New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-01-30

the supporting infantry recoiled me day seemea
tcre me battle was web begun Yes OF" Victory! We
oryl M with the Holy League down with the hereue
Bearnese" rcsonnded through the Cftho'c slusnns'
we're furious with rage but already doubtful OF ine ~,
suit They exered thenlseyesto rally INC troops ,,d
their immediate command ana to reform the sal'eeu
ranks. , ,,., , ., prrrs
wick aud BassOmTierre had however, not done a,,T
work az thoroughly as Egnont had done. The ground
was SO mry and soft that In the brief which SPA
r,teJ tr hostile lines they had power TO their
horses 10 full speed Throwing away their useless ances
they at feeble car sword ~ hand gs more
heavily armed troopers opposed To them. Meeting VIA
. d'in little and icll short distance back.
Many OF the riders being OF the reformed regiTIn s
refused moreover 10 fire npon the Huguenots, and us
charged their carbiDes in the air.
The King whose glance on the battlefield was like In.
With his whole batta Of cavalry. The veteran Bron
followed hard upon the snow.wbite plume The secns
CSSe9 s GSIsd TSe
struggling heap OF confusion sreved the grou n
of the infantry they strOve 10 Brunswick went
down IN mflte moraily wounded az II was believed
ri0us Belgian troopers, fen dead with muskefbaii
through his heart The shattered German aud Naloon
cavalry prcked forward by the lanccs OF their COM
pauo,s under the passionate commands Mayenue anu
Aunae, falling back before tue furious charges "a
the Huguenots, completely 0verthfown ana cut W
pieces Seven times did Henry OF Navnrre III person eaa
his troopers to the CHARGE but sudden In the midst ~
the din of battle and the cheers Of victory message VI
despair went from lip tolp through3n the r9y no
The King had disappeared. He was Killed. ana me noPS
PrufPStantlS1
him The white standard ~ his battalia had been scen
floating wildly and purposcessy over the field; for n'
bannermnn. Pot dc Rhodes, young noble OF DhupmD,
wounded MORALLY In the head, with blood streaming
face aud binding his sight WAS utterly I,h
10 control his horse, who galopcd hithcr aud thltner
bis caprice, misleading many troopers VINO io
lowed IN his Giraffe career cavalier hrined W HUo,
haId.to-hand struggle with a veteran Of Count Bossns
regiment was seen to fau dead by the SIDE OF ,ne
esierfrd mat ' he had Slain the B6arDee
spread rapidly over the battlefield Inc 9eienea
were beginning to waver when suddenly between K ne
GSe sg IN the Cg covered with blood and
dust but entirely onhuit. wild shout OF lirs e ho
few encouraging words to his soldiers with smiling face,
and again led charge 1t was all That was necessary 10
every side in widest confusion followed by the Ioyalst
cavalry who sabefcd them as they he'd lDe lmc Ghlcu
The foosodiers who should have supported the cavalry,
but had not been ali engaged In the action The French
infantry threw away their they rushed from ne
field and sought refuge In the woods. lie Walloous
were so cxpedous IN the that they never stopped
till they gained their own frontier. Tie DAY was
fopelcssly lost. aud although Maycnno had conducted
himself we'll IN the early part OF tho day. II certain
that he excclled by none ~ the CELEBRITY 81 his night
when the rout had fairly begun Pasng TO draw brain
gained the wood, he Was seen to deal blows WIN
his sword among the mob OF fugtves rot mat re
might rally them 10 their flag aud d1vc them bacA 10
another encounter. but because they incuhbeeds own
Inc walloon carblneers the German riders, and tho
French ancers dputng to the relative blame 10 DO
attached to each CORPS began shooting ana sseo'ing
eneny's sight. Many were thus killed The ians-
quenets all put Ia the sword me SWISS liahly
allowed to depart for their own country on pcGtS
themselves not again to bear arms against Henly ~
1t is probable that 500 OF the leagcrs were either Killed on
the battlefield drowned Ia the swollen river IA ther
retreat. About onef0urth ~ that numher fell IN he
army Of the hS Nee eflh S t nsdSr fe d
tinguished general lost their hives The bastard oi
brnns%s , syeno" LOST ei his standard. and an
the baggage Of his army while the army itee WAS Tor
tune hopelessiy dissolved
Passing over the main current Of events, whose
panoramic brIancy - displayed in rapid succession,
holding the reader in almost breathess interest, We
come TO the closing scenes in the lie of Philip IL
which forms the appropriate winding up OF the pres
ent volume. In the month of Nav. 1893, the health
of the King, who had always been of delicate con-
stitution began TO show decisive symptoms Of giving
way He longed 10 be more in his favorite re-
tirement of the Escoral. and was carried thither
from Madrid in litter borne by servants. When he
reached the palace closter. Inc was unable TO stand
The gout TO which he had all his life been victim
had of late 20 tortured bis hands and feet that the
mere touch Of linen sheet was painful 10 him. Ho
was attacked BY low fever which rapidly reduced
his strength. His disease took tho terrible form
of imposthumcs on the breast and at the joints.
from which issued swarms OF vermin that
bred in Lis flesh and blood. ."No torture
ever invented by Torquemsda or Peter Iitcl-
man TO serve the vengeance Of Philip and his
ancestors the Pope against tho heretcs of Italy or
Flanders could exceed in scuteness the agonics which
the most Catholic king was now called upon to en-
dure And not one of the long line Of martyrs. who
by decree Of Charles or Philip had been strangled,
beheaded burned or buried alive ever faced death
of lingering tornonts with perfect forttude. or
was sustained by more ecstatic visions Of heavenly
mercy. than was now the case with the great mon
arch of Spain. That the gravcwonns should do
their Office before soul and body we're parted. a
torment such as the imagination Of Dante might
have invented for the lowest depths Of his Inferno"
On the I'd of July, the monarch asked hs physi-
clan il bis sickness past hope. Tho latter evn1ed
the question but few days Rftc. the oOnlessor OF
Philip announced that the only Issue To his malady
was death. lie had already been lying for ten days on
his back, mass Of corruption scarcely able to move,
and rcouring four mon 10 turn lin in his bed. lie
EXPRESSED great satisfaction at the sincerity which
had been used gently and beniinly thanking them
for removing all doubts from bis mind on subject
so important to his eternal salvation In his confess
sion to the priest which lasted three days he de-
clared that in al his life he had never consciously
done wrong 10 any one. This strange conviction OF
his innocence supported him in his teTible suffer-
ings and accounted in some degree for tho sweet
ness and thoughtfulnoss for others which marked
his conduct throughout his illness. His suiierings
were horrible but nothing could surpass his angelic
patience. lie constantly thanked his attendants and
nurses for their care insisting their repose after
the fatigues OF the day. and ordering others 10 relieve
them in their task. He derived great consolation
from the relics of the saints, Of which he had made
an extensive collection during his long reign. With
these sacred bones he daily rubbed his sores keeping
the precious taSmans constantly in his sight the
altar which was not far from his bed. human
skull was placed on sdeboard in his chamber, sur
mounted with golden crown. He made the most