The reminiscences and recollections of Captain Gronow, being anecdotes of the camp, court, clubs and society, 1810-1860 . heycan never more return. Conduct of the English and Prussian Armiesduring the Occupation of Paris.—The Duke ofWellingtons conduct to the Parisians was kind andconsiderate. He contented himself with occupyingthe Bois de Boulogne, the two faubourgs of La Vil-lette and La Chapelle St Denis. Blucher was notso moderate in his conduct towards the troops were billeted in every house ; he obligedthe inhabitants to feed and clothe them; and he issuedan order (which I wel
The reminiscences and recollections of Captain Gronow, being anecdotes of the camp, court, clubs and society, 1810-1860 . heycan never more return. Conduct of the English and Prussian Armiesduring the Occupation of Paris.—The Duke ofWellingtons conduct to the Parisians was kind andconsiderate. He contented himself with occupyingthe Bois de Boulogne, the two faubourgs of La Vil-lette and La Chapelle St Denis. Blucher was notso moderate in his conduct towards the troops were billeted in every house ; he obligedthe inhabitants to feed and clothe them; and he issuedan order (which I well recollect seeing) command-ing the authorities to supply each soldier with abedstead containing a bolster, a woollen mattress,two new blankets, and a pair of linen sheets. Therations per day, for each man, were two pounds ofbread of good quality, one pound of butchers meat,a bottle of wine, a quarter of a pound of butter,ditto rice, a glass of brandy, and some Prussian cavalry were not forgotten: eachhorse required ten pounds of oats, six of hay, dittoof straw, to be furnished early each day. Bluchers. DOCTOR KEATE IN PARIS. 207 Generals occupied all the best hotels in the FaubourgSt Germain; General Thielman that of MarshalNey, where he forcibly took possession of the plate,carriages, and horses. Other Prussian Generals actedin a similar manner. The Russian and Austrian armies, with the twoEmperors, entered Paris soon after our Emperors imitated Blucher in some respects ;they refused to quarter their soldiers in the largeand wholesome barracks which were in readiness toreceive them : no ; they preferred billeting themwith peaceable merchants and tradespeople, whomthey plundered and bullied in the most outrageousmanner. Wellington, all this while, shewed greatmoderation ; and his army paid for everything theyrequired. Blucher, on the other hand, threatenedto take possession of the Bank of France and theGovernment offices : which threat was not carried
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