Excerpt from The Dublin Magazine, or General Repertory of Philosophy, Belles-Lettres, and Miscellaneous Information, Vol. 2: July to December, 1820 In the course of the year 1781, the reviews of the Volunteers became more frequent, and more an object of public interest and admiration. A report having been circulated that the kingdom was to be shortly invaded by the combined fleets of France and Spain, the Volunteers offered their services to Government, and some of the regiments performed military duties for some time in the sea port towns; and for their spirited conduct on this occasion, they received, a second time, the thanks of both Houses of Parliament. But the zeal of the Volunteers in the pursuit of their constitutional independance, was no less than their ardour in defending their country against a foreign foe. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.