The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-02-24

cOCAs WO010 tOOh ONGI LIlG SITUATION.
shows that he was clearly inter-
eSted.
the nearest bastion and killing an
officer by the kings side. Lundy, the
self and escaped at night. letting him.
self down from the wall, and today
In the north Of Ireland Lundy's eff
figy il annually hung and burned even
as Guy Faux Is in England.
The number of men in the city to
defend it was about 1000, almost ev-
cry one of them having been ac-
functions: almost all of of them were
familiar with the use of arms, Many
had served with Oliver Cromwell. The
fugitive King James, with his army,
gers of high rank with flag of truce.
camped near. sent several messen-
gers. asking the immediate sour
render of the city. This was refused,
and the seige of Londoderry com
menced, Shot and shell were thrown
into the town and many buildings set
on fire. An April 81 a sally was made
under the command of Murray The
Irish stood their ground resolutely,
and furious and bloody contest took
place.
The kings soldiers lost many Of
ffcers and about 200 men before they
retreated back to the town. At day
light on the 6th OF May the garrison
made another attack, capturing sew
eral flags and killing many men. In
the meantime King James had re-
turned to Dublin. leaving the siege to
so on, The month of June arrived
and still Londoderry held out. Now
the plan was changed and the city
was blockaded. An assault was made
from an out-woRk called Windn1ill
Hin, near the southern gate, headed
by a son of Lord Mountgarret. the
Irish attacking bolding and desper-
ately, but were driven back after Sc
we're hand fighting.
The women of Londonderry were
seen in the thiekest of the fire serv-
ing out water and ammunition to
their husbands and brothers.
In one part where the wall was
only about seven feet high, Butler and
many of his men succeeded in getting
a footing, but they were all killed
or captured. The Irish lost 400 at
this assault.
It was now decided to starve the
city into surrender. AZ it was known
that food was quite scare in the city.
Every precaution was now taken to
stop all communication from the out
side and the military lines of the
Irish army were closely guarded. III
IDC1K kOI8 14I4S6 OI IGIllS were 1xOIO
Stones Westmeath men, men from
Kildare, Kerry, Roscommon and
Wicklow
The river was guarded with forts
and batteries, also numbers of boatS
loaded with stone were SUNK. and
row Of stakes were driven a quarter
Of a mile across the river. On the
18th of June the sentinels on the top
Of the cathedral saw many sails on
the bay of Lough Foyle, which put
the city in great expectation, as horse
flesh was being issued out to the peo-
pie. Early in June a feet had been
prepared and provisioned to relieve
Londonderry, sailing from Liverpool.
only a few hours sail to Belfast or
Londonderry. The expedition was In
charge OF Kirke. who thought 1t I'M
safe to make any attack then. and
anchored his ships at the entrance to
Tough Foyle, where he lay for sew
eral weeks. The prospect OF famine
became every day more severe. cal
lars and places where food could be
had being searched. the cannon balls
were almost exhausted and brick bats
covered with lead were substituted.
Sickness and pestillence began to ap-
pear. many dying with fever. They,
the kings army. now attempted to
undermine the walls but the plan be-
ing discovered, this was abandoned,
dIE6T severe aBHtlnG, IN WHICH LAG
Irish army lost over 100 men. hosen.
q Frenchman, an engineer officer, was
in command. No mercy of any KIND
was held out to these who did not
surrender, and galIows were erected
and prisoners who had been captured
were dragged to gates.
Inside the city the same form was
performed. Gallows were put up and
prisoners brought out on the walls.
i5ut Londonderry held out. as the
french General Rosen withdrew his
prisoners instead of hanging them.
'rhis we in July. BY this time one
Of the city gates had been beaten IN.
and one OF the hastions in ruins. to be
repaired by night every attack was re-
YELLED. The food was issued out by
roouthfuls Sailed hides, Of which they
had had a good stock, were used. dogs
and rats were all eaten. The last
horse was butchered. and the people
6jed so fast they could not be buried,
but were thrown into the cellars.
While all this suffering was being en-
dured Kinks sfius were LAYING out in
sentinel saw three ships coming w
the Foyie One was the Mountfoy,
and she went directly for the boom
and distractions.
The Irish army kept up an inees-
SAINT fire all night, and fer three sue
cessive DAYS the batteries continued
TO pour their shot into the city. On
the night of August 3, 1859. the kings
army broke camp. retreating towards
Strabaae. Thus ended the memcr-
able siege Of Isondoderry. which had
lasted los days The garrison had
been reduced from about Z 000 to 5000.
The wall around Londonderry still
stands. as I saw it many years ago.
Over the altar in the cathedral are
the preserved French hagstaffs cap
tured by the garrison in one of their
sallies. During the two hundred