WATERLOO. 



and good conduft of the firll and fecond life-guards at the 

 battle of Waterloo, he has declared himfelf colonel in chief 

 of both thefe regiments. He alfo declares that he Ihall ap- 

 prove all the Britilh regiments of cavalry and infantry 

 which were engaged in the battle of Waterloo, being per- 

 mitted to wear on their colours and appointments, in addi- 

 tion to all other badges and devices, the word " Waterloo," 

 in commemoration of their diftinguiflied fervices on the i8th 

 of June 1811; ; and he alfo approves of all the enfigns of 

 the three regiments of foot-guards having the rank of lieu- 

 tenants, and that fuch rank (hall be attached to all the 

 future appointments to enfigncies in the foot-guards, in the 

 feme manner as the lieutenants of thofe regiments obtain tiie 

 rank of captain ; and he alfo approves of the firft regiment 

 of foot-guards being a regiment of grenadiers, and ftyled 

 " The Firft or Grenadier Regiment of Foot-Guards." 

 An alteration has alfo taken place in regard to the penfions 

 allowed to wounded officers in favour of thofe who have 

 ferved in the battle of Waterloo ; and it is alfo ordered that 

 henceforth every non-commifRoned officer, trumpeter, 

 drummer, and private man, who ferved in the battle of 

 Waterloo, or in any of the aftions which immediately pre- 

 ceded it, (hall be borne upon the mufter-roUs and pay-lifts 

 of their refpeftive corps as " Waterloo Men ;" and that 

 every " Waterloo Man" fhall be allowed to count two 

 years' fervice in virtue of that viftory, in reckoning his 

 fervices for increafe of pay, or for penfion when difcharged. 

 It is alfo ordered, that the heutenants of cavalry and in- 

 fantry, who had ferved more than five years as fuch, on the 

 18th of June 1815, or who may fubfequently have com- 

 pleted that period of fervice, are to receive one (hiUing 

 per diem for every day's fervice as lieutenant beyond five 

 years, it being fully underftood that the retrofpeft is, in no 

 inftance, to exceed two years. In like manner, the corporals 

 and privates, diftinguilhed as " Waterloo Men," are to re- 

 ceive the benefit of the two years' fervice retrofpeftively, in 

 cafes in which, by the addition of the two years, they would 

 have completed their refpeftive terms of fervice, on or pre- 

 vioufly to the 18th of June 18 15, and the two years' fervice 

 will, of courfe, be reckoned in all claims fubfequently ac- 

 cruing. 



Sir Charles Alten is honoured with the title of count, 

 and the Hanoverian troops, who were prefent in the battle, 

 may bear on their colours and uniform the word " Water- 

 loo." Other regiments alfo that are particularly fpecified, 

 are to have the word " Waterloo" in commemoration of 

 their diftinguilhed fervices, June i8th, 1815. The prince 

 regent has commanded, that in commemoration of the 

 brilliant and decifive viftory of Waterloo, a medal (hall be 

 conferred upon every officer, non-commiffioned officer, and 

 foldierof the Britifh army, prefent upon that memorable occa- 

 fion. It is alfo appointed, that from the date of the battle of 

 Waterloo, 18th June 1815, thepenfions to officers and widows 

 (hall increafe according to the officer's further advance. 



It is a farther inttruftion with regard to the Waterloo 

 grant, that lieutenants of cavalry and infantry, who had 

 ferved more than five years on the 1 8th of June, are to re- 

 ceive one (hilling per day for every day beyond five years' 

 fervice, provided the retrofpeft be not beyond two years : 

 non-commiffioned officers and privates are alfo to benefit 

 proportionately from the fame retrofpeft. The charge for 

 officers is to be made in their ordinary accounts ; thofe for 

 men diftinft in a pay lifl fupplementary, according to a pre- 

 fcribed form. 



Prize-money was alfo granted by parliament to the army 

 which ferved under the command of field-marlhal his grace 

 the duke of Wellington in the battle of Waterloo and cap- 

 12 



1,274 10 104 



433 2 4i 



90 7 3f 



tui-e of Paris. This was advertifed in the London Gazette, 

 June 21, 1817. Thofe (hares that have not been claimed 

 before the 24th of September 18 17, may afterwards be re- 

 ceived from tlie deputy treafiirer of Chelfea hofpital, if 

 claimed within the period of fix years. 



The (hares of each individual in the following claffes are : 



Commander-in-chief's proportion is efti-l p, 



„,!• J .. f ±.01,000 o o 



mated at - - - J 



Clafs I. General officers - - 



2. Field-officers and colonels 



3. Captains 



4. Subalterns - - - 34 14 95 



5. Serjeants - - - 19 4 4 



6. Corporals, drummers, and privates 211 4 



Notice has alfo been given in the Dutch, Flanders, and 

 German papers, that his highncfs the prince of Waterloo, 

 duke of Wellington, has given orders for the payment of 

 the prize-money to all the allied troops, who fought under 

 his command at Quatre Bras and Waterloo, at the taking 

 of Paris. 



His highnefs has fixed the proportions into clalTes as 

 above. This diftribution includes the Dutch, Belgic, 

 NafTau, Hanoverian, and Brunfwick troops. 



The total amount of receipts for the Waterloo fubfcription 

 to May 31, 18 1 7, has been 518,288/. 9^. lid. The total 

 expenditure for payments and donations, and incidental 

 charges, leaves a balance at the bankers i8th of June 1817 

 of 1,222/. 13X. §d. 



Statement of the appropriation is as follows : 



Annuities granted for Life. 

 To the widows of officers, non-commif-l p 



fioned officers, and privates killed - J J'iy'r 

 To the wounded non-commiffioned officers, 1 , 



and privates totally difabled - ^ > 4y 



To dependent relatives - - 540 



Amount of annuities for life 



11.783 



Annuities granted for limited Periods. 

 To the children of officers, non-commif-'l „ 



fioned officers, and privates - J >i ^ 



To orphans ... g^j 



Amount of annuities for limited periods 



Total amount of annuities 



9,209 



20,992 



126 



Voted in Money. 



To the wounded officers, iion-commifiioned offi-l 

 cers, and privates - - "J 



To the parents and dependent relatives of officers,! 



non-commiffioned officers, and privates killed, > 28,577 

 leaving no widows or children - - J 



To the Foreign Troops, vi%. 



Pruffians, Brunfwickers - ' 1 ac 000 



Hanoverians, and Netherlanders - j ^^' 

 Additional for the exclufive benefit of theirT 



orphans rendered fuch by the campaign > 17,500 

 ofl8i5 - - - - J 



■ 62,500 



Total a;mount voted in money 



162,203 



A confiderable fubfcription, amounting to 3905/. 14;. <)d. 



received 



