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tlemen, at the head of about fifty foldiers and a piece of cannon. One of thofe gentlemen drew forth a pistol and rode -up to me. The general immediately rode between, and asked me first for my pafs, which I fhewed him from under his own hand. He then demanded several questions as to what I had feen and heard. I anfwered him as briefly, and at the fame time as fatisfactorily as I could, carefully including the circumftance of the man on horfeback. It feems this fellow did ride up to the picquets and was taken prifoner; but gave no alarm till long afterwards, when the rebels began to fire their cannon, three foldiers told he was fhot on the fpot; but another fince affured me that he was executed with other rebels at Rofs about a fortnight after the battle. To convince me of the truth, he defcribed his perfon very exact`ly. "The number, you fay, fir," repeated the general, "is three thoufand ?" "Yes, fir; I will stake my life on it." Fhad rather than three thoufand pence" fays the general laughing, that they were in the next field to me: but they are not far off, we will pay them a vifit." And fo he did, to their forrow. But Mr. Alexander," fays he, I fear you will be thot by the picquets, I fhall therefore guard you to Ross myself, as foon as I deliver fome orders to those gentlemen; niean time do you pass on." He was as good as his word; but ere he advanced, I came within Itone's throw of the picquet! Several of the guards Imniediately cocked their pieces, "click, click, click, click But in that important interval, the general advancing in a fweeping gallop, called out," Let that gentleman pafs !"

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By the powers!" exclaimed one of the foldiers, in a low voice that is the best mufic you ever heard, or we fhould have entertained you with mufic of another kind." Indeed I believe, that had the general delayed four feconds, I fhould have been perforated with balls before he arrived. He came quickly up with me, and defired me to haften forward,

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ward, as no time was to be loft. I did fo, as well as I was able, and he never left my fide till he paffed me through the Threebullet-gate. There the guards told me I should moft certainly be detained prifoner, or put to death, had I not been accompanied by the General; whofe humanity they therefore praised and obferved, that it was a fure fign of his being a brave' man. Entering the gate I was met by Mr. Cullimore, who with much anxiety, began to enquire about the state of his houfe and family. I answered him fully. The general afked him why he did not take up arms and defend his houfe? To which he calmly replied, that it was contrary to his religious principles Principles !" exclaimed "Principles !" exclaimed the general.-In fhort the answer fo difpleafed him, that he would not fuffer him to pafs out. But the poor man anxious to get to his fạmily, went round to another paffage, expecting to get out by virtue of a pass figned by the general, which pass he had in his pocket. In this attempt he had like to have been fhot. But as Divine goodness would have it, the foldier flipt his foot in the very attempt to draw the trigger, and the reft interfered. However, they took him prisoner and confined him in the Court-house, where he continued till the day after the battle; when the general hearing of the circumftance, ordered that he fhould be immediately liberated. There was a vifible Providence in all this affair: For while in confinement, he was almoft by miracle, ordained the happy means of preferving the lives of others. There were many prifoners when he was first committed, and these increafed during the battle; for fome of the foldiers were fo humane, that on meeting with any perfon unarmed, and who faid he was an inhabitant, they committed him to the guardroom'; but (by the bye) this mercy did not laft long. The guard-room was foon crowded, and the infide charge of the He was one of the people called Quakers.

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prisoners given to Mr. Cullimore who made them lie down
on their faces; left looking out of the windows and seeing
any fuccess of their rebel friends, they might be tempted to
rife on the guards. And when in the most dangerous cri-
fis of the battle fome of the guards entered the ward with
an express intent of hooting the prifoners, Mr. Cullimore
with aftonifhing firmness and apparent confidence faid to
them, "You shall not fhoot the prifoners, there are some
«men here as loyal as you!" This is the account of the
foldiers themselves. And they declared to me, that they
felt themselves ftrangely and irrefiftably overcome by his
words. Therefore they withdrew in filence, leaving his
charge undisturbed, otherwife than by horrid reflection.
Had the guards then acted according to their intention, Mr.
Cullimore's family would have lost a valuable father, his ten-
der-hearted and amiable fpoufe, a most affectionate husband;
the poor, an active and liberal benefactor; and all his con-
nexions, a warm friend. Even the foldiers themfelves would
have fuffered by the rafh deed: for, Mr. Cullimore, being a
wealthy merchant, and the only gentleman of that defcrip-
tion remaining in town, was of great fervice in fupplying
provifions on the spot, according to the Commiffary's order.
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And had. my friend Mr. Fitzhenry been killed, I must have'
fuffered death fome weeks afterwards, as you will fee. But
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I had not advanced into town one hundred yards from the Three-bullet-gate, when hearing the regular "tramp, tramp, tramp," of a party of foldiers behind me, I began to haften forward, though, I was fo fatigued my progrefs was but very flow. Tewas quickly overtaken and a foldier clapt me roughly on the shoulder, and asked me my name? The ferjeant of the party now came up and repeated the question, but very civilly. Hearing my anfwer he reprimanded the foldier for his rudeness, and then informed

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me, that as the inhabitants were exprefsly ordered to keep within doors, and I might be seized and confined for difobedience, before I could arrive at my own dwelling, which he understood was on the quay, quite another end of the town, the general ordered them to conduct me in fafety. "My lads," faid I "I am heartily obliged to the general; "but I fhall look like a prisoner." "Sir," faid the ferjeant, "" you fhall not look like a prifoner: Take this rude fellow's "firelock and march with advanced arms at the head of us." I did fo, not thinking that being in coloured clothes, I looked like a rebel officer; and the brave loyal fellows that followed me, like traitors, through their kind condefcenfion. My civil friend was ferjeant Cunningham of the Queen's-county regiment, and the men were of various other regiments;→→→ I think they were of the Dublin, Donegal, and Meath militia. The ferjeant not having received further orders, requested a certificate of this business from me, which I gave him; and by my advice, he joined his men to the Main-guard. There is a neceffity for this part of my narrative, as will soon appear.

This night General Euftace caufed all our Glory-men to be difarmed, on account of their not wearing military uniform, which in open battle would expofe them to the fire of the king's troops. I am forry, and fo are many others that the general did not think of ftationing thofe brave and loyal men in their own dwellings-at the windows, with their firearms and plenty of ammunition; for in that cafe, as the event féems to indicate, they would have made many hundreds of the "croppies lie down." But indeed the general could not be fuppofed to know the spirit of any men who did not take on uniform and carry arms long before.

I went to bed as usual; and perhaps was the only inhabitant that did fo, as we all knew what must be the difmal confequences of the king's troops being defeated; viz. a

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maffacre of refractory loyalifts, and a preffing of others, as well as of the difaffected, into the rebel fervice. Many of the defenceless, efpecially the ladies, were prepared for flight as foon as the day should break. Most of those who set off at that season escaped alive; but the cafe was far otherwife with many of the poor cabin tenantry. But I believe fome of those fuffered justly. A lady informed me that as she, in company with many others, were paffing through Glenmore, they faw myriads of armed rebels, none of whom offered the smallest rudeness to a female, but regarded them, as they paffed, with looks of real pity. When all the virtues in the foul of an Irishman are dying away, behold the last that exifts.-Tenderness to a woman! The man that is deftitute of this virtue, may my life never be in his power. Very many of the remaining inhabitants were faved through the interference and protection of our yeomen, particularly of Mr. Edward Devereux of the cavalry, who escorted feveral families over the bridge. The battle commenced about five o'clock. I did not awake until half past fix, when I was rouzed by the reports of detached vollies, and some very heavy running fires of mufqettry, drowned at some periods by the roaring of cannon; and every little period of ceffation filled with huzzas. Expecting a difmal fcene of terror and confufion below ftairs, I did not rife till nearly about eight. In about half an hour or less, afterwards, I went down ftairs and opened the door, expecting to fee fome foldier who would procure me a red coat, arms and ammunition. The Rofs and Mid-Lothian cavalries were drawn up just before me. Captain Tottenham of the Rofs cavalry asked me "what news?" I told him I was just out of bed, but that I perceived, my last night's news was in loud circulation. He fmiled and requested I would go and take a peep into the Main-freet, and fee what news? I believe the captain was only jefting: for he could hardly think I fhould prove fuch

a madman.

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