Monthly Chronicle.

space , embracing my entire front , was crowded by a rabble armed with pikes and fire-arms , and beating down on me without any regular order . The position I had chosen was a very strong one , in front of ihe barrack . As soon as the enemy approached within a short distance , we opened a heavy fire of grape , which did as much execution as , from the nature of the ground , and the strong fences of which they possessed themselves , could have been expected . This continued incessantly " from six until half past eight o ' clock , when the enemy desisted from sideThe numbers killed have not

their attack , and fled in disorder-on every . been ascertained . Our loss is inconsiderable , and no officer is wounded . A principal leader is among the slain . " " .. . ¦ ' Colonel Sir W . W . Wynne , with some of the 4 II 1 Dragoon Guards , and 5 th Dragoons , and part of his own regiment , and ihe yeomanry , charged the Rebels most gallantly , and routed a strong column of them attempting to gain the town by the beach . ' Colonel Maxwell offered his services to burn some houses in his ' and effected it most and without

ii-ont , near theend of the action , handsomely , loss . Colonel Skerrott , of the Durham Fencibles , on whom the brunt of , the action fell , acted in the most spirited and determined manner , as did also Colonel-O'Hara , who commanded the Antrim , and covered the road on my right ., . The coolness and good conduct of Colonel Cope , of the Arma ' i , does him infinite credit ; and it is with the most real satisfaction ! add , that the zeal and sj-irited conduct of the . veoViumi-y corps , were every thing I could wish . " , . .

' . Tt-NE 10 . . A letter has this day been received by Lieutenant-General Lake from Major-General Nugent , at Belfast , dated the 9 th inst . stating that the rebels in the county of Antrim w ' ece dispersed in all directions , except at Toome , whither Brigadier General Knox and ' Lieutenant-Colonel Clavering were proceeding ; aiid that many of them had laid down' their arms . ..- ¦ - ¦ . ' Major-General Nugent also states , that Mr . M'Claverty had returned from hillwhilber ' he had been carried prisonerba : " body of 2000 rebels .

Donegor , , y Whilst the ' y were in this station , they disagreed , arid quarrelled amongst themselves ; and ; from , his influe'nee and persuasion , above 1500 left the camp , broke and destroyed their arms , and declared that they would never again-carry an offensive weapon against his Majesty of bis loyal subjects . - Many more dispersed , and the commander of them was left with 50 men only . " . ,

* ' JU ' ' ft . f arfi , ' ebni-enie ' d to " ac ' qiiairrt " your Grace tji ' at ' the accounts received ' from Major-Genetal Nuge ' nf this morning are hot so favourable as from ' the 'details ' which were , yesterday received 1 had reason to lio ' pe . A body bf ' reb'els hayiiife asseinbled near Sa ' intfielflj they were attacked by adela ' climen ' t unde ' r Cblbhel Sfa " p ! eton , ' \ Vho at first suffefecl , ' some ' loss ; bin he a ' fteriyaVds jiii ' t ' the ' rebels to flight . Beihg . dfdert-d ' to pr ' oceed'to Newton Arde ' sj Coloh'elS ' tapI . efonfoiind the rebels in possession of the town , upon which Geherai Nugent orcfe ' red ffierh to ' until his force could be augmented " "''

retire ' . . , , ; ,, . „; .. ' Thereis no official account as t ' 0 the body o'f rebels ' which were to" . be affa ' ckfed liy Bfig ' atlic ' r General Knox , at' To ' ome bridge . Private accounts state tliatth'ey have been dispersed . . . - ., ¦¦¦ ,.. _ ,.: - ' JUNE 12 . Accounts have been tin ' s day received frpni Major-Genera ! Nugent , who is , at Belfast , which state , that the information lie had received of a large body of rebels having entrenched themselves near , Toome bridge was unfounded . arch of the had been broken down by inconsiderable partywhich

One bridge an , had been dispersed ; the bridge has been since rendered passable . . . . - ' Colonel Clavering has reported From Antrim to Major-General "Nugent ,-that the disaffected in the " neighbourhood of that town had expressed a desire to submit , and to velum to their uiity ; . At Ballymena , 150 musquets and 800 pikes had been given up to the magistrates . Many arms , 500 pikes , anda . brass field-piece , have been surrendered to Major Seddon . , . ' Major-General Nugent expresses his warmest acknowledgements fothe

. regulars , militia , and yeomanry forces under his commaiid , for their alertness , zeal , and spirit . ''¦ .-., . ' Oilier advices state , that Lieutenant-Colonel Stewart , having marched from Blaris with a part of the Argyle fencibles , 30 cavalry , anil some yeomanry , arriy-VO ' x . 3 F