His guns were little use to him yesterday; but on level ground they would tear our ranks to pieces, without our being able to make any return.

Among the rivers and bogs and mountains of the west, we should find scores of places which we could hold against them.

Besides, in my opinion we should not fight pitched battles, but should harass them with continuous marches and attacks, leaving them masters only of the ground they stand on, until, at last, we completely wear them out and exhaust them." "Then you think we shall abandon Dublin altogether ?" "I think so, Walter." "But will they not persecute the Catholics, when they have them in their power ?" "There may be some disturbance in the city, Walter, before the English troops march in; but William will, no doubt, put an end to this as soon as he arrives.

He cannot wish to drive the Catholics of Ireland to desperation.

At any rate, I do not think we need feel at all uneasy about those at home.