The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-09

neiHhborhood. His "oxhortntionB"- having
G sSreeabiy pg 70 st tho order re, for: exercising free
quarter, distrained the cattle. and did some In
tnrISs to the property of persons well known to
oKoiiy describes these measures of ~paclhce-
ton in somewhat different language. Accord.
ing to him the Captain ''plundercd and almost
laid waste the entire district over which his
, S S%snpIy applied s1tsna during Rh tho pi free quarters SsH %%s sew aSS
rral cabins and farmhouses were burned. and
nas Catholic "a b chapel h out S Of Which s,l thS 9oG te f we.
cue the vestments from tho flames was ike
It may be pertinent to tho subject to explain
the exact nature of this 'pitch-cap' torture, to
which hundreds of poor people suspected OF
ing gs't tSo Sre{Solii E%[0 . f%HssGsYf Hay, " l tS eye
witness Of many Of the salient events OF the up.
with that Of the Presbyterian minister, the Roy;
James Gordon Of Kilgarrry parish, Wexford, VIII
cal analysis Of che Same, has given a concise de-
scription Of this form of infamy, from which &C.
'0 @Aa1 the psr aS,l0E Sapfn 1ln Fl f hair % Sat short land
t the sSI5I. sSl Sssi 2 SrSepRy & q En Te5rh hri sRBPsslSssi ON
Immediately seized and brought into q guard
house. where caps either of coarse linen me-. or
were always kept ready for service. The unfor-
tunate victim had one of these. well heated,
r pepper degree Ss OF Z co oslGS ~ SO that L could not
easily be pulled of, the sufferer was turned out
amid tho horrid acclamations OF the merci-
Whether Miusgrave.s. or o'Kelly's version. Of
true one, there is no cause for surprise that tho
insurgents should have selected Prosperous as
or. OF Their 9bjecthi tive, R points at A. the ,f first r sig9SI
OF Father Higgins. and 81. E;smond Of tssllins,
a measure of itself sufficient to seal the doom Of
the garrison. This consisted. in addition % the
militiamen Known as Ancient Britons. The
majority Of the men were lodged in the bar
capied a a house opposite or We're BIZ e in tho
private dwellings near by. The whole body,
asleep when during the wee sma' hours a force
of pikemen that Ind under the lead
% s1sslRB Of st eaEf; FS on fhe a town M ander R eSTer %
the darkness. The two s%entinels were, quickly
despatched, and before the alarm could be given
Infatuated pikemen determined to avenge the
wrongs inflicted on the community.
storIed stone building with a basement. The
rank and Ale were lodged on the upper floor.
ing burst into this,:the rebels made short work
of, its occupant, who fell pierced by q dozen
R FdE soldiers III the who %d1 TashesS f SP%Tt%%epF oo T ia9e to q
save him. but who succeeded in expelling the
aggressors. This momontary success gave
the soldiers above time to rush down.. seize
ants. The fighting, then became furious, the
ceiye no quarter II captured. Thanks to the
solidity of the structure, they were in a fair
| way U MAINTAINING tutHlSltNeS WHtn IL III
surgents suddenly discovered the basement
to be filled with straw. This was enough.
suriinEy.a tHs ' forced T the aSs esiesed 1 to se shs s hs Rss
In the upper story. Even here the smoke and
t df%S ' the defence L e SSsn the p @ore e's SO oo as sn the az as sail:
ants proceeded to feed fagots and other fuel
to the flames. In this, extremity the %unfortu.
received for sole response a hideous howl of
triumph and exultation from the pikemen out
side whose faces lit up with the glare of the
conf1agration, whose eyes flashing the fires of
hatred, made them resemble a host Of very
fearing peasants had been suddenly trans,
formed into fiends incarnate thirsting for blood
Those Of the barracks defenders who
leaped ont of the windows to escape the in;
solid BODY and made a rush for their lives.
hoping to break through the Gordon of be;
moon Ground the entrance; Hardly q man of
lied the, community for the preceding four
days remained to tell the story Of the croppies'
Even Mussraye is forced to admit, however.
though he does it grudgingly enough, that the
wearers of the Kings uniform. The deputy
barrack master and his family as well as the
f sanahs iefuas N a pos GG5h Of ae sSa basem whG d haa
5Ss sdt E 81 s s1si; iP S1 sSs If 5hG iSs T isaSer soon con-
espoused the cause OF the rebellion and took
Part Est Tin in the the. attack on prS0speMFous was the DR..
her Of an old Catholic family. a brother Of Sir
Thomas Esmond. and himself a physician of
repute. After the massacre was over he de-
his corps. called the sailins Yeoman Cavalry,
moment at Mas. lie donned his military at:
tire and proceeded thither, little suspecting that
on arriving at his destination he wns ordered
by Griffith to dismount and was placed under
ssafe1; de to T death Sn snd I Hanged q sS S o AFTER on
Carlisle Bridge, Dublin, in the presence Of a
large and Borrowing. crowd of townspeople. Es;;
beauty, distinguished social traits and particu:
lar skill in his vocation, to which he added
life. The sight of so much suffering among
the poorer people, the cruelty and ,perfdy Of
him over to the cause of national Independence.
Mas and Prosperous were not the only
hours Of May Ssta q. Although on a smaller ieTI scale
than at those two places, the fights at Clano
culinary enough. The town Of Clane is a little
over three miles due east Of Prosperous. just
as as in the other cases, the r rebels s,cS EmIm n SSd
town unperceived by all but a trumpeter and a
drummer, who succeeded in alarming the gar
being quickly surf surrounded by the p tiS e the
inmates were Obliged to fight their way out in;
bravery. the Kings men We're able with com.
pr ra,ively small loss to assemble in the streets
anu ny tOnceTlcu dcllOH 10 Tcpcl Iut NShNiihllS.
Little daunted, the latter soon renewed the at
tack. They were preceded by six Of their mum
Der mounted on horses captured from the An
cicnt Britons and attired In the uniforms Of this
corps. The appearance of these supposed
friends WIS hailed with delight by tho royalists
until one of them nude n cut at Capt. ~Jcphs3n
with his sword. The aggrcssOr was immedi-
ately shot and his companions treated to a dose
of lead which put them to flight. The fighting
continued until ~half.past 3. when Capt. Grit
fifth arrived with endorsements. The rebels.
besides a number of dead, left behind six pris-
onerB, all OF whom were hanged.
The respite was. however, OF short duration.
About 3 o'clock the news arrived Of the defeat
and massacre OF tho Kings troops at Prosper
Gus. Tho Captain had hardly time to draw up
his men when another party of insurgent horse
men, dressed like the others In uniforms Of the
Ancient Briton regiment, rode into town. One
volley brought six or seven of them to the
ground and caused the remainder to take shell
ter behind a column of pikemen advancing
directly from Prosperous. The royal troops
then retreated to an elevated ground near the
common, from where they poured q CALLING fire
on tho assailants and caused them in the end TO
dispense in confusion.
At Ballymore- Eustace, on the borders OF
Wicklow. a similar night attack occurred. Capt.