The English were but a small party, convoying herrings to the besiegers of Orleans.

The ground was strewn with herrings after the fight, which men call the Battle of the Herrings.

Consternation reigns in the hearts of the French--an army flies before a handful! The Maid spake truly; the need is desperate.

If help reach not the Dauphin soon, all will be lost!" "Then let the Maid go!" thundered the old man, roused at last like an angry lion; "and may the God she trusts in guard and keep her, and give to her the victory!".