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Article PARLIAMENT OF IRELAND. ← Page 4 of 4
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Parliament Of Ireland.
Thomas Aeidis Emmett , and William James M'Nevin , have thought it their duty to examine the ' said A . O'Connor , T . Addis Emmett , and Wm . James M'Nevin , . with respect to such advertisement , to the end that it might be ascertained whether they or any of them intended to contradict or retract any thing which they had heretofore deposed before your Committee ; and your Committee subjoin the several examinations , on oath , of . the said Arthur O'Connor , Thomas Addis Emmett , and William James M'Nevin , this day made and signed by them respectively upon this subject , as follows , viz .
ARTHUR O ' CONNOR , ESCK SWORN . Admits that the advertisement which appeared in the Hibernian Journal and Saunders ' s Nev / s Letter of Monday the 27 th of August last , under the signatures of Arthur O'Connor , Thomas Addis Emmett ,- and Wm . James M'Nevin , was published by their authority . Says he does not mean to contradict any thing stated by him before thisCommittee , or the SecretCommittee of the House of" Commons . Says he has now read the evidence given by
him before the Secret Committee of the House of Lords , as printed in the Appendix to their Report , which he admits to be accurate , but wishes to explain himself upon two points contained in said evidence ; first , That General Valence was no : in the most distant manner connected or concerned in any n ? goci : ttions carried on between the Directory of the Irish Union and the French Directory : secondly , That it did not appear to him that there was any connection between the Irish Executive Directory and any Society in
Great Britain ; on the contrary , it was proposed to the person who adjusted the terms of the alliance between the Irish Union and the French Directory in 179 6 , that an invasion of England should take place at the same time that Ireland was to be invaded , to dissuade them from which the Irish agents used such arguments as he believes were conclusive : THOMAS ADDIS EMMETT , ESO ^ SWORN .
Admits that the advertisement which appeared in the same paper was published by his authority . Says the Appendix omits many reasons winch he gave in justification of his own conduit , and of that of the members of the Union st large . Says , he does not mean to contradict any thing which has been so jeported , with respect to the military organization of the United Irishmen in this kingdom , or the nature or object of it , which was , after they had despaired of obtaining a Reform in Parliament by peaceable means ,
to effect a Revolution by subverting the Monarchy , separating this country from Great Britain , and erecting such Government in Ireland as mig ht he chosen by the people . Says , he does not mean to contradict the details given in the said Reports , ofthe correspondence anel connection of the Irish Union with the Government of France , as far as he has any knowledge thereof , and which details he so far admits to be accurate . [ TO BE CONTINUED . ]
and of our depositions hefore the Committees of the Lords and Commons , we feel ourselves culled upon to assure the Public , that they are gross , and to us astonishing misrepresentations , not only unsupported hy , but in many instances directly contradictory to , the facts we really stated on those occasions . We further assure our friends , that in no instance did the name of any individual escape from us ; on the contrary , we ahvays refused answering such questions as might lend to implicate any person whatever , conformable to the- agreement entered into by the State Prisoners with Government . AitTiieii O'CONNOR , THOMAS ADDIS EMMETT , WM . JAMES M'NEVIN . ' In consequence of this advertisement , Messrs . O'Connor , Emmett , and M'Nevin , were double-ironed .
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Parliament Of Ireland.
Thomas Aeidis Emmett , and William James M'Nevin , have thought it their duty to examine the ' said A . O'Connor , T . Addis Emmett , and Wm . James M'Nevin , . with respect to such advertisement , to the end that it might be ascertained whether they or any of them intended to contradict or retract any thing which they had heretofore deposed before your Committee ; and your Committee subjoin the several examinations , on oath , of . the said Arthur O'Connor , Thomas Addis Emmett , and William James M'Nevin , this day made and signed by them respectively upon this subject , as follows , viz .
ARTHUR O ' CONNOR , ESCK SWORN . Admits that the advertisement which appeared in the Hibernian Journal and Saunders ' s Nev / s Letter of Monday the 27 th of August last , under the signatures of Arthur O'Connor , Thomas Addis Emmett ,- and Wm . James M'Nevin , was published by their authority . Says he does not mean to contradict any thing stated by him before thisCommittee , or the SecretCommittee of the House of" Commons . Says he has now read the evidence given by
him before the Secret Committee of the House of Lords , as printed in the Appendix to their Report , which he admits to be accurate , but wishes to explain himself upon two points contained in said evidence ; first , That General Valence was no : in the most distant manner connected or concerned in any n ? goci : ttions carried on between the Directory of the Irish Union and the French Directory : secondly , That it did not appear to him that there was any connection between the Irish Executive Directory and any Society in
Great Britain ; on the contrary , it was proposed to the person who adjusted the terms of the alliance between the Irish Union and the French Directory in 179 6 , that an invasion of England should take place at the same time that Ireland was to be invaded , to dissuade them from which the Irish agents used such arguments as he believes were conclusive : THOMAS ADDIS EMMETT , ESO ^ SWORN .
Admits that the advertisement which appeared in the same paper was published by his authority . Says the Appendix omits many reasons winch he gave in justification of his own conduit , and of that of the members of the Union st large . Says , he does not mean to contradict any thing which has been so jeported , with respect to the military organization of the United Irishmen in this kingdom , or the nature or object of it , which was , after they had despaired of obtaining a Reform in Parliament by peaceable means ,
to effect a Revolution by subverting the Monarchy , separating this country from Great Britain , and erecting such Government in Ireland as mig ht he chosen by the people . Says , he does not mean to contradict the details given in the said Reports , ofthe correspondence anel connection of the Irish Union with the Government of France , as far as he has any knowledge thereof , and which details he so far admits to be accurate . [ TO BE CONTINUED . ]
and of our depositions hefore the Committees of the Lords and Commons , we feel ourselves culled upon to assure the Public , that they are gross , and to us astonishing misrepresentations , not only unsupported hy , but in many instances directly contradictory to , the facts we really stated on those occasions . We further assure our friends , that in no instance did the name of any individual escape from us ; on the contrary , we ahvays refused answering such questions as might lend to implicate any person whatever , conformable to the- agreement entered into by the State Prisoners with Government . AitTiieii O'CONNOR , THOMAS ADDIS EMMETT , WM . JAMES M'NEVIN . ' In consequence of this advertisement , Messrs . O'Connor , Emmett , and M'Nevin , were double-ironed .