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To you, Sir, who, with fuch confiftent rectitude, appear in the field and in the fenate the friend of Ireland, we thus make our folemn appeal, as in fupport of it we wish to imitate your firmness and integrity.

FRANCIS LUCAS, Chairman.

To the Officers of the Volunteer Corps which attended the Review at Monaghan, the 20th and 214 of August, 1781.

Gentlemen,

I HAVE received the honour of your address, and beg you will be affured, that I fhall, at all times, take a particular pleasure in expreffing my entire approbation of the Volunteers of Ireland, and that I fincerely hope they will continue to exert that noble spirit, which has hitherto enabled them to do fuch effential service to their country.

I equally with you lament the prevalence of corruption, but I trust a remedy may be found in the virtue of the nation.

Perfectly agreeing with you, gentlemen, in your fentiments on thofe great public points that you have mentioned, you may reft affured of my beft exertions being employed (as they have hitherto been) to redrefs all evils affecting either our trade or conftitution. To have been appointed to fo confpicuous a situation as you were pleased to place me in, merits my warmest gratitude, but when I reflect on the perfons from whom the appointment came, a body of men affociated upon the nobleft principles for the protection, peace and honour of their country, it excites emotions that leave me nothing to regret but my own unworthiness.

I am, with the greatest esteem,
And fincerity, gentlemen,
Your most obliged,

And faithful humble fervant,

ALEX. MONTGOMERY.

Resolved also unanimously, That the thanks of this meeting be prefented to Captain Young, exercifing Officer, for his conduct and attention to the different corps, before and during the review.

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The Addrefs of the Corps of Independent Dublin Volunteers To the Right Hon. Henry Flood.

SIR,

IN an age of diffipation, when venality ftands in the place of

virtue, and tainted ambition is tapping the conflitution, a corps of Independent Irish Volunteers fland forth with their warmest acknowledgments, and thank you for unfolding your manly elocution in defence of the rights and liberties of the kingdom.

Animated with the fame glorious fire which governs all liberal minds, we freely acknowledge your name will add honour wherever it may be enrolled; we have therefore unanimously elected you an honorary member of our corps; a fmall, but grateful return for that noble eloquence, that language of conviction, fo lately exerted for the advantage of our trade, and limitation of ar. hateful law.

A fteady perfeverance, we boldly affirm, may, on a future day, fatisfy the wifhes of the people, by reftoring the conftitution to its priftine form. It is through you, fir, in particular, and the virtuous part of the legislature in general, that Ireland must become respectable; or lose that rank in the eftimation of nations, which the lately gained by the spirit of her people.

Royal Exchange,
Nov. 27, 1781.

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Signed by Order,

JAMES ROBINSON, Chairman.

To which the following Anfwer was returned:
Gentlemen,

RECEIVE this mark of your generous approbation with the most heart-felt fatisfaction.

It gives me pleasure to concur with you in thinking, that a manly conftitutional perfeverance will reftore your rights.

I accept your honourable invitation, and am proud to enrol myfelf in a corps which deferves fo diftinguifhed a place in virtue and in arms. I have ever admired the Volunteers of Ireland; and, having adopted, fhall not be among the first to relinquish the character.

I have the honour to be,

Gentlemen,

With the most perfect refpect,

Your moft obliged and obedient fervant,

Na

HENRY FLOOD.

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Tontinuation of this work is now in the prefs, which will
contain the charaders of our prefent Senators, impartially drawn.
Such refolutions as hav: efcaped, or any other papers relative to this
undertaking, will be thankfully received (poft paid) by Jofeph
Hill, at his houfe in Pork-place, near Townfhend-street, (for-
merly called Lazor's-hill) or C. H. Wilfon, No. 15, Mount-
rath-freet, Dublin. Mr. Ogle, of Wexford, having promifed
the particulars of the rife of Volunteering in that county (which
is generally thought to be the birth-place of it) they shall also be
inferted in the next volume. It is certain, this was compiled in a
burry, and--But I fall not attempt to apologize. I am enough
fuccefful as my theme facceeds.

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