The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1893-09-20

e.o estsS ~ INC gravity OF the oftu-
alton The malcontcnts. encouraged
oy The successes Of the French. were
threatening to assemble In largo mum.
bers, with the ultimate design. IL was
said, o. joining tho French and march.
ing on Dublin. On receiving news Of
the defeat at Castiebar Cornwallia
: fastened by forced marches in the dl-
reetion Of that town. lie arrived on
the tth Of September at Hollymount,
fourteen miles from Castlcbar. and was
preparing 70 advance, when be received
information that The French had aban-
doned their position and had marched
In the direction ~ Foxford.
iInmbert's position was critical; his
Irish anxiliarics additional numbers OF
whom Ind joined him since his victory.
could not be depended on--were, In
TACT, utterly useless, some Of them, In
decd, never having seen gun before.
lie knew thgt at The slightest check
they would desert him; they had too
lively recollection 81 tho horrors Of the
late rebellion, Humbert had, In short.
rxpected 10 receive more substantial
mid from the Irish, he had also ex-
lpceted achievements from France.
but now saw that they could not arrive
IN tune 70 do him any good Neverthe-
less, he determined 70 do his duty, and
lprolong the campaign as far MS possible.
lie therefore abandoned Castlebar on
THE ftll 81 September ana turned north
east towards Foxfarl, with the inten-
ton 81 reaehing Sligo. where he had d
faint hope his endorsements might
yet land llnmhert now found himself
followed by two bodies of troops, ono
nuder Col Crawford and another under
Gen. l.alse which hung upon and ha-
rnssed his rear A Third. under fien.
Moore afterwards Sir John watched
him a q distances; while Ccrnwailis,
with the dlain nrny, marched parallel
with hiil towards Carricl<-0n. shannon.
A. Il titis were not enough. on reach
ling Cdlapney on the 9TH. about forty
miles northeast fron cnstlebar, HIM,
bert fntal himself confront ess-.sreo
iiiftii faeee, Under Col Ne.ssNt TWO cur
limerick militia md obstinate bat
hundred ns4fia was Indeed the only
ricle,ttic 81 the campaign but after
lasting about mi hour. Verreher lind
mo hinaelf overrowcred bg numbers,
wns compelled 10 retreat with the loss
Of his guns, 70 Sligo.
Although Ilnmbert was victorious IN
this encounter, a caused him 70 change
his pIans. lilo now marched towards
MAnorhnmiiton by Drumnahhirs
abandoning eight ~ his guns by the
way; but Ia approaching the former
place suddenly turned u The right, IA
q soufhenstcrly direction BY Drunlyer-
Iii. and attempted 10 reach Grnnard, IN
Longfor,i. where rihing Ind taken
place. Ills rear wns now constantly
hnrnssed BY the enemy. and on the
7th smart sIirmfsh took place with
Crawford's advance guard, In which the
French were victorious. iInmbert now
crossed the shannon Ut Ballintra, but
20 closely followed that his rear guard
had no time 10 break the bridge He
halted some hours at Cloone, TO give
his wornout troops brief rest. and
arrived next day. on the 9Th, al Ball
inamuclk.
The viceroy, crossing the Shannon
at Carricis, was meanwhile marching
on ST. JohnstowM. in order 70 get IA
front Of Humbcrt an his way to
Granafd Tho drama WINS now draw
ing To its close. Completely surrounded
by an overwhelming force. IIumbert
saw that surrender WINS inevitable.
For the honor Of France, however. he
determined TO make Mt least formal
resistance; he therefore disposed his
forces ia order 81 battle and awaited
tie attack Ills reur guard was Rtr
tackled by Crawford, and, being over
powered, surrendered; and the remain
der after resisting Gen. Lake for half
an honr. laid down their Rrms-~the
whole force amounting to about eight
hundred and Atty, the rest having been
killed or wounded since the beginning
Of the campaign. The entire British
force which surrounded Hnmbert mum
bcred about thirty thousand, or 1--WE
thousa nd 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 nuxil-
iaries, III number about fifteen hum
bred, were shot and hanged without
mercy, i've hundred Of them being
killed in this way.
The closing scene Of the drama was
the rccapturc of Killala, which had re-
NAMED in possession Of the French. or
rather OF Irish insurgents under two or
three French officers. II was not until
the end Of September that the royal
forces, twelve hundred strong, arrived
in BalIina, the Irish garrison fleeing at
| Its approach. The English advanced
on Killala In two columns, from the
north and the south. The garrison
posted themselves on the Baliina road.
but were speedily overcome, ind fed
through Killala, pursued BY the cav
airy Al the other end Of the town
they were intercepted by the second
column and about four hundred Of the
unfortunates were killed.
m this extraordinary campaign. x
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
| In straight line from Dublin. and had
fought five engagements, Ia all Of
(which they had been victorious. Why
a handful Of French troops should have
achieved such success was not SO much
due, after all, TO their own prowess. Is
TO the nature Of the forces opposed to
them. These were mostly local militia,
quite unused to real war, and some Of
them disaffected., and not inclined to
| fight very hard against those they Sc
lcretly regarded as their friends II II
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