Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-07

a warning. If they take it we shall make
a better fight. and for the first hour it will
be bad enough anyway till the vanguard
are brought back. and II they won't take
it. why, we have done our duty. and we will
have to look out aiter ourselves" And
Carton spurred his horse and cantered for
ward to where the headquarters staff was
riding with the troop which was called the
Scots brigade. because 1t was largely Off
cered and to some extent manned by Scots
men. and in which MacKay had captain
commission
In some fifteen minutes Carlton rejoined
Claverhouse red and annoyed. and on the
sight of him Claverhouse laughed.
Without offenSe, good comrade, take
il you have not been thanked for your trou-
BILE or been promised promotion. Sworn at,
I dare say. If those godly Dutchmen are al
lowed to rap out an oath. At any rate, you
have been told to attend to your own work
and leave our wise generals to manage
theirs, eh?''
You are right, Graham. 1 wish I had
bitten off my tongue rather than reported
the matter. I got hold of aid-de-camp.
and pointed ont what We had seen. and he
spoke to me as If l was a boy with my
heart in my mouth for fear would be shot
every minute. For q set of igheaded
fools
We'll. 1t would not have mattered much,
for the news. as it happened. would have
come too late. See, the attack has begun:
whatever be the issue of the battle before
night, it will be one way another with
us within an hour. AS he spoke Claver-
house began to put himself in order. seeing
that his pistols were ready in the holsters.
his sword loose in the scabbard and the
girthS of his saddle tight
ut will be a sharp piece of work for US.
and some good sword pay before it is
done"
Suddenly from the wood line of cav
airy emerged. followed by another and still
another. till at least three regiments were
on the side of the hill. and behind them it
was evident there was i large body of
troops BY this time the staff had taken
alarm. and an officer had galloped up with
orders that the English volunteers and
Dutch cavalry should depoy to the right.
and orders were also sent to the SpaniardS
in the rear 10 advance rapidly and cover
the baggage. The Dutch troops in front
who had entered the defile We're arrested
and began 10 march back. and an urgent
message sent to the impcrialiStS to fol-
low the Dutch in case the French should
make q general attack. Before the Dutch
troops had returned to the open, and long
before the imperialists could be in action
the French crossing the hill with immense
rapidity and covered by screen of cavalry
attacked the Spanish rear guard before 1t
was able to take up a proper form of de-
Tense. and though the Spaniards fought
with their accustomed courage. and no
blame could be attached to the dispositions
made in haste by Vaudemont. this division
of the army was absolutely routed, and one
distinguished Spanish general. the Marquis
of As5entar. was killed when cheering his
men to the defense. The defeat of the
Spaniards left the baggage train unprotect-
ed. and the French troops fell upon it with
great zest indeed, Claverhouse that night
declared that the Highlanders themselves
could not have raided more heartily or more
swiftly. Nor did the Spaniards. when once
they had been beaten and scattered. and
fighting no longer of any use. disdain
TO help themselves to the plumber. Girl
mond was furious as he saw his wagon in
danger. and endeavored to rally some odds
and ends of flying Spaniards and terrified
wagon drivers to defend his cherished pos
sessions. But he was left to do so himself,
and after ting off the two first French
men who came to investigate. and being
wounded in general fight with the next
lot, he was obliged to leave the possessions
of the English volunteers to their fate and
set off to discover how it Jared with his
master.
The battle of Sineffe was to last all day.
and before evening the two armies would