The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1804-06-23
DUBLIN, April 5, 1904.

IL OfP
3IR May-dated
DUBLIN, April 5, 1904
&c 1t is difnal to view the fate Of this king
dom at prefent, all the horrors of 1923 and go
are renewed; every man who NAV come under
the defcription of fuipedfed perlons, is dragged
from their fanatics and abodes, and either i'm
INJURED in jail or prifon flip. HoAages have
been taken out OF every county and tranfini;ted
to this city where they are cloieiy confined and
feparated from each other. This is pretended
TO be in confequence of French agents being
lately different parts OF the kingdom, from
whom the report ia that vfit is fhortIy ex-
pe6ted, Others believe that the frR defcent will
be made on Scotland, and which the govern
ment appear to I've aware Of. We have EXPECT
ed them here for fome time back, and am con-
WINGED that if deficient ie made on Scotland il
VIII be only diyerlion--you may RELY upon il
that ireland IS the ground. are many
worthy and wealthy men made prifoncrs Of late
the venerable MIR. Dixon of Kimainham.
Meiirs. Rcdmonds, Fleet fI-eet, Coterave of
Newry, Count O'GoI1dah of the county of
Clare, and many other gentlemen Of the hrft re-
Probability in the different parts of the King
dom. Many OF the fate prifoners who were
transported from Fort George, have been late
ly here. 1 underfand that all of them excent
the brave unfortunate captain Ruflel who was
taken lone time ago, and executed in the North,
have got fate off for France and Holland, but
with promiie to return as foon as roflib,e
Shortly after the esd of laft July the marti-
al law was proclaimed in the city and county of
Dublin; afterwards extended to the counties of
Wicklow, Kildare, Carlow, Tipperary, and
Cork lately it has made its way to the Kings
and Queens counties, to Meath, Wet Meath,
Longford, the upper difri6t of Caven, and the
entire OF the counties of Rotcomnon, Sligo, and
Nv
from general to fergcant is empowered to
ieIze the PerfonS of every one IlJbsi7ed of 4vant
of foyahp--this authority has given the military
power 70 uncontrolled and they ufe it with 70
much Ecentiouinefs, that men of the firft refDec-
liability are daily dragged to guard houfes, their
property deftroyed, and in many late inffances
their families violated in manner that would
ihock humanity to hear of.
allure you that any change which might
take place here would be willingly received by
the great body of the people, of ali cefcriptions,
FOR add to all have iad frelh additional taxes,
which took place on the 18th Sept. on things
that we thought could not have borne it.
"There is great dilIatisfacton in the militia,
70 much 10, that 9 guineas are offered to every
man of them who will 1olu7feer their fervices to
England, Scotland OF Gucrnfey.
The government arc receiving donations
from T.. / to what you pleafe-Gnany men have
tdcnhced large iunls to this mandate merely TO
purchafe by this evidence of loyalty their free
dom from prifon fhips or gaol. / am credibly
informed that our prefeRt attorney general has
pocketed upwards of +. 10000 by procuring
the releafe Of fome wealthy Catholics of Cork,
and the adjoining counties who had been con-
fined OFF Dungannon fort in a prifon fhip. II
would appear that the officers OF the pre{ent 90
verrnent forefee their di1oution, as it is every
one for thcmielves, and they defend 70 the
lovvct arts of meanneis. There are feveral IA
dies fill confined on charges of treaion, fhall
mention few of thoie--Mifs Monroe, Gher TO
the late general-MifS Dixon of Banbridce-
Mls Shaw OF Dundalk, Quaker lady died in
prifon. The cafe Of Mifs Shaw was partjcu.
larry dtreliing, ille had been taken early i'm the
month of Auguit laft, committed to the cattle
of CaTickfergus, together with her two bro
thers-fhe was Ihortly after removed TO the
common gaol, and feparated from all her con-
nettions-fhe was thrown into a damp cell,
where The firvivcd only afew weeks even in
her dying moments neither her mother nor If
tiers were permitted TO fee her. This act has
been fenfbly felt even by the enemies of repub-
lican lrifhmen."
drtbnr Scale, a printer and bookseller was
lately tried IN London for pubifhing libel OF
which the following is an extraS.
CARE YOU RIGHT?
"The artificc' employed will e7,ertpaly diff
appoint thofe Whole Only object is to deceived
Surely You are not TO be impofed upon by
INTERPRETATION. Look at our pri(ons, the
oppreihon of lawyers has crowded them with
"thoufands Of victims. Men of virtue aud nte-
gritty, who might become the ornament and