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but zealous enough for the worship of Delphos (Rome), and seemingly then no
less zealous for the Cyprian (Irish) interest, was the only general officer Lysander
(Sarsfield) had to rely upon. Tis believed these two wrote more comfortably into
Syria (France) than was suggested by the viceroy, and that they engaged to hold
out to the last extremity in hopes of a powerful relief from thence of men, money,
and other necessarys, to prosecute the war, which, if timely sent, had certainly
preserved Cyprus (Ireland), and hindered such a powerful! reinforcement to join
the confederate army against Syria (France)."
After the treaty of Limerick, in virtue of which the Jacobite forces were
allowed to withdraw from the kingdom, some rather heart-rending scenes were
witnessed between the Irish soldiers and their wives when about to embark. The
Dublin Intelligence of 1691 gives perhaps an exaggerated account of the cruelty
exercised at the shipping of the " poor Irish " at Deny. Under the circumstances,
the women could not be allowed to follow the troops, who were, in reality, going
as exiles from their native land, and Colonel Wauchojie, himself an exile, had it
not in his power to mitigate the harsh necessity by which the tender ties of family
were broken asunder.
Both Col. John and Francis rose to high command in the French and Spanish
services, which they supported with much honour and reputation. Their respec-
tive fates, however, were very different. " John, the eldest, though he was in as
many engagements, and in as much danger as any officer of his rank, yet he never
received a wound, or lost a drop of blood, until he was killed in the war of
Catalonia, where he commanded the foot. But the other had the misfortune to
be wounded in almost every battle, and sometimes in a dangerous manner ; but,
after all, died in his bed, Governor of Kayleart, in Sardinia, in the Spanish ser-
vice."* Col. Johnf died in 1694 ; but Francis survived for many years afterwards.
There is a letter from him to his cousin James, at Niddrie House, dated Mar-
seilles, 8th May 1712." Both in language and orthography it bears evident marks
of his long sojourn among foreigners : —
" Yours of the 15 th X*? r last, D r . Cousin, came to my hands in this ]3lace, only
some days ago, so Mr Whitford must have keept it long in his hands.
I give you many thankes for the chair you take in my promotion, and do not
question it in the least, tho' must confess to have laboured sufficiently for this
step, yet it's more than I deserve, and take your praises as I awght from one who
is obliging on all occasions, but as for making the nixt step so sudenly, tho' the
* Rev. T. Whyte's Account of the Parish of Libberton. f Colonel was his rank in the British army.
but zealous enough for the worship of Delphos (Rome), and seemingly then no
less zealous for the Cyprian (Irish) interest, was the only general officer Lysander
(Sarsfield) had to rely upon. Tis believed these two wrote more comfortably into
Syria (France) than was suggested by the viceroy, and that they engaged to hold
out to the last extremity in hopes of a powerful relief from thence of men, money,
and other necessarys, to prosecute the war, which, if timely sent, had certainly
preserved Cyprus (Ireland), and hindered such a powerful! reinforcement to join
the confederate army against Syria (France)."
After the treaty of Limerick, in virtue of which the Jacobite forces were
allowed to withdraw from the kingdom, some rather heart-rending scenes were
witnessed between the Irish soldiers and their wives when about to embark. The
Dublin Intelligence of 1691 gives perhaps an exaggerated account of the cruelty
exercised at the shipping of the " poor Irish " at Deny. Under the circumstances,
the women could not be allowed to follow the troops, who were, in reality, going
as exiles from their native land, and Colonel Wauchojie, himself an exile, had it
not in his power to mitigate the harsh necessity by which the tender ties of family
were broken asunder.
Both Col. John and Francis rose to high command in the French and Spanish
services, which they supported with much honour and reputation. Their respec-
tive fates, however, were very different. " John, the eldest, though he was in as
many engagements, and in as much danger as any officer of his rank, yet he never
received a wound, or lost a drop of blood, until he was killed in the war of
Catalonia, where he commanded the foot. But the other had the misfortune to
be wounded in almost every battle, and sometimes in a dangerous manner ; but,
after all, died in his bed, Governor of Kayleart, in Sardinia, in the Spanish ser-
vice."* Col. Johnf died in 1694 ; but Francis survived for many years afterwards.
There is a letter from him to his cousin James, at Niddrie House, dated Mar-
seilles, 8th May 1712." Both in language and orthography it bears evident marks
of his long sojourn among foreigners : —
" Yours of the 15 th X*? r last, D r . Cousin, came to my hands in this ]3lace, only
some days ago, so Mr Whitford must have keept it long in his hands.
I give you many thankes for the chair you take in my promotion, and do not
question it in the least, tho' must confess to have laboured sufficiently for this
step, yet it's more than I deserve, and take your praises as I awght from one who
is obliging on all occasions, but as for making the nixt step so sudenly, tho' the
* Rev. T. Whyte's Account of the Parish of Libberton. f Colonel was his rank in the British army.
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