The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1821-10-20 00:00:00

We give the following as a specimen of the re-
ports iu our possess tttttt front Limerick county :
" On Sunday night, between the hours of ten
and eleven o'clock, as R. Sheehy, Esq. was sitting
in his bedroom, at the bootie of his father, Edward
I Sheehy, of Ballintoher, Esq. a ruffian, who had
beer, lurking for some tiine without, lired at him
through the window, which happened to be open.
The ball passed through the door of the apartment,
and penetrated deep into the opposite' wall. Mr.
R. Sheehy nistantsueously returned the lire on the
ruffian as he was hastening by the window (we
regret to say) without effect, and the villain es-
caped with impunity. The promptitude and bra-
very which this young gentleinata evinced upon the
occasion is highly creditable to him, and fur-
nishes a hold and excellent example to persons
how they ought to act under similar circum-
stances. Moat of our readers will no doubt be
surprised at the hardihood which could have
prompted an individual to attack thus singly a
gentleman's residence ; this surprise will however
be in ■ • great degree removed by the consideration
of the ekcem of daring to which habitual outrage
has brought the peasantry of the county of Lime-
rick. Besides, this surprise will be the more removed
when ou► readers learn that several shots had been
heard early in the evening, in the neighbourhood of
Ballintober, and taut:lentos parties of midnight
marauders appeared on the adjoining roads through-
oat the night. In troth, the villain who tired the
shot is only to be regarded us a straggler from a
numerous party, which would probably have' re-
turned to a formidable attack, had they not brim
discouraged by the prompt resistance given to this
assassin by Mr. R. Sheehy.
" On the same night a large body of these mid-
night disturbers came to the house of -- Fur-
long, Esq. and demanded arm•. This spirited
Magistrate remitted them with heroic intrepidity.
They appeared in very great number, before his
house, but after the discharge or six or seven 111111-
kris upon theM from Mr. Furlong •ud sons, they
immediately dispersed.
" On the same nighty huge party of the same
character called at Glenduff, the seat of J. Ste-
, 'telly, Fast solid took from thence a large quantity
of arms.
" The 'following nigist Lieutenant Percy, with
eight policemen, gallantly engaged a •large• -party
of these disturbers, arrionoting almost. to an how-
„sired. As soon as Lieutenant Percy and his
' gallant little troop discharged a volley at them, the
cowardly scoundrels seampertd oIl; without daring

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The heads lately exposed on the gates of the Se-
raglio vete those of Veli Pacha, the. son of Ali of
Juan ttttt s, mod of his son Mehemet Nebo. Their
death has beets provoked .by the intri.,"uis of Ismael
Pacha, and of. Bekir Theioksdor. They have its.
botiurtrii to the 014'411 that Veit and his Pali had
deposited 14 ions of 5,000,000/. as Saida Mauro,
of which they declared the English General, Sir F.
Adam, to be heir 'in case of their death. A tiego.-
elation to remove the mohey had beett entered 'nisi
with the Turkish Chiefs whom •we hive naintAr,
-They contended that a Pachis being a slave *ens-
.ployed by his. Highness the Sultan, was not likely
to make a will, except in favour of the morqiteis,
and in consequence they •deinaAded the delimit.(
The reply was. that Vela mid others essuld not he
divested of the. property. A second' demand atm!
'made, a rep'', was given, and the- Devon.. ii order±
to cut the keel of the difficulty. ordered the headsli
of the two permits to he cut off. who bad been eat-•'
played to refuse the tressure.—(fanch Poper./

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