The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1875-01-24
THE MORNING STAR AND CATHOLIC MEssgNGEB JANUARY

camp a prey to the Flemings. Then Philip a
second time stormed Bssse, and burnt the
suburbs of the city of Lens.
The king next resolved to attack Flanders
on the side of Henegauw, and marched to-
wafds Door1yk; but the very first day the
willing to accept battle, that he had received
no tidings of his feet; and in order to avoid
an engagement. he broke mp his camp in the
night, and fed from place to place, closely pnr-
The action between the two fleets was
fought on the 10th of August, 1904; it lasted
two whole days from morning to night. The
would certainly have gained total victory,
sand. bank In the night. This gave the French
gained the battle with little difficulty, burnt
all the ships, and even took the young Guy
prisoner. John van Ranesse, the valiant Zee
was was IN a. to she
river in O small barge. The barge was un-
happily overladsn it sank in the middle of
the stream, and the noble warrior was
When the news of the happy issue of the
sea fight reached the French camp, it was
posted near Lille, on the Peuvelberg. Advan-
tageous the position was, Philip quilted it
and it was Immediately taken possession of by
the Jennings. The latter would no longer
delay the action the generals found it impos-
sible to restrain their ardor, and so they drew
them mp in order for an attack. Philip the
Fair no sooner saw this, than he sent herald
with conditions of peace; but the Flemings
would not hear of peace, and struck the herald
French army, which fed in establishment and
terror. The Flemings fought with even more
intense bitterness of hatred than at Courtrai,
sna hes "a snS them
Guliok pierced through the enemies ranks,
and reached the king himself, who was for .
moment in extreme peril His body-guard
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certainly have been taken, had not those who
stood by removed bis mantle and other in
sigma Of royalty. He was thus enabled to es-
hS with eansd
complete victory; the orifamme iteelf was
seized and torn in pieces. This battle was
fought on the 18th August 1904.
this action. The Flemings were busy until
evening pillaging the king tents, and amassing
incredible spoil. They then returned to the
nothing there, marched on to Lille. The day
after they resumed their march homewards.
Fourteen days after this, Philip the Fair
came again with a large army, and laid siege
seized their weapons; and Philip of Flanders
collected the men of Courtrai, and marched
them to Lille in a few days. When the king
saw their numbers he exclaimed
"Metbinks Flanders must spawn or rain
soIdiers''
He risked no further defeat; but, after some
attempts as evasion, proposed a peace, and
meanwhile proclaimed truce. It was long
before both sides could agree upon the terms
of the treaty. While it was pending, the old
Count died in prison at Compiegue, and was
soon followed by Joanna of Navarro.
Not long after the peace was concluded, and
the treaty signed by Philip the Fair and Philip
of Flanders, Robert de Bethune, with his two
brothers William md Coy. and all the captive
knights, were set 1t liberty, and returned to
Flanders. The people, however, were not con-
tent with the artieles Of the treaty, and called
it the "Tresty of Unrighteousness; !" but their
dissatisfaotion had no farther consequence as
the time.
turn to Flanders with surpsssing magnifcenee,
and publicly recognized as Count. He lived
seventeen years after bis liberation. upheld the
in the Lord on tho 18th September, 1922.