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rALOOCIrIi, MARCH 24.—Sailed his Majesty's
ship Sealark on a cruise, and the Emma, COURT-
,tiEY, for Petersburgh.-a-Wind W.
DOVER, )Audi 26.—Arrived the Brisk trans-
port with troops from Calais. Sailed the Quest,
Venus, Fox, Eliza, Good Statesman, John and
Eleanor, and Benevolent transports, with troops
t
for Calais.
HARWICH, MARCH 26.—The Ant,4:PmEa,
of
Gainsborough,.with barley from Yarmouth to the
Frith of Forth, was totally lost the 28th Feb. on'
the Island of Hooge, near Huston ; crew saved.
Sailed the Auckland packet for Holland, and the
Lord Nelson packet for Cuxhaven, both with
mails.—lVind W.
root,E, MAtton 26 —Arrived the Horton,
ETtiettinGS. from Newfoundland, in 27 days ;
she teas cut through the ice a distance of three
miles, and afterwards fur eight miles encountered
much ice on the coast. but escaped without da-
mage : she is from Bay Roberts, in Conception
Bay.
.CAMPBELTOWN, MARCH` 22.-I'h e, sloop Jane,
BoNWICK, of Methven, trout Leith for Belfast,
with 316 barrels of herrings, 1,va,4 stranded last
night off Kddaling, and is now full of water ;
it
the vessel keeps together the herrings wilt be
saved.
WATERFORD, MARCH his Majesty's
schooner Picton for Cork.

BOXING.

EXTRAORDINARY DISAPPOINTMENTS, &c•

• The Matches, of which our Readers are in pos.
sesiion, did not come on yesterday. Twenty
thousand people were in sight, and halt as many
had no chance ot sreing that which night have
taken place. Scroggins ano Turner met ; betting
7to 2 upon the forincr A hug vi.ry inadegit ite
to. the numbers assetuhled wits formed for the be-
of the white hag men, notor;ots at Ow Car-
lisle will. The Seco.ols were CH) for Turner,
and Oliver for Scroggins. It was more than
itt
hour before the ring (.011 1 be properly whipped
out ; after which toe set-to tool: place, and the
following is the order the sports :!--After the
necessary confusion the men peeled in the fittest

Order.
Round 1. Two minutes were occupied in sparring, Scrog-
gins maracas-ring to get in, and Turner with his superior
science to keep hint out. Scroggins hit first sport, hilt broke
ground, and Turner returned short also. When the men got
into play, Scroegins shewed much tight in the rally, hut did
noteeseettte in his accestomed manner. Turner event down
with a light right-handed hit.
2. The atti,ude of Turner put a construction of fighting
Scroggiws had not keen used to. The former is a left-banded
man, iiIPl sets-to with the left foot back, and the shoulder, to
act upon effective leafing. Scroggins played off many pao-
tninimical figures to get in by placing heist fronts, and. in this
he succeeded, and gave the first knock do, n blow, by his
favourite right heeded hit upon the eye.--4. to len Scroggins
was b g ging, so much was the fauePlail in favour after miss-
ing his fighting points.
Syneleoine of disorder appealed about the ring, which
neither he
persuasions oft he Comae! ntler-in-Chiefotor the im-
mediate justice- of the castigators present, could soled tie, seen
with hursewhips with indiscriminate vengeance, right and
wrong. The Bellerophon Tare woekeil• onintbieneed by a
hoetswat ..call, , acid the stahee the proprietorship nl the
Pugilistic Cub, went to rack and tune, at the snit of (eerier:4f
D,spoll, and the white hag men were the only Admirals.
The ring wee all confusion : it was like the IlAy of Dutch
Scott and Nolesworthy ; hundreds who had paid :is. and ss. for
seats io waggons, had no chance of seeing what seat going
on in the liner rine, and those oesly who had hardihood
enough to take-the latent of action, could have a chance of
discriminating between the powers and coal ificatimes of the
hardy litter sailor who had conquered all before him, and i
man who had vanqiiish-d a brave little man at the coat of his
life. Whilst the lashes of whips were dying to keep out ma-
rauders. there was a delicacy to knowine :Oven the right of
the ring, and such confo knit was never teeeire beheld.
nee fought brevely, and they wre uncontroulably
subject to the whip, hut it was by mistake. Dinuntiee and
out and miters were reconciled to the mortification of the pa-
trician and the plebeian. Flavin,/ digressed thus much, we
proceed to record a faithful delineation oft the battle.
in
A
lapse of five minutes here took place for gidance, but
stain.
4. In the confusion described, Turner ascertained his mea-
surement. Scroggins in going in left and right at feints, did
not attract the notice meant with the coolness of Tenter. He
judged well his length.. and had the best of a rally, and
Scroggins chewed first blood from the, cheeks at the closes of
it, and he was floored against his will. This was a. • novelty
indeed that set a grit) at 3 to 1 duel 7 to 2.
5. Surat desperate fighting took place to the advantage of
Set oggins who threw his adversary in a close, or rather fell
with him, to rid themselves front hugging. iu
t;. in this round Turner received a hit with a horsewhip
close fighting, for the regular ring teen were jumbled with Line-
men for pa otection, against out and out. Scroggins
worst of the round.
The umpires, who had enough to do to keep the watches
they held for tient, made ef sing nut, and a regular close took
place. Even the ropes were gone, and the men were fighting
amongst their partizans. Scroggins went in with the courage
which belongs to hint, but lie was measured with much scien-
tific nicety, and floored,
7. The men made a determined rush at each other, hut
Scroggies broke pound and was abroad, and Turner offen-
sively went up to his head and fought determinedly. He
put the worst of this, and resolved himself into first prin-
ciples.
e A manly round took place, if the amateur could have
enjoyed it, and Turner had the best of it. Scregginshit sliort,
and could not recover for second hits, before knapping.
9. In this round the pressure upon the men was so great
that they could not be brought into safe competition. '!'heir
seconds eettig out, and during the parley with eeir harry the
men got to work and committed slaugwh itd erreceiveu, Trd
hi ner had vead the
best of the round; he broke gound, s te
sney with much generalship, and he planted about four biter
but out of effective distance. Scroggins met with a novelty,
and he went down with the last bit.
10. Scroggins with queer bellows fought off, but he had
most decieedly the best of the round. He got in and made
his hits, but at ill-judged distances., and bath went down.
men gut up both eager for combat, and
alike beaten, but the umpires made up their minds
that the contest men should fight no more, as his
uncontroulable Majesty had all the vower, and the
combatants were taken away. Ot the fight, 100
to 50 nur
ses" respondent thinks it an equal match,
but Scrogis for choice. Turner shuweil him-
self a very cool game man,
fat superior to any
thing Scroggins ever had against him.
Atter cite men had left the ring, the anxious
solicitude of the speculators kept the road impass-
- able. Such a motley lot was never before seen.
It was three hours before any thing was known,
oggio's friends insisted on his fighttag-out
as Scr
• the drawn combat.
During the consultation of the Snges,, lhose
who were in readiness sallied forth a -fo-littnt-
ing ride to Harlington Corner, on Ho xunslow
Heath, where Holt beat O'DonneJ in a gallant
fight of 40 minutes, in which -much scieoce was
displayed. The first fight lasted 26 minutes, in-
,. eluding the intervals.
•

The SOeondlic Anniversary of the Covent-
Gardeu Theatrical
_Food was yesterdav celebented
at the"Freemasons' Tevern ; the. Daft.! of Yong
in the Chair. The company Was numerous and
respectable.
Oa the cloth being removed, the usual .series of
loyal, and patriotic toasts were proposed from the
Chair, and 'welcomed with toed aeclannoions by
the company. " Non nobLv Mutate," " God save
the King," " Hail, Star of Brunswick," " When
t), der in this Land commenced," " Old bag,
laud's ‘Voodett Walls," and " Britons strike
Home," were istronig the sosegs and glees which
toliowed, and were finely song by' SINCLAIR,
'TAYLOR, Bataannuttsr, and other Gentlemen of
vocal celebrity.
The Marquis of HuNTev, in a short but ani-
mated speech, ;nowise(' " The health of the Duke
of York," which was drunk with three times
three, MuitlSl thunders of applause.
The Duke of YoRK. begged to express his high
sense of th 6 honour which be had just received.
He was most anxious to-forward the interests of
the Institution, which those lie bad the honour to
address were assembled to promote, as he ku.'w of
none better entitled to support than that which
hail for its object to provide for those who de-
voted themselves to the amusement of the public,
when declining in the vale of years, and over-
whelmed with all the ills of penury, they had no
resource het in the benevolence of th se to whom
their best- slaysr.had been given. The generous
efforts of`the last year would, he doubted not, be
nobly sustained on the present occasion, and in
this hope ne would propose " The health of Mr.
Fawcett, and Success to the Covent-Garden The-
atrical Fund."—(Loud applause.)
Mr. FAWCETT returned thanks for the honour
which it had pleased his Royal Highness to con-
fer upon him, and unwilling to detain the Meeting
long, be begged to say, he should he happy to
coinleisse -what he had to offer, as its the first in-
stance, doing ihis, he should consult his own per-
sonal convenience, and in the next he had no
wish to trespass unnecessat ily on the patience of
the. Meeting. He however had a solemn duty to
perform. He had been desired to address that
Assembly on the present state of the Fund, had
pledged himself to do so, and that promise re-
tnained to he redeemed. lie had besides another
commission to execute—one difficult but delight-
ful, latiorintis but pleasant. '!'hit might seem pa-
radoxical-; but what he had said would be satis-
factorily made out when he stated the commission
to which. lie had referred was this—to re-
turn to that Meeting the speechless thanks
of those who owed the comforts they at pre-
sent enit)yed to the charitable exertions made by
those who had attended the last anniversary.
What bud already been done would, lie doubted
not, he well followed up, and the recollection of
their benevolence, and of that of their most illes-
trines President, would be faithfully preserved,
mu( handed down to other times. He was little
disposed to fatigue the meeting by going into de-
tails ; hut two anecdotes, connected with the his-
tory of the Fund, he could not refrain from com-
municating, to give some though but a faint idea
of the good which had resuited from the festival
of last year, as but for the subscrip ions then
made, those of whom he was about to speak must
have gone unassisted. The first case he should
advert to,. was that of an unfortunate Lady be-
longing to the profession, tvho had been left with
five daughters dependent on her for support, and
the eldest of them stone blind. A better Actress in
her linealian the mother of this unfortunate family
he berilly knew, and a more respectable woman
could nut live. She was, however, reduced to the
'greatest distress she knew not where to apply
for relief, when in this extremity she applied to.
the Theatricel Fund for assistance, and through
the liberal donations 'nece at the former festival,
she was not doomed to apply in vain. The Com-
mittee bad been enabled to settle 201. a year on
the blind daughter, and the teats of the widow
and the orphan flowed that day in gratitude, to
thank their betiefactois. The other case of which lie
had spoken, was that of a respectable actor-,Who had
left Covent Garden Theatre, in the hopeof making
a better provision for his family in the provilicial
Theatres ; he, •hoWever, was unfortunate, and
,found himself with a family of seven children,
sand with a wife in a consumption, wholly destitute.
Disappointment met him ; Misfortune pursued
lom : Despair seized him, when he and his wile
were offered the situations of Master and Mistress
of a School. The offer was joyfully, accepted,
and the Actor--
s! Passing rich with .101, a year.'" •
or thereabouts-he (Mr. F.) did not exactly know
what,—Was emibled to live with his family, end
this to .him was luatiry. 'I he first year was one
of probation, and this was passed in a manner
highly satisfactory to those tvlio procured him the
situation, but by this tune his creditors had dis-
covered the poor man, and demanded payment of
the debts lie had incurred.- This was fatal to his
hopes; Ms 'ci'rcumstances known, his character
would be ruined ; and the loss of his situation
wont(' follow. Overwhelmed with affliction, and
half distracted, his wife bad applied to tilt:Thea-
trical Fund for relief. The Committee had been
enabled to afford it out of -the collection made
last year, atm' thus a most interesting family had
been saved.---(Applause.)—These cases formed
but a part of the good which had flowed from the
last festival; but these would, he doubted not,
supply a -sufficient motive for continuing the sortie
benevolent excision-3.
The " Vice President" WRS the next toast given.
The Marquis of WORCESTER rose, and re-
turned thanks for the honour which had been
done
'' The memory of the Founder of the Theatri-
cal Fend" was the next toast. This was followed
by "The Proprietors- of Covent Garden Theatre."
Mr, rAw'oectur:returned thanks for the Proprie
tors, and bore testimony to their liberality to-
wards the Theatrical Fund, and apologised for the
;11)sence of Mr. Harris, which he stated to be oc-
casioned by an accident. Ile shortly afterwards
,„nouneed the Collection made that day, which
was net then finished, to amount to upwards of
500/ exclusive of the liberal donation of 1001.
from Mr, Coutts, which he believed to be the fifth

qo.irter.
()o thf! Leriith the Committee bei.i;.;
1111 VouNG recur,(! .11:sok%, d a
ilope hos,. s1'1,1) 114(1 i) kindly itilvLe:(•ri
call 01 heoevoleoce 'his jot', ;vOOl,l
nom. ,tit their preieoce tilt• next tesli, hilt of
die :allowing yew., unci rose,: 0 rnaly
Collie. _ _ _

The Health of tile ['Airs" ( ho filed th,:.
gallery) was drunk with three tint • three
Gleer " Here's a health to all good Lasses."
1.3, desire of the Royal iiesident, Mr. Sinclair
sting a Scott') sung in his very best manner, and
was loudly applatvitd.
It was now near I 1 o'clock, when the of
SUSSEX entered the room, amidst the loutlei! an•
plause on the part of the company. His R,val
Highness took his seat on the left hand of the
Duke of Yong..
The following toest.vaair.given.--" The Land
we live in, and those who tion't like it, let them
leave it."
Mr. Mathews sung the " Bang Up " song in an
admirable style.
" His Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex,"
Was then given with three times three, with loud
shouts (It applause.
The Duke of _SUSSEX said, he had to apologise
o the company for not attending them sooner, as
hit July required him to do. There was no ad-
mirer of the Drama who must not feel. it his duty
to support art Jostitutiou of this kind, and they
might depend on always finding in him a firm sup-
porter. The cause of - his not attending at rid
earlier hour this evening was, that he was obliged
to he present at another meeting which bad the
cause of benevolence for its obji.-c! ; and he knew
very well that his Illustrious Relative who then-
filled the Chair would perfortr4 all the duties that
were necessary for promoting the benefit of the-
present Meeting, while he was pleading the cause
of charity in another place. They might be as-
sured, however, that he was equally ready with
his dear Brother, to support their cause.—(Louts
applanses.)
Au excellent comic song was sung by Mr. Eme-
ry, which completely turned into ridicule all the
modern fashions. „
The Marquis of Harrtley afterwards sting two
songs ; and a song WAS Sling by the Duke of
Sessex./ .
The Duke of YORK took an opportunity to ex-
press his regret at the information he had received,
that it was the intention of Mr. Kemble to quit the
stage this season. In the departirre of that excel-
lent performer, the public would feel a great loss.
His Royal Highness then gave " The health of
Mr. John Ketnble," which was drank with ap-
plause.
A variety of other. toasts, succeeded brY songs,
duets, and glees, were introduced in the course of
the evening. The drolleries of MATH ws and
EMERY OCCBSlithilliy took place of the hariliOny Of
the vocal pertormers present, and the whole pro-
ceedings of the day furnished a finely dramatic
Melange of music, mirth, charity, and gratitude.
The Royal Dukes departed about I 2 o'dock.—
The rest of the company continued to enjoy their
conviviality for a considerable time afterwards.
During the greater -part of the evening the gal-
lery W 55 crowded with elegant females.
FR T 111:1TRICALS.

A Tragedy, in five acts, founded on TACITVS'
history, and entitled Germankus, was produced at
the Theatre Frangais on Saturday, and was the
occasion of math ruMult. It is written by M.
ARNAULT (one of the Journals, by the bye, makes
a bull on the subject, 'and calls it " an anonymous
Tragedy by M. :Prier& I") one of the Exiles or
Tristes Antis attached -to BUONAPARTR. It is
moreover Lull of allniimis applicable to the pre-
sent state of Franie,''' an'd' all the world knows,
that the perfot mantic of 'a Play so circumstanced
is equal to a complete reeolut ion in the annals of
that Nation.
Two or three curious matters, besides the'
grand Row on the first night, appear in the Paris
Papers. Three out of the four of Monday, which
Llvava reached 11,,; 110tilleft " Phddrt/3",for that,
evening; and 111 fourth announces Gernsanieus
for the second time. We imagine, linwever, that
the Police has interfered.to prevent its. repetition.
Another phenomenon is applicable not so mach to'
the Play alito the prAillsm. In the Gazelle de
France of Sunday appetmq,a, Critique, 'miter the
signature of M. 444,T#Iyrip,a, a Writer of some
note, end one of,tlre 1,-;tittors of .that Paper. But
lo on Mondalive have another Critique from the
same pen and in the.sarne Journal disavowing the
preceding article us greatly altered by the Cgrisoit
who,lfad taken upon him to suppress, and add, and
change the sense ad /Milani, so that the Essay
ptiblished was any, thing but the Essay written.
We have not space to translate M. MARTAIN•
vu.r.es second Criticism, but it appears upon the
whole to be the opinion of the Newspapers, that
the Piece, owed its applause roan overwhelming
Party favourable to M. ARNAULT, 0141 not to
its own merits. In Germanicus thpe are traits of
[.outs XVIII. and Pison who assassinates him,
atter being the object of hitt clemeney,l,, see sup-
Pose, an allusion to BUONAPARTB. Thiti saute
Pison has a very noble and virtuous son calks'
Marcus

PRICA or, liuta.roti.—Portugal- Gold in Coin
was yesterday at 31..185. 6d.--Foreign Gold hi
bars was at the.same.tate, and New Doll►srs.went
at tb. Id.
JEWS 110SrIT4I,..77•YelferdAy the Anniversary
of the Jews Hospital., lilile-ei►d, was celebrated.
His Royal Highneis ilie,Dnke of Sussax was COW.
ducted 'over the Hospital 4 And about live o'clock
enteted his carriage-a-nit:proceeded to the City of
London Tavern, Bishopsgate.street, where the
grand Anniversary festival was hell.
A coal•black young tiger is now on board the
Java, Captain Hoponts. recently arrived in the
River from Bengal. He. is so ferocious in his
manners that no one can approach his den with.
out danger. He is confined in Fl strong iron
rage, and is about 12 months old. It is supposed
the Captain intends him as a
,present to the
!Itasca RAGANT. The Captain has also brought
two very beautiful bnifaloes ; they were likew as
very fierce when brodght im board, but during the
voyage have become more docile.

socittled Way of Defenders," Samuel Nelson,
Northern Dissenter, - and one of the most active
and zeaiout 'Members of the United Irislinsen,
confessed upon oaths " that the affiliated syttem
of organitation kthat Is the union of Ittithaniits
and' Dissenters) began inthe Spring of 1/92, that,
frorn its cdttimeticements they sent emissaries to
all pans of the Kingdom, for the porridge _of Of-
tending it and that it .was completed in the pro-
vince of Ulster on the 10th of May, 1793. (8)
So early as the year 1792; the Seduction of
the solitiety" Made a part of the systeus of the
United itislititen. • Printed papers were indus-
triously circulated among the privates and non-
conimissioned bificerit, urging them to insubdr-
dination and revolt, and holding out the itiost
tempting offers to such of them as *wild desert
' their colours." (9) "In the year 1795, is traii-
terous.correspondente was carried on between the
leaders of the conspiracy, arid the executive Dl-
rectory of the French Republic, and in the month
,of Juile of 'that year, the former sent a resident
~istereditedambassador to Paris." (10)
TO'protnote their treasonable designs by a
.
eystetti of 'terror,. committees. of assassination Were
nniverally established, who regularly hired asas-
tins: to-.niiirder witnesses,
.magistratesi., and peace-
officers, instrumental in preserViog the public
•
peace, or in bringing offenders to just ice ; (11)
and they gave circulation to a printed hand bill,
called the Union Star, .which by name pointed
out such, persons. fur assassination. (12) They
• also setup a newspapet;ealld the Press, undei
the auspices of the famous Arthur O'Connor, in
which " every species of misrepiesentation Nutt
sophistry was made use of to vilify the Govern-
ment, to extend their union, to shake the connec-
tion with Great
.I:lritain, to induce the people to
look.. for French assistance, to exaggerate the

WISERVATIONS

oN THE

DISTITUTION OF ORANGEMEN.

For nearly two c, flint ies previous to. the devo-
lution, the Irish nontatt Catholics entitavbstred
to extirpate: 'heir Protestant tellow•subjecti as
heretics, and to separate their native country from
Y,nglasn, ; lor the attainment of which they uni-
formly solicited the assistance of every foreign
enemy of the empire. The penal laws which Were
enacted atter-that eteut, and whith were foitud,
rd in self-defetice anti self-preservation, compel-
led them, though reluctantly, to yield ttbedieuce
to the St:,te, and kepi Ireland in a tolerable state
of tranquillity ; but ever since that' repeal, they
have. manifested us strong a spirit of disaffection
as they did previous to their enactment. ThiS
must ever result from the doctrines of thor elittrek,
mitich inculcate treason as a religions fluty untkr,
a Protestant State. In the year 1782,.by.the
repeal of the bulk (If ther latti„ they 4stalned a
more rational and extensive degree of civil liberty
titan was at that time enjoied by the most fitl,
voured subjects of tiny St.ate in:Enrcpe ; anti yet,
soon atter the ('tench republicans manifested rit`.
volutionary designs, 3 popish banditti," called de.
fenders, organized in treasonable combinations,
and cemented by oath, became terrific-in many parts
of Ireland, by she perpetiatton of nocturnal rob.
be'ty and assassination. They were exclusively of
the popish perstiasion. and mark a constant pra6.
Lice of breaking into the houses of Protestants,
and &lit iviog' them of their arms, which they
starred an eager desire to accumulate, ( They
obstrved the strictest secrecy and ,sobriety, their

pSaus ‘vere cutulticted with a degree of system and
regularity which could unt have been expected

from ptasons of their mean condition, and its it
they were guided by persons of a superior rank. (2)
In the years 1792 and 1793 they were in actual
rebellion in many part b of Ireland ; and even in
tie metropolis they were so numerous and terrific,
that serious apprehensions were `entertained of an
insurrection and a massacre, which would probably
•
have taken place but for the vigilance of Go-
verninent, and the fear ci.Oattui by a numerous
garrison. In most parts of Ireland theywere so
bold and fer(iciom, wantonly attacking the I
troo;,s at noon-day when on their march, that
the ITiceroy said in his speech to both Houses of
Piiri;anlent, on the IGth of August 1793, " that
he was under the pal .ini necesf it y of
,employing
Iris Malesty's forces for their *impression."

force and numbers of the disaffected, and syste-
matically to degrade the admini,tration of justice
in all its departments " (13)
In that print of the 27th of Dcc. 1797, the fol-

lowingparagrApiis appeared, to inspire their tonic-
rents with confidence:--" The cm hoic, and Pres-'
byterians are united in indissoluble ties; like ,iying
martyrs, in H common cause, priding theinelvea'

The Eml, now Mgrouis of Camden, who ittic
ceeded Earl Fitzwilliam as Viceroy of Ireland,
landed in Dublin the 2d of April 1795. The Lord
Pinnate, the Chancellor., and the Chief Members
of the State, who went to the Castle to pay their
respect.; to his Fecf,dlency, were furiously assault
ed by to numerous body of defenders, who would
have assas,inated them bad they not been dispersed
by a party of the military. (3), The Lo,d Chan-
cellor received a severe contusion in the forehead,
ltis co ich was broken by repeated vollies of stones,
and he would probably lave been murdered but
for the dexterity of his coachman and the agility
of his horses. It was proved on the trials of
Weldon, Brady, (fart, end other defenders in the
year 1793 at Dublin, that they meant to have
joined the French on their landing, and with their
assistance to have massacred all the Protestants,
and to have separated Ireland from Great Ilti-
tain. (4) Many of them voluntarily cenfessetl
:igloo oath that -they bad these designs. (5) The
Society of United Irisistuen was instituted in the
year 1791, by Theobald Wolfe Jones, Agent of
the Catholic Committees sitting in Dublin, for
the purpose of forwarding the treasonable designs
of the latter, who also secretly encouraged the
Defewl:J.3.l This Society was a standard for per-
sons of every persuasion to rally round
who entertal kd republican principles, or the vi-
sionmy prospes-t of melimating the Constitution
by as Reform in Parliameiii; (6) mid it had the ef-
fect of mislvading many. Protestaats. Rat the main
(*.Pet of this y was to sedttc.t the Noithein
kvl3o LA a strong antipathy to Popery;
and toe CG.holie Cominittee fearing that they,
hca wert.'• numeroos, bt.ave, and intelligent,
- would Gaul an insuperable bar' to their tr (UMW,.
. •
•able dcsivuts; its leating who were en-
rolltd h, ~,eiety of Upite Irishmen,'osed the
most $ exe,,,- .0.4 to 61...,11:.-e the Dim them
Dissenters, kA" tc,xat cap► to iheir COMP, mi-
d& reence pr,,niot tc rty in Om ab-
-I..the
arr act , OVIG 4). or' a .t.pnl jt.. twits
. the tonsii (',{Shit their ntlimaie

ikti traFi a 1

from the inevitable destnictiou awaited the
tvitnesses or jurors who dared to do their
ditty:* (14)
" Large. sums of money were levied on the Ro-
man Catholics in all parts of Ireland in 1792, by
subscriptions and collections at their chapels, and
elsewhere, to purchase arms for the disaffected,

of 1): ifir.stants- 0

iits(Fri, 17) subsequent events
Uttegclit • d. It appe,ifs ftorn the
Iti.port—of *the !-ec.`ye▪ t
Committee of 'the Lordti cif
.1798; ." Nat thelystern of treason which
•
bit(' 1)eeo estiti)lkiteci 40792, Was much matured
ky the uttiott of ,flit: Lluitt4 It islinieu with the As-

treison." (16) Marlietl at these infaiitons
Cations, they quitted their liouset during the
night, left they thiluid,he Mattered by the oritifge--
men, ittid ibey aitstabled in the fields, where, as
tiefetiticil, they entered into treasonable
tiatititit• tiinfittned by oath. (20 It is not less
singulak• than true that some tatniliers of >t certain.
august astimbly hive adopted tittle prejudices,
and have inveighed against the Orange It)'stem
With singular severity. AVheti the thAjuriti
the people had uteri, }or soihe years, deliberately
iortnitig treasdnable combinations, to siobvekt the
Constitution and td eitirprite the Prritesrants.
Which their religion. proscribed as a sacred duty,
and to separate Ireland troll) kneland, it would
indicate a degree of folly] bordering on insanity,
in the lattes, not te, have united fur their defence.
Who could believe that a Motion would be made
in the Imperial Parlianient, to censure and sup-
press a society, whose only characteristic and
bond of union *ere a loyal attachment to the
Constitution in Church and State, in defence of
which they have unifqrmly manifested unabated
courage and -fidelity, during the artist perilous
Seasons.' It strews how far party zeal will carry
some- men. Loyal persons of every description
were equally hateful and obnoxious to the dis-
affected., " To deter the well altsfeted from join-
ing the Veomanry, and to render the Administra-
tion of Justice altogether inetleetuAl. the most
extensive system of ten-or was put in Operation ;
persons enrolled in the Yeotnanfy, !Mkt istrates,
Witnesses, Jurors, in a word; every class and
description of people mho ventured to support the
laWS, became objects of the most erne! persecu.
tint) in their persmi, proprrty, • and v u its the
line of their huNittess and tunbitudes were coat-
puled to take oaths, and profess sin ad-
herence to the party, ns A means of security. (21)
Any person who rernses Strype's F,eciesiastlea;
Annals ot. Palizrbeth Catudvn's History of her
Reign, and Cecil's Memoirs, will find, that when
Papists were very tiumerous its England, and
their. numerical strength inspired'. them with the
hones of acquiring an ascendancy, by the extir-
-pation of heresy, it was as much r.gitated and
disgracrdas Irvland ever has been, by treasonable
conspiracies, assaLsination-plots, rebellions, and
invit;ttions to foreign enemies to invade her, which
the JoOsits eut:lvonied to promote with active
maligniey... Steppe informs its, that, for these
rtrason4 the Protestants enter,ri into associations
to 1 •
stippitft the Constitution ,(22) in which they were
encouraged by the C. ernment. It is well. known
t'l sr the,glorious Revolution could not have been
' eliected;. had not loy:,1 Associations been formed
fur its avconfplis'•titent ; and that there was a ne:

cessity of tri'aintaining them aftetwards, to counter- j
•: net "the coniphaeies which were formed for the
in mutual good offices, and for ever abjuringJhe restoration of King 3,iintes, whose partizans were
barbarous fanaticism that made them hate each e1(e6111.4. ;4" .4. LO"." Q.I.V. %di" P"'"s"d to
vatic England. As Cie .licobites anti Papists viii-
other. From the Protestants of the e6":1)11M:" tied anti calumniated these Assoeiatiot:s from the
ment, every person of worth, of talent, or of ho- ; same motives Nat the disaffected did the Orange-
mtt., has ranged himse on their se ; ant the Enel-isll.ll.stise of Commons tesoleeit,
no-
lfidi :
. to die year 1695, `'that whoct er should sifirm
thing remains against Irish Union, but 25,00 Q, ns an Association was illegal, should be deemed Pi
near as may be, of bigots, hirelings, anti promoter of the designs of King James, anrittn.
to the laws and liberties of Entr,land. (23)
dents ; just enough to furnish the Lord Liente- 6,emy
it is 114 t ktiS S417.,111:11' thri trite that those Gentle.
1131 It th Native sses." men, iii Parliament, wlio pronounced elta mast
" The most horrid •purders were perpetrated by unqualified e4ni de tun ati o s of the Orangetnyn,
large bodies of men in open day, and it became ni't'er made the slightest animadversion ón the
• &tenders or the milted Irishmen, whose designs
nearly impossible to bring offenders to ittstice,
were obviously so criminal.

CRAMMER.

(1) Musgrave's History of the Rebellion, vol. p. f,6 to
p. Hl, and Report of the Secret Committee of the Muse of
Lords of 1793.
(2) !dent.
(4) Musgrstre's History, rol. 1, p. 162.
(4) 'dem, p. 167 to p. 171. These trials were taken is
short-hand by Mr. Ridgway, an eminent hatrhiter, and wert

-
and to protect thern, from the vengeance of the . published by Alderman Esshaw, under the ~crhoiity Of the
law." (15) ' At length the system of, terror be. Court. ,
CRITIC .so great and so gt neral, that many loyal sub. .
,(6) blubbers of the loser class of people in the year 1798,
declared upon oath, that they were sworn to join the French
. .
jects were obliged to fly for security to garrison,
and to destroy alt the Protestants.—Mutpaves History, .vol.
towns , for they dreaded assassittation,...as they t, it. 514 tu'u'. 235.
.
were deprive of their arms, and the .conspirators , (0)
Report of the'Secret Consinittee of the House of Com-
-11191"' A eluill 2
were in open rebellion. (16) Such of the ,Pro. ! OP' P. 6,7, 8, •
• • 4. (7) It was stated upon oath -before the Secret Committee
testants as. llad courage to-remain in the country, !is
of the noose of Lords of 1797, by sonic of the cnnspi-
to protect their property, fount! .it.
absolutely,
e..
raters, "that all persons Who, from their principles or-sit mi.
cessary to unite for their defence, and fOr main- '• tion,•may be deemed inimical to the CO spwacy, should be
tehting the Constitution in Church and State, as
MaSstsereq, and that their property was to be confiscated;
.
established by the Prince of Orange at the
end that the first proscribed list was calculated by one of their
rtero- .
leaders at 30,000'persons."—ApPendix 2 attd 3.
Intion, which they regarded ,as 4 solemn ands 0:0 see-his evihnce
on oath, in
the
Report of the Secret
t Cooadttie of the House ors. the 9t
of Lords. of August, -
Sacred- duty. The first Orange Society took place 1,98,
in the County of Armagh, and it was not 'natl. Apperolbt 5, p. 25. See also sense of these missions in 1732.
toted till 'the month of September 1795 : (17) Mnsgrave's History, vol. I, pp. 123, 125,130, 1, 2,3.
t . -. (P) Report of the Secret Committee of the House of Coro-
though ills defenders were terrific in 1789, and
moos of t 798, p. 11. See the various crimes for which the
the United Irishmen founded in -1791, . formed a seduced soldiers were tried.-.-Idem, Appendix 29, 50.
. .
coaltrion with them in foe the aciomplish. tin) Report of the Lords of 1728, it. 9.
item of their nefarious designs.. As the Orange. (11) Tin? same practice takes plot., in Ireland at present.
(12) Report of the Secret Committee of the Common's of
men increased, a spirit of loyalty increased, with
17as, p. and to.
.
them, mid strength and confidence sueCeeded to (13) idrm.
the place of terror and despondency in the breasts (14) Idem.
Of loyal men. Lest its members, roused by the (15) Report of the Lords of 1793. In the year 1737, no
'
less than. 129,000 stand of arms were seized, and yet in the
eptl•uiepdti:nitiolfptilitieoraebnedilmiounakinetl,7.9ll, the rebels were' well iilp.
wanton and' barbarous outrages perpetrated by
the disaffected, might have been stimulated to re-
taliate, and from retaliation to .commit excesses, (10) Report of The Lo ' rds of 179 e P. 22.
Noblemen and' Gentlemen of the first rani; put (17) mu ,
sgr:tve s Iltstory, vol. 1, p. as.
02) Report of the Secret Committee of the House of COM
thentselvett at their- head, '' tit regulate :their
motions', and to ..give. .a proper, direction to ino,„ of I,7fia,i. 9. , • • •
their zeal i awl their characters. were alone ..
(19) Wein, p.lO. •
sufficient to refute the many falsehoods and ea-
(i 5.0) Itlasgrarc's History, vol. 1,4 8-- vol. 2, . 1 if.
ituunies uttered against them' by traitors, who - ~, p 4). ,
, ;,., , iB3, 2t3.
titis‘eettlue.vielryiii7islrsti,illit.gle 1611,4etaignislintliory.titinetsi,itxtcje)s attoto-tvi'llciz
(to
Report
of
the
secret
committee
of
thetiouse
of
cam•
Loutirtned by oath, :AVI1151) t 'hey 1)te,),1 its abhor- Mons'of 179 R, p.i. '- nil!, ipirit.of disairection occasions the
retti:e. 711 With 11 viel.i„to excite,the resettenteut '.
frilll'ent a"'"'1":11i611 of niagistrtitei, peace 6ffleerr; and
of the Itotnatt Catholics, and to lion that reseitt - witnesses nrpresent.
wept 'to the purposes Of party fahric:Ated and , (22) Ecclesiastical Annals, rel. 3, p. 21;.
false tests ss ilititt§trio4l4y 'that cultillai Cd by the (vfi) Cotualote: Journals, an. 1635.. Copies of: these its.;iy.;
emissaries of treason."_ (lb) "."Ihis tobriea-
tairket 11)7;e' rctu•entit'tmtiltlitls illstla y- ii:•;pnrvess goers ttlimeeplo'•riietttintnitbaeCtu'letti'ielfi). Pt'
tion, however eXtrttrognilt and' absttrd , was one
of the wicked means by which the (triode& pea- .I;:ver.,:rhich forms part of the Record Office in the Towerof
Santry were engaged the more„,readiiy,in their 4nd.11