The Sun.
London, England, 1848-08-02 00:00:00

"GENERAL ORDER.

" Sunday, July 30.
"The Commissioners of Police are happy to be able
to inform the force that a small party of constabulary,
yesterday evening, unassisted by military, near Kille-
naule, in the county , Tipperary,-attacked one thousand
men, mostly armed with fire-arms and pikes, under the
immediate command of Smith O'Brien. Not a naan of
the police has been injured, but seven of, the rebels were
killed, and a great number wounded. O'Brien's party
ran away in the greatest confusion, and were completely
dispersed. About an hour after a large military force
were en the ground, but too late to be of service.
" The Commissioners congratulate the men of the
Dublin police on the gallant conduct of their comrades
of the constabulary, knowing that the metropolitan force
are always ready to do their duty and set the disaffected
at defiance."

A letter from Cashel contains the following impor-
tant facts :

" It was rumoured here yesterday (Saturday) morn-
ing, that the Bishop's Palace was to be attacked. The
Bishop, Dr. Daly, resides in Waterford, but his curates
reside in the Palace. About the same time intelligence
was received that the rebels contemplated some move-
ment
near Eillenaule. Sub-Inspector Cox, with twenty
police, proceeded to that town, and there learned that
there was likely to be a collision between another police
party and the rebels at Ballingarry, three miles distant.
They set off in all haste, and arrived at the scene of ac-
tion Just in time to aid Sub-Inspector Trent and his
party, first forcing their way through the rebel ranks.
The result was the total rout of the insurgents, after
several had been killed and many wounded."
The next letter of interest is from the county Tip-
perary :
" CLONMEL, JULY 30.—0 n Saturday morning reports
of various collisions between the military and the people,
about the towns of Killenaule and Mullinahone, on the
'previous day, reached Clonmel, and caused immense ex-
citement, which was considerably increased on the pro-
clamations offering rewards for the apprehension of
Smith O'Brien, Meagher, Dillon, and Doheny, being
posted conspicuously all over the town, p.S it was well
known that several of those persons had taken refuge in
some of the coal-pits abounding in the localities above
referred to. The reports becoming more and more
alarming and conflicting, I was determined to ascertain
facts, and set off about three o'clock P.M. for the scene
of action. On reacbingFethard, which is seven miles from
Clonmel and eight from Killenaule; I found that a report
of a collision between the police and the colliers that
morning, at Ballingarry, a village three miles from Kil-
lenaule, had just reached that town, and that the party
of police had been disarmed in consequence. This state-
ment, however, has not since been confirmed. Seventy
constabulary, who had been sent from Clonmel on the
preceding evening, to occupy the Fethard military bar-
racks (the military having all gone into Clonmel), lefton
six four-horse cars for Ballingarry, under the command
of Sub-Inspector Monahan. Hearing this, I immedi-
ately pushed forward to Killenaule. On arriving at the
old pound at the entrance of the town, I saw the remains
of what bad been yesterday a barricade,_ consisting of
several huge blocks of timber, trees, stones' &ci.,-and at
which the progress of a party of the Bth Hussars (en
route from Cork to Dublin) had been arrested, till the
officer in command had pledged his word of honour, as a
soldier, that he bad no warrant against Mr. Smith O'Brien.
On getting into the towel found that two troops of the
Ist Dragoon Guards, from Cahir, had just arrived, and
immediately after I witnessed the arrival of the head-
quarters of the 74th Highlanders, a considerable
number of the 60th Rifles, two field pieces of ar-
tillery, and two companies of Sappers and Miners;
these troops had left Dublin that morning, by
special train, on the Great Southern and Western
Railway, at six o'clock, for Thurles, and were
under the command of General Macdonald. The troops
marched through the town, and down to a field about 40
perches from the hotel, called Bullock's Field,' where
they erected their tents and encamped for the night.
Great excitement prevailed in the little town. Reports
were flying in all directions. The object of this large
force having been sent down, it is thought, is to sur-
round the coal-pits, in one of which it is believed the
rebel leaders are concealed, and to starve them out, as
also to make a general search for arms in that disaffected
locality. It was here I first heard the true account of
yesterday's affair of the barricade. It appears that a
party of the Bth• Hussars (as I before stated en route)
were seen approaching the town in which Smith O'Brien,
Dillon, and some others, had taken up their quarters;
the word to turn out was given, when most of the inha-
bitants, men and women, armed with every description
of weapons, pikes, guns, pitchforks, sticks, &c., rushed out,
and in less than ten minutes a barricade was erected
across the road at the entrance of the town, and mounted
by the people, with J. B. Dillon (it is said) at their
head. On the advanced guard of the Bth coming up, they
rode back, and told their officer of the obstruction ; he
immediately came up with his party, and demanded why
his route had been interrupted ? He was asked had he
any orders to arrest Mr. O'Brien ? He said he had not,
that he was only. proceeding on his way, and
had no orders to arrest any man, and that if he
had, he would do so. He was then asked to pledge his
word to that effect, which he did. The barricade was
then in part taken down, and the party of dragoons was
allowed to proceed unmolested. When leaving last night,
the army was still encamped on the field. Outposts and
sentinels were placed around so as to prevent surprise.
On my way here, I saw nearly twenty signal-fires blazing
on the mountain of Slievenamon, which were shortly
seen by the country people all around, and by the time I
reached Clonmel, on all the mountains beyond it fires
were burning.
"SUNDAY, FOUR O'CLOCK, P.M.—Great excitement
has prevailed here to-day. The constabulary were called
out while attending Divine service, as a rumour has just
reached that Smith O'Brien was arrested, but it turns
out to be untrue. The army did not attend Divine ser-
vice to-day, and are confined to barracks. There are
great crowds of idlers in the streets."
A correspondent, writing yesterday from Thurles
Says—

THURLREI, SllNDAY.—Although no actual outbreak
has occurred here, I am yet sorry to inform you that the
people are in a state of the greatest excitement, and are
in hourly expectation of being called upon to act. They
are well armed—thanks to Mr. Labouchere—and as they
are well
Practised in the use of fire-arms, and are, more-
over, of a naturally lawless disposition, the worst fears
are entertained in the event of their being called on to
take part in the insurrection. The well-affected—owing
to the dilatoriness of the Government—are not provided
with the means of self•defence."

Extract from a letter, dated Mullinahone, yester.
day—

I went yesterday evening to Mullinahone, and found
the place apparently deserted, no men being visible,
though it was well known that a large armed party was
concealed—Smith O'Brien was, it is said, at the time in
bed at a farm-house. The most anxious solicitude ap-
peared in the countenances of the women. Everything
at present wears a most warlike appearance."
DUBLIN, TUESDAY MORNING.—There is 110 eess'
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from " the seat of war" by the Great Southern and
Western train, which reached the King's Bridge station
day (yes •
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of the Queen's troops in Tipperary and Kilkenny,
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movement.
The Tralee Chronicle of Saturday contains the fol-
lowing :
s. RUMOURED ARREST OF THE REV. OWEN O'SUL-
LIVAN,
p.p., AND MR. DENIS SHINE LAWLOR.--
This day, a rumour having prevailed in Killorg lin and
its vicinity that a large party of, some would hav, a it, the
SSth, from Trtilee, and others two troops of Lancers
were en route for that locality, to arrest the Rev. Owen
O'Sullivan, an .d thence to proceed to Rossbeigh, •where
Mr. Shine La,ivlor, with his family, is staying at p resent,
with a view to similar proceedings as regards that gentle-
man. When our informant, a respectable Roni
Ca-
tholic gentle) nan, lett, the chapel bell was rinignl
the peasantrw in large masses flocking in from all ,diree-
dons. It is not true, as industriously stated in Tralee
this evening that Mr. Lawlor had been arrestec I, and