An Historical Review of the State of Ireland from the Invasion of that Country Under Henry II. to Its Union with Great Britain on the First of January 1801...

Cruelties exercised in Beresford's riding-house, Sandy's prevot,
the old custom-house Dublin, and throughout the country-
Many attacks of the rebels with ill success-The mail-coaches
not arriving at the usual hours, signals of sedition

Sir Edward Crosbie shot by martial-law at Carlow

Attack upon Slane-The rebels foiled, not for want of courage

or resolution, but for want of proper leaders-After the attack

of Prosperous, Mite denounces dr. Esmond as the person who

Sanguinary plans of the rebels

Dr. Esmond arrested, carried to Dublin and executed, note-In-

corporate union will prevent such excesses in future 334

Two addresses of the Roman Catholics at this period, Appen-

dix-All the leaders of the rebellion, Esmond, M'Nevin and

a few others excepted, were Protestant-The bulk of the re-

bel mob Roman Catholics

335

Dr. M'Nevin's answer to the archbishop of Cashel concerning

the conduct of the Catholics in the county of Wexford, note

-The word Sasanagh, meaning Englishman or Protestant 336

Various attacks and defeats

337

A caution from the lord mayor of Dublin-Contradictions of sir
Richard Musgrave, note

ib.

The mail-coaches cease to run without a strong military

escort

-339

340

ib.

Surrender of the rebel chief, Perkins, near the Curragh of Kildare

to general Dundas-Brutal conduct of the military towards the

female sex, note

The disposition to surrender damped by the cruelty of lord Joce-
lyn's. Fox-hunters

Extract of a letter from general Duffe to general Lake-Contra-

dictory accounts of these transactions

Sir Richard Musgrave's assertions proved false-Cullen's acquit-

tal, note-Mr. Dunne's letter to dr. Troy about the transac-

tions at Naas, note-The great distinction of the contending

parties was that of Orange and United Irishmen-More false-

hoods of sir Richard Musgrave, note

341

342

Loyalty displayed at first by all descriptions of people in the coun-

ty of Wexford in an address presented by lord Mountnor-

ris

345

344

Dennis M'Daniel's terror and death related by the rev. Mr.

Gordon, note

System of flogging and half hanging in Gorey-Rise and pro-
gress of the Orange system in Wexford
ib.

North Cork regiment the introducers if not the inventors of the

pitched cap torture in the county of Wexford-Unheard of tor-

tures practised by the north Cork militia-Ingenuity of Tom

the Devil in torturing

346

Women treated with indecent cruelty by the military-The sys-

tem of terror increases the numbers of the Union-Causes of

the religious rancour in the county of Wexford
347

The inhabitants quit their houses-Retaliation of the people on

the military

Father Murphy becomes a rebel

348

349

Account of most of the Catholic priests who were engaged in re-

bellion

350

352

A detachment of the north Cork militia defeated by Murphy 351

Enniscorthy attacked and carried by the rebels

The military abandon the town of Wexford-Bagnal Harvey,

Colclough, and Fitzgerald, arrested-Colclough and Fitzge-

rald deputed to appease the rebels

353

354

The rebels detain Fitzgerald and send Colclough back to an-

nounce hostilities

Captain Adams defeated with a detachment from Duncannon
fort-Retreat of general Fawcett-Harvey addresses the re-
bels to spare the lives of their prisoners, &c.

ib.

356

Counsellor Richards announces the surrender of Wexford-Dis-

astrous situation of the Catholics of Wexford

The town taken possession of by the rebels-Bagnal Harvey re-

leased by the rebels and forced to take the command-Many

of the yeomen join the rebel standard-The troops upon their

retreat from Wexford burn and destroy all before them

The town of Gorey evacuated by the military-Arklow refuses

any assistance to the flying soldiers-Their arms taken and

burned-The Catholics form an association to protect Pro-

testant houses and property in the town of Gorey