1803s] 
efiimate, from the care that was taken by 
their aflociates, female as well as male, to 
diag the dead bodies into cellars and en- 
tries, and fo convey them privaiely away. 
About two hundred, on an average, paid 
with their lives the forfeit of thew atro- 
cities. 
At half paft nine o’clock, a party of 
twen’'y mea rufhed mto the Manfion-houfe, 
in Dawion-itreet, in the abfence of the 
Lord Mayor, and plundered it of a confi- 
dcrable quantity of arms, particularly a 
number of antique pikes and halberts, kept 
in the Hall tor occafions of ftate. ‘Iwo 
ef his Lordfhip’s fervants, {upyofed to 
have been implicated in the bufinets, have 
been fince arretted. 
The Viceroy, Lord Hardwicke, left 
town fer his feat in the Phoenix Park, a 
Few hours be’ore the infurreétion began, 
Duiing the night confiderable fears were 
enteit:ined for the fafefy of the family. 
They however pafled te night in fafety, 
furrounded by a firyng guard; and tue 
next day arrived at the caiile. 
The means of deftruction poffeffed by 
the rebels were moft ample, and their 
whole military preparations evinced the 
fkill of experienced leaders. Their. prin- 
cipal depot was difcovered in a houfe in 
Dirty-lane, where were found at Jeaft ten 
thouiand pikes, immenfe quantities of 
hand-yranades formed of bottles filled with 
powder, and to which a futé was fixed. 
By means alfo of adhefive matter, bullets, 
rulty nails, and other materials oy death 
were adapted to be thrown in at windows, 
er amongit any loyal body of people, col- 
lected for the purpofe of {feif-defence. 
This depot alfo contained bread, porter, 
bifcuit and other provifions, adapted fora 
large body of men, together with a num- 
ber of machines, formed of planks, thick 
fet with large {pikes, to impede the pro. 
grefs of cavalry in the ftreets. On the 
banks of the river, ata place calicd 
the Coal quay, a fecond depot was found 
In the apartment, where it was dif 
covered, the wainicot had been removed a 
confiderable diftance from the wall, and 
conftiuGed fo as to move like a fliding 
door.  Bchind this was found an im- 
menfe colle&tion of pikes and other wea- 
pons, In many parts of the city, chiefly 
in vacant grounds, and againft what are 
termed dead wall, boxes of pikes were 
difcovered, formed fo as exactly to refem- 
ble logs of timber; their fituation and 
contents being well known tothe difaf 
fectcd. A quantity of clothing was allo 
taken at Bridgefoot-ftreet, andan Smith- 
field; amongit which was a moit magnifi- 
2 
State of Public Affairs in Auguff, 1803. 
75 
cent fuit of greenand gold, intended for 
a rebel chief. 
Thioughout the whole of this eventful 
eveniig the military, and particularly the 
yeomanry, behaved with the mott heroic 
for:itude, promptnefs and courage. As 
to the latter itis {uficient to tay, tnat they 
maintamed the honorable and hard-earned 
reputation that the former rebellion con- 
ferred on them. Indeed ‘the caufe was 
fufficient to roufe every {park of courage 
in the human breaft; and if ever toldiers 
fought pro aris et focis it was then. The 
general orders iffued on the 28th inft. 
by the Deputy Adjuiant-General, Col. 
Raymond, particularly thanking, in the 
molt impreffive terms the, Yeoman Liberty 
Rangers, and the regunent oi Royal Scotch 
Fuzileers for their gallant conduct, fuf- 
ficiently thew the fenfe entertaised by 
Government of the importance of their 
fervices. 
The infurreétion being thus in the firk 
inftance put down, every precaution was 
taken by Government to prevent a frefn 
furprize, and to procure tranquillity. The 
Privy Council being affembled, iffued a 
proclamation on Sunday the 24th init. ex» 
preflive of their indignation at fuch out. 
trages, calling on the magiitrates to exert 
their utmoft energy in aid of the military ; 
and offering a feparate reward of a thou. 
fand pounds for the detection of the three 
firft of thofe mifcrcants who murdered Lord 
Lord-Kilwarden. A fub!equent proclama- 
tion has appeared, holding oyg a leffer re- 
ward for thofe who killed Col. Browne’and 
Cornet Cole. Official notice was alfo iffued 
by the Lord Mayor, defiring the mhabi- 
tants, not yeomen, to keep within doors 
atter eight o’cleck in the evening. Every 
effort bas been made to detect the chief 
affaffius, and with confiderable fuccels, 
Thofe who murdered the Chief Juitice are 
now in prifon, and will be tried by the 
civil power, 
‘Though the infurreétion was known of 
before it happened, perhaps in every parifh 
in the kingdom, yet no confiderable rifing 
was experienced through the country. 
Fears were entertained in feveral places; 
but, except a flight fkirmifhat Dunhboyne,. 
in the county of Meath, and at one or two 
other places, the kingdom in general 
feems to have been tranquil. The plan, 
as appears from papers taken on the even. 
ing of the 23d, embraced the whole of 
Ireland, a certain number of men being 
deputed from every pariih to make the 
grand attack on the city; which by the 
providence of God, and the courage of its 
brave inhabitants, was thus happily fruf- 
) trated. 
