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STwo Pittsburg, Pa, girls have been put
under bonds for knocking down and pummel-
ling man who, they assert, had DETAINED their
character.
"a pickpocket passed himselfoff on par
ty OF Mobile gentlemen lately as q local editor
in search OF few facts. He got all they had,
besides one or two gold watches, and one wal
let containing $50.
ga reporter, of the Petersburg, Va, Index,
has been presented with a lovely pair of rat.
tlesnakes, which he says he will turn loose
In the streets as soon as they become tame
enough.
~ The first of the fall elections will be held
in Vermont and Maine in the early part of Sep.
TENDER. Pennsylvania. Ohio and other Yves.
tern States hold their elections in October and
Maryland. New York, and Massachusetts, in
November.
~ Methodism seems to be gaining grouu ID in
France. The French Conference, beside its
ia chapels and preaching places, holds fire.
queAt open air services, without hindrance
from the police.
~ IL Is said thar Victor Emauual attributes
the italian naval defeat at LISA TO the pres
ence on board the Austrian ships of a numher
OF American confederate Officers, who. 49,.
of the Federal build Of the Italian yesseIs
were furious IN their determination to destroy
them. ee...
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GENERAL STAFF, DEPARTMENT OF THE
GuLR - -.

Major General Sheridan, In General Orders.
dated August 18th. 1866, announces the follow.
ing staff:
Brevet Major ]. Schuyler Crosby, u. S.A.
Isl Lieut.. Let U. s. artillery, and I'd Lieut.. II.
w. q. Moore, 18th U. 5. infantry, aides-de
camp.
Brevet Major Gen. Geo. L. Hartsuf. Lieut.
Colonel and A. A. g.; Brevet Lieut.. Colonel
George Lee. MAJOR and A. A. g.; LIST Lieut, n.
Burbank, 10Th U. s. colored heavy artillery,
Assistant Adiutants General.
Brevet Brig. Gen Jas w. FORSYTH, II. = A
Captain 18th infantry, A. A. 1. G.: Breyet
Brig. Gen. Chas. L. FitZhugh, u. y A, list
Lieut.. 4th L. 5. artillery, A. A. l. e.; Breyet
Lieut. Colonel Jas. T. Harrison, Z. 5. A
Captain 9th U. s. cavalry, Special Cavalry
Inspector. Assistant Inspectors General
Brevet MAJOR Gen. Kautz, u. S A Captain
9th u. s. cavalry, Acting Judge Advocate.
Colonel {. G. Sawtelle, U. $. e., Breyet Col,
Capt. and A. q. M, Chief q uartermaster.
Brevet Col. L. A. McParlin, Surgeon IT, =
A, Medical Director
Brevet Lieut.. Col. d. II. McPhail, Major and
Paymaster u. s. ". Chief Paymaster.
Brevet Lieut. Col. Geo. l.. Gillespie, IT, 8
A., Capt. Corps OF Engineers, Chief Engineer.
Brevet Major A. X. Burlington, o. SA
Capt. Ordnance Department, Chief of Ord
nance.
Capt. A. McAllister, 10th U. S. colored ar.
tiilery, Commissary of Musters.
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AN ADMISSION FROM THE OTHER srpr
OF THE WATER

From Hudson Taylor, agent for SCOTS re-
prints, we have the Edinburgh Rerie,c for July
The article upon ''The American Navy IN the
late War" is Unexpectedly frank in its admis-
sions, speaks Of Admiral Farragut as soon.
tessedly the first seaman of the ageu gives
admiring credit TO Captain Fox and Secretary
Welies for the energy and sagacity that marked
the operations of the Navy Department during
the contest, and details at considerable length
the brilliant performances Of the navy, and
says of our ire -clad .sMiantonomah. 4" then in
British waters, ''t must be confessed that there is
not vessel in he British nary whic could DESTROY
her Jy gennery, lrbich she could not de gtrov.r
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DUTIES ON ImPoRrs ooLLBOrrp

The attention Of the Treasury authorities
was attracted about the year 1853 to the pro.
priety of appointing customs agents AT the diff.
ferent ports OF the United States, to examine
the effects Of passengers arriving from foreign
ports, as sufficient evidence had been received
TO show that large quantities Of dutiable goods
were introduced in this name, contraAand of
law. Abatement of the amounts OF duties
TINS collected has been made for the mort of
New York, which exhibits the folio wing as
the sums collected since 1s62: In the year Is62,
$e.0i94O were collected on the docks; In 1859
$91S53G In 1864. Ae.?es.t2; in 1853, S3S, a56 Ia.
and up the end OF July, Of the present year,
$11,654 y, making total OF duties on the
docks from the passengers OF steamers Of
tG6,4s7 g. - -. =
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MEXICo.-The following letter has been re-
ceived by Senior Romero the Mexican Minis
ter:
MATAMORAs, August9, IS66.-Dear Sir: The
French have evacuated Monterey and SaltiIlo,
and both places are now In the possession of
our forces Within a month General Escobe-
do will have ten thousand men, and within
two months he will be before San Louis Tam
pico has been attacked by Cuesta and Gomez.
On the Attn our forces were in possession of the
PLAN and OF nearly all Of the city, with ex-
ception OF the Eighth and the Casa Mata two
barracks where the French TO the number of
three hundred men were concentrated. Paw.
on, with his forces, was passing the river in
aid OF our troops. A force in the Huesteca.
under Herrera, of 400 men, has returned 70 the
national cause and united with Payon
Respectfully, your obedient servant,
MANUEL SAAyYDRA
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~ The New York Ne'cs asserts thar "ther.
will shortly be published a record of the pro
ceedings OF the secret sessions OF the Confed.
crate Congress, revealing the fact beyond dis.
pute that James Gordon Bennett sent an agent
TO the Confederate Government Offering 10 seII
the influence OF the New Drk Herald to the
Confederacy, and to advocate the secession
movement, for the sum of $4,000 in gold TO he
paid In England. As the News and Herald
are ferociously hostile. this curious statement
will not be received altogether as gospel
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OTrowA, @. w, Aug. 2o.-The military
preparations are threatening. Some appre-
tensions are felt for to morrow
Eleven hundred men are now on the We'll
land Canal, at Sherald. two battalons being
volunteers, and half a battalion ana half a
battery of regulars. There is also a troop OF
volunteer cavalry.
Firearms and munitions are to be admitted
into Canada free of duty until the 18th of next
month, in accordance with an order of the
Council of the 10th. This is to enable private
parties TO get breech- loading arms eheaply to
resist the raids upon the province.
OF the report that Lord Mas is to succeed
the present Governor Of Canada, ii is said that
the latter himself knows n ,thing.
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THE CHOLERA AT NEW oRLEASs

Surgeon q. w. Horner. Chief Medical Officer
Of the Freedmen's Bureau, has received q re-
port from the Surgeon in Chief at New Or
leans, Louisiana, dated August Ia. in which
he says, that up to that date "a cases of cholera
amongst the freedmen were brought into the
hospital, of which number so have died. The
great mortality, ne says, is owing to the fact
that one half the cases are received in pulse
less condition. not having been subjected to
medical treatment soon enough. The mortuary
lists published in the papers do not contain
the cases or deaths that occur among the
Freedmen or in the Military Hospitals.
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SALE OF THE CONFEDERATE STEAMER
SHENANDOAH

The Treasury Department received, on the
4th instant, draft on the Barring Brothers.
England, for the amount of lisa pounds, is
shillings and 10 pence sterling as the proceeds
of the sale OF the surrendered Con federate YES
sci Shenandoah. The draft has been sent to
New York TO be sold, with directions to de-
post the amount to the credit of the United
States as proceeds from the sale of surrendered
and abandoned property.
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IMPORTANT TO INTERNAL BEyENUR OF.
FlCBhS

The Acting Oommissioner of Internal Rev
enue yesterday issued a circular, stating that
the Secretary Of the Treasury has ordered that
The acceptance of a nomination for an elective
ONCE by any Assistant Assessor of Internal
Revenue, will be taken evidence that he no
longer desires to retain his position This or
the factthat IL has been represe nted to the Com
missioner that Assistant Assessors had used
their official positions 10 secure such nomina-
uons, thelr relation TO the taxpayer being
such that they may use it TO their personal ad-
vantage IN this respect, If so disposed Ii is
believed that the position of a candidate for
once before the people is unfavorable TO tn &c
strlet Importantly which Is so essential TO the
proper discharge of the duties of an Assistant
Assessor The Acting Commissioner also in
suucts assessors to promptly report the name
OF any assistant who may accept, or who is
known TO be seeking a nomination for an Of
nee, IN order that an appointment may be at
once made.
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DFrom Shillington. Odeon Building, Hud-
son Taylor, 33l Pa avenue, and John O. Par.
ker, Post Once News Stand, we have early
copies Of Harper's Magazine, for September
Also, from Shillington, we have a copy (Bea.
dies dime series) of the National Tax Law. as
amended by the last Congress.
John 7. Burch, successor to Brophy &
Burch, corner 9th and ID streets, sends us the
excellent September number of the Catholic
World; also, the September number of The Old
Guard, copperhead concern, edited by the
notorious T.. C.. Burr.
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~There are 10000 Jews in the German ar
mice.
ia sixty.shots per minute gun has been
invented in PARIS
- Ten Boston churches are closed this month
on account OF the absence Of the congregations
0Corn crop Of 1865: 1,G39, OOO, 900 bushels
things.n
- Dog days are more than half over and
nave thus Tar been the pleasantest part Of the
summer.
~There is a society of reyolutionisti in Rms
STA called the '.Helr' society.
~The viceroy of Egypt has abolish d poly
with one wife.
~Instead Of scolding the Philadelphia Con.
N. L. Post.
ga man recently wrote to a shoemaker.
.Cend ne pair of esq. Toad Shoozen
IA lady Is about to appear as a rrapeze
performer IN London.
- John 3. Q. Abbott is writing .Lives of
the American Presidents"
ga man has lost his life AT woolwich
through swallowing nitro gly cerine In mistake
for whiskey.
~ Mr.. Kasson is speaking in Iowa, and Is
very radical in his tone.
~The keeper OF New Bedford Mass hill
lard saloon has been arrested for refusing To
allow a colored person TO play on his tables
III We knew q man who never saw salt
water. who wrote remarkable accounts of the
sea-serpent- HIS descendants are suspected of
being stiil about.
HThe weather IL reported unssasouably
cola In Canada and there was quite q frost at
Oitsws on Friday morning.
- Darwin A. Finney has been nominated
for Congress from the Twentieth District of
Pennsylvania, TO succeed Charles Vernon
Culver.
~The Hon. n. B. Judd II talked of in Chi
cavo ss the successor OF Hon. John Wentworth
In Congress.
~Tbe Hon. John T. Wilson has been nomi-
mated by the Republicans (RadicaD TO repre-
sent the Eleventh District, Ohio, in the next
ConRffss.
aIThe gavei used by the presiding officer of
the PhilsdrIphia Con yention was made OF an
oak p,aI from the frigate ConsTitution-'Oid
IronsidSs." -
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PASSPORTS RFoALLID.

Brevet Brig Gen. James II. Carleton, COM
handing the district of New Mexico, promul-
gated an order on the I'd instant, stating that
in accordance with instructions received from
higher authority, all passports which have
heretofore been issued from those headq uar-
tiers fer citizens to go INTO the Indian country
are recalled, and notice is given that no such
passports will be issued in future from those
headQnarfers
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LOCAL NEWS.

MEETING OF IRIsHMEN.-By advertisement
elsewhere 1t Will be seen that the committee
appointed at the late meeting at Growers
Iheater OF lrishmen and their friends, will
hold meeting at DIR. Antiselrs Office, 2ts Pa.
avenue, Tomorrow evening. The object of the
meeting Is 10 take measures to unite with the
great johnson demonstration on SATURDAY.
night, and also TO consider the propriety OF
issuing an address 10 the Irishmen throughout
the county.
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THE SOUTH OARoLINA MURpER.

The Commissioner Of Freedmen's Affairs has
received an official notice from Anderson
Courthouse, 5. c., that Gov. Orr is doing
everything in his power to secure the arrest
Of Reuben l.. Goiding, the murderer of the
freedman, Amagran Payton. reward of
$50 has been offered, kilograms describing the
person OF Goldng. and publishing the re ward
offered for his apprehension, have been sent
10 the mayors Of Augusta and Atlanta Up 70
the date of the dispatch, Gclding had not been
arrested.
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TELEGRAPHIO NEWS.
INDIAN DEPR EDATIONs.
Horrible Cruelties-Massacre Of Emil

gr1ntS.
LEAyENwoRrH, Aug. ga letter from Fort
Reno on July 3lst, fully sustains the reports
of Indian hostilities and the ineffic ency of the
military force present The troops have
fought the Indians four times
From the Platte we learn that in one train
eight men were killed and others wounded.
MIR. Flood, of Leavenworth, was killed. and
his head cut of and set mp in the dirt by the
weeks.
The escort accompanying Sawyer's party
was attacked, and five soldiers killed and a
large number wounded. The wounded who
leii INTO the hands of the savages were scalped
and tortured.
An emigrant train was attacked by the Sioux
and all the white men of the party killed The
women and children were carried of
"A large number Of persons were killed ON
Reno creek. The massacre occurred between
the nth and goth Of July. =
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PARDONS GRANTED

Yesterday, authority was given by the Pres.
ident to make out pardons for five persons
from Missouri. two from Tennessee, one from
Virginia, one from Texas, and one from
Louisiana. All OF the pardons were granted
under the thirteenth exception of the amnesty
proclamation. referring to individuals pos.
sessing lnD
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rwAR DEPARTMINT.

W. SURGEON GENERAL's OFFICE
WARRINGTON ID. 6 AUGUST TO- 1896
An ArTy Medical Board, to consist Of BreVet
SoioneI j. Brown, surgeon. U. A Presi
dent; Breyet Lieutenant Colonel H r Writ.
SURGEON 8. A. Brevet Lieutenant Colonel An
tnony Heger. surgeon, q. 8. A, and Brsvet MAJOR
wares wares WShsteI assistant surgeon,U s. A Re
September next for the mi ration of candidates
LOT admission into the Medical staff of the United
States army.
Applicants must he over twenty one years of age,
Applications for an invitation to appear before
the Board should he addressed to the SURGEON
General. U. A., and must state the full name
Iesidenee and date and place Of birth of the can
d1date. Testimonials a. to character and oualif
cations must be furnished. II the applicant has
been in the medical service of the army durina the
Val, the fact should be stated, together with his
former rank and time End place OF service and tes.
umohia,s rem the officers with whom he has
served should also be forwarded.
NO allowance is made for the expenses OF persons
undergoing the animation. as it is an indisnen
sable prerequisite TO appointment
There are ut present sixty vacancies in the medi-
cal stan forty six Of which original being ere
ated By the act Of Congress approved July o. 1885
jos X BARNES,
eu ll-eotocb surgeon General, q A
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TREAsURY DEPARTMENT,

n,
Notice 10 hereby given to holders of Certificates
oiDeposit of Temporary Loan. other than those
Treasury Department il prepared TO redeem the
same on presentafio on at the various Offices from
which they were issued. with accrued interest
thereon to the time Of presentation, between this
date and August 18th and that after the latter
date interest will cease on su ch certificates.
Fl MCCULLOUGH
IN IL 10 Secretary Of the Treasury
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FURTHER IMPROVEMENTS IN SOUTH WASH
INGToN.-At the corner of AZ street and yir.
glnia avenue, Mr.. Samuel Herman is Just fin.
lshlng large and beautiful store and dwelling:
j. Henderson carpenter ana builder. In the
same vicinity, on & street, DIR. Samuel Nor.
ment has Just completed four very pretty three.
builder. Real estate is enhancing in yalue
every day in this portion of the city
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sUPERINrENpENr or wr.r m

sUPERINTENDENT OF WEST POINT
1t Is reported that Major General Thomas
G. Pitcher has been assigned to the Superin.
tendency OF the United States Military Acade-
my at West Point, vice Brevet Brig. General
Geo. w. Cuilom, who. as the rumor goes. ba.
been mus tered out Of service
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PROPOSALS FOR SEwER.-Yesterday at the
Mayors office, the following bids for the con-
sructlon OF an 1S-inch sewer i'm + street, be-
tween 9th and 7th. and through alIeys in
square AZ, were opened. j. w. d A. L. Hut
ton, 50 rs per foot, s2} for drop: Raynolds &
Harper 81 90, SOS; Jacob d. Hinton, -. I3. spa.
william Wilson, Sl.69, sla.JO; King q Tucker.
S2.2e, S25; Perry knight, Sis. $40
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TIE SHREWSBURY CAMP.-This great camn
meeting commences on Thursday, and ar
rangements are making to have il ous of the
largest affairs OF the kind ever held ON the col
ebrated shrewsbury grounds. As an evidence
of the contemplated attendance from this citv
IL may be mentioned that the Roadway Church
alone Will have upwards OF twenty tents on
the ground.-BGitimore American
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The FENIAN MILITARY LEADER AND PAR.
TY PoLITICs.-GeneIal Sweeney, of the Fe.
man Brigade, is out with an address to the
brotherhood, denouncing those members who
are aiming to sell the influence of the Order 10
a political faction In this country. We pre-.
sumo. from the tone of the address. that il il
meant specially for the late Illinois pic.nic
The strange feature Of this utterance is tina, IN
evidently conflicts with the views of General
Sweeney's Chief, President Roberts
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Baltimore Markets.

BALTIMORE, Aug. 11.-Flour steady and
transactions light. W heat dull and two and
three cents lower. Corn two cents lower Pro
visions inactive. Mess Pork $3.50 Sugar
dull and unsettled Coffee firm WHISKY
firm; Pennsylvania $3.50.
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&6.OOO,OOO
Z PER CENT. FIRST.CLASS MORT.
GAGE BONDS.

PER CENT. FIRST-CLAss MORT.
GAGE BONDS.
HE NORTH MISSOURI r. r. co HAsAU
thorized Us to sell their drst Mortgage Der cent
thirty years Bonds The whole amount is 50 .OOo,.
oo. Coupons payable on the LIST days Of January
and July OF each year, in New York.
Before censen tina TO this Agency we have made
. careful examination of the merits of there bonds
by sending William Minor Roberts and Others to
report upon the condition and pros poets OF the
road. Their report Is on file ct our Office and is
highly satisfactory. We do net hesitate to recon-
mend these bonds as being . first class security
and most safe and judicious investment
The proceeds Of these bonds will be used in ex.
tending Road already completed 40 miles, into
North Missouri) to the Iowa State Line, where IL
is to connect with the railroads of Iowa; and to
also extend to westward to the juI ction with the
Pacific X q. Ia, Leavenworth) and other roads
leading mp the Missouri river, so that this mort
gage oil Is 0OO.00 will cover q completed and we'll
stocked road of THREE HUNDRED and Eighty
nine miles In length, costing at least SIG 00J COO
with net annual revenue after the Rrst year of
over 81 500 600, or sum nearly four times beyond
the amount needed 10 pay the interest on the, e
bonds. The income Of the road will of course In
crease every year.
The railroad connects the great city Of st
Louis, with its 200 900 inhabitants not only wi
the richest portions Of Missouri, but with tba
States OF Kansas and Iowa and the great Pacific
Railroads.
To the hrst applicants are prepared TO sell
900 at the low rate Of 80 cents d. string to Oh.
tain better price for the Remainder. This will
yield about per cent income and 70 add per cent.
TO principal at maturity.
Any further Inquiries W Ill be answered at our
ONCE.
aul 5t3Ist JAY COOKE& co.
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FINANCIAL--The New York stock market
was fairly active yesterday morning, and
prices were mainly higher. The week opened
without any decided change in the aspect of
the money market The Commercial Adver-
tiser OF Yesterday afternoon says:-.A small
failure is reported in the Gold Room. Loans
OF gold have been made during the day nai,
and transactions are reported at 10th TO 1-32d
MAINLY the latter. The reports men Jned on
saturday as 10 the expected arrival Of gold
from the other side Of the Atlantic are still
current in the street bnt without any direct
evidence as 10 the paternity. The source from
whence u Is TO Come has been changed from
London TO Paris"
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New York Markets.

NEW YORK. Aug. Election quiet at 3,a36
cents Flour declined 10 cents; Southern SIns
SlJ.50 Wheat dull. Corn quiet. Beefsteady
Pork firm. Lard dull. Whisky dull Gold
AZ.
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PEACE ESTABLISHMENT - DEPARTMENT
OF TIE GULF

Major General p. II. Sheridan, In Genera
Orders, No. 4. assumes the command OF the
new Department. OF the Gulf. composed of the
States OF Louisiana, Texas and Florida.
The Department Of Texas will constitute the
District OF Texas; the Department Of Florids
the District OF Florida, snd each district Will
constitute q separate brigade
Major Gen. H q. Wright will command the
District Of Texas, and Major Gen John e.
Foster will command the District of Florida
The reeoIns of the Department of Louisiana
win Be transferred TO the Headquarters De-
partment OF the Calf.
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GEORGETOWN ADVER'MTS

NEW AND CHEAP FALL GOODS, AT MIL
L LERS, 1O1 BkIGE STREET, GEORGE
TOWN g 600 yds fail Caicoes, at rs, Isl. 20, ~,
anc 70 cts zoo yds Flannels, at 40, As, so, 6z13,
81, 20, 81, 100 cts 4 900 yds, Bleached Muslin al
is, 70, % %, 80 81, S,s 1900 yds. Brown Muslin
~ 10. le1t 20 p. Also Canton Elan nels Sscking
tlanbels, Dress Goods in variety, loths and Cas-,
eimeIes House keeping Goods, Gloves. Hosiery,
anu y .otions We will nov be receiving constant
mined to sell cheap. The public will nd il great
~ TO their advantage TO examine oar stock before
purchasing.
au l4-lms BENJAMIN MILLER
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TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
The Eeni.n pinNie

BUFFALo, Aug. 1.-The Fenian picnic is
largely attended to-day, especially by females
There is no prospect of a raid. Only few
Irish military companies in the procession