TO THE EDITOR OF THE IRISH MAGAZINE. SIR,.. AS I am about writing a new etymology of Sir-names, after the manner of SWIFT. I request some of your literary readers will furnish me with materials to elucidate the origin of the following names, O'CONNELL, O'GORMAN, SCULLY, HUSSEY, DROOMCOOLE, CONWAY, and FINN; for I have already been at considerable pains, to discover the time when these names were first known in Ireland, and could not succeed to the full extent of my wishes. The result of my researches has been (however) not altogether useless, as I found in VALLANCEY'S Irish Vocabulary, the word "Scullogue," the literal translation of which, I do not understand, but I think it sounds very like SCULLY. My chief motive in writing this etymology is an ardent desire to transmit the names of such "illustrious" personages to posterity: for by all I can learn from newspapers, news-paper paragraphs, and private information, they are transcendent politicians, and engaged at this moment, in a most" dignified" scheme, in which if they succeed, all good men will have reason to be grateful to them, for their disinterested and pacific exertions-for the purpose of having a deathless record of such astonishing names; I respectfully solicit the communications of your (deeply read) corres pondents, and am, Sir, Your Constant Reader, July, 28th, THE TONGUE THAT NEVER TOLD A LIE!!! EARLY this morning, a centry at the national bunk—parliament house that was discovered the best part of a human tongue nailed on the door of the late house of lords, with a large twelve penny nail drove through the centre of it, with a label affixed to it,-importing it to have been the tongue of a late speaker who never told a Lie."-The centry very prudently rolled it up in a cabbage-leaf, and conveyed it to Major S, who posted with it to the castle, where a privy coun cil was called, and the tongue minutely examined, when on com paring it with the tongue of Col. F-s--r, it was found to be a calf's tongue, and not the tongue of his uncle, as was at first imagined, however as that worthy character is "non est inventus," at present, the tongue has been put into spirits, and an express dispatched to C-l-n, to ascertain the truth, as from the great similiarity between that and the tongue of the Col. many are of opinion it belongs to one of the family. BIOGRAPHICAL ACCOUNT OF GENERAL SARRAZIN. PARIS, JULY, 3. Report to his Majesty the Emperor and King, June 30, 1810. "John Sarrazin was born in the borough of Saint Siloche, in the canton of Penne, in the department of the Lot and Garonne, on the 15th of August, 1776, his parents were farmers. On the 27th of September, 1786, he enrolled himself in the 5th regiment of dragoons, which was disbanded on the 14th of September, 1787. "At this time he settled at Reole, in the department of La Gironde, where he exercised the profession of teacher of mathematics. On the Ist of September, 1790, he obtain ed the place of professor of mathe matics in the school of Sorreze, which was then under the direction of the Benedictines, and it was no doubt this circumstance which gave rise to the report that he had been a monk, an assertion which certainly has never been proved. He left his employment two years after. wa ds, to follow the movement which almost the whole French na. tion then made towards the frontiers, and he repaired to the Army of the North "Being sent to Chalons for the in struction of the young engineers in the school of artillery, he was there when after the taking of Verdun, the inhabitants of Chalons formed a battalion, of which he was appoin. ted adjutant major, the functions of which appointment he perform ed ull the 20th of September, 1792, the time of the disbanding of the battalion; but there circumstances, found in a memoir signed by himself, are only warranted by his own declaration. What is certain is, that he was appointed at Metz lieu tenant of a volunteer company, called the Saint Maurice, at the end of 1792, and captain of the same company on the 18th March, 1793. "On his first entrance into the service, he gave prools of that restless, intriguing spirit which he has constantly shewn in his military career. He confesses himself in the memoir above cited, that, for having taken part in some remonstrances which appeared seditious, he was broken and degraded by order of General Houchard in 1793, and obliged to serve as a common soldier. He adds, that on the 1st of October, 1793, he joined at Chatillon the chasseurs of the Gironde, that he was present in different affairs, in the army of La Vendee, in which he was in quality of Secretary to General Marceau, and was appointed adjunct to the adjutant general, on the grh of Prairial, year 2. On the 6th of Fructidor, of the same year, he was appointed adjunct of the first class of the corps of artillery by the representative of the people Gilet, who had been sent to the army of the Sambre and the Meuse. On the 6th of Brumaire, year 3, the same representative appoinred him adjutant general chief of battalion, in consideration of the testimonies which General Marceau had given of his conduct after the expedition of Coblent The 18th Brumaire, third year, his appointment was confirmed by the committee of the Public Welfare; and on the 5th Prairial following, he obtained the commission of adjutant-general, chief of brigade He made the campaigns of the year three, year four, and year five, with the armies of Sambre and Meuse, and Italy. On the 27th Fructidor, sixth year, he received orders to proceed to Rochefort, to serve in one of the divisions of the army of England. He was one of the small number of Frenchmen who made good their descent in Ireland, and he was appointed by general Humbert, ge eral of brigade, at the capture of Killala. and general of division at the affair of Castlebar, where he took a standard from the cnemy's horse. On his return to France he found the Executive Directory very 3 B2 little disposed to confirm so rapid a promotion. He demanded to serve as adjutant-general of the army of Italy, commanded by general foubert. Having been charged to conduct a body of troops to the army of Rome, he made with that army the campaign of the seventh year in Naples, and was appointed general of brigade on the field of battle, after the affair of Trebia. At the army of Italy his suspicious and doubtful conduct exposed him to suspicions humiliating to a military person; he was charged with acting the part of an informer; his Constant opposition to the orders of his chiefs strengthened that opinion, and the unpleasant treatment he experienced compelled him to ask leave to retire. On the 11th (pluviose) he received orders to return to France. On the 1st Prairial, year 9, notice was given him that he was no longer in the list of Staff Officers. Retired to private life, his natural inquietude inspired him with several plans. "He requested sometimes to be employed in America and some. times in the East Indies. He expressed a desire to serve in the troops of the Batavian Republic, but he fulfilled none of these resolutions, and he was still in France, when on the 10th of Vendemiaire, he was re-established on the staff of generals of brigade in the room of general Coli, appointed general of division. Two months afterwards he was appointed to go to St. Domingo. He remained there only a year, the bad state of his health inducing general Rochambeau to send him back to France, where he arrived on the 22d Frumaire, year 12. "General Angereau then com. manded a camp; general Sarrazin applied, and obtained to be employ ed under his command. His character, ever inclined to accusation, soon raised against him numerous enemies. He avowed himself the accuser of the Generals and Adininis .trators of the army in a memoir which he transmitted to the Emperor, under date of the 23d of Frumaire, year 13. The cry of indignation which was raised against hin, deprived him of the courage of supporting publicly the part he had undertaken, and raised such a storm against him, that he saw himself again, for the second time, obliged to request leave to resign. He was nevertheless retained in his post, and made with that part of the army, the campaigns of the year 14, or 1806. "Some disputes which he had with general Houdelit, in whose division he served, obliged the government to recal him to France. "On the 31st of October, 1806, he was employed in the 24th Military Division, under the orders of the general Chambarihac, who con fided to him the command of the department of the Lys. The mis understanding which soon took place between the Prefect and him, evinc. ed the necessity of giving him ano ther destination, and he was sent to the Isle of Cadsand. His conduct continually extravagant, and his arbitrary proceedings, incensed against him the inhabitants, the authorities, and general Cham barihac. The complaints which reached government induced it again to change his residence, and he received letters of service for the 16th Military Division. He served in this division from the 11th of February, 1809, and had the hap piness to live there in excellent har mony with both his superiors and subalterns, till by the most disgraceful desertion he imprinted an indelible opprobrium on his name. Such is the history of general Sarrazin, which, to speak propery, is only that of the extravagance o his mind, the errors of his charac ter, and his numerous absurdities. e of The first who spoke, did roar so loud, He bother'd more than half the croud, The rest their ears did quickly shroud, that day in Stephen's Green; And when his fine speech he had done, The boys around, did make such fun, He to a corner quick did run, that day in Stephen's Green. 3 The second on a stool did stand, With neat scratch wig and manners bland, Resolved the Papists to command, that day in Stephen's Green; But when of Children and GALE JONES,' He roar'd, in Oratoric groans, They said 'twas time to break his bones, that day in Stephen's Green. 6 Their speechifying laid aside, They cried aloud, divide, divide, 'Twas then I saw the Munster pride, that day in Stephen's Green, For like their Country Shanavats, In air they wav'd their old felt hats, And quickly loosen'd their cravats, to fight in Stephen's Green. 7 The Members being then told o'er, Then swore that next when they came there Ten thousand “ Polydamus and Chilo, are both very gay, And agreeable friends, if you give them their Polydamus, tho' he pays no more than his scot By the powers of stick, must have brst of way: each pot; Chilo, talks or will doze, but rouze not his ire, Or else he will soon put your head in the fire. Archer Love, tho' slly creeping, I saw thee, thro' the curtains peeping TO VETO CATHOLICS. Think not eternal happiness to find, ༈ On the death of Conan, one of the hero's of Oisian,-extracted and translated from an ancient Irish Historical poem, entitled "CATH, GABHRA," THE BATTLE OF GAWRA. SIR, TO THE EDITOR OF THE IRISH MAGAZINE. I send you the following lines on the sufferings of our distracted Country ; and as the subject is copious, they may serve as a hint to exercise a more poetical pen. Should you insert them in your truly celebrated publication, you will oblige, A LOVER OF HIS COUNTRY. To dye in purple fair Hiberna's green; And widows' shrieks rebellow'd thro' the The fatal offspring of the murder'd sire, 'Till thy fair fields lay desart and untill'd. Hide, hide, ye pow'rs! those inauspicious times, When Ireland bled for ministerial crimes: more. Employ her harpies on our weeping shore- clime, Pass long ur punish'd for the daring crime. |