The spirit of the people rose so high that their chiefs thought it safe to act on the offensive.

On the twenty-first of April a sally was made under the command of Murray.

The Irish stood their ground resolutely; and a furious and bloody contest took place.

Maumont, at the head of a body of cavalry, flew to the place where the fight was raging.

He was struck in the head by a musket ball, and fell a corpse.