JTTE would have caused the cannon to be brought to bear on the street, and sweep it with grape-shot but glory to the Prince of Peace, he gave us a silent street in ten minutes. The men had orders that night, to be mounted and fit for action at two in the morning. There were two roads between Castlebar and Killalaj: one called Foxford, and the other Bernanaguidha; on the former our troops were posted, but on the latter our picquets met the French army, at two o'clock in the morning and narrowly escaped being taken: they rushed into the town, others were sent out, but returned with precipitation; the General was told the French were within six miles of us at five in the morning.

ON Monday about six in the morning, some of our troops went to Foxford the wrong road. Having requested Captain Chambers to accept my bed, I sat up all that night, drew a map of the country and sent it to the General. A little before day, my wife told me, "I will see this battle in the street, having in a dream beheld Flags ;—a green, and another of a different colour."-We then agreed to consult the bible-I first opened for our army, 2 Kings vii.17. "Wherefore they arose and fled in the twilight, and ❝left their tents, and their horses, even the Camp as: "it was, and fled for their life."-We opened next for our country, Jer. v. 15, "Lo I will bring a nation upon you from afar, O house of Israel, saith the "Lord; it is a mighty nation, it is an ancient nation, " a nation whose language thou knowest not, neither "understandest what they say."-I next opened for our King, Psalm lxi. 7, " He shall abide before God "for ever, O prepare mercy and truth which may 66 preserve him."-I lastly opened for my wife and myself, John xiii. 7, "Jesus answered and said unto "him, what I do thou knowest not now, but thou "shalt know hereafter."From all these I concluded: we should lose that battle, but that the King and Constitution would be still upheld.

BATTLE OF CASTLEBAR.

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-OAT 7 o'clock the French army was within a mile and a half of the town our Infantry went out, and the lines were formed. When the French General viewed our lines, he scattered his Frenchmen in par ties thin in the front, but covered them deep behind with the rebels in French uniform, and drove them on with a strong reserve of Frenchmen and officers, and behind all, a vast multitude of plunderers, terrible to behold! especially as a mist lowered on the mountains behind them, which concealed their true force from our Generals-we stood in the street with trembling expectation, whilst Generals, Aids-de-camp and officers rushed up and down in dread commotion. I then retired, and ascended to a high window, from whence I saw our lines in action. O how I felt for the brave Highlanders, who formed the left wing of our army; they, planted on a high hedge at the west end of the town, supported a constant fire until the French advanced near the points of their bayonets; the Highlanders were then forced to leave their post, and retreat in confusion towards us. Col. Miller rushed into the town, crying, "Clear the street for a street action;" when in a moment, as a dam bursting its banks, a mixture of soldiers, of all kinds, rushed into the town at every avenue; a serjeant desired that all the women should go to the barrack, but Dr. Hennins, another family and mine, retired into a house, fell on our knees, and there remained in prayer until the town was taken.

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THERE were men in our brigade of the highest va、 lour, for instance Captain Chambers, he fought backward and killed a field officer (it is thought a general); he found a musquet in his way, which he exchanged with a trooper for a lighter; with this he fought on the bridge, until he killed five Frenchmen; he was then closely engaged with a French musqueteer, when another Frenchman ran a bayonet down the Captain's throat, and drove the point of it out at the side of his

neck; he fell, and nearly bled to death, when the rebels wantonly leaped on him, tore his clothes off, and robbed him of several guineas. On the other hand, the French fought most desperately.One of them received a ball in the sword-arm, he changed his sword and fought on he then received a ball in the left breast, but fought on; at length, a royal soldi er plunged his bayonet through him. Now the roy al troops grew furious! Many had their wives in the town, and would rather die than fly. Four brave Highlanders at a cannon, kept up a brisk fire on the French; but were killed while loading, the gunner taken, and the guns turned on our men. Now the street-action became hot-before it was peal answering heal, but now thunder answering thunder; a black cloud of horrors hid the light of heaven-the messengers of death groping their way as in gloomy hell, whilst the trembling echos which shook our town, concealed the more melancholy groans of the dying! When they approached the new jail, our centinel (a Fraser fencible) killed one Frenchman, charged and killed another; shot a third and a fourth, and as he fired at and killed the fifth, a number rushed up the steps, dashed his brains out, tumbling him from his stand and the centry-box on his body. Still part of the French pursued our men; seven of them followed thirty-eight some distance, though our men killed the whole without any loss on their part. One of these seven Frenchmen had his head divided by a sabre; a woman asked him in French would he be taken to some place, "No," said he, "I will never leave this until the Devil takes me," and continued calling for beer until he died.-For near an hour the street-action continued, when the French drum informed us we were to receive our conquerors. The command of temper evinced by these licensed plunderers of the world was truly amazing. My wife fell on her knees (she' was at the downlying) entreating one of them to spare' my life, he raised her up as a nurse would an infant, saying, "vive," but they demanded beef, bread, wine

and beer; we purchased their favor as far as in our power, but the hand of God wrought secretly for us; six or seven of the Frenchmen continued with me while they were in Castlebar. The rebels who came in with them plundered, drank and robbed without feeling They carried off my wearing apparel, of which I acquainted the Frenchmen, who handled them so roughly as to prevent a further repetition of such villainy.

THE French and rebels plundered Lord Lucan's and several other houses, the sight of them was truly terrible! Multitudes flocking from all parts carrying their flags and shouting for Liberty. Droves of sheep, cows and horses driven in every day-Next the tree of liberty and a harp without a crown, are borne in triumph through the streets, followed by the common shouts "Erin go braugh."-Now the church is attacked; obscene figures made on the pews, and some were so vile as to abuse in the most filthy manner, the Bible and Table of the Lord! They called the Bible the Devil's book. Roach told a lady, "he hoped that book of riddles would soon be universally despised." The next subject in dispute is the massacre of the Protestants-for three days this contest held. Teeling, a priest Kane, and some others carried the point in our favor. Mr. Kane reasoned thus, as I am informed: "Gentlemen, when you were in the power of the Protestants, they did not shed your blood; when your friends were taken in Wexford, they were not put to death, but pardoned, and take care you be not shortly in the power of government Finally, if you will massacre the Protestants, put me to death with them."

THE following proclamation was handed about to the deluded rebels.

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ARMY OF IRELAND.

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LIBERTY AND EQUALITY,

Head-quarters at Castlebar, 14th Fructidor, 6th year of the French Republic, one and indivisible.

GENERAL HUMBERT, commanding in chief, the army of Ireland, being desirous of organizing, with as little delay as possible, an administrative power for the province of Connaught, directs as follows:

1st. The seat of the government shall be at Castlebar, until further orders.

2d. The government shall be formed of 12 members, who shall be named by the commander in chief of the French army.

3d. Citizen John Moore is appointed president of the government of the province of Connaught, and is specially entrusted with the nomination and the uniting of its members.

4th. The government shall immediately attend to the organization of the militia of the province of Connaught, and to the supplies for the French and Irish armies.

5th. Eight regiments of infantry of 1200 men each, and four regiments of cavalry of 600 men each, shall be organized.

6th. The government shall declare all those to be rebels and traitors, who having received arms, or clothing, shall not within twenty-four hours rejoin the army.

7th. Every individual, from the age of 16 to 40 inclusive, is required in the name of the Irish Republic, instantly to repair to the French camp, in order to march in mass against the common enemy, the tyrants of Ireland-the English; whose destruction alone can insure the independence and the welfare of ancient Hibernia.

(Signed)

The General Commanding in Chief,
HUMBERT.