The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1810-09-26
Mr.. orc cNNoR's NARRATIVE.

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the constant habit Of calumniating the people and
Arom wish to give the people OF England the means
al forming Judgment between the government of
ireland (during the res.ience thereof of Lords Cam
den and Cornwals) and me, IL cannot, especially at
this momcnt,be thought obtrusve in To Law before
gust, but prejudced publick a faithful Narrative
"i those facts, which took place in my particular,
commencing on the 28th Of December, 1896, and
ending on the 9th OF My, 1905 a space OF nearly
years, during the whole of which time continued
IRE OF persecution kept up at me. Conner Vile
the iormer place of my residence, is situated about
IA miles from Bantry-}ay, where French feet made
ATS appearance on the 23d Of December, 1896 10
ppposca landing OF these troops ON board this fleet
about 5000 OF the Irish militia had advanced and oc-
cupied the villages about ME. For the manner H.
which my tenants, my friends. and myself treated
,hese men, refer the panegyrcs in the Houses of
Parliament IN England and Ireland at the time We
checred them IN their distress we administered to
their wants Of which they had no ordinary share
On the 27,h OF December, about O'Clock at night
s'icA hideous night my remembrance cannot par.
rellei was Informed that my porter's lodges were
au OF soldiers IN quest Of quarters. to them.
They were in sad plight found them 10 be- two
companies Of the Wexford militia, with or officers
DAY or night, rough smooth, my counrymcn were
welcome to me. | had then large house, well
stored L was in the midSt of plenty full of lappi-
ness. / brought all the men to my house. My mind
pas no register OF the time they remained with mc,
nor what | did for them. My tenents were very
good to those with them. My friends Chat was the
whole country far and wide) opened their doors to
shs native army let them want for nothing and
even when the terror on invasion had subsidized my
lenants and myself presented the poor fellows with
thc billet money, TO which we were entitled, To- buy
Shem shoes and stockings l did my utmost to make
te situation OF tho officers comfortable as poss-
ole and this will say, that l received from all,
more thanks than were due, and experienced their
gratitude far exceeding the obligation | learned
Atterwals that these officers (strangers heretofore
TO me) had been directed by some agitators, to my
house, IN the expectation Of my not admitting them,
which the opinion also Of all the officers in that
arAy. dare say, such Of them as live at this day,
will acknowledge that they received more hearty
welcome at Connor-Ville, than at the house Of the
most loyAf man in Ireland that is, the man that
has the largest pension, most lucrative sinecure,
Or post IN the Kingdom. Whilst this division Of the
army was III their cantonments, in nay neghbourhood,
wnen the men lost their muskes, bayonets, and am
snanition, which frequently happened, they to
me; | had the things restored TO them. The soldiers
became attached 10 me. Long, indeed always, be-
fore these events, had been object Of great jea-
lousy anG hatred; had ever been in the habit of
committing crying sin in Ireland. had borne N.Y.
self SO TO all the people, that ;hey greatly at
tached to mel had appointed arbtrators in every
parish, through immense district, who decided all
controversies the situation of the petyoggng law.
yer nearly gone l curbed the rise Of drunken
ness prevented riots I did all the good l could
Il viii not, therefore, surprze any person, in the
least conversnt with the character or compe xon Of
tion 30 them and when to these vices, in their eyes,
ule thanks of the poor soldiers were superadded my
ermes were not to be endured, and ] became an OBJ
ect of suspicion ard disrust In this state Of things
tthe French force having left the coast) young man
iiom my neghbourhood had gone in the beginning of
March, to see some friends of his Bantry, where
be was arrested for administering the Oath Of Union
On being questioned, he acknowledged, that he had
received IL from my Steward, lad not more than lS
years of age, who also arrested and both were
conveyed to the prison Of Corr, where every means
were used TO extort confessions from them 10 imp-
cake me.--rhey declared, however, that was the
last person to whom they would disclose any thing
of the knd,--Taer honesty and persistence i'm truth
were called treason to their country and attachment
10 me and Council was called together in Dublin
at Which it was determined, that Twas vsry danger.
aus, and warrant issued to arrest me on susbi
rs0n, the act OF iiabeus Corpus being at the time
suspended.
The secret, however, was not well kept discoy-
cred the plot lay down in my own house the
nighi on which knew that an attempt was to be
made 70 seize me by large detachment of horse
(attended 10y lords, esqures, and generals and their
Staff and before they had marched half mile from
their quarters Was (at distance of IL n,les) ap.
priced OF their having out They made their
search for me. and considerable depot Of arms
which they We're informed were secretel in the lof $
and cellars Of my house neither were there and
they marched back. The day I wrote to the
Judge, vino was then holding The assizes at Cork
saying, that, if he would give assurances Of a
TRIAL then, tor amy thing that could be allied ged
against me, would so to him, otherwise tina,
would not surrender"
As he was not authorized to give me the assurance
Idemanded, and as preferred the liberty of the
common air. and the use of my own limbs, TO unn-
,tcd Imprisonment, stood out, till the latter end OF
April, when finding my health somewhat hurt from
the manner of my living, particularly from damp,
left home and came TO England, the 27th of Ap,il
where remained ill the middle of June when re-
ecyed advice from home, that several Of INV tenants
bad been flung into prison, and that two unhappy
men had been induced TO swear against them The
same packet contained also proclamation that had
been issued b. Lord CGmden on the i7th OF Nav.
before, inviting every person 10 come in and surren.
DIR, and give security for The peace or aa assurance
ef bang no further questioned Very happy al me op