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Chronological Account Of The Principal Occurrences
to . Mr . Theobald Wolfe Tone tried by a court-martial in Dublin , and found guilty of having entered the service ofthe enemy , and appeared in arms against his Sovereign . He at once admitted the charge , attempted to justif y his conduct , and requested only , that , like Sombreuil , in a similar situation , he might be shot . II . Accounts received from America of the capture of a French frigate of 44 guns , by . an American frigate of 48 guns , off the harbour of Charlestown . 12 The Paris announced that
. papers a very formidable insurrection had broke out in Brabant ; and that several desperate actions continued to be fought between the royalist and republican forces . . Mr . Curran moved the Court of King ' s Bench , in Dublin , for a . habeas corpus to bring up the body of Mr . Wolfe Tone , on the ground that the court-martial , by whom he had been tried , and sentenced to suffer death , could not be considered a legal tribunal , his Majesty ' s courts of civil law
beinuopen at the time . The court feeling the force of this observation , issued a writ accordingly ; but on the arrival ofthe sheriff at the barracks , where Mr . Tone was confined , he found that the prisoner had cut his throat in so dangerous a manner , that he could not , without imminent danger , be removed from his apartments . This was the day appointed for the execution of the p risoner . Major Sands at first refused to obey the writ of the court of King ' s Bench , but afterwards apologized for his conduct . 13 . Holt , the leader of the Wicklow Insurgents , surrendered himself to Lord Powerscourt , on condition of receiving a pardon , and transporting himself from his Majesty's dominions . The followers of this desperate Chief
immediately dispersed . It was officially announced in the London Gazette , that Lord Nelson and several of his ships had arrived at Naples , where his Sicilian Majesty went on board the Admiral ' s ship , to congratulate him on his glorious victory , and ordered every possible assistance to be given to his squadron . HisMajesty ' sship Petterel , which had been captured a few days before h y three Spanish frigates , in the Mediterranean , retaken by his Majesty ' s ship The behaved illto the officers
-Argo . Spaniards very . and seamen ofthe Petterel , having robbed and p lundered them of every thing , and murdered one man , who made some resistance to the savage plunderers . 15 . The fortress of Ciudadella , in the Island of Minorca , surrendered by capitulation to his Majesty ' s forces under the command of General Stuart ; and immediately after the whole island came into the possession ofthe British army . This important event was accomplished without the loss of a single
man , the Spaniards on the island , notwithstanding they had a great superiority of force , having made scarcely any resistance . There vi-ere found in the fortress immense quantities of ammunition and stores . A British squadron , under the command of Captain Duckworth , was employed in this enterprize , and took possession of a few merchant ships in the harbour . Advice received that a Turkish corvette , laden with valuable presents from the Grand Seigniorfor Lord Nelsonhad arrived at Naples
, , . 17 . A general order issued at Cork , for checking the licentiousness of the military in that quarter . 18 . The ship Britannia lost near the Fern Islands , and all on board , both crew and passengers , unfortunately perished .
Mr . Wolfe Tone died in the prison of the Provost Marshal , Dublin , of an inflammation , which took p lace in his lungs , in consequence ofthe wound in his throat , which he had inflicted , with his own hand . Thus died the father of the United Irish system . Mr . Edward Morris , a member of a corps , of Yeomen cavalry , in the King ' s county , Ireland , executed , for having accepted a commission in the rebel army .
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Chronological Account Of The Principal Occurrences
to . Mr . Theobald Wolfe Tone tried by a court-martial in Dublin , and found guilty of having entered the service ofthe enemy , and appeared in arms against his Sovereign . He at once admitted the charge , attempted to justif y his conduct , and requested only , that , like Sombreuil , in a similar situation , he might be shot . II . Accounts received from America of the capture of a French frigate of 44 guns , by . an American frigate of 48 guns , off the harbour of Charlestown . 12 The Paris announced that
. papers a very formidable insurrection had broke out in Brabant ; and that several desperate actions continued to be fought between the royalist and republican forces . . Mr . Curran moved the Court of King ' s Bench , in Dublin , for a . habeas corpus to bring up the body of Mr . Wolfe Tone , on the ground that the court-martial , by whom he had been tried , and sentenced to suffer death , could not be considered a legal tribunal , his Majesty ' s courts of civil law
beinuopen at the time . The court feeling the force of this observation , issued a writ accordingly ; but on the arrival ofthe sheriff at the barracks , where Mr . Tone was confined , he found that the prisoner had cut his throat in so dangerous a manner , that he could not , without imminent danger , be removed from his apartments . This was the day appointed for the execution of the p risoner . Major Sands at first refused to obey the writ of the court of King ' s Bench , but afterwards apologized for his conduct . 13 . Holt , the leader of the Wicklow Insurgents , surrendered himself to Lord Powerscourt , on condition of receiving a pardon , and transporting himself from his Majesty's dominions . The followers of this desperate Chief
immediately dispersed . It was officially announced in the London Gazette , that Lord Nelson and several of his ships had arrived at Naples , where his Sicilian Majesty went on board the Admiral ' s ship , to congratulate him on his glorious victory , and ordered every possible assistance to be given to his squadron . HisMajesty ' sship Petterel , which had been captured a few days before h y three Spanish frigates , in the Mediterranean , retaken by his Majesty ' s ship The behaved illto the officers
-Argo . Spaniards very . and seamen ofthe Petterel , having robbed and p lundered them of every thing , and murdered one man , who made some resistance to the savage plunderers . 15 . The fortress of Ciudadella , in the Island of Minorca , surrendered by capitulation to his Majesty ' s forces under the command of General Stuart ; and immediately after the whole island came into the possession ofthe British army . This important event was accomplished without the loss of a single
man , the Spaniards on the island , notwithstanding they had a great superiority of force , having made scarcely any resistance . There vi-ere found in the fortress immense quantities of ammunition and stores . A British squadron , under the command of Captain Duckworth , was employed in this enterprize , and took possession of a few merchant ships in the harbour . Advice received that a Turkish corvette , laden with valuable presents from the Grand Seigniorfor Lord Nelsonhad arrived at Naples
, , . 17 . A general order issued at Cork , for checking the licentiousness of the military in that quarter . 18 . The ship Britannia lost near the Fern Islands , and all on board , both crew and passengers , unfortunately perished .
Mr . Wolfe Tone died in the prison of the Provost Marshal , Dublin , of an inflammation , which took p lace in his lungs , in consequence ofthe wound in his throat , which he had inflicted , with his own hand . Thus died the father of the United Irish system . Mr . Edward Morris , a member of a corps , of Yeomen cavalry , in the King ' s county , Ireland , executed , for having accepted a commission in the rebel army .