The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1893-09-06

pcrss with the ultimate design. IL was
said. Of joining shn Freach ana march.
| ing on Dublin On rcceiyiify news "a
the defeat ~ CastlcNar Corawaliis
FASTENED by forced marches ia the di-
Il rection IL TINT town. lie,arrivesl on
the 4th Of September at lloivmaunt,
1 fourteen miles from Cas;lebaf. ana was
preparing to advance, when he received
information that The French had abnn-
doncd their position and had marched
IN the direction OF Foxford
Humbcrt's position WAS critical; his
Irish auxiliaries, additional numbers Of
lwhoni had joined him since his victory,
could not be depended on--were, iii
fact, utterly useless. some OF thon, III.
deed, never having seen a lxin before.
He knew that at the slightest check
they would desert him; they lad d too
/ lively recollection Of the horrors IL the
late rebellion. Humbert had, IN short.
expected to receive more substantial
aid from the Irish; he had also ex-
pectcd. reinforoements from France.
but now saw that they could not arrive
IN time TO do him amy good. Neverthe-
less. he determined to do his duty, and
prolong the campaign as far as possible.
He therefore abandoned Castelar, on
the 4th OF September and turned north
east towards Foxford, with the fnten-
tion OF reaching Sligo. where he had d
faint hope his achievements might
yet land. Humbert now found himself
followed by two bodies of troops, one
under Col, Crawford and another under
Gen. Lake, which hung upon and I'M
rassed his rear A third, under Cen,
Moore afterwards Sir John watched
him nj a distances while CORVALLIS,
with the main army, marched parallel
with him towards cnrrick -on- Shannon.
As II this were not enough, on rench-
ing Colooney on the 18th. about forty
miles northeast from Gastlebar. Hum
bert found himself confronted Ny
fifth force, under Col. Verrelker, OF the
limerick militia, with force Of three
hundred and thirty men and two cur
ricle guns. A fierce and obstinate bat
tie ensued-this was indeed the only
real battle Of the campaign but after.
lasting about an hour Verrelxer. find
ing himself overpowered by numbers,
was Compelled to retreat with the loss
Of his guns, to Sligo.
Although Humbert was victorious In
this encounter it caused him TO. change
his plans. lie now marched towards
Manorhamilton by Drumnuhair,
abandoning eight Of his guns by the
way; but In approaching the former
place suddenly turned to the right, IN
southeasterly direction by Drnnker-
In, and attempted to reach Grannrt. III
Longford, where rising had taken
place. His rear WINS now constantly
harassed by the enemy. and ON tho
18th smart slsirmish took place with
crawford's advance guard, Ia which the
French were victorious. Humbcrt now
crossed the Shannon at Ballintra, but
so closely followed that his rear guard
had no time to break the bridge lie
halted some hours at Cloone, to give
his WORKOUT troops brief rest, and
arrived next day. on the sth, at Ball
inamuck.
The viceroy, crossing the Shannon
at Carrick, was meanwhile marching
on St JohnstowA. in order To get In
front of dumbert on his way to
.Grannrd The drama WINS now draw
Ing toits close. Completely surrounded
by an overwhelming forceS Humbert
saw that surrender was inevitable.
For the honor of France, however, he
determined TO make at least aNformnl
resistance; he therefore disposed his
forces In order OF battle and awaited.
the attack His rear guard was at
tackled by Crawford, and, being over
powered, surrendered; and the remain
der. after resisting Gen Lake for half
an hour. laid down their arfffs- 1.-THE
whole force amounting to about eight
hundred and fifty, the rest having been
killed or wounded since the beginning
Of the campaign. The entire British
force which surrounded Hnmbert num-
bered about thirty thousand, or five
thousand more than were employed
ut Waterloo, or, In later days, at the
battle Of the Alma
While the French received honorable
terms of surrender, the Irish auxil-
Iaries, In number about fifteen hum
bred, were shot and hanged without
mercy, five hundred Of them being
killed in this way
The closing scene Of the drama was
the recapture Of Killala, which had re-
manned in possession Of the French, or
rather Of Irish insurgents under two or
three French officers 1t was not until |
the 22nd Of September that the royal |
forces, twelve hundred strong, arrived |
in Ballina, the Irish garrison fleeing III
Its approach. The English advanced |
IN Killala in two columns, from the
north and the south. The garrison |
posted themselves on the Ballina road. |
but were speedily overcome, and fed |
through Killala, pursued by the cav
airy. At the other end Of the town
they were intercepted by the second
column, and about four hundred Of the
unfortnnates were killed.
In this extraordinary campaign, |
which lasted from the 22nd Of August
to the sth Of September, the French
had marched one hundred and thirty |
miles, penetrating to the very heart Of /
Ireland, and distant only sixty miles |
Ii a straight line from Dublin, and had
fought five engagements, In all Of |
which they had been victorious Why
o handful of French troops should have
achieved such success was not SO much
due, after all, to their own prowess, as
to the nature Of the forces opposed to /
them. These were mostly local militia,
quite unused to real war, and some Of |
them disaffeeted, and not inclined to
fight very hard against those they se-
cretly regarded as their friends 1t is
related that number of militia who
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