| Title: | James Ormond, New York, informant to Viscount Canterbury, Mildenhall |
|---|---|
| ID | 2011 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Ormond, James/9 |
| Year | 1842 |
| Sender | Ormond, James |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | unknown |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | New York, USA |
| Destination | Mildenhall |
| Recipient | Viscount Canterbury |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | business |
| Source | T3069/D/27:Presented by The Longford/Westmeath Library |
| Archive | Public Record Office, Northern Ireland |
| Doc. No. | 9410220 |
| Date | 07/08/1842 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Document added by LT/JW, 13:10:1994. |
| Word Count | 532 |
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| Note | |
| Transcript | My Lord, New York, August 7th 1842 By the last arrival from Europe, I perceive that Mr. Steele intends to visit the United States, ostensibly on the invitation of the Young Mens Repeal Committee of the City of New York, but in reality to purchase or negotiate for arms and ammunition for the Repealers in Ireland. - Your lordship may rest assured that if Steel comes here, he comes for some efficient purpose, and not the idle one of making a few speeches. - Mooney's mission has been effective - he has been precursor to Steel.- My informant, who is a Repealer here, states, The Irish, in future, will not be compelled to fight with pikes as formerly for they can obtain all the munitions of war requisite from France and the U.[United?] States. - He also states, that it was intended to lull the government into a false security, by applying (apparently) the funds of the Repealers, to the support of Irish manufactures but actually to be applied to the arming of the people; and also, that the whole country was regimented, although they have never met in a body, not even as companies, so as to prevent alarm, nor will they until the general rising takes place. How far all this is worthy of credence, you are as competent to judge as I am - all that I know is, that my informant believes what he has told me to be strictly true. That vessels may take in a cargo of Cannon from Westpoint Foundry; on the Hudson river; of Small Arms from Springfield, Conneiticut river; or from Harpers Ferry, Virginia, or Ammunition from New York, without the knowledge of this government, is certain.- The small ports on so extensive a coast, are so numerous, that no hope can be enertained of obtaining any knowledge of the loading or sailing of such vessels, for it may be taken as granted, that if any are sent from this Country, for such purposes, that it will be done with the utmost secrecy, - In such case therefore your only dependence can be on the watchfulness of your own Cruisers, and if their vigilance should be evaded, on your internal Police. It has occurred to me that your lordship is unwilling to notice any of my communications, however useful, on account of my having formerly advocated Catholic Emancipation.- I thought at that period, like many men wiser than myself, that the Catholics only sought equality of rights, whereas I am now convinced that they seek both religious and political ascendancy, as well as an entire overthrow of the Government and a restoration of all the forfeited property, all of which I heartily repudiate at the present time. - No men in Tullamore knew my principles better than Christ. [Christopher?] Wood, and Edwd. [Edward?] Warren, of Parsonstown, I refer your lordship to them if you should think it necessary I remain your lordship's Most obedient Servant. James Ormond, 155 Nott street P.S. I request your lordship's attention to the article in the Newspaper I send you about Steel, and especially to that part of the paragraph interlined, "when the hour comes," the question here arises, do the Repealers think the hour has come, or nearly so, and Steele is sent to accelerate it. [Addressed] The Viscount Canterbury Barton Place Mildenhall |
