Our radicals : a tale of love and politics . aid of hisglass he could see that the Fenians werestrengthening their position. Belper,worn out with his exertions, lay down torest for a few hours, while the preparationswere being made for the soldiers return. At midnight he rose, and ordered some VOL. II. ^o 2IO OUR RADICALS. dummy figures, with rifles, to be placedin the position his advanced guard gene-rally occupied, to deceive the enemy. The Irish General did not discover theretreat of the British forces till too late ;and within a very short time after leavingthe Irish coast the rear-guard o
Our radicals : a tale of love and politics . aid of hisglass he could see that the Fenians werestrengthening their position. Belper,worn out with his exertions, lay down torest for a few hours, while the preparationswere being made for the soldiers return. At midnight he rose, and ordered some VOL. II. ^o 2IO OUR RADICALS. dummy figures, with rifles, to be placedin the position his advanced guard gene-rally occupied, to deceive the enemy. The Irish General did not discover theretreat of the British forces till too late ;and within a very short time after leavingthe Irish coast the rear-guard of LordSaxboroughs army reached England. AtHolyhead Belper heard of the defeat ofMetrales forces, and a messenger wasawaiting him with a letter from Lord Sax-borough, desiring Belper to join him atChester. * Leave two battalions to help to defendthe English end of the Tunnel, and joinme here with the remaining battalion,were the instructions contained in thedespatch. And, carrying out the Generals orders,Colonel Belper proceeded to
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