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


And now n crowd of all sorts came on board Tho
Winter nights had been long and fearuy cold ana tnee
gang Of abOrer sot to work dischaigng ne tni ro
the vessel with such rapidy that the departing daylight
began to shine In upon the prisoners much sooner thn
they wished Moreover, the thorough wetting TO which
after all their other nconyenences they aa Just peeh
set tho whole parry sneezing and conGhng NoVer was
Held unable 10 control the violence Of his cough drew
bis dagger and eagerly implorcd his next nSghoos 70
the discovery the whole party But the calm AID wary
skipper who stood the deck instantly commanded MS
CON anon 10 work az the pump with much clatter MS
possible assuring the persons present that the hold was
nearly full Of water By this means the noise OF the
coughing eGectualy drowned. Most thoroughly did
the bold bOalmaD deserve the title OF daredevil De-
slowed by his more faintheared uncle. Calmly looking
death the face he stood there quite at his eae ex
changing jokes with his old acquidnances, chaherng
With the purchasers Of peat shouting most haisy
and superhu0us orders to the one man whO eotea. nS
dong his utmost In short To get rd OF his custom
and 10 Keen enough Of tho turf on board 10 cohee
At last, when the case seemed almost desperate. he
loudly decartd that sniheient had been u.Heh o ta'
evening and that II was too dark aud ne 700 urea lor Ut
Their work. So, giving handful OF stVers among lhe
~orkmel he pade them 40 ash0ie a. Tnep t ~ The
some beer and como next morning ior lne rst vi III
cargo. Fortunately, they acce 5ed his ho ,
servan Of the captain Of the guard geitd behind com
planning that turf good as usual ana that
his master would never be satisfied Win H. ,r, ot.
oargois underneath Thiss expressly reserned Jor ne cap
tain. lie is sure 10 get enough Of II tomorrow"
Thus admOnisled, tho servant departed ana inc ooat
left 60 himself, His companion Lad gone on
Prince Maurice, to inform hlm Of the arrival OF the snip
within the fortress aud of the important idct when tey
had just learned that Governor Lanzaveccna Mho 'u
heard rnos OF projected enterprise and who sus
peced that the object aimed at was Gertry ucDeIS %
lieutenant his nephew PaOlO raw Lad quite incompetent
to provide for the safety Of BIeda ,,,o,
address TO his comrades in the vessel telling them tLat
for carrying their undertaking had AT length
arrived. Retreat was impossible, defeat was certain
death only IN complete victory lay their own safety ana
a great advantage for the commonwealth III was an
honor them to be selected for such an enterprise To
show oowadioe would be an eternal shame or them.
and he would be the to strike dead with his own
hand any traitor or puroOn But IT, no doubted not,
every prepared 10 do HE duty ter success wiz
assured and he himself ready TO take the lead III CON
He then divided tie little band into two companies. one
under Fervet TO seize the arsenal Of the fortress
NOsclessly they stole ont Of the snip where ley nau 10
long confined and stood at last on the ground within
the precincts Of the castle HerauGlere marched Straight
"Who goes therel cried sentinel, hearing some move
ment in tho darkness. A., 9 -,
"a friend" replied the captain. Selling I'm by the
throat, aud commanding lin, II lac valued his me- To
keep silence except when addressed ana leh " spe" ia
"iOw many are there in the garrison :" Inuttered
Heransiere; an, e,, d. ,vhIsn.rod the sen,,rcl
" How many 2" eagerly demanded the nearest follow
ers, not hearing the reply.
ale says there are but fifty OF them said Hcraugere
prudenty suppressng the three hundred III order 10 ell
courage his comrades. .
erthelcss stir the The captain OF the watch
sprang INTO the courtyard.
"Afriend," again replied ierau6ere, striking him
dead with single blow a. he spoke.
wounded bn succeeded. after brief struggle in Killing
second asslan His followers set upon the watch VINO
retreated the guardhOuse, HeTGugere commanded
his fire through the doors and windows ana IN
few minutes every one Of the enemy lay dead.
IL not momeGt for making prisoners or speaking
Of quarter Meantime Ferve and his band had not been
idle The magazlnehouse OF the castle was esea s 1e
Tenders slain. Young Lanzaveccia made sally from The
paace,was wounded ana driven BACK together WIKI lew
The rest Of the garrison fed heer into
had the musketeers OF alyor they ali belonged to
spnola's lannon's sican Legiou-bOhay badly. They
aid not even take the pecaution destroy the bridge
the castle and the town as they He'd panicrlckeu
before seventy Hosnders Instead OF encouraging tho
burgheTs TO their support they spread dlsay, as they
ran, through every street. .
Young penned into corner Of the castle,
began 10 parley; hoping for rally before surrender
should be necessary In the midst VI the negotiation and
couple Of hours before dawn. Hoheno, duly apprsed
BY the boata arrived with the vanguard OF Iaurices
troops before the field gate Of the fort vain attempt
made 10 force this portal onen but the Winters zee
had fixed fast. Hohenlo obliged TO batter down
the paisade near the wsergae and enter by the same
road through which the fatal turfbOat had passed.
Soon after he had marched into the tow ut the nead
OF strong detachment Prince Maurice himself arrived
In great haste, attended by Phllip Nassau, the Admiral
Justnus Nassau Count s0lms Peter van der Does aud
SIR Francis vere and followed by another body Of picked
then now w dear 10 NetheriaDdeIs-
sSwlsslav', van Ess, ,gsss
The fight was Some forty Of the garrison had been
Killed not OF the attacking party. The burgo-
master sent trumpet To the prince asking permission 10
10 the castle 10 eapituadon; aud before
SUNRISE the city and fortress OF Brea has 10
authority of tho HtaesGenerl and or his EXceency
The scene is now changed to the soil Of France,
presenting nffuent materials to the historian for
dramatic representation in which he surpasses most
of the celebrated chronicers of those evenful days
That unhappy kingdom had been torn by intestine
conflicts for a whole generation. During the last
few years tho sword had never been sheathed while
Henry of Navarro and "the Holy COnfederacv'
struggled together for the mastery. Religion was
the pretext for the bloody strife Henry represented
the principle of French nationality, and stood on
vantage ground The Catholic Church was repre-
scented by the Confederscy, (which tin pursuit Of
heresy and with the purpose of extending the power
Of Rome, was bent oil destroying the Government Of
France, aod Remembering the national domoin.
The Duke of Parma had sent from Flanders force
of 800 picked cavalry under Count Philip Egmont,
to join the army OF Mayenne, who crossed the Seine
at Nantes with army of 1910 foot, and including
Egmonts contingent, about 1000 horse On the
night Of March l2, the preparations commenced for
the famous battle Of Iyry. The French army was
drawn up according TO plan submitted by Henry,
and approved by his most experienced generals He
then visited every portion of the encampment, en-
couraging the soldiers, and perfectng his arrange
ments for the conflict. Having passed most of the
night on horseback. toward morning he retired TO bis
headquarters where he threw himself baf-dresscd
on his trucklebed. and although the night was Bit
terly cold with no covering but his cloak. He was
startled from his SAUNDERS before the dawn by a
movement of lights in the enemy's camp and lie
sprang to his feet surprising that Mayenne steal
ing a march upon him despite Of all his precautions
The alarm proved false, bat he lost time in order
ing his battle
Very different was the respective appearance OF the
two armies far, especially, regarded tho hOrscmen
on both sides Gay IN their gilded armOr and waving
plumes, with sIen their shoulders ard
the Tutoring of fair ladies their IN their
helmets, the brilliant champions OF the Holy Catho-