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 mayed and scattered. These were the breathing times of our heroes! Line was with admirable alacrity formed for a greater breadth of fire than the squares afforded, immediately on seeing the back plates of the cuirasses : when masses of French infantry approached with a heavy fire of musketry, They did ‘ go through their work,’ as Napoleon often muttered, ‘ unlike any troops he had ever seen.’ Such were the dreadful visits of cannon and cavalry, that, as I have been assured, these interludes of infantry battles were a kind of refreshment, after their toil with other arms.—They never took the trouble to look at the numbers; they felt as if boys had attacked them, merely to keep them in wind ; and invariably routed the columns by a very few steps in advance with pointed bayonet.

The Duke, in visiting different points was often deceived with a shout of impatience to be led on. The gallant 95th were very tired of the iron cases, and the iron grape shot. An immense body of French infantry happened to approach that noble regiment at one time when the commander was paying them a visit; “Let us at’ em, my Lord,’’ let us down upon ’em ’’ quite regardless of their numbers. “ Not yet,” replied the chief, “ not yet my brave men, but you shall have at them soon ; firm a little longer; we must not be beat; what would they say in England?"

From our advantage ground we had gained a very satisfactory general idea of the field, and before setting out on a circuit of more minute inspection, went down to the farm house of La-Haye Saint, to examine the state in which the conflict had left that post. Much of the wreck of the battle lay between the Duke of Wellington's station and the farmhouse, which manifested the hazard to which he had been exposed. It is just an ordinary farm house