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Full Title	The Irish People, v. 1, no. 33, July 9, 1864.
Contributor	O'Leary, John, 1830-1907. Luby, Thomas Clarke, 1821-1901. Kickham, Charles Joseph, ca. 1826-1882. Stephens, James, 1825-1901. Irish Republican Brotherhood.
Date Added	7 October 2015
Format	Newspaper
Language	English
Publish Date	1864-07-09
Publisher	Dublin : Printed for the proprietor and published at the office, 12 Parliament Street, by John Haltigan
Source	Joseph McGarrity Newspaper Collection
Topic	Ireland > Newspapers. Ireland > Politics and government > 1837-1901 > Newspapers.
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Disclaimers	Disclaimer of Liability Disclaimer of Endorsement

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Pains, Jvxr. 30a-Tho, lliuisisr r-f -War has received is despalcb from General de .ll'artiriiprey,. dated Ilaunnau iii the llnlillluod. the 23rd. ’;:’lvlng an account or the present. state or run operations "against the rlluan: Four columns or French ‘troops were oncaoll”, ii the 22nd inst. in we I position that .nolhi.lg could cscEP9,‘h9"' bserJIt‘mn.‘ about one’-fhird of the gm: tribe or the I-‘liuas us cncsrriped in the valley at the Manuals, and the number 0‘ ‘cube -‘missions Increased previous to the 23rd ol June--the term rpscitied. - General Rose, slier having: renewed his provisions at Zamnrslli '9' turned on the llllh to establish himself It Dar-hen-Abdallnhw ‘Tile mrabonz Alld-el-Aziz showed himself at the right or his camp at the bend of 400 men, lnfintry Arid cavalry, whbi ’ forward by the goums Attached to the French division, were charged - by Illnetlvllly and routed. The insurgent: left 20 do- Some rniislters and saddles were captursd by the gmlml. W 7; licnlarly distinguished themselves in um en ,ncemgnL Gem“ , Deligny returned 2.. Geryvillo on the 2o.l., alter havini.’ damaged H-Abiad-Sldi-Sheikh. , The marabout Si-Muhammad-llalrlzs ad ‘ lied, And his ll0l‘l‘ll'S had laid down their arms. General do ‘Mar- "lirriprey prapond to wait for General Deligny at Rellznne untll Kb! ' 30th at Juno.- Times Cmresportdenr. ,‘ ‘ ' A Pails paper‘ ‘states what the French Government. has made av. "nngemenls to rcceiva '25,00l) Circassiau einlgrsntap lu Algcria.- ' 7’imrI Car-rapnnriaril. ' ' ' , ' ‘Paals,'Jui.r ‘.'.-Captain, Winslow. ol the Kearsagf. ,Wl10 5'“ corp: to Paris to consult an oculist, was entertained at dinner on sired 'by some ' Americans residing barn. The surgeon and .pursui: at ibu Kesrssge were likewise present. Alter l1I"“9“R Wl‘ memory of the Federal sailor who died oflhis wounds in the Naval llosf-‘ital oi Cberbourg. The other two wounded men are reooverurg.-Tania. eril. , , . . za- ,0 ‘o l . l ND, THE DUCHIFS.’ ,- .r;noc or ‘rm: PRUSIIAFL . r "This war threatens to equal in cruelty allthat history relates of ,Lhc Thirty Years‘ War. rusnia will bring niubuck to tho. ferocity, ,0! the middle ages, if we are to credit the sayings of Pr n oili- 0 Nothing less is proposed by them man to carry on cow.-, horses, and every kind of chattel properly, mwasle the harvest. and to fire everv‘ town and village that may come in their way. ’In Mongolian ' ntxvunriit ‘short, we shall witness all lhe Atrocities otka Tartar or - hid. The rrarries of V0 el and Frankenstein are but t0oKsura u' all these bnrbarlties will be perpetrated. ‘ Let it. guarantee that n ‘ says the odicinl organ or the Berlin Cubincl, -l that these threats are idle ones, made for the purpose of frightening the Danes." Those othcers who possess some feelingo! humanity advise- tbe inhabitants to make the best of the short time yet remaiiiingto them before the armistice expires to srnd their wives and children to the islands, and (ind a place at safety for such properly as they can carry away with t em. The scythes and hooks destined to cut down the corn arealrrady delivered to the regiments whoss dutyjt will be to use them. The populace are "aware of this fact, yet they are ready to siifior all sooner than conclude I peace or is nature to compromise theliberty and independence or their u u try.-Steals. . - nix aranisorlx or THE iioa'rlr.lr rnlusra. . s ilmncnmuicxc 29.--The Hamburg papern give the, following Is the respective strength of the Danish and Auslro-Prussian fleets in tho North Sea, where a decisive naval engagement is shortly exr 9. :7 .. U’ L‘. 5 < r. ; l.cd:v-- . The Austrian force consists of the screw‘ ship-of-the<lino Kaiser, 91 guuaptha screw frigate‘ Schwnrzcnberg, 50 guns; the ironclad frigate Don Juan d‘A.usl.rla, I6 guns; the screw curvaii. risderich, 23 guui; ihu.pudrilo'wheol steamer Elisabeth, .6 ‘guns; and the Icrew gunboats Wall and Seellund, each carrying 4 guns. The lladeizkrscrew frigate, 35 guns, was at Borhum upon, the Zfitgh The Prussian: have thsiphddlewhcel steamer Preussischer Adler, 4 guns,,iind the screw guulmsts Blitz and Basilisk, carrying 3 guns The Danish force isgheligved to consist of the screw frigate Niels ' us), 42 guns; "the screw '1' ate Jyllund, 44 guns; ‘the screw cor- vstte Heimdal, 16 guns; the screw sliip-of-tho,-line Skiolil, (:4 guns; Ind the ironclad corvette Diinnebrog. 1 guns. e frigate Sjsel- land, 44 guns, or the Tordenskjold, 3:. guns, will also probably be sent to the Norlhpseu ‘wiil.‘oiber smullcralt.-J‘;mer , , ENGlK.KSD'5 anal: nr-zsi-:nno2i or nuxsu.nx.' Coresiuccn. J on 20.-Itjis baid that General IIegcruianu's division must leave North Jutland to reinforce the troops on Fyen. If so, another district will be exposed to the merciless emotions of the enemy. But F)‘Pl'l is ‘all important, sud should be hold at any sacrihce. 1' hehr oi largo Prussian forces collected at Knlding and Erirso H. an‘ attempt. to cross the Lillie Belt.‘ Kuldin' Fjord warms with barges, boats, and poritoona. Should u'bridge prove impracticable, the Germans may try to land‘ by u ,- er ‘of batter‘ which are being rapidly con- Itructed. Once established ii: Fy .; they could probably oyernbalii. General Gerlach. ' Where, then, would be England’: empty bdast tl.at'sl.e is going to protect the D'm.i..l. Islands ? A mnnpei call that sounded illrpugb every town and village of neglcclful England, felling my Vcouniryme'n that their honour is at stake, ‘might per- .:....a morning lrom 'Cuxhaveri Austria 1.... four in lilo North sea, ’ and bombard‘ Kaiser and hcdilflcult to say. England may learn to henwrelcllell ally iishedelay her assistance until thorels nodangel’ of 0 ending Prussia.‘ To arrive at. the funeral of ,u murdered friend lsless n..i..i,".l ‘more prudu.e.‘liu... to save inn.’ iu‘ ti e.’ Many-Englislimeri’ may daiibt oiir ability Io"wrest ‘North Sleswig from Van Bismarck‘: clutches; none will question that we‘ai‘e able to protect 1ll,0>DlIl1lbll Islands. Your readers ‘may‘ feel assured of ale thingHnurn‘rly,tl-lat more words will not sisfllce. ' lV'hntcve'r win the eficdrol seriduslremonslranccs from London six months agn,be- fore the collapse of English reputation, they are new utterly without woi hL.,asisc1cariy seen ln'German policy. “' “ ‘ , , . [I regret that Denmark's cause‘ has become associated wilhvparly miin1c‘uvre.v and party jcalousiea. -it ‘aboulzl ‘rather have" been ‘thal object of all true Briwnl to support‘ I brave little kirigdoirl, kindred race, Protestant ,i.. religion, and with freeinstilutiurisi‘, Pessibl ' there is triiih iu the‘opiniori put forward by i portiort of our press, that every imaginable ministry in Epglsnd must buv. betrayed the Danes sooner orluter, thul. there is some lalal inaliiliiy in no'..5..,... nnliell gicrmuny,‘und some shadowy‘ dread of ’a‘i:‘rsnco.lliusc‘nvile-‘ American Iugue.,,‘)n this case‘ we can “only say.‘ Ilnsl fur the re: Ifwtlulilfollllcnmen on ‘Wl1ol'II‘ ouch slippery, tr:-aclierous ivnrli was imposed by ’Provldencel ‘0ur' ilrst position was ‘ivy-mpuihy with -Dpeninavrk under ’Fedcral ‘ execution ‘in llolnlcin. Ind a promise‘ of help ' should Sleswig he iuva'dci:l. Na“Eii'glisll forces, either n rval nr'triili‘tary, 'ncru'd.=,rpsicl.e.l. ' Marshal lVruilgel swept, over the liurlliem uuciiy,-‘and drm'ii‘trun'ibled the relelrliuus air castles of British friendship ;"ol' to'op&ak correctly, t ‘ eir bulle- mcnts, like thd pasleboard forts’ of China,‘ were carried to" tlleJub- laud Rirpzutter rip-erecting vril‘-ll frvw.uing‘detlauco‘.' PlllB$lI‘5Q$1ni [pm England. Away marched the British corps of acrrlo-ehlllrtfl aml propmy-uien, to set up yet another greai-pasreboard-wall of China, in frontal the Danish Isles. liaiinir A conclusion for my country as a’ third complete abandon- ment of Denmark. But events tend Prussia, with admirable" logic, judges hv prepares to overrun Fyeri. clinirig to pledge hersell to keep out of the Baltic. neither soldiers nor ships, though, up to this rromeni, our ’ihal‘lI3 rampsrtauwhich guard the third English poaiiion.r' isplay all their giin-crack glories. Where shall we next. lake I p0rlllVa stand? Round Copenhagen. And uhen thii city is bclrihurded, I rlvlil ancy can caaily pictlira huvr England would clamour for some guarantee of Kiri Christian‘: personal safely. And I e . . . y accident he were shot, we should hrmly demand oi Prussia: handsome funeral. , s . - i )2 .-mos-Very bad news. The enemy has crossed Alssund, and General Steininann reports himself as retreating upon Ulhlml 3“ Sondersknr. I fear that many Danes will be killed and taken, as it would require superhuman valour to secure an erriharkstiqu under We have no details as to the mode in which the enemy elleclsd lbis’ attempt,- Irnr oi the Rolf; Krako‘s fulci. A,hn-=t tele- graphic announcement has been enough to shock this city heyouri measure Two things only are needed for the tinal realisation of England's hose ilellertiovl-that F;-ea should be also conquered. and an A'uslro-Prussian squadron appear oi Cbptillltlgln.’ ll'hIisl. we talk the Germans vigorously scr, reversing our long-cherished cour cell. It is cruel and unprincipledmla make promises, or half pro< iniscs, with, no jntenljon ofkeeping them-ruinous to a nation’: reputation to be sec at nought in an acknowledged purpose.-, II , as: winter, a certain distinguished ,aut.bo,r,,, suggested that” we should send] our deet. northward and ' coerce ‘Den-V mark into submission,’ his‘ plan. was scouted. “ No." I ll E ri with‘ one voice, “ the Danes‘ are quite right, and slnllnotwuiit an ‘ally in case of‘iieed. ' '1 ha is traced the course of our priiileiit reservations, slid‘ endeavoured to point out how heartless is spot: conduct.’ 'Belte'rl’Iave liken the suggestion alluded, to above; than tempted on ‘the Danes by what .uliriitined rrlorluls would style “ hulnhug.” And ct there is surely hope of some help, however lard . ‘The last and worst’, mistake cl all will be to de- clare lhat it is “too late 1" So long all ‘Denmark maintains in arms ’hi-r righteous quarrel, so long can England redeem her character for truth. Tlmiil measures will not do. robber pull his victim, iusteuil oi Fhoutinr: ll him lrorn behind a hedge. ’To‘c’onfi-out two great powers, flushed with ‘victory is is rave measu 2. But we must make up our minds to do this, or lay Bsltla every pretensiou that rises higher than day back or ledger.- Daily in... Cggrrcsponderit. . Corlcxirneus, JUNE 30 (l 2.10 RM.)-Tlia Danes have witlidraivn beyond llarnphavr, skirrnjshing during the retreat. No further pursuit occurred, and they reached Eegenuia in good order at noon esieriiay, where they’ have embarked.- [The above telegram has been delayed in transmission via Russia] . ,- ,Cor-u:rrraox:r,’Jtvul: 30.-'-Tho‘ Minister-at ,ll[arine ,announces that, in the late capture of Alsen, the Bull Kr-aka, although very hotly cngaged,was but slightly injured. A ship of H boat and livo sleeps succeeded in making good their escape fromdho Alsen ound,' while one gun sloop and I jolly,boat were blown up to’ avoid capture, the crews, however being saved‘. ‘ ' " ' ‘ , Loss or ‘HIV naxzs A1‘ AUIEE. ' Corvizxiua.s:x',.22an Jun (2.20 rut)-Tho loss of the Dunes in the retreat lrom Alan is officially stated to amount to from 2.500 to 8,000 men, most of them being: killed and wounded,'amnng whom are 81 officers. The remainder oi the troops and the war materials are now being brought‘ away from hlsen. 1 Vcryconsider-'ahle‘ contri- butiona have been imposed upon the inhabitants ol Jutland. 1 RANDERB, JULY -A roconnoltriug force lroui the 8th.IIussars and the 50th Infantry Regiment drove back I party of ones who ind crossed the Limfiord. “Sixty prisoners were taken, of whom 30 were wourlde The Pnmiau loss was lncansiderab e. . du Soir says that the Prussian: have sold all the prvhlaity seize n Jutland‘ in order to realize ltlm war contribution imposed by Field-Marallal Wrari el. 5l‘hcJuiiandesa having refused to makoa bidding‘, inhabitant: of Southern Slesvig were sent for‘, who became purchasers. r F l r 7 a !l‘DAWE8 blrr,nuunx. ' ," ,S’r!tALsl7,ND, Jpnr 4.-At live p.m.'yealerday, two Duiish ships of-war, the 'l'orrli>,nsklolil,34, and the Schlcswig, 12,‘ Ipprohched within 3,000 puccs,Ior the purpose of reconnoltring the coast. Two Prussian companies and a ritled battery occupied ‘ Bronirsc. While the Danes were passirlg. the Prussian guns-tired 20 shells, seven or which perceptibly struck the Danish vessels. The Danes withdraw, and at 10 pm. were seen to the east of Arcana. . - . . . l , ' ,, , ‘A maiv HOLY .ALbiANCE. . . , The Post publishes documents in proof that Russia, Prussia, and Austria have common interests and intentions which induce them to e as it is iorrriiduble. n E r.. F :l 3 as = I forlheginiddle of.last.rnonth. The cnrrespmulexiltlizhows thntthe ‘Czar was most anxious to establish I mutual understanding between the three bowerii of the north, and he suggests they, should form a league lagaiust certain tendencies and pretensions. ,The Polish ‘ question is to be elfaccd from the list of European questions-the N a -. ‘three powers declare that it is one'uf internal concern. T 0 ‘considered it rlesirublc frnmevcry point of view to sign is treaty or convention between the‘ three powers which should‘ha used on the lreeiprocsl guarantee of the territory of such power . (la Bismark, lwrltiug to the Prussian minister at Paris, says, Ill reference to 'iho ;Danisli duchies, ibut lbs moral and, ii necessary,‘ lbs’ material con. p1I.ll’i’l3hC! of Russia iii secured toburpollcy in this question. I Rum, only uks for I guarantee against a Scandinavian union. ‘ ‘ ‘ v V 3. - il .l"v; l.....l V lh . , . , ,, -‘’'', RUSS, ‘Ts '. " . Gnu-r lfluptri llnssl . Thecnzetlo do Moscow statsttlrat on ‘ is 4th of June A terrible Ere destroyed all the wooden. uiidings lhat had -lIEt’,ll. constructed for the business of, the great, fair of Nijiii - ovogomd. All the shops on the line ol the 0ka.a verst In length, all the thcalresund shows, thirty restaurants, iifly public house; 9, hotels, the public baths, and several workshops were destroyed. The Turllr mosque and mi iaur houses age all that were rleservcq . t . . . l . .2 .. . , . :- :7 train the bra. r‘ ITALY. . 3IOVl‘.MExTd.o)l. oimtnlir. osruuami; .-’ ' ,llf..)Zrdan transmits with great regularity an account to Paris of E-I-i’Il)lldI'l' rnevemcpts. iis last letter cont-inslnoma, details of u 2.: to v.ll.. ilianzi, wiicro lie'liad.a long chat nul. lbs Geperai, V1.0 :33 seated during the vlsllr. in an lrm-:huil‘,,I'llh llll leg shrew. 1c on nrrordiiiary seat. .Garil.laliii appeared to slider much, ,6 raid that he had already taken four ballia, and am the f0,,,,h piada Iiim leel Iatlier irillisposed, but that his physician.-, "Al)lnP,>a slid‘ Daziie. BS3lll‘eLl him he would derive nliii-h beiielit, from the !,lxIl]l;h,(.‘r.-lribaldi‘.l complexion struck iii. Erdan as being very fresh, End . e '21 c ear. ll bearing the visitor any so sh, Gangral ,,, 'c':3fdl 'Th“'“"K is in $900‘ Miler, but ilisllinibs are a mere e. nluslt, while uriythlng nl Iifegemalus in them, Apslid it, ill lilo service at ltalyl‘, ,ll'heli Itomeyras mentioned Garibaldi‘. ll?‘ “l“.‘9‘l PP.’ “E4: 1110 his Jmmli Milk. llmmuon. -.119 opal... We muarstep between Illa, war and a gun‘ . slorui; consequent [guged about, and ll), animated 1‘0l!Vi!l'!Ill0nlnok pin, on Wvtancn rlf unlllni; all the lodges in holy. The clllmberou. - by Garibaldi i. . very unprelendlng o....,rt i. li.irul.l.ied .m."';“ chain, and an iron-bed daszuuia olrurisina. l 11:." in... H: er [0 , which is neither luxurious nor extensive, i. s..,,,, ,,,,,,,,,''i- walls.-Star Corrrr1'9"'1‘”t' '"““'"‘"".. -new .. V . an rtulm r-auuaimri-. -rnnnl, lulu 4.4ri.. debut: in Ih-l Chambcrof n.,....,,,,,, huaucial policy or Aha Goveruruerll. was continued llpdar. 3: 5' Riituzi delivered aapoosb. in which in ..i;.si...l,ilu c‘.,.,,,,‘“‘ ene‘rally.‘, Several diilerenborders of the day‘ ‘ " President's tabla. ' it is believed that the vale will rah pl.“ pt rilorrow. A very large majority in favour of the M eted. 7 ' r "“ "'“"a . THE WAR IN NlZll' ZEALAXD. uni-qi.ais 0P’TIIB nmrisu 1-noon. ,'-,Mgi.por;xxx, 26133 11.‘. , ‘ ‘vices from New Zuland app,“ that lhe troops besieged Galena on the 21.1. uli. An .tn...,,, .3 made to carry the position by storm, but was repulsed by n,, M lives with severe in... to to. British. Coiouei llooth and hvcomm; ot the ;43rd-Light Infantry were lililed.[ffi'he' Maori has n, are :TlI8ll’ lo,ad‘er,huAsiucc been daieatsd by 1.3%, f r ' l CHXXA. ‘ ‘ ' min the China Mail, lllay 13.) .,'f'he chief and almost only topic of political interest hm,‘ continues to he the 'l'upii-lg rcbcllion.wThis once foruiidsllis I-um. men: is no connried within one or two garrisous, ageing .. M1, ,, fight desperately for their lives, and equally ready, it is Iuspgd‘ availtheiuaelvos of any chauseof cm s Chang-chow-lilo is I city on the Grand Canal, and lies ssh route beiwctn llElIgv&l‘l0W and Ranking, being not very in (M, the latter city. . Alex: to Nsnklng it is the most ilnporupi, ,7,’ h rebel possession: it is, indeed, more important, ursgetically rpui. lug, than Nanlling itself. It still hills out. but is cornplrialy I, vested by the Impegial troops under Colonel Gordon and the Film oi Soochoir-the aarna man. who, caused the decapitation om, Waugs to whom pardon had been, promise on the surrelidad Soochow. He is said to be I moat courageous fellow, however, “I always, like Gordon, lights at the head of ibis men. The following account ot nilaira is- given in I lrtln my Shanghai Itrwrller:-: ., r , V 9 l '1 “ The rebels being driven lroiu all their ltochdcs and calms meals to the west at the cii and ihcri occupied by a strong lo. of Imperialisls, Gordon moved round opposite the south-mtulph of the city, and commenced forming his batteries el atucli, rill, Illa lnipu.-ialists placed their us orl his left, facing the souls the cit . A combined altack was arranged for the 27th; born, the linperialist batteries being ready on the 24th, and thsuou. who have been on long besieging the city being eager to Iloriuind , l averse to relinquish their hope of taking ibo city, the Futu iv . orders to his batteries to open are, and by thr-s o‘clock in lllu .rp,. noon 1 capital breach was formed. U The, advsnce was souildotul the storming party pushed ou . steadily to the city ditch, harm there thrown into confusion by some defect in the brldgu ; liorqrg they scrambled across, and advancing through the stages goiism outing of the breach, where they maintained llIEmMlV2Dll)l'IM- slricrable time-, but the rebels; notwithstanding I most drllllrtlr covering tirelrom the imperial guns and [mm a battery ntodiui endlading this tern plea’ manned the breach and wall lnrlla numbers, regardless oi lil'e,,und compelled the sssilaulii to tsllhli with much less. - , V ‘ ‘ , . During the night garden‘: guna being put in position. lr.Idl]lilll- toon bridge laid down bvef the city ditch, he‘ opened fire It day. break, while the Imperialism’ batteries did the same, to knock sway the baiillcndu thrown up in their branch in the night. llllig-hing went the heavy guns, as quickly followed .by . the boom ol bunting shell tearing up paililerous masses of the wall and burying benuil them many at the dEfel'ldErI,’whllU the ‘smaller ,giinl played sling the parapet right and lefl with deadly etiecr.,1wberever thmbrlup peered or opened arc. By half-past. twelve o'clock the breach was ready. and the signal was given to the lmpcrialiats to srorin at their ownl breach, while on‘ rushed the 4th Regiment, led by Calm! Howard, and on came the rebels to the branch, delcnnllid all daring, to be mowed down b the covering tire ol-ihs Irlillsry.snd no sooner down than lheir place was tilled up by their lellou ruling onto the defence. The edges of the city ditch was gained, sill nt' the ' 4th ’ Regiment‘; - column 'sccoii-ipsnled ly and up 'tha , fire-balls. Then came that clesdly pause, the colours wsvillgll the breach, defended by ,A few brave men. The deirudrrs and smil- antshesiiaied-ilivy stood at bay tor a ‘moment-ills "Cclrslltlf nature shrank from the dread ccnllici. hand to hand? tbs odiwi stlcmpled to break it.‘ - They pushed them, they pulled ituiri, dry beat then: with their swords, llutn in vain. The rebels fighting in life. ilesperaia'nieu,'r‘ooncr recovered their presence of mind, int every man 2 his missile on theheads 01 lbs sssailunls.‘ W colours and their defenders were puslied nfi this wall down the llroi and had; to retire over the bridge on their column.. A iriurdrm Hre was cured from every loo -hulu;- men’, were falling vzry it! yet lhey stood their ground, but hesitated to advance to when ilirr would be comparatively sale, and too low for the elicmyhtirr. ll! retire was new sounded, and thuatormermfcll back to cover. it I.II l now discovered that ‘the lmperialisls‘,brldges, having been urrlil away unknown to them during the night, liirydid not allenipllt ole, of the re - QtC‘9.MV'I-l’lll'll.llKhl’lo. The art ery fire was kept. up uhii lhd walli cleared. ,‘l'htllu-‘ pcrialists l ‘down fresh bridges, and everything was ready Illwlll points of attack, at half-past two o'clock pm. lor ' bear at one point. . parties at I rapid pucr.‘.'l'l‘bl 3rd Regiment‘: colours were llrllrl on the wall, wilh Chapman, Reynolds, .smiih; .,Al1EII.‘ “'l""""‘-"' and others rallying round them, fnzhing haiid to hand w fenders. i The ilnperlsliiitli crossed iboir bridges, cmvrdrd breach, and waved their colours, but hesitated to moim the Quinsuu held their ground on this wall. .1 The delenrleru cam!“ in gust Inllmlwru: while‘ the advance ‘ot. the assailants Ml?“ lag, the opponents straining every nerve and Ill ' 1 every moment cc rn , ors clqreund prolonged ior It lwl""“‘7 iniuulcsg. At length the storrncra, overpowsred by, ii-nu M driven from their gained ground, and hurled to the l>l3llW' "l breach." ,.All attempts to mount ibo wall again wernlatila. Them’ rite of, the stormcrs being under the tire from the wall, were W‘ fcarlully thinned, while ii... (rent ranks so despernioly ‘WW4 “T” otadvaricc. , Tho erdv.-‘i:.,to retire was given, Jud lb! V‘ drew filly yards hack to cover, while the gu ?l" ‘ ‘ with canister, shell, and grape”, The Impenulis , me, hurled freilh column: only the attack, but all ltllllltd in be 1" bound at one point, and stood still, when ilia lJl’l"""' '1“ General Chiug‘ounudar'ins advanced with his men. "'1 “'3, Passed the ‘sticking point and got his colours partly into lhlh W‘ Yet he too was hroughhto s.,atuud'aud obliged to iall Inc . 2‘ ended the as v on -.Tl.ll,W0unIl9(l and liiU9‘.1 "W ‘ l the l06f,undf9u:'l<l1Il.)i)ebliuibiiI.i' Codiccnkille Co15llIIW“iC‘P‘$wl‘M I

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