HIBERNIAN MAGAZINE:

OR,

Compendium of Entertaining Knowledge..

FOR AUGUST, 1804.

Prefixed, is an exa& perspective VIEW of the FOOT CAMP, at the CURRAGH of KILDARE, Twenty-four Miles from Dublin, Taken on the Spot, for this Occafien, by R. Wr.

Some Particulars relative to the forma tion of the extenfive Camp at the Curragh-together with an Account of the Military Force at prefent flationed at prefent fationed there.

THE

HE encampment which took place on Thursday, July 26, at the Curragh, in confequence of the judicious arrangement made by our active, vigilant and judicious commander in chief, lord Cathcart, was carried into effect with fuch prompt and fimultaneous movements, as to do him infinite credit, and greatly furprise those who are acquainted with military exactitude. The camp confifts of 15,000 men, regulars, militia, artillery, and the British horfe artillery; together with a vaft number of the commiffariat and driver's corps.

The line commences at the boundary of the Curragh, at the right of the Stand-house, and nearly parallel with -it, confifting of feveral regiments of infantry, both of the line and militia. At a short distance on the left, and below the Stand-house, is a very fine battalion of infantry. Further again on the left is an encampment of the commiffariat department, ftretching to a confiderable extent, with abundant flores of hay, fraw, oats, turf, and Auguft, 1804.

every fupply neceffary to their fituati

on; and on the left of the whole, ad

joining mr. Bowes Daly's lodge, are

encamped the following cavalry regiments under the command of general Dunne, viz. the queen's bays, the 12th and 17th dragoons, as well as a large detachment of the British horfe artillery.

In the difpofition of thofe different bodies not the minuteft confufion or delay took place. At the hour of twelve o'clock precifely, the troops marched into the Curragh in various directions, in feven brigades, each brigade headed by its refpective brigadiergeneral. About one o'clock the entire, line, in the above defcribed order, was formed, and camp equipage delivered to each regiment, when the long roll was beat from the centre of the right and left of the line, after which, in about five minutes, a camp was erected extending in length fome miles.

The novelty, the grandeur, the proud and infpiriting nature of the fcene, could not prevent a certain degree of gloom, from the general and fincere fympathy felt for the commander in chief, who had received, by exprefs, the afflicting intelligence of his eldeft fon's (captain Cathcart, of the 3 L

navy)

navy) death, who was fuddenly, on the Jamaica ftation carried off by the yellow fever.

Park of Royal Artillery, compofed of horse, heavy and light brigades-300 men, and 20 guns.

CAVALRY.

General Floyd commands the camp; Queen's Dragoon Guards-12th Light Dragoons; lord Cathcart will be between Dublin and the Nineteen Mile house.

The encampment is fo contrived as not to interfere in any manner with the race ground.

17th Light Dragoons.

INFANTRY.

2d Br. of the 26th 2d Bat. of the 66th

Ditto

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A gentleman who paffed through the Two Bat. eamp at the Curragh, on Sunday, August 12, defcribes it thus:

47th Meath

an elegant Engraving.)

of Lt.Inf.

of the Line.

Ditto 534 Leitrim Ditto 628 Donegall The above regiments, with a large It is laid out in a femicircle, of commiffariat, form a body of 15,000 which the western foot refts upon the men, and are encamped in light town of Kildare, the eaftern upon the marching order, and ready to move on Stand-house, and the top lies towards the fhorteft notice. The 30th Auguft, Rathangan; of courfe the great road a review of the entire of the troops, by from Dublin to Limerick croffes it as the lord lieutenant, was expected to the chord of the arch. The camp con- take place. fifts of three lines, having the artillery upon the flanks, and the cavalry in the rear; the ground, even on Sunday laft, The Fortunate Efcape. A Tale. (With was quite dry, infomuch that the only inconvenience felt by the troops was the want of water, which they are obliged to bring from the diftance of nearly a mile. I chanced to come within the lines juft as the troops were affembled for divine fervice; they were formed in hollow fquares round their chaplains, and appeared to be moft laudably attentive: they were afterwards formed upon the grand parade, and fired in honour of the prince of Wales's birth-day, with moft admirable precifi

on.

It is not poffible to defcribe the exactness and regularity with which every thing feems to be conducted at this camp; not any unneceffary found was to be heard from one end to the other of the immediate encampment, and I had ridden a long way upon the Curragh without meeting fo much as a ftranger to notify the neighbourhood of fuch a large body of troops.-The reports I had heard in Dublin, induced me to enquire of fome very intelligent officers the general state of the health of the troops, and I am happy to be enabled to fay, that much fewer are now in the hofpitals than the ordinary average of fick when in city quarters.'

Correct ftatement of the force now in camp at the Curragh of Kildare:

THE eagerness of avarice, by prompting it to have recourfe to unjuft and violent measures to obtain its ends, will often utterly defeat its own defigns, which, perhaps, might have been ac complished by patient perfeverance in an oppofite conduct.

Sir Lucius O'Hara was a gentleman of fortune in Ireland, who had been left guardian to his niece, mifs Helen, who, when of age, was to receive a very confiderable fortune. This was perhaps her moft valuable endowment in the eyes of her uncle; but she at the fame time poffeffed many other accomplishments which rendered her truly amiable. From her earliest years a kind of intimacy had fubfifted between her and a young gentleman, of the name of Charles Nefbit, whole father poffeffed a valuable eftate in the neighbourhood of her uncle, with whom he was on the most friendly terms. The repeated interviews which took place between Charles and Helen, in confe quence of this acquaintance, at length implanted in their tender and refembling hearts the feeds of love, which grew with their growth, and ftrengthened with their ftrength;' till, at length, the powerful paffion having attained

maturity