HISTORICAL LETTER

ΤΟ

THE REV. CHARLES O'CONOR, D. D.

HERETOFORE STYLING HIMSELF

COLUMBANUS:

UPON HID

FIVE ADDRESSES OR LETTERS

TO

HIS COUNTRYMEN.

FROM

FRANCIS PLOWDEN, ESQ.

Hunc tu Romane Caveto.-HOR.

Irishmen beware.--2 Col. P. 5.
Englishmen beware.-5 Col. p. 123.

Not yet Published,

1812

MR.

m.12, 25

872h
cop. 3.

A TABLE

OF

CONTENTS.

PREFACE.-Cause of the Publication, I.-Doctor O'Ca

nor's Charges against the Author, II to VII.-The Author

lays claim to honor and honesty, VIII.-His views and motives

in printing this Letter, VIII.-Duties of the Historian and Lię

berty of the Press, X.-

Effects of a Free Press, 1.-The field of history common to all,

2.--Historians cannot always go into full evidence, 3.-Every

Author opens a correspondence with all mankind, 5.-Pompous

and irrelevant arrogation of truth by Columbanus, Note from

5 to 8-Circumstances, under which the Author undertook

the Historical Review, 9-First Letter from Doctor M'Der-

molt to the Author, and who he is, Note 10 to 12.-Doctor

McDermott's opinion of the Historical Review, 13.-The Au-

thor's Postliminous Preface, and Grattan's opinion of the His-

torical Review, Note, 14, 15.-Doctor O'Couor's suppressed

Volume of Irish History, and at whose instigation, 15, 16.-

Lord Buckingham's back stairs manœuvre at Saint James's, 16:

Grattan's Portrait of the Marquis of Buckingham, 17.-Letter

from Doctor M'Dermott giving an account of his Grandfather's

Works, 28, 29.-Author's First Letter to Columbanus, 21.-

Doctor Chas. O'Conor's First Letter to the Author, 21 to 25.

The Author not discouraged by menace or refusal, 25.-The

Author's Second Letter to Doctor O'Conor, 26 to 28.-Doc.

tor O'Conor's reply and last Letter to the Author, 28 to 32.

-Doctor M'Dermott's Letter to the Author upon his Corres.

pondence with Doctor O'Conor, 33 to 35.-Two further inter