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LADY DE LANCEY’S NAR R ATI VE

BEING AN ACCO UNT O F HOW SHE NURSED HE R HUSBAND COLONEL S IR WI LLIAM OWE E , H D

- LANCEY , Q UARTE R MASTE R GE NE RAL O F THE AR MY MORTALLY WOUN E IN THE R EAT , D D G BATTLE

MAJOR B WAR D E DITE D BY . R

R O Y AL EN G INE E R S

LONDO N

JO HN MUR R AY , ALBE MARLE STR E E T

1906

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—Sokrab a nd R ustum .

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MAP OF PART OF THE BATTLEFIELD OF WATERLOO

THE VILLAG O MO ST J A 1815 E F NT E N,

THE WATERLOO MEMORIAL IN E VERE CEMETERY

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A WE E K AT WATE R LO O IN 1 81 5

I NTR ODUCTION

E TH following narrative, written over eighty years ago, and now at last given to the world in

1906 . , is remarkable in many respects A It is remarkable for its subject, for its style, and for its literary history . — — The subject a deathbed scene might seem e Th at first sight to b a trite and common one . e

- - — — mise en scene the Field Of Waterloo alone however redeems it from such a charge ; and the principal actors play their part in no common - place

“ ” or unrelieved tragedy . Certainly, as Bacon

V retiou s says, ertue is like p Odours, most fragrant when they are incensed o r crushed : F o r Pr osp er ity doth best discover Vice ; But Adversity doth best ” discover Vertue .

to will f to As the style, it be su ficient quote the authority Of Dickens for the statement that no o ne but Defoe could have told the story in fiction . A 2 A WEE K AT WATERLOO

I ts literary history is even more remarkable than either its style or its subject . It is no exaggeration to say o f the narrative as Bacon said Of the Latin volume o f his E ssays R ” that it may last as long as ookes last . And yet it has remained in manuscript fo r more than eighty

a T ye rs . his is probably unique in the history Of

o f literature since the Invention Printing .

As regards the hero of the narrative, the Duke o f Wellington once said that he was an excellent f O ficer, and would have risen to great distinction ” 1 had he lived .

Captain Arthur Gore, who afterwards became

- to Lieutenant General Gore, alludes him in the following terms : This incomparable Officer was s uk o f de ervedly esteemed by the D e Wellington, who honoured him wi th his particular confidence ” 2 and regard .

His ancestors, for several generations, had been men Of great distinction, and he undoubtedly inherited their great qualities in a very high degree .

1 tes o C nversati ns with the D ulce o Wellin t n b E ar No f o o f g o , y l

a . 183 . St nhope, p 2 E x lanato N tes on the Battle Waterl b a ai p ry o of oo, y C pt n

Ar G r 1817 . 83 . thur o e, , p I NTRO D U CTI O N 3

The De Lancey family is o ne o f Huguenot E origin, the founder Of the family%: tienne De

fio m F o f Lancey, having fled rance at the time the 5 R evocation o f the Edict Of Nantes in 16 8 .

The following extracts treating o f the family

’ history are taken from Appleton s Cyclopoedia of

r a h Amer i can Bi og p y .

he E F T author Of the articles, dward loyd De 2 1821 Lancey, was born in , and died at Ossining,

Y o n 7th r 1905. o ne N . . , the Ap il At time he held the position o f President Of the New York Genea

logical Society, and has done a great deal of work

in the field o f historical research .

Etienne De Lancey (great - grandfather Of Sir

was F William De Lancey), born in Caen, rance,

1 I n Fren ch annals the fa mily c an be tra ced b ack to the

’ f r rs W o f i o a ar . Th e rs a O t me the Hund ed Ye fi t the n me, f

r is an a n i r r was G u La ne whom the e y uthe t c eco d, y de y,

Vi c La va et i in 1432 O rin omte de l de Nouv on, who held f the P ce

Bi s O La and vi n v i a s an d rri ri s a i s hop f on Nou o , ll ge te to e few m le

a i Hist o New Yo r/c durin the R evo lu south Of th t c ty . See ory f g ti na Wa r b T m a n i b E ar F D e o ry , y ho s Jo es, ed ted y dw d loyd

c v o l i d Dicti nnaire de la blesse d F r e La . . 651 an o e anc n ey, , p , No , i vo l . v iii . Lane , t tle y . 2 ’ Fo r i ra i a s s ee A C clo cedia VO L 1L b og ph c l ketch, ppleton s y p , , 1 p . 30. 4 A WEEK AT WATERLO O

24th October 16 63 ; and died in the city of New

18th N 1741. York, ovember Having been com

elled to F o n p , as a Protestant, leave rance the revocation o f the Edict o f Nantes (18th October

he escaped into Holland . Deciding to become a British subject and to emigrate to E America, he crossed to ngland and took the oath

New Of allegiance to James II . He landed in th 1 7 686 . York, June His mother had given him,

on his departure from Caen, a portion of the family 300 . £ jewels He sold them for , became a merchant, and amassed a fortune of He married

Cortlandt Anne, second daughter of Stephanus van ,

23rd 1 January 700. He took a prominent part in

f r o f New public af airs, representing the fou th ward

1691- 93 o f York as alderman in , and was a member

- Assembly for twenty four years . While sitting in

the latter body he gave his salary, during one session,

to purchase the first town - clock erected in New York ; and with the aid of his partner imported

and presented to the city the first fir e- engine that

The D e had been brought into the province . E 1700 Lancey house, built by tienne in upon a piece

o f - in- land given to him by his father law, is now the I NTRO D UCTI O N 5

f New Oldest building in the city o York . Mr De Lancey was buried in the family vault in Trinity

New Church, York . T hi a ft hree of s sons, J mes, Peter, and Oliver, le

Of descendants . Descendants the eldest son, James, amongst whom were included Edward Floyd De

Lancey, the historian of the family, are resident in

o f New N Y the city York, and also at Ossining, . .

o f no w Descendants the second son, Peter, are 2 o f N living in the county Annapolis, ova Scotia .

The f o f third son, Oliver, grand ather the hero of E the present narrative, went to ngland after the

R No f evolutionary War . direct descendants o his

to in the male line would appear be now living. The following is the account o f his life as given

’ in Appleton s Cyclop aedi a O E Oliver, the youngest son f tienne, was born

New 16th 1708 in York City, September ; and died E 27th N in Beverley, Yorkshire, ngland, ovember

1 85 ri n 7 . He was o gi ally a merchant, being a member Of the firm founded by his father . He

1 ’ A s C clo eedia v o l . ii . . 129 . ppleton y p , , p

2 f i ra o f a i see Fo r further details o th s b nch the f m ly, the

Histor o the C unt Anna lis b Caln ek and a ar y f o y of p o , y S v y,

- 3 4 a n 4 . 339 4 d 9 pp 9 . 6 A WEEK AT WATERLOO

ffa early took an active part in public a irs, and was noted for his decision o f character and personal

New popularity . He represented the city of York

1756 - 60 in the Assembly in , and served as alder

Of o ut - fio m 1 54 1 5 man the ward 7 till 7 7. He was active in military affairs during the entire French 1755 War, and, in , obtained leave from Connecticut

N ew to raise men there for service in York, for which he received the thanks o f the Assembly o f

1 58 a his own province . In March 7 he was p pointed to the command o f the forces then being

fo r collected the expedition against Crown Point, and succeeded in raising the entire N ew York City regiment within ten days . He was placed at the

Of N ew head the York contingent, under General

5000 - in Abercrombie (about strong), as Colonel

o n F T 8 Chief. In the attack ort iconderoga, th 1758 July , he supported Lord Howe, and was near that officer when he fell mortally wounded . In November o f the same year the Assembly o f New York again voted him its thanks ‘for his great

o f service, and singular care Of the troops the colony ’ 1760 while under his command. In he was

o f re appointed a member the Provincial Council, I NTROD UCTION 7

1 1 3 ta ining his seat until 776 . In 76 he was made

R - 1773 - in- eceiver General, and in Colonel Chief Of

li o f the Southern mi tary district the province . In 177 ‘ June says the historian Jones, he joined

e G neral Howe on Staten Island ; and, had that O fficer profited by his honest advice, the American

ul War, I will be bold to say, wo d have ended in a ff ’ very di erent manner to what it did . In September o f o f that year he raised three regiments Loyalists,

o wn o f 500 largely at his expense, men each, known ‘ ’ ’ as De Lancey s battalions . Of these regiments a brigade was formed, and Colonel De Lancey was commissioned Brigadier - General in the Loyalist

o f service . He was assigned to the command Long f . o Island, where he remained during the war One his battalions served in the South with great credit,

son - in - under his law, Colonel John Harris Cruger, doing effective service in the defence Of Fort Ninety N 1 . 777 six against General Greene In ovember ,

- n o n his country seat at Bloomi gdale, the Hudson, was robbed and burned at night by a party o f

- T Americans from the water guard at arrytown, his wife and daughters being driven from the house in their night - dresses and compelled to spend the night 8 A WEE K AT WATE RLOO

in the fields, now the Central Park . Having been

New attainted, and his immense estates in York and

New a Jersey confisc ted, General De Lancey retired to E ngland, where he resided in Beverley until his death . Of his four daughters, Susanna married Sir l Wi liam Draper, while Charlotte became the wife of Sir David Dundas, who succeeded the

Duke o f York as Commander - in- Chief o f the ” 1 British Army .

Of an Schaak In the Life V , his decease is men tio ned thus by a fellow - Loyalist : Our old friend

r has at last taken his departu e from Beverley, which he said should hold his bones ; he went Off without

o r pain struggle, his body wasted to a skeleton, his

The mind the same . family, most of them, collected T i in town (London). here w ll scarcely be a village E in ngland without some American dust in it, I

” 2 believe, by the time we are all at rest .

o f - Stephen, the eldest son Brigadier General

o f Oliver De Lancey, and father Sir William De

New 1740 Lancey, was born in York City about ;

New and died in Portsmouth, Hampshire, De

1 ’ A C clo cedia . . 132. ppleton s y p , vol p 2 L a lists o the American R ev luti n a i n . i . 365. oy f o o (S b e), vol , I NTRO D UCTI O N 9 cemb r e 179 8. E He was educated in ngland, and practised law in New York before the R evola tio nar y War, during which he served as Lieutenant

“ ’ ” Colonel of the De Lancey s second battalion .

After the war he was appointed Chief Justice o f the Bahama Islands, and subsequently was made

o f T n Governor obago and its depe dencies . His health becoming impaired while he held the latter f E O fice, he sailed for ngland to rejoin his family .

o n But he grew rapidly worse the voyage, and, at

o wn his request, was transferred to an American

f r H o N . vessel bound Portsmouth, . , where he died,

1 a nd was buried a few days after his arrival .

1 The following i s an extract from the Parish Register o f

’ C r r N . H St John s hu ch, Po tsmouth, .

RECORD O F DEATHS.

1m 111 Dec 6 His E cell enc Ste hen De La n e G o verno u r O f x y , p y , T a wh o di ed th e ni h after his a rrival ob go , , g t in th e har u r o f his n o f a d ecli ne hich bo t tow , w ad een u n him fo r six m n h s a ed 50 h b po o t , g ” ar y e s .

L n w a u ri i n W n r m i n Mr D e a cey s b ed the e two th to b, St

’ s C r ar r m an o f W n r v r r o f John hu chy d, whe e y the e two th Go e no s — n New Hampshire and their families are buri ed E . A WEE K AT WATERLOO

l nl so n f Sir Wi liam De Lancey, soldier, o y o the

New preceding, was born in York about 1815 f and died in June , in consequence o wounds

o f received at the battle Waterloo . He was E d educated in nglan , and early entered the British army . He served with great distinction under

Wellington in Spain, and was several times

2 honourably mentioned in his despatches . At the close o f the war he was made a K night o f N E the Bath . When apoleon landed from lba, ff O Wellington, in forming his sta , insisted n having

- De Lancey appointed as his Quartermaster General . Th e Officer really entitled to the promotion was Sir ’ 3 - in- William s brother law, Sir Hudson Lowe ; but

1 Thi s da te agrees with the trad ition h anded down in the

’ a i i La D e Lan arra i ff a f m ly w th dy cey s n t ve, to the e ect th t he

- W r - D w E . as only thi rty four a t the time o f h is death at ate loo . 2 ’ Vide GurWO Od s D es atches o the Dulce o Welli n to n 2md p f f g , 42 n 2 and 2 v o l . v . . 476 v o l . vi . . 5 . i i . iii . 27 2 9 ed t o , vol ., pp , p ; , p

Sir ar r i a i r di r in r i i il H y Sm th, sold e of sol e s te m l tes m es “ spea ks o f hi m i n hi s Autobiography as that gall ant fellow it i H Sm h . . D e La Aut bio ra h o Sir ar r . ncey . ( o g p y f y , vol , p 3 — It wa s not till the 16th D ecember l 8l 5 six months after

Wat r — a Sir o L arri Mrs s a n e loo th t Huds n owe m ed Su Johnson,

i t r i r Wi i D e La Dicti nar o ationa l s s e Of S ll am ncey . ( o y f N

Pa rs Bi ra h v o l . xi . a The Creeve e og p y , xx v , p . See lso y p ,

T i r i i 24 h d Ed t on p . 7 .

I NTRO D UCTI O N 11

i n fo r as Well ngto had conceived a dislike him, he refused to accept that Officer in that capacity .

The o n military authorities, however, insisted his appointment, and it was only when Wellington made the promotion o f De Lancey a si ne qu a?non o f his acceptance o f the supreme command that l 1 re the former yie ded . Six weeks befo the battle

1 Wellington assumed comma nd in th e Netherlands early i n

A ri 1815 an d L h ad b na i a s ar r a r p l , owe, who ee ct ng Qu te m ste General i n the Lo w Countries under the comman d Of the Pri nce o f Ora r ai fo r a n r him a s his ar r nge, em ned few weeks u de Qu te ma ster- General ; but h avi ng b een nomi nated to comm and the troops i n Gen oa design ed to co - operate wi th the Austro

ar i i a ar i w a s r l a in Ma b Sir Wi i a S d n n m es, he ep ced y y ll m Howe

D e i n Bio ra h r “ La Dicti nar o at al a t . L ncey . ( o y f N o g p y , owe,

Si r a The Creev Pa rs v o l x i . e e Hudson , . xx v , p . See lso y p ,

T i r 2 47. h d Edi ti on p . Th e followi n g extract Of a lette r from Major - General Sir

T rr E ar Ba r r a r fo r War a G H . o ens to l thu st, Sec et y , d ted hent,

A ri 1815 a i a Si r Lo 8th p l , lludes to the h tch bout Hudson we I shall comm u nicate fully with the Commander- i n - Chief upo n

’ the D u ke o f Wellin gton s wi shes r e specting hi s Staff As

o u r a a nxi a Sir L m y we e somewh t ous bout Hudson owe, I ust a a i n o t fo r D Su ppri se yo u th t he w ll do the uke . ( pp lementary

W llin ton x D es atches o the D ulce e . . . 42 and C p f of g , vol , pp ( f .

a T ir di i n The Creeve P ers E . y p , h d t o p Evi dently Si r Hudson Lowe was no more o f a p ersona gra ta to Welli n gton than he a fte rwards b e c ame to Napoleon %

A r r Ma r- ra Si r T rr lette f om jo Gene l H . o ens, who appears to 12 A WEE K AT WATE RLOO o f ll Waterloo, Sir Wi iam married the daughter of

1 Sir James Hall Of Dunglass, the Scottish scientist, h av e been a ctin g at the time as Military Secreta ry to the Duke

r Co mm an r-in - C i at rs u ar s ri n of Yo k, de h ef the Ho e G d , w tte to

D W l in r m L n n o n 16 A ri 181 the uke of e l gton f o o do the th p l 5,

’ shows the high estim ati on I n whi ch the Du ke held D e Lancey s s ervi ces

“ D e Lan i s i n hi s w a cey town on y to go out . I told hi m the very hands ome and complimen tary m an n er in whi ch

o u as fo r hi s s rv i s an d a s r him a n in l y ked e ce , s u ed th t oth g cou d

ra i i n in m v i as hi s i i ar and be so g t fy g, y ew of the c e, to m l t y professi on al feelings as the desire yo u expressed to me o f h aving him a ain i o u Su lementar D es atches o the D uke g w th y . ( pp y p f of

llin t n x We . g o , vol . . , p That the Duke felt deeply the interference o f Head quarter s wi th hi s selection Of Staff Offic ers i s clearly shown b y

i r ri b him Ear Ba r r ar the follow ng lette , w tten y to l thu st, Sec et y f r War a Br 4th M a 1815 o , d ted uxelles, y

“ To o u ru am v r a i tell y the t th, I not e y well ple sed w th the manner i n whi ch the Horse Guards h av e c on ducted themselves

i a i a ar i s a r towards me . It w ll be dm tted th t the my not ve y

a nd b i a s it i s i av good one, , e ng composed , I m ght h e expected that the Gen erals an d Sta ff formed b y me i n the last war would

a l a ai in s a f a have b een l owed to come to me g n but te d o th t, I am ov erloaded with people I have n ever seen before ; and i t a ppe ars to be purposely in tended to keep those o u t of my way

’ i s av r s can i h whom I w hed to h e . Howeve I ll do the be t I w t

i i Sa hi the ins truments wh ch h ave been sent to a ss st me . ( pp

h o k W in t n x . . menta r D es a tc es the D u e ell o . y p f of g , vol , p 1 Dictio nar o N atio nal Bi ra h v o l . x i . . 68. See y f og p y, x v , p INTROD U CTION 13

n His bride accompanied him o the Continent . On the second day Of the battle 1 Sir William was

- knocked from his horse by a spent cannon ball, and it was at fir st supposed that he had been

T - e instantly killed . hirty six hours aft rwards he was discovered, still alive and in his senses, but

o f incapable motion, although without any visible N wound . otwithstanding the skill of the surgeons,

o f and the tender care his wife, he succumbed to

” 2 his injuries nine days after the battle . There are several references to De Lancey ’s

“ Letters o Colonel Sir Au ustus S death in the f g . B H R . A r K G . Fr az e . , , commanding the in the army under the Duke Of Wellington, written l ” during the Peninsu ar and Waterloo campaigns,

- E S R A edited by Major General Sir dward abine, . . On the 29th June Sir Augustus writes to Lady

“ Fraz er from Mons : I regret to state that poor

’

De Lancey is dead so Hume, the Duke s surgeon, told me . He had opened the body ; eight ribs

o ne t were forced from the spine, to ally broke to

1 O n 18 at Wa r a a r Br the th June, te loo ; the b ttle of Qu t e as

1 —E D n . having been fought o the 6th . 2 ’ A l C CIO cedia . i i . . 132 133 . pp eton s y p , vol , pp , 14 A WEE K AT WATERLOO

o f pieces, and part it in the lungs . Poor De Lancey % He is o ur greatest loss ; a noble fellow f ” 5 2 8 . and an admirable O ficer, p .

In connection with the foregoing, it will be inter

’ esting to compare the account o fDe Lancey s wound given in the Dicti onary of Nati onal Bi ogr ap hy

The Duke Of Wellington gave the foll owing version o f the occurrence to Samuel R ogers : ‘ i De Lancey was with me, and speak ng to me

o n f when he was struck . We were a point o land that overlooked the plain . I had just been warned o ff by some soldiers (but as I saw well from it, and N two divisions were engaging below, I said ever when a ball came bounding along en r i cochet , as it is called, and, striking him on the back, sent him many yards over the head Of his

o n f horse . He fell his ace, and bounded upwards and fell again . All the staff dismounted and ran to him, and when I came up he said, Pray tell

’ them to leave me and let me die in peace . I had him conveyed to the rear, and two days after, o n n my retur from Brussels, I saw him in a barn, and he spoke with such strength that I said (for I I NTRO D UCTI O N 15

‘ % had reported him killed), Why De Lancey , you

“ will have the advantage o f Sir Condy in Castle R ackrent —you will know what yo ur friends said ’ ‘ ’

t . Of you af er you were dead I hope I shall, he replied . Poor fellow % We knew each other ever

no to since we were boys . But I had time be sorry . ” 1 o n I went with the army, and never saw him again .

’ The following is the extract from Wellington s

ffi a o f 19 to o cial desp tch the th June, referring De Lancey

I had every rea son to be satisfied with the

o f - or- conduct the Adjutant General, Maj General

who Barnes, was wounded, and Of the Quarter

- who master General, Colonel De Lancey, was killed

- S by a cannon hot in the middle Of the action . This Officer is a serious loss to His Majesty’s

” 2 to service, and me at this moment.

“ 1 ll i o f a R r “ W R u r a r . eco ect ons S muel oge s, nde te loo

“ F a i n Si r Wi i D La M a r r o a e b . nn r om the t cle ll m ncey, y H e s

r Dictionar o Na ti na l i ra h v o l x iv C i i n B o . . h cheste , the y f o g p y, ,

304 305. pp . , 2 l v i ii 150 Letters o Co l nel Si r rw o o d vo . C G u . . . . , , p f f o

F r iv n 20 D e La Au us tus S . az er da g , ted N elles, Ju e ncey i sai a : i i s o ur r a c an s d to be de d th s g e test loss, none be

i o r ri a 0 r a r v . 55 . g e te , publ c p te, p 16 A WEE K AT WATE RLOO

At the end Of the despatch there is a B S . announcing the death of Maj o r - General Sir William P S . Ponsonby, followed by a second . couched in the following terms : I have not yet got the returns of killed and wounded, but I enclose a list

Of o n two Officers killed and wounded the days, as far as the same can be made out without the returns and I am very happy to add that Colonel De Lancey

o f is not dead, and that strong hopes his recovery ” are entertained . That the Duke felt keenly his severe losses in killed and wounded, especially amongst the ff members of his Sta , is shown by the following

1 reminiscence of General Alava, as told by him, two years after the battle, to Sir Harry Smith and his wife— the lady now immortalised by the

z name Ladysmith, embla oned on the colours or

- accoutrements Of thirty five British regiments .

“ On the evening of the battle, the Duke got back to his quarters at Waterloo about ni ne or

1 A Span i sh nav al officer who s erv ed o n the Sta ff of the

' o Duke of Wellin gton duri n g the Peninsul ar War and at Wa terlo . Alav a enjoyed the uni qu e distincti on Of h av i n g been present

t r both at Tra falgar a n d Waterloo . A the fo mer b attle he

- f- i — U m a a a i i S . E co m nded Sp n sh l n e O b attle h p .

18 A WEE K AT WATERLOO

The next morning, the Duke wrote the follow

F . ing note to Lady rances W Webster, dated

B U% ELLES 19th une 1 15. R , J 8

- n H alf pa st 8 i n the morni g .

MY EAR AD FR ANCE D L Y S,

Lord Mount -Norris may remain in

Bruxelles in perfect security . I yesterday, after a most severe and bloody contest, gained a com

lete F p victory, and pursued the rench till after T and dark . hey are in complete confusion ; I 150 o f u have, I believe, pieces cannon ; and Bl cher, who continued the pursuit all night, my soldiers being tired to death, sent me word this morning

60 . that he had got more My loss is immense .

U F z Lord xbridge, Lord it roy Somerset, General

Cooke, General Barnes, and Colonel Berkeley are

: wounded Colonel De Lancey, Canning, Gordon, 1 The General Picton killed . finger of Providence

- was upon me, and I escaped unhurt. Believe me, 2 ” WE INGT N LL O . etc . ,

1 All the foregoi n g we re o n the General Staff o f the Army

’ — D o r on the Duke s pers on al Staff E . 2 u l m nta r D es atches the D ulce o Wellin to n x S e e . . pp y p of f g , vol ,

531. p . I NTRO D UCTION 19

Captain Gronow a subaltern of the 1st Guards at Waterloo gives us the following

uk ff o n glimpse Of the D e and his Sta , the morning

o f 18th o f the , before the Opening the battle

The road was ankle - deep in mud and slough ; and we had not proceeded a quarter Of a mile

’ when we heard the trampling of horses feet, and o n looking round perceived a large cavalcade o f ffi o cers coming at full speed . In a moment we l recognised the Duke himse f at their head . He

uk o f R was accompanied by the D e ichmond, and

The f his son, Lord William Lennox . entire Staf Of the army was close at hand : the Prince o f

z z BarOn V Orange, Count Po o di Borgo, incent, % the Spanish General Alava, Prince Caste Cicala,

- - F with their several aides de camp ; elton Hervey,

F z it roy Somerset, and De Lancey were the last

T nu that appeared . hey all seemed as gay and concerned as if they were ridi ng to meet the E ” 1 hounds in some quiet nglish county . 1815 Colonel Basil Jackson, who in was a R d lieutenant in the oyal Staff Corps, attache to

1 Rec lle ti ns a d Ane d tes c n c o b Ca ai r . 186 . o o , y pt n G onow, p 20 A WEE K AT WATERLOO the Quartermaster General’s department (see

’ Water loo R oll Call Dalton s , p . gives the following interesting reminiscences Of De Lancey o n 17 the th, at Quatre Bras, and during the retreat to Waterloo o n the same day : Some few changes were made in the disposition o f the troops after

o n the Duke of Wellington arrived the ground ,

soon after daylight ; arms were then piled, and the

o f men, still wearied with their exertions march

o n ing and fighting the preceding day, lay down to

The t snatch a little more rest. Duke, too, af er riding about and satisfying himself that all was as

o n it should be, dismounted and stretched himself

the ground, very near the point where the road from Brussels to Charleroi crossed that leading

N to N from ivelles amur, forming thereby the

I remained for some time at a short distance

from the great man, who occasionally addressed E F z . a few words to Lord it roy Somerset, Sir

o f Barnes, De Lancey, and others his principal f O ficers . He was then awaiting the return of Sir

Off b Alexander Gordon, who had gone y the INTRO D U CTION 21

’ N 6 7 oc amur road, some time between and O cl k, 10th escorted by a squadron Of the Hussars . I had seen this detachment start at a round trot, but o f course knew not the Object Of despatching

to it ; which, as we learned afterwards, was gain

’ Blii cher s intelligence of operations, whose defeat

at Ligny we, that is, the army generally, were

o f ignorant , though the Duke was aware Of it . I availed myself o f this period o f quietness to go and examine particularly the ground which had

been so hardly contested the day before .

R eturning to the place where I had left the D uke when I set o ut on my ramble round the

o n outposts, I found him still the same spot ; where he remained till Gordon and his escort

’

10 . came in with . jaded horses, soon after O clock

On hearing his report, the Duke said a few words

to De Lancey, who, Observing me near him, directed T l me to go to Sir homas Picton, and tel him the orders were to make immediate preparation fo r

falling back upon Waterloo .

I Just as the retreat commenced (about noon), 22 A WEEK AT WATERLOO

Off to was ordered Mont St Jean, where I was told

I should meet the Quartermaster - General ; accord

in l g y I made for Genappe, and as the high road

was by that time filled with troops, being, more

’ Of over, careless the farmer s interest, I took a

- fields direc short cut through the corn , in such a tion as enabled me to strike into that village about T its centre . here I found sad confusion prevailing ;

country waggons with stores, ammunition tumbrils,

provision waggons, and wounded men, choked up

fo r the street, so that it was impossible any one to

Of Of pass . Aware the great importance freeing the passage at a time when the retiring troops

might be pressed by the enemy, I at once set to

work to remedy the disorder that prevailed . Let the reader picture to himself Police Constable 6 1 C

’ posted at the pastry - cook s corner where Grace

church Street enters Cheapside, at a moment when

those passages, together with Bishopsgate and

’ Leadenhall Streets are blocked up by buses, drays,

waggons, carts, advertising locomotives, private

carriages, and dodging cabs, when that unhappy functionary is vainly striving to restore order and

clear the ways, and he will have some idea of the INTRODUCTION 23 difficulty I e xperienced in executing my self imposed task . Happily, I was acquainted with

hr some pithy expressions in two or t ee languages , which were familiar to the ears o f those I had to deal with and these, together with the flat Of my f sword, proved very e ficacious in the end . While in the thick of this scene Of tumult and confusion,

o ne o n o n I felt some clap me the shoulder, and ‘

. Yo u looking round saw Sir W De Lancey . are ’ ‘ a very well employed here, s id he ; remain, and keep the way clear for the troops ; I shall not ’ E want you at Waterloo . ncouraged by my ’ d ff chief s commendation I redouble my e orts, and had soon the satisfaction o f seeing the defile free A week after the battle —to quote again M from the article by H . anners Chichester in

“ the Di cti onary of National Biogr ap hy De

’ Lancey succumbed to his injuries, in a peasant s

cottage in the village Of Waterloo, where he was

tenderly nursed by his young wife, who had joined him in Brussels a few days before the

1 “ R i Wa rl b a af Of r in Unit d ecollect ons of te oo, y St f fice , e

S ice r erv J u nal fo r 1847 ar . . 11 o , P t III , p . 24 A WEEK AT WATERLOO

battle . According to another account, De Lancey was laid down at his o wn request when being

to nu conveyed the rear, and so was left out

a R tended all night and p rt Of the next day . ogers, ‘ was in a note, states that he killed by the wind

’ no t of the shot, his skin being broken and also that Lady De Lancey left a manuscript account ” Of his last days . This manuscript account was written in the first instance by Lady De Lancey for the informa R N tion of her brother, Captain Basil Hall, . .

The h s original manuscript a been lost sight of.

An early copy, which was made by Mrs Basil Hall,

o f - is now in the possession their grand daughter,

Lady Parsons . Copies would appear to have been made by members Of the family at various times ; but the existence of the narrative was apparently . E F not known to dward loyd De Lancey, the

’ clo aedi a historian o f the family in Appleton s Cy p . Besides the copy of the narrative made by Mrs

o i Basil Hall, another copy came into the p ssess on f T o the poet R ogers . his copy is now owned by

E s N W. Arthur Sharpe, q , Highgate, . Both the above versions— which contain only slight varia

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conve ed to the rear and so was b fia o t un y , e u

‘ in s a es a was killed b the wi nd a note, t t th t he y

Of his last days.

INTROD U CTION 25 tions— have been consulted in the present edition

Of the narrative .

R N D icti onar o Captain Basil Hall, . . (vide y f

N ti a h l . a l Bi r vo . ona o . g p y , xxiv , p was a well known author in his day, his best known work

F r a ments o Vo a es and Tr avels being g f y g , published 1831 1833 in three series between and , and frequently reprinted since . V O In olume II . f the first series, Captain Hall alludes to his first meeting with De Lancey. It E d mi . n on o n occurred o n board H . M . S y the

o f 18th 1809 morning the January , when the British troops had all been safely embarked o n the transports, the second day after the battle of Corunna . Basil Hall— then a lieutenant in the navy

1 and De Lancey struck up a great friendship o n

E nd mion the y , and the former introduced his

1 D e Lancey wa s a t this tirn e a lieutenant- colonel and

’ permanent a ssi sta nt in the quarterma ster- general s department

Ar Li 1809 ( my st, , p . Hi s first comm i ssion a s a com et i n the l 6 th Light D ragoons

r a 7th 1 92 Ar Lis 1793 7 . bo e the d te July ( my t, , p when

was n rs he only eleve yea Old . He wa s gaz etted lieutenant in the s ame regim ent on the D 26 A WEE K AT WATERLOO soldier friend after the voyage home to his family in Scotland The marriage Of De Lancey six years afterwards to Basil Hall ’s sister Magdalene

was a result of this introduction .

’ The following extract from Captain Basil Hall s

F r a ments o Vo a es and Tr avels g f y g , gives an account of the first meeting of the two friends o n board

26th F r ar 1793 and was b ra rr eb u y , su sequently t nsfe ed to the t 8o h Foot . On the 20th October 1796 he wa s gaz etted captain in the

17 Li D ra s O i r i hi s ra th ght goon , f wh ch eg ment uncle, Gene l

O i r D e La w n a s . l ve ncey, then colo el He Obta ined a majori ty i n the 45th ( o r Nottinghamshi re)

i F O 1 was b i s Reg ment of oot on the 17th ctober 799 . He y th

i i ar o f a e and i a h a d r a t me e ghteen ye s g , up to th s d te p ob bly no connection with the a rmy at all beyond drawin g hi s pay

rin i r Li s v a ar and figu g n the A my t . E en now he does not ppe to hav e joined his regi men t until its r eturn from the West l r D iet Na t Bi . x i i a ar o r a r a . . o v o . v . Ind es, ye two fte w ds ( g , ,

Hi s r i r wa s r a a o f 45th F p . fi st un fo m p ob bly th t the oot,

n d r rai r in r i i i w as a the po t t, fo m g the f ont sp ece of th s volume, i n all likelihood painted o n hi s fi rst joining the regiment as a

r i n 18 r 1801 majo 00o . In the Army Li st o f 1804 he i s shown on page 3 1 a s an a i a ar r a r- ra Hi s a a r i a ser ss st nt qu te m ste gene l . ctu l eg ment l

i c r r r a o r hr ar v ce an the efo e ha dly h ve exceeded two t ee ye s .

U i hi s a i n 1815 was n in s o n a f O f nt l de th , he co t uou ly the st f the

’ - army i n the quartermaster general s department . INTROD UCTION 27

E nd mi on o f the y , and the dramatic circumstances under which Captain Hall heard the news Of his

’ ’ Of sister s marriage, and De Lancey s death at Waterloo :

“ As we in the E ndymi on had the exclusive

o f charge the convoy Of transports, we remained to t the very last, to assis the ships with provisions, and otherwise to regulate the movements Of the

stragglers . Whilst we were thus engaged, and

- lying to, with our main topsail to the mast, a

two small Spanish boat came alongside, with or three British officers in her. On these gentlemen being invited to step up, and say what they wanted, one Of them begged we would inform him 139 No . where the transport was to be found . ‘ ?’ How can we possibly tell yo u that said ‘ ’ f f ou the O ficer o the watch . Don t y see the ships are scattered as far as the horiz on in every direction ? Yo u had much better come o n board

’ this ship in the meantime .

“ ‘ ’ ‘ NO no f , sir, , cried the o ficers ; we have received directions to go on board the transport 13 fi ’ 9 nd . , and her we must ‘What is all this about ?’ inquired the 28 A WEE K AT WATERLOO captain o f the E ndymi on ; and being told o f the

Of i scruples the strangers, insisted upon the r

e coming up . He very soon explained to th m

o f the utter impossibility, at such a moment, finding o ut any particular transport amongst

o ne between three and four hundred ships, every o f o n which was following her w way . We found o u t afterwards that they only were apprehensive o f having it imagined they had designedly come

fo r N to the frigate better quarters . othing, Of

o ur course, was farther from thoughts ; indeed, it was evidently the result Of accident. SO we

o u sent away their little b at, and j st at that moment the gun - room steward announced break fast. We invited our new friends down, and gave them a hearty meal in peace and comfort — a luxury they had not enjoyed for many a long and rugged day . Our next care was to afford o ur tired warriors the much - requi red comforts o f a raz or d t and clean linen . We divi ed the party amongs us ; and I was so much taken with o ne of f these o ficers, that I urged him to accept such ff accommodation as my cabin and wardrobe a orded .

30 A WEEK AT % WATERLOO

t o wn T I met a near rela ion of my . his seemed a fortunate rencontre, for I had not received a letter from home for nearly a year— and I eagerly asked him What news Of all friends

‘ ’ ‘ o u o f I suppose, he said, y know your sister’s marriage ?’

NO % l— , indeed I do not which sister

He told me . ‘But to whom is she married ?’ I cried o ut with intense impatience, and wondering greatly that he had not told me this at once .

’ Sir William De Lancey was the person,

n t he answered . But he spoke o in the j oyous n to e that befits such communications . “ ‘ % ‘ God bless me I exclaimed . I am

— we delighted to hear that . I know him well picked him up in a boat, at sea, after the battle

Of Corunna, and I brought him home in my

E nd mi on. cabin in the y I see by the despatch, giving an account of the late victory, that he — ? was badly wounded ho w Is he now I observe by the postscript to the Duke ’s letter that strong

’ hopes are entertained of his recovery . I NTROD U CTI ON 3 1

’ ‘ Yes, said my friend, that was reported,

but could hardly have been believed . Sir William

was mortally wounded, and lived not quite a

The week after the action . only comfort about

this sad matter is, that his poor wife, being near

the field at the time, joined him immediately

after the battle, and had the melancholy satis ” 1 faction Of attending her husband to the last

’ It was, as before stated, at Captain Hall s request that Lady De Lancey wrote the memo r

terl n arrati e able Wa o o v . In order to satisfy the natural curiosity o f friends— who had probably heard o f the narrative ’ — in Captain Hall s possession Lady De Lancey

a prep red an abridged version, in more general

o f terms, and a much more reserved character than

the original account, written for her brother only . This condensed account was found amongst

a the papers of her nephew, General De L ncey 18 80. Lowe, after his death in His widow published it in the I llustr ated Naval and Military

M a az i n 18 414 e 88 . . g for , p

1 F ra ments o V a es and Tr avels b Ca ai Ba i a g f oy g , y pt n s l H ll,

l 3 - 3 1 N 3 v o II . . . 18 1 . . 67 7 . R , , , pp 32 A WEE K AT WATERLOO In some few instances this abridged account contains descriptive touches not given in the T i original narrative . hese var ations are given in the form Of notes to the present edition Of the narrative . Thomas Moore in his diary for the 29th August 1824 describes the circumstances under which Captain Hall lent him his copy Of the narrative as follows

“ A note early from Lord Lansdowne, to say

who that Capt. Basil Hall, is at Bowood, wishes much to see me ; and that if I cannot come over to - to day either luncheon or dinner, he will call

to - upon me morrow . Answered that I would

- come to dinner to day . Walked over at five .

Lu l . ttre Company, only Capt Basil Hall, , and

’ N a d i nterim K r ugent, and an tutor Of er y s .

Hall gave me, before I came away, a journal

written by his sister, Lady De Lancey, containing an account o f the death o f her husband at t Wa erloo, and her attendance upon him there,

they having been but three months married . Walked home ; took the narrative to bed with

to o r two me read a page , but found it so deeply I NTRO D U CTI ON 33

’ d two interesting, that I rea till near O clock, and

n fi ished it ; made myself quite miserable, and went to sleep, I believe, crying . Hall said he

- would call upon me to morrow .

Ear Notes o Conver sati ons l Stanhope , in his f with th D ulce o W lli n ton 182 e e . f g , p , writes as

“ follows : I mentioned with much praise Lady De

’ ’ Lancey s narrative o f her husband s lingering death

Of o wn ff and her trials and su erings after Waterloo . — The Duke told me that he had seen it Lord

ur a o Bath st having lent it him many years g . This conversation took place o n the 12th October 1 839 .

The two most famous literary men to whom

Captain Basil Hall lent the narrative, were, however, Sir Walter Scott and Charles Dickens .

Sir Walter Scott writes under date Abbotsford , 13th 1825 October , that his publisher, Constable thinks that the narrative “ would add very great interest as an addition to the letters which I w rote from Paris soon after Waterloo, and certainly I would consider it as o ne Of the most valuable

1 Mem irs Journa l a nd C rres ondence Th mas M re o , , o p of o oo ,

i b L r R i v . 239 ed ted y o d John ussell, vol . , p . . 34 A WEE K AT WATERLOO and important documents which could b epublished 1 f Of as illustrative o the woes war.

I never read anything which affected my o wn

o r ul feelings more strongly, which, I am sure, wo d have a deeper interest o n %si c% those Of the

public . “ Perhaps it may be my o wn high admiration

o f the contents Of this heartrending diary, which makes me suppose a possibility that after such

o f as a lapse years, the publication may possibly ( that which cannot but do the highest honour to the memory of the amiable authoress) may %si c% not be judged altogether inadmissible .

M WALTER COTT ost truly yours, S .

The following is a transcript o f the most remarkable passages in Dickens ’ letter

1 Perh aps the M %mo ires de M adame la M a rquise de Laroche jaquelein of which four editions were publi shed between 1814 — an d l 817 one Of the noblest and most touchin g Of auto b i o — graphies i s the nea rest parallel i n literatu re to Lady D e

’ arr i Th e Fr Mar i ri s Lancey s n at ve . ench ch oness desc be her

ri in ari i n 1789 and ri n rr i o f expe ences P s , du g the Insu ect on — V in 93 E D . La endee 17 . 2 Th e complete letter will b e found in Appendix A of this l vo ume . PART O F AN AUTO GRAPH LETTER O F S I R WALTER SCOTT.

%To face p age 34.

3 6 A WEE K AT WATERLOO as masterpieces o f powerful and affecting descrip tion, seem as nothing in my eyes . If I live for o f fifty years, I shall dream it every now and then,

o f from this hour to the day my death, with the The f most frightful reality . slightest mention o a battle will bring the whole thing before me . I shall never think o f the Duke any more b u t as he stood in his shirt with the Officer in full - dress

o r r r uniform, as he dismounted f om his ho se when the gallant man was struck down . It is a striking o f proof the power of that most extraordinary man,

Defoe, that I seem to recognise in every line Of the f narrative something o him . Has this occurred to ? you The going to Waterloo with that unco n

sci o u sness the of everything in road, but the — Obstacles to getting o u the shutting herself up in — her room and determining not to hear the no t going to the door when the knocking came— the finding o ut by her wild spirits when she heard he

was safe, how much she had feared when in doubt and anxiety— the desperate desire to move towards — him the whole description of the cottage, and its hi % condition ; and their daily s fts and contrivances, and the lying down beside him in the bed and both falling asleep ; and his resolving no t to serve

any more, but to live quietly thenceforth and her PART O F AN AUTOGRAPH LETTER OF C HARLES DICK EN S

I NTRO D UCTI O N 37

r Sh e sor ow when saw him eating with an appetite, — so soon before his death ; and his death itself all o f these are matters truth, which only that astonish

r . ing c eature, I think, could have told in fiction “ Of all the beautiful and tender passages— the thinking every day how happy and blest She was — the decorating him for the dinner — the standi ng in the balcony at night and seeing the troops melt — away through the gate and the rejoining him o n ’ - — his sick bed I say not a word . They are God s

own, and should be sacred . But let me say again, with an earnestness which pen and ink can no

o u more convey than toast and water, in thanking y o f heartily for the perusal this paper, that its impression o n me can never be told ; that the ground she travelled (which I know well) is holy to l ground me from this day ; and that, p ease

Heaven, I will tread its every foot this very next the summer, to have softened recollection of this o n sad story the very earth where it was acted . “ ’ You won t smile at this, I know . When my

enthusiasms are awakened by such things, they ’ o ut —F u don t wear . aithf lly yours,

C ARLES D ICK ENS H .

1 The complete letter will b e found in Appendix A o f this

volume . 38 A WEE K ' AT WATERLOO Many literary and artistic masterpieces have

o f grouped themselves round Waterloo . One the most striking passages in Vanity F ai r refers to an imaginary incident in connection with the battle . Sir Walter Scott once said that in the whole range Of English poetry there was nothing finer than the

z Childe Harold stan as in , commencing with the line

T r wa s a o f r v lr b i he e sound e e y y n ght, and ending with the words

Ri r and r ri n in o n e red ri a . de ho se, f e d, foe, bu l blent

’ Tennyson s Ode on the D eath of the D ulce of

Welli ngton ranks as a funeral dirge with Ly ci das

’ Adonais N and . apoleon s tomb in the Invalides

wn lm a o T . may hold its a ost with the j Yet, when all is said and done, the fact remains that no hero o f Of the battle, and indeed few victims war, have ever received a more touching memorial than the o ne here set forth in the sight Of all future generations of men by the love and the literary Of genius Lady De Lancey.

R . ARD . B . W

HALI A% N . S . F , ,

ril Ap 1906 . D E L N Y c. COLONEL SI R WILLIAM HOWE A CE (

%To face p age 38.

40 A WEE K AT WATERLOO

o ut I did not care for, and therefore I never went ,

a o r to except for n hour two every afternoon, walk

with Sir William . The people in general dined between three and d four, we dine at six ; we walked while others were l I at dinner, so that litera ly never saw anybody,

o r W except some gentlemen, two three of hom

’ — ri dined with us every day Sir William s f ends,

whom he brought to introduce to me .

for I never passed such a delightful time, there was always enough o f very pleasant society to

e o f keep us gay and m rry, and the rest the day

i n was spent peaceful happiness . Fortunately my husband had scarcely any busi

to f ness to do, and he only went the O fice for about

to an hour every day . I then used sit and think with astonishment o f my being transported into % such a scene of happiness, so perfect, so unalloyed — feeling that I was entirely enjoying life— not a % moment wasted . How active and how well I was I scarcely knew What to do with all my health and

No w spirits . and then a pang would cross my

o f mind at the prospect the approaching campaign,

e no t to but I chas d away the thought, resolved lose BRUS S ELS 41 the present bliss by dwelling on the chance o f future pain . Sir William promised to let me know as soon as he knew himself, everything concerning the movement o f the army ; and accordingly he gave me every paper to read, to keep my mind easy .

After some consideration, he decided that upon the commencement o f hostilities I should go to

Antwerp, and there remain till the end of the

a camp ign, which might last months . He wished

no t o f me to think going along with him, because

o f the rear a great army was always dangerous, and an unfit situation for a woman and he wished not

o r to draw me into any scenes, near any danger, E more than if I had remained in ngland . He little thought I should be in the midst o f horrors I would

now not pass again for any being living ; and alas, the cautious anxiety he expressed that I should avoid being shocked, only made me feel more desolate and miserable when I found myself in the

midst Of most terrible scenes . f Several other o ficers, on hearing that he de

signed to send me to Antwerp, fixed that their

wives should go there too . It is a very strongly fortified town, and likewise having the sea to F 42 A WEEK AT WATERLO O

escape by, if necessary, it was by far the safest place ; and b eing only twenty - five miles from

o f Brussels, it added so little to the time hearing l from him, if separated, that I acquiesced cheerfu ly .

After this was arranged, we never thought more about it, and enjoyed each hour as it passed with no more anxiety than was sufficient to render time precious . 14 On Wednesday the th, I had a little alarm in the evening with some public papers, and Sir

William went out with them , but returned in a short time ; and it passed by so completely, that 1) Thursday ( forenoon was the happiest day o f my life ; but I cannot recollect a day Of my short

no t married life that was perfect. I shall never get o n if I begin to talk o f what my happiness was

o n but I dread to enter the gloomy past, which I shudder to look back upon, and I Often wonder I T survived it . We little dreamt that hursday was the last we were to pass together, and that the storm would burst so soon . Sir William had to ’ ” dine at the Spanish Ambassador s, the first invita tion he had accepted from the time I went ; he

to was unwilling go, and delayed and still delayed , S U DDEN ALARM 43

n a till at last whe near six, I f stened all his medals

o n to o n and crosses his coat, helped him put it , and he went “) I watched at the window till he was o ut o n Of sight, and then I continued musing my

s happy fate ; I thought over all that had pa sed, and how grateful I felt % I had no wish but that this might continue ; I saw my husband loved and

o n respected by everyone, my life gliding , like a

a gay dream, in his c re . When I had remained at the window nearly an

- - hour, I saw an aide de camp ride under the gate

Of o ur way house . He sent to enquire where Sir

William was dining . I wrote down the name ; and

Off c soon after I saw him gallop in that dire tion . I

not did not like this appearance, but I tried to be

o n afraid . A few minutes after, I saw Sir William ’ “) the same horse gallop past to the Duke s which was a few doors beyond ours . He dismounted and ran into the house— left the horse in the middle of the street . I must confess my courage failed me now, and the succeeding two hours formed a contrast to the happy forenoon . ( 5’ l About nine, Sir Wi liam came in ; seeing my

a no t wretched face, he b de me be foolish, for it 44 A WEEK AT WATERLOO would soon be all over no w ; they expected a great battle o n the morrow ; he would send me to

Antwerp in the morning, and desired me to be ready at six . He said that though he expected it would be a decisive battle, and a conclusion of the whole business, he thought it best I should

o f keep the plan going to Antwerp, to avoid the alarms that he knew would seiz e everyone the moment the troops were gone ; and he said he would probably join me there, or send for me to return the same evening . He said he should

: be writing all night, perhaps he desired me to prepare some strong green tea in case he came

‘ in, as the violent exertion requisite to setting the whole army in motion quite stupefied him sometimes . He used sometimes to tell me that whenever the operations began, if he thought for

five minutes on any other subject, he was neglect ing his duty . I therefore scrupulously avoided

o r asking him any questions, indeed speaking at ) all “ I moved up and down like o ne stupefied myself. “ to Of He went the fice, and returned near twelve,

no t much fatigued, but he did attempt to sleep ; he T HE TROOPS D EPART 45

’ went twice to the Duke s ; the first time he found him standing looking over a map with a Prussian . 8 % ) f l - general, who was in u l dress uniform with

etc — k orders and crosses, the Du e was in his chemise and slippers, preparing to dress for the

’ Duchess o f R ichmond s ball ; the two figures were

The no twith quite admirable . ball took place standing the reveille played through the streets the

o f f whole night . Many the O ficers danced, and % ( 9) then marched in the morning .

to About two, Sir William went again the % Duke, and he was sleeping sound At three the S troops were all assembled in the Park, and ir

William and I leant over the window, seeing them

ff— so march O few to return . It was a clear refreshing morning, and the scene was very solemn

“ Th e fifes and melancholy . played alone, and the regiments one after another marched past, and I saw them melt away through the great gate at

o f the end the Square . Shall I ever forget the tunes played by the shrill fifes and the b uglehorns which disturbed that night %

Fri 16 At six in the morning, day the th, I went to Antwerp : Sir William gave me a letter to 46 A WEE K AT WATERLOO

’ M - a . C ptain Mitchell, in the Q . General s depart

to o f ment, requesting him take charge me . d Accordingly, soon after we arrived I was settle in

1 fo r very comfortable apartments . was at first an ” hour in the inn, and I lay down in a small back room . In the evening I sent my maid from the lodgings to get some wine at the inn ; when wandering in the passage to find some English person, she opened the door of the room I had been “31 o f o f in, and saw the body the Duke Brunswick

n o the very bed . I was fortunate enough to have a room at the

no t back, so shut in with buildings that I could hear any noise in the streets . Sir William had

to no no t made me promise believe reports, and upon any account to move without his written

f r order o it . I thought it was best not to listen to

- I E to any stories, so told my maid mma not tell

to me any, and do her best to get no alarms herself. Captain Mitchell I found of great service ; he is a very sensible and seemingly good - hearted T man . here was a calmness in his manner which was o f infinite use to me when I coul d not entirely get the better Of fears but too well founded .

48 A WEE K AT WATERLO O

o r promised to send me any letter, if he heard

Of S . . ir William I sat up late, but none came 17th On Saturday the , Antwerp was truly a

’ Of — b scene confusion y the servant s account, for

u N o t I woul d not stir o t Of my room . o ne Of the ladies who had intended to come to Antwerp I at first, kept their resolution ; and n couse

u ence q they got a great alarm, which was what T my husband wished me to escape . here was a

o n F l 6th battle fought riday the , near Brussels, and I was told the noise of the cannon was — h k tremendous the houses s o c with it. It was distinctly heard at Antwerp ; but I kept the windows shut, and tried not to hear . I only heard a rolling like the sea at a distance ( 14) Poor E mma, urged by curiosity, stood in the street listening to terrible stories, seeing wounded men

o f brought in, carriages full women and children

flying from Brussels, till she was completely frightened . She came and told me that all the E ladies were hastening to ngland by sea, for the F rench had taken Brussels . I saw I must take

“ to E my time alarm her, and I said, Well, mma, you know that if the French were firing at this ALARM IN ANTWE RP 49

se u hou , I wo ld not move till I was ordered ; but

o u ou . y have no such duty, therefore go if y like I dare say any o f the families will let yo u join ” them . E mma was shocked at my supposing she

ul wo d be so base as to desert me, and declared that if she was sure she had to remain in a

F ul no t rench prison for five years, she wo d ff I leave me . My reproof had all the e ect

for b intended ; she rought me no more stories,

a and I am cert in she never was frightened after,

even when we were in far greater danger . Though I had little reason to expect a letter I from my husband , sat up late in hopes . At w midnight, hat was my j oy to get a little note from him, written at after the battle

16th r Of the . He said he was safe, and in g eat Spirits ; they had given the French a tremendous beating . I wrote to him every day, and Captain

Mitchell sent my letters, but they never reached him .

S had On unday, Captain Mitchell told me he f heard the last ef ort was to be made . I cannot attempt to describe the restles s unhappy state G 50 A WEEK AT WATERLOO

I was in ; for it had continued so much longer than I had expected already, that I began to

find it difficult to keep up my spirits, though I was infatuated enough to think it quite impo s sible that he could be hurt . I believe mine was

c not an un ommon case, but so it was . I might

o f be uneasy at the length the separation, or anxious to hear from him ; but the possibility of his being wounded never glanced into my mind, till I was told he was killed . 18 On Sunday the th June, there was to be a great battle . It began about eleven near “ three , when Sir William was riding beside the

Duke, a cannon ball struck him on the back, at the right shoulder, and knocked him Off his

Th e horse to several yards distance . Duke at first imagined he was killed ; for he said after

in wards, he had never all the fighting he had ever been in seen a man rise again after such a

wound . Seeing he was alive (for he bounded

up again and then sank down), he ran to him, “ and . stooping down, took him by the hand

Sir William begged the Duke, as the last

u r favour he co ld have it in his powe to do him, T HE BATTLE FI E LD 51

‘ to exert his authority to take away the crowd that gathered round him, and to let him have

The his last moments in peace to himself. Duke bade him farewell, and endeavoured to draw ff away the Sta , who oppressed him ; they wanted

Of to take leave him, and wondered at his calm ness . He was left, as they imagined, to die ;

” who but his cousin, Delancey Barclay, had seen him fall, went to him instantly, and tried to prevail upon him to be removed to the rear, as he was in imminent danger Of being crushed by the artillery, which was fast approaching the spot ; and also there was danger Of his falling into the hands Of the enemy . He entreated to

on u be left the gro nd, and said it was impossible he could live ; that they might be o f more use

o n to others, and he only begged to remain the

field . But as he spoke with ease, and Colonel

no t Barclay saw that the ball had entered, he O insisted n moving him, and he took the Opinion

Of a surgeon, who though the might live, and got some soldiers to carry him in a blanket to a

to barn at the side Of the road, a little the rear .

The wound was dressed, and then Colonel Barclay 52 A WEE K AT WATE RLOO had to return to the Division ; but first he gave

21 orders to have Sir William moved to the village 5 1 for that barn was in danger o f being taken possession o f by the enemy . Before Colonel

Barclay went, Sir William begged him to come

t to to qui e close him, and continued give him

f r N messages o me . othing else seemed to occupy his mind . He desired him to write to me

to at Antwerp ; say everything kind, and to endeavour to soften this business, and to break it to me as gently as he could . He then said he might move him, as if he fancied it was to

ffo rt be his last e . He was carried to the village

Of Waterloo, and left in a cottage, where he lay unheeded all night, and part Of next day . Many

r o n Of his f iends were in the village, and no e

W o r knew here he was, that he was alive even . It was by chance that an officer of the Staff

to Corps found him next morning, and sent m’ Sco vell The ” inform Sir George evening before, D the uke had written the despatches, and

had inserted De Lancey as killed . Interest was

made that he should alter them, when he was

ff e a e told that he had been carried o the fi ld liv . REPORTE D S AF E 53

Some kindly thought this might benefit me ; but

I was not so fortunate . Sad scenes were passing at Antwerp in the meantime .

n On Monday mor ing, Captain Mitchell, at

’ to nine o clock, came tell me that the last battle F was over, and the rench entirely defeated, and that Sir William was safe . I asked him

u repeatedly if he was s re, and if he had seen

f o r o . any his writing, if he had heard from him

He had no t ; but had read a list Of the killed

ul and wounded, and co d assure me his name was

was not in it. Captain Mitchell quite sincere and was afterwards much grieved that he had

ul for added to the accum ation Of misery, this

no w only made the dash down more severe . I found how much I had really feared by the wild spirits I go t into . I walked up and

n no t dow , for I could rest, and was almost in a fever with happiness, and for two hours this

o n went . At eleven a message came that Lady

Hamilton wished to see me . I went down to the parlour, and found her and Mr James . I

did not remark anything in her countenance, but 54 A WEE K AT WATE RLOO I think I never saw feeling and compassion more strongly marked than in his expression . I then E said I hoped Lady mily was well . He answered

o f that she was so, with a tone such misery that I was afraid something had happened, I knew not what, to somebody . I looked at

Lady Hamilton for an explanation . She seemed

“ a little agitated too, and I said, One is so

: selfish I can attend to nothing, I am so rejoiced ” Sir William is safe . Mr James walked to the other end of the I room . I did not know what to do . feared that my gay voice grieved them , for I saw something had made them unhappy . Little did I think the blow was falling o n my o wn unfortunate head . “ % Lady Hamilton said, Poor Mr James He I has lost a brother and a nephew. It was a — k ” dreadful battle l S O many illed . I thought it cruel o f them to come to me to to tell all this , when I was so merry ; but

n d I tried to be polite, and agai apologise for

o n appearing glad, account of my own good

n fortu e .

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ul sho d be suddenly informed . But such in formation would not be otherwise than a Shock d whatever way it was tol , and the previous

o f account his safety only tortured me the more .

But it is needless to dwell upon it no w ; and though I believe she thinks I never forgave her,

I now recollect only the motive, which was kind .

f l o u t o r My di ficu ty then was to find , rather to believe the truth . She assured me he was only wounded . I looked at her keenly, and

can t said, Lady Hamilton, I bear any hing but

e T susp nse . Let me know the very worst . ell ?” me, is he killed She then solemnly assured me he was only desperately wounded .

“ I shook my head and said , Ah, it is very

fir well to say so . Yes, he must be wounded st, yo u know An d I walked round the room fast .

Yes, yes, you say so, but I cannot believe ” o u what y say now.

ul She was terrified, for I co d not shed a

e r tear . She d clared upon her word Of honou that when General Alava left the field he was

no t to . alive, but was expected live I M PATI ENT T O G0 57

T u t his I felt sounded like tr th, and I s ood

“ before her and said, Well, Lady Hamilton, if it is

and o u o so, y really wish to serve me, help me to g i to him nstantly. I am sure Mr James will be so good as to hurry the servant . Oh, how much time has been lost already % If Captain Mitchell had but known, I should have gone at nine . Every moment may make me too late to see him ” alive .

She was glad to try to do anything for me, and was going . I stopped her at the door, and

“ No w o u said, , if you are deceiving me, y may ” to perhaps have my senses answer for .

She repeated her assurances, and I said I would send my servant for the carriage, which was T ’ at the own Major s, if she would see anybody to get horses, and I was ready . She said she

ul ff to o wo d O er g with me, but she knew it would oppress me .

“ I said, Oh no, let me be alone, and I ran upstairs . No power can describe my sufferings for two hours before I could set out . Captain Mitchell requested a friend o f his to ride forward H 58 A WEE K AT WATERLOO to Brussels, and to gallop back with information o f where Sir William was, and whether it was still o f any avail fo r me to proceed : he was

to - expected meet us at Malines, half way. We at last left Antwerp ; but bribing the driver was in vain . It was not in his power to proceed ; for the moment we passed the gates, we were

e w entangl d in a cro d Of waggons, carts, horses, wounded men, deserters or runaways, and all the

o f rabble and confusion, the consequence several ” E battles . very now and then we went several miles at a walk ; and the temper Of the people was so irritable that we feared to speak to them ; and I had to caution my servant to be

c very guarded, be ause they were ready to draw T their swords in a moment . WO men got on

o f the back the carriage, and we dared not desire them to get off ; and this was no imaginary terror, as I afterwards experienced . When we were within a mile o r two Of

Malines, the carriage stopped, and the servant

“ said , It is the Captain I had drawn the blinds to avoid seeing the wretched Objects we

. o ut were passing I hastily looked , and saw BAC K TO ANTWERP 59

“ “ Mr Hay . When he saw me he turned his head

“ o ut o u I called , Mr Hay, do y know thing ?”

“ He hesitated, and then said, I fear I have

f r o u very bad news o y . ? T . I I said, ell me at once s he dead ” It is all over.

I sank into the carriage again, and they took

to e me back Antw rp . When I had been a short t k ime there, Mr Hay sent to now if I had any

to n commands Brussels, as he was going to retur ,

ul t fo r and wo d do any hing me there . At first I

fo r hi m said I had none , and then I sent , and asked repeatedl y if he were sure o f what he said ;

if he had seen him fall . He had not been in the “ no t action, and of course was near Sir William,

“ ’ who was surrounded by Lord Wellington s Staff but in the middle o f the action he was struck in

the breast by a cannon ball, and instantly fell .

The di Duke went and leant over him, and he ed ” like a soldier . I then begged Mr Hay to make a point o f seeing someone who had been near him ; and if 6 0 A WEEK AT WATERLOO

‘ - he possible to learn if had spoken, and if he had

. d named me Mr Hay promise this, and then

ul En d asked if I wo d choose to go to glan . I said

“ ” n Insta tly . He then said if he had twelve hours to search the field once more — for his brother — was missing he would be ready to take a passage

He for me, and to accompany me if I chose. said

Lady Hamilton and Mrs B . were below, anxious to be Of use .

I said I greatly preferred being alone, and was always much better alone . About half an hour after, Mrs B . contrived to get into the

“ . I GO room was terrified, and called out, ” away, go away, leave me to myself. She prayed and entreated me to hear her, and then said if I was ill would I send for her. I said,

“ Oh , yes, yes ; but the only thing anybody can do for me is to leave me alone . She was alarmed at my violent agitation and went away. I locked

one the outer door, and shut the inner , so that

n T E no o e could again intrude . hey sent mma to entreat I would be bled ; but I was not reason able enough for that, and would not comply . I

e wandered about the room incessantly, bese ching GO O D N EWS 6 1

for mercy, though I felt that now, even Heaven

n t u o n could o be mercif l . One is apt to fix a

’ o wn situation just a little less wretched than one s , and to dwell upon the idea that o ne coul d bear that better . I repeated over and over that if I had seen him alive for five minutes, I would not t E repine . A night mma brought her bed into T my room, as she feared I should be ill . owards morning I fancied I heard a sound of someone t trying o get into the room . I heard it a long

to while, but thinking it was somebody coming

no visit me, I made answer .

two re About hours after, the attempt was E T eated . p I said to mma, here is a noise at

’ o r the door Don t let Mrs B . in, Lady

Hamilton .

She went, and returning in a few minutes

“ o u said, I am desired to tell y cautiously I “ ’ 0 E % . said, mma go away Don t tell me ” anything, any more .

“

Na o u . y, but I must tell y I have good news ” o u for y . Ho w can you be so inhuman % What is good news fo r me now 6 2 A WEEK AT WATERLOO

But — Sir William is not dead .

I started up, and asked what she was saying, fo r she would make me mad . She told me that ‘ ( 271 M K enz ie General was below, and had a message

to from Brussels, requesting him inform me that li t Sir William was a ve, and that here were even

Of hopes his recovery . ‘ to M K enz ie I ran down General , and began earnestly to persuade him it must be impo s

. ff sible I had su ered so much the day before,

f r I durst not hope o anything now. His voice faltered, and his eyes filled with tears .

“ He said, Can you believe any man would bri ng such intelligence unless it were well founded ?” He then gave me a letter from Sir f G. Scovell, who had seen an Officer of the Sta f Corps who had seen Sir William alive that

to morning, who was anxious see me . He was

ul ur attended by a skilf s geon, and had been T twice bled . his was dated Monday, seven

’ O clock, evening . I regretted the deal o f time that had been

lost, and said that yesterday morning was a long time ago ; and was no argument for his

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“ He said, Lady De Lancey, consider what yo u are doing . You are exhausting your strength and spirits to no purpose , for your friends are endeavouring to forward your departure as soon

” as possible .

I exclaimed, Oh, I shall never be there . ” He may be dying at this moment .

He took my hand , and said calmly and ? firmly, My dear madam, why fancy evil You know what dreadful scenes yo u may have to go

o u through when y reach Waterloo . You will

ui probably req re all your courage, and must com ” mand yourself for his sake .

I said no more, but quietly went to the — parlour and remained waiting such an immediate effect had his steady good sense o n my fevered

“ N O d . o mind I overheard him say, , not at ” present ; she is not fit for it . I was alarmed,

o ut and ran but I saw a lady retreating, and I was grateful to him .

We left Antwerp between eight and nine, and had the same difficulties to encounter ; but the road

was not quite so much blocked up . General ‘ M K enz ie said he would ride after us in an A PRUS S IAN O FFI CER 6 5

' case we hour, in should be detained ; he also sent

a dragoon before, to order horses . When we were V near ilvorde, the driver attempted to pass a

waggon, but the soldier who rode beside it would

n to The not move o e inch let us pass . waggons

’ Of chaussee kept possession the the whole way, and we had to drive o n the heavy road at the

Off side . My servant got the seat to endeavour T to lead the horses past . his provoked the I soldier, and a dispute began . was alarmed, and desired the servant to get upon the carriage f again, which he did . A Prussian O ficer, enraged at our attempting to pass the waggon he was

guarding, drew his sword, and made several cuts

’ at the servant s legs, but did not reach him . He

to was preparing get down again, but I looked from the opposite window and commanded him

to or to sit still, and not answer a word ; else t The o quit the carriage altogether . driver no w d f made a ash past the waggon, and the o ficer galloped after us and attempted to wound the T horses . his made me desperate, and I ventured on a most imprudent action . I drew up the blind, and holding up my hands, I petitioned him 66 A WE E K AT WATE RLOO

a to let us p ss . I exclaimed that my husband, a f British O ficer, was dying, and if he detained me I

n t o . ff might see him It had the desired e ect, for

a without seeming to h ve heard me, he slackened his pace and was soon far behind .

o f When within ten miles Brussels, the smell

The o f gunpowder was very perceptible . heat was

Of l oppressive . As we came within a mile Brusse s, the mul titude o f wretched looking people was E great, as mma told me, for I was both unwilling

ut and unable to look o . I was so much worn

With anxiety that I could scarcely sit up . As we

u entered Br ssels the carriage stopped, and I saw

no t Mr Hay . I durst speak, but he instantly said, He is alive . I sent my servant to Waterloo

s thi morning ; he is just returned, and Sir William is better than they expected . I have horses standing harnessed, and you will soon be there if the road is ” passable , though it was not yesterday, for a horse .

o ut o n We were soon Of Brussels again, and

to . the road Waterloo It is nine miles, and we took three hours and a half. Mr Hay rode before us with his sword drawn, and obliged them to let us pass .

ft The We O en stood still for ten minutes . horses S TI LL ALIVE 6 7

Of screamed at the smell corruption, which in many ff places was O ensive . At last, when near the

village, Mr Hay said he would ride forward and

find the house, and learn whether I should still

o r not no o ne l proceed . I hope wil ever be able to say they can understand what my feelings must

have beenduring the half- hour that passed till he

returned . How fervently and sincerely I resolved that if I saw him alive fo r one hour I never would % repine I had almost lost my recollection, with

o f the excess anxiety and suspense, when Mr Hay

“ ’ o ut called , All s well ; I have seen him . He

expects you .

met When we got to the village, Sir G. Scovell

“ a and d the c rriage, opening the door, sai , Stop

o ne moment . ? I said, Is he alive

Yes, alive ; and the surgeons are Of opinion

that he may recover . We are so grieved for

o u f what y have suf ered . “ % W ff Oh never mind hat I have su ered . Let ” me go to him now .

one He said I must wait moment . I assured him I was composed indeed . 68 A WEEK AT WATERLOO

He said, I see you are, with a smile, but I

o f o ne wish to warn you thing . You must be aware that his life hangs o n a very slender hold t and therefore any agita ion would be injurious .

No w , we have not told him you had heard Of his death ; we thought it would afflict him ; therefore ” do not appear to have heard it.

“ d No w I promise , and he said, come along .

for n I sat down an insta t in the outer room, and he went in ; and when I heard my husband say, “ ” I Let her come in, then, was overpaid for all the misery.

o f I was surprised at the strength his voice, for

I had expected to find him weak and dying.

When I went into the room where he lay, he held

“ o ut his hand and said, Come, Magdalene, this is ?” a sad business, is it not I could not speak, but T sat down by him and took his hand . his was my occupation for six days . T hough I found him far better than I expected, I can scarcely say whether I hoped or feared most at first ; because I was so much occupied with gathering comforts about him, and helping him,

u that I had not time to think about the f ture . It THE M EETI N G 69

i was a dreadful but sufficient preparat on, being

o f told his death and then finding him alive, I was ready to bear whatever might ensue without a murmur . I was so grateful for seeing him once

more, that I valued each hour as it passed , and as I had too much reason to fear that I should very soon have nothing left Of happiness but what my ff reflections would a ord me, I endeavoured, by suppressing feelings that would have made him

miserable, and myself unfit to serve him, to lay up

no f store o regret. He asked me if I was a good

nurse . I told him that I had not been much tried .

He said he was sure he would be a good patient, for he would do whatever I bade him till he was convalescent ; and then he knew he would grow

very cross . I watched in vain for a cross word . All his endeavour seemed to be to leave none but pleasing impressions o n my mind ; and as he grew

snflered worse and more, his smile was more sweet,

for and his thanks more fervent, everything that

f r was done o him . I endeavoured to find o ut from the surgeons T the extent of the danger. hey said that at present

there were no bad symptoms, and after seeing him 70 A WEEK AT WATERLO O

alive at all after such a wound they would not

: Off despair and if the fever could be kept , there f was a great chance o his recovering . With this view they wished to bleed him constantly ; wishi ng

also thereby to make the recovery more complete . h I knew they had no interest in me, and t erefore

would probably tell me the same as other people, so I continued to ask them after every visit what

they thought ; but when by watching the symptoms

’ myself and also Observing the surgeon s expression,

I saw what I must soon prepare for, I did not

tease them any more with questions, but tried not

to give way, and endeavoured to keep up as long as it would be of consequence to him ; for even after all hope was gone and the disorder increased rapidly, I felt that if by agitating him I should afterwards imagine I had shortened his life by one hour, that reflection would embitter my whole life . I have the satisfaction o f knowing that I succeeded even better than I could have hoped ; fo r toward

o f the end the week, when every symptom was

a bad, the surgeon (probably bec use I desisted from enquiring and did not appear agitated) doubtful what I thought, yet, judging it right to tell me,

72 A WEE K AT WATE RLO O

and there was an unceasing noise fo r four days i and nights . We were obl ged to keep the

windows open, and people used to pass close to

that in his room, talking loud, and sometimes looking in and speaking ; but he never took any

The notice . I never saw anybody so patient .

people to whom the cottage belonged were, luckily,

o ur favourable to cause, or they would have

tormented us a good deal ; instead Of which, I never met with such good nature ; and though they never rested one moment helping the soldiers

o ut to water, and were constantly worn with

giving them assistance, we had only to tell them

what to do, and they ran about to work for us .

’ T mena e ” ) heir g , I must allow, was in a sad state

T o f no here was a want everything. I could t help thinking with envy o f the troublesome

- abundance I had Often seen in sick rooms, when there was far less need for it . However, in a short time we got everything he re quired and I have the greatest comfort in recollecting that there was not one thing which t he expressed a wish for that we did no procure . I sent a servant instantly to Brussels with a S U FFERI NGS 73 list Of things we wanted ; and once I recollect something was brought which he had been very N anxious for. aturally enough , he was dis appointed when he found it not so good as he expected ; but I was quite struck with his

fo r endeavour to praise it, fear I should be T sorry. here was a languid melancholy about him at the same time that he was calm and resigned, which would have made the most ff uninterested person grieved to see him su ering, wi E and th such sweetness . mma once gave him

Of some drink, and she told me that the tone

b e voice and his smile when thanked her, was

to fo r like break her heart, he was in severe pain at the time .

He said the wound gave him no pain at all, but a little irritating cough caused excessive pain in his chest and side . As far as I could learn, ff the blow had a ected the lungs, which produced inflammation and afterwards water in the chest, which was eventually the cause of his death . I suspect the surgeons had never much hope, but they said there was a chance if the inflammation could have been stopped . By constantly watch K 74 A WEE K AT WATERLO O

t ing him, and gradually day af er day Observing the progress and increase o f suffering and the

o f elevated tone his mind, along with fatigue l and weakness, I was prepared for his fina releas e in a manner that nothing but his firmness l f e and composure cou d have ef ect d .

He had at first been laid in the outer room ,

to which had two large windows the road, and T i everyone saw in . his he did not l ke, and he

made the people move him to a small room ,

about seven feet wide, with a bed across the

T ac end Of it. hey pl ed him so low and

awkwardly in the bed, that when I first went in

fo r no t I thought his legs were hurt, he could

r tw n . o o straighte his knees After a day , he got h s oved up by degrees, and then could stretch his

The limbs . bed was wretched, merely a wooden

no t frame fastened to the wall, so that it could be ffi moved, which rendered it extremely di cult to

o r bleed him , to assist him in any way, as he could neither turn nor raise his head an inch

o r Of ff o from the pillow, rather sack cha , up n T f which he was laid . his was so full o dust that it made him cough . I soon removed it, and WRETCHED Q UARTE RS 75

o t o u t g a cushion Of the carriage instead . We had a clean blanket from Brussels, and at first

o n we put clean sheets every day . But latterly he grew so restless that he preferred having only

fo r F the blanket . I had purposely sent a rench cotton one, as I thought the flannel would tease he . T him bed was made tolerable at least, and

he though I could not be pleased with it, was .

He repeated more than once, What a thing it was for you being in this country %” and I had the delight o f hearing him say that he did not W know hat he would have done Without me . He said he was sure he would no t have lived so

no t so to long, for he would have been obedient n a yone else . I found he had been the worse Of seeing some friends who had called the first day I was at Waterloo, so I told the servant afterwards never to let anybody come into his room . I

o ne f remember day an o ficer called, and before he was o ut Of sight I had his card converted

n into a teaspoon . Sir William ever ate anything, except once o r twice a morsel o f toast o ut o f

o f the water, He drank a great deal tea and 76 A WEE K AT WATERLOO

. lemonade At first he had no milk to his tea, and he complained that it was very bad ; but

n there was one to be got . I sent my servant to

search for some, and he met some Prussian cows,

o ne and milked , and brought a fine jug of milk . Th e different contrivances sometimes amused him . One day he wished to have the room fumigated . How was this to be done, without

fire- o r ? irons, indeed without fire We put some

E t vinegar into a tumbler, and mma went wi h a large

Of o f pair scissors, and brought a piece burning charcoal, and put it into the vinegar, and that E made a great smoke . very time we wanted

E m to anything warmed, or water boiled, m a had cross a court and make a fire, and then watch

ul it, or someone wo d have run away with what

ul she was cooking . Meantime I wo d call her

’ diflerent o r ten times, and this in wet dry, night o r n day . I now regretted havi g brought so few clothes .

The day I went to Waterloo, Sir William told “101 me the Duke had visited him in the morning . He said he never had seen him so warm in his feelings : he had taken leave Of him with little hope T HE D U K E ’S VIS IT 77

him The Of seeing again, I fancy . Duke told him

he never wished to see another battle ; this had t been so shocking . It had been o o much to see ( 31) such brave men, so equally matched, cutting each i other to pieces as they did . Sir Will am said there never had been such fighting ; that the Duke far ” surpassed anything he had ever done before . The general Opinion seemed to be that it had been a peculiarly shocking battle . Sir William said he never woul d try it again ; he was quite tired Of

‘ I n S Of the business . / peaking his wound he said this might be the most fortunate event that could have happened for us both . I looked at him for an explanation . He said, Certainly, even if I recover completely, I should never think o f N serving again . obody could ask such a thing, and we should settle down quietly at home for the

The rest Of our lives . evening after I went to

Waterloo, Sir G. Scovell said he would take some

to f thing eat, and a ter seeing me fairly estab li h d ul s e he wo d go to Headquarters . He wrote a

to copy of a return of rations, for which we were send to Brussels and also any other provisions must

fo r l be got from thence, the vil age produced nothing . 78 A WEE K AT WATERLOO

l an He left two sentinels, for fear there shou d be y disturbances, and we might feel unprotected. One night there was a great noise Of people quarrelling in front Of the house ; the windows had no fasten w ing whatever, but they passed away ithout molest ing us . I was a little more seriously alarmed

another day . Some reports had reached us that the

French were coming back, and were within nine

miles . I thought it unlikely, but about eight in the morning all the waggons that had passed for

two hours came back as fast as possible, horses

trotting and men running . I was uneasy on Sir

’ : William s account his situation was so helpless . i I leant forward, to prevent people look ng in and

n seeing him . I waited without sayi g anything, to f learn the cause O this bustle . I found afterwards that it was merely the waggons had gone several

miles on the wrong road, and were hurrying back to make it up?”

F . S us r rom the time Sir G covell left , we sca cely

saw anybody but the surgeons . It must add very

to d o much to the fatigue Of their business, having t t every hing for the wounded whom they at end . Mr who attended most constantly to Sir

80 A WEE K AT WATERLOO send for him when the leeches were brought from

Brussels . I did so ; but in the meantime, not m knowing why he was sent for, I began as a atter

of course to apply them . When he came, he

apologised, and thanked me . I was not at first

aware of how I was Obliging him . He said he was

very tired, and when he attempted to fix the N leeches, he did not do it so well as I did . ext

time they were to be applied, I asked if I should

send for him . He said I was as good at it as

any hospital nurse could be, and as he had scarcely

’ had an hour s rest any night since the battle, he would be greatly obliged to me if I woul d take the

trouble . Sir William alleged that I grew quite vain Of my skill in tormenting my poor husband with these Th (351 animals . e same day Dr Hume called in pass

ing to Brussels, for ten minutes . I was a little provoked at the gaiety Of his manner ; the gravity he assumed at Brussels would have been suitable T ll to the present scene . hough Sir Wi iam never complained, he was serious, and seemed inclined to be quiet, and neither to speak much nor to listen .

n O He generally lay thinki g, ften conversed with me, but seemed oppressed with general conversa DR HUM E ’ S VIS IT 81

no t o tion, and would listen when anyone t ld him Of

the progress Of the army . His thoughts were in a

’

f . very dif erent train Dr Hume s rapid , lively visit

annoyed me much . I did not feel the effects o f having sat up On T uesday night till next night, but was resolved to

to O to fight against it. Sir William desired me g rest, as he had done the night before ; but I only remained away till I had an excuse to return, and T he always forgot a second time to bid me go . his was the only night I had real difficulty to keep

th e t awake ; the noise Of car s assisted me a little .

o f I counted the rushes the chair, for want o f

occupation . Some people said, why did I not let my maid sit up ; but that showed they did not

fo r sat understand ; if twenty people had up, it would ha ve made no difference to me . I frequently rejoiced that I had no friend there who could

to exert authority make me take care Of myself, when my only wish was to keep up as long as he needed me .

On Thur sday he was not quite so well . Before

this he had been making a gradual progress, and he could move about with more ease . He spoke 82 A WE E K AT WATE R LO O

fi much better than he did at rst . His countenance was animated ; but I fear this was the beginning Of the most dangerous symptoms, and I saw that the surgeon now became uneasy at the appearance of the blood ; and Mr a very eminent

a surgeon, now const ntly attended . He had come ‘37’ over once or twice before . General Dundas called

. S ir this forenoon He stayed only a minute, as

t W s no a . William was so well, and I busy After he was away, I recollected having neglected to ask him to send a blanket and some wine . I never had — time to eat, and I always forgot to get wine as I could take a glass o f that and a bit of bread in a t — momen and my strength was failing . I looked o ut ll and saw him sti at the door. I went out, and

Of there were a number people, Sir H . D . ‘38) Hamilton, etc . I told General Dundas I had

“

. % no blanket Bless me everyone exclaimed ,

“ ” no blanket % I said it was not Of much co n I sequence, as never lay down, but the floor was

ul so damp I was afraid my maid wo d be ill, and

fo r her help was very essential . I then asked

o f wine, both which General Dundas sent down

next day .

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T hey remained a little time, and I recovered myself eno ugh to speak to them cheerfully as T t . hey went out hey lingered, and seemed to wish to speak to me, but I was well aware

of what they had to say . I felt unable to hear

o f it then, and I shut the door instead going

ut E o . It was that night Mr Powell asked mma

if she knew what I thought . He desired to be

o n o f sent for the first appearance change . At

o ne in the morning he was in great pain, and

as I raised him that he might breathe more freely, he looked so fixed that I was afraid he was

just expiring . His arms were round my neck

to raise himself by, and I thought we should both

have been killed by the exertion . He asked if

no t Of Mr Powell had talked bleeding him again .

e I said I had sent for him . He bl d him then F o for the last time . rom that m ment all the

Of fever was gone . Mr Powell said it was

consequence to keep him quiet, and if he would

sleep calmly it would do him good . At four in the morning I was called o ut to see a surgeo n

sent from Mr Powell, who was ill in bed . He

came to know how Sir William was . He had T HE DOCTO R’S WARNIN G 85

slept a little til% three ; but the Oppression was T returning . his surgeon told me he had been anxious to speak to me several times, to tell me that it was he who had first seen him o n the field, and who had given it as his Opinion that he might live . He was grieved indeed to think that it should fall to his lot to tell me that it was the Opinion Of the surgeons that if m I had anything particular to say to Sir Willia , ” t a Ho w ? no . I should delay long I sked, long

He said they could not exactly tell . I said, “ ?” Days o r hours He answered that the present symptoms would certainly not prove

fatal within twelve hours . I left him, and went

’ fo r softly into my husband s room, he was sleep

ing . I sat down at the other end Of the room,

stu efied and continued looking at him, quite p

ul I co d scarcely see . My mouth was so parched

that when I touched it, it felt as dry as the I back Of my hand . thought I was to die first .

I then thought, what would he do for want Of me during the remaining few hours he had to T live . his idea roused me, and I began to

o ur recollect helpless situation whatever happened, 86 A WEEK AT WATERLOO and tried to think who I could inform Of the

n o n circumstances . I was not long in decidi g

ul General Dundas, if he co d be found, and

Of have time to come and take care us both .

I immediately wrote a long letter to him, telling

him how I was situated, and begging that he

would come after twelve hours . I said I hoped I should be calm and fit to act for myself ; but

as I had never been near such a scene before, I f knew not what ef ect it might have upon me . I therefore explained what I wished might be h done after all was over, wit respect to every

thing . I then sent the servant with the letter

and orders to find General Dundas, if he were n withi ten miles of Brussels . A few hours after, I had one line from him to say he would be at Waterloo in the evening.

After I had sent the letter, I sat down to T consider what I was to do next. hough Sir

o f William was aware his danger, I thought it my duty to tell him how immediate the surgeons

e seemed to think it . I knew he was far abov

o f being the worse such a communication, and I wished to know if he had anything to say . I sat

88 A WEEK AT WATE RLOO

to speak about it unless he seemed to wish it, as

I had done all that was necessary .

ate In an hour or two he some breakfast, tea

and toasted bread , with so much relish that it

almost overcame me . He Observed that I must

o f have caught cold by sitting in a draught air. I

said I had . He felt so much better that I was

anxious the surgeon should see him . He came in

the evening . He was pleased to see Sir William

free from pain, but said there was scarcely a possi

b ilit u y Of its contin ing so . He said he might

o r linger a day two, but that every symptom was

bad . He advised me to keep him as quiet and

‘ composed as possible . I assured him no person had been in the room but the s urgeo ns whom he had brought to consult ; and I had sat beside him

the whole day, scarcely speaking . I said I had f told Sir William his Opinion o his case . He said

v fo r l it had e idently not agitated him, his pu se was

O Olriche quite calm . Mr W called in the after

noon ; he was going to Brussels, and would do

fo r anything there we wished . We had nothing

e him to do, and he was going when he rep ated the

at question . Sir William looked me earnestly, and D R HU M E AGAI N 89

“ said, Magdalene, love, General Dundas . I “ hi ” answered, I wrote to m this morning, and

nothing more passed .

a wnen L te in the evening, we were as calm and l composed as cou d be, and I was sitting and

looking at him , and holding his hand as usual, Mr

Powell and Dr Hume came . He was even more

u cheerf l than before, paid a rapid, noisy visit, and

o ur away again . It disturbed tranquillity not a i little, but he is reckoned so sk lful that we ought

to have been glad to see him . He bade Sir li Wil am rouse up, felt his pulse, and said it would

bear another bleeding yet, if necessary.

The poor dying man raised his languid eyes,

“ no no t and said, Oh , I do need it now ; I am

ui q te cool .

no Dr Hume said he had wish to bleed him,

but would like to have his limbs fomented . He

shook his head . I asked him if he knew what it

NO . was . He said , and would like to try I asked

Dr Hume if it would be advisable . He said he

Out thought it might refresh him . He went , and i I followed to hear what he would say . He sa d

“ to Mr o u t Powell, Why do y give up a man wi h M 9 0 A WEEK AT WATE RLOO ? such a pulse with such a good constitution, too %

Yo u make them all sad and useless . It does no ” harm to be trying something .

“ He named several things . Put a blister on

his breast, and leeches after, if the pain is great

down the side .

I looked at Mr Powell, doubting, as I de

o n hi s . pended most Opinion, as his constant attention to the progress o f the illness gave it most weight . I thought he looked sorry that my

Of hopes should be renewed, but course he said nothing .

“ ’ ’ Dr Hume said, Oh, don t fear, he won t ” desert the cause .

“ I was angry at such nonsense, and said, Be assured I do not fear that Mr Powell will desert us but he said this morning there was no hope .

” “ Na : y, said he, not quite so much as that I said there was little hope . di I went away, and left them to scuss it themselves . Sir William said he wished to try what Dr

Of to Hume was speaking , and I went order some boiling water to be prepared . I made the people

92 A WEE K AT WATERLOO no t know what to do for flannel . I regretted no w excessively no t having brought a change o f

ul clothes ; for I co d have taken a flannel petticoat.

T o ne o n his put me in mind Of the I had , and I instantly tore a great piece o ut o f it and put it

The s into the tub . cottagers held up their hand , “ % exclaiming, Ah, madame He said it did him good, and was delicious, unconscious where we had found the flannel ; indeed he never was f aware Of the di ficulty, for the tub was placed in the outer room . li General Dundas came . Sir Wil am heard me I k . spea ing to him, and asked who it was told him, and he asked if he was going to remain. I d said he was . Sir William seemed gratifie , but did not say anything . Surely no earthly feeling can be superior to such perfect sympathy .

l o ut Sir Wi liam fell asleep, and I went to see

to if there was anything for General Dundas eat .

He told me he had got a very good room upstairs, and was willing to remain as long as I wished . His only request was that I would not mind him

for any more than if he was not there, but send hi m when I wanted him . I opened the door Of GENE RAL D U N DAS 9 3

’ Sir William s room and sat close to it, so as to hear if he moved or spoke . I sat down to coffee for the first meal I had, and talked over several

things necessary to be settled with General Dundas .

ul I co d not speak above a whisper, my voice was

so faint . He entreated me, if possible, to try and

ul take some rest that night, for fear I sho d be ill

ul before my husband co d spare me . I promised . He then told me that Lady Hamilton had asked him to take me to her house when I returned to Brussels ; and also the Count de Lannoy had

prepared rooms, which he begged I would occupy

as long as I pleased . I preferred going to the

house we had been in before, and I thought I could be more entirely alone there than at any

’ other person s house, which was what I wished,

ul and knew wo d be best for me . I was stru ck

two O when I did return to Brussels, with marks f

attention . I had a message from the Commissary to say that orders had been given that I was to draw rations and forage for as long as I stayed ;

and the other circumstance was this . On the letters I had sent from Antwerp I had neglected

“ to write private, which is necessary when 94 A WEE K AT WATERLOO

writing to a person in office . I gave them up for t lost, and was uncomfortable . Af er I had been

e nu three days at Brussels, they were all return d

opened from Headquarters .

Sir William called me . I sat a short time beside him, and after I had prepared drink for the night I told him I was so very tired I woul d

o g and lie down for a short time, if he would allow my maid to bring the medicine whi ch he

r took every four hou s . He agreed, and asked

o f if I did not always take plenty sleep . I said,

“ ” Oh yes, and was going, when he said the pain in his chest was returning, and perhaps leeches l T wou d do some good . his was the only time I hesitated to oblige him, for I really could scarcely stand ; but of course I proceeded to apply the leeches, and in a few minutes the excessive

o ff drowsiness went ; so much so, that when after

ur an ho I went to lie down, I could not sleep .

r I started eve y moment, thinking he called me . I desired Emma to waken me if he spoke or seemed uneasy. She gave him the medicine . He looked at her, and asked where I was ; she told him I

“ ’ T . was sleeping . He said, hat s right, quite right

9 6 A WEEK AT WATERLOO

hi n o f bed . Mr Powell urged him not to t k it ; he was not able ; it would hurt him very much, etc .

’ About eleven o clock he sent me away for ten

o f minutes, and with the help his servant he rose

o f and got to the other end the room . I was

e terrified when I h ard he was up, and called General

Dundas, who went in and found him almost faint

T n ing . hey placed him in bed agai , and when I

returned he was much exhausted . I opened the W indows wide and shut the door, and sat by him

to alone, in hopes that he might go sleep and

recover a little . He slept every now and then

fo r a little . He seemed oppressed with the

length of the day for the first time . He asked

’ repeatedly what o clock it was ; he Often asked if it

was three yet. When I told him it was near five,

he seemed surprised . At night he said he wished he could fall upon some device to shorten the

not weary long night ; he could bear it so long . I

o f could not think any plan . He said if I could lie

’ ul o fl o r down beside him it wo d cut five six hours .

for to I said it was impossible, I was afraid hurt

him, there was so little room . His mind seemed T quite bent upon it. herefore I stood upon a T HE LAS T M ORNI NG 9 7

fo r no t chair and stepped over him, he could move l an inch, and he ay at the outer edge . He was

fo r delighted ; and it shortened the night indeed, we both fell asleep .

the r mo rnin He At five in g I rose . was very anxious to have his wound dressed ; it had never been looked at . He said there was a little pain,

l tri mere y a fle, but it teased him . Mr Powell objected ; he said it would fatigue him to o much

da . to that y He consented delay . I then washed t his face and hands, and brushed his hair, af er

hrm which I gave his breakfast . He again wished to s n t rise, but I per uaded him o to do it ; he said

no t was he would do anything I averse to, and

“ n he said , See what control your poor husba d is d t . o under He smiled, and rew me so close him

ul that he co d touch my face, and he continued

fo r stroking it with his hand some time .

’ Towards eleven O clock he grew more uneasy ; he was restless and uncomfortable ; his breathing

z was like choking, and as I sat ga ing at him I could distinctly hear the water rattling in his throat . I opened the door and windows to make a draught. ' the ro o m that I desired people to leave the outer , 9 8 A WEEK AT WATERLOO his might be as quiet as usual ; and then I sat down to watch the melancholy progress of the water in his chest, which I saw would soon be fatal . About three o ’clock Dr Hume and Mr Powell

sa came . I must do the former the justice to y he was grave enough now. Sir William repeated his request to have the wound dressed . Dr Hume

W to a consented, and they ent away prep re some thing to wash it with they remained away half an hour . I sat down by my husband and took his hand ; he said he wished I would no t look so unhappy . I wept ; and he Spoke to me with so much affection He repeated every endearing

’ expression . He bade me kiss him . He called me T he . his dear wife . surgeons returned My husband turned o n one side with great difficulty ; it seemed to give much pain . After I had brought everything the surgeons wanted, I went into another room . I could not

t uff bear o see him s ering . Mr Powell saw a change in his countenance ; he looked out, and desired

E a mma to call me, to tell me instantly Sir Willi m h wanted me . I astened to him, reproaching myself for having been absent a moment . I stood near

100 A WEE K AT WATERLOO I left Waterloo with feelings so different from

o n T those I had going to it . hen all was anxious terror that I would not be there in time to see o ne ,

o r No w look, to hear one word . there was nothing — T imaginary all was real misery . here now re

o f mained not even a chance happiness, but what depended on the retrospect Of better days and duties fulfilled . I As I drove rapidly along the same road, could no t but recall the irritated state I had been in when I had been there before ; and the fervent

saw and sincere resolutions I then made, that if I him alive, I never would repine . Since that time I have suffered every shade of sorrow ; but I can safely afli rm that except the first l few days, when the violence of grief is more ike

v delirium than the sorrow of a Christian, I ha e never felt that my lot was unbearable . I do not forget the perfection of my happiness while it lasted ; and I believe there are many who after a f long life cannot say they have felt so much o it . As I expressed some uneasiness to General Dundas at having left the body with none but to servants, Colonel Grant at his request went PLACE O F RES T 101

Waterloo the same evening, and remained till it was brought up next day to Brussels . General Dundas then kindly executed all my orders with

u o n respect to the f neral , etc . , which took place

28th o f R e Wednesday the , in the cemetery the ( 39) formed Church . It is about a mile from Brussels,

o n o . the road to L uvain I had a stone placed, with simply his name and the circumstances o f “01 . o n T his death I visited his grave uesday, the

4th o f The - July . burying ground is in a sweet, quiet,

to retired spot . A narrow path leads it from the

. o ut o f road It is quite sight among the fields, and

’ b u t - no house the grave digger s cottage is near .

Seeing my interest in that grave, he begged me to let him plant roses round it, and promised I should d see it nicely kept when I returne . I am pleased that I s aw the grave and the stone ; fo r there were nearly forty other new graves, and not another stone .

’ “ o ut fo r At eleven o clock that same day, I set T (411 England . hat day, three months before, I was married .

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wa s a % -Abrid ed smile o f happiness and peace . It the l st g

a rrat N ive.

’ (4) The Duke s hous e w a s at the corn er o f the Rue de la

Mo nta u e d a ar an d Ru e R a and wa s g P c the oy le, next to the

’ Fr Th e C Lann o s o was at Hotel de ance . ount de y h use the

- f a d u ar south eas t corner o the Imp sse P c .

B P M rst rders h ad n a d . ( 5) y 9 . . thefi o bee desp tche Colonel Basil Ja ckson h as the followi ng recollecti on s o f his

ri o n v nin O f 15 : was sa rin expe ences the e e g , the th June I unte g

’ about the park towards sev en O clock on t h e ev ening o f the

15 a di r O f ar a a e th June, when sol e the Gu ds, tt ch d to the

’ ar r as r- ra o fli ce s to a n Si r Qu te m te Gene l s , ummoned me tte d

W i had r iv r r ra ill am De Lancey . He ece ed o de s to concent te the ar a r r i r i il h a d r ai my tow ds the f ont e , wh ch unt then em ned

in n w a i r fo r i a . as e qu et c nto ments I employ d, long w th othe s, ‘ about two hours in writin g o ut rou tes fo r the s ev eral

ivi si r i as as Bri i s i r a b d ons, fo e gn well t h, wh ch we e desp tched y

r r s ars o f 3rd R i o f r a L i n o de ly Hu s the eg ment the Ge m n eg o ,

a ll u o n fo r i r a a ste dy fe ows, who co ld be depended so mpo t nt

i o a wa r i as serv ce . T e ch s explained the ate at wh ch he w

r a nd i was to arri v at his s i a to p oceed, the t me when he e de t n ti on ; he was directed also to bring b ack the cov er o f the letter w i arri avin i o f its arri va it h ch he c ed, h g the t me l noted upon b Of r it was a r s y the fice to whom dd es ed .

“ Thi i v r i i il a r i D e s bus ness o e , wh ch occup ed us t l fte n ne, Lancey put a packet into my hand directed to Co lon el Ca thcart

- r E ar — a r i r a nd i l the p esent l tho ough sold e , h gh y esteemed b D n a s h ad r i s in y the uke, who the filled, he p ev ou ly done

ai ar o f A i a ar r a r- ra Sp n, the duous post ss st nt Qu te m ste Gene l to

l o f a a r the who e the c v l y . NOTES 105

I believ e yo u can find your way in the dark b y the cros s ’ ‘ r a in ai Si r Wi i am is li v r o ds to N ove, s d ll , let th be de e ed a s

as i soon poss ble .

r O m i si n was s i l in a and P oud f y comm s o , I peed y the s ddle

r a i n m wa i did i if M th e d g y y, wh ch I w thout d ficulty . y good n a ra i ar mi s ere r a in g p dly cle ed the fifteen le , but e ch g the a a a ar r o f ava r in wi bove pl ce, then the he dqu te s the c l y, I fell th

o r r r Dr n in o ut- ar r one two o de ly agoo s speed g to qu te s . I coul d also perceive lights flickeri ng about in the v illages adj acent to my route : indi cati on s which satisfied me that the German Hus sar previously despatched from Brussels h ad accomplished his i s i m s on . Here let me stop fo r a moment to commend the practi ce in

’ o ur service o f havi ng plenty o f well - mounted stafl Officers ready

v r r o f a t s O to con ey o de s moment the utmost peed . n the

r i i n i n v ra i fl i po tentous n ght quest o , se e l, ch e y belong ng to the

’ R al af C r a b a a ar r a r-G ral oy St f o ps, ody tt ched to the Qu te m ste ene s

ar r in v in u li a o f dep tment, we e employed con ey g d p c tes the i r i r i r ar b ar in r r ar nst uct ons p ev ously fo w ded y Huss s, o de to gu d

s i i i i a Th e i i o f a against the po s b l ty of m st ke . om ss on such

r a i n ar m a r at r ssi a a ar rs o n p ec ut o y e su e the P u n he dqu te , the

a ni n was a n i i a r s n s fo r s me eve g, tte ded w th d s st ou conseque ce ,

’ ’ Blucher s order fo r Bulow s corps to unite with the rest o f hi s ar i r a r ra r a a i in in telli my, be ng ent usted to co po l, p ob bly w nt ng

did i r it in i r b a r gence, he not del ve t me, whe e y th t co ps, ” 1 r ai r a Li n and in ar a l . st ong, f led to e ch g y sh e the b tt e

6 r a r ai i n r i him r i i ( ) I ent e ted to em n the oom w th , p om s ng

r fo r r r n i rr no t to speak . He w ote seve al hou s without a y nte up tion b ut the entrance an d departure o f the vari ous messengers

1 ” Re lle i ns o f Wa erl b a aff Offi er in Uni ted Servi ce co ct o t oo , y St c , fo r 1 4 III J urna l 8 7 Par . . 3. o , t , p 106 N OTE S

r r rs v r n n hi who we e to take the o de . E e y now a d the I gave m a r tea i was r r n cup of g een , wh ch the only ef eshme t he would

n r ar m e b a sil n M in a a d . rin t ke, he ew ded y e t look y feel gs du g

s r a a ri r s r the e hou s I c nnot ttempt to desc be, but I p e e ved ” ° i —Ab rzd d r ar ra u li . e a rra tive pe fect outw d t nq l ty g N .

7 B 12 i n i a er orders h ad n a ( ) y m d ght, the fi bee desp tched .

Wi r ar r rs o f 15 and l 6th un i i th eg d to the o de the th J e, nclud ng

’ “ f Bri i Ar Di i i n at A M . 1 o 7 . 6 the spos t o the t sh my o clock , th

n attri Sir Will ia D e La see G urwo od Ju e, buted to m ncey, ,

x 11 4 2- 4 Su lementa D es atches v o l x 496 47 . . . vol . ., pp . 7 ; pp ry p , , p ;

’ s W - 89 and C M a ri i U S R aterlo . n 77 . ope o, pp olonel u ce .

- Ma ne 1 144 and 25 263 . az i 890 . 7 g , , pp

8 D s n ral Mufllin r i a attache at ( ) oubtle s, Ge e g, P uss n the

o f i n a ani headquarters o f the Duke Well gton . He ccomp ed the

D a and r i r i him a r uke to the b ll, next mo n ng ode w th to Qu t e

Bra s .

I i i ir s m 9 . e. a a r ( ) , w thout ch ng ng the b ll d es . So e of the officers were killed at Quatre Bra s in their shoes and silk “ in T r l a Br s at D ss s . wa s a a t tock gs he e b l u sels, the uche of

’ Ri s a i i n i a it was chmond , th t n ght (wh ch I o ly ment on bec use so

a o f at i n r o f f rs r r s much t lked ), wh ch umbe s the o fice we e p e ent,

i a i ir i i i i h ad who qu tted the b ll to jo n the d v s ons, wh ch com m en ced ir ar r arri v at ir ar r an d the m ch befo e they ed the qu te s, s om e o f them were killed the next d ay in the sam e dress they

% h ad r at a ra r a r ri n wo n the b ll . (Ext ct f om lette w tte b y

Co n F r s r a r a t an d u b lo el elton He vey ho tly fte the b t le, p “ li sh ed in % I % Centur fo r M ar 1903 a the y ch , p ge See al s C Ma ri i n U S M a a in 1 90 144 z e 8 . . o olonel u ce . . g , , p

10 As a r i rs r a s b in ( ) the d wn b oke, the sold e we e seen s em l g

r all a r s o f n in ar in o r r i i r n a f om p t the tow , m ch g de , w th the k p

108 N OTE S

’ ( 13) Th e Duke s corps e did not arri v e at Antwerp t ill

’ Mr a W a n s at lo D s 59 . a r a a r . E er . S tu d y fte noo See ton s o y , p

L4 “ A r a nd r so ( ) I went to ntwe p, found the hotel the e

r ha l ai o n e s a r fo r m ai c owded, t t I could on y obt n m ll oom y m d i m i d s and t was at s . r a an my elf, the top of the hou e I e ned

ir i in and sir m ai w a sh e ent ely w th , de ed y m d not to tell me h t

r r O n 18th ar in l s i a . might he the hote e pect ng the my the ,

r l n o t a v i vi i a a w a s howeve , I cou d o d the con ct on th t the b ttle

in a i u s a s in r r go g on ; the nx o f ce the st eet, the f equent

s n r saw a si b r f i r a i r mes e ge s I p s ng y, we e su fic ent p oof th t mpo

a i lli was and as sat at win t nt nte gence expected, I the open dow

ar rin o f ar ill r i i a r arin sea I he d the fi g t e y, l ke the d st nt o g of the ,

had so r i t ra o f as I often hea d t a Dunglass . How the cont st my former tranqui l li fe there w a s pressed upon me at that

- Abrid ed arrati e moment g N v .

sa a rin o f l 6th w as ar Southey, the poet, ys th t the fi g the he d at A r f 1 th i s an ra r i ar a o 8 . ntwe p, but not th t the It ext o d n y b u t indisputa ble fa ct th at the firin g at Waterl o o w as heard i n

E a . Th e Kentisk Gaz ette o f T s a 20th u n 1815 ngl nd ue d y, J e (pub

lish ed r r r a n o n e in En an no t v a an the efo e befo e y gl d, e en N th

R i i ms wa s a ar a r h ad a a l othsch ld h elf, w e th t the e been b tt e fought

at Wa r ai th e wi i r Ra te loo), cont ned follo ng p ece of news f om ms gate : A heav y and in cessant firing was heard from thi s coast o n

a v i in i r i o f D u ir D i r i in Sund y e en ng the d ect on nk k . unk k l es

r a rai in W r n a K nea ly st ght l e between ate loo a d the co st of ent . What makes the matter still more extra ordi nary is the fact tha t

’ C l i Di v i i n i o n 18th was in r o v lle s s o , wh ch, the , posted f ont of

Hal a mi s o f a l n v r ar , bout ten les to the we t the b tt efield, e e he d

a o f ri an d did no t i i i a an sound the fi ng, know t ll m dn ght th t y

b attle h ad taken place . N OTE S 109

’ ( 15) Wellington s headquarters o n the ni ght o f the 16th

r at a o r r i r ar o f June we e Gen ppe, two th ee m les to the e the

’

a r s at Ro i d E s a ne . b ttlefield of Quatre B a . He slept the p g

Blii cher occupied the s ame in n o n the ni ght o f the 18th . W l i ( 16) Th e b attle began about though e l ngton ’ 1 a i n hi s despatch states that it began a bo ut 0. N poleon s

i Mars a N e ai a it a bulletin fixes noon a s the t me . h l y s d th t beg n

’ 1 i s ar di d n ot all at ir wa s . at o clock . It cle they look the tche

( 17) D e Lancey i s suppos ed to h av e been struck a bout the time when the Fren ch b atteri es Opened a fierce cann onade o n

E i r r ara r rs ir r m n the ngl sh cent e, p ep to y to the fi t of the t e e dous

’ r T i m a e r ar r 4 l cav al y atta cks . h s would k the hou ne e o c ock than 3 .

W l i Tr and He fell not far from the e l ngton ee, close to the

h min ew: Vi r in i i a r ar o f famous c e cr of cto Hugo, the mmed te e

’ ’ which Ompteda s bri gade o f the King s German Legi on wa s

Th e a aran o f i s n o w i r al r . posted . ppe ce the spot ent ely te ed

Th e r was in 1818 and al l s i v a t ee cut down , the o l of the ele ted ground o n the south side o f the chemin crew: was carted away to

B i 2 A s a ra a make the elgia n L on Mound about 18 5. te m t mw y

r now un s b y the plac e .

’ Fo r a ra r i a i sketch of the celeb ted t ee, w th N poleon s gu de,

’ D e C r in r r n Ca ai Ar r r E x la na oste , the fo eg ou d, see pt n thu Go e s p to tes on tke Battle o Waterlo 1817 and fo r a r v i ry No f o, nothe ew o f the ragged o ld tree a s it appeared the d ay before it was cut

s I llust at d Lo nd n e s 2 h v m r 1 2 ee r e w 7t 85 . down, o N , No e be Th e m ap which faces page 110i s adapted from the plan o f

a o f Wa r ra in 1 6 b W B Cr 81 . aa the b ttlefield te loo, d wn , y . n,

rv i in r Br an Su ey ng Eng ee of ab t . The tr00ps are shown in the positions occupied b y them a t

’

11 l A.M . u b r i o f a l o c ock, , j st efo e the open ng the b tt e . 110 N O TE S

O n the m ap will be s een the position of the Wellin gton

Tr a s arm an d i a M n a i ee, l o the f v ll ge of o t St Je n, to wh ch v i a it is Si r Will i am De Lan was arri a r ll ge supposed cey c ed, fte

i v th e a a he had rece ed f t l blow .

Th il a o f Wa r i s i ma i e v l ge te loo outs de the p, some two m les to the n orth .

“ The D h ad s a i r d a and uke no fixed t t on th oughout the y, did n o t rem ain at this tree fo r m ore than three o r fo ur mi n utes

r r it s rv at an y one time . He f equently ode to to ob e e the

f mn o f a A di i a dv ance o the colu s att ck . deep p n the m ai n

r a r v n hi s i n n it i a r r ar o d p e e ted go g beyo d w thout detou to the e .

was r a s a D avin a i h It he e l o th t, the uke h g g lloped up w th t e

’ s a f and in his ass s rv m v s t f us g gl to ob e e the enemy s o ement , poor Colon e l D e La nc ey b y hi s side wa s stru ck b y a hea v y shot which slanted o ff wi thout brea kin g either his ski n o r ev en

hi s a all ri o f i r s ara r m co t, but the bs the left s de we e ep ted f o the

’ — i r W l i b o n s ater rres nd nc v o l . 51. a S e C e e . . b ck oo o p o , , p Sir Walter Scott h a s the following interestin g passa ge i n ’ n o f hi s Pa ul s Letters to his ins o l/c A r a the Sev e th K f . fte referen ce to the Briti sh a rmy ta kin g up its positi o n o n the

o f Wa r ni r b a u n in e s field te loo the ght befo e the ttle, he th s co t u The Duke h ad caused a plan o f this and other military

si i n s in i ur o f Br ss s a po t o the ne ghbo hood u el , to be m de

s m i m r b C l Car i a i o e t e befo e y olone m ch el Smyth, the ch ef

i r alle fo r a and i eng nee . He now c d th t sketch, w th the a ssistance o f the regretted Sir Willia m D e La ncey an d Colonel

a hi s i s si i s fo r s v of n Smyth, m de d po t on the momentou e ents ext

Th e an i a reli ue s o r ci was r n r et d a . y pl tself, q p e ous, e de ed y more s o b y being found in the breast o f Sir Will i am D e

’ ' a a l and ai wi d o f L ncey s co t when he fel , st ned th the bloo

f r is in ar l r r a i tha t gallant o fice . It now the c efu p ese v t on

N OT ES 111 o f C n l Ca r i a b it was ri i a olo e m ch el Smyth, y whom o g n lly sketched .

Fo r an a n o f C e Sir a Car i a ccou t olon l J mes m ch el Smyth, Commandin g Royal En gin eer o n the Staff o f the Duke o f

W h o l iii 1 5 in t a 8 . r l . . n D ic i na o ati na l Bi v . ell gto , see o ry f N o og p y, , p

M r - i s a O ri r R E . B a Ma . jo John ldfield, g de jo , , g ve the follow in art i u ar a i m a i i s r r i g p c l s bout th s p, wh ch ep oduced oppos te

’ a 565 o f v o l i o f C D L e o Field -Ma rshal the p ge . . . . Yonge s if f

ulce o Wellin t n D f g o . “ — — Shortly a fter my chief Colonel Smyth h ad joined head

ar r is wa s o n l 6th i n at Br l qu te s (th the ), he sent to me, usse s,

fo r a o f i i n o f Wa r i had e the pl n the pos t o te loo, wh ch b en

r i s r n i r Th e ra s o f f r p ev ou ly eco no t ed . seve l ketches the o fice s h ad n r and o n e ai r a fo r ri bee put togethe , f copy m de the P nce

o f Ora A h ad n in r wi nge . second bee commenced the d a ng r fo r D was in a s a r r oom the uke, but not t te to send ; I the efo e

r ar ri i a o f f r fo w ded the o g n l sketches the o fice s .

“ M rnin o the 1 th — U n m i i C 7 . o g f po y jo n ng olonel Smyth, he desired me to r eceive from Li eutenant Waters the plan o f

si i n i a r in his ir h ad s him the po t o , wh ch, cco d g to des e, I ent to

r m Br s s r i d a and o f i was f o us el the p eced ng y, wh ch I told to

a r a ar h ad n in o n o f ar t ke the g e test c e . It bee lost e the ch ges

o f Fr ava r an d r v r Li a Wa r the ench c l y, eco e ed . euten nt te s, who h ad it i n hi s cloak before hi s s addle ( o r in hi s s ab retasch e

a a hi s a r i was n r i n tt ched to s ddle, I fo get wh ch), u ho sed the

melee a nd r i v r U r v ri n ims dden o e . pon eco e g h elf, he found the

av a r had a him and hi s rs was n r s n c l y p ssed , ho e owhe e to be ee .

e a ar fo r hi s an To fo r his r He f lt l med the loss of pl . look ho se,

i a i was in ain and his ar wa s a v i in he m g ned, v , only c e to o d be g

a n ri s r i b in ll ar t ke p one , wh ch he hoped to do y keep g we tow ds

ri The n in r o ur ght . e emy be g epulsed i n his charge was 112 N OT E S r r in b to r b i h ad a a e etu n g y the left the g ound y wh ch he dv nc d .

A r r i a ar s was i fte p oceed ng bout fifty y d , he del ghted to find hi s hors e quietly destroyin g the v egeta bles in a garden near the

ar u at a r Bra r a r f mho se Qu t e s . He thus fo tun tely ecov ered his

d i it r in C n Th a an . e r r a f h pl n, w th ejo ed the olo el et e t o t e Prus si ans upon Wav re rendered it n ecessary fo r the Duke to

a a rr n i v n an d n r i m ke co espo d ng mo eme t, upo the ece pt of a c m i a i n r Blii ch er a C n an d o mun c t o f om , he c lled olo el Smyth as him fo r hi s an o f i i n Wa r i ked pl the pos t o of te loo, wh ch I

n him The D i r immedi ately ha ded to . uke then gave d ecti ons to Sir Willi am D e Lancey to put the army in position at

Wa r r i n a r i v s and C ar r i te loo, fo m g them c oss the N elle h le o

’ a s s — r r s ist r o the C r s o R o a l E n i n s % . H eer ch u s e Po te o y f o p f y g ,

’ s R s Wa terl 2 6 i a . 9 380. . vol . ., p . See l o ope oo, p

“ 18 H was a a in a s r i a r a l ( ) e ble to spe k ho t t me fte the f l , and when the Duke o f Wellington took his h and and a sked

a r r a how he felt, he begged to be t ken f om the c owd th t he ” —Abrid ed i di e i n a and a a a . m ght pe ce, g ve mess ge to me g

a rrativ N e.

19 Ca ai and Li n a - C l D a Bar a l st ( ) pt n eute nt olone el ncey cl y ,

0 nd 14 al s F r s Arm List fo r 1815 . 3 a 5 oot Gua d . See y , pp , o

Wa rl ll Ca ll 30 te R . oo o , p .

at ar o f M a ab o (20) Prob ably a barn the f m ont St Je n, ut

r 700yards no rth o f the Wellington T ee .

2 D illa o f M a illa o f ( 1) oubtless the v ge ont St Je n, the v ge

Waterloo being two miles further north .

— i nar o When Miss Waldi e ( afterwards Mrs Eaton see Dict o y f 26 Wa rl o n 15 a tiona l Bi ra h . lix . . N og p y, vol , p ) went to te oo the th

i a o f: Sir Wi i a D e La ri n in July, she not ced the n me ll m ncey w tte

N O TES 113

r o f a a r h ad he n i chal k o n the doo cott ge, whe e he slept t ght

Water D a s Th e o n loo . r a l . befo e the b tt e ( y , p sketch the

k t in F nd H l opposite page is reproduced from S e ches la ers and o land, b R b r i l 1816 and v i a o f M n an y o e t H l s, , shows the ll ge o t St Je ,

r a Th r s in as it appeared a m onth a fte the b ttle . e figu e the foregr ound represent villagers returning from the battlefield

i i ra b ra a b ll . i h ad i w th cu sses, ss e gles, u ets, etc , wh ch they p cked up .

22 ater R ll all 35 and Arm List fo r 1815 W lo C . ( ) See o o , p , y , 31 p . .

(23) The Duke b egan the Waterloo despatch very early o n

19 at Wa rl b ut i it at Br s a sa the th te oo, he fin shed u sels, th t me

r i mo n ng .

W r Li r 24 I . e. l a a Bra and ( ) , not on y te loo, but gny, Qu t e s,

i a a o n 15 and 17 the fight ng th t took pl ce the th th June .

25 Mr Wi i Ha f D Ca l h d ( ) ll am y o uns st e . He a been in the l 6th Light D ragoons in the Penins ul ar War (see Army Lis t fo r

1811 . an d h ad r r E a a , p come ove f om ngl nd few days

r his o ld ri s and i r his b r r befo e to see f end , nt oduce young othe ,

r A Ha hi o l r i C xa r s d . o net le nde y, to eg ment 2 ( 6) Mr Hay was o n the b attlefield duri ng the early part o f

. Ear r i r i i to tr the fight ly next mo n ng he ev s ted the field, y to

find ra o f hi s r r . Th e wa s v r some t ce b othe body ne e found .

h ad i l e a at i o n Fr si i He been k l d l te n ght the ench po t on, while

l 6th Li Dra r in u r i o f the ght goons we e p su t the enemy . ’ To mk in so n s Dia r o a Cava lr O cer 1809 - 1815 . 3 1 ( y f y fi , , p 4 ; also

Reminiscences 1808-1815 under Wellin t n b Ca , , g o , y ptai n Willi am

B T r i to h Ha C . . is a r al a im y, ) he e memo t blet in the church at

“ a r to r o f Al xa d r Ha E s o f . Nunraw S c ed the memo y e n e y, q , , P 114 N OT E S

C r i n 16th Li Dra n a 18 ars wh o o net the ght goo s, ged ye , fell

ri i n M ra Ba Wa r 1 1 15 8 8 . glo ously the emo ble ttle of te loo, June ,

0 dolor a tque decus magnum

Haze te rima dies bell dedit haec ea dem a u ert p o , f .

was a r b hi s Br r i rs This tablet pl ced he e y othe s and S ste .

(27) No doubt Li eutenant- Gen eral John Mackenz i e who was

r in i in command at Antwe p . He succeeded Sir Col H alkett n

Arm List fo r 1815 8 o . . that p st . See y , p

( 28) Another in di cati on th at it was in the village of Mont

St Jean and not Waterlo o .

“ ( 29) One o f the most pain ful visits I ever paid was to a little wretched cotta ge at the end o f the village whi ch was pointed out to me as the pl ace where D e Lancey was lyi ng

r a Ho w was o n ri n mo t lly wounded . wholly shocked I ente g, to find Lady D e Lancey seated o n the only broken chai r the hov el

ain b i h er i a . a cont ed, y the s de of dy ng husb nd I m de myself

n d i r . ras b a a known She g ped me y the h nd, po nted to poo

D e La v r i hi s a and i a ar i ncey co e ed w th co t, w th just sp k of l fe

— Wi i Ha C B 2 2 mi t i 0 . Re niscences e c b Ca a a . . . left . , . , y pt n ll m y, , p

( 30) Creev ey states that a s he was o n hi s way from Brussels

Wa r T a 20th D r him to te loo on uesd y the June, the uke ove took and sai d he was going to see Sir Frederi ck Ponsonby and D e

La Th e D was in ain an d ri i in a rri l ncey . uke pl clothes d ng cu c e

— Pa 8 i C F r . The Creeve ers . 23 . w th olonel elton He vey y p , p

( 31) Prob ably the Duke h ad i n his mind the charge of

’ Lord Edward Somerset s Household Brigade against the French

’ i i r i 2 A av a in hi s C ra w a ab . u ss e s, h ch took pl ce out o clock l ,

“ r r a i v rn m a s it s epo t to the Sp n sh Go e ent, c ll the mo t

in ar a alr r a r w sangu y c v y fight pe h ps eve itnessed .

116 NO TES

M al D ar e rm List fo r 1815 edi . A . 90. H als c ep tm nt See y , p e o

a i r n D o f W n held the ppo ntment of su geo to the uke ellingto . He was in atten dance o n the m emorable occasion when a duel took place in Battersea Fi elds be tween the Du ke o f

W d a r Win ch ls a 2 M ar 182 ie in i an E i e 9 . ell ngton l , lst ch He d d

t r o t h 22 Dic i na a iona l Bio ra v l iii 9 . 1857. o . v . . See o y f N g p y , xx , p

’ Th e followi ng i s D r Hume s a ccount of hi s visit to the Duke

“ the morni ng a fter the b attle . I came b ack from the field of

Wat r i Sir A xa r r w s l e wa s i e loo w th le nde Go don, ho e g I obl ged to a at o n l a i n v i di ra r mput e the fie d l te the e en ng . He ed the unexpectedl y in my arms about h alf- past three i n the morning

o f th e 19 was i a i a di r in D th . I hes t t ng bout stu b g the uke, when

ir C r - V r a i s a hi s r S ha les Broke e e c me . He w hed to t ke o ders

ab v r n airs and a out the mo ement of the t o ops . I we t upst t pped

n at r w in h ad as ge tly the doo , hen he told me to come . He

s a a n o ff hi s h ad a e i . As u u l t ke clothes, but not w sh d h mself I

r he sat in b ed his a v r i and ente ed, up , f ce co e ed w th the dust

a o f r i s da and x n hi s a i swe t the p ev ou y, e te ded h nd to me, wh ch ( ’ t o and in i i s hi m o f G r a I o k held m ne, wh l t I told o don s de th,

and o f s o f a a i as h ad m n uch the c su lt es come to y k owledge .

a ff ar r i as n m He was much ected . I felt the te s d opp ng f t upo y

a a nd in t ar him saw m asi n o ne a r h nd, look g ow ds , the ch g nothe

r s in furr ows over his dus ty cheeks . He b ushed them uddenl y

a a i hi s f an and ai m e in a v i r m w y w th le t h d, s d to o ce t e ulous

’ i m i n “ W a God n n a it is s w th e ot o , ell, th nk , I do t k ow wh t to lo e a b attle ; but certainly n othing can be more pain ful than to

’ ” so a o f n ri — r gain one with the loss of m ny o e s f ends . (Ext act

r a L r b M a u r f om ectu e y ont g e Go e,

( 36) Stephen Wo o l ri ch e wa s a Deputy - Inspector o f the Hi t f 0. s M i Arm Lis o r 1815 . 9 a D ar . ed c l ep tment See y , p

i 1855-56 name a ppears fo r the la st time in the Army L st of . NO TE S 117

B a i had ai a C B and the r y th t t me he g ned , held ank o f

r- ral o f M i a D ar n o n a - a Inspecto Gene the ed c l ep tme t h lf p y .

37 ral Fra i D a Arm Lis t fo r 18 15 . 3 was ( ) Gene nc s und s ( y , p )

C o f i a Li a r h ad r olonel the 7 lst H ghl nd ght Inf nt y . He se ved in A ri a War a nd a r ar at Ca At the me c n , fte w ds thc pe . the

i o f al ar o f a Fr i asi n o f E la in 1804- 5 t me the m ench nv o ng nd , he commanded a porti on o f the En glish forces assembled o n the

a r Sir Da i D a C a r-in - C i south co st unde v d und s , the omm nde h ef,

arri an a o f Sir Wil ia D e La Sir D a i who m ed unt l m ncey . v d

D a was at i i rn r o f C s a 03 i al r und s th s t me Gove o hel e H p t , whe e

i at a e i - fiv e o n 18th F r ar 1820 he d ed the g of e ghty , the eb u y .

i l B ra h v o l x Dicti nar o at na i . vi . . (See o y f N o og p y, , p

38 Sir D a r a i r ar was r ( ) Hew l ymple H m lton, fou th b onet, bo n o n 3rd an ar 1774 and arri o n 19 M a 1800 the J u y , m ed, the th y ,

f r L r D f C a a r o a o a r w . J ne, eldest d ughte the fi st o d unc n mpe do n

(39) There were at that ti me three Protes tant cemeteri es at

Br T i was Ten C r o n ussels . h s the St Josse Noode emete y, the

M r south side o f the Chauss%e de Louvain . any we e here buri ed

had i e o f d r i v xat Wa r i l i Ma r who d d woun s ece ed te loo, nc ud ng jo

Arc i al n Ma a 73rd Hi l a rs Ma r Willi a h b d Joh cle n, gh nde ; jo m

l R A Ca ai Wi ia Sto thert A a r L . . 3 d F J . oyd, ; pt n ll m , djut nt% oot

Mi a Cr mi R A i C ar s ar Li . . . L . ar a Gu ds ; eut ch el o e, eut h le Spe m n,

i C 2 rd A L . 3 R W F i i r R . . a s . ; eut John lyde, oy l elsh u l e s See

h F ru ar 18 Times o f 9t eb y 89 .

’ 40 I n 1889 Sir Wi li a De La r m ain w r ( ) , l m ncey s e s e e exhumed

r m o ld i r o f s Ten and f o the , d sused cemete y St Jo se Noode, , alon g with thos e o f a n umber of other British officers who fell

Wa r a ai r r v a i l i n the te loo c mp gn, we e emo ed to the be ut fu

- e r o f Ev r r il e r a o f Br . cem te y e e, th ee m s to the no th e st ussels

1 H R H D o f Ca b ri n 2 th A 890 . . . O the 6 ugust , the uke m dge 118 N OTE S

unveiled the celeb rated Waterloo memori al which contains their

bo nes . Th e following was the ins cription o n the grav estone whi ch La dy De La ncey erected

“ THI S STONE rs PLACED To MARK WHERE THE BODY OF H W D R W. O E N COL. SI E LA CE Y ,

I S E E I NT BR D .

HE WAS WOUND ED AT THE BATTLE o r BELLE ALLI ANCE (WATER LOO) ON THE 18TH JUNE

41 Tuesda 4th A ril 1815 — T i a is r b ( ) y, p h s d te confi med y the ’ “ Gentleman s M a az ine 1815 i a : A ri 4 Co l . Sir g , , wh ch st tes p l ,

W D n r Sir a . e La Ma al a cey, to gd ene, d ughte of J mes ” al Bar H l, t .

O r an Abrid ed arra ti ve a a s ll n the othe h d, the g N st tes fo ows

w i n M ar At a i Sir Will i a D e I as marri ed ch 1815. th t t me m

a Lan cey held an appointment o n the Staff in Scotland . Pe ce a ar a i and h ad a r i n ri a ppe ed est bl shed, I no pp ehens o of the t ls

a a ai W il r s i rs o f th t w ted me . h e we we e pend ng the fi t week o u r arri a at D a a r rn B a m ge ungl ss, the ccounts of the etu of on

ar r E a arri v and ir Wi i a was s m to p te f om lb ed, S ll m u moned

L and s n r r r i arm at Br as ondon, oo a fte o de ed to jo n the y ussels ” A a - ar r a r- ra a n an i n Fran djut nt Qu te m ste Gene l . N poleo l ded ce

Mar and i n L n E venin M ail o f i s on the l st ch, the ondo g the s ue headed

“ Fr W n a Mar 8 Fri a Mar 10 1815 om ed esd y, ch , to d y, ch , , the followi ng appears as a postscript

LONDON ,

n Marc F rida A terno h 10. y f o , Letters hav e been received at D over o f the most interestin g import ; they announce the flight o f Buonaparte from the i sland

N OTES 119 o f El a and his arriv a at Fr s a at i an b , l eju , the pl ce wh ch he l ded

’ r We a s Ki o f Fra o n his return f om Egypt . h ve een the ng nce s

r a a i a ai hi m a 6th i s an ari him p ocl m t on g nst , d ted the n t t, decl ng and his adherents traitors a nd rebels : o f thes e he i s said to h av e h ad at rs n 1300 a i r hi s ar i m fi t o ly , but to h ve d ected m ch m e di l o n L was n i r a a a a ate y yons . It co s de ed th t he would m ke d sh

’ ” at ari s o w r v i ai a i s at i s P . N , howeve , the ll n s f te s ue . Thi s news probably reached Edinburgh b y coach a week

a r and ma a b at Du a o n wi l te , y h ve een known ngl ss the follo ng

M r d a 18 a . y, the th ch

s b r r w r La De La di d It eems dou tful, the efo e, hethe dy ncey not make a mistake of a month in dating h er marri age exactly

r r 4th o f l ma i a th ee months befo e the Ju y . She y poss bly h ve

arri in Mar been m ed ch .

’ The Hundred Days cover the peri od between Napoleon s first proclamation at Lyons o n the 13th March and his a bdi ca

i 2 n t on on the 2 d June . It will therefore be seen that the married life of the

D e Lan if it r 4th Mar 26th ceys, extended f om the ch to the

1815 r i ri i ir a June , cove ed th s pe od, w th just th teen d ys to

ar sp e .

122 APPEN DI% A

a e to extr cts, and am very much indebt d Captain M fo r aitland the privilege . Constable proposed a thing to me which was o f so much delica cy that I scarce know how %si c%

f % u o o . about it, and thought leaving it til y and I met It relates to that most interesting and affecting journal kept by my regretted and amiable friend, 1 ’ Mrs Hervey, during poor De Lancey s illness . He thought with great truth that it would add very great interest as an addition to the letters which I wrote from Paris soon after Waterloo, and certainly I would consider it as o ne o f the most valuable and important documents which could be published f as illustrative o the woes of war. But whether this could be done without injury to the feelings o f

no t survivors is a question for me to decide, and indeed I feel unaffected pain in even submitting it to your friendly car who I know will put no harsh construction upon my motive which can be no other than such as would do honour to the amiable and t lamented authoress . I never read any hing which affected my o wn feelings more strongly or which I

1 La dy D e La ncey marri ed again in 1819 Captai n Henry

’ 2 Gentlema n r Ma ras a r an d i in 182 . s He vey, d Inf nt y, d ed

M az i ne l l ii ar a v o . i 8 an d vo . c . . . xxx x ar I . . 36 g , l , P t , p , , P t II , p

179 . APPEN D IX A 123 am sure would have a deeper interest o n those o f o f the public . Still the work is a domestic nature,

to and its publication, however honourable all Go d concerned, might perhaps give pain when knows I shoul d be sorry any propo sal o f mine should awaken the distresses which time may have

Y o u in some degree abated . are the only person who can judge o f this with any certainty o r at least who o f can easily gain the means ascertaining it, and as Constable seemed to think there was a possibility that after the lapse of so much time it might be regarded as matter o f history and as a record o f the o f amiable character your accomplished sister, and seemed to suppose there was some probability o f r o u such a favou being granted, y will consider me n as putting the question o his suggestion . It could be printed as the Journal of a lady during the last illness of a General Officer o f distinction during l o r n her attendance upon his last i lness, somethi g t t P o wn o hat purpose . erhaps it may be my high admiration o f the contents o f this heartrending diary which makes me suppose a possibility that

o f n after such a lapse years, the publicatio may possibly (as that which cannot but d o the highest honour to the memory o f the amiable authoress) not Yo u may be judged altogether inadmissible . 124 APPEN DIX A

o f may and will, course, act in this matter with your

o f natural feeling consideration, and ascertain whether that which cannot but do honour to the memory o f those who are gone can be made public with the sacred regard due to the feelings o f survivors . Lady Scott begs to add the pleasure she must o u have in seeing Mrs Hall and y at Abbotsford, and in speedy expectation o f that honour I am always,

Dear Sir,

ul Most tr y yours,

“ ALTER O T W SC T .

ABBOTSFOR D 13th Oct ber 1825. , o

DEVO SH I E TE R R ACE N R ,

T sda eveizin l th M a rch 4 ue 6 18 1. y g,

MY DE AR ALL H ,

“ ‘ Fo r I see it must be juniores

’ priores, and that I must demolish the ice at a blow . I have not had courage until last night to read ’ o Lady De Lancey s narrative, and, but for y ur letter, I should not have mastered it even then .

One glance at it, when through your kindness it

126 APPEN D IX A as he dismounted from his horse w hen the gallant man was struck down . It is a striking proof o f the power of that most extrao rdinary man Defoe that I seem to recognise o f o f in every line the narrative something him . ? Has this occurred to you The going to Waterloo with that un consciousness o f everything in the o n— road, but the obstacles to getting the shutting herself up in her room and determining not to hear— the not going to the door when the knocking — came the finding o ut by her wild spirits when she was h o w heard he safe, much she had feared when — in doubt and anxiety the desperate desire to — move towards him the whole description o f the cottage, and its condition ; and their daily shifts and contrivances ; and the lying down beside him in the bed and both falling asleep ; and his reso lv to to ing not serve any more, but live quietly thenceforth ; and her sorrow when she saw him eating with an appetite so soon before his death ; s — o f and his death it elf all these are matters truth , e which only that astonishing creatur , as I think, could have told in fiction . — Of all the beautiful and tender passages the thinking every day how happy and blest she was — —the decorating him for the dinner the stand ing APPE N D I% A 127 in the balcony at night and seeing the troops melt — ° away through the gate and the rejoining him o n — I T ’ his sick bed say not a word . hey are God s o wn ul , and sho d be sacred . But let me say again, with an earnestness which pen and ink can no more convey than toast and water, in thanking you for o f heartily the perusal this p aper, that its impression o n me can never be told ; that the ground she travelled (which I know well) is holy ground to me from this day ; and that plea se Heaven I will tread its every foot this very

u to next s mmer, have the softened recollection of thi s sad story o n the very earth where it was acted . “ ’ Yo u won t smile at this, I know . When my enthusiasms are awakened by such things they ’ o ut don t wear . Have you ever thought within yourself o f that ff part where, having su ered so much by the news o f will not ? his death , she believe he is alive I should have supposed that unnatural if I had seen it in fiction . l di I sha l never smiss the subject from my mind, but with these hasty and very imperfect words I

two shall dismiss it from my paper, with additional r — firstl K rema ks y, that ate has been grievously 128 APPEN DI% A

s putting me out by obbing over it, while I have been

a nd o f writing this, has just retired in an agony

should grief ; and, secondly, that if a time ever come when you would not object to letting a friend copy it for himself, I hope you will bear me in your thoughts . It seems the poorest nonsense in the world to

m to turn to anything else, that is, see s me being fresher in respect o f Lady De Lancey than you — ’ but my raven s dead . He had been ailing for a few days but not seriously, as we thought, and was

o f apparently recovering, when symptoms relapse occasioned me to send for an eminent medical gentleman o ne Herring (a bird fancier in the New R oad), who promptly attended and administered

u of o il T o n a powerf l dose castor . his was T uesday last. On Wednesday morning he had another dose o f castor oil and a tea cup full o f warm gruel, which he took with great relish and under the influence o f which he so far recovered his

to spirits as be enabled to bite the groom severely . At 12 o ’ clock at noon he took several turns up and

down the stable with a grave, sedate air, and

T . suddenly reeled . his made him thoughtful He

stopped directly, shook his head, moved on again,

o f stopped once more, cried in a tone remonstrance

130 APPEN DIX A the briefest specimens o f epistolary correspondence

am— in — o n in existence, and here I writing to you the sixth side I won’t make it a seventh anyway so with love to all your home circle, and from all mine, I am now and always,

Faithfull u y yo rs,

HAR LE I K EN C S D C S .

u I am glad yo like Barnaby. I have great designs in store, but am sadly cramped at first ” for room . APPE ND I% B

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