violences--The term Croppy -Miferable con- Jequences of espionage--Arrest of Lord Edward Fitzgerald-Arrest of Sheares-Plan of the in- Commencement of the rebellion-Surprize of Profperous -Engagement at Naas and Kilcullen-Proclamations -Attack of Carlow--Death of Sir Edward Crofbie-Various operations--Surrendry at the Curragh-State of the county of Wexford- Infurrection-Actions at Kilthomas and Oulart- Attack of Enniscorthy-Capture of Wexford- Proceedings at Gorey- -Attack of Bunclody-Pro- ceedings at Gorey-Battle of Clough-Attack of Rofs-Maffacre of Scullabogue-Proceedings of the rebels at Slyeeve-Keelter and Lacken―Their pro- ceedings at Gorey-Conduct at Arklow-Retreat of Infurrection at Antrim-Battles of Saintfield and Ballynahinch--Proceedings of the rebels in the county of Wexford--Proceedings of the royal army -Maffacres at Vinegar bill-Exception of Killegny -Attack of Vinegar hill--Battle of Horetown- Massacres at Wexford-Surrendry of Wexford- Bloody Friday-Progrefs of Father John-Attack of Hackettown--Slaughter at Ballyellis-Further proceedings of the Wexfordian infurgents-Their State of Dublin--Cornwallis viceroy-Executions at Wexford--Grogan, Harvey, &c.-Fate of Perry-Bill of amnesty-Capitulation of leaders -O'Connor's pamphlet--Profecutions-Banditti- Devaftations of the rebellion-Compenfations to Suffering loyalists-Eftimate of lofs to the kingdom- Depravation of morals-Frauds in claims of compen- fation-Embarassment of clergymen-Neglect of the French invafion at Killala-Character of Humbert Battle of Castlebar-Motions of Cornwallis Motions of the French-Plan of Cornwallis Battle of Coloony-Proceedings of the French -Surrendry at Ballynamuck- -Infurrection at Grenard--Proceedings in the west- Storming of Killala--Prior tranfactions at Killala--Plans for faving lives and properties-Forbearance of the rebels in the west--Treatment of the French officers Executions--Macguire--Teeling and Tone -Tandy- --Second French expedition-Death of CHA P. XLVII. Thoughts of a legislative union-Public difcuffion of the question-Parliamentary difcuffion-Laft feffion of the Irish parliament-Arguments against a union- -Arguments for a union-Addrefs from Galway Articles of Union--Enaxion of the bill of union-Confequences expected from the union--Refignation of Cornwallis-Acceffion HISTORY OF IRELAND. CHAP. XXVII. Contests of Ormond and the clergy-Clanricarde's adminiftration-Negociation with the duke of Lorrain -Progrefs of the republicans- -Siege of Limerick Executions-Siege of Galway-Further proceedings -Executions-Difpofal of forfeitures- -Cromwel protector- ·Mifcellaneous tranfactions-Cromwel's indulgence to the Irish-Arbitrary measure with refpect to the prefs Adminiftration of Henry CromwelHis refignation-Proceedings of the royalists Council of officers-Ludlow-Seizure of the Castle and its reduction. WHILE Ireton and Coote were completing their CHAP. conquefts, the former in the fouth, the latter in the XXVII, north, the marquis of Ormond was deeply engaged, Contests besides his military efforts, in contefts with the Ro- and the mish clergy, who, intent on a delufive object, the clergy. VOL. II. establish. of Ormond CHAP. establishment of the papal power in Ireland under XXVII. their own administration, by the intervention of a foreign prince, counteracted the plans of the roy. alifts, and thus unintentionally facilitated the progrefs of the English republicans to the fubjugation of the whole. As all Connaught, with Limerick, ftill remained in the hands of the confederates, and as this town, together with thofe of Sligo and Galway, could be easily fortified beyond any danger from Ireton's force, and were commodious by their ports for the reception of fuccours from abroad, a successful oppofition might long have been made to the republican arms, if unanimity and refolution had prevailed among the profeffed abettors of the royal caufe. Propofing, by the advantage of the important post of Limerick, to prepare in the winter an army fit to face the enemy in the enfuing fpring, but denied by the citizens, when he requested their admiffion of eighteen hundred men for a garrifon, Ormond, by the advice of the commiffioners of truft, fummoned twenty-four prelates to this town to confult with him on the distracted state of affairs, and proposed to them that either obedience to his authority should be procured by their influence, or fome other way fhould be recommended, by which it might be preserved, on his withdrawing from the kingdom. Among the proposals of this affembly, mostly lax and indefinite, the most precife and important were, that the receiver-general fhould account for the fums levied fince the peace; and that a privy council should be composed of native nobility, spiritual and temporal, |