Colonial Campaigns Club (CCC)

<font size="5"><center>Volunteers of Ireland
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<font size="5">N</font id="size5">EW <font size="5">Y</font id="size5">ORK, March 20 [1779]

Last Wednesday, the <i>Anniversary of Saint Patrick</i>, the T<font size="1">UTELAR</font id="size1"> <i>Saint of Ireland</i>, was celebrated in New York by the Natives of that Kingdom, with their accustomed H<font size="1">ILARITY</font id="size1">.

<i>The Volunteers of Ireland</i>, preceded by their Band of Music, marched into the City, and formed before the House of their Colonel, LORD <font size="5">R</font id="size5">AWDON, who put himself at their Head, and, after paying his compliments to his Excellency General <font size="5">K</font id="size5">NYPHAUSEN, and to General <font size="5">J</font id="size5">ONES, accompanied them to the <i>BOWERY</i>, where a D<font size="1">INNER</font id="size1"> was provided, consisting of five hundred Covers; after the Men were seated, and had proceeded to the enjoyment of a noble Banquet, the Officers returned to <i>Town</i>, and dined with his Lordship.

The soldierly <i>Appearance</i> of the men, their Order of March, Hand in Hand, being all NATIVES OF IRELAND, had a striking effect; and many of their Countrymen have since joined them.

This single Battalion, though only formed a few Months ago, marched four hundred strapping F<font size="1">ELLOWS</font id="size1">, neither influenced by <i>Yankee</i> or <i>Ague</i>—

A Number, perhaps equal to all the Recruits forced into the Rebel Army in the same Space of Time; which shews how easily Troops may be formed on this Continent, from the People who have been <i><u>seduced</u></i> into America, and spurn at the T<font size="1">REASON</font id="size1"> and T<font size="1">YRANNY</font id="size1"> of the <i>Congress</i>; providing proper Measures are followed, and they are headed by <i>Men of their Choice</i>;

And, also, that such <i>Men</i>, however long they may have remained in the <u><i>Haunts of Hypocrisy, Cunning, and Disaffection</i></u>, being naturally gallant and loyal, crowd with <i>Ardour</i> to stand forth in the Cause of their King, of their country, and of real, honest, general<i> Liberty</i>, whenever an <i>Opportunity </i>offers.


<i><font size="2">The New York Gazette and the Weekly Mercury, March 22, 1779. </font id="size2"></i>