A SHORT Hiftorical defcription of Ireland Inflitution of the volunteers of Ireland Political confequences refulting from the volunteer af fociations Grand national convention Pages 5 30. 3 Seizure and difperfion of the confpirators 37 Catholic convention Petition to the king Rife of the Orange faction Riots in the year 1793 Lord Fitzwilliam appointed lord lieutenant of Ireland Rapacious infolence of the foldiery Militia bill, and the hardships it caufed Abercromby, appointed commander in chief 41 45 48 54 55 64 65. 69. .74 75 56 78 General fearch for fire arms: The houfes of thofe confumed who produced not fire Plunder of the Irifh, and their national feelings. French expedition arranged Arreft of the provincial committee of Leinfter, with o- thers to number of three hundred All Ireland put under martial law Burnings, and tortures The dreadful confequences that flowed from the gene- ral practice of cropping hair Arreft of lord Edward Fitzgerald of the confpiracy: 139 147 ibid Battle of Enniscorthy 28th May Retreat of the king's troops to Wexford, general con- Defeat of the king's army at the Three-rocks, furren- Conduct of the king's troops on their retreat to Dun- General arrangements of the united army Meeting of the chiefs on the first of June, Mr. Harvey 194 210 214 227 231 232 234 Firft capture of the infurgent gun-boats 235 Defeat of the king's army at Carrigrew 237 Battle of Rofs, the 5th June 239 Dreadful abomination at Scullabogue 249 The meritorious conduct of the people in their respect for the fair fex 267 Battle of Arklow, the 8th June 279 Atrack at Borris, in the county of Carlow 284 *Proposals of accommodation from Lord Kinsborough 14th June 289 The infernal Dixon enters Wexford and caufes an in- defcribable confufion 295 300 Retreat of the revoiters from Lackenhill VOLUME II. CRITICAL fituation of Wexford, dreadful maffa- cre committed by the monster Dixon ・ Ꮽ . Battle of Horetown or Fooks'-mill Battle of Enniscorthy and Vinegar-Hill Wexford furrendered to Lord Kinborough, his con The revolting force attacked on the road to Cornew 91 A party of the king's force diflodged from Wicklow gap 91 The revolting army furrounded by the armies of general Sir James Duff, and general Needham Stand of the revolters at Oranford The revolters reduced to soco men, and unable to ftand against a much fuperior force, of 150,000, furrender on favorable terms Cornwallis's dignified humanity and firmness The mode of proceeding againft imputed rebels long after the commotions had fubfided Humane conduct of general Hunter, his fuperior difcrimination in checking the government terrorists Intended extermination of the unfortunate inhabitants of the Macomores 92 93 94 100 102 A furrender of arms and receipt of protections at the city of Wexford 104 The farmers furnished with arms to defend them from depredations 114 Amnesty offered by government ibid. Terms of amnefty violated by lord Caftlereagh 116 O'Conner's Letter on the fubject 117 Interference of the French and their arrival 124 General Lake defeated by the French general Hum bert at Caftlebar 126 French army defeated 128 Capture, trial and condemnation of T. Wolf Tone 130 Holt, the last of the revolutionary leaders 131 Fryer & Gark, printers. |