"That had fuch attempts been made, they would not juftify the mode of conduct which has been adopted, as it does not appear that complaint was ever made to any governor or governess, or at any general quarterly meeting; nor does it appear, that the interefts of their religion could poffibly have been injured by deferring this violent measure one week longer, when the general quarterly meeting of this day would have afforded an opportunity of complaint and of redress. "That the female fchool of industry was established at a time of univerfal fcarcity and diftrefs; that children of the Romish religion were admitted into faid fchool, and therein educated, and in fact clothed and fed, not, as is falfely afferted, to induce them to barter their religion for the fupply of their wants (of fuch bafenefs the governors and governeffes of that school are incapable) but to prevent those wretched children falling the immediate victims of poverty and vice; to enable them to earn their daily bread by honeft industry, and to teach them virtue. "That when the fubject, if caufe of complaint did actually exift, could have been fo eafily adjusted by a temperate con duct, and a proper representation on the part of the Romish clergy, of any grievance or defect which occurred to them in the arrangements or conduct of this infant inftitution, we lament the precipitancy which compels us to order, that these refolutions be three times inferted in the Dublin Journal, and that two hundred copies of them be printed for circulation here. JOHN MONTGOMERY, fecretary. Wexford, February 1st, 1802. A true copy of the printed bill, February 20, 3. JOHN MOORE. THOMAS TOWNSHEND, efquire. THIS gentleman, in a pamphlet entitled "Part of a letter to a noble earl, containing a very short comment on the doctrines and facts of fir Richard Mufgrave's quarto, and vindicatory of the Yeomanry and Catholicks of the city of Cork," accufes me of a want of veracity as a historian; for having faid in Appendix XI. of the former edition, that "there "there was great difaffection among the popish yeomen, particularly the Cork legion. Sweeny and Donovan, two leaders in the confpiracy, and Drinane, continued members of it till they were arrefted." I am ready to admit, that there were many loyal and honourable men in that corps; but it happened in that, as in every other corps in the kingdom, where the majority were Roman catholicks, that there was confiderable difaffection among them. I am free to acknowledge, that I made the following trifling miftake as to Sweeny, which I have corrected in this edition. He was arrested a few days after he had been expelled from the corps; but he was fo fanguinary a traitor, and had been guilty of fo many, and fuch notorious acts of delinquency, that his expulfion fhould have taken place much sooner. Simon Donovan, and Andrew Drinane, a lieutenant of the Cork legion, were arrested while members of it. The trial of the former lafted fifteen days, and though very ably defended, and though he acknowledged, that he had received very great indulgence from the court-martial that tried him, he was fentenced to transportation for life; but by the interference of a perfon of great influence, he obtained his pardon, on condition that he and two fureties fhould feverally enter into large recognifances, for his future good behaviour; and yet, Mr. Townshend has the confidence to declare, in the face of the citizens of Cork, that "he is enabled to state, that he was arrested inftead of another person of the fame name, whose profecution would have been justifiable, upon the hearsay teftimony of an approver, to whom his perfon was unknown; and that the general discountenanced the arrest, and denied his concurrence to a trial, not juftified even by plaufible imputation;" and alluding to the loyal magiftrates of Cork he fays, "that it would not be impoffible for him to fhew, that fomething more than the guilt they were pleased to impute to this man, had animated his perfecutors." Mr. Drinane was arrested, while a member of this corps, by order of the Judge of Affize, as I am well informed, on a charge grounded on an information fworn before a magiftrate; and after an imprisonment of fome months, he was discharged. Mr. Townshend then fays, "this arreft affords a third inftance of the mistakes of the hiftorian of all the rebellions." As Mr. Townshend makes light of the confpiracy which existed in the city of Cork in the years 1797 and 798, I fhall Thall refer the reader to the report of fome refpectable perons on it, in Appendix XI. page 270. I shall now leave the world to judge of Mr. Townfhend's pretenfions to veracity, from this fpecimen of his contemptible pamphlet, which has been scouted and condemned by all the loyal citizens' of Cork. No. XXVII. The following communication has been made to the Roman catholick nobility and gentry in Ireland: Mr. PITT to Lord CORNWALLIS. "THE leading part of his Majesty's ministers finding innumerable obftacles to the bringing forward measures of conceffion to the Catholick body, while in office, have felt it impoffible to continue in administration under their inability to propose it, with circumftances neceffary to carry the meafure with all its advantages; and they have retired from his Majefty's fervice, confidering this line of conduct as most likely to contribute to its ultimate fuccefs. "The Catholick body will therefore fee how much their future hope muft depend upon their ftrengthening their caufe by good conduct in the mean time. They will pru dently confider their profpects as arifing from the perfons who now espouse their interests, and compare them with thofe which they could look to from any other quarter.They may with confidence rely on the zealous fupport of all those who retire, and of many who remain in office, when it can be given with a profpect of fuccefs. They may be affured, that Mr. Pitt will do his utmost to establish their caufe in the publick favour, and prepare the way for their finally attaining their objects-and the Catholicks will feel, that as Mr. Pitt could not concur in a hopeless attempt to force it now, he must at all times reprefs, with the fame. decifion as if he held an adverfe opinion, any unconftitutional conduct of the Catholick body. "Under thefe circumstances it cannot be doubted that the Catholicks will take the most legal, dutiful, and discreet line of conduct; that they will not fuffer themselves to be led into measures which can, by any construction, give a handle to the oppofers of their wishes, either to mifreprefent their principles, or to raise an argument for resisting their claims." VOL. II. Sentiments Sentiments of a fincere friend to the Catholick claims. Lord CORNWALLIS. "IF the Catholicks fhould now proceed to violence, or "On the other hand, fhould the Catholicks be fenfible of INDEX. INDE X TO THE TWO VOLUMES. A. ABSOLUTION, from oaths granted by the pope to the em- peror and princes of Germany, i. 47-Granted by two priests Addrefs of the Roman catholicks to the viceroy, 30th May, 1798, Adrian, pope, grants a bull to Henry II. to introduce popery Allegiance, oath of, held by the pope not to be binding on his Antrim, battle of, ii. 93. Arklow, the defigns of the rebels in attacking it, i. 536-Michael the battle of, i. 540. Arms, feized in Leinfter and Ulfter in 1797, i. 200. Afgill, fir Charles, marches from Kilkenny in pursuit of father Alafination, of hereticks, the lawfulness avowed and inculcated Atkins, a fanguinary wretch in the county of Sligo, ii. 172. B. Back-lane parliament, elected and returned under Edward Byrne's VOL. II. Bacon, |