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Lake calls Moore with his troops to Blessington—Viceroy orders large increase of Moore's Corps—Moore goes to Dublin—Lord Cornwallis tells him his Corps is to be under his (Cornwallis') own immediate orders to go where danger threatens—Lord Cornwallis at Phoenix Park—A period of refitting at Blessington—Moore thinks country would settle down if the country gentlemen and yeomen could be restrained from acts of revenge—They have learnt nothing and forgotten nothing—Various minor operations for quieting .the country—Case of Mr. Byrn—Excellent work of Lord Huntly and the looth Eegiment (Highlanders)—Moore forces some of the rebels in the mountains to come in by cutting off their subsistence, but is hampered by the atrocities and breach of faith of the Yeomen—Moore tells Cornwallis that troops are now more wanted to restrain the Yeomen than to subdue the rebels—Moore's Corps has its post assigned it at Clonmel—He has 3000 to 4000 men of all arms—His previous exposure brings on fever, Anderson also being so prostrate as to be ordered away—Moore when convalescent goes to Dublin for rest.....291-311

CHAPTER XIII

THE FRENCH INVASION

•ench land at Killala Bay—Cornwallis sends for Moore and discusses with him the general scheme of defence—Lake is sent to Galway, Nugent to the North, Taylor, under him, is in advance in Sligo— The main army under Lord Cornwallis is to assemble at Athlone —All advanced Commanders, especially Lake, are warned to watch enemy, but not to commit themselves lest a check before the Army is ready fans the flame of rebellion—Moore's Corps, assembled at Blessington to march to Salins, take boat on the Canal to Tulla-more, and thence march fresh to Athlone—Moore en route receives orders to march to Kilbeggan from Tullamore—Moore finds Lord Cornwallis anxious because General Hutchinson, prior to Lake's arrival, has advanced with small force from Galway to Castlebar, the French having reached Ballina—On arrival at Athlone Moore hears of Lake's defeat at Casblebar—The causes, due to Huchinson's arrangements and Lake's hurried arrival, fully explained—The essential fact is that the Irish Militia with its job-made officers is "formidable to any one but the enemy"—Nine "pieces of artillery" are captured by the French—Cornwallis in bad position at Athlone leaves posting of picquets to Moore—Camp is moved towards Tuam—On 3ist reaches Bellew, Newtown, and Mount—Moore having " advanced Corps " half a mile in front, the remainder is in two brigades under General Lake—ist September, two miles beyond Tuam, the inefficiency of the Quartermaster-General's department gives Cornwallis a sleepless night—He sends for Moore to arrange change of camp—Lake is sent to follow