460 
the country, but tending to leffen the re- 
fpectability of the fervice; becaufe gen- 
tlemen of rank and property, would have 
an objection to accept commiffions in the 
militia, if they were liable to be fent cut 
of the kingdom. 
Lord W. Russeu fpoke alfo againtft 
the meafure, and jaid, that he remembered 
too well the American war, ever to vote 
ene man or one fhilling, for fubjugating 
Yreland, until conciliatory meafures fhall 
have been tried. 
The original addrefs, after an amend- 
ment, prepofed by Mr, Banxs, had been 
negatived, was carried. 
TRELAND. 
According to the accounts from Lord 
CampeEN, orders had been iffued by the 
ievders af the United Irithmen, previous 
to the 24th ot May, direéting their parti- 
zans to be ready at a moments notice as, 
the meafures of government made it ne- 
ceflary for them to act immediately. On 
the 23d of May, information was received 
by adminiftration, that it-was probable 
the city of Dublin, and the adjacent dif- 
tri€ts, would rife inthe evening. In con- 
fequence of this intelligence, notice was 
fent to the general officers in the neigh- 
bourhood, and the-capital was put in a 
ftate of foe Thefe meafures ie event- 
ed any movement in the metropolis; but 
acts of open revolt, were committed in the 
counties of Dublin, Meath, and Kildare, 
About two o’clock, in the mcrning of the 
24th, there was a regular attack, made 
by a rebel force upon the town of Naas, 
where Lord GosForD commanded, 
with a part of the Armagh Militia, and 
detachments of the ath dra agoon guards 
and Ancient Britons. The populace 
confifted of about a thoufand men, armed 
with mufkets and pikes ; they made their 
attack with regularity, but were foon re- 
pulied, with a lofs of about 200 men kil- 
ied. Two ofhcers, and a few privates of 
his majefty*s forces were loft, a fmall de- 
tachment of the kings troops, were fur- 
prifed at the fame time, at the town of 
Profperous, and a detachment at the vil- 
lage of Clare cut their way to Naas, with 
eontidera lelofs. On the fame day, Gene- 
rv] GuNDAS came up with a coniiderable 
body of the people, near the hills of Kill- 
>aen—« the flaughter was confiderable, 
toe fuch an aétion, 130 lay dead—no 
prifoners.”” After thefe attacks, the in- 
furreétien {pr ead fouthward, and broke 
on at in great force in the county of Wex- 
ford 
in that quarter, as to cut off a party of 
760 men of the North Cork Militia, who 
fury in-the north, 
; the people atlembled_in fuch force - 
State of Public Affairs. 
were fent to mect them; they were 4000 
firong, and many of them mounted. Co- 
lonel CAMPBELL,, however, in partial en- 
gagements with the populace at Monafte- 
reven and Carlow, killed 450 Gf them. 
According to acccunts from Major-gene- 
ral Sir James Durr, he took the town of 
Kildare from the rebels on the 2gth of 
May, and killed between 2 and 300. Ma- 
jor general FAWCETT, however, was fur- 
rounded by a large body of the populace 
between Taghmon and Wexford, and de- 
feated. General FawcetrT effected his 
retreat to Duncannon Fort. 
On the rit of June, the pepulace from 
Vinegar Hill attacked the town of New-~ 
town-Barry; but ‘were defeated by the 
troops under Colonel L"EsTRANGE, with 
the lofs of about ae killed, 
The troops under Lieutenant ELLIOT 
of the Antrim militia, attacked the people 
at Ballycanoe on the 3d of June, and killed 
above 100 of them, 
It appears that Colonel Walpole met 
with the main body of the infurgents 
about the 3d of June, in a ftrong” pott 
near Shieveling Mountain, and having at- 
tacked them, he was ieee kilied, 
by a fhot inthe head, in the beginning of 
the action: when his corps, being in a 
fituation where it could not as with ad- 
vantage, was forced to retire to Arklow, 
The lofs on the king’s fide was 54 men 
Evid and miifling, and two tix- pounders. 
he mott b} oody of all the engagements 
tock place at New Rofs on the 5th ot June, 
between the people and the king’s troops, 
under the command of Major-general 
Johnion; when colonel Lord » Mountjoy 
was killed, and near roo rank and file, 
with 57 wounded, and about the fame 
number mifling. The lofs on the fide 
of the populace was exceeding great. 
While the infurgents were fultaining 
thefe feveral defeats in the fouth of Ire- 
land, government received intelligence that 
the infurrection had broken out with great 
Major-general Nu- 
GENT, onthe 7thet June, was informed at 
Beltaft, that an infurreétion was intended 
in the county of Antrim: but he received 
the intelligence too late to prevent the 
people from taking poffeffion of the town 
of Antrim. He therefore colleéted a con- 
fiderable number of troops, and attacked 
them in that place. The king’s troops were 
fired upon from the houfes as they en- 
tered the town, and were at firft obliged te 
retreat with confiderable lofs. Soon after- 
wards Colonel DuRHAM, with the troops 
under him, proceeded to a diltance of about 
halt a mile trom Antrim, and commenced | 
a brifk 
