, 1870-06-01
Canadian Account OF tk Tho Baltic OF
Trout River.v


About o'clock it waa discovered that large
Dody OF Fenlans had entrenched themselves
near Aolbrooks Corners A detachment OF
the Rihe Brigade, including Prince Arthur's
company, with $50 volunteers and $50 Of the
Independent Corp, were imnediatsly sent for
ward to dislodge them. The Feniana opened
brisk fusll4de, which waa responded to by
the Rifle R1gade in 3 terEib1s manner. The
bullets literally rained down upon the
barricads,- and no human force could
have lived for ten niuses- With faint
whoop the enemy vacated their shelter, lodged
IN and out among the brushupod. snd On
reaching the cleaE ground ran with velocity
which none but Fenians could equal. Their
flight was most 1udicEous. Knspsacks, over
coats, rifles, and the Feniars' constant COM
the steeple-chAae, big Fcnians fell over little
Fenians, and little Feni1ns fell over big Fen
lans officers jostled sergeants, and Generals
Jostled Pr1vates, and away they rushed, hslter-.
SHELTER, without As much ~ = solitary Erin
60 BTagh-" II Was miniature Bull Bun. Fleet-
est among the 1eet mas IN Officer in u bran new
uniform, with fae1ce-looking plume OF green
feathe5sin in bis ahako- He must have been af Bull
lsun. He galloped antelope-ikoo over fences, kan
gaFoo-hke over Btumps, and on open ground
ne was equally 9nappzoachable- OF him may
"None ran TINT day with mora yigor, yet thers
vas much running and great deal Of yieor.r
About one hundred and fifty yards from the
American aide tho runners halted and nva,
tended 70 rally, but the sight Of the Rifle Big
gade, followed closely BY the Independents.
was ogefpoTefing, and once more thew Yenf |
on their way. The scene after ths skirmish Was
strange one. It might have been thoueht. I
lthout any great stretch of imagination. fhat !;
~ contents OF every pawnbroEer's shop in
le etreai haa been sown broadcast on tho
t2t< 3 army buttons, powder horns, TOBACCO
oxea and clothing OF every fashion, cut and
eecs1 'tion were Btrewed wholesale over two.
ere fe Id. As the Rifle Brigade vera rntrrn-
,g lefsa rely from the Fcnisn chase thew fel, I,
pom \: Fenian acting the corpse by
10 eide OF log. i loud moan be-.
aged his presence, and when il was
,certatned' that he was not dead but
'hemIng, l'e was lifted up tender1y by the COL
and quea toned as 70 bis Intentions He
tter}y protested that ha was no "Fayniau.
1t dacent, Well-raised boy, wid no harm il
q At all, at z4I." Cross-e1amination rereaIed
e fact that his yeracity was not spotless. and
} was placed uutler arrest, with the comforts r
G. assurance from . butly sergeant OF the ]
Ties !" that he wou1d be blown Gom tbs can- .
ms mouth Immediately after din =
a." The enthusiasm when His Royal =
ghuess Prince Arthur appeared m
'nt Of his company was uubounded. =
,eer after cheer rent the air, and when they T
ID Away strong lungs peaied forth that D
md old anthem. God Save the Queen" i
10 tHnce acknowledged the compliment in a 1.
aes1aI staa n manner. I'm and was apparently muck
.Itably well in his uniform, aud was anxious v
his comrades for = fight. When the Fem n.
y turned tail he Joined with all hia heart in
, Iond roara ct laughter and hu1rahinc which | II
eeted their hurried departure. o,