The Gentleman’s Magazine – August, 1798
INTELLIGENCE of IMPORTANCE FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE
Whitehall, June 23. The following dispatches have been received from Earl Camden, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.
My Lord, Dublin Castle, June 16.
I have the honour to acquaint your Grace, that this morning advices were received from Major-General Nugent. By these, it appears, that the rebels, who had been defeated at Ballynahinch, have petitioned for pardon, and offered to surrender up all their arms and ammunition. The Major-General, in reply, promised to accept their submission, on the condition of their giving up their leader, Munroe, and the other principal traitors, who had instigated to their late wicked practices; they were to surrender by 12 o’clock on the 15th; Munroe was, however, taken by Gen. Nugent early on that morning. Major-Gen. Nugent, alluding to the affair at Ballynahinch, states the loss of the rebels to have exceeded 500 men, and that many have since made prisoners. The General particularly states his acknowledgements of the services of Major-Gen. Barber. He mentions, with great satisfaction, the conduct of Mr. Boyd of Ballycastle. Mr. McNaghten had sent to warn him of his danger, which induced him to retreat on Friday last to Colrane (sic), where he collected the Dunsevenich (sic) and Giant’s Causeway corps, with which, together with his own, he returned to Ballycastle, and beat the rebels out of the place; and he is now proceeding to punish them, between that town and Glenarm. Captain Stewart, of the Glenarm Yeomanry, and Capt. Mathews, of the Portaferry Yeomanry, have behaved uncommonly well, in repulsing large bodies of rebels, who attacked them with great fury. Gen. Nugent speaks generally of the conduct of all the Yeomanry in his district in the warmest terms of approbation, and mentions that he has thanked them all.
CAMDEN.
INTELLIGENCE of IMPORTANCE FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE
Whitehall, June 23. The following dispatches have been received from Earl Camden, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.
My Lord, Dublin Castle, June 16.
I have the honour to acquaint your Grace, that this morning advices were received from Major-General Nugent. By these, it appears, that the rebels, who had been defeated at Ballynahinch, have petitioned for pardon, and offered to surrender up all their arms and ammunition. The Major-General, in reply, promised to accept their submission, on the condition of their giving up their leader, Munroe, and the other principal traitors, who had instigated to their late wicked practices; they were to surrender by 12 o’clock on the 15th; Munroe was, however, taken by Gen. Nugent early on that morning. Major-Gen. Nugent, alluding to the affair at Ballynahinch, states the loss of the rebels to have exceeded 500 men, and that many have since made prisoners. The General particularly states his acknowledgements of the services of Major-Gen. Barber. He mentions, with great satisfaction, the conduct of Mr. Boyd of Ballycastle. Mr. McNaghten had sent to warn him of his danger, which induced him to retreat on Friday last to Colrane (sic), where he collected the Dunsevenich (sic) and Giant’s Causeway corps, with which, together with his own, he returned to Ballycastle, and beat the rebels out of the place; and he is now proceeding to punish them, between that town and Glenarm. Captain Stewart, of the Glenarm Yeomanry, and Capt. Mathews, of the Portaferry Yeomanry, have behaved uncommonly well, in repulsing large bodies of rebels, who attacked them with great fury. Gen. Nugent speaks generally of the conduct of all the Yeomanry in his district in the warmest terms of approbation, and mentions that he has thanked them all.
CAMDEN.
