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    Article MEMOIR AND TRIAL OF THE CELEBRATED THEOBALD WOLFE TONE, ← Page 7 of 7
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Memoir And Trial Of The Celebrated Theobald Wolfe Tone,

CHIEF J USTICE — ' Mr . Sheriff , proceed to the Barracks , and acquaint the Prevot Marshal that a writ is preparing to suspend Mr . Tone ' s execution , and see that he be not executed . ' ' A considerable agitation , suspence , and anxiety appeared in the Court during the . Sheriff ' s absence . Mr . SHERIFF— ' My Lords , I have been at the Barracks , in pursuance of your order . The Prevot Marshal says lie must obey General Crai ° -and

; General Craig says he must obey Lord Coruwallis . ' Mr . CUHRAI ; — ' Mr . Tone ' s father , my Lor , Is , returns after serving the-Habsas Corpus : he says Gener :: l Craig will not obey it . ' CHIEF J USTICE— ' Mr . Sheriff , take the body of Tone into your custody ; take die Prevot Marshal and Major Sands into custod y j and shew the orders of this Court to General Craig . ' Mr . SHERIFF— ' I will . '

At the Barracks , Mr . Sheriff , we understand , v .-as refused admittance . General Grai g sent back the Sheriff with a French emigrant , surgeon of die 9 th dragoons . Mr . SHERIFF— < I have been at the Barracks . Mr . Tone , having cut his throat last ni ght , is not in a condition to be removed . As to the second part of your order , I could not meet the parties . ' Emigrant sworn— ' I was sent to attend Mr . Tone this morning at four clock b

o ' y . General Craig : his wind pipe was divided : I took instant means to secure his life by closing the aperture .- there is no knowing for four days whether this wound will be mortal , his head is now kept in one position , a sentinel is over him to prevent his speaking ; his removal would kill him . ' Mr . Curran applied for surgical relief to be admitted to Mr . Tone , exclusive of the army surgeon , who possibly , mi g ht be a very proper person . Mr . Curran likewise stated , that no person had admittance to Mr . Tone since

, his confinement , and wished his friends mi ght be admitted . —Refused . CHIEF J USTICE—• Let a rule be made for suspending the execution of Theobald Wolfe Tone , and let it be served on the proper persons . ' The Lord Lieutenant consented to give up this point to the civil power ; but the indisposition of the prisoner was so great , that it was deemed unsafe to remove him . In this situation he languished for several days . Death at length put an end to his excruciating tortures , and relieved him from a gibbet , to which his extreme sensibility attached so much disgrace as to occasion the fatal act above mentioned .

Theobald Wolfe Tone , the victim of error , was also the victim of principle . Though poor he was no political adventurer , for he might have bettered his fortune without ever quitting his country , or hazarding the infliction of those laws , whose spirit he certainl y outraged , while he was protected by their forms , It is impossible for the public mind to contemplate the fate of this man with utter indifference . Gifted as he was with the most extraordinary talents , Mr . Tone might have risen an ornament to the bar , of which he was a member to the senate

; or , for which his abilities so amply qualified him ; but an enthusiast in the cause of theoretical liberty , and a truant to the prevalent political doctrines of the New Sckoal , i ' at . % for hre country , and ultimatel y for himself , founded that system to which so many thousands of his unfortunate countrymen fell victims within the last year . On the memorable trial of" the unfortunate . Jackson , the first effects of Mr . tone ' s treason were unfolded . It were invidious , under present circumstances , to delineate the sequel of what has occurred with respect to him until the moment of his capture as a French Staff-Officer , leading an hostile force to

the invasion of" his country . But while we abhor the & rirne « r-jv , e--can e ^.as becomes humanity , pity for the man so eminently disuiteyjM « fxft §\ wlents . f * vfr , \ \ ' V ° L . * U- v X ff / , GR \ A * °° e 9 ywe ^ RyX /

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Untitled Article 1
LONDON: Article 1
TO CORRESPONDENTS, &c. Article 2
PRICES OF BINDING PER VOLUME. Article 2
Untitled Article 3
THE LIFE OF OF THE RIGHT HONOURABLE BARON NELSON OF THE NILE, &c. &c. &c. Article 4
ON RELIGION, MORALITY, AND GOVERNMENT. Article 6
OBSERVATIONS ON THE CAUSE OF OUR LATE NAVAL VICTORIES. Article 7
REVIEW OF THE THEATRICAL POWERS OF THE LATE MR. JOHN PALMER. Article 10
MONODY. Article 11
THE LIFE OF BISHOP WARBURTON. Article 16
CURIOUS ACCOUNT GIVEN BY THE DUMB PHILOSOPHER. Article 19
THE LIFE OF PRINCE POTEMKIN. Article 25
OPTIMISM: A DREAM. Article 32
THE MIRROR OF THESPIS. Article 34
NARRATIVE OF THE EXPEDITION OF BUONAPARTE. Article 38
MEMOIR AND TRIAL OF THE CELEBRATED THEOBALD WOLFE TONE, Article 44
THE FREEMASONS' REPOSITORY. Article 51
SCIENTIFIC INTELLIGENCE. Article 55
REVIEW OF NEW PUBLICATIONS . Article 58
POETRY. Article 64
BRITISH PARLIAMENT. Article 66
PARLIAMENT OF IRELAND. Article 69
MONTHLY CHRONICLE. Article 73
OBITUARY. Article 74
Untitled Article 78
LONDON: Article 78
TO CORRESPONDENTS, &c. Article 79
PRICES OF BINDING PER VOLUME. Article 79
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Memoir And Trial Of The Celebrated Theobald Wolfe Tone,

CHIEF J USTICE — ' Mr . Sheriff , proceed to the Barracks , and acquaint the Prevot Marshal that a writ is preparing to suspend Mr . Tone ' s execution , and see that he be not executed . ' ' A considerable agitation , suspence , and anxiety appeared in the Court during the . Sheriff ' s absence . Mr . SHERIFF— ' My Lords , I have been at the Barracks , in pursuance of your order . The Prevot Marshal says lie must obey General Crai ° -and

; General Craig says he must obey Lord Coruwallis . ' Mr . CUHRAI ; — ' Mr . Tone ' s father , my Lor , Is , returns after serving the-Habsas Corpus : he says Gener :: l Craig will not obey it . ' CHIEF J USTICE— ' Mr . Sheriff , take the body of Tone into your custody ; take die Prevot Marshal and Major Sands into custod y j and shew the orders of this Court to General Craig . ' Mr . SHERIFF— ' I will . '

At the Barracks , Mr . Sheriff , we understand , v .-as refused admittance . General Grai g sent back the Sheriff with a French emigrant , surgeon of die 9 th dragoons . Mr . SHERIFF— < I have been at the Barracks . Mr . Tone , having cut his throat last ni ght , is not in a condition to be removed . As to the second part of your order , I could not meet the parties . ' Emigrant sworn— ' I was sent to attend Mr . Tone this morning at four clock b

o ' y . General Craig : his wind pipe was divided : I took instant means to secure his life by closing the aperture .- there is no knowing for four days whether this wound will be mortal , his head is now kept in one position , a sentinel is over him to prevent his speaking ; his removal would kill him . ' Mr . Curran applied for surgical relief to be admitted to Mr . Tone , exclusive of the army surgeon , who possibly , mi g ht be a very proper person . Mr . Curran likewise stated , that no person had admittance to Mr . Tone since

, his confinement , and wished his friends mi ght be admitted . —Refused . CHIEF J USTICE—• Let a rule be made for suspending the execution of Theobald Wolfe Tone , and let it be served on the proper persons . ' The Lord Lieutenant consented to give up this point to the civil power ; but the indisposition of the prisoner was so great , that it was deemed unsafe to remove him . In this situation he languished for several days . Death at length put an end to his excruciating tortures , and relieved him from a gibbet , to which his extreme sensibility attached so much disgrace as to occasion the fatal act above mentioned .

Theobald Wolfe Tone , the victim of error , was also the victim of principle . Though poor he was no political adventurer , for he might have bettered his fortune without ever quitting his country , or hazarding the infliction of those laws , whose spirit he certainl y outraged , while he was protected by their forms , It is impossible for the public mind to contemplate the fate of this man with utter indifference . Gifted as he was with the most extraordinary talents , Mr . Tone might have risen an ornament to the bar , of which he was a member to the senate

; or , for which his abilities so amply qualified him ; but an enthusiast in the cause of theoretical liberty , and a truant to the prevalent political doctrines of the New Sckoal , i ' at . % for hre country , and ultimatel y for himself , founded that system to which so many thousands of his unfortunate countrymen fell victims within the last year . On the memorable trial of" the unfortunate . Jackson , the first effects of Mr . tone ' s treason were unfolded . It were invidious , under present circumstances , to delineate the sequel of what has occurred with respect to him until the moment of his capture as a French Staff-Officer , leading an hostile force to

the invasion of" his country . But while we abhor the & rirne « r-jv , e--can e ^.as becomes humanity , pity for the man so eminently disuiteyjM « fxft §\ wlents . f * vfr , \ \ ' V ° L . * U- v X ff / , GR \ A * °° e 9 ywe ^ RyX /

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