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A Popular History of Ireland V2 From the earliest period to the emancipation of the Catholics

Chapter 7 THE CESSATION AND ITS CONSEQUENCES.

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sation" at Castlemartin, the memorable Monroe, with all his men, were taking the covenant, on their knees, in the church of Carrick

cy of his own, in which their interest had a very slender part, that astute politician neither took the field, nor consented that they should do so of themselves. But the Supreme Council, roused by the remonstrances of the clergy, ordered Lord Castlehaven, with the title of Commander-in-Chief, to march against Monroe. This was virtually superseding O'Neil in his own province, and that it was so felt, even by its authors, is plain from their giving him simultaneously the command in Connaught. O'Neil, never greater than in

cautious writer, "more than their number, unnerved the prowess of their enemies. No force ventured to oppose them in the field; and as they advanced, every fort was abandoned or surrendered." A less agreeable result of "the cessation," for the court at Oxford, was the retirement from the royal army of the Earl of Newcastle, and most of his officers, on learning that such favourable conditions had been made with Irish Papists.

ner in the Tower since October, 1641. Maguire died with a courage and composure worthy of his illustrious name, and his profoundly religious character. His long absence had not effaced his memory from the hearts

e venerable Archbishop Usher, whose presence and countenance, as the most puritanical of his prelates, was most essential to the policy of Charles. The King heard both parties graciously-censured some of the demands of both as extravagant, and beyond his power to concede-admitted others to be reasonable and worthy of consideration-refused to confirm the churches they had seized to the Catholics-but was willing to allow them their "seminaries of ed

the shipment of some pieces of ordnance to Ireland; from Rome, the celebrated Franciscan, Father Luke Wadding, had remitted 26,000 dollars, and the Nuncio Scarampi had brought further donations. The facility, therefore, with which the cessation had been agreed upon, against the views of the agents of the Catholic powers at Kilkenny, without any apparently sufficient cause, had certainly a tendency to check and chill the enthusiasm of those Catholic Princes who had been taught to look on the insurrection o

fergus, entered the town under cover of night, and drove out the loyal Protestants at the point of the sword. The fugitives threw themselves into Lisburn, and Monroe appointed Colonel Hume as Governor of Belfast, for the Parliaments of Scotland and England. Castlehaven, with O'Neil still second in command, was now despatched northward against the army of the Covenant. Monroe, who had advanced

publicly executed Father Mathews, a Friar, and proceeding from violence to violence, they drove from the three places all the Catholic inhabitants. They then forwarded a petition to the King, beseeching him to declare the Catholics "rebels," and declaring their own determination to "die a thousand deaths sooner than condescend to any peace with them." At the same time they entered into or avowed their correspondence with the English Parliament, which naturally enough encouraged and

ve other commissioners, left Kilkenny on the last day of August for Dublin. Between them and the Viceroy, the cessation was prolonged till the first of December following; and when that day

Esmond, to Inchiquin and the Puritans. After a ten-weeks' siege, however, and the expenditure of 19,000 pounds of powder, the Confederates retook the fort, in spite of all the efforts made for its relief. Esmond, old and blind, escaped by a timely death the penalty due to his treason. Following up this success, Castlehaven rapidly invested other southern strongholds in possession of the same party, Cappoquin, Lismore, Mallow, Mitchelstown, Doneraile and Liscarroll surrendered on articles; Rostellan, commanded by Inchiquin's brother, was stormed and taken; Boghill was closely besieged in Youghal, but, being relieved from sea, successfully defended himself. In another quarter, the Parliament was equally active. To compensate for the loss of Galway, they had instructed the younger Coote, on whom they had conferred the Presidency of Connaught, to withdraw the regiment of Sir Frederick Hamilton, and 400 other troops, from the command of Monroe, and with these, Sir Robert Stewart's forces, and such others as he

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1 Chapter 1 JAMES I.-FLIGHT OF THE EARLS-CONFISCATION OF ULSTER- PENAL LAWS-PARLIAMENTARY OPPOSITION.2 Chapter 2 LAST YEARS OF JAMES-CONFISCATION OF THE MIDLAND COUNTIES-ACCESSION OF CHARLES I.-GRIEVANCES AND GRACES -ADMINISTRATION OF LORD STRAFFORD.3 Chapter 3 LORD STRAFFORD'S IMPEACHMENT AND EXECUTION-PARLIAMENT OF 1639-'41-THE INSURRECTION OF 1641-THE IRISH ABROAD.4 Chapter 4 THE INSURRECTION OF 1641.5 Chapter 5 THE CATHOLIC CONFEDERATION-ITS CIVIL GOVERNMENT AND MILITARY ESTABLISHMENT.6 Chapter 6 THE CONFEDERATE WAR-CAMPAIGN OF 1643-THE CESSATION.7 Chapter 7 THE CESSATION AND ITS CONSEQUENCES.8 Chapter 8 GLAMORGAN'S TREATY-THE NEW NUNCIO RINUCCINI- O'NEIL'S POSITION-THE BATTLE OF BENBURB.9 Chapter 9 FROM THE BATTLE OF BENBURB TILL THE LANDING OF CROMWELL AT DUBLIN.10 Chapter 10 CROMWELL'S CAMPAIGN--1649-1650.11 Chapter 11 CLOSE OF THE CONFEDERATE WAR.12 Chapter 12 REIGN OF CHARLES II.13 Chapter 13 REIGN OF CHARLES II. (CONCLUDED.)14 Chapter 14 THE STATE OF RELIGION AND LEARNING IN IRELAND DURING THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY.15 Chapter 15 ACCESSION OF JAMES II.-TYRCONNELL'S ADMINISTRATION.16 Chapter 16 KING JAMES IN IRELAND-IRISH PARLIAMENT OF 1689.17 Chapter 17 THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR-CAMPAIGN OF 1689-SIEGES OF DERRY AND ENNISKILLEN.18 Chapter 18 THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR-CAMPAIGN OF 1690-BATTLE OF THE BOYNE-ITS CONSEQUENCES-THE SIEGES OF ATHLONE AND LIMERICK.19 Chapter 19 THE WINTER OF 1690-91,20 Chapter 20 THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR-CAMPAIGN OF 1691-BATTLE OF AUGHRIM-CAPITULATION OF LIMERICK.21 Chapter 21 REIGN OF KING WILLIAM.22 Chapter 22 REIGN OF QUEEN ANNE.23 Chapter 23 ACCESSION OF GEORGE I.-SWIFT'S LEADERSHIP.24 Chapter 24 REIGN OF GEORGE II.-GROWTH OF PUBLIC SPIRIT-THE PATRIOT PARTY-LORD CHESTERFIELD'S ADMINISTRATION.25 Chapter 25 THE LAST JACOBITE MOVEMENT-THE IRISH SOLDIERS ABROAD- FRENCH EXPEDITION UNDER THUROT, OR O'FARRELL.26 Chapter 26 REIGN OF GEORGE II. (CONCLUDED)-MALONE'S LEADERSHIP.27 Chapter 27 ACCESSION OF GEORGE III.-FLOOD'S LEADERSHIP- OCTENNIAL PARLIAMENTS ESTABLISHED.28 Chapter 28 FLOOD'S LEADERSHIP-STATE OF THE COUNTRY BETWEEN 1760 AND 1776.29 Chapter 29 GRATTAN'S LEADERSHIP- FREE TRADE, AND THE VOLUNTEERS.30 Chapter 30 GRATTAN'S LEADERSHIP-LEGISLATIVE AND JUDICIAL INDEPENDENCE ESTABLISHED.31 Chapter 31 THE ERA OF INDEPENDENCE-FIRST PERIOD.32 Chapter 32 THE ERA OF INDEPENDENCE-SECOND PERIOD.33 Chapter 33 THE ERA OF INDEPENDENCE-THIRD PERIOD- CATHOLIC RELIEF BILL OF 1793.34 Chapter 34 THE ERA OF INDEPENDENCE-EFFECTS OF THE FRENCH REVOLUTION IN IRELAND-SECESSION OF GRATTAN, CURRAN, AND THEIR FRIENDS, FROM PARLIAMENT, IN 1797.35 Chapter 35 THE UNITED IRISHMEN.36 Chapter 36 NEGOTIATIONS WITH FRANCE AND HOLLAND-THE THREE EXPEDITIONS NEGOTIATED BY TONE AND LEWINES.37 Chapter 37 THE INSURRECTION OF 1798.38 Chapter 38 THE INSURRECTION OF 1798-THE WEXFORD INSURRECTION.39 Chapter 39 THE INSURRECTION ELSEWHERE-FATE OF THE LEADING UNITED IRISHMEN.40 Chapter 40 ADMINISTRATION OF LORD CORNWALLIS-BEFORE THE UNION.41 Chapter 41 AFTER THE UNION-DEATH OF LORD CLARE- ROBERT EMMET'S EMEUTE.42 Chapter 42 ADMINISTRATION OF LORD HARDWICKE (1801 TO 1806), AND OF THE DUKE OF BEDFORD (1806 TO 1808).43 Chapter 43 ADMINISTRATION OF THE DUKE OF RICHMOND (1807 TO 1813).44 Chapter 44 O'CONNELL'S LEADERSHIP-1813 TO 1821.45 Chapter 45 RETROSPECT OF THE STATE OF RELIGION AND LEARNING DURING THE REIGN OF GEORGE III.46 Chapter 46 THE IRISH ABROAD, DURING THE REIGN OF GEORGE III.47 Chapter 47 O'CONNELL'S LEADERSHIP-THE CATHOLIC ASSOCIATION- 1821 TO 1826.48 Chapter 48 O'CONNELL'S LEADERSHIP-THE CLARE ELECTION-EMANCIPATION OF THE CATHOLICS.