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<dl><dd>CONTENTS</dd></dl><p>CHAPTER I. 
Emmet, his early history — His career at College, 4 
— Displays at the Historical Society, 5 
— Visitation at Trinity College, 6 
— Refusal to obey the Chancellor's summons, and its results, 9 
— Visit to the Continent in 1800, ib. 
CHAPTER II. 
Letters to T. A. Emmet, from his Father and Mother, in 1800, 10 
- from do. to his Mother, 13 
- from do. to Lord Hope 19 
- from do. to Dr. Macnevin, from Brussels, 21 
- from do. to do. dated 25th October, 1803, 26 
CHAPTER III. 
R. Emmet connected with the proceedings of the United Irishmen in Paris, 27 
- His study of works on military science, 28 
- Dowdall, agent of Despard, conneeted with, 29 
Mr. Lewes Goldsmith's account of Despard, 30 
- account of his own career, 31 
his connection with Talleyrand, ib. 
of Messrs. Badini, Beauvoisen, &amp;c. 32 
Despard's trial, conviction, and execution, 35 
CHAPTER IV. 
Treaty of Amiens — Views of the high contracting parties, 49 
Warlike preparations in 1803, 49 
Rupture, invasion, panic, 60
Intercepted correspondence, 65 
CHAPTER V. 
Renewed efforts of the United Irishmen in Paris, in 1803, 66 
Robert Emmet's interview with First Consul, 67 
Parties to the communications with do. 68
Thomas Addis Emmet's papers 69 
- account of communication with Buonaparte, ib. 
Reply of the latter to Emmet, 73 
CHAPTER VI. 
Robert Emmet's return to Ireland, October 1802, 85 
— intercourse with John Keogh, &amp;c. 86 
Keogh's papers seized, ib. 
Fitzgerald's account of Long's connexion with Emmet, 88 
Amount of money advanced by Long, 91 
CHAPTER VII. 
Parties of respectability engaged in the conspiracy, 95 
Subordinate agents, 96 
Robert Emmet's plans at Miltown to elude pursuit, 97 
— residence at Harold's Cross, 98 
Hope's statement of the preparations in the various Depots, 99 
A nobleman connected with Emmet's movement, 102 
The Depot in Patrick Street, and workmen, 103 
Duggan's account of the preparations, 105 
- Explosion in Patrick Street, 109 
Depot at Irishtown, 110 
Condon, the murderer of Mr. Daragh, 107 
Colonel Brown killed by Howley, 107 
Clarke, of Palmerstown, wounded the 23rd of July, 112 
CHAPTER VIII. 
Government well acquainted with the preparations, 115 
Great bonfire in Dublin, the 14th of July, 116 
Explosion in Patrick Street ; further details, 116 
Stores found in the Depot in Thomas Street, 116 
— account of, falsified by Lord Castlereagh, 117 
Robert Emmet's picture of an enthusiast, 117 
conspiracy and that of Portugal, in 1640, compared, 118 
23rd of July, Divided councils, treachery, disconcerted plans, 119 
Assemblages at Hevey's, and at Rourke's, in Thomas Street, 120
Felix Rourke, an active agent of R. Emmet, ib. 
Emmet, at the head of 80 men, on the night of the 23rd July, 121 
Stafford, Nicholas, one of the foremost leaders, ib. 
Murderous attack on Mr. Leech, in Thomas Street, 122 
Lord Kilwarden's murder, ib. 
Rout of the Insurgents, 123
Colonel Brown killed, 126 
Robert Emmet's statement of his plans and objects, 127 
CHAPTER IX. 
Account of the principal leaders and most active agents, 135 
— John Allen, ib.
— William Dowdall, 139 
Henry Howley, 141 
D. L. Redmond, 144 
CHAPTER X. 
Account of Michael Dwyer and his men, 148 
Thomas Brangan, 159 
John Hevey, 161 
CHAPTER XI. 
Suspension of the Habeas Corpus Act, 29th of July, 1803, 163 
Debate on, ib. 
Mr. Sheridan's consistency, 164
Lord Castlereagh's. defence of the Irish Government, 165 
Sir William Elliott's charge against it of connivance, ib. 
Lord Castlereagh's opinion of the clemency of the Government in 1798, ib. 
Lord Temple's allusion to impeachment of Ministers, 166 
Martial Law Bill, 5th of December, 1803, Debate on, ib. 
Peace established in Ireland in 1800, 170 
Sir J. Wrottesley's motion for inquiry into the conduct of Lord Hardwicke, in 1803, 168 
Mr. Fox's defence of his brother, ib. 
— attack on, by Gifford's Orange paper, 169 
Sufferings of the State Prisoners in 1803, 171 
Sir Francis Burdett's admirable speech on Martial Law bill of 1801, 172 
Irish Parliament House, Exchange, and Corn Market converted into Barracks, 173 
Mr. Houlton of the Navy, equipped by Government as a rebel officer, 174 
Do. sent to the North to inveigle the people into sedition, ib. 
CHAPTER XII. 
Anne Devlin arrested at Emmet's house in Butterfield Lane, 176 
Her account of the night of the 23rd of July, 177 
The retreat to Butterfield Lane, 178 
Flight to the mountains, ib. 
Search of the house by the military, ib. 
Barbarous treatment of A. Devlin ; tortured, and half hanged, 179 
Her sufferings, solitary confinements, and cruelties of Dr. Trevor, 182 
Her extraordinary fortitude and fidelity, 184 
Accompanies the author to the house in Butterfield lane, 185 
Trevor the Kilmainham Inquisitor — the "Telles Jordao" of Ireland, 187 
His infamous conduct in 1798 commended by Castlereagh, 190 
— 1803 Mr. Marsden, 191 
CHAPTER XIII. 
Emmet's return to Dublin to his former place of abode at Harold's Cross, 192 
— reason for it, ib. 
— intended communication to Government to stop executions, ib. 
— arrest, 194 
Persons suspected of betraying him — Mr. Malachy Delany, 196 
— one of them who dined at Long's with Mr. Hickson, 197 
Mr. Carthy, 198 
Mr. Leonard M'Nally, ib. 
Receivers of Secret Service Money in 1803, 199 
CHAPTER XIV. 
Attempt to effect the escape of R. Emmet, 200 
Statement of Mr. Mason to Author, ib. 
Documentary account of, 201 
Lord Lieutenant s Despatch — Acknowledgment of Emmet's "magnanimity," 210 
CHAPTER XV. 
Trial and conviction of Robert Emmet, 224 
Right Hon. W. C. Plunket — reference to the speech of, 234 
— extracts from a speech of his in 1800, 2S5 
— his affidavit in 1811, 249 
— question of his acquaintance with Emmet's family, 253
— speech in 1798 touching state prisoners, 254 
— observations on Emmet's and M'Neven's History, ib. 
CHAPTER XVI. 
Emmet's attachment to Sarah Curran, 255 
Curran's papers examined, ib. 
— personal examination before the Privy Council, ib. 
Emmet's letter to Miss Curran, in the hands of Major Sirr, 257 
— to J. P. Curran, 258 
— to Richard Curran, 260 
Sarah Curran — the story of the broken heart, 262 
Her mournful fate, ib. 
Lines on her visit to the grave of her lover, 267 
Left her father's house — Her residence in Cork, 268 
Her marriage there, 270
Her death in Sicily, 271 
Account of Major Sturgeon, 272 
CHAPTER XVII. 
Morning of the day of Emmet's execution, 273 
Emmet visited by M'Nally, ib.
His Mother's death communicated to him, ib.
Religious sentiments of, 275 
Conversation with M'Nally, 273 
Attended by Dr. Gamble, ib.
Led to execution, 279 
— Particulars of do. ib. 
— The dogs lapping up his blood under the scaffold, 283 
— The burial of his remains in the Hospital Fields, 285 
— The removal of his remains, ib. 
The tomb "uninscribed" in Michan's Church-yard, ib. 
CHAPTER XVIII. 
The character of Robert Emmet, 286 
His personal appearance, 297 
Pieces of Poetry of his heretofore unpublished, 299
APPENDIX. 
Manifesto of the Provisional Government, written by Emmet, 303 
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