Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-10-22

they saw the Irish brigade advancing against them with fixed bayonets and crying out to one another: Steady, boys! Forward Gharger-too late they began to curse their cruelty, which forced so brave people from their native country to seek their for tunes in every country and now brought forward in the field of battle to wrest from them both victory and life"
 That portion of the British immedi- ately opposed to the Irish were a choice body of men, and they had the advantage of being upon a rising ground, the ascent to which they were to sweep with their musketry. while the Irish brigade had to ascend and charge the occupants of the emineuce without pulling q trigger
 The Irish being now sufficiently near the British prepared to give them that formidable tempest of bullets. which was reserved for the last r1o- ment, in order to be discharged With the more deadly effect. And by that fire the Irish suffered accordingly Count Dillon and his brother Arthur were slain at the head of the family regiment. and large number of off eers and soldiers were likewise killed or wounded.
 But this did not arrest the impetu- ous determination with which their more fortunate comrades pushed for ward to the cry. in the cid Celtic tongue, of "Rpmemher Limerick and Saxon perfdyr Without any volley in reply to the blaze of shot from the English the Irish brigade ran in upon the British with fixed bayonets, thrust ing them into their faces. What fol- lows is best described by Davis Like lions lcaping at a fold when mad with hum
 gers pang,
 Right up against the English line the Irish eziles
 spranE
 Bright was their steel lis bloody now; their
 guns filed with gore.
 Through shattered ranks and severed files and
 uan.pled flags they tore.
 The English slreve with desperate strength, paus-
 cd, rallied, staggered. fled
 The green hillside is matted close with dying and
 with dead.
 Across the plain and far away passed on that
 hideoGs wraei,
 While cavalier and faRtassin dash in upon their
 track
 On Fontenoy. on Fontenoy like eagles in the sum- With bloody plumes the Irish stand-the field is
 fought and won!
 Of the 20 cannon belonging to the formidable allied column l5 pieces with two colors were among the re- corded trophies of the Irish brigade, the First brigade of British foot guards. the best of England,s soldiers, being specially noticed as losing T pair of col0rs and two horsed guns
 Such was the conduct of Che Irish brigade at Fontenoy, where it is evil dent, as at CreIhona. 43 years before, what they did to gain the day was of such consequence that but for them it would have been lost.
 After the victory Louis caused his army to be rearranged and leading it TOO yards beyond the ground occupied by the enemy. had it drawn out for re- view. The king rode through the ranks. bestowing on the several corps the praises which they merited.
 As the royal cortege approached the Irish brigade the dauphin ran forward to the brave Lally, who, having been the first to enter, sword in hand. the enemY's column on it's right, was wounded. though slightly. and was sitting on drum in front of the shat tered remains of his brave regiment, having on each side. of him several English officers whom he had disabled and made prisoners.
 The dauphin announcing to Lally the favors intended for his regiment by the king. Louis then ordered Lally to ad- vance in front of the army, nominating him brigadier on the field. The king and royal cortege then went through the camp of the Irish and thanked each corps, one after another, for the serv- fee it had rendered to France.
 The allies lost 5000 men, including 2000 prisoners. and the French 5000. Fontenoy cost the Irish brigade dear The gallant Dillon was killed, with