The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1879-12-18
SIN BOYLE RocHE's FAMOUS LETTER

NtANf &NNNyfa
SIR BoYLK ROcaE's FAMOUS LETTER.
The most notorious bull-perpetFator
was Sir Boyle Roche, who was elected
member for Tralee 10 l775. He bad a
regular blundsring reputation. He was
known upon one occasion, after wiiher
ing exposure or patriotic denunciation Of
Government, to say, with solemn gravity:
Mr.. Speaker, /, is The duty OF every true
lover OF his conntry TO give bis lsstguinea
to save the remainder of his fortunesl Or
II the subject OF debate was some national
calamity, be would deliver himself thus;
Single misfortune never come alone, and
The greatest OF all national cslamities Is
generally followed by one still greater.
Sir Boyle Roche belonged to the ancient
family Of De LIS Russe of Fermoy he was
created BaroDet In 1882, and WAS mar.
ried TO the eldest daughter of Sir James
Cald well, but bad no heir. lie used to
account tor his lack Of progeny by saying
that II was hereditary TO bis family to
have no children. Another Of bis blun-
ders was made when speaking of the fish.
hawkers. They 90 down TO Ringsend,
he observed, buy the herrings for bali
nothing, and sell them for twice IS much
A letter supposed TO have been written
| by Sir Boyle Roche during the Irish re-
bcllion of '9S, an amusing collection OF
bis various bluuders. Perhaps he never
put quite so many on paper at o time /;
but his peculiar turn for bulls is here
shown at one view. The letter wassat
first printed in The Kerry Magazine, now
out of print: DEAR SIR: Having now
Rtlle peace aHd quiet, | sit down TO In
fora YOU Of the brAtla and confusion We
are la from the bloodthirsty rebels, many
Of whom are now, thank God, Killed aud
dispersed. We are 10 o pretty mess; can
get nothing to eat, and no wine to drink
except whisky. When we sit down TO
dinner, we are obliged TO keep both
hands armed. While write this letter |
| have my sword in one hand and my pistol
:, the other. concluded from the be-
ainnir : that this would be the end; and
an tn, for 1t 10 not hall over yet. AT
nra1o,. -. >re such goings-on that
Ntand still. | should
'atter q fortnight
have answered your X 80. -
ago; but only received il ,af. n,,h
indeed, hardly mail arrives 80
out being robbed, No longer ago IN
yesterday. the mail coach from Dub
was robbed near this town; the bags had
been very judiciously left behind, for fear
of accidents, aud, by great good luck,
there was no one In the coach except
two outside passengers, who had
nothing for the thieves to take. Last
Thursday, an sIsrm was given that
gang OF rebels in full retreat from Drog-
heda were advancing under the French
standard but they bad no colors nor any
drHms except bagpipes. Immediately
every man in the place, including women
and children, ran out to meet them. We
soon fonnd our force great deaf too lit
tie, and were far too near to think of re.
treating. Death was IN every face; and
TO II we went. BY the time half our party
were killed we began TO be all alive. For.
tunaley, the rebels had no guns except
pistols, cutlssses, and pixies; aud We bad
plenty Of muskets and ammunition. We
put them all TO the sword not soul Of
them escaped, except some that we're
drowned in an adjoining bog. In fact,
in short time nothing wss heard but
silence. Their uniforms were ali different
chiefly green. After the action was
over we went to rummage their camp
All we found was few pixies without
beads, parcel OF empty bottles filled
with water, and bundle Of blank French
commissions filed up with Irish names,
Troops are now stationed round, which
exactly squares With my idea OF security.
Adieu; have only time 10 add that am
yours in haste. b. REP. s.--lf you do
not receive tbia, Of couf sc Il must have
been miscarried; therefor beg you
write and let me know.-ChAmber'
journal.