Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1855-08-23

his first speech "Dr. AlexsnIer," he had
hssrd, "hsd been preaching fiat popery at
Paul's Cross;' but the matter dropped. as
in ano,her fortnight, parliament was dissoIv-
ed In The mex, eleven wears, Charles ruled
WITHOUT, parliamen's, end Comwell retired
into private life. He removed from Hunt
indon to ST. Ives, where he remained ill the
summer or spring Of 1858. In that year we
find him al EIv. Here he remained ill the
time Of The Long Parliament, draining the
feps, while "cousin John Hamphen" vas
irving the right Of The king To c"Ilec. ship
money. A, length the Long Parliament met,
with Cromwell as member for Cambridge.
During the first three and-lwenty months
we find but few traces OF our hero. He was,
however, only bidIng his time, in patience
possessing his soul. o. SUNDAY, 23d Of
October. 1912. we find Captain Oliver pre-
sen, a, EdgehlI, and doing hi duty, though
he had bu, four tsps,ers To lead sg INST the
enemy. Associations were formed for the
pro,ec,ion If the counties against the king.
troops; Of these the most important was that
in the Eastern counties. in which he raised
troop Of horse, Of which he became colo
mel. Cromwell was made lieutenant under
the Earl Of Manchester, and governor Of the
Isle Of Elv. and did good service To the par.
liamen,ary cause by his bravery, his deter
mina1ion. and his skill. Shortly. after We
! fud him a, Wsisby, near IInrncaslle. where
| he had a horse killed under him. This en-
gsgtment had a startling fleet. 1t evIved
the parlamen,arisns. Charles. when he
heard Of it, was reported TO have said, 81
| Il hat nj, 4 tbon
fortune to bring Cfom"eIl to ne, alive or
dead :"
Cromwell now had his hands full
Prince Rupert, in 1914, came pouring over
the hills from Lancashire with an army of
some 10000 men. and was me, bv The par
| lismen,arv generals at Msrston Moor and
Gisas,rousIy defeated. But we.mnst pass
rapidly along the history Of those times
the passing Of ,be self deny ing ordinance,
G. omweIl's expedition in the west, his re-
turn 10 the associated counties, the bsule Of
Nsseby, SC. Suffice II TO say. war being
done with for 3 time. We find Cf"mwalI in
hi. place in parliament, deep in debate on
the further establishment Of The Presbue-
| sian government. Meanwhile, after niue h
insincere negotiation on his parl, The king
escapes from Hampton Cnur,, and is lodged
for the present in C.risbrook Castle. In
1916 Cromwell wins the battle Of Nasebr;
| md psrIamen. makes him baron. and Sc,
ties on him a pension. In 164S The civil
war again breaks out. Cromwell marches
into Wales in May; then to Scotland, in
August; and returns 10 town in a crisis
Members Of parliament are sen, to the Tow.
er end elsewhere. The minority becomes
m oritv that m ,ri,y did thing mem
| orahe in the English history bv it was
tried and executed Charles Stuart. King ol
England. The second civil being thu. ter
minated Cromwell left England for Ireland.
where Ormond, with bis army is strong for
The king. CromwtlI's career begsn a.,
Drogheda, whose garrison, consisting of s.
600 men, he put TO The sword. Wexford
me. with a similar tragic fate. or ,rn,h.
Cromwell was no rose wafer quack. A.,
Conmel he closed his Irish campaign. and
returned to England, where, in 1850, be
was made Captain General and Comman-
der.n-Chlef o. all the parliamentary forces.
INN edjately he was marching on to Scot
land. Al Dunbar he defeated Da. nd Leslie
wi b an amy Of upwards Of $4,000 men,
Next summer he destroyed lhe hopes Of
royalty for time, and thus triun phaniIy
consnms'ed his military career. Henceforh
we find him as potent in The council cham
Der as in the field OF battle. The RUM
Parliament had become useless and thirty
one months after the bsllle of Worcester j,
was dismissed, in shrrt order by Cromwell
IN person. This was followed by IL Bare
bones Parli'ment. After five months of
struggling and deba ing, The members re
signed their powers TO Cromwell, end the
parlsmen. dissolved itself No,hing re-
NAMED bu. that Cromwell should be made
Protector, which accordingly was DONE
AT This time, says Carly Ie, '.he stands some
five feet ten, or more-a man Of strong solid
nature, and dignlfed, now partly military
carrage; the expression of him, vaIor and
devou' ln'elIlgence-energv and delicacy
on basis of simplicity. Fifty four years
old, brown hair and moustache, now getting
gray. A figure OF sufficien, impressiveness
-n"' lovely 10 The man-mlliner species, or
pretending 10 be SO. Massive structure
big massive head, of somewha. lion ASPECT: !
war1 above The rgh. eye. brow; nose of
considerable blum. acquiiine proportions
stric, Ell copious lips, full of all ,remulousI
sensIb'liIes, and Of all 6erceness and risors
deep loving eyes-csl them prave-csllI
them stern, looking from under those crsoov
lsshes as if in lifelong sorrow, We, moi
thinking i. SORROW"
Well may Cromwell look sorrowful-
Troubles .hicken round him. No psrl;a.
men. suits him and he Is surrounded with
plo,s-eome royalis,, some The reverse-onI
all sides. He has no peace, no res, he
becomes hsggard and weary worn. On the