Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-10-22

t'LET TIE WHOLE IRISH BRIGADE CHARGE" 1745, Marshal de Sake. commander of the French army, opened trenches be fore Tougnay, Holland This place was very strongly fortified and defended by a Dutch garrison of 5000 men, and SaXe appeared before it with an army of 60.000 men, The allies determined to raise the siege, and the Duke of Cumberland, son of George l of Eng land. took command of the allied forces English, Dutch. HaneVerian and Austrian-numbering 56.d00 of the fin est troops in Europe.
 On May II. after severe firing of ar- tillery on both sides from in the morning till g. the allies prepared to bring the contest to a decision. The Dutch and Austrians were on the enc mys left, opposite the French right, and destined to carry Antoine, the Eng lish and Han0yerians in the center, with their infantry in front and cav airy in the rear, close by the wood of Barri
 The three divisions moved, greater success attending the center. At the head of 15,000 the Duke of Cumber- land, accompanied by 20 pieces of can non, forced his way into the French center There was one dreadful hour, says the Marquis d'Argenson. s'in which we expected nothing less than q renewal of Dettingen, our men being awed by the steadiness of the enemy. Then it was that we began to despair of our cause.
 Meanwhile the Duke de Richelieu, having proposed to reconnoiter the formidable column, met with Colonel Lally, impatient that the devotion of the Irish brigade was not turned to account" and who, with due presence of mind to perceive, unlike others, that the unchecked progress of the column, since it had got beyond the artillery of the redoubt and village into the midst of the French, was greatly owing to it's employment of cannon as well as musketry.
 Lally suggested to Richelieu that cannon be used with the French mus ketry. This battle" says the French historian Alichelet. was lost without remedy if the Irishman I.ally, animat- ed by his hatred against the English, had not proposed to break their col umn with cannon. As an "adroit courtier.' continues Miehelet, ''the duke appropriated to himself the idea and the glory of it's success"
 This move of the French proved of advantage for some time. but Sake found that his batteries at Fontenoy had used all their balls and were only answering the enemy with discharges of powder. He believed the battle to be lost and sent several times to Louis XIV, entreating him to leave the field. but the king refused to do so. Marshal Sake was now in mortal anxiety and thought the battle really lost when the Duke of Richelieu rode up and men, toned that the Irish brigade could be spared from where they were. and why not have them charge the enemy? Saxe, riding to where Louis stood viewing the battle, again advised him to fly, but Louis addressed his general thus, Gan anything be done to pre- serve the honor of France? Saxe an swered: Yes my liege. There is q gallant, intrepid band. the Irish bri- gade, upon which my hopes rest"
 Summoning Count Dillon. Saxe said: @DiIlon. let the whole Irish brigade charge. To you l commit it's conduct. Where Dillon's regiment leads the rest will follow. Let the Irish brigade show an example" Tt shall be done" re- piled Dillon '.Victorym cried Sake. 10r death" cried Dillon, and. placing himself in front of his brave men, he made i speech of corresponding vigor to his soldiers: March against the cue mics of France and of yourselves with out firing until You have the points Of