The Sun.
London, England, 1841-05-14 00:00:00

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IRELAND.
btrattN, MA Y 12.—An adjourned meeting of the Repeal As-
sociation was held this day, for the purpose of receiving Mr.
O'Connell'A address to the people of Ireland. We subjoin the
Izore Important passages of this document :

'I! TO THE PEOPLE OF IRELAND.
" Londan, 10th May, 1841.
Hereditary bondsmen, know ye not
Who would be free, themselves must strike the blow ?'
, Agitate, agitate, agitate! Thc:e never was a period at
!filch it wits so necessary in Ireland to stir up peaceable agita-
110n—agitation within the limits of the law; but to the extent
that law and order permit. There is a crisis at hand ; it is i
nunetit, it is immediate. He who does not perceive its instant
at•proach either has no faculties, or is culpably indifferent to
the p( a^e, the liberty, and the prosperity of his native land.
The contest will take place immediately; within so short a
'Pace that there is scarcely time to prepare for it ; everybody
!oast he a and stirring—that is, everybody who entertains any
love of fatherland—any regard for liberty, or any wish to pro.
teet life and property from Orange domination.
~" As to the Repealera—my hi other Repealers, noble-hearted,
~_llglisminded Repealers—who los,: Ireland above all earthly
uoject and pursuits—l tell them. that the approaching crisis
should not have for thent any terrors. Shall we succeed in the
approaching contest ? Why, then, human liberty will have
gained an impulse from popular agitation and a generous move-
ment for all extension of human rights will be cheered and en-
couraged in its glorious career.
shall we fail in the appre aching contest, and shall Orange
fogyism, obtain the ascendancy ? Shall we see tine Magiste-
-141 Bench polluted aoain by every angry partisan,and crowded
by the multitude of Tory c,arates and rectors? Shall we see
eery
Office filled, and every official person promoted in proper-
nto the rancorous zeal wherewith he has hated the rejigion
sAd lb,' petal le of lielauri? Shall we once more see the party
,Tiff arranging his pa rtisan Jury, not for trial, but for con-
vietioo—oh ! not alwa may
for conviction, because the Orange
Plunderer or murderer may occasionally go through the solemn
mockery of beiin
arraigned before ? Shall the time come
en the superior Courts: ign
of Justice shall be filled with men
!hose title to judicial office will be their active participation in
the exterminating systera of clearing lands by driving the occu-
pants into the arms of f.amine, disease, and death ? Men who
have a'l their lives proclaimed their hostility to anything even
approaching to the sero 'alance of free education for the Catholic
the
of Ireland!--.men who proclaimed their conviction that
h_
Irish Catholics :ice systematic perjurers, and their religion
411°isome idolatry !- -men who are the fiery partisans of those
who familiarly call the Catholic clergy of Ireland surpliced
rabble rufn4na,' and the people of Ireland a filthy and felonious
T " Sacred heav en ! what times may be approaching ! The
t faction in '.his country boast that they are strong enough
o trample on the rights of the people and on the prerogatives
°`r the Crown. They boast that they have conquered the
s_Cheen, whom, may the great God bless and preserve ! They
att that they have compelled her to yield to their ruthless
f°.ftnation, a: ad to abandon to their sanguinary sway, her
sub
-Jul, her m oral, her brave, her ever generous, and loyal
recille of Irelt nd !
"13rother ealers I all these evils may be at hand
,°P •
" (I they be: realised, then—even then—we will be able to
pluck out of i hese unhallowed circumstances—loathsome and
venomous as i.hey may be in themselves—the jewel' REPEAL.'
i‘ " 'HURRAH, THEN, FOR THE REPEAL!
Let us r low, people of Ireland—let every one of us rouse
"Itsclf into action—let every county—every pity—every town
e2:',lerY parish meet. meet on or about Sunday, the
111(1 instant- -let them address and petition her most revered
I,4jesty the Queen—let them implore of her never to give
nverA lo se y Adminis:ration hostile to Ireland, especially to
"t"ein!,stration which would leave the lives and properties
_tb her faith: Catholic people of Ireland subject to the malig-
nett capri • f t Sh partizan Juries, and of Judges
e par y erl 4. o
b 'n"uld. be rendered partial by their prejudices and corrupt
y their hif .otry.
lt! The- T cities are strong in their numbers, in their combi-
-I,ll°n, an 3 even in the vicious malignity of their principles.
ear, °on t amongst their ran'i.s all that is selfish, all that is
bai "'ye, all that is malignant ; all the worst vices of human
• ure
"gland.are combined to give strength to the Tory faction in
their sit They have with them (and it is no small portion of
s.tr ength) the vulgar, unrelenting antipathy and hatred to
44,11'th uame and nation.
at 'they have with them (and it is a large portion of their
frfegth). the calumnious and bigoted detestation of the religion
""e Iri sh people.
fish‘‘ ~34. They are now reinforced by many classes having sel-
"nd t,inisterinterests, who would not otherwise support them.
4, th • The Tories are now joined by those who have a mo-
to°P°'Y n the market for the sale of sugar. The Ministry wish
thelnakft sugar cheap, so that it may come within the reach of
to Pocrer classes. The monopolists of that article, who desire
• enrieh themselves by rendering sugar dear, now join the
ories, and many of them join the enemies of Ireland under the
YP°criitical pretext of being enemies to slavery.
tor" sta. The Ministry desire to make not only sugar, but
thee, cheap—articles of such extreme necessity to confirm
the T a,zred temperauce movement in Ireland; and thereupon
ores are joined by all the monopolists in coffee, who
anii nterest in making that article dear to the poorer classses.
6th. The Ministers desire to make the price of corn and
turea d as cheap as possible for the working and manufac-
irtnig classes, whilst they would at the same time make
c price as steadyhi and as little fluctuating as possible, and
f 4 ereb y prevent the rapacious and grinding landlords exacting
.°ln the farmers rents which are calculated not on steady
Prices, but only on the highest prices which are produced in
e dearest and scarcest years.
" The total abolition of the Corn-laws would be most useful
to the Irish artisans and operatives. To me, whose whole
political life is devoted to discover means to enhance the wages
acid increase the reward of labour to the artisans and opera-
tives of Ireland, the total abolition of the Corn-hits appears to
to that which would be useful to attain my great object. It
.ould open the markets of the world for the produce of the
4,;h artisan. We have abundant labour, abundant agricul-
-4;4`41 produce, superabundant water power—all we want is
p• l.iy and increased markets for Irish manufacture. The
°all thepeal of the Corn-laws would give our manufacturers
iY can want from Government for their protection.
weey also convinced that the abolition of the Corn-laws
en, us edually useful to the farmers and farm labourers, grin-
am' Y because it would p,ace a barrier against the grinding
unrelenting exactions of tyrannical and bigoted landlordi.
,titilitAtt all events, a fixed duty would be of unquestionable
the ) o the farmers, and consequently to the labourers whom
it IY_emPloy. It would make rents steady, but not exorbitant.
,outv,rl,l, above all things, be of the utmost value in working
that favourite and most useful plan of combining the safety
the , .
Ithe I an lords just rights with the protected continuance of
in,tenants possessions. It would much facilitate the carrying
n operation the wise suggestions of Mr. Sharman Crawford,
the'prevent the tenant from being spoliated by the avarice and
°PPosition of the landlord.
she .llnt, above all other things and before all other things, ia
for sl_niquily of the tithe-rent Charge. There can be no peace
• .reland until the tithe rent-charge is abolished by law. Let
a, man. therefore, who feels the iniquitous oppression of
tot Porting the Church of the minority, rouse at once for the
tvl"._lvtig contest. We apply to every village, to every parish, to
,ete7t., tot.vnland. Let them all prepare for the ensuing
o1°n• Let the shout of '‘ JUSTICE FOR IRELAND"
end along our plains, fill our valleys, and re-echo through
mountains.
,v_" Let our motto be, Conciliation amongst Reformers of
,;_ery class and of evory shade of op :ilium Let the Repeal ban-
i7,be held aloft, immediately to be brought into the thickest
ban-
liConstitutional struggle, the moment the less enthusiastic
Zers give way, or are defeated.
i
and , men of Ireland, in your peaceful might—clergy
4:111, f"'3', Reformers and Repealers ! Remember that, within
ortnight, universal Ireland ought-to speak in the majestic
(• *° of her peaceful and loyal miriads.
10; akttached to the Throne—affectionately and most respect-
ilreyeatrye tached to the reigning Sovereign—sincerely anxious to
cro
! the connection—bound bwn y the golden link of the
ith the British nation, but determined, one and all,
toatjustice shall, will, and must be done to her moral and
;45• people—rouse, one and all ! and let there not be, one sin-
kulker or Falterer amongst us. He who is not in this
itTl_g•gie With the friends of Ireland, has no r;• not
ground to
o_ll4 on. If, amongst your multitudinous' aity, there can be te!_nd such a one, let the hoot of scorn, and the hiss of con-
mPt, meet him in every walk and :st every turn.
" ' Hereditary bondsmen, knre, ye not,
Who would be free, the:aselves must strike the blow ?'
".Your faithful servant, DANIEL O'CONNELL,
Chairman of the Committee."

tOSS OF THE WILLIAM

BROWN.

Havat, Mar 12.
The all-engrossing conversation in the horrid massacre corn-
Initted by the boat's crew of the William Brown of the sixteen
door creatures they threw overboard. The Crescent, which
tt bound for this port, with the mate and the passengers saved,
4 most anxiously looked for every hour. The plea of neces-
' which the crew advance, must be made out most strongly
• :to justify so dreadful an alternative. No lots were drawn ; but
they under,too.d the mate (*eve the order to the men to begin
work of destruction. 'The following frightful statement,
made by the mate, has been forwarded to the American COD-.
atd by the Captain of the Crescent, per the Ville de Lyon.
( Copy • )
At Sea of board the ship Crescent, April 28, 1641.
Account of the loss of the ship William Brown, of Phila-
. delphia Captain George L. Harris, which left Liverpool the
lath of March, having seventeen of the ship's crew, and sixty-
'five steerage passengers, freighted fur Philadelphia.
" The passage was very rough, accompanied by squalls
and loss of sails. On the night of the 19th of April, io lat.
43 30 N., and 49 39 W. long., making al sail in open sea,
and running ten knots an hour, the larboard side of the
vessel struck upon an iceberg, which stove her in. At ten
Minutes past nine at night we struck upon another. I
thee proposed to the Captain to take in sail as quickly
'tw possible, which we did; and sound ng the pump, found
' o feet of water in the hold. On going below I found that
the vessel was rapidly making water. All hands set to work
'* to direncage the boats, and at eleven o'clock they were along-
. vide. I descended into the longboat, with eight of the
• crew and thirty-three of the passengers; the Captain, Lieu-
. tenant, a lady, and five sailors embarked in the jollyboat, and
• we fastened the boats together. At midnight the vessel sunk,
carrying with her thirty-three persons. We remained along-
e each other until five o'clock in the morning. Captain
Barris then informed us of his intention of le3virg us, and
' roaking the best of his way to Newfoundland; and advised me
to do the same.
" ivly boat being full and heavy I coud not manage
it s to purue that route was impossible
: therefore di-
rected my course south. In the afternoon we fell in with
it', large quantity of ice. Throughout the night the wind
.eva with violence from the north in squalls, with rain and
Ilan, and a very heavy sea. Finding that the boat was liter-
ally surrounded by small and large masses of ice, that the
water was gaining nptri her, I thought it improbable she could
• hold out unless relieved of some of her weight. I then eon
stilted tie sailors, and we were all of opinion that it was ne-
, eessary to throw overboard those who were nearly dead,
iant'l vie had room enough to work the boat and take to our
• gars- The weather becoming worse, it was almost imposible
to keep the boat afloat and disengage it from the ice. At
!tiybreak we were still surrounded by icebergs. On count-
ing the passengers sixteen were missing, and the rest
w.ere in a desperate state and almost stiff from cold. At
sot o'clock in the morning we perceived to the westward a
sail steering an easterly course. We exerted every effort to ap-
proach it. The Captain being aloft in order to steer his ship
hough the ice, saw our hoar, and notwithstanding the danger
to hi% own ship made snit for us. On Thu,dav mornings at
seven o'clock, we %i ere alongsPe of her, and before she had re-
Ceired all on board, was struck by the ice, which stove in the
?oat We, hovievi r, succeeded in raving her. }.'tanks and
averads of ice were in sight as far as the eye could reach. I then
lace tained that it was the Cresent of Portsmouth (New
aMpshire
littVre. ), Captain G. F. Ball, bound for New York to
gnu We met the kindest reception on board, and a•sist-
in the way of food and clothing were lavished upon us.
• The above is a correct statement of the loss of the William
, Which I have been able to learn from the mate and
vvii
andngere.
(Sigood) S. J. BALL, Captain of the Cresent.
are'as Ilaore Journal adds, that the most serious rumours
afloat 43 to the cause and nature of this horrible eatas-
qophe,
"'ell, however, cannot he cleared up until the Cres-
., "tits 'which is (lady expected, arrives with the surviving pas.
zirig. The American Consul at Havre has interrogated the
uf the Williatia.l3rown, brought by the Vale de Lyon,
-'l%i has hat them
colpinitted to prison.