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

Hcose Ceits were from their native iaaa
the better for her own interests No
doubt the Dublin fusiliers pick I'D sunary
recruits In the Irish metropolis. albeit il
Is city patriotic even to Angiopacbtsm.
but the Names Of its of1cers who were
saot az Talana htai do not affori an index
10 the Irish character Of the csrps. Capt.
Weldon, killed. and Capita Lo~ndes and
Dia3sy, Ixeats Perrean and Gsnxe,
wounded. are certainly not representative
OF any weli-known Irish, or even Anglo
lrish, families. The Irish landlords.
pinche3 by the abolition OF rackrents and
indignant ~ what taey consider their nn-
Just and ungrasefd treatment by the En-
glish government, are ceasinE TO supply
material Cor English array officers The
aashing Charles OMaiieys and Harry Lcr-
reglers VIII socn become a practically ex-
t!nct race.
The "Aanster Fusiifers."
In like manner of the Dublin F>asiiiers
two other old Indian regiments. the One
Hundred and First and the One Hundred
and Fourth infantry. respectively the
Royal Bengal FuSfliers and the Bengal
Fusiliers. were brought from abroad some
thirty years ago and made the First and
Second battaiions OF another nominaliy
Irish regiment. called the Munster Fuss-
Hers. The FIRST OF these. Gives Old regi-
named the dirty shirts on account Of
their unfinished toilets-a la the Irish brs-
fade al Cremona--during a conflict O CEN
;1ry later at Delhi. The second, organized
In 1887, also fought in the Indian mutiny.
and had part. dozen years ago. In the
Engnsh land grab In Burmah. The Mum
ster Fustiiers are reported as forming part
of the English forces In South Africa. but
as yet they have not been heard of in any
engagement.
The Royal Irish Lancers.
Among the troops that encountered the
Beers at Glands laa4te was squadron Of
the tFiffh) Royal Irish Lancers. whose
natty blue. red-breasted uniforms and
black oilskin square-topped skull caps
ike students 'mortarboard." elevated
have been familiarized 10 Americans by
Buffalo Bills show. The LAneers We're or
iginally organized like the Inniskiiiing
Dragons. to help William Of Orange 10
take the crown from his ather-in-law.
James H. They were then Dragons.
They Won fame by their charges at the
battle of Families. In Flanders, where the
French were defeated. The Fifth Dragon
Guards fought. or professed TO fight. 10
suppress the Irish Instruction of l7ss,
Bat what a change from the original
Orange character of the gallant squadrons,
The English government discovered with
alarm that they were all. or nearly all.
ardent United lrishmen. anxious tor an
opportunity 10 charge for Erin and her
flag OF green" Therefore. in 1873 the re2i-
Inent was taken to England and there dis
handed. And not until 1868. when the last
OF the ola frebrands was naturally sup
posed to he dead or innocuous, did the En-
giish government venture 10 revive the
dangerous corps and iii the significant gap
its suppression had left In the English
army list. BY latest accounts the recon
struetea Fifth is having troubles of its
own in the Boer tempest of lead.
The ConnauSht Rangers.
About twenty years ago an Irish member
quoted in the English house OF commons
story which would have done credit 10 Mr..
Dooley: queen Victoria was sittin' In her
fine goold carriage. houilin review OF
her soiers, and as regiment passed she
asked the ommandher-in-ehief. Who's
thim?' And he said The GrenadSr
Guards And she only said says she.