showed mo any from the
ilrst day hau command to this hour. In
the ilrst place. they thought very iittlo OF any
one VINO hau served In lnuln. An lhdlan VIC
tory WAS not only no ground OF conf
uehcc' out IL was actually cause OF sus-
Picioh. iheh. because was IN farIia-
neht anu connected with leoplo In oilice.
was politician and politician never
can DO soiuier. Moreover. they looked upon
mo win k'na OF jealousy because was n
Iords son. spris OF nobility, who came into
the army more ior ornament than use. Ihey
eouiu not DelieVe that was 'oerab!e rcGi-
mental oficcr. l nave PROOF That they thought
1 couio not pe trusted Win II niViSioh. anu
suspect they nave sti!l their doubts whether
know anything about tho command OF nm army,
ior uarc say YOU VIII DO surprised TO hear that
IN AL inc changes hiad" since the war In the
regulations OF the army nave never been In
the ihost 'rihinE or distant uesrce conSultcd
AS 10 tHe uresS say hothihg. But upon
any chahge IN the arms ana accounting,
on the establishing cnlrassiers or lanccrs
ana on things OF this sort. you would have
thought that had had good deal OF practical
KNOWLEDGE. having had, as you know. some
thihs 10 40 win iancers In spain ana cuiras-
siers at Waterloo. Ihen there was published
nc" oooS Oh mahuuVrcS ana movements; as
~ han pceh my luck TO move anu manrnvre n
greater portion OF the BRUSH army than any
oihcer IN the service ana In tho held. too. you
"oulu hhruiV credit what heVer'heiess assure
you Is tho fact that never hoard any moro
ABOUT IL thnn You did We scarcely need to
aud mat TINS astonishing neglect OF England's
greatest solder Tor many years after Waterloo
was presehtiy.to cease, Tor not hong after THIS
taik WIN croker. the Duke OF York lwho had
bech nofninally Commander-in-ChieNd ied. and
Wellington became ana remained supreme at
mo Horse GUARDS. Apropos OF Well!ngtons
"l''iculty IN eNtortins appreciation. no made to
croker some interesting disclosures about his
relation to the Clntra Convention. which en-
cited Keen disappointment and resentment ut
inc line III England. Alter the convention
Oh ointra. ne said. therc was pretty gem
eral desire In England that n General should
was n politiciah. was OF course. the person to
DC sho'. when woulu nave been rather hard. as
was the winner OF tho two battles which
hau raised the pubic hopes so nigh. and
hau hothihe 10 10 with the subsequent pro-
ceeuincs out as subordinate negotlatof under
ORDERS OF my superior officers. Even tho Gov
erhmeht we're lhcahed 10 givo me up On an
otner OCCASION no gave an account Oh the battles
OF ioll?a anu 'imiera ana defended the Con-
'ehtioh OF Iihtra us peins AT the time Il prudent
ana ADVANTAGEOUS result OF his two victories.
NOT thH' he aeiehuen AL the details ana two or
'hree un'ucky expressions out the substance
anu spirit' no thoueht wore right. The
rle"ch' ne s"iu' ma NOT only the capital.
ou' 'n'' hhu naoaJoH' ENas. Almelua' ana
"aht"reIh-ai' places that would nave REQUIRED
10 "''o u"'eie anu 'ho ioi's 81. 'u!ieh
anu .ascaeS' w'hout inc possession OF which
our siips couiu not enter inc laEus; the sea-
eon Vi pnu "e"'"ef WAS iasI approaching
anu 'no'e p,"oes i,ius' nave oeoh rrE"lar'ylh-
'oe'ou Hnu' vi 'he WHO'LL tne eh'ire eVacua-
WIN u, 'ne ioi.S 'ho s'iohG P"ces' inc 'npltal.
"Nn wv 'su'i', wa" an 'iia' 'ne 'i"s' sah-
inoeouiu nave '"nu am oisiiiterested
III sN'hs .hiS op'nioh' ior had hothlnG what
1oo'.' W w WIN '''e 'ern'' "a 'no convention.
n"o s'she" tno armistice' lhoeed' put had no
my W uO WIN VI. oon'eht'oh ,nan any o'her
6onei"' o''ic'i III 'no army. Mheh hearo
"h"' was so'hs on LOOK inc liberty 10 advise
"."'n9' ma WV po'n,s' pnr''c"arN lhe al
lowing ''e rre"c. 70 MAKE sllp"!"iohs Tor the
husn'"n meet anu uoihS so without consulting
oui N''ii,i az 'u' l NUN" 'h"U my superiors
uisresmrueo my ao''ee' ana SO hhu no more
10 say.
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