He wore a white hat with a low crown, had large black whiskers which came to his chin, and ran besides round his neck underneath.

The appearance of this man, and of those who surrounded the dim light which he held was, when taking their black unnatural faces into consideration, certainly calculated to excite no other sensations than those of terror mingled with disgust.
"Now," said he, in a strong rich brogue, "let every man fall into rank according as his name is called out; and along with his name he must also repate his number whatever it may be, up until we come to a hundred, for I believe we have no more muskets.

Where is Sargin Lynch ?" "Here I am," replied that individual, who enjoyed a sergeant's pension, having fought through the peninsular campaign.
"Take the lists then and proceed," said the leader; "we have little time to lose." Lynch then called over a list until he had reached a hundred; every man, as he answered to his name, also repeated his number; as for instance, "Tom Halloran." "Here--one!" "Peter Rafferty!" "Here--two!" and so on, until the requisite number was completed, and every man as he responded fell also into rank.
Having thus got them into line, he gave them a rather hasty drill; and this being over, hundred after hundred went through the same process of roll-call and manoeuvre, until the task of the night was completed, so-far, at least, as that particular duty was concerned.

Other duties, however, in more complete keeping with their wild and demon-like appearance, were still to be performed.

Short rolls were called, by which selections for the assemblage of such as had been previously marked down for the robbery of arms, were made with considerable promptitude.