his men are in high fpirits. I will not close this letter till the last moment of the mail leaving Dublin, that I may give your Grace the laft information. I have the honour to be, &c. No farther accounts have been received from the country fince the middle of the day. General Lake went to Naas last night, and is not yet returned. From the LONDON GAZETTE, June 2, 1798. Dublin Cafile, May 29. Official Report from Major-general Sir James Duff, dated Monaftereven, May 29. I MARCHED from Limerick on Sunday morning, with fixty dragoons, the Dublin militia, their field-pieces, with two curricle guns, to open the communication with Dublin, which I judged of the utmost importance to Government. By means of cars for the infantry, I reached this place in forty-eight hours. I am now, at seven o'clock this morning (Monday), marching to furround the town of Kildare, the head-quarters of the rebels, with feven pieces of artillery, one hundred and forty dragoons, and three hundred and fifty infantry." I have left the whole country behind me perfectly quiet and well protected, by means of the troops and yeomanry corps. I hope to be able to forward this to you by the mail-coach, which I will efcort to Naas. I am fufficiently ftrong. You may depend on my prudence and fuccefs. My guns are well manned, and the troops in high fpirits. The cruelties that have been committed on fome of the officers and men have exasperated them to a great degree. Of my future operations I will endeavour to inform you. I have the honour to be, &c. J. DUFF. Tuesday, Two o'Clock, P. M. Kildare. P.S. We found the rebels retiring from the town, on our arrival, armed. We followed them with the dragoons. I fent on fome of the yeomen, to tell them, on laying down their arms, they fhould not be hurt. Unfortunately, fome of them fired on the troops: From that moment they were attacked on all fides. Nothing could ftop the rage of the troops. I believe from two to three hundred of the rebels were killed. We have three men killed, and several wounded. I am too much fatigued to enlarge. (Signed) J. DUFF. From the LONDON GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY, June 2, 1798. Whitehall, June 2. A DISPATCH, of which the following is a copy, has been this day reserv.i from l. I tollency the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, by his Grace Grace the Duke of Portland, his Majefty's principal Secretary of State for the home department. My Lord, Dublin Cafile, May 29. I HAVE only time to inform your Grace, that I learn from General Dundas, that the rebels in the Curragh of Kildare have laid down their arms, and delivered up a number of their leaders. By a dispatch I have this inftant received, I have the farther pleasure of acquainting your Grace, that Sir James Duff, who, with infinite alacrity and addrefs, has opened the communication with Limerick (that with Cork being already open), had arrived at Kildare whilft the rebels had poffeffion of it, completely routed them, and taken the place. I have the honour to be, &c. CAMDEN. P. S. The South is entirely quiet, and the rebels in the neighbourhood of Dublin are fubmitting and delivering up their arms. From the LONDON GAZETTE, June 5, 1798. Admiralty Office, June 5. Copy of a Letter from Rear-admiral Harvey, Commander in Chief of his Majefty's Ships and Veffels at the Leeward lands, to Evan Nepean, Efq. dated on board the Prince of Wales, Fort Royal Bay, Martinique, the 8th of April. Sir, BE pleafed to acquaint their Lordships, that his Majesty's floop Hawke, Captain Rotherham, captured, the 15th ult. off Grenada, and fent into that ifland, Le Furet, French privateer fchooner, belonging to Guadaloupe, of two guns and 27 men; and that his Majefty's fhip Lapwing, Captain Harvey, captured, the 31ft ultimo, off St. Bartholo mew's, and fent into Martinique, Le Hardi, French privateer fchooner, belonging to Guadaloupe, of four guns and 47 men. They had both. been out fome time, but had not made any captures. You will alfo be pleafed to acquaint their Lordfhips, that his Majefty's fhip La Concorde, Captain Barton, captured, the 1ft inftant, to windward of Montferrat, La Rofiere, French privateer schooner, of two guns and 15 men, which he fent into St. Chriftopher's. She had been out but one day, and had not captured any thing. I have the honour to be, &c. ACCOUNTS have been received from Major-general Euftace, at New Rofs, ftating, that Major-general Fawcett having marched with a company of the Meath regiment from Duncannon Fort, this fmall force was furrounded by a very large body between Taghmon and Wexford, and defeated. General Fawcett effected his retreat to Duncannon Fort. Accounts have alfo been received, that the rebels are in poffeffion of Wexford; but that a large force was marching to diflodge them. Whitehall, June 5. A DISPATCH, of which the following is a copy, has been this day received from his Excellency the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland by his Grace the Duke of Portland, his Majesty's principal Secretary of State for the home department. My Lord, Dublin Cafile, June 2.. I HAVE the honour to acquaint your Grace, that a difpatch was this day received by Lieutenant-general Lake from Colonel L'Eftrange, of the King's County militia, which states, that the town of Newtown Barry had been attacked yesterday morning by a confiderable body of rebels from Vinegar Hill. They furrounded the town in fuch a manner, that Colonel L'Eftrange at firft retreated, in order to collect his force: he then attacked the rebels, drove them through the town with great flaughter, and pursued them feveral miles, until night obliged him to return. Above five hundred of the rebels were killed. Colonel L'Eftrange's detachment confifted of two hundred and thirty of the King's County militia, feventeen dragoons, and about one hundred yeomen. Colonel L'Eftrange fpeaks in the higheft terms of the conduct of the troops, and gives much praife to Major Marlay, who volunteered on the occafion. I have accounts from Mr. Cornwall, that a picquet guard of his yeomen furprised, in the night, a party of rebels endeavouring to enter the county of Carlow, and completely defeated them. I have the honour to be, &c. CAMDEN. From the LONDON GAZETTE, June 9, 1798. Whitehall, June 9. A DISPATCH, of which the following is a copy, has been received from his Excellency the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland by his Grace the Duke of Portland, his Majefty's principal Secretary of State for the home department. Dublin Caftle, June 4. My Lord, YESTERDAY a difpatch was received from Major-general Loftus, conveying information from Lieutenant Elliott, of the Antrim militia, that the troops in Gorey, confifting of thirty of the Antrim militia, a fubaltern detachment of the North Cork, the Gorey yeomen cavalry, Ballykeer, and part of the Camolin cavalry, attacked the rebels at Ballycanoe about three o'clock, on the 1st inftant, defeated them, and killed above one hundred of them. I have the fatisfaction to inform your Grace that the city remains tranquil. The patience, the spirit, and continued exertions of the yeomanry are unequalled; and I cannot fufficiently applaud the indefatigable zeal of Major-general Myers, who has undertaken the arrangement of them with a promptitude and ability which has been of the moft effential advantage. I have the honour to be, &c. His Grace the Duke of Portland, &c. &c. &c. CAMDEN. Dublin Caftle, June 5, Five O'Clock, P. M. MAJOR Marlay is just arrived from Major-general Loftus, and brings an account that the Major-general, finding that Colonel Walpole's detachment had received a check, thought it prudent to move to Carrew, which he effected without the loss of a man. It appears that Colonel Walpole had met with the main body of the rebels in a strong poft near Slievebuy mountain, and having attacked them, he was unfortunately killed by a fhot in the head in the beginning of the action, when his corps being in a fituation where it could not act with advantage, was forced to retire to Arklow. The lofs was 54 men killed and miffing, and two fix-pounders. Captain Stark, Captain Arnftrong, Captain Duncan, were wounded, but not dangerously; and Sir Watkin Williams Wynne received a contufion in the hand. From the LONDON GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY, June 11, 1798. Whitehall, June 10. A DISPATCH, of which the following is a copy, has been received from his Excellency the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland by his Grace the Duke of Portland, his Majesty's principal Secretary of State for the home department. My Lord, Dublin Caffle, June 8. I AM to acquaint your Grace that early this morning Lieutenantgeneral Lake received an exprefs from Major-general Johnson, dated the 5th inftant, at New Rofs. The Major-general ftates, that the rebels had, on that morning, attacked his pofition at New Rofs, with a very numerous force, and with great impetuofity; but that after a contest of feveral hours they were completely repulfed. The lofs of the rebels was prodigiously great. An iron gun on a fhip carriage was taken, and late in the evening they retreated entirely to Carrick Byrne, leaving feveral iron fhip guns, not mounted. General Johnson ftates, that too much praise cannot be given to the forces under his command; and that to Major-general Euftace, and indeed to every individual, he was in the highest degree indebted for their spirited exertions. The Major-general feverely regrets the lofs of that brave officer Lord Mountjoy, who fell early in the conteft. A return of killed and wounded of his Majefty's forces has not been received, but it appears not to have been confiderable. I have the honour to be, &c. &c. His Grace the Duke of Portland, &c. &c. &c. CAMDEN. From the LONDON GAZETTE, June 12, 1798. DISPATCHES, of which the following are copies, have been this day received from his Excellency the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, by his Grace Grace the Duke of Portland, his Majesty's principal Secretary of State for the home department. My Lord, Dublin Caffle, June 9. IT is with the utmost concern I acquaint your Grace an infurrection has broken out in the county of Antrim; and in order to give your Grace the fulleft information in my power, I enclose to you an extract of a letter received this morning by Lord Caftlereagh from Majorgeneral Nugent. I am in great hope, from the numbers and fpirit of the loyal in that part of the country, the infurgents may be quickly checked. I have the honour to be, &c. His Grace the Duke of Portland. My Lord, CAMDEN. Belfast, June 8. I HAVE the honour to report to your Lordship, that in confequence of information, which I received early yesterday morning, of an intended infurrection in the county of Antrim, having, for its first object the feizure of the magiftrates, who were to affemble that day in the town of Antrim, I apprehended feveral perfons in Belfast. I did not receive the intelligence early enough to prevent the infurgents from taking poffeffion of Antrim, and I am not therefore acquainted with their firft proceedings there, but I prevented many magiftrates from leaving Belfast; and many others, being officers of yeomanry, on permanent duty, did not attend the meeting. I ordered the 64th regiment and light battalion, and 100 of the 22d light dragoons, under Colonel Clavering and Lieutenant-colonel Lumley, with two five-inch and a half howitzers, and two curricle fix-pounders, to proceed with the utmoft difpatch through Lifburn to Antrim. I alfo ordered from the garrifon 250 of the Monaghan militia, with Lieutenant-colonel Ker, and 50 of the 22d dragoons, together with the Belfast yeomanry ca valry, with Major Smith, to proceed under the command of Colonel Durham, with two curricle fix-pounders, through Carmoney and Temple Patrick, to Antrim, to co-operate with the other detachment. The dragoons under Lieutenant-colonel Lumley having made the attack upon the town, without waiting for the light battalion, were fired upon from the windows of the houfes, and were confequently obliged to retreat, with the lofs of, I am forry to add, three officers of that excellent regiment killed and wounded, and the two curricle fix-pounders. Colonel Clavering, on his arrival near Antrim, finding the rebels pouring into that town in great force, very judiciously took poft on a hill on the Liburn fide, and reported his fituation to M. General Goldie. In the mean time Colonel Durham, with his whole detach, ment, proceeded to within half a mile of Antrim, and after a cannonade of half an hour, drove the infurgents completely out of the town, and retook the two curricle guns, together with one brass fix-pounder, very badly mounted, of which it feems the rebels had two, fuppofed to have been smuggled out of Belfaft. The Colonel then proceeded without the lofs of a man, through the town (which, for obvious reafons, fuffered much), to Shane's Caftle and Randelftown, in which direction the principal part of the rebels fied. He remains there ftill, for orders from me. Lord O'Neil, I am forry to fay, is dangerously wounded. Lieutenant-colonel Leflie, of the Tay fencibles, reports to me, from Carrickfergus, that Lieutenant Small, with a detachment of twenty |