The Irish standard., 1898-08-20


now in Liverpool steeple. On the 18th
of October Cromwell left Wexford, and
two days later encamped before New
Ross. On his arrival, Cromwell sent
summons to Gov. Taaffe, in which he
| said: Since my coming into Ireland
l have endeavored to avoid the effusion
of blood" and closing his message by
the surrender of the town. To this Gen.
| Taaffe replied that he would surrender
| the town on condition that the inhabit-
| ants should be granted freedom of con-
science In reply Cromwell said: Gas
| for that which you mention concerning
| liberty of conscience. NEEDLE not with
any mans conscience; but If by liberty
OF conscience you mean liberty to ex-
ercise the mass. l Judge it best to use
plain dealing, and to let you know where
the parliament of England have the
power that will not be allowed" On Oct.
| Is the town surrendered.
Cork, fcughall, Dungavar, Castle
| haven and Baltimore soon afterward sur
/ rendered. On Nov. "a Cromwell appeared
| before Waterford. After lying before
the city for week and finding himself
unable to reduce it, he resolved to seek
winter quarters elsewhere, and on Dec.
he commenced his march, and on the
| 4th reached Youghall, where fresh sup
plies from England awaited him, Here
| Cromwell established his winter ouar-
| ters and issued "a declaration of the
| Lord-Lleutenant of Ireland for the unde-
celving of deluded and seduced people
IN answer to certain late declarations
ana acts framed by the Irish Popish
| prelates and clergy" In this document
| ne says: You warn the people of their
| danger. which you make to consist in
the extirpation of the Catholic religion.
by what law was the mass ever exer-
cised in any of the dominions of Eng
land or Ireland? You We're open viola
tors OF the known laws :k * I
shall not where l have the power, suffer
the exercise of the mass where can
take notice of it,
On the 18th Of January, 1850, Cromwell
again took the field. Crossing the Black
water at Malow. he approached the con-
flnes OF Limerick, and then entering
Tipperary marched by Clogheen and
Rochestown to Fethard. From the latter
place he marched to Calan, in County
Kilkenny, which. after brave resist
| ance, surrendered. Cromwell, in sneak
ing OF this engagement, says II sent
him (the Irish generaD positive condi-
! tlohs-lhat the soldiers should have
thelr lives. j; s: 81 The next day the
colonel, major and the rest of the COM
| missioned officers We're shot to death.
| We also took Popish priest, who was
chaplain to the Catholics i'll this rcgi-
ment, who was caused to be hanged"
| On the 22nd of March Cromwell and
| ms army appeared before Kilkenny. For
six days the siege lasted and at length
the Irish garrison, being reduced from
| LOO to 400 by a frightful pestilcnce
which ragged within the city, were COM
PEELED to surrender the city. In this
city was one of the finest Catholic
churches in Ircland--St Canice's. It was
utterly defaced and ruined, the roof
| broken down and the beautiful windows,
for which Rnuccini, the Pope's egatc,
| shortly before his return to Italy had
offered 6 900, were smashed to atoms
Early in May Cromwell appeared before
Clonm,i
a letter QUOTED by Carlyle) from ono
OF Cromwelfs lieutenants, dated May TO-
1850, gives the following account of the
capture Of the town: "Yesteray wc
stormed Clonmel. We had with our guns
made breach in their works, whero
after hot fight we gave back awhile,
but presently charged up to the same
ground again. But the enemy had made
themselves exceedingly strong by double
works and traverse. which were worse
| to enter than the breach. The enemy de-
fended themselves against us that day
| until toward evening. At night the enc
my drew out on the other side and
marched away undiscovered to lis, and
the inhabitants of Clonmel sent out for
a parley. 81 Il II After signing OF the
conditions. we discovered the enemy to
be gone, and very early this morning
pursued them and fell upon them and
killed 200" Another letter says that
they found in Clonmel the stoutest en-
cmy this army ever met In Ireland. Il
| * IL There was never so hot storm
of so long q continuance and so gallant
ly defended, either in Ireland or Eng
land"
| Cromwell at this siege lost $500 Of his
army While Cromwell was at Clonmel
he received word that the English par
| lament desired him at home, and on the
18th day of May, 1850, after nine
months of civilized" warfare in Ireland,
he set sail and arrived in London.
| AN IMp0RTANT CpEECu