The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-05-28
THE BRITISH LION DEFIED.
TIE SONS OF IRELAND STILL DETER
, MINED TO DO OR DIE.

MINED TO DO OR DIE.
The March on Huntingdon-Every Man an
Omcer Cowardice Of Gen. starr - Tho
Charge Of the Cansdians-BriIliant but
IusuccessfuI strategy Brave stand oftbe
Old veterans-Tbe Retreat-The Killed
and Wounded d-E,erything at Sea.
MALONE, May, 27.-As predicted in my last
letter, the Fenian Army stationed In Trout River,
hamlet that lies on the boundary line, twelve miles
north of Malone, to-day carried out their determiua.
tion 10 give battle 10 the Canadian volunteers The
Penians have been ior some days preparing for an
encounter. All the men and arms that could be col
lected were hurried to their camp in Trout River
As customary with them, but little regard was paid
70 disc pline. They did not drill OF In fact engage In
any preparations for the conflict further than TO
sgree among themselves, to
MARCH AGAINST rms ENEMY,
completely sregardiug and ignoring all the egula
tiops which have heretofore governed the move
ments OF military bodies They were not eneum-
Dered with the services OF quartermaster, com
mssary, an engineer, or even . surgeon. That
they are brave and enthusiastic body OF men
as ever shouldered q musket cannot be disputed,
but thor ideas OF military tactics, the sequel de-
monstrates, differ somewhat from those generally
entertsined by most people.
MORE OFFICERS THAN pRivArr.
There were but comparatively few private soldiers
or nor. commis ssioned officers among them- Almost
every other either q colouel, q captain, or
at the lowest a leuteDaat. All grades mingled to-
Rether in the ranks. for II was found necessary 10
have rank Gle OF some sort. Con. Starr, OF
Cincinnati, q man who to-day proved himseifa
coward asd an ignoramus, was looked up to as the
leader OF this so-called army. BY his orders the
camp was removed yesterday from 4 grove 10 al
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o"oers 'onAoiousy pci siS'eu III mlsropfesenu"t ao
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on 'ne oare s'ou"a " M su'o'"'nk '.ao'e' WIN.
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.ond eo,umpa. They numbered seyeuteep hundred
s,,og The Fepians. at this upe.p,eted ,txht. were
.omowh,t astopt.bed sun they continued TO ad.
vance Wien the opposins forces stood half mile
from each other
0kE. STARR ORDERED A RETREAT
Ills order was not obeyed, some of the men remark.
Ing that they were bound to have n shot AT them