 Yesterday Major <unk> Roche , representative in parliament for Tralee ( who is raising a body of men for his Majesty 's service ) began recruiting here , and met with great success , which is not surprising , if we consider his connexions , and the uncommon support he has received from the noblemen and gentlemen of this province . His method of enlisting was as uncommon as it was pleasing to those who viewed the procession , which was as follows : Major Roche , bearing a large purse of gold . Captain Cowley . A great number of likely recruits . An elegant band of music , consisting of French horns , <unk> [ oboes ] , <unk> , and bassoons , playing God Save the King . A large brewer 's dray , with five @-@ barrels of beer , the horse richly caparisoned and ornamented with <unk> . Two <unk> with cockades to serve the beer , The recruiting serjeant . Drums [ and ] fifes . Another division of recruits . The returning soldiers . Prodigious concourse of [ spectators ? ] . The following speech was made by Major Roche to the populace : Being appointed , through the favour of [ our ] most excellent governor , to raise a body of men for the service of his Majesty , I think it [ a ] most happy circumstance of my life to be the instrument of leading you to honour and renown . The laurels fought for and obtained in all parts [ of ] the globe [ through ] war , have procured us a fame so glorious as not to be equalled by people in any fame not to be sullied by the assaults of prejudice , nor the effects of time : not an action in which we were not victorious , not a siege in which we were not honoured . Will you , my dear countrymen , permit those laurels to fade , or those actions to be forgotten ? No , forbid it , heaven ! Let us now that we have it in our power convey to later posterity a renewal of our fidelity , and a confirmation of our loyalty . A more critical period never presented itself , nor had we ever a fairer opportunity of shewing our attachment to the illustrious house of Hanover , than the present , as his Majesty 's deluded subjects in America are in open rebellion , and like unnatural children , wound their ever indulgent parent , forgetting the torrents of blood spilt , and heap of treasure expended for their preservation . His Sacred Majesty now calls and our fidelity obliges us , and I hope your instinct prompts you , to obey the dictates of so [ grand ] a master . Let us then , my brave and loyal countrymen , join hearts and hands and cheerfully step forth in the glorious cause of our Creator , our King and our Country . 
