fecuted with fuch vigour and perfevering refolution by the king's troops, that it terminated in their favour. And even then, fo invigorated were the army by the bright example of their great General, alfo of Major Vefey and Enfign Kelly of the Dublin, Major Vandeleur of the Clare regiment, Captain Bloomfield of the flying artillery, Major Mellifont, the General's aid-de-camp, that they pursued the rebel fugitives for fome fhort time, though greatly fatigued and harraffed with the business of the day. et 10 25 Of Captain Bloomfield's exertions, from my own certain knowledge, I can fpeak much. His labours to make way for the cannon through many hilly paffages, and to barricade the town in proper places, were very great. It was chiefly in these works that my corps of loyalifts was employed♫ɔ91 From Rofs the rebels retreated to Carrick Byrne, a great -rugged mountain of rock near Scollabogue; but it was fome time before the battle ended that a party of them completed the maffacre there. Of this horrid bufinefs I may relate fome few particulars hereafter. From Carrick Byrne they retreated to Slieve Keilter, about two miles and à half in a straight line E. S. E. from Rofs. Thence, in about a week, they retreated to Larkin or Lacking-hill, and there continued 'till the very fight of General Johnson's troops, on their march to Vinegar-hill, diflodged them, and made them fly in various directions. They were not, however, purfued; the troops marched on. I must now return to the thread of my narrative, which I have to expanded with observations and anecdotes, entangled with retrogade accounts and allufions, broken with apologies, and knotted with anticipations. The force of the enemy I have already stated to be about 35,000, and that they had 2,000 ftand of fire-arms befides piftols; alfo cannon, and pikes. The number killed is conjectured to be about 2,600, many fay 3,000. Of these 1010. were were counted in the streets of Rofs only. Befides the dead bodies from which the general conjecture was made, we have been fince informed, that the enemy had brought feveral cars and horfes with them to carry away as many of their flain as poffible. But fome of the rebels affured me, that they had enough to do to carry off a very moderate number of their wounded, many of whom died by the way. Of the force by which this great hoft of domestic enemies were oppofed; and of the skill of our inestimable General in difpofing of his troops in order of battle, fo as to sustain the least loss, and at the fame time do the greatest execution, fome conjecture may be formed, from the following lift of regiments under him, and of the killed and wounded. But the merit of this courageous, skilful and intrepid commander will appear more in its true light, if we confider the aftonishing refolution and obstinate bravery of the enemy. Aper Return of the killed, wounded, and miffing, of the troops engaged at Rofs, on the fifth day of June, 1798, Colonel Lord Mountjoy of the County of Dublin militia, killed-Cornet Ladwell of the 5th Dragoons, killed-Major Veley of the Dublin, wounded-Major Vandeleur of the Clare, wounded-Captain Sinclair of the Donegal, wounded-Captain Warburton and Lieutenant Flinter, of the Queen's-County, miffing-Lieutenant Hardford, of the Kilkenny, miffing-Lieutenants Blake and Butler, of the 89th, attached to light battalion, miffing-Quarter-mafter Hay, of the Mid-Lothian, killed. DRAGOON REGIMENTS. Fifth Regiment-1 ferjeant, 26 rank and file, 26 horfes, killed rank and file wounded-r ferjeant, 3 rank and file, 2 horfes, miffing. Mr. Mc. Cormick fpeaks highly of this gentleman's prowess; alfo of Enfign Kelly of the Co. Dublin Militia. Ninth Ninth 4 rank and file, 5 horfes, killed-1 drummer, 4 rank and file wounded. Mid-Lothian-6 rank and file, 3 horfes, killed-2 rank and file, I horse, wounded-1 horfe miffing. Rofs Cavalry-1 rank and file, wounded. REGIMENTS OF ARTILLERY. British Horse Artillery-1 rank and file, 9 horfes killed 2 rank and file, 4 horses, wounded-1 rank and file, 1 horse miffing. Irish Flying Artillery-1 rank and file, 11 horfes killed→→→ 2 rank and file, wounded-12 rank and file, mifling. MILITIA REGIMENTS. North Mayo-2 rank and file wounded-r ferjeant, 7 rank and file miffing. Antrim-4 rank and file killed-5 rank and file wounded-4 rank and file miffing. Kilkenny- rank and file killed-4 rank and file miffing. Queen's-County-1 ferjeant, * I rank and file killed-6 rank and file wounded-6 rank and file miffing. Clare-1 ferjeant, I drummer, 3 rank and file killed-2 rank and file wounded-10 rank and file miffing. Meath-15 rank and file killed-9 rank and file wounded—10 rank and file miffing. + Militia-9 rank and file killed-8 rank and file wounded-1 drummer, 4 rank and file miffing. Dublin County-1 ferjeant, 2 drummers, 9 rank and file killed-14 rank and file wounded-1 drummer, 5 rank and file miffing. *This was the brave and humane Serjeant CUNNINGHAM, who fell a victim to his humanity to me! He was shot by furprise as he was providing for my safety. Peace and honour to his Manes! This is marked " Clare militia" in my notes. Perhaps there are two regiments of Clare, as well as of Cork and Mayo militia. I fhall be oblig ed to any gentleman who will set me right. M Donegal Donegal-i rank and file killed-6 rank and file miffing. Rofs infantry-1 rank and file killed. Total, 91 killed, and 54 horfes-59 wounded, and 5 horfes-81 miffing, and 4 horfes-Total of killed, wounded and miffing, 235, and 63 horfes. Return of Ordnance, Stores, c. taken from the Rebels in the Action of the fifth of Jane, 1798. One 5 inch Howitzer on a Ship Carriage-1 brass 6 poun der, tied on a dray-t iron 4 pounder on a Ship CarriageI iron 3 pounder, ditto-t iron 2 pounder, ditto-14 fwivels variously mounted. Total 19. Fourteen fhot of different fizes, a quantity of mufquets and other fire-arms, which were mostly destroyed, and an im~ menfity of pikes, which were broken as foon as taken. A variety of standards and colours. Such, my dear Wentworth! is the general account of what a certain narrator flightly terms "the affair at Rofs!" and though he justly acknowledges, that "the particulars would "fill a volume," he seems to infinuate that any perfon attempting a narrative to exceed his feeble account, must run the rifque of telling falsehoods! yet you see upon what indisputable authority the more important particulars of my account is founded. The privates of the regiments now recorded, defire me to 'fay, that they will fupport the truth of it. The account is their own, excepting what I have acknowledged to be otherwife received. The account is juftified by the gallant McCORMICK, of whofe very fuperior knowledge of the battle you have the teftimony of the officers concerned, as attefted by the very honourable letter of Sir RICHARD MUSGRAVE. It may be neceffary to inform fome, that our cannon retaken are not umbered with the above. Before Before I proceed to relate what further paffed in this town, I fhall make a few more obfervations. There are fome officers who fought at this battle, whofe names though not mentioned in my account, deserve to be recorded with honour. Amongst thefe, I remember the name of Captain Hamilton of the County Dublin militia. Amongst the privates also, there were heroes. My Donegal Man fought like a tiger. I am told he brought many down with his fixed bayonet and otherwife, though he never received a wound. Mr McCORMICK authorifes me to fay, that my gallant deliverer THOMAS FAGAN of CAPTAIN BRABAZON'S company in the Dublin militia, alfo fought with great perfeverancefrom beginning to end! The brave are always humane. A ferjeant of horse, of whofe loyalty, I cannot doubt, though Į am fince informed (I believe falfely!) that he was hanged for difaffection, distinguished himself most courageously (before the battle) in flogging and ftrangling rebels. This man's conduct in the battle confirms me in an old maxim of mine, that a brave man cannot be inhuman. A fiery gentleman of another regiment comes under the fame predicament. He bathed his fword in the blood of fifty rebels on the fifth of June, but they were all flain to his hand! He exhibited before them, if he did not make them fee or feel his loyal refentment! It is unneceffary to mention the name of any man who was in general ufelefs. Any foldier who fought here on the fifth of June will tell you what I mean by this obfervation, if you have not heard already what will fuggeft it to yourself. Of the Rofs infantry I have these remarks to make. They were foolishly cenfured by fome for not quitting their station on the bridge, and going into the heat of the battle. They had no right to quit their station; and had they done fo, it might have been fatal to the town; for, a rebel captain of the name of GAFNEY, who was taken and banged in this town three M 2 |