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engage them. They came to clofe battle; and, after an engagement of a few minutes, feven of the rebels lay dead on the road, without any lofs on the part of the king's troops, though the fatigue was very great, and the business rendered the more irksome from the exftreme drynefs and heat of the day. What little wind there was, blew in their faces; and this, together with the trampling of their horfes, covered them with duft in a manner I never beheld before. They were fo disguised by it, that I fcarcely knew fome gentlemen of our own cavalry that faluted me as they were returning into town. Mr. JAMES MAGRATH, of the Ross cavalry, had his faddle pierced with a pike; but in the interval of the rebel drawing out the weapon to make a more sure and deadly thrust at his brave and active opponent, the poor innocent pike-man lost his head! One of the rebels they took alive, and would have carried him prifoner to the garrifon but the fellow grew fulky, and, lying down on the road, declared berwould go no further; upon which a Mid-Lothian fhot him through the heart.

This day Major General Fawcet having marched with 48 company of the Meath regiment from Duncannon Fort, his fmall force was furrounded by an army of many hundred rebels between Taghmon and Wexford A fmart engagement took place, and the military were defeated. However the general effected his retreat to Duncannon Fort, where he could have given thousands of the infurgents a warm reception.

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On the unfortunate news of this defeat coming to Rófs, obferving my very efteemed friend and employer, the Rev. Mr. CARR, principal of the Ross ACADEMY, expreffed great uneafinefs on account of his fecond eldest daughter, who was then at Newton beyond Waterford, and hearing alarming accounts from that quarter, especially of murders and other atrocities being then actually perpetrating

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by the rebels at Glenmore, an half-way village on the WATERFORD road, I first made a laconic will in my friend's favour, and then took horfe and a cafe of pistols, and set off for the young lady. I had not gone far, when, dooking behind me, I faw monftrous large blazing fires at OLD Ross. I made no doubt but this was a general conflagration of the houses of loyalifts; and I was not miftaken in my conjecture. I mentioned this to a very loquacious old man at WATERFORD, who was very oftentatious of his fentiments of loyalty: but in less than one hour, my informa tion was tortured into a widely-circulated report, that the town of New Rofs was by that time wholly reduced to afbes.

And, Oh!” fome would exclaim "what is become of the fogarrifon of two thousand mens and all the fine artille *ry But them rebela pikes are fo plaguy long!" From this time I was determined to make no evil report, though never sefortrue. Let it ever be faid of me, "He is a good man and bringeth good tidings." Indeed I did bring good tidings; but they were neither amplified, nor even dwelt upon. From this circumftance I smelt difaffection in WATERFORD, and could not help exclaiming " Urbs hauid intacta manet! But to return to my journey.

On my way I met with not a man on the road but two on three, one of whom had the appearance of a gentleman, who, though he addreffed me with great civility, feemed, by big converfation, to be no enemy to "the United" as he called them.

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When I began to draw nigh to GLENMORE, a little boy in a red jacket, probably the fan of a foldier, who had accompanied me much of the way, and who ran before me, as I turned afide came running back, and, addreffing me by name, advifed me to faunter along very flowly, for

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This, leaving out the important adverb "haud" is the motto of the city arms.

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one quarter of an hour; for that about fix foldiers were just then marched off prifoners from that place under an eftort of a great body of rebels, and that I was foked by one of them, who had converfed with me a little before. That fellow was well mounted, and fwept away from me like lightning. I took the advises of my fmart little loyalift, and faw hot one of themy fave that Icfancied faw fome fuch body at a great diftance, in a field to the left. At Glenmore I obferved an unusual condourfe of women and children; and one solda man, who looked hard natimewand then faid fomething in a low voicedini Irith, which feo then all daughing. I put my hand to my hat, and faluting them in Iriday and in avgrade brogsteniervectone, paffedcion. Being dreffed in black; and they hearing my bog notes and language, they just then regarded me with a look of weleration; and the merry old man gravely replied: G6: Dieu su faun müister\;}.e. God fpeed you,! fir!”, ban visziloq voor The next morning early I fet off for Ross with my fair' charge, who I put into a poft chaife. I rode flowly!son! a' little way before her, when I met fome hoof-beaten foldiers' of the Antrim militia who had been just preparing to go, in company with a large force, to Rosen Tortwo of thofe poor fellows I gave the horse I rode on, and put feveral others in i the way of getting more. Now the carriage came up, bgory two foldiers' wives behind, and two hearty fellowsolas topi then getting in we drove on, amid the bleffings of many other foldiers and their wives bleffings which timely ands literally fell upon me, as you fhall heard or ad. barier

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We were well guanded to Ross by a force of infantry and flying artillery, which covered nearly a mile of thes road,i: this force was commanded by GENERAL JOHNSON.

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Having delivered up my precious charge to her overjoyed and grateful parents, I went into John's-ftreet, * where fome of the new force were drawn up. Being dreffed in black, booted and covered with duft, an active magiftrate, then in the Ross cavalry, immediately noticed me, and took me for a rebel priest who had just come hither in poft-hafte as anfpy!. He inftantly pointed me out and declared his fufpicionss of my being a rebel, who was liftening and watching for news for the rebel camp. Immediately, the firaight ranks before me were transformed zig-zag into W's! every man with his hand to his bayonet ! I foon convinced the magistrate of his mistake: Hè no fooner heard mention of my name and connexions, than he bowed and withdrew This was noti fufficient fatisfaction for me: I was ftepping up to him when an officer (if I mistake not he was the adjutant of the Antrimi regiment) got between, and catching me by the hand, faid very politely and with a low voice" my dear fir ! as I firmly "believe; from fome of your late conduct, that you are a "loyal fubject and hope you believe this very hafty and> "-zealous gentleman to be likewise minded, do, let me begi of you, for fake of your king and country, let private refent ment (at least in an instant like this) give way to the more important 'principle." This very fenfible, judicious, and polite adrefs, had an inftantaneous effect, which was confirm ed by a fort of an apology from my late adverfary. The foldiers continued to eye me with great malignity. Some,1 at intervals, muttering fomething like threats, the officer noticed the circumstance, and requested me, in the most polite terms, to withdraw; as he was now about to difmifs them, and was apprehenfive that ferious confequences might

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* I fhall give a clofety topographical defcription of Rofs before I enter on the account of the battle: By my observing such method as this, my narrative will be read twice! There's an apology for you.

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follow. I took his advice, but had not got fo far as the quay, where I lived, when I was pursued and overtaken by thofe men, who, I believe, would have put me to death, but for the interference of the foldiers whom I had the good fortune to ferve at Waterford!! Their report of my conduct much more than reconciled the rest to me, and begat me several other important friends in the garrifon. My loyal opponent made a similar mistake shortly afterwards, upon Mr. Bryan Fitzhenry. The foldiers not being then engaged, a croud of them, chiefly dragoons, flew upon him with their drawn fwords and bayonets, and no doubt would have put him to death on the spot, but for the gallant, humane, and almost defperate interference of Mr. O'BRIEN of the Rofs Cavalry. Mr. Fitzhenry was, however, put in confinement. But on the ninth of this month, was tried and honourably acquitted, nothing being found, or even charged against him, but inftances of loyalty proved! On his acquittal he received the following note from the recorder:

"Major Cliffe's compliments to Mr. Fitzhenry, congratu lates him on his being honourably acquitted this day, and enclofes him a pass. "

Ross, JUNE 9th, 1798.

"P. S. It was not in my power to have fent you this pals yesterday, when I had drawn it. "

PASS.

"The bearer Bryan Fitzhenry, Efq. has liberty to pafs "and repafs where he pleafes, being this day acquitted at "the Court-martial.

"Rofs, June 9th, 1798."

"A CLIFFE, Recorder.

The liberation of this gentleman, contributed fome months afterwards, to the falvation of my life amongst the rebels at Kill-Aughrim wood, who gave him the long knick-name of

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