The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1810-09-28
TREATMENT OF THE IRISH n

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Goblet. Register for May presents the
following Narrative.-At the time Sir F.
Berdett was seized by the SERGEANT at Arms,
Mr.. Roger O'Connor was then in his House
Mr.. O'C. is an elder brother. of the celebra.
ted Arthur O'Counor. who emigrated to the
continent, agreeably to a treaty with the
British Ministry, and was a conductor of the
Argus. printed at Paris in the English
tongue--which paper was however to ex-
pire on the last of July most probably in con.
sequence ofthe late French decree, regulat-
ing the Press. N - 49,,
Amidst the other means, which we're con
Jured up to screen the attack upon Sir F B.
q raise popular prejudice against him, was
the presence of Mr.. O'Connor in his house.
The former charges against his brother were
ripped up anew-and every thing that was
Calculated to raise an ou,cry against the
name of orc. was pressed into the service
Cobbett thought himself thus called upon to
bring the case of X. orc. fully before the
public--he begged him therefore to furnish
MIN with"a narrative Of what passed in
respect to accusations against him by the
government" The following article is the
.Iruit OF this request---and surely never was
Snere simpler or more striking picture of
the capricious tyranny and the ''cruel mer
cies OF u. Britain towards unhappy Ire
land. The English reader is truly asked by
Cobbett, how he would like to be treated as
OConnor had been? How he would like to
see his house, his gardens and his fields laid
waste, as the Irishrhan's had been hurri
cd from prison to prison. from dungeon to
dungeon-Sc refused trial on his demand /?
And are there TO be no feelings for O'C be
cause he was an lrishrhan Is this the way
70 produce real union with Ireland?
MR.. O'CONNOR's NARRATIVE.
From desire to make the people of England
acquainted with Ireland of which they know
worse than nothing, receiving as they do all
Their accounts through the medium Of descrip
SION OF persons, in their constant habit of calum-
eiaunS that people; and from a wish to give
the people Of England the means of forming
Judgment between the government OF ireland
(during the residence there of lords Camden &
0ornwailis) and me, it cannot, especially al this
moment, be thought obtrusive in me to lay be.
1ore just but prejudiced public, faithful mar
rative OF those facts, which took place IN my par
Acular, commencing on the 9th of December
aE9b, and ending the 9Th Of May, 1903 a space
Of nearly seven years, during the whole of which
time, continued fire of persecution was kept up
at me. Conner Vile, the former place of my re.
s,dence, Is situated about Is miles from Bsntry
Nay, where French feet made it's appearance
on the 5Sd OF December, 1896 To oppose
landing OF the troops on board this deet, about
SVOO OF the Irish militia had advanced and oc
eupied the villages about me- For the manner
IN which my tenants, my friends, and myself
Geated these men, refer to the panegyrics in
enc houses OF parliament in England and Ire
tand at the time. We cheered them i'm their
MISTRESS; we administered to their wants, of
which they had no ordinary share. On the 9th
OF december, about 9 O'Clock at night, such
-hideous night as my remembrance cannot paral-
vel, was informed that my porter's lodges were
Iuii OF soldiers IN quest Of quarters. went TO
ad m iuh L fb
betwo companies of the Wexford militia, with 2
OF ofhcers. Day or night, rough or smooth,
my countrymen were welcome to me had
then large house, well stored. was in the
midst of ptenty :; full of happiness. / brought
all the men to my house. NV mind has no Re-
gIster of the time they remained with me, nor
what did for them Ny tenants were very
good to those with them MY friends THAT was
The whole country far and wide) opened their
doors TO this native army; let them want for no.
thing and even when the terror of invasion had
subsidized, my tenants and myself presented the
poor fellows with the billet money, to which we
were entitled, to buy them shoes and stockings
did my utmost to make the situation of the off
Gers as comfortable possible; and this will
say, that received from all. more thanks than
were due. and experienced their gratitude far
exceeding the obligation. learned afterwards,
mat these ofhcers strangers heretofore to me)
had been directed by some agitators, to my
mouse, In the expectation of my not admitting
ehem, which was the opinion also of al the off.
Gers IN that ARM. dare say, such of them as
i've at this day, will acknowledge that they re-
@eWeo more hearty welcome at Conror Vile,
man at the house Of the most "loyal' man in Ire
land {; that IS. the man that has the largest pen.
nIon, or NEST lucrative sinecure, or post in the
xngdom Whilst this division OF the army was
tntheir environments, in my neighborhood, when
me men lost their muskets, bayonets and am.
nunitlon, which frequently happened, they came
10 me mad the things restored to them. The
soldiers became attached 10 me Long, indeed
always, before these events, / had been an OBJ
.4ect OF great Jealousy and hatred had ever
been IN the habit of committing crying ain in
ireland had borne myself so to all the peo
pie, that they were greatly attached to mel
had appointed arbitrators in every parish, thro'
an immense district, who decided all controyer.
sizes the situation OF the petty-foggng LAWYER
was nearly gone; curbed the rise OF drunken
ness prevented riots; / did all the good I
could 1t will not, therefore, surprise any per.
son, IN the least conyersant with the character
OF complexion of the ruling factions in Ireland
that was an abominston TO them ard when to
these vices, in their eyes, the thanks of the poor
soldiers were superadded, my crimes were not
to be endured, and became an object of suspi
clon and dlstrust. In this state OF things lthe
French force having long left the COAST young
Han from my neighborhood had gone in the be-
ginning Of March to see some friend OF his at
Bantry, where he was arrested for administer.
ing the oath ofunion. On being questioned. he
acknowledged, that he had received it from INV
sfewayd, a lad not more than Is years OF age who
also was arrested and both were conveyed to
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