Extract of a Letter from an Eye-witness engaged at Waterloo. "The corps (consisting of one half of the Allied Army) which Lord Hill commanded, was not much engaged during the earlier part of the action; but as the whole army moved towards the left, the divisions of Lord Hill's corps gradually came up, and were hotly engaged. The spot on which Lord Hill usually stationed himself was a knoll in front of the right, and from whence almost all the Enemy's movements could be discovered; and, although the shot fell very thickly about it, the position was too advantageous for a man like his Lordship to relinquish; he seldom quitted it, except when any part of the line was hard pressed, but when that did happen, he flew in person to its assistance; his naturally quiet and reserved character became completely changed, such a spirit lighted

up in his eye, such vigour displayed itself in every action, that his command was decision and energy itself, tempered with all the prudence of true military experience: nor was it possible to see him without feeling a glow of honest pride, in such a countryman and commander:

"Non jubet:"

"Monstrat tolerare labores,

LUCANI PH.

"After the various hot, though desultory attacks of the day, the last and most dreadful was made by the Old Imperial Guard, grown grey in an uninterrupted career of victory; in black massive solid columns, supported and covered by the fire of a numerous artillery, they advanced, in spite of the most desperate resistance. Lord Hill, who had foreseen the approaching storm, having formed General Adam's brigade a little en potence on the Enemy's left, placed himself at its head, and advanced with dreadful regularity to the assistance of the Guards. General Adam's veterans of the Peninsula, after one terrible volley within a few yards of the Imperial Guards, cheered and charged; these gallant troops for the first time fled, although encouraged to the last by the conduct of the brave but unfortunate Ney. Lord Hill followed with his usual rapidity, the British Guards supporting him, and at the same instant, our great Duke ordered the general and decisive advance of the whole army; the Enemy still rallied a few scattered hundreds here and there, but all combined resistance was at an end. The Prussians

began to come up, and the completest victory followed the greatest battle of modern times. In this celebrated charge, Lord Hill's horse was killed under him, one of his Aides-de-Camp was killed, and another wounded, his Lordship also for about twenty minutes was supposed to have perished; his remaining staff had reassembled; no one had seen him since he fell with his horse at the head of the troops; and all felt a chill which even so great a victory could not warm.— So admired in public, so beloved in private, his loss would have been long and deeply felt. It would require, not the pen of a soldier, but that of a Burke or a Sheridan, to express in words the enthusiastic joy with which all greeted their revered General on his reappearance among them, on foot and covered with bruises and dirt; this affectionate meeting must remain ever engraved on the hearts of those who witnessed it."

The following extract from the References to Mr. Crann's elaborate Map, on the scale of five inches to a mile, which accompany this Work, will further explain the important post, which the Second Corps of the Army under the Orders of L. G. Lord Hill occupied.

RIGHT WING.

Right Wing, extremity at Braine-la-Leud.

C The Plateau on which was placed in potence upon the Plateau by Hougomont, the 2 English div. L. G. Sir H. Clinton, composed as follows:-

S British brig M. G. Adam, the 1 bat. of the 52 and 71 regts. of the line, and nine comp. of the 95 Riflemen.

t 1 brig. K. G. L. Col. Duplat, the 1, 2, 3, and 4 bat. of the line King's German Legion.

u 3 Hanov. brig. Col. Halkett, the 2 and 3 bat. Duke of York, and the bat. of Militia Saltzgitter and Bremervorde. There was attached to this 2 div. the bat. of Capt. Bolton, R. Brit. Art., and M. Sympher, Germ. Horse Artill.

V 4 Brit. brig. Colonel Mitchell, (belonging to, and on the left of the 4 div. in observation,) the S bat. 14 regt., the 1 bat. of the 23 and 51 regt. of the line. Capt. de Rettberg, Hanov. Art. to the 2 div. about three o'clock came into the line on the right of the centre, the first position having become useless on this point.

The

D The 3 R. div. of Dutch, L. Gen B. Chasse, was charged with the defence of Braine-la-Leud, where there were posted the 1 brig. Col. Detmers, the 35 bat. Belg. Chass. the 2 bat. of the line, (Dutch,) the 4, 6, 17, and 19 bat. Dutch Militia. 17 bat. a little advanced, kept up the communication with 2 Eng. div. L. G. Clinton. E 2 brig. G. M. d'Aubremé, the 36 bat. Chass., and the 3 bat. of the line (Belgic,) the 12 and 13 bat. of the line, the 3 and 10 bat. of the Dutch Militia. It occupied an advantageous position on the height at the farm of Vieux Foreiz. Attached to this div. was a bat. of foot artil. Capt. Lux, one light bat. M. Vander Smissen.

w Towards two o'clock, the 3 div. advanced towards the centre, the 3 brig. by Merbe-Braine; the 1 brig. replaced the 2 English div. 4 bat. marched in squares. The 3 div. took its second position near the highway to Nivelles.

Communicated by French Officers.

After the battle of Ligny, Buonaparte, intending to lead his army against the English, arrived at the farm of Caillou, and fixed his head-quarters there on the 17th of June, at nine o'clock in the evening. The rain fell in torrents. The farm-house was abandoned by the farmer, named Boucqueau, an old man of eighty, who had retired to Planchenoit. It is situated on the high road from Charleroi to Brussels. It is half a league from the Chateau of Hougomont and La Haye Sainte, and a quarter of a league from La Belle Alliance and Planchenoit. Supper was hastily served up, in part of the utensils of the farmer that remained. Buonaparte slept in the first chamber of this house: a bed was put up for him in the middle of this room, with blue silk hangings and gold fringe. His brother Jerome, the Duke of Bassano, and several Generals, lodged in the other chambers. All the adjacent buildings, gardens, meadows, and enclosures, were crowded with military and horses. On the 18th, from a very early hour in the morning, there were several visits and conferences. About nine o'clock, a breakfast was set before Buonaparte in his own plate. Before he left the farm, to go forward, he desired the farmer to be sent for. The latter, who is the proprietor of the farm, found, when he came, all his effects broken or pillaged. He desired to speak to Napoleon, who was at a small distance reconnoitring the enemy's army: after much entreaty he was permitted to approach him; he found him surrounded by his staff, dressed in a grey frock, and wearing a two-cornered hat, (chapeau à deux cornes.) Napoleon asked him why he had gone away-whence he came—if -Planchenoit was far off:-he pitied him with an appearance of interest, and ended by ordering a safeguard to be given, which availed him nothing.

The eminence on which Buonaparte was while he gave his orders during the battle, is part of the territory of Planchenoit. Is called the Field of Trimotio, and is the property of several individuals: it is not far from the farm of Caillou. Buonaparte

returned to this house for a moment during the battle. After he had lost it, endeavouring to avoid the crowd in the great road, he threw himself into the orchard opposite this farm-house, to get the start of the mass of fugitives: a part of these being closely pursued, sought refuge in the buildings of the farm; they were set on fire, and several of them reduced to ashes. These details come from the farmer himself.

General Vandamme having been obliged to have Wavre evacuated, after being informed of the loss of the battle of Waterloo, remained constantly with the rear guard: it was under these circumstances that he was severely wounded in the belly, by a ball; notwithstanding his pain and loss of blood, he still remained on horseback. When he reached the village where the army had just halted, he dismounted from his horse; his breeches were full of blood. A surgeon offered to dress his wound:- "Let me alone,” said he, "I have something else to do." He immediately began to examine the map, and to write his orders. The surgeon remarked to him, that he was losing much blood, and that in a quarter of an hour he might not even be able to continue his march, if he would not suffer himself to be dressed, and that he would do his duty without disturbing him. "Well then,” replied he, "on that condition only."

An Orderly Officer of Napoleon's, engaged in a charge of cavalry against an English square, before the village of Melles. The square was broken; an English officer was thrown down and severely wounded. He makes the sign of distress of a BROTHER MASON, at the moment when the orderly officer was passing by him, who gives him his hand, and orders one of his horsemen to take the greatest care of him. The English officer was immediately raised, and taken care of, at the particular recommendation of this French officer.

As much as the English distinguished themselves by their humanity, so much in the reverse was the conduct of the Prussians, who betrayed a determined rancour against the French, during this short campaign of 1815'

The Emperor, seeing the rout of the French army, and the impossibility of resisting the continually increasing forces of the enemy, arrived at eight o'clock in the evening, attended by a single officer, at the square formed by the First Regiment of the Guard. It was the last regiment which still kept a good countenance, and the Emperor hoped by its means to preserve and establish an order of retreat. "Grenadiers," said he, "we are going to re-unite the army."-It was near nine o'clock:-the Emperor was constantly in the square. The regiment was always surrounded by the light cavalry, who dare not approach: at length, on arriving at a large rivulet, the regiment was obliged to derange the order of its square in order to surmount this obstacle. The night, and a charge of cavalry made at the moment, at last threw the regiment into disorder; and in spite of the most vigorous resistance, and the conduct and courage of Napoleon, the regiment was separated and obliged to retreat in the greatest disorder. The Emperor remained a part of the night with a company of these brave men, and arrived in the morning at Charleroy.

At the moment when the rout of the French army commenced, two grenadiers of the Guard, seeing the great park of artillery abandoned, with tears in their eyes quitted the ranks, and bade adieu to their comrades, crying-" We could not die in Egypt, or at Marengo, we must perish here;" they threw themselves upon one cannon, the park being already in the hands of the enemy: these unhappy grenadiers were sabred.

A column of prisoners passed on the 17th before the Emperor, who would not suffer the officers to be deprived of their swords. One of these officers complaining of the bad weather, expressed his surprise at seeing the Emperor covered with mud. The Emperor, hearing what he said, replied-" You must not wonder at that; I have resumed my old trade of a soldier."

Of seven officers sent by the Emperor to Marshal Grouchy, to give him orders to join the right of the French army, the four first went over to the enemy, the two next were taken prisoners, the seventh and last, not having left the Emperor's quarters till four o'clock, did not reach Marshal Grouchy till half-past seven.

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