The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1846-07-03

sufficient answer TO the impuialion at
tempted TO be cast upon the courage Of
lrishmen, hy persons who neither had
the courage or patriotism 10 answer the
call of their country. The courage, 10y
atty and gallanry of lrishmen is proven
bal. Irish soldiers have been sought for
by all the crowned Powers Of Europe.
Upon the resumption Of Institutes be.
tween England and France in 1903, Ma.
pol@on (no bad Judge Of soldiers ordered
the formation of an ldsh Legion in
France. The Legion was, after the
breaking UP of The camp at Boulogne, of
which it formed part, employed in liol.
land, Belgium and Spain, and ultimately
Germany. In April 1910, the Irish Re.
clment was one Gi those tha, most closely
invested the city Of Astorga, Spain. The
French artillery having m9le breach
deemed practicable, General Junot, who
commanded the hcselging army, ordered
II To be assaulted. The iorlorn hope
consisted Of SIX companies Of the Irish
Legion or Regiment, who effected q
lodgmeut in the works aud maintained
themselves till the garrison capilula,ed.
This Regiment was incorporated with
General Pulhod's division, and was pre-
sent and engaged ia the battles of Bau,,
zen and Gross Wurschcn, and earned for
( the French victories which led to the re.
treat OF the Allies beyond the Oder at
Breslau, and ,he signing of an armislice
on the 4Ih of June, 1918.
On the surprise of Cremona by Prince
Eugene in 1909, when the French Gen,
eral Nllcroy, most Of the officers, mill
tary chests. &c. were taken, and the Ger,
man horse and foot in possession Of the
town excepting one place only-,he Pc
gate--which was guarded by two lrsl
Regiments commanded by O'Mahony
and Burke ;-bclufe ihe Prince com
menced the attack there, he sent To ex
/ poslulate with them and show them the
rashness Of sacrificing their lives wher,
they could have no probability Of relief
and 10 assure them that if they wuut
cn'crlnlo the Imperial service they Shout,
be directly and houorabIy promoted. The
first part of this proposal they heard will
.impallcGce. the second with disdain. -
d" Tell the Prince" said they that ",
have hitherto preserved the honor Of on
country, and that we hope this day I,
convince him that we are worthy of hi
esteem, while one us us exists, the Ger
man Eagle shall not be displayed upoi
these walls" The attack was com
menced by large body of foot, support
ed by ) 300 Cuirasslcrs, and after
bloody conflict of two hours the German
relrealod; The Irish pursued their advan
tage and attacked them in tie streets, ant
before evening they were expelIed-th,
town and the General (ViIIeroy) an,
chests, &c re,akon.
General Devereux's noble Irish Dri
g0de Of 600 men. was the RICH, arm o
The Libera,or Of Columbia and Peru, il
his great struggles for selr.goveInment
it obtained the thanks Of Bolivar, an,
lis leader. by unanimous consent, ha
heen styled he Lafayette Of South Amer
lea. To them Buenos Ayrcs, Rio DC /
i!acha, CarIhageHa, Santa Martha an
| Maracalbo owe their independence. Tn
revolution Of Chill was Likewise IN grea
part the work Of an lfishman, Genera
| O'lliggins. He was the first Comman
Gant If the first army Of that Republic
and defeated the best Royalist Generals
who were opposed to him. By his sid
throughout the wasting war Of Chill
fought no less yalian, man than Colone
! McKenna.
This is my reply to these worihic
who would have The public believe tina
lrishmen are not to be depended upon il
a war with Mexico.
MAURICE MURPHY.