The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-04-22

all due pomp at the head of the regiment
ana might be withdrawn with marks OF
degradation IL forfeited by misconduct
This excellent stimulus to good behavior
fiourished unquestioned for upwards OF
sixty years. but in 1882 some interfering
busy-body brought the system under the
notice OF the Horse Guards, and the COM
mander-in-chief expressed doubts wheth-
err soldiers should look for professional
honors save from the sovereign alone"
but ths medals were continued thereafter
under royal authority.
Soon after this the Fifth became first
associated with the county of North
CUMBERLAND. Hugh, Earl Percy. became It's
colonel under whom 1t served for six
teen years At the close OF his connec-
ton, following his transfer to = eolonelcy
IN the Royal Grenadie- Guards the regi-
ment was named the Northumberland"
but IL did not become a fusileer corps I'M
I'll 1886 shortly after the deprivation OF
the third color as mentioned above. AT
the same time IL was permitted to wear
the Kings Cipher on the front of their
caps, and 81. George and the Dragon at
the back. with the name of wilhelms tahl
on buttons and appointments.
The Fifth was engaged for a time In the
arduous and often unsuccessful fighting of
tho American war OF independence. but
ieft for the West Indies where they were
greatly distinguished In the defense OF Luz
oia. and here they earned another distinc-
ton. that OF tho white Plume mot the
White Feather In acecptation OF the term.
which they picked up from the slain
French grenadlers. They shared In the mis-
fortunes which overlook Whitefocks force
In M0utevideo, but more than made up
for that disaster In the Peninsula war.
during which they were employed from
first TO last. They were with wellington
and Moore In the retreat from corunna.
and again at husaco, and In the celobrat-
ed lines OF Torres Vsdras In all this they
gained such high place In weillngton's
esteem that he often kept the regiment
by him at headquarters, and Il became
known through the army as "his lord
ships holyguard." It's greatest gioties
were perhaps achieved at thu assaults Of
Culdad Rodrigo and Baaajos. where their
heroic Col Ridge who had constantly ex-
posed himself In previous engagements,
met his death, Ridge and one Of his en-.
agna, Caneh. we're the arSi on the ram
parts Of the castle. the capture Of which
insured the fail OF the fortress when al
other attacks had failed. Salamanca, vat
torla and the battles OF the Pyrennees ada
ed fresh iaUrels 10 their celors, and at the
end % the FroRch war thu regiment was
hurried across the Atlantic only to be re-
eaIed Ia hot haste for the new campaign
ia Belgium Bot they were Just two
weeks too late Tor Waterloo. from hence
forth their hghtlng days we're over unsn
they found themselves again facing the
fov in Afghans,sa In the last great war
Since then they revived their old high
sounding name OF the "Ftghting FInh''
by theT deeds IN the soudAn where they
rendered Kitchener yeouaa service IN
cansurs of Nai3ufmaa, NoW both nattal-
Ions are in South Africa. and both on the
Cage theatcr ~ war one has been under
MsthHea's orders In the cartier attempts
90 reach kimberley, the other was WITH
0atacre Ia the unfortunate business st
Stormhefg. where they splered terribly.
There was no regular corps Of artillery
untl III, hut ioag before that Il was de-
clacd 20 raise an ordnance regtmert
whose especial Guiy & Was 10 Rrotes- he
suns. Lord Dartmouth. master general ~
the ordnance. WAS is iirst colonel. with the
klng as chief pAgren The men being armed
with hong niusket called q ,asil the
regiment was hon0ro1 With tho tile % the
Royal Fusileers rao regiment had no
ooiors, hence no officer STYLED ensign. but
'ancionts' OF juniors whose duty ID was
10 carr them, and the lowest commission
ed rank Ia fusileer regiments was thst
OF second lieutenant distinction pre-.
served until the total abolition 81 ensIzns
in 1874 In the western campaign ASainst
Monmouth thu Royal Fusileegs marched