The history of Ireland; from the earliest period of the Irish anals, to the present time . med to be re ducedin every quarter. The only other outbreakwhich promised at all to be serious occurredin the county of Cork, where the peasantryrose and proceeded to the same acts of vio-lence which were exhibited in other quar-ters. Lieutenant-colonel sir Hugh OReillywas on his march from Cloghnakilty to Ban-don, with two hundred and twenty men ofthe Westmeath militia, and two six poun-ders, when he was attacked on the 19th ofJune, near the village of Ballynascarty, bythree or four hundred pikemen, who
The history of Ireland; from the earliest period of the Irish anals, to the present time . med to be re ducedin every quarter. The only other outbreakwhich promised at all to be serious occurredin the county of Cork, where the peasantryrose and proceeded to the same acts of vio-lence which were exhibited in other quar-ters. Lieutenant-colonel sir Hugh OReillywas on his march from Cloghnakilty to Ban-don, with two hundred and twenty men ofthe Westmeath militia, and two six poun-ders, when he was attacked on the 19th ofJune, near the village of Ballynascarty, bythree or four hundred pikemen, who hadbeen placed in ambush in a very advan-tageous position. These were quickly drivenaway, but larger bodies now showed them-selves, and the position of the militaiy wascritical, had not another body of militiacome to their aid. The entire defeat ofthese rebels put an end to the insurrectionin Cork. 110 I CHAPTER XV. CHANGE OF GOVERNMENT rOLICT ; THE MARQUIS OF CORNWALLIS APPOINTED LORD LIEUTENANT; COMPROMISE WITH THE STATE PRISONERS ; SECRET COMMITTEE; DEPLORABLE STATE OF THE HE force of the rebel-on was now entirelybroken, but the coun-try which it hadpassed over was re-duced to the mostdeplorable condition,and a wound hadbeen inflicted on theprosperity of Irelandwhich it would require care and length oftime to heal. That the intensity of the re-bellion had been much increased by theseverities employed against suspected per-sons and the unchecked licentiousness ofthe soldiery, none could doubt; and thesame circumstance now prevented the insur-gents from submitting and returning to theirallegiance, and increased the desolation ofthe country. A rage for persecution seemsto have pervaded every department of thestate, and the government seemed onlyanxious to exterminate its enemies. In allparts courts martial were substituted forcourts of justice ; and a still more summarymode of proceeding against imputed rebelswas practised by soldiers, yeomen, and sup-plementaries, w
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