The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-11-19

.1,1rs irish regiments or at least reg
s-ents noniinaiiy Irish, form part
n the British forces now fighting
81 ~ Beers, and FIVE other regiments
.llexedly representative Of the
81 are on their way TO help over
-. tie gallant burghers and bring the
e----.. i gusier the shadow OF the union
- n the meantime large and enthe-
-. Esacrcphiiiaa meetings are being
~ 3, frsaaud, piedgfng hearty sympa-
- .,S xaupo-t TO the South African re-
- ard irish members are elected
- shs English house Of commons for
p..s,rg against The gar az one OF
Sss-sse and robbery, and Michael Da-
- ,hroszh disgust at IL has resigned
=. ..ss In parl!ament--a dubious move,
- ,hirk. To abandon q position whence
4. ,nrxrrtuue verbal shots are heard
- she world. and the Irish county ard
nn.assrs councils. established under the
rr.sc~s Of Baifoar. are astounding their
-..sar by passing ardent and fearfaiiy
s.acxsi resolutions in favor OF the Beers
- Mas Maud Come, the Irish Joan Of
- 4 going out In person TO South AZ
a. n help Increase and animate the
s..nsvaaPs Irish regiment. which. or
ss.,ised by the Fenian John Mcbride. OF
k.sa,r and led by Col Blake. late Of the
.rsrican army. Is giving the British
.aasn the frat sight of the green nag
~ have obtained since their defeat, In
- Il Ridgeway. I'm Canada
4 seemiag Inconsistency.
~ the world at large There Is a great
a srsus inconsistency here. perpiexfng
uesrsan nsszxie The matter In. however,
srale Of explanation. The typical Irish
..,sanalls,. aware OF the great ruin and
xssalation that England has wrought In
sss,sps and smarfsng at the fact that at
~ advanced stage OF the nineteenth een-
rev she not only dspriyes the impoverished
~ sxmi -depopuiated country of the bene-
a ~ home rule. but also swindies IL out
= nxae0.60 a year in overtaxat-cn. would
: d the ends Of the earth, II opportunity
sssrsd. 10 strike a blow at the hereditary
.r.my. Hence the McBrides and the
uatss and the Comes. the pro-Boer reso-
e,.ons At home and the pro-Boer green nag
d the Trsnsvaai-
ne Old .FauGh-a-Bailaghs
sors OF the Irish regiments figure among
a. most historic corps In the world. nota-
Ey the Royal lrish fusiiiers, the famous
"a Eighty seventh. or .FauSh-a-Baliaghs"
fs1saf the Ways'9. so called from its
kss,nsie war cry. The corps was original
i raised La Ireland In 1888 by Col. latter
ssfa gsneraD Sir John Doyle. a veteran
4 the American revolutionary war. IL
jesxht In Flanders. was captured by the
Yysach on the surrender Of I5ergen-op-
7oom. and af,erward served In Trinidad
rss Porto Rico. A second battalion of the
sx.nsnt raised In Ireland in 1854. won
hns under Lord Cough Ia the peninsula
ssa afssrward took part In the abortive
IaelSh attempt on Buenos Ayres. The
sssiment fought ana suffered defeat at
sz.sssrs. and al the battle OF Barrosa
Ear ). ISL, IL brilliantly distinguished IT.
~ BY capturing in bayonet charge the
aGxla' or standard of the Eighth French
xgsfiai in;antfythe first trophy Of Its
IND captured BY the British I'm the penin-
MIR war. DO you sse thai. Masterson?"
Sled an ensign in the heat Of tho charge
fxht OF the French standard He
Sod forward 10 seize it, but was Inn
sdately shot down. but Sergt Patrick
Hersen. whom he addressed. avenged
= by running his antagonist through and
~ the standard. for which act he was
Ede1 commission I'm the Second bat
phun while the triumphant Faush-a-B Bal