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A SHORT Hiftorical defcription of Ireland

Inflitution of the volunteers of Ireland

Political confequences refulting from the volunteer af

fociations

Grand national convention

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Seizure and difperfion of the confpirators

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Catholic convention

Petition to the king

Rife of the Orange faction

Riots in the year 1793

Lord Fitzwilliam appointed lord lieutenant of Ireland

Rapacious infolence of the foldiery

Militia bill, and the hardships it caufed

Abercromby, appointed commander in chief

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General fearch for fire arms:

The houfes of thofe confumed who produced not fire

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Plunder of the Irifh, and their national feelings.

French expedition arranged

Arreft of the provincial committee of Leinfter, with o-

thers to number of three hundred

All Ireland put under martial law

Burnings, and tortures

The dreadful confequences that flowed from the gene-

ral practice of cropping hair

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Arreft of lord Edward Fitzgerald of the confpiracy:
Destruction of the mail coaches as a fignal for rifing
Infurrection.commènces.

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Battle of Enniscorthy 28th May

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Retreat of the king's troops to Wexford, general con-
fufion

Defeat of the king's army at the Three-rocks, furren-
der and abandonment of Wexford to the united
army, on the 30th May

Conduct of the king's troops on their retreat to Dun-
cannon fort

General arrangements of the united army
Maffacre of the unoffending peasantry about Oulard
Abandonment of Gorey, conduct of the inhabitants
Battle of Newtown-Barry and Ballycanow, on the ift
June, 1798

Meeting of the chiefs on the first of June, Mr. Harvey
elected commander in chief of the united army

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Firft capture of the infurgent gun-boats

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Defeat of the king's army at Carrigrew

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Battle of Rofs, the 5th June

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Dreadful abomination at Scullabogue

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The meritorious conduct of the people in their respect

for the fair fex

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Battle of Arklow, the 8th June

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Atrack at Borris, in the county of Carlow

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*Proposals of accommodation from Lord Kinsborough

14th June

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The infernal Dixon enters Wexford and caufes an in-

defcribable confufion

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Retreat of the revoiters from Lackenhill

VOLUME II.

CRITICAL fituation of Wexford, dreadful maffa-

cre committed by the monster Dixon


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Battle of Horetown or Fooks'-mill

Battle of Enniscorthy and Vinegar-Hill

Wexford furrendered to Lord Kinborough, his con

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The revolting force attacked on the road to Cornew

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A party of the king's force diflodged from Wicklow gap 91 The revolting army furrounded by the armies of general Sir James Duff, and general Needham

Stand of the revolters at Oranford

The revolters reduced to soco men, and unable to ftand against a much fuperior force, of 150,000, furrender on favorable terms

Cornwallis's dignified humanity and firmness

The mode of proceeding againft imputed rebels long after the commotions had fubfided

Humane conduct of general Hunter, his fuperior difcrimination in checking the government terrorists Intended extermination of the unfortunate inhabitants of the Macomores

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A furrender of arms and receipt of protections at the city of Wexford

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The farmers furnished with arms to defend them from depredations

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Amnesty offered by government

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Terms of amnefty violated by lord Caftlereagh

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O'Conner's Letter on the fubject

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Interference of the French and their arrival

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General Lake defeated by the French general Hum

bert at Caftlebar

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French army defeated

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Capture, trial and condemnation of T. Wolf Tone

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Holt, the last of the revolutionary leaders

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Fryer & Gark, printers.

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