The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-11

FROM the Cincinnati Enquirer.
wen-known member of the bar of this
city has written the following verses on
the Battle of Dundee. where the Beers
won their first victory. In that battle
number of Irish soldiers fighting under
the British flag were made prisoners by
their own countrymen, in Kruger's Irish
Brigade;
on the mountains side tn battle ragged,
there was no stop nor stay
MacHin captured Private Burk and Ensign
Michael Shea
Fitzgerald for Fitzpatrick. Brannlgan
found ORourke;
Finnegan took a man named Fay-and q
couple of lads from Cork
Sudden they heard MeNIanus shout.
Hands up or I'll run you throgh;"
He thought he had a Yorkshire "Tyxe"-
twas Corporal Donoghue.
MoGarry took O'Leary, O'Brlep got Nc
Nance,
That's how the "Euglish fought thu
Dutch" at the Battle of Dundee.
Then someone brought in Casey, o'Connor
took O'Neil;
Riley captured Kavanaugh. while trying
to make a steal.
Hogan caught McFadden, Corrigan found
Mcbride,
And Brennan made handsome touch
when Kelly tried to slide.
Dacey took a lad named Walsh; Dooley
got McGurk;
Calligan turned in Fahey's boy-for his
father he used TO work.
They had marched TO fight the English
but Irish Were all they could see
That's how the English fought the
Dutch at the Battle of Dundee.
spluane then took O'Madigan: shannahan
took Magee;
While chasing Jerry Donovan, Clancy got
sot in the knee.
He cursed the Queens whole army; he
cursed the English race,
Then found the man who fired the shot,
twas a cousin Martin Grace.
Then McGinnis took an A. o. H. who
came from Limerick town,
But Sullivan got an Orangeman from
somewhere In County Down.
Hennessey took o. Hara-Hennigan took
McFee,
That's how the English fought the
Dutch" at the Battle of Dundee
The sun was sinking slowly, the battle
rolled along;
The man that Murphy handed in was
cousin of Maude Come.
Then Flanagan dropped his rifle shook
hands with Bill MCGUIRE,
For both had carried a piece of turf 10
light the schoolroom fire
Then Rafferty, took in F'laherty; O'Connell
got Major McGue;
O'Keefe got hold of Sergeant Joyce and a
Belfast lad or two.
Some swore that "Old Man Kruger had
come down to see the fun
But the man they thought was Uncle
Paul" was Galway man named
Dunno.
Though war may have worse horrors
twas a frghtfuI sight to see
The way the English fought the Dutch"
at the Battle of Dundee.
Just when the sound of firing in the dis
lance fainter grew,
Ryan caught McCloskey, and Orderly
o'TooIe. he found Mccarthy; o'Mahoney
got Malone;
Duffy got a pair of lads from Connaught
near Athlone.
Then Dlneen took O'Hagan; Phean got
Kehoe,
Dooner captured Callahan, but Gallaher
let him go. a.
You'd have thought the belfast Chicken"
had tacled the Dublin Flea"
They way the English fought the Dutch"
at the Battle of Dundee.
Then Powers began to intervene; the Wa
terford power, I mean.
And took a lad named Keenan,, and Cap
tain named Mulqueen;
Then Brady captured Noonan; Maher got
McIdoo;
McCiovern got OHanlon and Colonel Nc
Laughlin too.
Twas now the hour of sunset, the battle
was nearly DER,
When Mccormick came I'm with Hoolan
and Lieutenant Roger Moore,
But twas a great day for Ireland as you
can easily see;
That's how the English fought the
Dutch" at the Battle of Dundee.
They marched them all to Krugers town,
for supper and a BED;
O'Halloran was the rear guard; the way
McNulty led;
When they got them to the race course
the Beers were full of gee,
While Kruger never expected 80 many
English to see,"
They told him they were Irish; 1t puzzled
the old mans head,
For the Irish he'd seen were dressed in
green while these were logged in red.
But tits passing story; on history's page
you'll see
That twas the English fought the
Dutch" at the Battle of Dundee.
Ants as Military strategists.