bie-Military execution-Irregular violences-The term Croppy-Miserable consequences of espionage -Arrest of Lord Edward Fitzgerald-Arrest of Commencement of the rebellion-Surprize of Pros- perous-Engagement at Naas and Kilcullen-Pro- clamations - Attack of Carlow-Death of Sir Edward Crosbie-Various operations-Surrendry at the Curragh-State of the county of Wexford -Insurrection-Actions at Kilthomas and Oulart- Attack of Enniscorthy-Capture of Wexford- Proceedings at Gorey-Attack of Bunclody-Pro- ceedings at Gorey-Battle of Clough-Attack of Ross-Massacre of Scullabogue-Proceedings of the rebels at Slyeeve-Keelter and Lacken-Their proceednigs at Gorey-Conduct at Arklow-Re- Insurrection at Antrim-Battles of Saintfield and Bal- lynahinch-Proceedings of the rebels in the county of Wexford-Proceedings of the royal army-Mas- sacres at Vinegar-hill-Exception of Killegny- Attack of Vinegar-hill-Battle of Horetown- Massacres at Wexford-Surrendry of Wexford- Bloody Friday-Progress of Father John-Attack of Hackets-town-Slaughter at Ballyellis-Further proceedings of the Wexfordian insurgents-Their State of Dublin-Cornwallis viceroy-Executions at Wexford-Grogan, Harvey, &c.-Fate of Perry- Bill of amnesty-Capitulation of leaders-O'Con- nor's pamphlet-Prosecutions-Banditti-Devas- tations of the rebellion-Compensations to suffering loyalists-Estimate of loss to the kingdom-Deprava- tion of morals-Frauds in claims of compensation Embarrassment of clergymen-Neglect of the French Battle of Castlebar-Motions of Cornwallis-Mo- tions of the French-Plan of Cornwallis-Battle of Coloony-Proceedings of the French-Surrendry at Ballynamuck-Insurrection at Granard-Proceed- ings in the west-Storming of Killala-Prior trans- actions at Killala-Plans for saving lives and pro- perties-Forbearance of the rebels in the west- Treatment of the French officers-Executions– Macguire-Teeling and Tone-Tandy-Second Thoughts of legislative union-Public discussion of the question-Parliamentary discussion-Last ses- sion of the Irish parliamentArguments against a union-Arguments for a union Address from Galway-Articles of Union-Enaction of the bill of union-Consequences expected from the union -Resignation of Cornwallis-Accession of Hard- HISTORY OF IRELAND. CHAP. XXVII. Contests of Ormond and the clergy-Clanricarde's administration Negociation with the duke of Lorrain-Progress of the republicans-Siege of Limerick Executions-Siege of Galway-Further proceedings-Executions Disposal of forfeituresCromwell protector-Miscellaneous transactionsCromwell's indulgence to the Irish-Arbitrary measure with respect to the press-Administration of Henry Cromwell—His resignation-Proceedings of the royalists Council of officers-Ludlow-Seizure of the Castle and its reduction. XXVII. WHILE Ireton and Coote were completing their C H A P. conquests, the former in the south, the latter in the north, the marquis of Ormond was deeply engaged, Ormond besides his military efforts, in contests with the Ro-and the mish clergy, who, intent on a delusive object, the VOL. II B establish clergy. XXVII. CHAP. establishment of the papal power in Ireland under their own administration, by the intervention of a foreign prince, counteracted the plans of the royalists, and thus unintentionally facilitated the progress of the English republicans on the subjugation of the whole. As all Connaught, with Limerick, still remained in the hands of the confederates, and as this town, together with those of Sligo and Galway, could be easily fortified beyond any danger from Ireton's force, and were commodious by their ports for the reception of succours from abroad, a successful opposition might long have been made to the republican arms, if unanimity and resolution had prevailed among the professed abetters of the royal cause. Proposing, by the advantage of the important post of Limerick, to prepare in the winter an army fit to face the enemy in the ensuing spring, but denied by the citizens, when he requested their admission of eighteen hundred men for a garrison, Ormond, by the advice of the commissioners of trust, summoned twenty-four prelates to this town to consult with him on the distracted state of affairs, and proposed to them that either obedience to his authority should be procured by their influence, or some other way should be recommended, by which it might be preserved, on his withdrawing from the kingdom. 1 Among the proposals of this assembly, mostly lax and indefinite, the most precise and important were, that the receiver-general should account for the sums levied since the peace; and that a privy council should be composed of native nobility, spiritual and temporal, |