Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1870-06-03
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Finally some Of the Fenian officers, firing Of
this dlatory method Of doing business. unearth-
ed General O'Neill and demanded permission to
charge upon the hill in front This request was
peremptorily refused. Sensible, however, Of the
fact that something must be done to rouse the
waning spirit Of his men General O'Neli order
ed retrogsde march to the top Of the hill, and
here again he displayed his utter vsr' Of mill
tary tactics, as well as a total disrrgsrf for the
lives of his men. There we're methoI- OF reach
ing the summit which ought TO have been mani
fest to the merest novice, even before the open
ing Of the fight. But Gen. O'Neill either could
not or would not perceive them. This order
placed his men in the position Of clambering
steep hill with their backs to the enemy anl At
short muskeiry range. Brave men tn, we're,
1t Is true, but they could not withstand such
terrible hail of bullets Th0ms- Murray fell
dead in his steps, and the rest dreaiiuE the fu-
ture, faltered and seemed half lri-rtHIael 20 fly
from the field Then it wis tl4i ID Neill
made the iuaammatory speech eh., tele-
grsphed you last night lts effect VA 30 hasten
the briye.t Of the men; Bui afie- they had
reached the Top Of the hill they seru.' tsir elm
ed to take ny further a,-ioa, AMI .oss. only
for the best methods Of set-preseryatol N0l-
lecung themselves together 10 s1methiag that
looked like heap they ttIkei over the -i-u,tion.
aloof, and, in company w''h Boyle Reilly walked
slowly down the decline Of the hi'
o'SEIL's Aper,rCRE.
Besides all this it saouli be remember, that
while the fighting wa- the shsrpest u hen the
bullets we're flying the thicke-t and his cor.msnd
were penstrating the B=fish soil, Gea o. Neill
was safely intrenchei in the upper rooDl Of a
neiEhbOr.ng brick house, from where be could
.f.H. H.rv. ..HH 9
This house WAS owned sui occupied by mus
cular farmer namei Richards. ami wleu he
found the Fenian chief n one Of be bed
rooms, he very peremp,orily ordered him
to leave the premises O'Nrl "a, most
reluctant to comply with Mr. Richards
request, when the old msl with 6rnuess
and determination toll him that he would 4ccel-
crate his movements if be hesits.ed and A. he
was about suiting the action o. the word the
Fenisn chief gave partial Illustration Of iiscre-
ton being the better part Of vaI1r, anil shovel
his presence Of mind by % sudden absence Of
body. The General then to0s q p.ec- ( woods
in the direction Of s. A'bans, and having gone
rearwaris through the forest for about half a
nile he venturel again 1n 60 the h'shFiy.
taking his course through the gard opu.-- ,e an
other farm house, occupied By Mr. Vincent
As he sas turning around the corner be Iscov-
erei the presence Of Gen. Poster, f4- &. :
Marshal bur Instead Of turning back be ap-
pro1chei the Marshal lul sa'u'ei b m. iul he
was At once taken into custody. There were a
large number of O'Neil'- men % the ue 1hb0r-
hooi ~ the time, but be gave no aIarm 10 signal
for them o. come o. bic rescue. bu- seemed O.
become q voluntary prisoner ether the Gen
eral ili actually or uot give himself az,y 20 she
tAe tuf-t States authorities Dr. j. impossible TO
determine hg; bis men openly l,u.IHce a' IN IS