History of the Irish rebellion in 1798 : with memoirs of the union, and Emmett's insurrection in 1803 . iven that the state surgeon should instantly examine anddress his wounds; while, with a feeling honourable to his well-establishtdhumanity, the Viceroy transmitted by his own secretary, a privatemessage to the noble prisoner, giving him an assurance of receivingevery indulgence consistent with personal safety. The message was * Mr. Moore, in his biography, makes a statement which I have reason to believeis incorrect—he says, It was during one of these instinctive efforts of courage thatthe o
History of the Irish rebellion in 1798 : with memoirs of the union, and Emmett's insurrection in 1803 . iven that the state surgeon should instantly examine anddress his wounds; while, with a feeling honourable to his well-establishtdhumanity, the Viceroy transmitted by his own secretary, a privatemessage to the noble prisoner, giving him an assurance of receivingevery indulgence consistent with personal safety. The message was * Mr. Moore, in his biography, makes a statement which I have reason to believeis incorrect—he says, It was during one of these instinctive efforts of courage thatthe opportunity was, as I understand, taken by a wretched drummer to give him awound in the back of the neck, which, although slight, yet, from its position, con-tributed not a little to aggravate the uneasiness of his last hours. An authority,on whose veracity I can depend, informs me that no such thing took place—nodrum-boy was present at the time—and, certainly, it is not very probable, thatsuch an agent would have been selected by Sirr, to assist him in the arrest of adaring and desperate \\ \ N 1 ^ IRISH REBELLION. 49 conveyed by Mr. Watson—and the delicacy with which it was communicated, at least absolves the Lord-Lieutenant from being party ti)the harshness, with which the authorities were subsequently charged.* .After a delay of some hours, during which time his wounds hadbeen carefully attended to, Lord Edward was removed to Newgateunder a strong military guard, and placed in Lord Aldboroughsroom. As the carriage and escort passed from the castle to the prison,the countenances and demeanour of the disaffected, indicated howdeeply they felt the loss of the leader on whom they had placed somuch dependence. To attempt a rescue was determined—and, in a fullassurance that the effort would be made, the garrison remained underarms throughout the night. On the 81st of May, Captain Ryan died of his wounds—but it wasconsidered, although the heat of the weather was a
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