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Monthly Chronicle .
MONTHLY CHRONICLE .
INTELLIGENCE OF IMPORTANCE FROM THE LONDON GAZETTES .
¦ WHITEHALL , TUESDAY , JANUARY 3 , 179 " . Ei Y Dispatches received on Sunday evening from the Lord Lieutenant of Si Ireland , it appears that a part of the French Fleet , consisting of eight twodeckers , and nine other vessels of different classes , had anchored in Banlry Bay on the 24 th ult . and had remained there , without any attempt to land , till the 27 th in the evening , when they quitted their station , and have not since been heard of . The wind , at the time of their sailing , blowing hard at S . S . E . From their first appearance , every exertion was made by General Dalrymple ,
the Commanding Officer of the District , and a considerable force was collected to repel the Enemy . The accounts further state , that the Yeomanry and Volunteer Corps displayed the utmost zeal and alacrity , in undertaking the guards in those places from whence the Begular Troops were withdrawn ; and the universal readiness , shewn by all descriptions of people to forward the preparations for defence , left no doubt of the event , in case the Enemy had ventured to make a descent . In particularthe spiritactivityand exertions of Richard ¦ WhiteEsq . of
, , , , Seafield Park , deserve the most honourable mention . An Officer and seven men were driven on shore in a boat belonging to the one of the French ships , and were immediately made prisoners . The Gentleman was conveyed to Drvmin , and , -ivpon examination staves , that the Fleet , upon it ' s leaving Brest , consisted in all of about fifty sail , having an Army of 25 , 000 men on board , commanded by General Hoche , and that il was destined for the attack of Ireland . ADMlaALTY-Ol'FlCE , JANUARY 3 , 1797- ¦
- A Letter from Captain Sterling , of His Majesty ' s Ship Jason , to Mr . Nepean , dated off Cape Clear , the 241 I 1 of Dec . 1796 , gives the following intelligence : ' I had the honour to inform you , on ihe 20 th inst . by Le Suffrein , a French vessel , avme en flute , which \ vc had taken with 230 troops , arms , & c . on board , that my intentions were to cruize some days , to endeavour to intercept any of her consorts . ' The prisoners have since informed me , that she sailed on the 16 th , in comwith sixteen sail of the line and transportshaving 20000 troops As
pany , , . the wind has been Easterly since the date of my lette' -, and blowing very hard , I hope they have not venched a port ; and as the troops had only ten days provisions , they limit be barfly oil " . ' 1 saw a large ship of war last night , and J . am persuaded the body ' of the Fleet cannot be far from me . A rudder , and oilier pieces of wreck , have -floated past us to-day . - WHITEHALL , :, \ 7 , f
707-By dispatches received this day from the Lord i . teutenrmt of Ireland and Mr . Pelliam , dated the 3 d and 4 th iivv . ant , it appears that a part of the French fleet had returned to Bantry iiay , aptl that a further part h-i ' -. be ; n sevn off the mouth of the Shannon ; but that both divisions had quitted ' their stations , and put to sea , on the evening of the 2 d inst . without attempting , a landing . The accounts of the disposition of the country , where ihe troops are assembled , are as favourable as possible ; a : > d the gTearfst loyalty has manifested itself throughout the kingdom ; and in the South and West , where the troops ' have been in motion , they have been met by the country people of ali deserip-
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Monthly Chronicle .
MONTHLY CHRONICLE .
INTELLIGENCE OF IMPORTANCE FROM THE LONDON GAZETTES .
¦ WHITEHALL , TUESDAY , JANUARY 3 , 179 " . Ei Y Dispatches received on Sunday evening from the Lord Lieutenant of Si Ireland , it appears that a part of the French Fleet , consisting of eight twodeckers , and nine other vessels of different classes , had anchored in Banlry Bay on the 24 th ult . and had remained there , without any attempt to land , till the 27 th in the evening , when they quitted their station , and have not since been heard of . The wind , at the time of their sailing , blowing hard at S . S . E . From their first appearance , every exertion was made by General Dalrymple ,
the Commanding Officer of the District , and a considerable force was collected to repel the Enemy . The accounts further state , that the Yeomanry and Volunteer Corps displayed the utmost zeal and alacrity , in undertaking the guards in those places from whence the Begular Troops were withdrawn ; and the universal readiness , shewn by all descriptions of people to forward the preparations for defence , left no doubt of the event , in case the Enemy had ventured to make a descent . In particularthe spiritactivityand exertions of Richard ¦ WhiteEsq . of
, , , , Seafield Park , deserve the most honourable mention . An Officer and seven men were driven on shore in a boat belonging to the one of the French ships , and were immediately made prisoners . The Gentleman was conveyed to Drvmin , and , -ivpon examination staves , that the Fleet , upon it ' s leaving Brest , consisted in all of about fifty sail , having an Army of 25 , 000 men on board , commanded by General Hoche , and that il was destined for the attack of Ireland . ADMlaALTY-Ol'FlCE , JANUARY 3 , 1797- ¦
- A Letter from Captain Sterling , of His Majesty ' s Ship Jason , to Mr . Nepean , dated off Cape Clear , the 241 I 1 of Dec . 1796 , gives the following intelligence : ' I had the honour to inform you , on ihe 20 th inst . by Le Suffrein , a French vessel , avme en flute , which \ vc had taken with 230 troops , arms , & c . on board , that my intentions were to cruize some days , to endeavour to intercept any of her consorts . ' The prisoners have since informed me , that she sailed on the 16 th , in comwith sixteen sail of the line and transportshaving 20000 troops As
pany , , . the wind has been Easterly since the date of my lette' -, and blowing very hard , I hope they have not venched a port ; and as the troops had only ten days provisions , they limit be barfly oil " . ' 1 saw a large ship of war last night , and J . am persuaded the body ' of the Fleet cannot be far from me . A rudder , and oilier pieces of wreck , have -floated past us to-day . - WHITEHALL , :, \ 7 , f
707-By dispatches received this day from the Lord i . teutenrmt of Ireland and Mr . Pelliam , dated the 3 d and 4 th iivv . ant , it appears that a part of the French fleet had returned to Bantry iiay , aptl that a further part h-i ' -. be ; n sevn off the mouth of the Shannon ; but that both divisions had quitted ' their stations , and put to sea , on the evening of the 2 d inst . without attempting , a landing . The accounts of the disposition of the country , where ihe troops are assembled , are as favourable as possible ; a : > d the gTearfst loyalty has manifested itself throughout the kingdom ; and in the South and West , where the troops ' have been in motion , they have been met by the country people of ali deserip-