The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-08-25


 the rcyaiis, faction, and, holding such opinions. may have endeavored 10 ob- s.ruc, the expedition. because it's obJec, was the abok;ion of a monarchy and the establishment of republic. Hoche made serioss charges against his inactivity, and he was removed from experimenting ,he preparations for the expedition. X, length, after some further delay. fee; consisting of forty-three sail. of which seventeen were of the line. and thirteen frigaies. was ready 10 sail from Brest on the 18th of September. having on board E GOO men, yS GOO stand of arms, large park of artillery. and an immense quan- tity of ammunition. Hoche and the Ad- miral Morard de Gales were on board the same ship. and Tone. with the rank of adIu,an,-generAl was embarked in the friga,e lndomp,able. On the evening previous to their sailing. as the greA, Irish organizer ,rod the deck of his wAr-ship an epaule,ted adjutant-g general. and glanced over the Bay of Bres;. whitened with the canvas of ,ha, mighty armament, how mas, be have eNul,ed in the ,numphs of his own persevering genius. Scarce eighteen months had elapsed since he Jeff h,s native land hanished exile now he was returning thl,her with d greater host than could be gathered by inc govern men, he hated with such holy hatred. ln the prosecution ef his design obstacles which would have daun;ed an ordinary mlnd were overcome hy hls Sangulne tenn peraiaen, :he indifference and the pro- crasiina,ien ot ministers did 10; chlil the ardof ot hiS soul hy his masne;le ,n'la- enee he won over Ia his ptules; the ass; st4:esm An and one oi inc irs, general, n Europe. and ;he iesut, MS the srcatest enterprise :htt hal been undertaken agaiRst he EEg.ish poNer ssnce ,he iime af the S9arlsh Armada. l.a;. aniegtan i;ely foI Ireland and the labor ~ Tone. inc ia,e oi he Bintry Bay expedition was to be yhc ia,c ot the Armada. dnd ,ha; angular good fortune. which has never deserted England n moments at supreme perll to the existence ot her dominion over Ireland. was not to abandon her now. When scarce out oi the hai bei the ice; was Scauere and neither Tone nor those who were with him saw more oi General HoChe anu the Admlral-m-Chiei while the e>pedi,ion was asioai. From ,he tmc of tae3r sailins on the l6h to the i, !'h the weather wis calm and iossy. and bu, the smaller par, of the feet, carrying ,o1 men. arnved Tn biniry Bay. Stli on Christmas Eve, |, council oi wal presi- ded over by General Grouchv. Il Was re- so.N ed ;o ,.isembatk on the following day. But on the next day the wInd. which vas hitherto moderate. blew hurucane, and |, was utterly impossible 10 effect l land ing.
 When Tone. who saw all his hopes frustrated and the glorious enterprise which required so much labor ;o erganize defeated by the elements, and no, by In. silsh power when the ludoml,abe Tone saw II fading away like ihe "haseless fabrlC of a .lsion he was continually suggesting the bo!des, measures ,o carry ou; the obIee; of the expedition. As the enemy had long notice of ,heir presence on iianiry Lay ne proposed to sal ,o the mouth of the shannon, to dlsembark there and march on Limerick. Bu; the fury of the storm cut of all communication ~ith Grouchy. and caused him to abandon Ill hope of e'iecting anything. He thus speaks in his journal of their misfor,unes :.
 " Certainly we have been perseou,cd i-Asfh4tse iiVit4 N'iN Hfhbt # oaI departure to this hour. We have os; TWO eommanders-in-eh hief oi four famlfals not one remains. We haze been now slN days m Htn;fy Bay xis.u 3 yards oi the shore. W .'holt DC .gs 1b,e to ei;eo;g.i,c ,, L,n iias Ne t.1e been dispersed four times a hs il1~. 1H3. < .h5s moment. n tor3-,htee >t.t Il shlah the e>pcsi,tia9 pas.stet.. we
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 Il re and Mofafa ae 6s.Iics re- he'd bsuty a.y after they had iePAned An :. m h., me [ <3edlaou Abandoned, 4l.cG io, Trance The entire fleet 70, 5a X safely with the c ep;lon of orc ftiga'e and t ie~ transports captured by the t.n- slsh. 9o misetabiy ended :he Banuy Bay eNped.;,on. and, IS Tore sad, a strange faia.Ity seems io have baftied t and fought on the sl4e of the English. completely frustrating i;s oblec, and mar ring proleci which would have other wise changed the t;estinies of Ireland
 
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