The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1878-07-19

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rnw@@asnns. ~hsgh have asnslls lw~u
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ing, ruiitsrei siss~aYsH. Mnl n,A p*lslmu,
tsassnv ani lslseslshs~l.
pusa~ was ihr nek, n,.sn whirh the
lshF standing. Frsts%h funis iss~ren
thr C@lhaiir and t'r ss~sahs restss~ IN
lfriAnA, and In England, ts~s, fuf thai
matter, ~rsr snipmitt@a HI I'M stlNsrs.
sion IL lhe swprsl, and a which WilhwnA.
rrincr n Orange, King VI EmelMnA w
4 convenient AnL rttrmelv t~mnMcsAsivv
nAFrssRv with rssnNsss Mary. naet an,,
rontSl the legitimate King JAms~ H..
and thereby established thr supremacy
u his Dutch house Nnd Protestant rule
In usvAt Britain. Of shr battle iiAclf
Mnc~ulay, anything hut 4 generous
frish historian. says.
when William rAnal. sagh, II the valley II
ths ltayn* hv u,s.ld nut sntsnvss Ill rsclAmw
lita and gesture ~ delight, ~ hat i~sn
Arpsuhrnsisv that ihr emms ~nuid avid 4
d.sisssc action. and ~ouli rTosfAet tle ~ar till
ths Anlnmnal fsinr ~sslld srtnrn with ,~.tl.
ls.es IN ihes train. |. MAS plain the. the cun.
tssi wuukl bc rhatp and SHIRT. The lps,tiun
~ JAmes was pitched IN tht rniurncs M
lAncrr, The na.s " thu hu,,~e ~ slrsrt AnJ
the hotsse " tinrhoa French Alliesl eAscd
leRsthst in defiance uu the walls ~ nrugh@iN
All thv southern bank VI Nh. river wAs lincsl Wy
lhc camp And batteries W the hostile army.
Thousands of armed 'nen were moving about
Anpng the tents, and everyone, hor~e soldier
~ font soldier, frcnch ~ Irish, had ~hte
badge Ia his hat. That culoF hsd been chosen
In compliment tu the house VI Bourbon. !.
Each III th. contendlnH nrimcs had snnc
advantage over hss rival. Jane~' stand.
ing On III. defensive, behind Ia.
lrcnchments, with = ftvcr beforr him, had thu
stronger rnsitint, Int hir lFOapa wcru inferior,
lnth III number aud quality. IL thoro which
were cps,scd 10 hln,. fie psuhahly had $500
mrn. About 4 third Part of this furro cnns
r,rtcsl vi exnallelt fruuch i1isntry. aud excel.
lent lri~h cAvA ~. but tho rrat u hi4 army
NJ ~ tha sco6 of Enropc. -. William
had under his rnin,iatsl mar Ji,tH0 men, bnfn
ii many lands. and speaking many tongues.
scarcely onc rrotertAtt chn,sh, scarcely ono
Protestant natioh, WAS unrepro.ehted Va the
arnis, which a asrAnRe rufirs ~ events had
brought I'd Aght tnr tho Protestant religion III
hu rumutort island Ut tho w.A. Al,oiit half
ii thu tfunt,~ wurc natives IL EhRiaid. There
Nas lkxnMuntr Foot. and Hastings Fort the
Mu TAiiuier bN'tallunsl thu Nutch unarsiS. nm.
irr tho command ~ James Dsugias, Two nrit.
nh regiments thai hHd heen ,n tho service VI
|hu itDutchl kiAtUx General. cnust tr,luns
Among tint Dutch trours wele ruTtlant's aud
Iiinkelis liurve, and aoln,.H nlne regiment.
" 3.ONl ~ thu ilnept intahtry In III,
Furv. A strong brigade " Danish, mstranArlea
MAS commanded Nv Duke Charles tru,ler III, "
a neat k,nsu,ah of tho head NJ
~ family. II wAs stated that, NJ all thu wi
tiers ~ William, thrne M.to n,oHt dreaded hs
hu lrisl. For centuries III Aaxun domination
,Ad not ,iIaccd t'ir recollection vi the slolcsco
ind cruelty III thu Scandinavian rcA kihga, and
IN ancient prophecy that the Danes would oiis
las destroy tile children II tho s0il waA re-
,eAissl with s,ipurrtitions horiar. Among tho
nrui.n Ans.ilAsics wrru \ llfAndeMbnrR rcWl.
usnt aud 4 FINLAND regiment. hut III that
tfeAt array, NJ vavtutl.lv composed, we're tWO
,odics III ii,en animated hy spirit peculiarly
iurcc aud implaeAhlc. the ils,nnunols IL FrHneu
hlr.tlnR Tor iIe blood of tho French, and tho
snglI.hry u i,ela''d impatient 10 tramplo down
ha Irish.
Tho day before the battle William
rolc along tho northern bank III the
liver, accompanied by hts great Chen.
.rNl, Hahomlmrg, Ormand Coing.by
.h,l others. Nearly opposite Oldhridgr
~ nligltrh IL breakfast, nnh while In
lie middle III the rcpasi hiH opponents
~ the opposite hank discovered TINT
hc parsonage who VIVA hrcnki.Htiug
here, surrounded Nv Il brilliant circle,
wan nome other than the rrince of Or.
,ngc. Two tirld.picWx wore brought
d bear upon the party, and soon 4
hot struck one III the i,estlcrs of Prince
.icorge ~ llcssc and brought Tho Prince
d the ground. Just ~ William VIVA
the words, "The poor Prince
i killed, he wns himself llit by Mc.
mi bali, which tore his coat, grMxel
,is shoulder, and drew two or three
,unccs III blood. ~ hc sank down On
lin horses neck for moment, both
lrmiea saw the shot hAl been effective,
he Irish were cxultant and tho English
pale with fear.
Tho day of the battle dawncd, the an
adversary of which haA newer siuc0 re-
'urnel without exciting strong emotions
II very different kinda Ia tho two popn.
nti0ns which divide Ireland. Boon after
o'clock both armies weEc III motion.
williams right wing, under tho COM
mAnd Of Mcinhart Hchomlnrg, onc III
|hc Dukc's Hons, erossed the river On
Ihc bridge of stone, although gailantly
resisted by regiment II ,lrng0ons. com
lnnntleL ~ Sir Neil ONcil, who WINS
killed in the fight. William put him.
vii at tho heal of thu lift wiug. coIn
IN~rd entirely " cavalry, md prepared
10 cross the river. not fAr above Drughe-
In. The center of the army, nearly all GU
loot, wn. Entrusted 10 thu command u
and mArshAled opposite
Here all the Irish infantry
nad bccn collected. Tho Mcnih bank
Dristled With pixies and lmyonets. A
Tortiiication Ind lccn made by tllr French
engineers out vi tho hedges Mnd build
ngn, anil brrantwprks thrown up close 10
.hc wales side. TySconnei WAN there,
ind un.lcr him was Richard Hamilton
md Antrim.
Schombcrg gave the word. solmes
DJUGN WeTc via ITht N MlOvts Hwy
gallant, with drums beating 10
hc brink of The boync. Then the drums
stopped and tlle men, ten as,rraAs, 10.
into tho water. Next plunged
Londonderry and Enniskillcn. a little
ii the lcft u Londonderry and Ennis.
killcn caillemot crussesl, ~ tho head ot
i long column of French rcfugeeA. A
little ~ thu left II Csillemot mil his ~
|ngecs tho main lNdy of the English Ia.
Iantsy struggled through L q river, up
ID thoir armpits In water Htili further
iown thu stream the Dnucs found
snother ford. In II few minutes thu
lIo,nc for i quarter ~ 4 mile was Alive
viii, mnrkets anil Rnvn bouRhs.
II IN needless 10 allnde further In ia.
la,i ~ thu progress. ~ iIr hattl. ~ tin
IAtu VI The lay. Williams great l,.al.n.
Ant, ksli0mberR, Mas kill.H. ~ was Also
L'aillrniOt. the l,airr III the French
Hngurnot thu Irisl, infantry iins WAS
broken and routed, and notwithstanding
4 desperate and prolonged resistance
npOu tho part III tho lrtAh hOryc. n.