The Sun.
London, England, 1821-11-27 00:00:00

IRELAND.

HORRIBLE ATROCITY.
tFrom the " Dublin Nlo:fling Post," Nov. 23.]

A crime of the most horrible and fiend-like
enormity has been perpetrated in the county of
Tipperary. Eighteen persons, including some
women and children, have been burned to death
by a horde of savages,—to call them men would
be to libel human nature. We cannot account
for these dreadful excesses, which are now be-
coming so fatally frequent and familiar, unless
we trace them to that state of demoralization and
semi-barbarism which necessarily result from the
miso.overnment under which this country has suf-
fered for ages. It is not in the nature of civi-
lized man to wreak his vengeance on those'whom
he may look upon as his enemies, with such re.-
lentless and frightful malignity ; and if a large
portion• of the peasantry of Ireland be not civi-
lized—if they still approximate to a state of na-
ture—if they be still demi-savages, what a re-
proach must such an appalling fact cast upon
'Engiandl The people in every country, and in
every age, are just what they are made by their
rulers. There is no physical law of nature more
certain than this unerring principle, which go-
verps the moral world of man. _

We copy the accounts of this terrible transac-
tion from three different Provincial Papers. We
have seen letters, but the only particulars they
communicate relate to the state of the bodies of
the unfortunate sufferers ; but We shall not shock
the feelingsofourreaders with any more'parti-
cular detail than is to be met with in the follow-
ing statements
f.From t ie " ammo', tierald.7]
CLONAIEL, Nov-, can scarcely recol-
lect an incident of such' horrible atrocity since
the burnihg of Scullabogue, in the last Irish re-
bellion, as that which occurred on Monday night,
at or near " The Seven Acres," .a farM so called,
between Thorney-bridge and Cloneen, at the
foot of the Slievenaman, in this county. The place
was ,the residence of a 'better kind of farmer,
named Shea, who had recently put out some
under-tenants, at will, as they are called, who
held without leaSe, by civil bill process, and
had possessed ' himself of their lands. For this,
he was served With a notice, that, unless he

restored the old occupants, he should suffer for
it; and being determined. to preserve his pro-
perty, and to resist the attack with which he
was menaced, he provid?d himself with fire-
arms, in sufficient number for good defence,
and,got into his house two or three neig.,hbours
of resolute character for his help. These pre.
cautions, it seems, were fatally rendered useless;
for at a late hour on Monday night, he and his
numerous family, consisting in all of about
eighteen, men, women, and children,. found the
dwelling house in flames around -them. Shea,
the owner, appears to have been the first to burst
out On. his assailants, but was instantly shot and
thrown back into the flames; another making a
similar attempt shared the same fate ; and be-
fore the murderers departed, every soul in the
house was burned to death I This is the pith and
marrow, so tar as we- can learn it from an eye
witness of• the ruins, who has taken out Mr.
Thomson, the Coroner, to hold an inquest on the
bodies. The conflagration, which continued un-
til a 'late hour yesterday morning, was seen in
various directions, at a long diezance: and one
gentleman, asking a countryman whom he met on
the road 2 or thri,e miles from the place, what
could occasion such a fire, was answered with per-
fect sang froid," Nothing, I suppose, but satis-
faction they are taking for the poor people that
were turned out of their houses t'other day."
We acknowledge, without shame, that in the
moment of this diabolical 'excess of savage fero-
city being reported to us, we do not see what
help language can afford, not to aggravate, but
to paint the horror of such a sanguinary glut Upon
a number so large, and of whom so many, even
in the eyes of these savages, must have been en-
tirely free of any possible participation in Shea's
assertio'n of his property—five or six are repre-
sented to us as children of the tenderest years !
three, or, as some say, four, were friends joining
him for. his-protection—all the rest were servants
—and all—all mingled in one indiscriminate
s'aughter, of the most hellish character, because
the owner of the land thought himself entitled to
use the property that he paid 'for, and refused
submission to the legislation of midnight assassins.

[From the " clonmel Advertiser."l, •
CLoNMEL, Wednesday, Nov. 21.—1 t is with reelings of the
deepest horror we have to state, that on Monday night, or early
yesterday morning, the house of Mr. Edmond Shea, an opulent
farmer, at Gurtnapish, near Cloneen, between Fethard and
Mulliaahone,_barony of Middlethird, in this county, and at the
nortli-West foot of Slievenaman mountain, was destroyed by fire,
with Edmond Shea, his wife (who was 'supposed to have lain in
that unhappy night of an infant), five children, a fine young
woman who had been on a visit at the house, five labouring
men, and three servant maids

We speak of the above as a matter .of fact, communicated to
us by an eye-witness, who saw the bodies yesterday at noon—
he represented them as having scarcely the resemblance of the
human form, but seemed rather like lumps of bog.wood, as
they lay near the door almost in a cluster, intermixed with the
ashes of the burned thatch.
It had been mentioned in town throughout the whole of ves-
terday, that nineteen persons suffered, viz. that Edmond Shea
was shot by banditti, in attempting to escape from the house,
and eighteen others perished in the flames ; but as it appears
there is yet no evidence of this, it is mere matter of uncertainty,
and we trust somewhat exaggerated.
Though we are desirous of confining ours-fives as much as
possible to matter of fact, independent of loose and idle conjec-
ture, or hearsay, it is just we should mention that scarcely a
doubt exists that the conflagration was felonious, and the conse-
quence of a serious attack by a murderous banditti; and we
have the information from persons who were passing near the
scene, that about two yesterday morning they heard several
shots, and soon afterwards saw an,extensive fire in the direction
of Cloneen, as they were on their way to Clonmel.
It appears there was a jealousy against the Sheas regarding
sine ground they lately came into possession of, and it is sup-
posed this was the cause of the catastrophe ; but of this we
know nothing. Of some of these facts, we suppose, we shall
be better infOrmed, when the result of the Coroner's Inquest
is known. We understand the Inquest will not be held till
this day.
[From the " Kilkenny Moderator."]
KILKENNY, Nov. 22.—A respectable farmer, named Ed-
mond Shea, who resided within two miles of Nine-mile house,
in the county of Tipperary, and near the borders of this county,
felt himself obliged, in consequence of the under-tenants and
cotters of his farm having refused either to pay their rent in
money, or to labour for him in its discharge, to dispossess them,
and to bring labourers to dig his potatoes from a neighbouring
village. On the night of Monday last, his house and offices
were surrounded by an armed banditti, who- set fire to both at
the same moment. In the former were Shea, his wife, seven
children, and three female servants ; in the latter five labourers
slept. Such of those unfortunate victims of brutal ferocity as
attempted to escape from the flames, werefired at by those mis-
creants, and driven back into the blazing tenements. In short
(for who can bear to dwell on any account so revolting to every
feeling of humanity ?l the whole of the seventeen inmates of
this family were hurried into eternity Comment upon guilt so
truly diabolical we deem superfluous ; but we feel it our duty
to communicate such additional particulars as may reach us
from authentic sources, in our next publication.
LIaMErtICx, Nov. 21.—At the early hour of 8 o'clock on
Sunday evening last, the house of. Robert Carte, Esq. at Bird-
hill, county Tipperary, was entered by a gang of ruffians, and
his fire-arms taken. This is the first attempt of the kind in
that neighbourhood, and we are sorry to say the seeds of insub-
ordination are fast sowing in that.hitherto peaceable district.
On Saturday night, a man of the name of Wilson, residing
on the lands of Carbone, county Clare,- on his way home from
this city, was stopped near Oratloe, by some men, who beat out
his brains with stones and other weapons. An inquest was held
next day by R. G. Greene, Esq., Coroner, when a verdict of
wilful murder was• returned.

The Rev. John Croker and his lady, returning in their car.
rine to his house at Croom Glebe, a few nights ago, were fired
at by some villains from behind a hedge, hear Croom, happily
without effect. •

On Monday several farm-houses in the neighbourhood of
Kilfinate, in this county, were attacked; and where arms were
not to be had, the banditti insisted on getting money to pur.
chase firclocks and ammunition.

On Friday night last a party of armed men attacked the por-
ter's lodge at Whitehall, near this city, at the entrance to the
dwelling-house of Captain Keane, Paymaster of the county of
Limerick Staff. It was occupied by one of the men belonging
'to that corps; and supposing that .he had his;musket in the
house, they searched it minutely, but fortunately without suc-
cess. The same party alsn.entered the lodge, at Mr. Lowe's,
of QuinPoole,' With. the-like result.
A second visit was made to Major Toinkins's house, near
Patrick's-well, a few nights since, in search of Are-aernse and
the party succeeded in getting one gun. . .
We are credibly inforrned that those' nightly marauders, in'
order to protect ,their persons. from the effect . of light shot. or
slugs, actually invelope themselves in hay , ropes from the feet •
to the neck, Which, we are told, will repel that description of
ammunition.
• On Sunday ..lest, about 2 o'clock at noon, As John Hewson,
Esq.; of Castle-If ewson, near Askeaton, was walking in his
lawn, a short distance from the dwelling, he was surrounded •
by a number of armed men, . who had lain concealed in the
shrubbery, -and who ordered him to walk towards his house,
and deliver up what arms and ammunition it contained. Mr.
Hewson not expecting so extraordinary a meeting, and being
unarmed, was compelled to yield to their requisition. On the
party approaching the house, the inmates were preparing to re-
sist them, when the fellows presented their hostage to view, and
stated, that if any opposition should be made,,and if the arms,
4c., were not instantly handed out, Mr. Hewson should meet
Ballynort,. within a
the fate of Mr. Going. There was- no remedy, the arms were
given., with. which they..v:allted off.
• The house of Edward Griffin, Esq., of
short distance of Mr. Hewson's, was also visited by the same
party, in a short time after, and one gun taken.
Dun Lim, Nov. 23.—We are sorry to learn, that within 10
miles:of the metropolis many lioa.aes and haggards have been
• burned down within the last week, in time town and vicinity of
Garristown ; and that in the noonlday three horses were shot
by a man in woman's clothes, wearing a veil. The alleged of-
face, the -daring to take leases from .the lord of thernanor of
land formerly commons, but inclosed by Act of Parliament.
TP.ALEt, MONDAY, Nov. 19.-'With pain we heve to state
that the spirit of insubordination and plunder which 4ias
and has disgraced a neighbouring County, is making.
vast progress in this-County, notw_ithstanding the early exer-

THE SUN.

SOLEM GL'IS DICERE FALSLIM ALTDEAT

LONDON,
TUESTAY, NOVEMBER 27, Is2l.

CONFIRMATION OF THE FALL OF LIMA.

Ltoyo's, Nov. 27, 1821.—The Baltic Mer-
chant arrived in the Downs yesterday from Val-
paraiso, from whence she sailed on the 18th
August, and brings a confirmation of the FALL
of Lima.—General SAN 111.twriN entered that
city on the 12th of July.

A Jamaica -Mail arrived this morning, bring-
-ing Papers to the 7th October, of which the fol-

lowing are extracts :
[From the Royal Gazette.]
FALL OF CARTHAGENA.

By the schooner John, we have received ac-
counts of the city of Carthagena having capitu-
lated on the 25th ult. to the Independents. On
the 26th Colonel MIGUEL MARTINEZ, Aid-de-
camp to General MosTrt.L., arrived express at
Savanilla froth Turbuca with the above intelli-
gence, and with an order for all vessels at that port
to discharge their cargoes, and proceed to Car-
thagena, to take the Governor-General TottßEs
and the garrison of that fortress to Cuba. The
schooner Hall, of Bristol, and the sloop Grey-
hound, were both taken possession of in conse-
quence, and an officer and fifteen soldiers put on
board each, with directions to call off Santa
Martha ; when off that port they fell in with the
Nautilus brig of 18 guns, who sent the soldiers
on shore, and ordered the vessels to return to
Savanifla and take in• their cargoes. On their.
going back. to Savanilla they were seized, and
sent away under protection of two gun-boats for
Boca Chica, .from whence it was expected .they
would take the Spanish troops en board, and de-
part immediately for St. Jago (le Cuba. We
learn that General MONTILLA, previOus to the
capitulation of Carthagena, had.bombarded that
city from the Popa, and done much injury to it
from tile fire of six long guns and two mortars.
FROM ST. JAG() DE CUBA.—We learn that an
express had arrived there from Mancinalla de
Cuba, to announce to the Governor that that
place, had been attacked by the Independents,
who, it 'was supposed, would plunder the town,
and afterwards burn it. Three hundred regulars
and militia were immediately ordered to proceed
to the assistance of the place, but they had to
march a distance of 40 leagues.
By the Two Friends, arrived from Monte
Christ°, we learn, that the' North side of St.
Domingo had suffered much from a hurricane.
At Monte Christo and Porto Plata the sea rose
'to an imrnellse' height ; several houses were
blown down, and a number of vessels wrecked.
The city of New Orleans was visited by a dread.
ful tornado or the 12th of July, which occasioned
dreadful damige.

In another part of the ,Paper, we give some
extracts from the Irish Papers, detailing the atro.
cities which hideously disfigure our unhappy sis-
ter Island. We fear it is too certain that the dew.
struction of house and family, which con-
sisted of eighteen persons instead of nineteen, as
*we stated yesterday, was the diabolical work of
the marauding incendiaries, though the real ori-
gin of this awful catastrophe being not yet fully
.authenticated, we indulge some faint hopes that
the fire-was taccidental. We look with anxiety
for the result of the Coroner's Inquest, which
will decide ,this distressing question.
The Leinder Journal, it is true, states that the
Inquest has been held—that the number of bo-
dies was severeken—and that " no information
could be obtained, except that the occupant of
the farm-house adjoining that of the ill-fated
family, hearing the noise of a crowd of people,
about twelve 'o'cloqk, gOt 'up, and going oatside
of the house, fired a pistol, which was answered
by another shot, and a peremptory order to retire
to his bed, lf he valued his life, With which he deem-.
ed it vs ises to comply. The spectacle of the
murdered grcup was the most revolting ever be-

held, particularly the body of the pregnant WO.
man. It could be ascertained that they had
been dressed, from which it is conjectured that
they had given battle to the assailants."
This notice of the Inquest, however, as our
Readers will perceive, is too vague to afford

grounds for a satisfactory opinion as to the real
cause of the calamity.

Every successive post brings us a list of out-
rages, appalling and lamentable in their charac-
ter, which have been committed, and are daily
and nightly committing, in the disturbed districts.
Cork, Limerick, Kerry, Tipperary, part of the
county of Dublin, &c. are in a state little short
of anarchy.

While the London Journals speculate on the
probable causes of this unhappy posture of 'affairs
in the sister island, we find that" The Antidote,".
the new Dublin weekly paper, thinks it has
chiefly been produced by premature conadence.
of the Irish Governinent in the peaceable dispo"
sition of the peasantry. We extract the following.
passages from The Antidote of Saturday last
The EVENINa PosT neel feel but little
.apprehension Of
the Insurrection Act being at present empleyed.—The Right,
Hori. the Secretary for Ireland, in order to give an undeniable
proof of his unlimited confidence in the good disposition of the
Irish . peasantry, and to. afford them ample scope for the exer-
cise of. their loyal and peaceable habits, has, we understand,
suffered the Insurrection Act, the Gun-Powder Prohibition
Act, and likewise the Act which empowered Magistrates to
search for arms, actually to expire, so that they cannot be pur
in force before the next Session of Parliament ; unless Govern-
ment will undertake to act upon them on their own responsibi•
lily, and, afterwards, Seek a bill of indemnity,—a measure CO
which they, at all times, most reluctantly recur. This is. in-
formation which may be'relied upon, and which it would be 'n
the the highest degree criminal in us to conceal. 'We, therefore,
call upon the Magistrates and Loyalists, in every part of
WITHOUT DELAY, to hold meetings, examine into the 'state
of their respective disc ices, adopt firm and efficient resolc-
tians, and form associations for the suppression of, the very
first appearances of outrage. If this be done, (and there is not
a moment to be lost),—if concert and unanimity direct their
operat'.ons—a rebellion will be prevented, and disaffection will
again skialk into its secret hiding holes. But if this be ne-
glected, GOD only knows what. a few months may effect : Ae
shall, perhaps, spend a bloody and a calamitous winter !"

It affords us great pleasure to add to the above,
on the authority of the Dublin Correspondent,
that every department of the Executive Power
is busily employed in repairing the consequences of
any error which may have been committed, and
in furthering those measures which have been
adopted by Government for the purpose of
general protection, at 'this awful emergency•
Measures have been put in train in the disturbed
districts for the suppression of the conspiracy, io
such a manner as the principles of the Con
stitution and existing laws permit. Should P.
failure occur, recourse must be had to the
wisdom of Parliament, which ~may be con-
vened before the usual period of meeting, should
the continued danger require its speedy inter-
position.

The Morning Chronicle of Friday last attri-
buted the deranged state of society in Ireland to
the " non-residence of the Cie, gy." The Morn'
ing Chronicle of to-day asserts with equal posi-
tiveness, that 44 it is merely the persecution-47f
the Catholics which increases their number !
"-
On Friday the golden panacea was to compel
the Protestant Clergy to reside upon their liviw.r.s.
On Tuesday the only remedy- is 44 to put both,
religions on kfooting of perfect. equality 1. "—To-
morrow, we shall not he-surprised to find, that
the best way to heal the existing 'discontents/
would be by Act of Parliamerit to have no re-
ligion in Ireland at:all.

In another. column we have inserted an Irv'
portant letter.from:the Overseers of the Par's''
of Walcot, to the Overseers .2f the, ,Parishes of
Chester, stating that by finding employment fcr
the poor, they had in the past year effected I'
saving of four thousani end twentst7fivv pounds
We should feel particu!aliy obliged to the Gen-
tlemen who have performed this important set.,
vice to their Parish, for answers to the foliewing