The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-07
Richmond, Va, April 4, 1907.

Richmond, Va, April 1 1907.
In some fifteen minutes Carlton res
Joined Clavcrhousc red and annoyed.
and on the sight OF him claycrhouso
"Mithout offence, good comrnde, I
take It yon have not , been thanked Tor
y9n trosDs or been promsed pro.
gody Dutchmcn ure allowed to rap out
an oath. At any rate you have been
told to attend to your own work and
theirs, eh?
you uro right, Graham. ! wish
ma bitten II OIL my tongue rather S than
On aide a camp, ana pointed out
what we had seen. and he spoke 10
ne as II was boy with my heart
III my mouth for fear I would be nhot
Well 1t would not have mattered
, mnGhi; Tor the news as It happeneo.
attack has begun; ~ Whatever s; si BE- the the
issue OF the battle before flight, 1t will
be one way or another with us within
an hour" AS he spoke Clavcrhouse
that his pistols were ready in the hol
sters his sword loose in the scab-
bard. and the girths OF his saddle
tight.
1T will be a sharp piece of work for
US. and snmc good sword play before
1t Is DONE"
cavalry emerged. followed by another
and still another. TIL at least three
and behind them It was evident there
was q largo body OF troops. BY this
time the STAFF had taken alarm, and
that the English volunteers and Dutch
cavalry should dcploy to the right, and
4 orders were also sent to the Spaniards
In a,d the rear to adyanee , rapidly and
in front who haG entered the defile
were arrested, and began to march
back. and an urgent message was sent
: in case the French should make a gen.
cral attack. Before the Dutch troops
had returned to the open: and long
ton the renes seu the
immense rapidly and covered by a
screen Of cavalry, attacked the Spanish
rcar-guard before twas able to take
though the spnniards fought with their
accustomed courage. and no blame
could be attached to the dispositions
Vision OF t the q army was aDs ses
routed. and ono distinguished Spanish
general. tho MARQUIS OF Assentar. was
killed when cheering his men to the
left the baggage train unprotected, and
tho French troops fell upon 1t with
great ZeS1 lnuecu, fS1aVernOuSc InAL
night declared that the Highlanders
themselves could not have raided more
heartily or more swiftly; Nor did the
Spaniards. when once they had been
no longer OF any use. disdain TO help
themselves to the plumber Grimond
was furious as he saw his wagon in
odds and ends OF dying spaniards ana
terrified wagon drivers to defend his
cherished possessions; But he was left
tho two FIRST Frenchrnen who came to
Investigate, and being wounded In q
general fight with the next lot. he was
obliged to leave the possessions OF the
English volunteers to their fate and set
OF to discover how 1t Jared with his
The battle Of sinene was TO last All
day, and before evening the two armies
would be generally engaged: eighteen
thousand men were to fall on both
sides. and there were to be many hot
atthe centre and enrly in the day. The
cavalry with the English volunteers
were thrown forward to hinder the ad-
vance Of the French caya1ry who While
Spanish corps, were being hurled at the
centre in order to cut the army in two
and confne tho Dutch troops to the
delies. to crush them before they could
dcploy on the broken country.
"Where do you take It is the poin t
OF conftct!'a asked Carlton as the rGS1-
ment OF the guards with which they
were serving went forward at sharp
trot across the level ground. on which
the French cavalry should coon be np-
pearing. Where is his Highness him
self, for I can get no sight OF the
rest OF the Dutch cayalry?"
ITO the left. take 1t. where the
hear h as aoagy and SEEM goe cotch
some shouts, as II the Dutch and the
French were already meeting. Mind
you, Carlton, his Highness may have
been too confident and laid the army
open to attack. but he can tell where
\ the heart OF the situation Is and his
business will be to resist the French
onslaught till tho infantry are in po-
sition. Just as ! thought. we are to
go to his aid. and in ten minutes. or
my name is not Graham, we shall have
as much as we WANT
In less than that space of time the
regiment. now galloping. found them
solves in the Immediate rear Of the