The gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1798-1799, 1798-08-13

duo IL tie recent negoti4t'on with America, b
declaring i to he Their with u revive the golac"
agA il france.
By the Dublin Mail Of the 10Th we have re
ceived accounts Of fcverai f-eih actions having
been fought between the military and The irlur
gents, IL the whole Of which his 4najeay's forces
have completely trium2hcd. The rebellion has
extended its influence into the counties ct Week
low and Carlow 70 that therS are now FIVE
countesinan open tate Of irfurIecion. The
official details Of two of the agements,
which took place at Hacketfown il The county
Of Carlow, and at Baltinglals, 10 the county Of
Wicklow, Fate that the rebels LOFT II the fosmer
three hundred men, and in the latter between
one and two hundred. Battles have allo been
fought at Clare, Ballmor, Barettown, Lucan,
and LUX, which terminated in hmilar man
ner. The rebels have burnt the town of kicul-
len, q deRroyed great part Of the respectable
city Of Carlow, at which place d eadtul conflitt
took piece, the reiult Of which was, th tour
hundred Of the m(guided wretches were lllin,
over whole mangi-d carcaies the traveller from
Dublin to the fou Inward, were for a whole day
obliged TO paf. Such IS he frightiul picture
which cur intelligence Of yeferday pIcients to
our view.
June 1.
The Gazette, enables US TO lay before our
readers a difpatch from the Lord Lieutenant,
dated the 18th ult. containing an account of
fome further advantages obtained on the pre-
cedng day over the rebels at Taragh Hill about
ten miles north of the metropolis, where they
appeared in great numbers. For fome time
they reGRed the attack Of three companies Of
the Reay Fencib'es and ieyeral troops Of yeo-
many, but they were at length obliged to fly
in all directions, leaving three hundred and fifty
dead upon the field. No Prifoners.
June 4
The official intelligence from Ireland Gnce
our lat publication N fome mealure aRfwers
cur expectation and grati6es our hopes: A nu-
merous body orrebes Attended on the Curragh
Of Kndar, amounting to 1000 have laid down
their arms and given up number Of their
leaders that the communication between Dub
lin and Limerick, which had been cut off BY
the .infrgents has been reltored and that Sir
James Duff has retaken the town Of Kildare,
and killed between two and three hundred Of
the iniurgents who had PoGsIion of that place,
with the lols of three men killed and feven
wounded. The Gazette adds that the South
/ entirely quiet We are forty, however,
our letters from that quarter do not admit us
TO iublcribe TO this lat aGsrtion. The rebels,
we ate on the contrary ahured are fill in great
force in the county Of Wexford and at a late
hour ait night we were informed that a large
detachment Of the 9Th regiment Of foot bad
been cut off BY the infurgents, who to the
amount cf near 1000 men, were in Pofedion Of
the city Of Wexford and its neighborhood.
June 8.
Gen. Fawcett having marched from Dunca-
non fort, with a company of the Meath regi-
ment, was furrounded by very large body
between Taghmon and Wexford, and defeated.
The General effeEted his retreat 10 the Fort.
The town of New:own Barry was attacked
the nj inf. by the rebels. They furrounded it
in flch a manner that Col. L'ERrange at fra
retreated in order to colle9 his force He then
attacked them and drove them from the town
with great laughter, and purified them feveral
miles. 500 Of The rebels were killed. The
coloneps whole force was about $50.
Yeterday's Iriih mails brought news to June
z. The rebels appear to derive military in.
itru6tion from their frequent dilaGers. In the
north Of Ireland too, which has affected much
loyalty, fuch ielious indications of revolt have
appeared that Martial law is declared there.
This was done at Belfa0 on Sunday lat.
1t is feared the Toulon feet has eluded the
vigilance of Admiral Mellon. I'VE think our
accounts via Gibrahsr and Nrqyy9rk, later than
any fr9m The StrsigbfS IN Lo14og 81 tie aBozs date
NeJ61 q0a5 ag 7onioH he beginning gr 1uae ]
June 8.
The rebels 70 the amount Of 1900 are CT
camped on the mountain Of Forth, ftuated near
the Tea, about ten miles from Wexford, 70 al
vantageou0y as will require a great military
force to didodge them
Another account fates that the rebels have
been driven from Wexford with the iofs Of 900
men, but that the Kings troops had allo expe-