A lift of the different remedies uled to protect Captain Sheeres Armstrongs nofe, from the ravages made by a fiftula on his face, ornamented with a portrait of the military informer; was purchased by Surgeon Juftice D for Thomas Reynolds, Esq, late of Kilkea, Caitle, and at prefent, of No. 2, Baker, Atreet London. Inftructions on thumb-kiffing to be ufed in difficult law cafes, and itate affairs; edited by Jemmy O'Brien, was fold to Biblemouthy for one one pound nine fhillings. A plan for employing Irish par fons, who have no congregations, as justices, man-hunters, and cabbin'burners, written by a member of the Farming Society fold to one of the Society for Discountenancing Vice, for fix guineas. Military experiments on drum beating, by Major S, with a treatise on still-hunting, by the fame author, bound in one vol. was purchafed by one of the Ruling-house Legion of Honor, for fix thillings. Specimen of English Sufferings in Ireland. The reader will naturally feel but when folemn and written affervations of a Proteftant gholt is produc ed, we defy the most profligate to dif pute it. In the course of the quoted affida. vits, the dead have moit kindly come forward, and by their complaints have given fuch well grounded authority to their furviving friends, for an investigation into their fuffering, that the most sceptical must be convinced James Shaw of Market-hill in the County of Armagh, Inn-keeper, dep feth, that many of the Irish Rebels, in the time of this Deponent's restraint, and flaying among them, told him very often, and that it was a common report that all thofe that lived about the Bridge of Portnedowne, were fo affrighted with the cries and noife made there of fome fpirits or vifions for revenge, as that they durft not ftay but fled away thence; fo as they protefted, affright ed to Market-hill, faying, they durft not flay nor return thither for fear of thofe cries and fpirits, but took grounds and made creats in or near the Parish of Millabrack, Jurat. Aug. 14. 1542. Joane the relict of Gabriel Conftable, late of Drumard in the County of Armagh, Gent. depofeth and faith, that the hath often heard the Rebels, Owen O Farren, Patrick O Conellan, and divers others of the Rebels at Drumard, earnestly fay, protest and tell one another, that the blood of fome of thofe that were knocks in the heads, and afterwards drowned at Pornedowne-Bridge, ftill remated on the Bridge, and would not be washed away; and that often there appeared vifions or apparations, fometimes of men, fometimes of women, breaft high above the water, at or near Portnedown, which did moft extreamly and fearfully feriech and cry out for vengeance against the Irish that had murdered their bodies there; and that their crys and fcrieches did fo terrific the Irith thereabouts, that none durft ftay nor live logger there, but fled and removed further into the Country, and this was a common report amongst the Rebels there, and that it paffed for a truth amongst them, for any thing he could ever obferve to the contrary, Jurat. Jan. 1. 1643. Kathee the relict of William Coke, late of the County of Armagh, Carpenter, fworn and examined, farth, that about the 20. of December, 1641. a great number of Rebels in that County, did moft barbarously drown at that time one hundred and eighty Proteftants, men, women and children in the River at the Bridge of Portnedown; and that about nine days afterwards, the faw a vifion or fpirit in the fhape of a man, as the apprehended, that appeared in that River, in the place of the drowning, bolt upright breaft-high, with hands lifted up, and ftood in that pofture there, until the latter end of Lent next following; about which time fome of the English Army marching in those parts, whereof her Hufband was one(as he and they confidently affirmed to this Deponent)aw that Spirit of vision landing upright, and in the posture aforementioned; but after that time the faid Spirit or vafion vanished and appeared no more, that there were other Vifions and Apparitions, and much feriching and frange noyse heard in that River at times afterwards, Jurat. February 24. İ543. Elizabeth the wife of Captain Rice, Price, of Armagh, depofeth and faith, that he and other women, whole Hufbands were murdered, hearing of divers apparitions and Vifions which were feen near Portnedowne Bridge, fince the drowning of her Children, and the rest of the Proteftants there, went unto the -Bridge aforefaid about twilight in the evening; then and there upon a fudden there appeared unto thein a Vifion or Spirit, affuming the fhape of a woman, waft high upright in the water, naked, with elevated and clofed hands, her hair hanging down, very white, her eyes feemed to twinkle, and her skin as white as fnow; which fpirit feemed to ftand ftraight up in the water, often repeated the word evenge, Revenge, Revenge, whereat this Deponent and the reft being put into a trong amazement and affright walked from the place, Jurat. January 29. 1542. Arthur Culme of Clowoughter in the County of Cavan, Efquire, depofeth, that he was credibly informed by fome that were prefent there, that there were thirty women and young children and feven men flung into the River of Belterbert, and when fome of them offered to swim for their lives, they were by the Rebels followed in Cots, and knocked on the heads with poles; the fame day they hanged two women at Turbert; and this Deponent doth verily believe, that Muimore O Rely the then herif, had a hand in the commanding the murder of thofe faid perfons, for that he faw him write two Notes which he fent to Turbert by Bryan Rely, upon whofe coming thefe murders were committed: And thofe perfons who were prefent alfo affirmed, that the bodies of thofe thirty perfons drowned did not appear upon the water till about fix weeks after paft; as the faid Rely came to the Town, all the bodies came foting up to the very Bridge; thofe perfons were all formerly ftayed in the Town by his protection, when the rest of their Neighbours in the Town went away. Elizabeth Price wife of Michael Price, of the Newry, depofeth, that Sir Con Mac-Gennis fuffered his Souldiers, the Rebels, to kill Master Turge, Minister of the Newry, and feveral other Protestants; and he the faid Sir Con Mac-Gennis on his death-bed was fo much affrighted with with apprehenfion that the said Master Turge fo flain, was still in his prefence, as that he commanded no Proteftants from that time should be flain, but what should be killed in battle and after his death, Sir Con Mac Gennis his brother, would have obferved his directions, but one John Mac Gennis the young Lord of Evah and Monke Crely were earneft to have all the rest of the Protestants put to death. Malter George Creighton, Minif ter of Virginia, in the County of Cavan, depofeth, among other particulars in his Examination, that divers women brought into his house a young woman almost naked, to whom a Rogue came upon the way, thefe women being prefent, and required her to give him her money or elfe he would kill her, and fo drew his fword; her anfwer was, You cannot kill me unless God give you leave, and his will be done Whereupon the Rogue thrust three times at her naked body with his drawn fword, and yet never pierced her fkin; whereat he being, as it feems, anuch confounded, went away and left her; and that he faw this woman, and heard this particular related by divers women, who were by and faw what they reported. INTERESTING ACCOUNT OF AN ISLAND IN LOUGH-CORRIB. About the centre of Loug -Cor. rib, in this County, is anlfland called Infigbgile, about a mile in circumference, and thickly inhabited, In the middle of this Ifland there is a very ancient Church-yard, and the ruins of an old dwelling-houfe, which oral tradition and many corroborating circumftances reprefent as the retired abode of the beads of fome monaftic order in ages paft The land contains alfo an old Cha pel dedicated to the memory of Saint Patrick. The different arches and entrances into these buildings were of the common Saxon order, and the ftones of which they are composed are carved into human features, and are of a red gritty fubilance, although there does not appear in the neighbourhood a fingle veftige of any quarry of that defcription. Such parts of thefe decayed edifices as now remain, are fupported by woodbine and ivy, which entwine together; and forming a complete roof, prefent an uncommon appearance, The head ftone of a grave in the S. W. part of the Inland having for fome reafon recently attracted the attention of a military gentleman of much information and refearch, quartered near the spot, he was induced to fhew it to an intelligent foldier in the ipperary militia, who was well acquainted with the Irish language. The foldier, whofe name is James O'Farrell, has ingeniously decyphered and tranflated the infcription upon it. It is written, he fays, in the Hard Irish or Virgin Characters and is in English, "Underneath this ftone lie Goill, Ardan and Sionan." These three are fuppofed to have been brothers, and the island it is believed, was called after Goill the eldest of them, who was the chief of the religious order in it, and etteemed for exemplary devotion, There is no mention of Infighgile in "Sir James Ware's Antiquities of Ireland;" Nor do we remember to have feen any notice taken of it by Dr. Ledwich, or any other writer upon the fubject, altho' many extraordinary traditions refpecting this inland are afloat, the truth of which, is, in many inftances, strengthened by ftrong corroborative teftimonies. Among others the following is rather fingular-The noife of beafts and birds upon the illand is faid to have been fo loud and fo repeated, as frequently frequently to interrupt devotional exercifes in confequence of which an earnest appeal was made to Heaven; and though the place ftill contains many of the quadruped and winged species the former is not beard to bellow; nor the latter to warble. TO SIR JONAH BARINGTON, Kot. Judge of the High Court of Admiralty, and a candidate for fome feat in the Irifb Parliament, fome time previous to the Union, On Tuesday the 13th May, you were pleased to honor my fhop with a vifit, during my abfeuce and I understand your language was particularly ftrong, offenfive, and unmannerly, and fo highly charged with rant and blafphemy, that it collected a mob round my door. Your excufe, if any excufe could palliate a revival of the outrageous cowardice under which we trembled, bled and agonized in 1798, was, that your name was mentioned in the Irish Magazine, in a Critique on Mr. Keogh's pamphlet. Had I been at home, perhaps my perfonal appearance would have violence, by tended to restrain your arrefting your difcretion; for had you perfifted in your impertinence, I might have been imprudent. When you make fuch domiciliary visits, you travel, with a witness, who on this occafion, I understand, was your taylor, had he been your pawnbroker, as in Charles's affair, though I efteem the man, I should have been tempted to kick the Judge and his obliging Chum into the street. You boafted you had two rafcally Printers in gaol, would have another whipped at a cart's tail, and have I am to understand you are a Knight, a character very familiar to us, and very common at this day. Though I do not afpire to be dif tinguifhed by a nick name, yet I prefume to fay, I have as elevated a notion of honor and morality as any knight, or judge that ever British pride or policy arrayed or inducted in this unfortunate country-nor am I fo debauched by an intercourse with the elegant manners of life, and foalous to public opinion, as to Public Court fwear on my oath in of Juftice, in prefence of the most diftinguished at the Bar, and before the country, that I believed a common profitute, who hired her perfon to the lowest profligates on the Irish tage, to be a virtuous woman. Had I no esteem for the public morals, I fhould not have carried my careleffnefs for the honor and feelings of my fair countrywomen to fuch au unprincipled extremity. as to infinuate that female depravity had a difpenfation for illicit indulgence, by an alliance with Royal profligacy. You were a member of that House of Commons that reformed the reprefentation, by felling the country, after flogging their constituents.--Bad and corrupt as they were, no man 258 man was fo cruel as to fecond a motion made by you, to confifcate the property of Doctor Efmond, and thereby deprive eight infants of a livelihood. You defired I should be told you are a perfevering man-this warning was unneceffary; as a literary man you have that character; you printed your History of the Union in Dublin eight years ago, what you have done with that edition is unknown, but as you did not offer it to the public, it is prefumed you gave it to another quarter, New events frequently produce new wants, your book is again on the ftage, making fome fombrous movements through the British Press, and partly offered for fale. This fecond proof of your perfeverance, we hope, will be fo rewarded either publicly or privately, as to place Sir Jonah beyond the malice of Printers, or the affiftance of Pawnbrokers. Your farewell addrefs on leaving my houfe, was, "if Cox lets me alone, 1 will let him alone;" thele conditions I should have no objection to, if I were the person who began the difpute; but the man who in his pride or infolence, infults an unoffending perfon, and attempts to parley as an excufe for his cowardice, is too contemptible to notice. He reminds me of a fpecies of form that growls and agitates to end in a ftink. Yours, WALTER COX. CATHOLIC COMMITTEE. Having learned that a new question, founded on the principle of Vetorfm, was to be difcuffed by the af fembly, on the 11th of May, we obtained access to their meeting, at the Crown and Anchor Tavern James Nangle, Esq. in the Chair. Our readers we truft will be fatiffied, with fuch an abridged sketch of the different speeches, as may ferve to furnish a correct idea of their fubftance; for the better illustration thereof we fubjoin our own ment. com Mr. John yrne, (late of Mullinahack, propofed a Refolution of the following import. "That the committee do take into confideration, the propriety of propofing to concert with the Catho lic prelates of Ireland, fuch meafures, as being perfectly confiftest with the Catholic doctrine and disipline, may effectually, and for ever provent as well the the influence of the Crown, as any foreign or bafile influence in the appointment of the Prelates of our Church in Ireland." The Refolution also contained a declaration of the powers apertaining to the Pope in fuch cafes; which, we believe, Mr. B. intended as an antidote to a poisonous flander, pervading the Catholic body at prefent in respect to him, namely, that he propofed at the Committee, on the 7th of May, a Refolution for their adoption, fuch as if paffed, woul pledge the Committee to renounce all Spiritual allegiance, and fupremacy to the Pope. In fupport of his Resolution, Mr. B. communicated many politica theological difcoveries, which we fuppofe he made in the mountains of the moon; he urged the propriety of conciliating our Proteftant brethren who (as far as he knew) were very anxious that our conduct, in all cases would bear the fcrutiny of liberal men; and he entreated the meeting as they would not agree to a Rokeby Hall |