The Sun.
London, England, 1822-02-25 00:00:00

LIMERICK, FEE. 20.

MORE AIURDERS AND RENEWED OUTRAGES
IN THE COUNTY OF LIMERICK.
It is a melancholy task to announce, that our
County is again disgraced by another foul mur-
der committed in a barbarous manner, and at
' noon day, on the high road between this City
and Rathkeale. The particulars are, that on
Monday, between the hours of two and three
o'clock in the afternoon, Frederick Petit, ser-
vant to William Smyth, Esq. a Magistrate, re-
turning
to his master's house at Ballylin from
:dare, was waylaid near Garranhue Castle, by a
party of ruffians, who murdered him in the
most cruel manner. Mr. Smyth sent immediately
for Surgeon Thwaites, but before his arrival life
was extinct—the Doctor reports that the unfor-

tunate man received a duck-shot in the right
side—that his back was completely burned, sup-
posed from the shots being fired at a very short
distance, and that his skull was fractured in

three parts—it was literally pounded to pieces
by the infernal demons, who are yet, we are con-
cerned to say, undiscovered. ' Petit was a native
of England, and married to the daughter of
George Spading, of Adare. It is very remark-
able that this is the fourth murder committed
within a short time near the same spot, and it is
deeply to be regretted that the perpetrators have
evaded the hands of justice.
ANOTHER Pour. MURDER.—This moment (two
o'clock) we have been informed that Ulick
Burke, Esq. returning from his farm to his dwel-
ling at New-bridge, was murdered within one
hundred yards of the village of Cappa, in this
county. This dreadful occurrence took place at
the early hour of four o'clock in the afternoon

yesterday, by a party of fellows who lodged
several shots in his body. Mr. B. was a most
inoffensive gentleman and universally esteemed.

MOST BARBAROUS OUTRAGE COMMITTED BY
THE REBELS, AT WHICH HUMAN NATURE
SHUDDERS.
The following letter was received at our Office
this morning :

" KilinsHock, Feb. 19, 1822.
" Suts—Though I have not very lately communicated with
you on the state of my neighbourhood, yet be assured my
silence has not been occasioned by want of matter in the way
of outrages, but solely from a press of business both public
and private.

" 1 have now to detail most sad occurrences which have come
within my knowledge during the last week.
" Sunday night, as a detacbment of the Rifle Brigade were
on their march from Mitchel's town to Kilfinan, their wives and
children having preceded them on cars, they were attacked by
a party of about forty men, who instantly called for the ammu-
nition—and on being informed it was not with them, they de-
clared their intention of ill-treating and murdering every Scotch
and English woman amongst them, and insisted on knowing
whether there was an Officer or Serjeant's wife of their party.
" They then dragged the women out of the cars and barba-
rously abused nine of them ! ! ! —Two of their lives are de-
spaired of, and a third was missing for twenty-four hours.
"On Thursday night a respectable Palatine, who had been
several times previously visited by the rebels and money extort-
ed, had his stable consumed by fire, and his only cow and horse