SUMMARY OF THE FOREIGN NEWS TO DATE

8 June: Detatchments of the Imperial Guard are observed in Paris. Obviously the French will take some time to concentrate their army.

9 June: Pro-French sign posted up by some wag in The Netherlands: "To the Brave Soldiers who have conquered under the French Eagles: The Eagles which have led us so often to victory have reappeared. Their cry is always the same: Glory and Liberty! Join with us and you will receive the rewards with which the genius of France ever knows how to honour courage and to reward loyalty."

Hah! As if the Dutch are going to turn their coats after the way he treated them!

10 June: Napoleon attended Lucival's "Hector" at the Theatre Francais, where he was greeted by the usual sycophantic ovation.

11 June: Another blasted Frog sign seen here in Belgium: "Oh, France--retaken by a single march, Whose path was through one long triumphal arch." Clever, these rascals, eh? What impudence!

13 June: Many of the families of our officers and men, able to visit the Continent for the first time in many years, have taken the opportunity, and all is gaiety and laughter here. Our correspondent writes: "Though I have some pretty good reasons for supposing that hostilities will soon commence, yet no one would supposse it, judging by the Duke of Wellington. He appears to be thinking of anything else in the world, gives a ball every week, attends every party, and partakes of every amusement that offers. Yesterday, he took Lady Jane Lennox to Enghein for the cricket match, and brought her back at night, apparantly having gone for no other object but to amuse her."

ON DIPLOMATIC ROUNDS

While the other European Powers are fighting for legitimacy in rulers, we in England have less cause to support Louis XVIII and the Bourbons. Perhaps some other solution will be found to Bonaparte's rule in France. Indeed, the Bourbons put up practically no resistance at all to Bonaparte's return.

Remarking on the mass defections of the army to his side, a notice was posted on the Place Vendome saying: "Napoleon to Louis: 'My good brother, there is no need to send any more troops, I have enough.' "

OVERHEARD AT THE FOREIGN OFFICE

"Do you think we've given Wellesley enough troops? He certainly complains enough."

"Don't be silly, old boy--didn't we buy him the whole Prussian army?"

"Oh I say--good one, that!"

STAFF REPORT TO WELLINGTON

King William of the Netherlands absolutely refuses to mix his army divisions in with the British Army structure. He was recently reported to be in a huff over any suggestion that Dutch-Belgian troops should serve under foreign (our) commanders!

MESSAGE FROM THE COMMANDER AT ATH TO WELLINGTON

Monsigneur,

Having in the Brigade of the Hanoverian reserve many soldiers who have never fired a shot--please send powder and cartridges to exercise them.

SCANDALOUS BEHAVIOR?

The Duke, himself, was observed today walking in the Central Park. The next moment a carriage was seen to drive up on the opposite side of the Park, and a young lady (believed to be the loose character Lady Frances Wedderburn-Webster) alighted. Shortly thereafter, she was joined by the Great Man and the two descended into a hollow, where the trees completely sheltered them from view. Not a moment later, another carriage abruptly pulled up, containing a very agitated older woman who went peering about for some sign of the pair. But the green hollow kept its secret...