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Monthly Chronicle.

of the Wexford Militia prisoners . They marched off rapidly towards Leighlin , The troops from thence , consisting of a small party of the gth dragoons commanded by Lieutenant Higgins , Lieutenant Colonel Rochfort ' s , and Captain Cornwall ' s Yeomanry , killed sixty of them . Night coming ou , I could not pursue them any further . By the position they took up near Sbarkill , I conceived their intentions were to form a junclion with the colliers jt Castlecomer . As soon as the troops were able to move , I marched with nine

hundred men to attack them , and was sorry to find , they had burnt the whofe town , and forced the soldiers who were in it to retire before my arrival . Having cleared tbe town with the guns , I attacked them on all sides . About four hundred were killed , the remainder fled . They were commanded b y a priest called Murphy , and their numbers are said to amount to 5000 . Oii ,-loss was inconsiderable . My force consisted of the Wexford and Wicklow Militiaunder the command of Lord Loftus and the Honourable Colonel

, Howard . The dragoons were commanded by Major Donaldson ofthe gth j dragoons , and Major Barnard , ofthe Romney fencibles , with several yeomanry corps from this county and Carlow , who , as well as the other troops , are entitled to my warmest praise for their bravery and alertness , pn this and every occasion . C . ASGILL , '

RETURN OF THE KILLED , WOUNDED , AND MISSING , Oil tbe 21 st June , in the attack on Vinegar Hill and the Town of Enniscorthy . Lieutenant-General Dundas ' s Corps ( Major-Guicr ' al Sir J . Duff ' s Brigade ) 89 th regiment , 1 rank and file killed ; ( General Needhan . ' s brigade ) 7 th Dragoon Guards , 1 Captain wounded ; ( Gen . Wilford's Brigade ) , 9 th Dragoons , 1 rank and file killed ; Dunlavin Yeomanry Cavalry , 1 rank and file wounded ; 1 st Battalion Liht Infantry 1 subaltern killed 1 Serjeant wounded

g , , , 2 rank and file killed , 18 ditto wounded , 3 ditto missing ; Sligo Militia , 1 Field-Officer wounded , 2 rank and file killed , 3 ditto wounded ; Suffolk Fencibles , 2 rank and file wounded . ' Major-General Johnson ' s Corps , Royal Artillery , 1 rank and file wounded ; Mid-Lothian , one subaltern wounded , 1 rank and file wounded ; Hompesch ' s Hussars , 2 rank and file wounded ; 5 th Battalion 60 th regiment , 1 Captain wounded , 1 Serjeant missing , 5 rank and file killed , 5 rank and file wounded ; 1 ditto wounded 1

4 th Battalion 60 th regiment , 1 subaltern killed , , Serjeant killed , 3 rank and file killed , 22 rank and file wounded , 1 rank and file missing ; Royal Meath Regiment , 1 Serjeant killed ; Roscommon regiment , 1 rank and file wounded , ' 1 rank and "file missing ; Dublin County , 1 Field-Officer wounded , 2 rank and file killed , 6 rank and file wounded . Total—2 Subalterns , 2 Serjeants . and 16 rank and file killed ; 2 Field Officers , 2 Captains , 2 Subalterns , 1 Serjeant , and 62 rank and file wounded ; 1 Serjeant , 5 rank and file missing .

NAMES OF OFFICERS KILLED AND WOUNDED . Lieutenant Barnes , 13 th foot attached 4 th Batt . and Lieut . S . Sandys , Longford Militia , killed ; Colonel King , Sligo Militia , Major Vesey , Dublm County , Captain Donne , 7 th Dragoon Guards , Captain Schundea , 5 th Batt . 60 th Lieut . Barker , Kildare attached 4 th Batt . Lieut . Hill , Mid Lothian , wounded . KILKENNY , J 26 . ' Fearing the consequence that miht result from

g allowing the Rebels who fled from Wexford to remain any length of time in this county , I preferred attacking them with the troops I alread y had , to waiting till a reinforcement arrived . My force amounted to 1100 men . The Rebels consisted of about 5000 . ' ¦ I attacked them this morning at six o ' clock in their position on Kilconnel-hill , near Gore ' s Bridge , and soon dsfeated'

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LONDON: Article 2
TO CORRESPONDENTS, &c. Article 3
PRICES OF BINDING PER VOUME. Article 3
PREFACE TO VOLUME THE ELEVENTH. Article 4
Untitled Article 6
Untitled Article 7
AN HISTORICAL AND GEOGRAPHICAL ACCOUNT OF THE KINGDOM OF IRELAND. Article 8
THE LIFE OF BISHOP WARBURTON. Article 13
TRAGICAL FATE OF THE PRINCESS TARRAKANOFF. Article 16
DESCRIPTION OF THE ISLAND OF MALTA Article 20
CHARACTER OF THE AFRICAN BLACK. Article 22
AN ESSAY ON THE DIFFERENT STATES AND CONDITIONS OF LIFE. Article 24
ON THE PERFIDY AND INFIDELITY OF THE FRENCH. Article 28
CHARACTER OF POLITIAN, Article 31
THE HISTORY OF MADAME AND MONSIEUR. C— Article 32
CURIOUS ACCOUNT OF A DUMB PHILOSOPHER. Article 38
VISIT TO LAVATER, Article 41
THE FREEMASONS' REPOSITORY. Article 43
MASONIC INTELLIGENCE. Article 48
REVIEW OF NEW PUBLICATIONS Article 53
POETRY. Article 59
REPORT OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE BRITISH PARLIAMENT. Article 61
PARLIAMENT OF IRELAND. Article 70
MONTHLY CHRONICLE. Article 71
INDEX TO THE TENTH VOLUME. Article 81
Untitled Article 85
LONDON: Article 85
TO CORRESPONDENTS, &c. Article 86
PRICES OF BINDING PER VOUME. Article 86
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Monthly Chronicle.

of the Wexford Militia prisoners . They marched off rapidly towards Leighlin , The troops from thence , consisting of a small party of the gth dragoons commanded by Lieutenant Higgins , Lieutenant Colonel Rochfort ' s , and Captain Cornwall ' s Yeomanry , killed sixty of them . Night coming ou , I could not pursue them any further . By the position they took up near Sbarkill , I conceived their intentions were to form a junclion with the colliers jt Castlecomer . As soon as the troops were able to move , I marched with nine

hundred men to attack them , and was sorry to find , they had burnt the whofe town , and forced the soldiers who were in it to retire before my arrival . Having cleared tbe town with the guns , I attacked them on all sides . About four hundred were killed , the remainder fled . They were commanded b y a priest called Murphy , and their numbers are said to amount to 5000 . Oii ,-loss was inconsiderable . My force consisted of the Wexford and Wicklow Militiaunder the command of Lord Loftus and the Honourable Colonel

, Howard . The dragoons were commanded by Major Donaldson ofthe gth j dragoons , and Major Barnard , ofthe Romney fencibles , with several yeomanry corps from this county and Carlow , who , as well as the other troops , are entitled to my warmest praise for their bravery and alertness , pn this and every occasion . C . ASGILL , '

RETURN OF THE KILLED , WOUNDED , AND MISSING , Oil tbe 21 st June , in the attack on Vinegar Hill and the Town of Enniscorthy . Lieutenant-General Dundas ' s Corps ( Major-Guicr ' al Sir J . Duff ' s Brigade ) 89 th regiment , 1 rank and file killed ; ( General Needhan . ' s brigade ) 7 th Dragoon Guards , 1 Captain wounded ; ( Gen . Wilford's Brigade ) , 9 th Dragoons , 1 rank and file killed ; Dunlavin Yeomanry Cavalry , 1 rank and file wounded ; 1 st Battalion Liht Infantry 1 subaltern killed 1 Serjeant wounded

g , , , 2 rank and file killed , 18 ditto wounded , 3 ditto missing ; Sligo Militia , 1 Field-Officer wounded , 2 rank and file killed , 3 ditto wounded ; Suffolk Fencibles , 2 rank and file wounded . ' Major-General Johnson ' s Corps , Royal Artillery , 1 rank and file wounded ; Mid-Lothian , one subaltern wounded , 1 rank and file wounded ; Hompesch ' s Hussars , 2 rank and file wounded ; 5 th Battalion 60 th regiment , 1 Captain wounded , 1 Serjeant missing , 5 rank and file killed , 5 rank and file wounded ; 1 ditto wounded 1

4 th Battalion 60 th regiment , 1 subaltern killed , , Serjeant killed , 3 rank and file killed , 22 rank and file wounded , 1 rank and file missing ; Royal Meath Regiment , 1 Serjeant killed ; Roscommon regiment , 1 rank and file wounded , ' 1 rank and "file missing ; Dublin County , 1 Field-Officer wounded , 2 rank and file killed , 6 rank and file wounded . Total—2 Subalterns , 2 Serjeants . and 16 rank and file killed ; 2 Field Officers , 2 Captains , 2 Subalterns , 1 Serjeant , and 62 rank and file wounded ; 1 Serjeant , 5 rank and file missing .

NAMES OF OFFICERS KILLED AND WOUNDED . Lieutenant Barnes , 13 th foot attached 4 th Batt . and Lieut . S . Sandys , Longford Militia , killed ; Colonel King , Sligo Militia , Major Vesey , Dublm County , Captain Donne , 7 th Dragoon Guards , Captain Schundea , 5 th Batt . 60 th Lieut . Barker , Kildare attached 4 th Batt . Lieut . Hill , Mid Lothian , wounded . KILKENNY , J 26 . ' Fearing the consequence that miht result from

g allowing the Rebels who fled from Wexford to remain any length of time in this county , I preferred attacking them with the troops I alread y had , to waiting till a reinforcement arrived . My force amounted to 1100 men . The Rebels consisted of about 5000 . ' ¦ I attacked them this morning at six o ' clock in their position on Kilconnel-hill , near Gore ' s Bridge , and soon dsfeated'

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