Star.
London, England, 1822-02-07 00:00:00

COL'STY OF CORK.

In the County of Cork the insurgents attacked the
of :t party of Police stationed at Churchtown,
tr Doric: aile, on doe 31st ult. They shot the sen-
ti,,el and set fire to the house, which was thatched.
•r;e Police, sixteen in number, defended themselves
T% it h the greatest bravery, but they were overpowered.
_your were killed, eleven wounded, and only one
e,caped without injury. The insurgents finally re-
treated with sixteen muskets, ten swords, and six,
pistols, after bur ning the stable of the Police, in
which five or six horses were destroyed. It is said
that the banditti dearly bought this victory, but they
carried of their dead and wounded. if a search
v:ere made in that neighbourhood, the wounded men
pl:ght be found and brought to punishment.
'Coe .Fraernan's Journal of Tuesday, on the autho-
rity of a letter from Charleville, states, that two of
the police were killed, one missing, supposed to be
killed; five wounded, three severely, having broken
arms. Five horses were burnt in the stable. After
this work of horror was completed, the air resounded
for some time with shouts of'triumph.
A I:tier the Cork Southern Reporter, signed T.
navy oit, asserts that four of the police were killed,
that tic Chief Constable had both his arms broken,
and tit f: c‘ery one of the officers were wounded, ex-
cc,t (-;:e. The police fought until The roof of the
began to fall upon them
c:,enal houses in the North Liberties of the city
were broken into on Tuesday and robbed of
r-Aims—near the Waterfall they got ten stand. Se-
veral stand of arms have been given up at Macroorn
an.! New market—the muskets taken from the Kerry
cad) are also surrendered to Mr. Harding, and *eve.
nal ,• the peasantry have come in and taken the oath
cf ;;;:ceiance ; a man named Cronin is apprehended
fir, burning Mr. Barry's house.
T-I:r•day morning, the house of )lr. J. Buckly,
re3i-r,:table farmer at Kilnap, about a mile from Cork,
Iva, attacked by three fellows, who, obtaining arms,
retired ithout doing any further violence.

COUNTY OF LIMERICK.
In the county of Limerick, the banditti are com-1
r.:i:ting horrible atrocities. On the night of the 31st,
. party attacked the house of Major HA RR, of Mont
henry, near Rathkeale. They proceeded to the Ma
jot-% bid-room, and it is supposed that he had made
lesistance. They shot him through the body, across
to chest—the ball entering the right side and passing
cut at the left, it killed him on the spot. Major HA RE
has left a wile with a large family to deplore his fate.
A Coroner's Inquest was held on the body, when
they found a verdict—" That Major HART came to
Lis death in consequence of a gun-shot wound re-
aired across the breast, from an armed banditti, who
attacked his house on the 31st of January."
Monday and Tuesday last, several small parties of
the 40th Regiment, in marching to different canton-
ments in the county of Limerick, were deprived of
thirteen muskets, a halbert, and sword, with all their
ammunition. Seven fellows, concerned in seizing the
arms of four soldiers at Ballyagran, base been identi-
fied and committed to Limerick jail.
Four men of the 40th Regiment, who were left at
G:anduff to give up the barracks, were surprised on
Tu,:sday morning. While two were carrying the
tiallitere up to Glanduff House, a party rushed in
suddenly, and overpowering those left in the bar-
tack,, tot clear Off with the entire of their arms, am-
-111111.i:ion, and accoutrements.
Monday, a Policeman was deprived of his carbine'
as he wis going from Kilmedy to Newcastle.
About six o'clock on Thursday evening, as GEORGE
MAssy, Esq. of Glenwilliam, was on his return from
Newcastle, he was fired at from near a house at
Odellville, by an assassin, who could not be more
than four or five yards distant. Mr. MASSY happily
cscai.ed uninjured.
A party of Whiteboys went into Drumcolliher on
Tuesday night; they attacked several houses and suc-
ceeded in getting twelve stand of arms from dif-
ferent irhabitants of the town. At the house of Mr.
Milli= Langford, the insurgents got a considerable
qua%tity of fire-arms which were deposited there for
:tfety by several Gentlemen, after the sudden de-
Farture of the army from that town.
A party of fellows went to Willmount in the Liber-
ties of Limerick on Monday night, and left a notice
that the Steward there should be forthwith discharged.
Wednesday night, a large party attacked the house
of EDWARD SHEEHY, Esq. of Rallintubber, when they
succeeded (in consequence of Mr. SnEeny, who beat
them away before, being in Cork) in obtaining arms.
Wednesday, at two o clock in the day, three men
in women's apparel, went into a field at Dohile, near
Rathkeale, and shot a horse engaged in ploughing
belonging to a farmer named Scully; the three fel-
lows announced themselves as Lady Rock and her
suite, and mentioned that if Scully did not leave the
cfaintry they would serve him as they had done Isis
Ilnrse. The house of James Neal on the Fair Hill of
was visited by a party of insurgents (some
in women's clothes,) who threatened him with de-
.t:uction if the terms proposed by them were not con-
: .rmed to; the party was all armed.
Thursday night, as Lieutenant l'utev was patroling
v.ith a small party of the 42d Regiment from New.
castle, he cane up with a body of the insurgents near
Camas, who, on seeing the military, fled in different
directions through the fields;—the soldiers fired but
.::ilhout effect. Soon after, those misguided wretches
began sounding horns and fired a shot,
Thursday night, the house of Mr. PA RIC ER, a farmer
residing near Clarina-bridge, in the county of Lime-
rick, and about five miles from this city, was attacked
by a numerous party of ruffians, with fire-arms and
(alter weapons : he was dreadfully beat, and also
three men who were inmates. The cause was having
taken a small farm, although it had been given up

by the former occupier.
Ihnisday night, Mr. HASTIN6S, an apprentice of
sur.Accm Militant, of Ratlikeale, was fired at by a
1.1111.111 whilst passing through a lane ; the ball passed
ti,:‘,l:gb his hat, and fortunately did not accomplish
tic dv,ign of the aisassin, who was accompanied by
a ...ecnnd man, both disguised. It is supposed the shot
w.is intended for Nlagistrate is that town.
TIIoXIAS CALLAGIIAS,htiChiEIan W W. R.YIEDIXO,

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'Esq. wit desperately flogged, a few nights=gby
a pity of Whiteboys, on the lands of Gli d,
who swore him to quit the place.
COUNTY OF KERRY. I
In Kerry the Whiteboys were very busy in search-
ing for arms, on Thursday night, in the line of country
between Tralee, Castle Island. Maglass, and O'Brenan.

COUNTY Or TIPPERARY.
Wednesday evening, as three persons were serving
processes for tithes in the parish of Ballybeacon, they
were pursued by some fellows with their faces black-
ened, who, overtaking one of them, obliged him to
eat thirteen of said processes, being all in his posses-
sion ; the others were followed to Kilgrongey, where
they took shelter.

The same night, about ten o'clock, the sentinel
tf the 3d Light Dragoons (a small party of which
has remained in charge of the heavy baggage of that
regiment since it marched last October from Caher
to the County of Limerick), heard some men'talkinr,o
outside the barrack wall, and saying, that as the
Lancers had
.gone, it was a good time to get into the
barrack. In a short time afterwards, two men made
their appearance on the walls, when one sentinel fired
at them, and another snapped his piece, and the two
men who had appeared on the walls withdrew, as
well as from fifteen to twenty other persons who, it
is said, were outside one of the gates.
Tuesday night, at twelve o'clock, the house of
Edward Triggs, of Gurtrencan, within two miles of
the town of Tipperary, was attacked by an armed
party, five of whom entered and demanded fire-arms ;
Triggs assured them he had none, when one of the
party cocked a blunderbuss, and swore he would
shoot him if he did not give them up. Triggs imme-
diately seized the villain, and after a elesperate
struggle, succeeded i.i wresting the blunderbuss front
him. In the.meani:nre, a servant-man of Trigg's,'
named John Cahill, aided by the women of the
house, completely cleared it. of the other five, who
ed two silo s. Triggs, Cahill, end one of the wo-
men are wounded.
COUNTY OF KILKENNY.
For some nights past large parties of midni;ht rob- '
bers have been seen in the vicinity of Nine-mile
Mese. On Friday, about half-past three o'clock, a
detachment of them made a descent on Killemry, in
the county of Kilkenny : three entered the house of
Mr. Patrick Phelan' at the same place, knocked down
Mrs. Phelan with their blunderbusses, locked up Mul-
cahy, servant, in a room by himself, and robbed the
house of a, gun, a bayonet, a sword, ten sovereigns
in gold, and some plate.