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Parliament Of Ireland.
PARLIAMENT OF IRELAND .
FRIDAY , JULY zy . - [ CONTINUED FROM PAGE 132 . ]
THE Attorney-Genera ! stated that it would he necessary to examine some evidence at the bar , in order to justify the measure he was about to introduce . The persons to whom he should allu le in this bill were , first , an unfortunate young nobleman , Lord Edward Fitzgerald . The others were , Beauchamp Bagenal Harvey , ami Cornelius Grogan , Esqrs . late of the county of Wexford , now deceased ; but the whole of whom were notoriously aflive in the rebellion . He then moved , ' that General Craddock
be called to the bar . ' The General accordingly attended , and being desired by Mr . Speaker to state to the House what he knew concerning the guilt of Beauchamp Bagenal Harvey , and Cornelius Grogan , during the late rebellion in that county , stated , ' that he was himself president of the court martial at which these persons % vere tried : and that it appeared in evidence before them , that Bagenal Harvey was commander in chief of the rebel army at the battle of
Ross , where he directed the summons in his own hand-writing for the King ' s troops to surrender ; that he afterwards appeared in that battle leading a considerable body of horse against the King ' s troops ; and several commissions signed b y him , appointing officers of the Rebel Staff , were produced in evidence . ' It appeared also in evidence against Cornelius Grogan , ' that he was appointed and afling as commisssary-general to the Rebel-army in the county of
Wexford , procured for them provisions , forage , and other necessaries . The trial of Grogan , at his own request , being adjourned for above three hours , to enable him to procure witnesses , in which however he failed , the court proceeded with the trial at his own request . Being asked if those prisoners were called on in the usual form for their defence , the General answered , certainly they were , and had every indulgence of time and opportunity to adduce witnesses they desired ; and after the most full ancl deliberate investigation , not the slightest doubt of their guilt remained on the mind of the court . '
Mr . Thomas Reynolds was next called to the bar , and being interrogated by Mr . Speaker , whether lie knew any thing and what touching any concern or guilt of Edward Fitzgerald , ( commonly called Lord Edward Fitzgerald ) in the present rebellion ? answered in the affirmative . He said ' that Lord Fitzgerald afted as commander in chief ofthe Rebels , and had appointed him , the witness , a colonel in the Rebel army by a' commission under his hand ; that he land also procured his appointment as treasurer to the funds of the
Rebels in the county of Kildare , by the election of certain persons appointed to call on him ; and that a morning or two after this election , Lady Edward Fitzgerald sent for witness , and paid into his hands two several sums which had remained in the handsof Lord Edward Fitzgerald as preceding treasurer ; that Lord Edward , on resigning to him the treasurership , had expressed some anxious apprehensions that " government had marked him , and designed to take him up ; and said he wished immediately to get off to France , in order to _ hasten the invasion of Ireland , which he could do through his intimacy with Talleyrand Perigord . '
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Parliament Of Ireland.
PARLIAMENT OF IRELAND .
FRIDAY , JULY zy . - [ CONTINUED FROM PAGE 132 . ]
THE Attorney-Genera ! stated that it would he necessary to examine some evidence at the bar , in order to justify the measure he was about to introduce . The persons to whom he should allu le in this bill were , first , an unfortunate young nobleman , Lord Edward Fitzgerald . The others were , Beauchamp Bagenal Harvey , ami Cornelius Grogan , Esqrs . late of the county of Wexford , now deceased ; but the whole of whom were notoriously aflive in the rebellion . He then moved , ' that General Craddock
be called to the bar . ' The General accordingly attended , and being desired by Mr . Speaker to state to the House what he knew concerning the guilt of Beauchamp Bagenal Harvey , and Cornelius Grogan , during the late rebellion in that county , stated , ' that he was himself president of the court martial at which these persons % vere tried : and that it appeared in evidence before them , that Bagenal Harvey was commander in chief of the rebel army at the battle of
Ross , where he directed the summons in his own hand-writing for the King ' s troops to surrender ; that he afterwards appeared in that battle leading a considerable body of horse against the King ' s troops ; and several commissions signed b y him , appointing officers of the Rebel Staff , were produced in evidence . ' It appeared also in evidence against Cornelius Grogan , ' that he was appointed and afling as commisssary-general to the Rebel-army in the county of
Wexford , procured for them provisions , forage , and other necessaries . The trial of Grogan , at his own request , being adjourned for above three hours , to enable him to procure witnesses , in which however he failed , the court proceeded with the trial at his own request . Being asked if those prisoners were called on in the usual form for their defence , the General answered , certainly they were , and had every indulgence of time and opportunity to adduce witnesses they desired ; and after the most full ancl deliberate investigation , not the slightest doubt of their guilt remained on the mind of the court . '
Mr . Thomas Reynolds was next called to the bar , and being interrogated by Mr . Speaker , whether lie knew any thing and what touching any concern or guilt of Edward Fitzgerald , ( commonly called Lord Edward Fitzgerald ) in the present rebellion ? answered in the affirmative . He said ' that Lord Fitzgerald afted as commander in chief ofthe Rebels , and had appointed him , the witness , a colonel in the Rebel army by a' commission under his hand ; that he land also procured his appointment as treasurer to the funds of the
Rebels in the county of Kildare , by the election of certain persons appointed to call on him ; and that a morning or two after this election , Lady Edward Fitzgerald sent for witness , and paid into his hands two several sums which had remained in the handsof Lord Edward Fitzgerald as preceding treasurer ; that Lord Edward , on resigning to him the treasurership , had expressed some anxious apprehensions that " government had marked him , and designed to take him up ; and said he wished immediately to get off to France , in order to _ hasten the invasion of Ireland , which he could do through his intimacy with Talleyrand Perigord . '