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fkill, aétuated by principles of humanity 
where there was no abfolute neceffity to 
deal deftruétion around them: the fol- 
diers are reprefented as men of indefati- 
gable exertion, bidding defiance to fatigue 
under the moft meagre diet, ftriét to an) 
extreme in difcipline, free from licentiouf- 
nefs and the luft of plunder. Of the Ca- 
tholic volunteers and infurgents who join- 
ed the French arms a chara¢ter is_given 
diametrically oppofite; ignorant of arms 
and rapacious of plunder, they were kept 
only under tolerable reftraint by the firm- 
nefs of the French. Of fome of the Eng- 
jifh troops we blufh to relate that they 
were little lefs fanguinary, and even more 
rompt to depredation than the infurgents! 
he French infidels openly laughed at the 
Catholic creed of their affociates, and at 
firft fight it feems a little furprifing that 
the latter fhould have fo cordially joined 
the invaders: it appears, however, from . 
the tenor of the narration, that the Irifh 
Catholics—who, according to the fair re- 
prefentation of Dr. Duigenan, are as happy 
and profperous people as any upon earth— 
were almoft perifhing with hunger! This 
tract, coming from a gentleman of the 
higheft refpeétability for talents and hu- 
manity, who was an eye-witnefs to the 
fcenes which he relates, will doubtlefs be 
incorporated into the work of fome future 
hiftorian of Ireland. 
~ We would recommend to thofe who 
have yet any prejudices againft the papifts 
to read afenfible pamphlet, entitled ‘* The 
Catholic Queflion confidered.” 
The advertifement of a pamphlet en- 
titled ‘* A Propofal for uniting the King- 
doms of Great Britain and Ireland,” ftates 
it to have been originally printed in the 
year 1751, and that it is now reprinted 
from that edition without any alteration. 
At that time the chief oppofition to an 
Union was expeéted from the people of ¢his 
country; the author therefore urges the 
then prefent moment as the moft favor- 
able for carrying the meafure into effeét, 
predicting, that at fome future period the 
Jrifh may reject it. What difpofition 
there might have been on the part of the 
Irifh in the year 1751 we know net, but 
fo foon after as the year 1759, when it 
was reported that fuch a meafure was in 
agitation, we know that the riots in Dub- 
lin were very ferious and alarming: the 
people broke into the Houfe of Lords, be- 
haved with no great courtefy to the mem- 
bers, and aétually feated an old woman on 
the throne: the carriages and horfes of 
obnoxious members of both houfes were 
maay of them deftroyed, and it was found 
Retrofpect of Domeflic Literatuve—Theology. 
neceffary to call out a body of horfe and 
infantry to quell the infurgents. 
In our laft Retrofpeét we noticed as one 
of the moft able publications in favor of 
the independence of Ireland the fpeech of 
Mr. Forfter, together with fome replies 
to it. To the lift of thefe latter, we 
have now to add another entitled ‘* Mif- 
conceptions of Faéts, and Miftatements of 
the Public Accounts, by the Right Hon. 
John Forfter, &c. proved and correéted 
according to the offcial and authentic 
evidence of the Infpe€tor General of Great 
Britain, ina Letter to William Johnfon, 
Efq. M.I.P. from the Rev. Dr. CLARKE, 
Secretary for Library, and Chaplain in 
Ordinary to his R. H. the Prince of 
Wales.” It is notin our power to de- 
termine on whofe fide the feale of error 
preponderates : both thefe gentlemen ap- 
peal to the fame authority, namely, the 
official accounts of the Infpeétor General, 
and their ftatements are moft materially 
different." Dr. Clarke is moreover the 
author of two other pamphlets on the 
fame fubjeéts, the one entitled ‘* Political, 
Commercial, and Civil ftate of Ireland :”’ 
and the other embracing a traét written 
fome years fince by the Rev. Dr. Tucker, 
Dean of Gloucefter, entitled ‘* Union or 
Separation.”? Both thefe publications well 
merit attention. 
In our laft Compendium we noticed 
Lord Minto’s Speech in favor of the 
Union in terms of becoming /refpeét : 
his Lordfhip has met with a moft power- 
ful and noble antagonift in the Right 
Hon. BARRY, EARL FARNHAM,to whom 
the patriotic party in Ireland particularly, 
and the public in general are indebted for 
an ‘* Examination” into the principles 
contained in that celebrated Speech, as 
alfo for fome remarks upon a pamphlet 
entitled “¢ Obfervations on that part of 
the Speaker’s Speech which relates to 
Trade.” Lord Farnham has deeply and 
fuccefsfully ftudied the fubjeét which has 
called him into the field of controverfy : 
he has traced not only the certain and im- 
mediate, but the probable and remote 
confequences of a legiflative Union into 
their various and intricate ramifications: 
his Lordfhip has united the charaéters of 
the fturdy patriot and the enlightened 
ftatefman. 
: THEOLOGY. 
We have ever been of opinion that the 
ftudy of Natural Hiftory tends more di- 
reétly than that of any other fcience to 
enlarge and reétify our ideas concerning 
the Supreme Being: it feems impoffible 
that a man fhould be fo utterly intents 
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