Note G, page 246. Account of the Charge of the Heavy Brigade at Waterloo. "Orders were now given that we were to prepare to charge. We gave our countrymen in front of us three hearty huzzas, and waving our swords aloft in the air, several swords were struck with balls while so doing; and I must not forget the piper The piper loud and louder blew, The balls of all denominations quick and quicker flew.' A cross The Highlanders were then ordered to wheel back-I think by sections, but I am not certain infantry words of command differ from the cavalry. When they had, and were wheeling back imperfectly, we rushed through them; at the same time they huzzaed us, calling out, Now, my boys, Scotland for ever!' I must own it had a thrilling effect upon me. I am certain numbers of them were knocked over by the horses: in our anxiety we could not help it. Some said, I didna think ye wad hae saired me sae'-catching hold of our legs and stirrups, as we passed, to support themselves. When we got clear through the Highlanders (92d), we were now on the charge, and a short one it was. road being in our way, we leaped the first hedge gallantly; crossed the road, and had to leap over another hedge. At this time the smoke from the firing on both sides made it so that we could not see distinctly. We had not charged far -not many yards, till we came to a column. We were pretty well together as yet, although a great number fell about that cross road. We were in the column in a very short time (making pretty clean work). We still pushed forward, at least as many as could-a number had dropped off by this time-and soon came to another column. They cried out, Prisoners!' and threw down their arms, and stripped themselves of their belts (I think it is part of the French discipline to do so), and ran to our rear. Ay, they ran like hares! We still pushed on, and came upon another column; and some of them went down on their knees, calling out Quarter!' in a very supplicatory way. The answer generally was, 'Well, go to the rear (pointing to our rear), d-n ye!' We now got amongst the guns, the terrible guns, which had annoyed us so much. Such slaughtering! men cut down and run through, horses houghed, harness cut, and all rendered useless. Some, who were judges of such work, reckoned we had made a very good job of it. Amongst the guns-I think six or seven in number, all brassthat I was engaged with, mostly all the men were cut down, and the horses, most of them, if not all, were houghed. While we were at work amongst these guns, never thinking but, when we were done with it, we would have nothing to do but to return from where we came, but I must own I was very much surprised when we began to retrace our steps, when, what should we behold coming away across betwixt us and our own army but a great number of these cuirassiers and lancers, the first I ever beheld in my life, who were forming up in order to cut off our retreat; but, nothing daunted, we faced them manfully. We had none to command us now, but every man did what he could. 'Conquer or die!' was the word. When the regiment returned from the charge mentioned, the troop that I belonged to did not muster above one or two sound men (unwounded) belonging to the front rank. Indeed, the whole troop did not muster above a dozen; there were upwards of twenty of the front rank killed, and the others wounded."MS. Account of the Battle by MR JAMES ARMOUR, Rough-Rider to the Scots Greys. CHAPTER XCV. Note H, passim. TABLE SHOWING FOR EVERY YEAR FROM 1792 TO 1847, THE Precious Metals annually raised and coined in the South American and Mexican Mines-the Bank Notes of the Bank of England in Circulation-the Aggregate of Bank Notes of Private Bankers-Total of Notes in Circulation-the Coin annually issued from the Mint-the Annual Price of Gold-the Commercial Paper under Discount at the Bank of England-the Exports, Official Value, and Exports, Declared Value-British and Irish Produce, Exports - Total Exports, Official Value-Imports, Official Value-Tonnage of Shipping-Revenue, Crime, and Population of the British Empire-Emigrants from the United Kingdom - Sums levied annually for Poor and County Rates in England and Wales-Amount of Poor Rate in Quarters of Grain annually-Taxes Imposed, Net Amount-Taxes Repealed, Net Amount - National Debt in each YearNational Debt in each Year in Quarters of Wheat at annual Prices-Revenue Yearly in Quarters of Wheat at annual Prices-Money applied to the Redemption of Debt-Price of Wheat the Quarter.-Compiled from Porter's Parliamentary Tables, Marshall's Parliamentary Tables, and other Parliamentary Sources. TABLE. 76,971,571 44,586,741 3,002,875 1832 79,773,142 45,952,551 85,393,686 49,362,811 12,797,724 91,074,455 48,911,542 12,391,711 97,621,548 57,023,867 85,781,669 54,737,301 62,004,000 4,333,015 1839 67,432,964 4,659,376 1840 64,377,962 4,657,376 1841 65,204,729 4,500,028 1842 70,093,353 4,847,296 1843 75,441,555 5,049,601 1844 6,045,718 1845 16,296,162 148,584,507 75,958,875 6,091,052 1846 1832 65,926,702 36,450,594 11,044,869 1833 69,939,389 39,667,347 9,833,753 $1834 73,831,550 41,649,191 11,562,036 1835 78 376,731 47,372,270 1836 85,229,837 53,368,572 1837 72,548,047 42,070,744 13,233,622 11838 92,459,231 50,060,970 12,711,318 105,165,479 61,268,320 1839 97,402,726 53,233,500 12,795,990 110,190,656 1840 102,705,372 51,401,430 13,774,306 116,481,015 1841 102,180,517 51,604,430 14,723,151 116,902,887 1842 100,260,101 47,361,043 13,584,158 113,841,802 1843 117,877,278 52,276,449 13,956,113 131,832,947 1844 131,564,503 58,584,292 14,397,246 145,956,654 1845 134,599,116 60,111,081 16,280,870 150,379,056 85,281,955 1846 132,288,345 57,786,576 Bank Restriction Act passed. New Poor Law. Income-tax imposed. Bank obliged to pay in gold at Mint price. tt Irish famine. |