60 BE COEDS AND BEMINISGENGES OF GOODWOOD 



" Not much credit was given to this report. Al- 

 though alarming, the truth was soon known, that 

 these hussars had been pursued, and, upon hearing 

 the whistle of shots about their ears, wheeled round 

 and left the field ! 



"During the 16th, 17th, and for many succeeding 

 days, we were employed in preparing lint and other 

 necessaries for the wounded. In the evening of the 

 18th the brilliant victory was known in Brussels, and 

 most thankful we were that those most dear to us 

 had been mercifully protected, and that war was at 

 an end, although the losses were fearfully great. 



" The next morning the great Duke arrived in 

 Brussels, and about 10 a.m. my father and I walked 

 up to his house, upon entering which my father 

 inquired for the Chief, who sent word he would join 

 us in the park, which he soon did, and took a turn 

 with us. He looked very sad, and when we shook 

 hands and congratulated him, he said, ' It is a dearly 

 bought victory. We have lost so many fine fellows.' 

 My father asked him to dinner, but he refused, stating 

 his reason for coming into Brussels was, that he had 

 given up his bed to poor Sir Alexander Gordon, who 

 was dying of his wounds, and whose groans were so 

 distressing that' he could not get on writing his 

 despatches, so rode into Brussels. 



" On the 28th he wrote me a few lines from Orville, 

 about a proposal to have a copy made of the 



