tranfactions-Rightboys-Wretchedness of the peafan-

try-Death of the duke of Rutland Change of

manners by his example-Reflexions on late hours-

Enormous peculation detected by Buckingham-Offer

of regency to the prince of Wales-Reinstatement of

affairs-Fitzgibbon-Proceedings of the oppofitionists

-Parliamentary transactions.

Page 281

CHAP. XL.

Revolution of France-Its influence on Britain-

And on Ireland-Fiats-Anniversary of the

revolution celebrated at Belfast-United Irishmen

-National guards-Rowan-Catholic convention-

Catholic deputation-Catholic declaration-Oppofition

to catholics-Parliamentary tranfactions-Catholic

bill-Other popular bills-Gunpowder bill, &c.-

Peep of day boys and Defenders-Attack of Wexford

-Reports of the catholic committees.

309

CHAP.

CHA P. XLI.

Bill for the raifing of a militia Attempts for parlia-

:mentary reform-Profecutions and flights

Fitzwilliam's viceroyalty-Camden's adminiftration

-Disturbances-New fyftem of United Irishmen-

Coercive acts-Disorders of foldiery--Violences of

Orangemen Armed yeomanry-French expedition

to Bantry-Violence of United Irish- -Severities

of adminiftration-Organization of United Irishmen

Their military organization--Extenfion of the

Union Declaration of Orangemen- -Huffey's

paftoral epiftle-Parliamentary tranfactions

Anti-minifterial attempt.

Page 335

CHAP. XLII.

Motion of Earl Moira-

-Newspapers- -Seditious

inftructions by hand-bills-Negociation with France

-Members of the Irish directory-O'Connor-

Lord Edward Fitzgerald-Information of Reynolds

-Arreft of the Leinster delegates--Armstrong's

information-Henry and John Shears --Violences

of the United Irish-General proclamation--

-Abercrombie

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CHAP. XLVI.

Character of Humbert

French invafion at Killala

Battle of Castlebar-

-Motions of Cornwallis

Motions of the French-Plan of Cornwallis

Battle of Coloony-Proceedings of the French

-Surrendry at Ballynamuck-Infurrection at

Grenard--Proceedings in the weft-
-Storming of

Killala--Prior tranfactions at Killala-Plans

for faving lives and properties-Forbearance of the

rebels in the west- -Treatment of the French officers

Executions-Macguire-Teeling and Tone

Second French expedition-Death of

Theobald Wolfe Tone-Exertions of Cornwallis.

Page 466

Tandy-

CHAP. XLVII.

Thoughts of a legislative union-Public difcuffion of

the question-Parliamentary difcuffion--Laft

feffion of the Irish parliament-Arguments against

a union Arguments for a union—Address from

Galway Articles of Union-Enaxion of the

bill of union-------- -Confequences expected from the

union-Refignation of Cornwallis—— -Acceffion

of Hardwicke--Reflexions-Retrofpect-History

of a history--A bafe writer-Conclufion.

488

HISTORY

Contests of Ormond and the clergy-Clanricarde's
adminiftration-Negociation with the duke of Lorrain
-Progrefs of the republicans-Siege of Limerick
Executions-Siege of Galway-Further proceedings
-Executions-Difpofal of forfeitures-

Cromwel

protector Mifcellaneous tranfactions-Cromwel's indulgence to the Irish-Arbitrary measure with refpect to the press—Administration of Henry Cromwel-His refignation-Proceedings of the royalifts

Council of officers-Ludlow-Seizure

of the Castle and its reduction.

WHILE

HILE Ireton and Coote were completing their CHAP. conquests, the former in the fouth, the latter in the XXVII. north, the marquis of Ormond was deeply engaged, Contests besides his military efforts, in contests with the Romish clergy, who, intent on a delufive object, the clergy.

VOL. II.

establish

of Ormond and the

CHAP. establishment of the papal power in Ireland under
XXVII. their own administration, by the intervention of a

foreign prince, counteracted the plans of the roy.
alifts, and thus unintentionally facilitated the pro-
grefs of the English republicans to the fubjugation
of the whole. As all Connaught, with Limerick,
ftill remained in the hands of the confederates, and
as this town, together with thofe of Sligo and Gal-
way,
could be easily fortified beyond any danger
from Ireton's force, and were commodious by their
ports for the reception of fuccours from abroad, a
fuccefsful oppofition might long have been made to
the republican arms, if unanimity and refolution
had prevailed among the profeffed abettors of the
royal caufe. Propofing, by the advantage of the
important poft of Limerick, to prepare in the win.
ter an army fit to face the enemy in the ensuing
fpring, but denied by the citizens, when he requested
their admiffion of eighteen hundred men for a gar-
rion, Ormond, by the advice of the commiffioners
of truft, fummoned twenty-four prelates to this
town to confult with him on the distracted state of
affairs, and proposed to them that either obedience
to his authority fhould be procured by their influ-
ence, or fome other way fhould be recommended,
by which it might be preserved, on his withdrawing
from the kingdom.

Among the proposals of this affembly, mostly lax and indefinite, the most precife and important were, that the receiver-general should account for the fums levied fince the peace; and that a privy council fhould be compofed of native nobility, fpiritual and

temporal,