. A popular history of the insurrection of 1798: derived from every available record and reliable tradition. on exercises over some minds. The 14th of the same month witnessed the death ofanother individual of the same de tested class. The peopleresolved to extend no mercy to such vile traitors, regardingthem as enemies to humanity, whose existence was a con-tinued danger to the community. At this period thefrequent requisitions made for the different camps pressedrather heavily on the resources of the townspeople, but themajority of them were not unwilling to suffer some loss ofproperty in pr
. A popular history of the insurrection of 1798: derived from every available record and reliable tradition. on exercises over some minds. The 14th of the same month witnessed the death ofanother individual of the same de tested class. The peopleresolved to extend no mercy to such vile traitors, regardingthem as enemies to humanity, whose existence was a con-tinued danger to the community. At this period thefrequent requisitions made for the different camps pressedrather heavily on the resources of the townspeople, but themajority of them were not unwilling to suffer some loss ofproperty in providing for the wants of the brave men whoperilled life and hberty for the common cause. To forcecompliance from the more selfish and griping, the threat ofburning their houses was made use of by the insurgents, andalways with the desired effect. Things went off quietly inWexford, and were it not for the occasional arrival of partiesof the warlike peasantry, the town would have enjoyed themost undisturbed tranquillity, and no one could suppose,from the peaceful aspect it presented, that a fierce war was. John Henry Colclough.
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