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London, England, 1804-03-08 00:00:00

truly contemptible. When the °blest was viewed 22
overturning the, State. Now, as fo the ccindue of
the military, we mull confider what is the nature of
the military preparations in Dublin. and then we Mall
difcover if any additional force became neeeffiery. In
point of &El, the garrifon of Dublin coniiiled, at that,
time. of no left than four regiments; whiz'', with the
artillery, amounted to about gOOO rank and file. Was
not this a competent and fufficient fecurity ? 'Phis gar.
rifon was not placed in one pofition, but occupied no
lets than 8 different pofitions, in barracks. Every bar-
rack is a Militarygariifon or Ration, occupied by a pro-
portionate guard, fo that a military force can be got
to act in any quarter. The alual number of men
on duty each day, was not lets thin from 300 to goo
rank and filz. There may be a ruction naked, whe-
ther or not, without any additional precaution. the
fafety of the date might not have been fufficiently
well attended to by leaviog it to thecommon guards
upon ditty ? lam Cure, thet is many cafes, during
the former rebellion, we have paired many a day with
lefs means of fecurity, though espied to greater
danger. The Honourable General who has been
alluded to. immediately on his reiorn from the Lord
,Lieutenant, wrote to the officers of the artillery that
a dilturbanca was expedled to take place that night.
and begged them to be prepared agaiva any enters
gency. The ordnance was the chief point which
could then have been furprifed, and the national
bank the next one.• The latter of ihefe was defended
by an officer's guard being Rationed there; befides,
it is a flrong building"; defended with a Revak outer
wall, fo that it would empire a confiderable time to
carry it. The Bank, too, in point of fitttation. was'
rendered more Retire, it being fituated betwixt the.
Royal barracks, and the barracks at Eirevbridges
the two mot. important nsilitsur Rationst_not mach
above zoo yatchtfitlance frotnit on each.cdit,' As
to the Cattle of Dahlias it was defended ionftelldf.
tr ton men, and itilu.oation it not above lob yards
'Want from the garrifon at Effes.bridge, in which
the 62d regiment, confilting .of upwards of imp
mien, were then Rationed. All of:thefe.Rations were
reported by the proper offuer.to be inaßate of fent.
city. The General file no reef" either in point of
prudence or utility, to draw out his garrifon. The
General divided his arran7ements into two parts.—
Some guards be Rationed and augmented immedi-
ately, and others be ordered us be augnsemed after
it was dark, and in that particular_ I think he *Red
prudently. Them.wese tersest plates which he or-
dered to be iguardedWitle.so eta evels, filch as ,the
Royal Hofpnal, the .Powder-mills, Its. Such being
slot !Bavaria lime of Dublin, and the vigorous menfores
and precautions taken on this occalion, I cannel con-
ceive it poffible-how any accufation can be made
again* Government for negligence or want oftimely
exertion. The truth is, we tiod that two (mall parties
lied put down all this molt exaggerated rebellion,
which. iteme.lince very much to have alarmed the
miads of fame people. I now hold in torhapd the
Special Report of Gen. Dunn, who commanded the
garrifonsio the barraks that night, which thews the
number of men who were marched to the barracks pre-
vious to this rebellion, which took place at to o'clock
at night. There were 470 rank and file, and bitty
cavalry. fent fr6m the Royal Barracks, eaclofire of
thole fent from other Barracks, with rview to (catch
the town, and take up all fufpnions. pedant. Only
a very few individuals were taken, who immediately
threw down their arms. Such was the conettilion of
this moll extraordinary rebellion. The whole al:
lair had, no doubt, received an additional degree of
*doming, from the great lots which the country
inetwith on that occafion, by the death of a venera-
ble Judge. and an Officer fincerely lamented, both of
which melancholy events in no degree appertained to
thole tranhaionh in any other manner than by mere
chance. I mean, that it does not appear from any
evidence which has been procured on the Cabin% that
the murder of that refflable perfisnage was precon-
certed by the rebels. From the examinatiou of iaJi•
vidnals upon oath. in a Court of jollier, it has' ap.
peered that the whole affair had been planned by that
wild and extravagant young man, Emmet; and fo
far from its having railed the credit or reputation of
the rebellion, it has lowered it confiderably, and
railed loyalty to a higher pitch than ever in that part
of the country. It was not, however, very furpsifing
that this rebellion had bees& fabled of criticifm, as st
bad occurred at a time when it was remarkably dark,
and in aconntry where the people were peculiarly alive
to fuch matters. The Government of Ireland v e:e,
io no fork of the word, furprilcd on the uccaficot, he.
eaufe it is certain that they took every precaution
which was neceffary for the Safety of Dublin Ido not
tl.ink it is wonderful that, in fucha cafe, after the hattlei
has been fought, tome individuals may think it proper 1
to endeavour to point out that it might have been bet-1
ter fought, though Each arguments carry no weight
to my mind. It has hero Aid. why did not General
Fctx fend out a patrole all over the town? but I think,
had any further precautions been taken, they might
have been driven too far. It has alfo been aiked,
why did not Lord Hardwickc call fur the fervieel
of the Yeomanry of the town ? I can fee nothing 11
which could have juilified fuch a mellitus witeu the
alarm was Co triffng. and the other prewations Co
great. Atiotlier criticiim is that the Lord Lieutenant
did not think proper to notify Me matter to the
Lord Mayor. i think he certainly did cnongh by
giving intimation to the Head Officer of the Police. I
tLe cote of Defpard's confpiracy in this country.
I bel:eve that no fuch intimation was tliought neeef-
rall. In the prefent inftancc. the arms WI-is It were
to be f 'rand in the Lord Mayor's I'lCW', were-, ;n bi,
Lordship's abreacts, delivered out to the rebel. by a
libel who was in the Service of his Lordth:r.—
in point of fall, every !oldies. was fotnilhed
with twelve rounds of ball castridcts, a general or-
der having been given to that per: r-te tome time
previews to the event in queition. ILi s was a mull
ample and powerful fupply, if it be feet llevicd that
n"ne of theft regiments were to ail in tine, but in
various fandivitions. or (mall parties. A doubt has
been Rated as to how far Government could pro.
perly do its ditty, when the Chief Matate Slept
out of Dublin that night ; but Ido not how that
eireurnaance could be auended with any bad eon.
fequences, fine it has been fuewn that the proper
orders Lad been carefully Ricca, as far as Govetn-
tnent were aOcallyconcerned. That Government
()mad not Lave taken any other meafures prim to
rillact•, riot, is now remitted. I r. patio ularly
evident, from the nature of the ttaota.bon i—end
that sso) thing they appear 1.0 leave done, tends so