80 BECORDS AND BEMINISCENCES OF GOODWOOD 



majority of tlie populace had strong French sym- 

 pathies. 



The town was full of Bonaparte's emissaries and 

 spies, and false reports abounded. 



The Duke of Wellington, at a later date, when 

 speaking of Napoleon's Marshals, said, " Their soldiers 

 got them into scrapes, mine got me out ; " and they 

 took good care that his secrets should be kept. 



The Earl of March, who was, as I have said, aide- 

 de-camp to the Prince of Orange, left the ball-room 

 for his house close by, to get his things ready, his 

 sister Georgiana going with him. They afterwards 

 returned to the ball-room, where dancing was still 

 going on. 



When the Horse Guards Blue were about to make 

 their memorable charge at Waterloo, led by Lord 

 Fitzroy Somerset, Wellington, who was their colonel, 

 encouraged them with, " Now, gentlemen, for the 

 honour of the Household Troops." 



As they came back the Duke raised his cocked hat 

 and said, " Life Guards, I thank you." During the 

 battle Lord March was repeatedly under fire. The 

 Duke despatched him with an order to the Royal 

 Fusiliers, who were terribly galled by the enemy's 

 fire. 



As Lord March neared the battalion he observed that 

 some of our guns in front of the square had ceased 

 firing, and he suggested to the officer in command 



