Just at this moment one of our troop-dogs ran barking at the heels of the Prince’s horse. Boiling with rage before, he now boiled over in earnest, and, stooping, made a furious cut at the dog, which, eluding the weapon, continued his annoyance. The Duke, quitting the unfortunate _chêf d’escadron_, now turned seriously at the dog, but he, accustomed to horses, kept circling about, yapping and snapping, and always out of reach; and it was not until he had tired himself with the fruitless pursuit that, foaming with rage, he returned to his doomed squadrons, who had sat quietly looking on at this exhibition. While all this took place, I had made acquaintance with another general officer who appeared to be there in the capacity of aide-de-camp--a gentlemanly sort of man, who, having been many years in England with Louis XVIII., spoke English fluently. This man pleased me much at the time; he was then in adversity. I met him afterwards in prosperity--_nous verrons!_ Now that I have got on military affairs, it may be as well to record the manner in which this country was occupied--at least as far as my knowledge on the subject goes. First, then, headquarters of the cavalry and horse-artillery at Ninove, where was also the principal depôt of forage and provisions. The reason for assembling the cavalry thus at some distance from the expected scene of operations was the great fertility of this part of Brabant, and the facility of communication with Alost, to which place, the Dender being navigable, advantage could be taken of the rich Pays de Waes. The villages, farms, &c., all round Ninove were full of troops. Okegem.--Major M‘Donald’s troop horse-artillery. Paemêle.--Sir Robert Gardiner’s do. Strytem and Yseringen.--Captain Mercer’s do. Lombeke, Notre Dame.--Captain Sinclair’s brigade of 9-pounders. Lennik, St Martin.--Headquarters of Lieutenant-Colonel Hawker, Royal Artillery, commanding two batteries somewhere in his neighbourhood. Beyond Ninove, westward, were the troops, horse-artillery, of Majors Bull, Ramsay, and Webber Smyth--forget names of villages. Liederkerke, Denderlue, and vicinage.--Life Guards and Blues. Schendelbeke and Vicinage.--The three huzzar regiments, 10th, 15th, 18th. Lebbeke, &c.--23d Light Dragoons. Castre, &c.--16th do. Meerbeke.--Headquarters Sir O. Vandeleur with 12th and 13th Light Dragoons. Grammont.--Foot Guards. Enghien.--Foot Guards. Schaepdale, &c.--Brunswick Infantry; all boys. Brussels.--_The_ headquarters--92d Highlanders, Rifles, Hanoverian infantry, and some Belgian dragoons and huzzars; grand depôt of forage and provisions, and of artillery stores, &c. &c. Mons.--English artillery and Dutch troops of different arms. Assche.--Troop of Belgian horse-artillery. Courtray, Atto, Tournay.--Believe huzzars of the K.G. Legion.