General Johnson ftates, that too much Praife cannot be given to the Forces under his Command; and that to Major-General Euftace, and indeed to every Individual, he was in the highest Degree indebted for their spirited Exertions.

The Major-General feverely regrets the Lofs of that brave Officer Lord Mountjoy, who fell early in the Conteft. A Return of Killed and Wounded of His Majefty's Forces has not been received, but it appears not to have been confiderable.

I have the Honour to be, &c. &c.

(Signed)

His Grace the Duke of Portland,

&c. &c. &c.

CAMDEN.

BULLETIN

FROM THE

LONDON GAZETTE OF JUNE 12th, 1798

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Whitehall, June 12, 1798.

ISPATCHES, of which the following are Copies, have been this Day received from His Excellency the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland by his Grace the Duke of Portland, His Majefty's Principal Secretary of State for the Home Depart

ment.

MY LORD, Dublin Castle, June 9, 1798. IT is with the utmoft Concern I acquaint your Grace, an Infurrection has broken out in the County of Antrim; and in order to give your Grace the fulleft Information in my Power, I inclofe to you an Extract of a Letter received this Morning by Lord Castlereagh from Major-General Nugent. I am in great Hope, from the Numbers and Spirit of the Loyal in that Part of the Country, the Infurgents may be quickly checked.

I have the Honor to be, &c.

CAMDEN.

His Grace the Duke of Portland.

MY LORD,

Belfast, June 3, 1798. I HAVE the Honor to report to your Lordship, that in confequence of Information, which I re

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ceived early Yefterday Morning, of an intended Infurrection in the County of Antrim, having for its first Object the Seizure of the Magiftrates, who were to affemble that Day in the Town of Antrim, I ap. prehended feveral Perlons in Belfaft. I did not receive the Intelligence early enough to prevent the Infurgents from taking Poffeffion of Antrim, and I am not therefore acquainted with their firft Proceedings there, but I prevented many Magiftrates from leaving Belfail; and many others, being Officers of Yeomanry, on permanent Duty, did not attend the Meeting. I ordered the 64th Regiment, and Light Battalion, and Ico of the 22d Light Dragoons, under Colonel Clavering, and Lieutenant-Colonel Lumley, with Two 5 Inch Howitzers, and Two Curricle Six Pounders, to proceed with the utmost Difpatch through Lifburn to Antrim. I alfo ordered from the Garrifon 250 of the Monaghan Militia, with Lieutenant Colonel Ker, and 50 of the 22d Dragoons, together with the Belfast Yeomanry Cavalry, with Major Smith, to proceed under the Command of Colonel Durham, with Two Curricle Six-Pounders, through Carmoney, and Templepatrick to Antrim, to co-operate with the other Detachment. The Dragoons under Lieutenant-Colonel Lumley having made the Attack upon the Town, without waiting for the Light Battalion, were fired upon from the Windows of the Houses, and were confequently obliged to retreat, with the Lofs of, I am forry to add, Three Officers of that excellent Regiment, killed and wounded, and the Two Curricle Six Pounders. Colonel Clavering, on his Arrival near Antrim, finding the Rebels pouring into that Town in great Force, very judiciously tock Poft on a Hill on the Lisburn Side, and reported his Situation to Major-General Goldie. In the mean Time Colonel Durham, with his whole Detachment proceeded to within Half a Mile of Antrim, and after a Cannonade of Half an Hour, drove the Infurgents

Infurgents completely out of the Town, and retook the Two Curricle Guns, together with 1 Brafs Six Pounder, very badly mounted, of which it feems the Rebels had Two, fuppofed to have been fmuggled out of Belfast. The Colonel then proceeded without the Lofs of a Man, through the Town (which, for obvious Reafons, fuffered much) to Shane's Caftle and Randelftown, in which Direction the principal Part of the Rebels fled. He remains there ftill for Orders from me. Lord O'Neil, I am forry to fay, is dangerously wounded. Lieutenant-Colonel Leflie, of the Tay Fencibles, reports to me, from Carrickfergus, that Lieutenant Small with a Detachment of Twenty Men of that Corps, in the Barrack at Larne, defended themfelves moft gallantly against the Attack of a

numerous

Body, and maintained their Poft with the Lofs of Two killed and Three wounded, including the Lieutenant. I have ordered them into Head Quarters at Carrickfergus. The Glenarm Yeomanry (Sixty ftrong) being alfo threatened by an Attack, in the Courfe of the Day took Poffeflion of Glenarm Caftle, where they will maintain themselves, if poffible. Brigadier-General Knox, having heard of a Party of the Toome Yeomanry being made Prifoners by the Infurgents, fent to me very early this Morning to offer to march, by Toome Bridge, into the County of Antrim; which I have defired him to do, in order to liberate Colonel Durham's Detachment, and enable them to crofs the Country on their Return to Belfast.

Although the Infurrection has been pretty general in the County, I do not find they had much Succefs; but I have not received as yet any Reports from Bally caftle, Ballymena, Ballymoney, Portglenore, and other Places in the Northern Parts, in which Yeomanry are ftationed. As my Information led to 2 general Rifing in the County of Down, I have G 2

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been obliged to call in all the fmall Detachments of the York Fencibles to Newtown Ardes. Colonel Stapleton has every Thing in Readiness to move at a Moment's Warning. The Yeomanry are all on permanent Duty throughout the Counties of Down and Antrim; and I have diftributed Arms to 140 loyal Men in Belfast, who will be attached to the Monaghan and Fifefhire Regiments, and thereby become very useful. Offers of Service are very nu

merous.

I cannot close this Letter without expreffing to your Lordship my entire Approbation of the Con duct of the Troops of all Defcriptions in this Part of the Northern District. Their Zeal and Attention to their Duties cannot be furpaffed, and I trust that, when Occafion offers, they will act in that Concert which is fo much to be wifhed for in Military Service. Lieutenant-Colonel Lumley, I am afraid, is badly wounded in the Leg; Cornet Dunn is killed; and Lieutenant Murphy flightly wounded; all of the zzd Dagroons. I understand, but not officially, that fome Yeomanry from Lord Hertford's Estate, (I believe the Derriaghy) were with the Dragoons when they made the unfuccefsful Attack on Antrim, and they retired to Antrim Castle, where they were relieved by Colonel Durham, Colonel Durham deferves my warmelt Praise for his judicious and fpirited Conduct. He speaks in high Terms of the Detachment under him, and particularly the Monaghan Militia. The Rev. Steele Dickfon was taken up the Night before laft, and fent Prifoner here, where he will be confined in a Place of Safety, as well as many others, whom it is now neceffary t apprehend. Your Lordship may depend upon my individual Exertions in this unpleasant Contest; and as I am ably fupported, I make no Doubt that we fhall prevent the Rebels from gaining any Advantages, and ultimately oblige them to return to their Allegiance.