sword and sabre wounds, the greater number of which were inflicted by those savages after he was on the ground, dismounted. His name is Laurie, and a few days previous to the battle, he had accounts of his father's death, by which this gallant private soldier became possessed of £12000. He says, that he saved his life in the end only by calling out in French, as the Enemy were charging over him-“ Oh! mon Dieu! mon Dieu! mes amis! mes amis!" by which contrivance he was taken for one of their own men.

"The Irish howl set up by the Inniskilling, and other Irish regiments, is reported to have carried almost as much dismay into the ranks of the Enemy, as their swords. The stubborn bravery and conduct of these regiments contributed much to the success of the day, it having been their lot to find themselves in the hottest part of the action, innumerable opportunities were afforded them of showing their devotion to their country's honour, and exalted sense of gallantry and duty." An officer of the Inniskilling Dragoons says, "Our brigade charged, upset, and completely destroyed three large columns of infantry; at least 9000. The old Inniskillings behaved most gallantly, they went into the field 1050, after the action they mustered about 100; some, however, were sent to escort prisoners."

"A Decree of his Majesty of the 29th of September, annexes to the title of Prince of Waterloo, a dotation producing an annual revenue of 20,000 Dutch florins, to be possessed irrevocably and for ever by the Prince of Waterloo and his legitimate descendants. The preamble of this decree is in the following terms:- Desiring to give to the Duke of Wellington, Prince of Waterloo, a pledge of the national gratitude, for the splendid services which he did our kingdom on the ever-memorable days of the 16th, 17th, and 18th of June last, when, with the aid of Divine Providence, he so powerfully contributed, by the wisdom of his dispositions, and by his calm and intrepid courage, to repulse the common Enemy, and to consolidate this infant kingdom."

"The second article indicates the lands of which the said dotation is composed, which consist of the three portions of domanial woods situated between Nivelles and Quatre Bras, and containing altogether about 1083 hectres, or 1270 acres.

"By the third article the property of the said woods shall be conferred on the Prince of Waterloo, free from all enrolment,

under the obligation of submitting to the regulations which his Majesty may make in the sequel, concerning the enrolment of dotation."

A Prussian hussar made a capture at the Battle of Waterloo of five thousand napoleons, which he has sent to his family, by the Intendant-General and Counsellor of State, Ribbentrop: a soldier of Landwehr also obtained possession of 500 napoleons.

Nov. 24.—Prince Blucher on his way to the Prussian dominions gave occasion to several fetes. In passing through Belgium, he desired to see again, at Ligny, the place where, thrown from his horse, he lay upon the ground during the pursuit and hasty return of a part of the French army. After remaining there some time conversing with his aide-de-camp, he generously recompensed a miller who had assisted him in his critical situation.

The miller at Ligny, recompensed by Prince Blucher on his return from France, addressed the following letter to the editor of the Brussels Oracle:

"Prince Blucher, on his return, called at my house with his aides-de-camp; his modesty concealed his illustrious name, and I did not recollect him. He asked me many questions concerning my losses, and my melancholy situation. Alas! it was easy for me to answer that I had saved nothing, either in my house, or on the lands which I farm, and that the war had reduced my family to misery, so that I could not pay my contributions. He asked me the amount of them, I told him 80 francs, which he immediately gave me. He departed; and when he got to Namur, he sent me four pieces of 40 francs each, and one of 20 francs. It was from this messenger, that I learnt the name of this great Prince; his generosity honours him; his modesty ennobles him; and my heart thanks him. "P. M. CARPENE." Five hundred cart-loads of wounded entered Paris, June 23d. A private of the 27th, wounded very severely, was carried off the field of battle by his wife, then far advanced in pregnancy; she too was severely wounded by a shell, and both of them lay along while in one of the Hospitals at Antwerp in a hopeless state. The poor man has lost both his arms, the woman extremely lame, and giving birth to a daughter, to which the Duke of York, it is said, has stood godfather, by the name of Frederica M'Mullen Waterloo. The Rector of Framlingham, in Suffolk, soon after the battle, wrote to the Duke of Wellington, stating, that in his opinion, the Non-commissioned Officers of the British army had, by their

valorous conduct on that day entitled themselves to some dis tinct marks of their country's approbation, and therefore he felt disposed, for one, to offer his humble tribute to their merit. In order that this might be properly applied, he requested the favour of his Grace to point out to him the non-commissioned officer whose heroic conduct, from the representations which his Grace had received, appeared the most prominent, to whom he, the Rector, meant to convey, in perpetuity, a freehold farm, value 107. per annum. The Duke set the inquiry immediately on foot, through all the commanding Officers of the Line, and, in consequence, learnt that a serjeant of the Coldstream, and a corporal of the 1st regiment of Guards, had so distinguished themselves, that it was felt difficult to point out the most meritorious; but that there had been displayed by the serjeant an exploit arising out of fraternal affection, which he felt it a duty on this occasion to represent, viz.-That near the close of the dreadful conflict, this distinguished Serjeant impatiently solicited the Officer commanding his company, for permission to retire from the ranks for a few minutes; the latter expressed some surprise at this request, the other said: "Your honour need not doubt of my immediate return." Permission being given him, he flew to an adjoining barn, to which the Enemy in their retreat had set fire, and from thence bore on his shoulders his wounded brother, who he knew lay helpless in the midst of the flames. Having deposited him safely for the mo ment, under a hedge, he returned to his post in time to share in the victorious pursuit of the routed Enemy; we need scarcely add, that the superior merit of this gallant non-commissioned Officer was thus established.

About two years since, Buonaparté gave an Italian nobleman a list of his intended exploits: the first was the subjugation of all the northern powers; the invasion of Britain was to follow; his intention was then to bring under his power the dominions of the Grand Signior; after which he would proceed to the con quest of Africa, and at last of the Chinese empire. He had already employed an architect to draw the plans of two new cities, one to be built in Asia, the other in Africa, and both to be called Napoleon.

A very sensible writer has remarked, who was in the field of Waterloo, just after the battle, how much the varied character of the man was distinguished by their amusements; that on the

part of the French playing cards, the most trifling letters, verses, &c. &c. with books of the worst tendency. But not so with the English, whose pockets were ransacked, or with the Hanoverians; with the latter, it was observable the quantity of books of devotion in German that were found. A correspondent found in the field an unfinished letter of an English Soldier to a female friend, dated 17th June, in which he gives her an account of the battle of the 16th, and that he had escaped, evidently leaving it open to send when the day was over. The direction being written, it was taken up and forwarded, with a note in explanation of its being found. Thursday, January 18, 1816, being the appointed day for a General Thanksgiving, on the re-establishment of Peace in Europe, the day was selected in London for the ceremony of lodging the Eagles taken from the Enemy at the Battle of Waterloo, in the Chapel Royal, Whitehall. The ceremony was conducted with perfect order; and associated as it was with the duties of religious worship, the memory of the contest in which the trophies were won, and the sight of the brave veterans who had survived its carnage, the influence it produced was not of an ordinary nature. A brigade of the Guards formed on the parade, in St. James's Park, at nine o'clock, of which one company, consisting of a captain, three subalterns, two serjeants, and eighty-four privates, all of whom were at Waterloo, were appointed an escort to the Eagles, and took post opposite to Melbourn House. A detachment of the Royal Artillery was also on the ground, and two bands attended in their state clothing. Soon after ten the Duke of York proceeded to the parade, and a very large assemblage of Officers, decorated with the several insignia they had been invested with. The usual duty of the day proceeded, and after the trooping of the colours had taken place, the detachment that had been selected was escorted to the Tilt-yard by the two bands, and received the Eagles; the detachment then presented arms, the bands playing the “ Grenadiers' March," and proceeded round the square in ordinary time.---The Eagles appeared somewhat of a larger size than those captured in the Peninsula; they were richly gilt, and bore the number of the battalions to which they were attached. The silk colours appended to them were about the size of our cavalry standards, and splendidly embroidered with a profusion of gold fringe, and a number of inserted bees, stars, &c. But the

most interesting part of the ornaments was the laurel wreath enclosing in letters of gold the inscriptions emblematic of French renown --- Austerlitz, Essling, Eylau, Jena, and Friedland. These names, still memorable, once to us the subjects of mournful reflection, now seemed to mock the ambition they formerly flattered. They gave to conquerors an impressive lesson on the inconstancy of Fortune, when the register of the successes of those who triumphed at Austerlitz, Jena, and Friedland, served to signalize their defeat, displayed as the prize of the heroes of Waterloo. The trophies were carried by serjeants of the first and third regiments, and, on reaching the colours of the grenadier regiment, were lowered to the ground, while the former with "Lincelles, Corunna, Barossa, and Waterloo," emblazoned in gold, majestically waved; and the troops, with the spectators, instantaneously gave three loud huzzas, with the most enthusiastic feeling. The detachment still continued to proceed with the trophies, and on reaching the centre of the parade, facing the Horse Guards, wheeled on their right, and marched to Whitehall Chapel. The serjeants with the Eagles entered the body of the Chapel as soon as the first lesson was read by Archdeacon Owen, the Chaplain General. Their Royal Highnesses the Dukes of York and Gloucester were in the Royal pew, and the Chapel was extremely crowded. The escort entered by the two doors, in equal divisions, the band playing, and marching up to the steps of the Communion table, when they filed off to the right and left. As soon as the band had ceased, the two serjeants bearing the Eagles approached the altar, and fixed upon it their consecrated banners. After the Litany a voluntary was played, and at the conclusion of the Communion Service, which was read by the Chaplains of the Chapel, the Rev. Mr. Jones and the Rev. Mr. Hewlett, the 100th Psalm was sung by the whole congregation. After the customary blessing, the band played "God save the King," the whole congregation standing. The ceremony was witnessed by a great multitude of people, among whom was a considerable number of persons of distinction and fashion.

A variety of new and authenticated Anecdotes, having been most obligingly communicated to the Editor, he intends to reassume them in the Second Volume, in order to accommodate the purchasers of the early editions of this volume with the means of getting their books complete, which reason, it is hoped, will be received as satisfactory as it regards the arrangement in the Additional Particulars, which will also be found in the Second Volume.