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Vol. III, No. 26, Whole No, 146.
Sen mee oe oe ren ate Be
New York, N. ¥.,
Entered as second-class matter, Oct. 1, 1993, at the Post Office at
under the Act of Congress of March 3, 3879.
CA
A JOURNAL DEVOTED TO THE CAUSE OF IRISH INDEPENDENCE, IRISH LITERATURE, AND THE INTERESTS OF THE IRISH RACE.
NEW YORK, JUNE 30, 1906.
-PRICE FIVE CENTS.
IRISH SOLDIERS IN THE FRENCH SERVICE. *
oe
“Remarkable Series of Articles by an English
Military Authority—Tribute to Irish Valor from
an Unexpected Quarter—Magnificent Record
- of “The Fighting Race” During a Century
of War in Many Lands— Splendid
Officers, Gallant Soldiers.
one brigade, under
senior of the
took,
the command of the
three colonels, whose name it
tly at first known
yunt-Cashel.” The
record of the Trish Brigades in the
ce
and gre:
generals when only some 1,000 men out of
the whole force were won over to his colors.
ft
20:
bodyguar:
foree thus reformed was as
‘THE BODYGUARD.
e.—The King’s Regiment, Colon
.
el D.
Regiment, Colonel
ing’s Regi iment, Colonel
the
and
oot ‘do fuller vjustice to the. subject.
The fis is series of articles is given
will be conti inued from week
to. week. g Irishmen, and, above all,
soldiers of the irish Votunees, would do
read them witl
THE IRISH BRIGADES IN FRANCE, |
L
During the 26h 70 8 and 18th centuries the |
an erable number, OF | the Continent as “The Army
bri-
foot, was red up to 1791, when the
nerractcaly
already much reduced,
3.
From 1690 to 1698, Jam
the field in Savey, “Piedmont ‘Sr France,
and in the Low Countries; but early in the
a hund: latter year following the Peace of Ryswick,
Iantly ude the Seen stal +7 der | the French Army was very largely reduced,
was cal Hed in ing,
The, Brigade ces : The a
val of six strong battalions to eight regime
King in rance, Snacired men eac
1st, ater this flight from El England, w
most immediately after erwards by the
war between the two
detarton, of " soring of. 1689, James, accom-
h officers, and abun-
were fo vane ‘into 03
1B ORIGINALLY.
Hor: ee Steion Sheldon,
nts of hose w
Galmoy.
; Lee, Mount: Cashel,
rd Cl
Galmoy.
's the ranks of the brigade
For
were constant repeated from the large
pan mbere o of the
as
Jeaders,
wes Gittrained nd il deficient in ine
ipme , Louis
of the Irish rate, who,
cai renee or as simp
n Ireland during the
vs found a refuge on
ter for carryins e. .
ca peror and other ete ‘Capel ia
pean ry from Ire!
ph
s Le
roops he c
war against the Em
Sema of the League of Augsburg,
that in exchange for these
talions James. should desjatch some ot his
Tesh troops to France, cordingly m
gade, comp: regiments 0
. “Dillon,”
moe
the ive,
duced. T!
rele or of iis rien and, to
at ot
a lary
ut iingished
contemporary writers, i fisher ste a OF co
Bearing (Hous gene bien fats) and service- | were
able uniform most favorable im-
pression. _
Each of the three first-named regims y gene se were many
anes ot ch eet in the brigade. In 1702, Bowe
s
am
Moreover,
were Ja rgely
ere incorpor-
wha was at that
In 1775 the Clare
regiments ‘Oe “Mount-Cashel,”
i ed into Regiment ‘was incorporated
“oO Brien and “Dillon” were group
ith Berwick’s, and
Bull riginally
own Castel rs) with Dillon's,
(ori
“at the
tint t Battalion, Lille.
Battaion st
Pat Bactaion,
Second Battalion, Se Pom
Walsh de
France,
he
Second
Besancon.
Battalion,
Second
ments before the enemy. In 1 ar
quis de Dangeau, after relating how General
Saint Ruth had’ beaten 1,200. Piedmontese
strongly ehtenhed, “Les Irlandais
qui re action-1A ont fait des
ce qui Saint Ruth mande, et
hel, qu Jes commandais,
g
aid
their services at Crem:
by a large gratuity, and raised ¢ of
Bourke! e's Regiment.
1703, at the battle of Hochstaedt
(Bleaheta, the Iie Brigade drove the
several of those Who were attached on half.
Pay.
After Cassano | (2709) the Duke
me! s be
on ‘occasions of the most dificult
in wi
battle of Ramillies, £729) Clare's
Regiment lost its colon: e, killed,
ith 38 offi
se Church “ie | Duke | a
boroughs brotl
oppose
Marl
were
it,
Panna (1797), under of
ick, an in at Saiplanaet ‘sje
the Irish Resins covered themselves wi
glory. t er battle,” writes ‘Se
Quincey, “the Irish rate overthrew every
while
Flanders, Germany, the West Indies, ani
America. ally e's, and Ormond’s
Regiments se: in Southern India under
ally; Orme cond sa Bulkley’s made two
campaigns in Cors
The first regimen of Dillon was raised
in Ireland, 2oth ine, 1653, by the Hoa. Sir
neh a
Spanish armie: ‘Nit
Cromwell it embarked fo
joined the army under
in Flanders against
only thirty-three, and was
for promo tion to Marshal at the time of his
death in. 17.
‘The Regiment of Dillon enjoyed od the al al
y and dure
ing the whole period of its existence it was
always command some member of the
family by whom it was originally rained Its
first colonel gave over the com and
is eldest som, Charles, who, on succeed-
ing a8 tenth Viscount, returned we Teeand in
7st, his br other, Henry, takin
i
Ireland and Engl
yrother, the Chevalier James
e regiment, and fell at
‘ontenoy in 1745. The fourth
Ghar and Tobag:
dies, me, in 793,
Chiet of the Army of the
the Rhine in 1793.
try 0}
Li
tion the greater part of the et ‘patton
with all the officers, eft France with
1d Battalion, after capitulati
tinge in 1793, also did the
appear as if the 87th Regiment Inherited | wat
little of the Dillon Regiment beyond
jon
colonel of those two corp
Fro
Brest, towards the end of ay
regii ed
4
and after this duty
nt into winter ‘uae at Villefranche
and Prades.
ti E
cover of which, towards the end of the day,
the French formed there Tine of battle.
next morning al the main body of
the army crossed the Fi river in line, the water
and att:
agai
supported by the
nt, the Grenadiers stormed. the bas-
dom, the ensign
he
ta
oe "Castelfolit (8th Septem!
winter quarters round Prats-de-
Mollo,
In the spring of 1695 the, Spanish Army,
fellows—all_ working
Ie
ish n
where is a split between Parnell, Biggar
grams after Davitt went West
DAVITT’S RELATIONS WITH THE FENIANS.
His Zeal in Revolutionary Work Shown by His
Letters During First Trip to America—How the
“New Departure” Originated —Intended to
Supplant Isaac Butt’s Home Rule. League
by a More Vigorous Movement Con-
, trolled by the Fenians.
By Jone Devoy.
Davitt’s first impression of John Boyie
a
will not reach New York before Moa-
ay afternoon.
“Fraternally yours,
“Micuaet.
“Have met crowds of North of England
well.”
Davitt in
In April, 1692, the Second Battalion re-
joined the First’ in Spain; but during the
hole year e de Noailles had to re-
main on the defensive in the valleys of Am- the
pourdan, to the south of the Pyrenees, as hig df
my had been much weakened by his hav- nt
ing had to bend strong reinforcements to the a
army in Italy. ted hi
a May, 1693, the French | the North of England and they were either
st reassembled at Boulon, and then | Made fo disgorge or forced to decamp.
to Roses, the opera: EN INTEREST IN FENIANISM
ich hindered by bad weathe letter dated “Manayunk, Saturday,”
On the night of the sth-6th June the Grena- | and evidently | from allatans ecent
ted here, written
she ory ‘before he sailed “for Ireland, Davitt
I was back again. I am told that
and
er. Bi egar has told my
e delighted with th
informant
‘ou e
Betfast yellows "or the esson they taught
sn in
at Sir Eye-Glass. G— mashed him i
regi ent | his letter to the Fred
again i inter quarters at Prats-de-/ “I wish you were ‘by the Seine, myself at
olto. started.”
Int ¢ army, after having crossed
the Pyrenees at rde, debouched, 01
the 18th May, on the plains of Ampourdan,
in the 26th the advance guard crossed the
Flavi ame into contact with the enemy
strongly entrenched behind the small river
Ter. ively artillery fire ensued, under
Pi
honesty and political depravity. made his
control of the Dublin Jrishman a constant
menace.
There were many short letters and tele-
of Cleveland,
“ny
catering for Iri
humble servant has been the topic of topies
since his arrival here. ture in Globe
Hall last night was fairly attended—targe
umbers of Americans being present.
each other for ‘slurs’ cast upon myself in
particular and everything Irish beside, and
the whole town is by the ears, The Mayor
Duke de Nositles, inva lan) they
‘Army, succeeded in revictualling Hos- | would have met me half way by endeavoring
talc (3rd May). On the return, a force | to defray expens: n doing their best to
make lectures meet the cost of travel.
(Continued on page 5) it is, they have attempted to do nothing,
under the impression that more was required
than they fea accomplish.
“I leaving for St.
Paul to-morrow
mp J the East again to take myself and
mo ely tells me that he does not intend
10 New York. I am of opinion
it if he was asked by the C. G. to go to
would di oe I
superintend the
paper in Dublin and act as Syout deputy there
on its stai
“I don’t know anyone in the range of my
se so qualified for this work as
cepting, a
he would
on that Polie icy when instructed a
$0. a 3, 800 ood es
hd i tctlon
in
tween yourself and your two col and
fam assured you will sce the advantage of
ject.
“I hope to be back East in about a fort-
night or three weeks’ tii
‘ours ever sincerely,
ICHABL.”
O'KELLY’S EVIDENCE BEFORE TRE COMMISSION,
The omitted portions of the
ster
fot
matter will come up again
way back east tward, de-
as
a mo
rarnme than that. put focused
mov
by Isaac “pu 's
ment.
DAVITT’S PLEDGES ~ THE CLAN.
federal Home Rule
These pledges wi lered ne
misgivings cxpressed i in ieee from f Freud
to men in Am sco)
t home ti meric: e
aed probable effect of the new movems
giving the direct result of
the skilful misrepresentations of Richard
Pigott in the J Davitt met them
squarely by assuring the members that what
he aimed at was a strong and ive
public movement animated by the spirit of
Fenianism and controlled by a combination
between the Fenians and the more advanced
ection of the Home Rulers.
Abandonment of Fenianism, either in its
ulti ims, be as
ed the men present at these private meet-
And
ways insisted on the necessity of
vigorous
ion a prominent
ment, there
mn whatever of
Tand agita-
ed to come
d the
ings of the
Confederation
Great Britain, bela in Dubin the day be-
fore, and at arnell was elected
President, misled us into the belief that
(Continued om page $.)
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