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been affetted teems increasing. It is supposed, on
a moderate computation, that there are at present
2,000 persons labouring under this complaint in
Frederick Comity, and that of this number at least
200 are dangerSealY •
(From Me *saki*** Atelligencer.)
The United.
. States. frigate Constellation sailed
from Coquimbo on the 30th March for Araneo, to
demand of Benevides the master and crew of the
Whale-ship Hero, and her provisions,
(From Me Charleston Courier.)
The four pirates earned into Boston, in the
schooner keergroen, have -been deirvered to the
.Marshal of the district, and by him committed to
prison.

THE BRITI S H PRES S.

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LON DON,
'_FRIDAY, Normissa 23, 1821.

in our extracts from the Irish Patten* will be
found some account of an attack which was made
on the morning, of Wednesday, the 14th instant, by
a party of marroders, upon the house of a clergy-
man named Bsvax, in the county of Limerick.
The assailing party is said to have consisted of
tt several hundred fellow►," some of whom were
provided with fire-arms. • The resistance offered to
them, however, was so effectual, that they were
compelled to retreat without accomplishing their
object, which was to plunder Mr. BEVAN of his
arms: Mr. Bevan was very eobly assisted by his
son, a youth of only sixteen years of age, and by a
lad named GRAHAM, a servant. The attack lasted

dosing three hours, within which time the little gar.
rim', fired 71 shots. Fortunately the assailing
party were deficient in ammunition, so th,it al-
though they succeeded, eller a sharp contest, in
bursting in the door of the house, they were unable
to answer the constant fire that was maintained from
tfie head of the staircase. Souse of the ruffians are
said to have been wounded, and, what is very airs.
girlie, we are further told that the party were after-
wards seen in a body, proceeding towards the town
of Charleville, conveying their wounded comp's,"
Mons in a cart.
It is impossible to withhold from Mr. BSVAN, his,
"IN Mg/ Asia servant, the highest praise for their'
(lismnem and gallantry ; but without desiring in the
Geist degree to detract from the merit of their rm.,
ace, we cannot believe that the assailing party
ler by any means• so formidable as the staternest
-sumui represent. No tine can believe- that a party
oidrabels, to the arnoant of " several hnodreds,"
eoold itt ameedded anioecrail3r+ in the. vicinity of
the town Charie,vitc as. to escape the attention of
thitmulmd, military authorities, who, in the pre-
sent stated the country; *test be supposed to he
mere•thde stsuallfulerestAlfroitting; however, that
" several 1111ndreds'lllilli;Ws""M; ,hssetahled without
eiciti4ppypruens alarm throughout the coml.
try did-tuteally.sernruon Mr. Savior to surrender
hisarato, and that they were so injudicious in their
mode of attack as to offer themselves in an Ondi.
vided•bod'y tb the fire of three enemies, instead of
atmmiLti fog at the sarzioti 'tole twee an enhance both
in the- front and rear of thehourre, we cannot induce
sensitive, to believe that', ttliving-by a 'Mart action
Dr thhie hours continuance roused all. thi
baiktattied; largelliody, of marauders should yet
berrenitted to effect their -retreat towards the town
of Charlepttlle, the prevailed pirmatordheir first Meet-
loth with such undisiseb•d reserleity,'-kbati they
peer enabled to carry"ertheffNiginded, ta
to "NI tv.)..4.
ailfht3alittiftlir .9.4!14-4., rout! bt.ibei neaps
kiiiri64W g- io
4 Ica'eart. Stich a thing'
~A few ruffians having fired soma shots at!
MaAltriaieb. house might, is the darkness of the
oightitietieitett • ie. eonceitil theMselves; Oilin
thiii"vtitAji • awe pe—ebtit ." several,
twittsr",, Afetng in a body, algid set .egispit Skov
faciliky,.: Their very n u ohms mould. euserre.. their
discovery mid destruction:" Milling, teased' iiiuld
be more desirable thsh ttlat"die would
'hew themoOlivh in a conliqt4altlgijodyvfog then the,
military power . might act upon them. with effect,
and by striking at once, • , salutary tenor into the
minds of the detested cremate', sive the country
from much future uneasinisi..
But wismerer may hajr,peen the number of the
ve!Stil",who atteckeq dikelßseates house, this gen-
tleman's centimes., deserves the utmost conimenda-
firm, and we could wish nothing better to the coml•
try than thin kitiight it...universally imitated. The
desperate wiCkecfnesi ilistditeinguished the early
proceeding* of the disturbers appears to hare .
struck a
.ponic into the minds of many of the coon-
try gentlemen, who have preferh:d ',lacing their
fire-arais in the Givernmetit idsrei'for security,, in-
stead of bravely employing then; as occasion might
require in defence of their families and properties.
This compromise between safety and honour has
necessarily been attended with most injurious con-
sequer,c.'s to the country ; fur, although it might
have bad she effect of preserving these gentlemen
and their families from personal violence, it has in.
spired the marauders with great confidence ; and
if, singe their first efforts towards agitating the
country, their numbers 'have indeed acquired !hut
formidable appearance to which the account of this
attack on Mr. BEVAieS house 1.. fers, the increase
may, we think, be attributed to this apparent want
of energy in the natural guardians of the public
.eafety.
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