The Carolina Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1852-1896, 1856-03-20

ut every halt there was Il general bibation.
Mingled with the men, who thus encum
bered uumberts march, were many wo-
men and children. The small, regular,
compact body Of disciplined soldiers, look.
ed even smaller from being enveloped by
such a rabble. They were perplexed and
astounded Mt the conduct of their allies
OF patriots, who would bear no restraint,
submit to no discipline, who all wanted to
be officers, chiefs, and leaders, who sneered
at the generous devotion of their allies, and
frowned on any assumption Of authority by
them. Humbert saw at glance the folly
and hopelessness of the enterprise.
ave shall all be taken, and probably
shot," he remarked to his aid; "but then
France will be committed to the enterprise.
and will be bound to ayenge us. So
Vipe la Repubiiquei Vive la RepuJlique!
En- evanH En- Grant"
And thus the enthusiastic and heroic
Frenchman advanced rapidly towards Cas-.
tlebar. Here he encountered considera.
Die force of royalists, strongly posted with
artillery. The French battalion steadily
advanced on the royalists, but few dis
charges Of the English guns scattered in
every direction IIumbert's auxiliaics. Char.
gng gallantly with his Frenchmen, Hum
bert succeeded in putting the royalists to
flight with considerable loss, and achieved
q brilliant and decided victory He then
made ;riumphal entry into the town Of
Castelar,. Here he was joined in greatly
augmented numbers by the peasantrv of
the country, who with scythcs, pixies, and
every rade weapon imaginable, crowded
into the town and made it hideous with
their wild revclry. They imagined that
the last blow had been struck, and that
Ireland was now free. Humbert was com.
PEELED to tarry here for the reiuforcemen,s
daily and hourly expected from France.
These relntorcements were rapidly proceed
ing to Killala, but unfortunately the fleet
under Bompard, which WAS conveying
them, was attacked in the bay of Killala
10y the squadron of Sir John Warren, and
entirely destroyed. Thus was IIumbert's
last hope annihila,cd.
Meantime Lord Cornwallis, with a pow.
criul army, was gradually surrounding
Humbcrt, as he himself had been surround.
cd by the French and Americans at York.
town, Virginia, some fifteen years before.
As the rumors Of the approach Of the
British began to lhicken upon him. Hum
bert observed his allies rapidly falling off,
and sinking ont of the town, until at last
he was left in The village of BOYLE with his
French veterans, and few Of the Irish
leaders who were too far committed to
retreat. IIumbcrt called council of his
officers, and proposed 10 fight it oat, offer
ing themselves n sacrifice OH the altar oi
Irish Independence. His officers, who had
been disgu>ted with tho enterprise from
their landing and first acquaintance with
their allies, were not 50 enthusiastic and
devoted. Under their advice lie deter
mined TO surrender Accordingly. Lord
Cornwallis had the satisfaction OF receiving
the sword Of the French general, au event
we'll calculated TO remind that distinguish
ed Briton of a memorable scene in his own
military history. llumbclt was released
on parole, and finding no prospect for
promotion in France, came with many
other soldiers Of the old French republican
school, whose rcpublcanism was Of too
earnest and uncompromising Il character
for Napoleom's views, to New Orleans.
When Jackson arrived, in 1914, to rs.
sumo the defence Of the city. HumbQrt was
one of the first to tender his services rs 4
volunteer. He proved cminenlly seryicea
bie during the campaign. Having nc
regular command, he was always ready
for any detached service, how perilous and
difficult soevcr il might be- Mounted on
large black charger, 1t was his custom
every day 10 emerge from the American
lines, and trotliug down the road To z
point within musket shot of the British
outposts, TO take a deliberate observation O,
their camp through field glass; after
completing which, he would wheel hi,
horse and csurely return to the American
cncampment, disregarding the balls which
frequently raincl around him from the
British batteries, and report to Jackson
the exact condition Of the eucmys camp
For these and other services Hunbcrt wa.
highly complimenicd in Jackson's des
patches. The oil Frenchman, in return
declared that Jackson was worthy to have
commanded the army of the Rhine which
distinction was alone necessary TO complete
his IN htary greatness and renown. But
though thus eulogislic of Jackson, the
TeTcran did not include liz his good opinion
the mass of the soldiers whom Jackson
had the "misfortunc to command" Iic
could never be persuaded that the rude
dusky, awkward, slouching bush fighter.
from Tennessee, with their careless, unmil
itary carriage, their reckless, undisciplined
barbarian style of fighting, could be con
vcrted into soldiers. What particularly
annoyed him, was the habit these "saura
ges" had of thinking for themselves dis
cussins the merits of their officers and ,h,
expedency of orders from their command
ers, and assuming to reason and Judge
when their only duty was to act and obey
4 disagreeable illustration of this habi,
was brought home to the general on a
certain occasion, when, being ordered out
for reconnaissance with a detachment o
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