' this had better not be spoken of in the first

instance by any of the family.

Brownrigg will forward your letters; I have begged of him to enclose them to the

Adjutant-General, who is my old friend, ' and who will always know where I am to be ' found.

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It is my intention to write to General Stuart; but, should I be prevented, remem' ber me most kindly to him.

'I have seen nothing more of Graham; but ' he is still cruising off the coast.

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My promotion (to the rank of majorgeneral) is in orders. Anderson becomes captain and aid-de-camp, no longer nominal 'major. I believe Lord Huntly is to be under 'me as a brigadier.

'Love to my father, Jane, &c. &c.

'Your affectionate Son,

'Dublin, 18th July, 1798.

My dear Father, I received your let

'ter of the 10th soon after I wrote to you

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'from Taghmon. I left that place to join Ge

'neral Lake at Carnew; under whose direc

tion I was to act in driving the rebels from

'the counties of Wexford and Wicklow.

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On

every movement since that I have led a separate column. The rebels waited for us ' nowhere. We found the country deserted;

villages and houses burned; nothing could 'be more melancholy. Though we have had ' no fighting, the fatigue and inconvenience of the troops has been very great.

In the mountains of Wicklow we were obliged to divest ourselves of all baggage; and, for a week, notwithstanding hard rain ' and cold, lay on the ground without tents or 'covering. The major-general might occa'sionally have covered himself, but he chose to share the fate of his men. You cannot

follow our wanderings;-the places are not 'marked in any map you can have. At last, ' on the 15th, we all met at Blessington, four

teen miles from this. General Lake re

turned to Dublin. A corps is formed for me

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'there, consisting of two battalions of light infantry, three regiments of the line, in'cluding the 100th and Lord Huntley's Highlanders, who is himself a brigadier under

me.

This is to be a moving corps. It amounts to three thousand men. A few days are 'given to us to rest and provide clothes.

6 I was desired in the meantime to come 'here, where Lord Cornwallis received me in a 'flattering manner, spoke confidentially, &c.

'I have great confidence in his moderation and good sense to settle this distracted country. His soldier-like, plain, manly

manners, free from all pomp or ostentation, impress me with high esteem and respect ' for him.

'I shall return to Blessington to-morrow. 'My command is completely separate ;—to 'be controlled by none of the older generals; ' to act at discretion, or by orders from Lord • Cornwallis or General Lake. Nothing can 'be more flattering or distinguished. I hope

'I shall be able to act up to the trust reposed

in me. That pains shall not be spared I 'think you will not doubt.

'I have neither seen nor heard of Graham, 'since the half hour at Wexford.

'I shall lose an old and valuable friend in

poor Nesbitt. I cannot tell you how I regret him. His worth and good sense are not to be replaced. All comfort and happiness are ' at an end for Mrs. Nesbitt.

'I have done with the south, and have despatched François for my baggage, which I ' left at Bandon. My residence for some time ' will probably be nearer to Dublin. To'morrow I return to Blessington.

Sir Ralph has written me a kind letter; ' but I have heard nothing yet from General Stuart, though I wrote to him the moment I

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heard he was in England. Remember me 'kindly to him and Mrs. Stuart.

My love to my Mother, &c.

• Your affectionate Son,

JOHN MOORE.'

James Moore to Dr. Moore, in passing over

to Ireland to join his brother:—

My dear Father,-My journey to Holyhead was delightful.

At first we passed

through the rich middle counties of England, '-fertile and flat; the harvest all taken in, 'so that there is unquestionably no want of

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food through the land, for those who have

money to purchase it. Yesterday, before 'sun-rise, we entered North Wales. I never ' remember being so delighted with scenery; lofty mountains, sometimes ornamented with 'wood, oftener rocky and rugged, too steep

even for sheep, and too bare to give them much sustenance. While travelling along 'the sun seemed to rise twice, owing to the unequal heights of the hills. The morning 'was unclouded, and the mountains were

I clear, while the plains were immersed in dew, which gradually dissolved, as the sun ' warmed, and brought to view villages, trees, ' and the diversified appearance of the ground.