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which I was mounted was capable of. In the 

 buflle of adion, I was not perceived by the 

 French, but as I approached the front of the 

 Auflrians, an officer rode up to examine me, 

 and a Very few paces behind him, 1 perceived 

 on foot, coming towards me, the gallant young 

 Prince of IVirtembergy who commanded that 

 body of troops. I acquainted his S. H. that \ 

 was charged \\\\\\ a letter for Saxe Coburg,. ^ 

 from the D. of B. and begged he would inform 

 me, in what part of the battle I fhould find him; 

 he aflured me it was impoffible to determine 

 where he might be found, but to render it morp- 

 eafy for me, and to prevent me from falling into 

 any of the politions occupied by the French, he 

 fent an orderly officer with me. Between ten 

 and eleven o'clock in the forenoon of the 1 8th, . 

 I found Saxe Coburg at the head of one of \\\.% 

 columns; after being announced in the brief 

 manner of the field, I prefented to him my let- 

 ter, which he immediately read ; and after afk- 

 ing me a few queftions, begged 1 would attend 

 the event of the day, that at night he hoped to 

 have more time to fpeak to me. I of courfc 

 joined the croud of officers, by whom he- was 

 furrounded, and from them I learnt that Colo- 

 nel (then Captain) Crawfurd, Aid-du-Camp to 

 his R. H. the Duke of York, had arrived before 

 me, and was ftill there; indeed I perceived him 



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