Lord Downshire, who negotiated in this affair, had weight with Pitt. The husband of an English peeress, and the son of Lord North's Secretary of State, he was a familiar figure at Court. He had sat for two English constituencies; and in the Irish Parliament as senator, borough proprietor, governor of his county, and one of the Privy Council, he wielded potent sway. His later history and fall belong to chapter ix. FOOTNOTES: [4] _The English in Ireland_ (Nov. 1797), iii. 278. [5] It was October 8, 1797. [6] But it will appear that he continued to the end to play the part of a flaming patriot. [7] Cyrus Marie Valence, Count de Timbrune, born 1757, died 1822. His exploits as a general officer are largely commemorated in the memoirs of his friend, Dumouriez. After having been severely wounded, he resided for some time in London; but was expelled by order of Pitt on June 6, 1793. He then took up his residence in a retired outlet of Hamburg, which our spy soon penetrated; and he at last wormed himself into the confidence of Valence. The General afterwards resumed active military service, and fought with distinction in Spain and Russia.--Vide _Discours du Comte de Ségur à l'occasion des Obsèques de M. Valence_; _Souvenirs de Madame Genlis, &c._; Alison's _Hist. Europe, 1789-1815_, x. 189. [8] The strange career of Tandy--who was made a general by Bonaparte--is traced in chapter viii. _infra._ [9] Some notice of Hamilton Rowan's adventurous courses will be found in chapter xv. _infra._ [10] Lady Lucy Fitzgerald, sister of Lord Edward, married in 1802 Admiral Sir Thos. Foley, K.C.B., died 1851. [11] Bartholomew Teeling was his correct name. In 1798 he was hanged in Dublin. [12] Arthur O'Connor, nephew and heir of Lord Longueville, sat in Parliament for Philipstown, and spoke so ably on Indian affairs that Pitt is said to have offered him office. In November 1796 he joined the United Irishmen, and from that date his life is one of much activity and vicissitude. Excitement and worry failed to shorten it. He became a general in the French service, and died, aged eighty-eight, April 25, '52. [13] Alexander Lowry was the treasurer for Down. Tone describes Lowry and Tennant as 'a couple of fine lads, whom I like extremely.'--_Life_, ii. 433. Aug. 1797. Their youth and ingenuousness would make them easy prey. [14] Robert Simms had been appointed to the chief command of the United Irishmen of Antrim; but he is said to have wanted nerve. James Hope, in a narrative he gave Dr. Madden, said that Hughes, the Belfast informer, once proposed to him to get rid of Simms by assassination. Hope pulled a pistol from his breast and told Hughes that if ever he repeated that proposal he would shoot him. [15] Richard McCormick, originally secretary of the Catholic Committee, and afterwards an active 'United Irishman,' and styled by Tone, in his _Diary_, 'Magog.'