History of the Irish rebellion in 1798 : with memoirs of the union, and Emmett's insurrection in 1803 . terwards, at Ballinamuck, a rebel officer,with whom he had been previously well acquainted, and he ultimately reachedAthlone.* Musgrave. 23G HISTORY OF THE cases proved*—and with a superior cavalry and artillery—the latterparticularly well served—the contest should not have lasted tenminutes. But Humberts estimate of the British commanding officerswill give a key to the secret cause of their defeat. I met, he said, many generals in Ireland—but the only general I met after all—was—Colonel Ver
History of the Irish rebellion in 1798 : with memoirs of the union, and Emmett's insurrection in 1803 . terwards, at Ballinamuck, a rebel officer,with whom he had been previously well acquainted, and he ultimately reachedAthlone.* Musgrave. 23G HISTORY OF THE cases proved*—and with a superior cavalry and artillery—the latterparticularly well served—the contest should not have lasted tenminutes. But Humberts estimate of the British commanding officerswill give a key to the secret cause of their defeat. I met, he said, many generals in Ireland—but the only general I met after all—was—Colonel Vereker. * The French approached the new gaol to break it open. It was guarded by ahighland Fraser sentinel, whom his friends had desired to retreat with them; but heheroically refused to quit his post, which was elevated, with some steps leading toit. He charged and fired five times successively, and killed a Frenchman at everyshot, but before he could charge the sixth time, they rushed on him, beat outhis brains, and threw him down the steps, with the sentry-box on his body.— IRISH 237 CHAPTER XXIII. FRENCH OCCUPATION OF CASTLEBAR—HUMBERTS MOVEMENT TO THE NORTH—SURRENDER OF THE FRENCH ARMY. During the period that Humhert occupied Castlebar—that is, fromthe 27th of August until the moruing of the 4th of September—theFrench behaved with the greatest moderation, protecting the Pro-testants from insult, and repressing every attempt at cruelty on thepart of their ignorant and useless allies. Invariably the invadersregarded the Irish mob who accompanied them as a pack of senselesssavages—and no pains were taken to disguise these feelings of con-tempt. The French ate the best of meat and bread, drank wine,beer, and coffee, and slept on good beds. They compelled the rebelsto eat potatoes, drink whiskey, and sleep on straw. They beat andabused them like dogs, in the name of liberty, equality, and fra-ternity. A volume would not contain an acc
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