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Lift of houfes burned in Rofs on the day of battle,
An affecting tale of the death of a young gentleman,
Further account of the battle, obtained by Mr. Alex-
ander from perfons engaged therein,

Bravery of Mr. McCormick,

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Several Proteftants are faved from the ruthless rebels by

the humanity of Roman-catholics,

General Johnson's gallant conduct,

Mr. McCormick appointed Aid-du-camp to Gen. John

fon-leads on the loyal army,

Lord Mountjoy is killed,

Rebels defeated; they retire to Carrick-Byrne, &c.
Three thousand rebels killed at the battle,

Return of killed and wounded, &c. of the king's troops, 86
Return of Ordnance taken from the rebels,

General Johnson appoints Mr. Alexander Major of the

Rofs Loyalifts,

The Major defcribes his employment,

Mr. Alexander prefents Gen. Johnson with a ring-his letter to and the General's very polite answer,

SUPPLEMENTARY POSTSCRIPT.

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Meffrs. Cliffe and Elliot, &c. murdered,

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Curious letter fuppofed to be written by a penitent rebel, 129

French Sailor's triumph, a Song,

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Extracts from Rouffeau's Social Contract, demonftrate the established political maxims of the French nation relative to Christianity, and Popery in particular,

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Unanimity recommended-the means are pointed out, 160

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To the Editor.

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NEW ROSS; JANUARY 1ft, 1800.

At your particular requeft, I fend you fome account of the late rebellion in this kingdom, particularly in the county of Wexford; and of the tremendous battle of this town. Of the rebellion I can give but flight, though not unimportant, nor, perhaps, unentertaining fketches; fome of which I have obtained at the repeated hazard of my life; And, concerning the battle, my account is furnished from every good authority to which I could have convenient access, from the very day of the battle till towards the latter end of October, when the last of the brave Dublin militia left this town. To them principally, viz. Captain Latouche's and Captain Brabazon's company, I am indebted for many of the particulars; and they have been confirmed by the teftimony of Mr. MICHAEL MCCORMICK, of this town; a gentleman, universally acknowledged as one of the most conspicuously brave and active on the tremendous and very important oc cafion. In just apology for fome unavoidable imperfections in that part of my narrative which alludes to his conduct, I am forry to be under the neceffity of adding, that when I applied to my brave friend for the particulars, the utmost which I could obtain from him was, a fimple confirmation of the truth of most of the particulars with which I had already been furnished, and a rectification of others, especially in the order

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of detail; together with the favour of fome teftimonials which I expreffed my defire of inferting, to confirm the authenticity of my narrative, to thofe readers who might not have heard of his worth. To render my narrative the more clear from the very hafty and abreviated minutes I had collected, he most obligingly conducted me through the whole theatre of the battle, where each scene had been exhibited. "You are, I fee," faid he, "furnished with a pretty exact "account of the battle in general; from the authority of "the foldiers. Your diligence furprises me; for I fuppose "no hundred foldiers that we could pick out from the whole of the garrifon, could give you information more exact. Indeed it were nonfenfe to fay, that any one man, efpecially a clofe fighting fellow, could give you more than a very imperfect sketch-even of the part in which he himfelf was an actor; to fay nothing of how matters "were carried on in other parts of the town at the very "fame time." Many of the foldiers from whom I obtained the fketches which form the greater part of my account, made this very obfervation, by way of objection to their relating any part of it. For my part, continued Mr. Mc Cor"mick, "I was perpetually from one poft to another, and "from street to ftreet, (as aid-de-camp for the day) where"ever I faw the men give way, or a neceffity of collecting "detached parties to clofer or heavier battle: by which "means I faw much more than fell to the lot of hundreds,

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whofe employment was more contracted. But I with not "to enter much farther than you know already, into the "particulars of a frory, where you and your Dublin, Meath, and Donegal militia have made me fo very much the

"hero." This was the fubftance of his converfation with me. I fhall here add the testimonials alluded to.

"Ross,

"Ross, JUNE 7th, 1798.

"WE the undersigned Members of the Rofs Infantry Yeomen, individually, collectively, as one, and all, do make it our particular request, that Mr. MICHAEL M. CORMICK will accept of a First Lieutenancy in the faid Infantry Corps; as we confider his spirited conduct in the Glorious Action of the fifth of June justly merits the fame."

Signed "John Wheatly" and seventy-fix other names; viz. as many as could in the hurry of the moment be collected; all of whom required the address to be drawn up, without any particular folicitation to them by any of the corps for that purpose.

"Sir,

Mr. MICHAEL M CORMICK, Rofs.

"Having heard from many different officers who were «at the battle of Rofs, that you difplayed great valour and "intrepidity there, not only by fighting bravely yourself,

but by rallying the King's troops, I take the liberty of re"quefting, that you will be fo good as to give me a descrip❝tion of that dreadful conflict, from the beginning to the "end of it. I am writing a hiftory of the rebellion; and "that battle makes a striking feature in it."

"I really think that your fervices fhould be rewarded by "government *."

"I enclose this to a friend at Rofs, who will fend or "deliver it to you.

I am Sir,

"Your moft obedient Servant,

"RICHARD MUSGRAVE."

Dublin, November 8th, 1798.

"Direct to me, Sir Richard Mufgrave, Bart. Dublin."

"Rewarded by government!" Alas! Poor M Cormick! I question

if government has any knowledge of its being at all indebted to fuch a perfon,

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