The merchant read it in silence.
"I am disappointed, Mr.Davenant," he said, as he finished it.

"I had hoped that a dash would be made at Dublin this winter; but the general says that it has been decided to fight one more campaign on the defensive, and that in the autumn, when the French arrive, there will be a general advance.

Now, I am ready to answer any question you are instructed to ask." "In the first place, sir, how many men do you think would be ready to join in any rising in Dublin ?" "It would all depend upon whether an Irish army was advancing in this direction.

In that case, some seven or eight thousand men would rise.

But unless, there were a hope of early assistance, I do not think that above a thousand could be relied on.