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Article CHRONOLOGICAL ACCOUNT OF THE PRINCIPAL OCCURRENCES ← Page 13 of 34 →
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Chronological Account Of The Principal Occurrences
23 . An open rebellion broke out in several parts of Ireland bordering on the metropolis , and several skirmishes took place between tlie military and the insurgents , in which the hitter were uniformly defeated ; but not before they had done considerable mischief , and captured the baggage of two companies of the Ray fencibles . —The Northern mail coach was attacked and burnt by a body of insurgents near Dublin : the Galway coach was also attacked , and nearly destroyed .
Lady Edward Fitzgerald received an order to quit the British dominions . Eighteen Dutch doggers , and some other prizes , sent into Yarmouth , by Vice-Admiral Onslow ' s squadron . A warm debate took place in the House of Lords on the subject of Arthur O'Connor ' s detention after his acquittal at Maidstone . 24 . A party of 1000 rebels , armed with musquets and pikes , and commanded by Captain Michael Reynolds , attacked the town of Naas , in the
county of Kildare ; but were defeated by a military detachment under the command of Lord Gosford , with the loss of 200 men . The loss of his Majesty ' s troops was very trifling . —Military parties in the villages of Prosperous and Kilcullen were surprized by the rebels , and nearly cut to pieces . In the afternoon General . Dundas came up with a considerable bod y of the enemy near the hills of Kilcullen , which , he entirely routed , with the loss of 200 men : no quarter was given to the rebels . In the evening of this day ,
numerous detachments of the rebels remained undispersed in the vicinity of the capital . Martial Law proclaimed all over Ireland , in consequence of the rebellion which existed in that country . 25 . Advice received that Sir Richard St radian , . with his squadron , had vigorously bombarded the town of Havre , on the French coast .
His Majesty's ship De Braak lost off the American coast , and the Captain , Lieutenant , a midshipman , and 3 6 seamen and marines , drowned . A dreadful earthquake at Sienna , which did considerable damage to the town , and caused the death of a great number of persons . The Irish rebels defeated at Hacketstown , in the county of Carlow ; at Baltinglass , in the county of Wicklow , with great loss ; and also at Clare , Baltimore , Barrctstown , Lucan , and Lusk . The rebels burnt the principal
part ofthe town of Kilcullen , anel some houses in the city of Carlow , at which place a dreadful conflict took place , in which the enemy lost so many men , that the travellers from Dublin to the Southward were obliged to pass over the mangled carcases ofthe slain . On this clay the rebels possessed themselves of several important posts in the neighbourhood Of the metropolis , and destroyed the bridge of" Kilcullen , to cut off the communication with the South .
26 . Several gentlemen of respectability arrested in Dublin ; and two members of the Rathfarnham volunteers , Messrs . Ledwich anel Keogh , with eighteen others , were executed at the Castle , for having headed and aided a party of rebels , on the preceding Saturday , in an action fought near Dublin . 27 . A numerous body of the rebels defeated on the hill of Taragh , about 2 ; miles north of Dublin , by a detachment of his Majesty ' s forces . Three hundred ane ! fifty of the enemy were left dead on the field . The loss on the
part of the King ' s troops was only nine rank and file killed and 16 wounded . The insurrection broke out in great force in the county of Wexford , and the rebels cut off a detachment of the North Cork militia , consisting of 100 men . The insurgents were under the orders of Mr . Bagenal Harvey , Mr . Roche , and Captain Keogh . Intelligence received of an action having taken place at Jeremie , in the Island of St . Domingo , between a party of British troops and a numerous
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Chronological Account Of The Principal Occurrences
23 . An open rebellion broke out in several parts of Ireland bordering on the metropolis , and several skirmishes took place between tlie military and the insurgents , in which the hitter were uniformly defeated ; but not before they had done considerable mischief , and captured the baggage of two companies of the Ray fencibles . —The Northern mail coach was attacked and burnt by a body of insurgents near Dublin : the Galway coach was also attacked , and nearly destroyed .
Lady Edward Fitzgerald received an order to quit the British dominions . Eighteen Dutch doggers , and some other prizes , sent into Yarmouth , by Vice-Admiral Onslow ' s squadron . A warm debate took place in the House of Lords on the subject of Arthur O'Connor ' s detention after his acquittal at Maidstone . 24 . A party of 1000 rebels , armed with musquets and pikes , and commanded by Captain Michael Reynolds , attacked the town of Naas , in the
county of Kildare ; but were defeated by a military detachment under the command of Lord Gosford , with the loss of 200 men . The loss of his Majesty ' s troops was very trifling . —Military parties in the villages of Prosperous and Kilcullen were surprized by the rebels , and nearly cut to pieces . In the afternoon General . Dundas came up with a considerable bod y of the enemy near the hills of Kilcullen , which , he entirely routed , with the loss of 200 men : no quarter was given to the rebels . In the evening of this day ,
numerous detachments of the rebels remained undispersed in the vicinity of the capital . Martial Law proclaimed all over Ireland , in consequence of the rebellion which existed in that country . 25 . Advice received that Sir Richard St radian , . with his squadron , had vigorously bombarded the town of Havre , on the French coast .
His Majesty's ship De Braak lost off the American coast , and the Captain , Lieutenant , a midshipman , and 3 6 seamen and marines , drowned . A dreadful earthquake at Sienna , which did considerable damage to the town , and caused the death of a great number of persons . The Irish rebels defeated at Hacketstown , in the county of Carlow ; at Baltinglass , in the county of Wicklow , with great loss ; and also at Clare , Baltimore , Barrctstown , Lucan , and Lusk . The rebels burnt the principal
part ofthe town of Kilcullen , anel some houses in the city of Carlow , at which place a dreadful conflict took place , in which the enemy lost so many men , that the travellers from Dublin to the Southward were obliged to pass over the mangled carcases ofthe slain . On this clay the rebels possessed themselves of several important posts in the neighbourhood Of the metropolis , and destroyed the bridge of" Kilcullen , to cut off the communication with the South .
26 . Several gentlemen of respectability arrested in Dublin ; and two members of the Rathfarnham volunteers , Messrs . Ledwich anel Keogh , with eighteen others , were executed at the Castle , for having headed and aided a party of rebels , on the preceding Saturday , in an action fought near Dublin . 27 . A numerous body of the rebels defeated on the hill of Taragh , about 2 ; miles north of Dublin , by a detachment of his Majesty ' s forces . Three hundred ane ! fifty of the enemy were left dead on the field . The loss on the
part of the King ' s troops was only nine rank and file killed and 16 wounded . The insurrection broke out in great force in the county of Wexford , and the rebels cut off a detachment of the North Cork militia , consisting of 100 men . The insurgents were under the orders of Mr . Bagenal Harvey , Mr . Roche , and Captain Keogh . Intelligence received of an action having taken place at Jeremie , in the Island of St . Domingo , between a party of British troops and a numerous