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Chronological Account Of The Principal Occurrences
James Dickie , a rebel Chief , executed at Belfast , pursuant to the sentence of a court martial . Mr . Attorney-General Wolfe appointed Chief-Justice of the Court of King ' s Bench in Ireland , and created a peer of that country by the title of Lord Kilwarden . Mr . Toler succeeded to the office of A'tomey-Generai * and Mr . Stewart to that of Solicitor-General . 29 . His Majesty went in state to the House of Lords , and closed the second with from the throne
session of the present parliament , a speech . A proclamation issued in the several districts of" Ireland , offering pardon and protection to all rebels who should return to their allegiance , of which thousands of" the deluded people immediately availed themselves : Some skirmishing took place between the King's troops and the wretched remains ofthe Insurgents ofthe counties of Wicklow and Kildare , in which the latter were defeated and dispersed . ' " '
. _ 30 . Numerous detachments of the military marched from Dublin to the counties of Kildare and Wicklow , rvhere the insurgents had again appeared in great force . ' JULY .
1 . The Toulon fleet , with Buonaparte and his army on board , appeared off Egypt . _ La Seine French frigate , of 42 guns , captured by the Jason frigate , after a severe action with that ship and La Pique , the latter of which ran oh shore on th . e French coast , and was lost . La Seine suffered considerably in the action : her loss in men amounted to 170 killed and 100 wounded ; that of his Majesty ' s ships was nine men' killed , including the second Lieutenant
of the Jason , and twenty wounded . Government received accounts from America that Congress had passed a bill , authorizing the President to give orders to the Commanders of armed ships belonging to that country to capture any French cruizers that might be found on the coasts of the United States . Several partial actions took place between the military and the rebels in the King ' s county and in the county of Wicklow , in which the latter were uniformly defeated , although with considerable loss oa the side of the King ' s troops . " ' . , '
2 . A Swedish frigate and several " merchant ships , having warlike stores on board , and bound for France , brought into Margate Roads by the squadron under the command of Captain Lawford . 3 . Advice received of the capture of three French privateers by the cruisers on the Jamaica station . 4 . The Paris papers announced that hostilities had commenced between the King of Sardinia and the Ligurian Republic , which , however , were soon
terminated by the interference of France ; and , that the British squadron , under the command of Admiral Uelson , was in pursuit of the TbUlpn fleet . . . . 5 . 'The Wicklow Rebels attacked by the united armies of Generals Needham and Sir James Duff , on the borders ofthe county of" Wexford , and , after , an action of considerable length , defeated wuh great lo = s . The enemy were pursued for the greater part of" the clay by the cavalry , who , at length ,
succeeded in completely dispersing them . Upwards of 700 of the Rebels ' were killed . ¦ ' „ ' . ,. 6 . The conferences which had for some time before been held at Sclz , in Germany , on the subject of the treaty of CampoFormio , terminated , the parties having agreed to refer the matters iu dispute to the Congress at Rastadt . 7 . Buonaparte , and the whole of his army , landed at Alexandria , in Egypt , and shortly after proceeded to Rosetta ant ! Grand Cairo .
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Chronological Account Of The Principal Occurrences
James Dickie , a rebel Chief , executed at Belfast , pursuant to the sentence of a court martial . Mr . Attorney-General Wolfe appointed Chief-Justice of the Court of King ' s Bench in Ireland , and created a peer of that country by the title of Lord Kilwarden . Mr . Toler succeeded to the office of A'tomey-Generai * and Mr . Stewart to that of Solicitor-General . 29 . His Majesty went in state to the House of Lords , and closed the second with from the throne
session of the present parliament , a speech . A proclamation issued in the several districts of" Ireland , offering pardon and protection to all rebels who should return to their allegiance , of which thousands of" the deluded people immediately availed themselves : Some skirmishing took place between the King's troops and the wretched remains ofthe Insurgents ofthe counties of Wicklow and Kildare , in which the latter were defeated and dispersed . ' " '
. _ 30 . Numerous detachments of the military marched from Dublin to the counties of Kildare and Wicklow , rvhere the insurgents had again appeared in great force . ' JULY .
1 . The Toulon fleet , with Buonaparte and his army on board , appeared off Egypt . _ La Seine French frigate , of 42 guns , captured by the Jason frigate , after a severe action with that ship and La Pique , the latter of which ran oh shore on th . e French coast , and was lost . La Seine suffered considerably in the action : her loss in men amounted to 170 killed and 100 wounded ; that of his Majesty ' s ships was nine men' killed , including the second Lieutenant
of the Jason , and twenty wounded . Government received accounts from America that Congress had passed a bill , authorizing the President to give orders to the Commanders of armed ships belonging to that country to capture any French cruizers that might be found on the coasts of the United States . Several partial actions took place between the military and the rebels in the King ' s county and in the county of Wicklow , in which the latter were uniformly defeated , although with considerable loss oa the side of the King ' s troops . " ' . , '
2 . A Swedish frigate and several " merchant ships , having warlike stores on board , and bound for France , brought into Margate Roads by the squadron under the command of Captain Lawford . 3 . Advice received of the capture of three French privateers by the cruisers on the Jamaica station . 4 . The Paris papers announced that hostilities had commenced between the King of Sardinia and the Ligurian Republic , which , however , were soon
terminated by the interference of France ; and , that the British squadron , under the command of Admiral Uelson , was in pursuit of the TbUlpn fleet . . . . 5 . 'The Wicklow Rebels attacked by the united armies of Generals Needham and Sir James Duff , on the borders ofthe county of" Wexford , and , after , an action of considerable length , defeated wuh great lo = s . The enemy were pursued for the greater part of" the clay by the cavalry , who , at length ,
succeeded in completely dispersing them . Upwards of 700 of the Rebels ' were killed . ¦ ' „ ' . ,. 6 . The conferences which had for some time before been held at Sclz , in Germany , on the subject of the treaty of CampoFormio , terminated , the parties having agreed to refer the matters iu dispute to the Congress at Rastadt . 7 . Buonaparte , and the whole of his army , landed at Alexandria , in Egypt , and shortly after proceeded to Rosetta ant ! Grand Cairo .