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of pistols, one in each hand, he, though unarmed, got up to the fellow with great addrefs, feized him by furprise, and wrefted both piftols out of his hands. But here the Counfellor's humanity went too far; for he let the villain go. Had I been in Mr. FooT's cafe, I fhould have shot the rebel dead on the spot. "Take your life and mend it" founds very well from the victor in the tragedy of Cymbeline, even though addreffed to an infamous fcoundrel; but to a rebel of the class that we had to deal with, and during a battle with them too, mercy could be granted only at a much greater hazard than the man's life, even mended, would be worth. Mr. FOOT's humanity, however, as well as his great courage and presence of mind, does him honour. The rebel declared, that he found the pistols in the road or street; and it is probable he did; for I am fince told by Mr. M CORMICK that they belonged to "the Knight of the faddle-bags," to whom they were after the battle, restored by Mr. FOOT. It was obferved on this occafion, that Mr. FooT fhould not have given arms to a man who flood much more in need of legs!

A confiderable number of dead carcafes, both of rebels and beafts were thrown into the river; but the far greater part of them were buried at the town wall, and though feveral cart-loads of roach lime were thrown in upon them, fuch a noisome ftench began to exhale from them in a few days, that we were apprehenfive left a plague should prove the confequence. The day I went to CORBET-HILL" and "quaffed the fresh untainted air" the contraft was fo ftrikingly perceptible that I was almost as much afraid of imme diately returning into town, as I fhould have been of taking a walk through SUTTON'S-PARISH about a week or fortnight before the battle.

As foon as the infurgents began to enter the town, several inhabitants from about the eastern wall, whofe houfes had on the laft Patrick's day been fearched in vain for pikes, now ap

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peared with formidable pikes ready mounted, and joined the rebel mob in the conflagration and battle. That they were prepared for this visit appeared evident from the following circumftance: On the day after the battle upon fearching the deferted houfes, I found uniformly a small flag just by each hearth, removed; and, from an impreffion made in the clay under one, I could not doubt but a pike-head was there concealed; Alfo, upon a fort of loft in two houses, I observed feveral sticks that might answer for pike-handles- There were also in every one of thofe houses, great trenches like graves, which were newly dug. What the contents were, I know not. But even this may perhaps be conjectured from the circumftance of an oak cheft being found buried in one of them almoft up to the lid. This cheft being dug out by one of my loyalists and a soldier, another cheft was found under it containing wearables and money.

A few days after the battle, General EUSTACE with Mr. McCORMICK, and a party of the military marched towards GREAGUE, for the purpose of blafting the bridge with gunpowder. The pafs was a very important one for the enemy; and the bufinefs was effected under the direction of Mr. McCORMICK very handsomely.

Since the battle, many of the rebels, especially in that neighbourhood, feem to have marked this valuable friend of ours for vengeance; for, about two months afterwards, he having occafion to go that way on private business, a party of the rebels, though then protected, laid wait for him in POUL-MOUNTEY wood, against his return. But he fortunately took another road. In the mean time Mr. Cullimore of Rofs paffing by the wood, in a carriage, fome of the rebels called out to the rest Shin e! Shin e! "That's he! That's "he" On which a crowd of them rufhed on the carriage, and opening it exclaimed "Oh! M'CORMICK! you bloody villain of the world! Now we have you! Now you shall

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pay for all you ever did to us!" But Mr. Cullimore calmly informing them who he was, they fuffered him to pass.

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About this time a fum of money, confiderably upwards of one thousand, guineas was collected and diftributed to the loyal inhabitants of Ross, particularly the refugees. A great numaber of spinning-wheels alfo, and fome looms have been, diftributed amongst them. On this philanthropic; occafion the Qunkers, as ufual, have been the foremost of the champions · of humanity ; and even some of the perishing relatives of rebelst have fhared in their beneficence! In, matters of this fort the Quakers are truly CATHOLIC; and, in the great day of Account who would wish to be found otherwise, by that awful Judge who has declared his fentiments on that head fo fully; and not only fo, but left them on record for our contemplation and practice!

Since the rebellion, I believe that at least one thousand peasantry have been tranfmitted prisoners to this town, and thence to NEW GENEVA Barracks for transportation as foldiers for the king of PRUSSIA's fervice. Some of those (if we take their word for it) were tranfported for keeping late hours in public houses.

Two or three of the inhabitants of this town have been, on the accufation of rebels tried for their lives, transmitted to WATERFORD with their hands tied behind their backs, tried and acquitted. I spoke to one of them on his return, and made what enquiries I could on the subject. "Why, fir" fays he "there is no blaming any one but the rebels that "make the accufation. The poor devils have no part of "their confcience left but what tells them of their fate in "the next world; and they would rather any body else "fhould go than themselves: But it is a pity that any man "fhould be difgracefully pinioned, upon fuch grounds or un"til he is proved to be guilty. Sir, I was accused of bring"ing a REBEL PRIEST to WATERFORD locked up in a chef: " but

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but I foon faw the corpfe of the unfortunate fellow that at"cufed me, going by in his own cheft after being hanged!"

It is of importance to add, that Mr. McCORMICK folemnly declares his opinion, that not more than six hundred foldiers fought on the day of battle-Only confider! against THIRTY-FIVE THOUSAND rebels, with TWO THOUSAND ftand of fire-arms, befides cannon, &c. Rare GENERAL JOHNSON! May the Ross laurels in his wreath of victory ever bloom with distinguished verdure! and may his humane conduct towards me never fade from the grateful remembrance of his

JAMES ALEXANDER !

ADVERTISEMENT.

APPENDIX.

No. I.

The following curious and entertaining letter was originally defigned for the Waterford Chronicle, a loyal and refpectable print, but was deemed by the editor, Mr. Ramfay, too long for a newspaper publication. It is fuppofed to be written by a penitent rebel peafant. The fentiments contained in this whimfical, but keenly-pointed production, may ferye to amufe even thofe loyalists who cannot wholly fubfcribe to them. If the author errs, it is on the side of humanity!

TO THE PRENTHER.

Maifhter Ram's-eye,

It is bekeys I nose you to be a lile jantleman, who fees things in their proper light, that I picks you out to fhew you a piece of my mind. You musht know that I om (do you take me? fee!) an owld rubble that has found marfee and purteckshin fram ago-burn-mint, that mite very justly have fcent me and awl my comerogues, fowl and boddy, piking off to the divle (Chrift blefs us!) and the two looking eyes in my foolish head is fo opent, by this and other matthers, to fee owld times and time to cum, fwhen I should be afther being dead of the himpen or leaden disorder, that I think I can give the peephill that reeds the Water-fart Chronickhill, fum hints vorth fhmoaking; and af yew don't prent them, fwhy-Na bocklesh! That's all! Put that in your pipe and fhmoak it!

There is three ways for making of rubbles, and I will tell you four or five out of the tree, for the good of the guntree; and, as for the refht of um, you may guess at thim ewerfelf, or find them out by ewer larenen; that is, if they * R 2

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