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the fouth and weft was fo prevalent, 
that, had the enemy landed, their 
hope of affiftance from the inhabit- 
ants would have been totally dif- 
appointed. From the armed yeo- 
manry, government derived the 
moit honourable affiftance. _No- 
blemen and gentlemen of the firft 
property vied in exerting them- 
felves at the head of their corps. 
Much of the exprefs and efcort du- 
ty was performed by them. In 
Cork, Limerick,,and Galway, they 
took the duty. of the garrifon. 
Lord Shannon informs me, that 
men of three and four thoufand 
pounds a year were employed in 
efcorting baggage and carrying ex- 
preffes. Mr. John Latouche,, who 
was a private in his fon’s corps, 
rode twenty-five miles. in one of 
the fevereft nights, with an exprets, 
it being, his turn for,duty. The 
merchants of Dublin, many of them 
of the firft eminence, marched fix- 
teen: Irifa miles with a convoy. of 
arms to the north, whither it was 
conducted by reliefs of yeomanry, 
The appearance in this. metropolis 
has been highly meritorious. The 
corps have been formed of the moft 
re{pectable - barrifters, attorneys, 
merchants, gentlemen, and citi- 
zens; and their number is fo con- 
fiderable, and their, zeal in mount- 
ing guard fo ufeful, that I was ena- 
bled greatly to reduce the garrifon 
with perfect fafety tothe town. 
The numbers of yeomanry,. fully. 
appointed and difciplined, in Dub-, 
lin, exceed 2000, aboye 400. of 
whom are horfe... The whole num- 
ber of corps. approved. by, govern- 
ment amount to 440, exclufive of 
the Dublin corps. The grofs num- 
ber is. nearly 25,000... There are 
alfo_ninety-one. offers. of  fervice 
under confideration, and 123 pro-, 
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pofals have been declined; and, in 
reply to a circular letter written to 
the commandants of the refpedtive 
corps, their anfwers almoft univer- 
fally contained a general offer of 
fervice in any part of the kingdom, 
Many prominent examples ef indi- 
vidual loyalty and fpirit have ap- 
peared. An ufeful impreffion was 
made upon the minds of the lower 
catholics by a judicious addrefs 
from Dr. Moylan, the titular Bithop 
of Cork. I cannot but notice the 
exertions of Lord Kenmare, who 
{pared no expence in giving aflift- 
ance to the commanding officer in 
his neighbourhood, and who took 
to.his own demefne a great’ quanti- 
ty of cattle which had been driven 
from the coaft: \ Nor could any 
thing exceed the ardour of .the 
Earl of Ormonde, who, when his 
regiment of militia were returned 
as, part of the garrifon of Dublin, 
folicited with fo. much zeal a com- 
mand in the flank companies, that 
I thought it a meafure due :to his 
Majefty’s fervice, to encourage his 
Lordfhip’s requeft. 
Edie Gazette Extraordinary. 
Monday, Feb. 27. 
Whitehall, Feb. 27. 
A letter, of which the following 
is a copy, has been this day receiv- 
ed from the Right Honourable 
Lord Cawdor by his Grace the 
Duke of Portland, his Majefty’s. 
principal Secretary of State for the , 
heme department, _ : 
Ivhguard, Friday, Feb. 244 
My Lord, In confequence of hay- 
ing received information, on Wed- 
nefday night at eleven o’clock, that: 
three large. fhips of war and a lug- 
ger had anchored.in a {mall roadited 
upon 
