The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-04-27 00:00:00

ATTACK ON THE DUBLIN MAIL.

The following details of the attack on the mail coach from Dub-
lin to Cork, on Sunday week, are extracted from the Suetltern
Reporter of Thursday
The coachman, on approaching the turnpike at Demme, which
is about three miles and a half from Cashel, perceived the gate was
dosed, and was in the act of calling to the persons in charge of the
pike, when a volley of five or stx shots was fired, unfortunately
with such effect, that the guard and coachman instantly dropped
from their seats to the ground—the former desperately wounded
through the head, in the loins, and various pans of the body.
It WWI now discovered that the attacking party were not f•wer to
number than fifty, one of whom approached where the coati-moan
was stretched oo the road, and told him he had two minutes to
say where the arms and mail were. The unfortunate man was un-
able to make a reply from the gnat loss of blood he had sustained.
but the party went to the arm-case, from which they took the arms
and some of the by-bags ; the principal ones, being in the boot,
evaded their search. While one part of the gang was thus em-
ployed, four ruffians, whom Mr. Newenham describes as men of
large stature, were engaged with himself and the other inside pas-
senger, Mrs. Kellock, to whose head one of the miscreants placed a
blunderbuss, and, with horrid imprecations, swore he would blow
its contents through her head if she did not immediately deliver what i
money she had. The lady, alarmed, as may easily be conceived at
such a terrifying moment, implored mercy from the ruffian, and ,1
handed him her purse, containing about 201. While this scene was
going on, Mr. Newenham had contrived to secnste his watch and a
fame sum of money under the straw in the coach, which concealment
had nearly cost lam his life, for, being subsequently dragged from
the coach, a blunderbuss placed to his head, and his money demanded,
when it was found that he had but a small sum, about 71, to give
them, they swore they would despatch him if he did not find more
fur them, and would in all woleshifily have pa their threats into
execution, but at that moment. tome confusion seemed to
.presail in
the direction of the gate, which attracted their attention. Mr.
Newenham could not discover the cause, but whatever it was, to
it, under Providence, he probably owed his life, as he availed
himself of the disorder which prevailed at the moment, and escaped
to an obscure part of the road. where having hid himself, he re-
mained till the 'robbers went off, which they soon did. He then
went to the coach, where Mrs. Keno& had been suffered to remain.
took one of the horses, on which having placed her, they galloped
; off towards Cashel, but had not gone tar when the poor animal
having been severely wounded, and almost immediately ex-
pired. Tney contrived to proceed 'awards Cashel, and on their
way met a party of police galloping to the spot, but Mr. Newenham
is unable to state who it was that could hare conveyed the intelli-
gence to Cashel upon which the police left it. 'Mr. Newenhani
Was itiformed that seven men had been stationed at the place where
this outrage occurred, some tune wince, in order to preserve that
pan of the country from disturbance; and surely if these persons
were the first to communicate the intelligenez' that his Majesty's
mail had be'n attacked, without having afforded any assistance,
I either their conduct must have been very dastardly, or there is
something in it that requires explanation.'
such arc the particulars that bare been imparted to us by Mr
Nettenham, whose polite attention we beg to acknowledge. Since
they were communicated to us, we under:: ind filajor Wilcox has
arrived in this city, and states that the mail bags were found in a
tidd contiguous to the place of atm, I:, the letters opened, and
scattend shout, and their contents only taken when the notes were
whole.

LI I:itte.A, Arm!. 21.—0 n Sunday morning the body
of a farmer, named Oakley, wen found on the road, about two
milry from Nenagli, with several nutria of violence. lie lac Ye-
nigh on the night before, in company with two others, who are
oupposed to have perpetrated the murder ; one of them has been
apprehended and conmiitted b pool. and the other has fled from
'justice. An inquest was holding on the booty in Nenngh, no Mon-
; day and Tuesday. the tennination of which has not yet been re.
1 (rived. The undirtunate man's skull was frigliffully disagurad
'from the blow of some heavy immanent.