, 1880-05-22
THE IRISH BRIGADE.


THE tK1NH KR1GAnE
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An Interesting sketch of a Memorable
Inn,nnuS-IIv Samuel 1.ovcr.
Tim M moat T interesting M nnisoIns IN t},o ,a,orv @ ~
OF the Irish people. Their ardent military
spirit. Which wns one OF the results OF their
muny centuries. In savano f,uds nmonr
themselves Or IN fr. tless resistance to ter
saaers'Ma @ w''em NJ n 1snssn y @ a ee- e
Ruth, a,,d ncuuired force (which might
huyc Welded EInlnnd t},e rrcntcst snrvire in
1mr ans,,f,S, ,,n"s II .vos ,est ~ sr t,,ro,,a,,
the Intolerance Which prescribed the selg.
ion OF n nation.
Tho laws Of the period. which forbade
cofho,ica tn hoor nrma ,,nt1nr tj,a E,nrliuh
Ca h,,'i,' ~ pu". "s uuy, NJ t, 'J
to bo derived from their devotion, and cotl-
PEELED the nrn,y OF james H., when dtsbantl-
cd at tho Pence of Limerick. to pnss over to
tha M c Comtlnsnt M md cnr",, umt"r h, IT'S ito vorIons
Monarclls Almost every tllrono OF Europe
pro!lted by tic bold hearts and stnlwart
frames Of the buoyAnt sons Of tho Emerald
lnaIly claimed tllclr allegiance willie repudi-
atlilg thelr services. 1t WIS Ill France, how
ever, TINT Jalnes' army was found principally
~ sv,nnati,v ~ tj,o IiIinr,,inn AMI tho GoltIc
tn1,,orpts a. @ tiero f"rnd ' tSam Se1 s"vae
vtn ly wle 's.u soon e hecns Ittrs d,at
iisM1 .,r Mt ~ tit,a ~ t,s IrIs Rrn.
aae;
II, Ihes9 gallant emlgrants, VINO Ieft behind
tneia ~ tnelt soGia! nhu Noanestie tics, cal-
aSq a te}r af 1cr III tar onnr @
ssoltlMG;iabae gnyety anu tnetf uhaylns love
for their native country: Almost y deep,
however, Gefhaps, Whs lnoir iove 1oT Ineir
,l'e !,n,. ius.e. - no % %ssIGng VIZ & H uee, tnas
!se . Of Of THUR naiionnI airs,-a gra,titteatlon
at may was ua eoeGGa n, u 70 t tean soGi w. sae Fang
Init lnttrr SUCH ugh ~ passionate longing fgr home
ulaI nnr y aiiem .ea 10 aGsSrt!on; W;e i Ine
10 oou suc dailser Ss Wasfo u Be- fears n 1o'' - m
IL Goiitiiuo.s ~ i CYL rssifGa T;t from the eX-
pntrlatiot ot ti'eSe men. Ii!e brlgaae @ Which
WIZ sss aWvs s0 siveiy gn 4acite h
ega aa ta 81 sSo vd tat
ought 70 have tougliE unaer qlo nng ot WILL
@ tnn' a Mariooromg ar, went s1a M y GSpouse
i.ies.L,llnttl at lS'1gtl IT ie1i to thelr lot to
tnce the heroes t1ey slonlu havo sheuldeseH,
na tn ii,lct G Emgan.d ~ iler greatest mil
ty nry noa cr9 o t rs prlas
tllut WIN WV for the Frenel tue battle OF Fonto-
noy. Wei! might George Il. eXcinin; on re-
yigwlng sncl. . fact "sad indeed nre the
Bs psr asptss @ e T sost ss eetury tho
brigaus way enrolled ~ tAq French army,
nild aad an hohosabto Share IA all the lntters
brightest acllieyen!cnts In Flanders. Spain,
aas arE des1e slusee couruss III ss9 sS e.
quoted from, the military records Of. those
days; but one especially may b, SELECTED,
when III lfs singular combination OF tug
Ss Is Wy 4s natiesaf lou ft'tssaps us' W regarded
Cren,onn, bcsleged BY Prince Eugene, and
defended by the French, was Surprised one
morntTE before dawn. and w4lld Inevitably
itudo Of tho irisi,. Willie, tho pune-
deliberately buttoning up thoir regilncntals,
tho forncr. at tho sound OF their trumpets,
buckle on their, crossbclts aud cartouch
hnxcs, seized their G,ng and hurried 10 the
Sf1gafe where. or forming III tlE!!t,ng order,
tsr e9adsrs naas ~ wora
Their inditlerence to appearances on this oc-
cAslon was gu the creator TINT tho period
was ml4wtnter, and tho city was near tue
Sy the Aqstrian g!isssslsls:' t yas steel
coats against ntght-shlrts; but tho linen
trade Of ireland proved tho more formidable
OF the two. The Austrtans WcIe driven
recover possession Of tho town. Fur this
brilliant service the Brigade was honoreQ
With the cnlphntlc thanks Of Louis XIV,
But thesg fearless fellows, rs may DO sup.
| posed, carried abroad to their new service not
only their courage ind fidelity, but all their
cxulcrance rs 1r!shnicn. Their rollicklng
| their love ot fighting, md at times wer0 SO
opposed to proprlety aud discipline; that tho
lnart!nets OF the French ranks llad to make
formal complaints OIL the mRtter. It Xns OIL
one such OCCASION that ereat compliment
WAS paid then, by tho brave Duke Of Ber-
wick, who, however, fQh good reason to love
| them for their devotion to Ills father.
Marshal" said the Ktilg to l,im, "this Irish
I}sldgnas gives mo moro trouble tlan nil my
army put togetllor.n tplcase, your Majesty"
FSsd tS mnEs y9F y9 6s, senies make Just
Tho idol OF tho brirrllo Yas the celebrated