Star.
London, England, 1816-08-27 00:00:00

HIELA.IiD.

MOE AND SUBSEQUENT SURRENDER OF A
SMUGGLER'S CASTLE.
Since the sieges of Burgos and.Badajos, we have
not read a more interesting narrative than the follow-
ing. To the humane reader it will he still more
interesting, when he learns, that unlike these memo
table sieges, the whole opefations were in the present
case perfectly bloodless.. In good south, the besieged
surrendered on condition of being allowed a trial by
Jury ! Oh ! that future, warrior; and statesmen may
take example from the leaders of the lawless tenants
of Bealkelly Castle, and the forbearance of their J 3,3
siegers
4. CLAIM AUGUiT 12.—The extensive illicit dis-
tillery in Bralkelly Castle was taken on Tuesclky last,
by Mr. Deane, A. I. General here, .arid Mr. Ldffan,
Surveyor of Killaloe. The Castle-is bpilt in the
Shaiwn, about 170 yards from the shore, nod two
miles from Tomgreany 3 it has long been a safe place
of refuge for private distillation, and has hitherto de-
fied the efforts of the revenue se take it.—The en-
trance to it is about 15 feet above the surface of the
water, and it was considered so strong that a large
force from Limerick, some time back with cannon,
teturned without being able to effect its reductions
" About eight o'clock on Monday morning, the
above Revenue Gentlemen with a party of the 93d
regiment, commanded by Lieutenant Sutherland,
from Killaloe, arrived before the Castle, and on a
party of them approaching it in a boat, they Were Ared
at and pelted with stones from the parapet by the
distillers. From the probability that, they had no
great store of provisions in the Castle, the Retests*
and Military Officers came to a determination, if
they cold procure boats, of investing 'the Castle and
compelling those depredators to submit, by cutting
off all communication; and accotdingly Mr. Lam
waited on Major Purdon, proprietor of the Castle, who
immediately repaired with him to the shore opposite
it, and sent three additjonal boats to assist in its re-
duction, and humanely used every argument in his
power with the illegal occupants to surrender, but in
vain—they declaring they would die and have the
lives of as many of their opponents as they could. '
“ There ate two breaches in the parapet, one over
the entrance of the Castle to the east, the other to the
north. In consequence of those breaches the Military
Gentlemen were of opinion they could from their
boats drive the besieged off the roof by a cross fire
into the breaches, and could then with scaling lad-
ders be enabled to make's lodgment, and thus get it
into their possession. Accordingly, having manned
the boats, they anchored round &if Castle, and went
to procure the ladders, to carry their plan Into execu-
tion. The day being now far advanced, and having
received information they were to be attacked by land
and water, from Scariff and Tomgreany, judged it
prudent to get a reinforcement from Tomgreany
and Major Purdon sent to their assistance, Lieutenant
Douglas and eighteen men of the 9341 regiment who
arrived to them just ar night fallp The next morn-
ing the attack was to be made, but the Officers judg•
ed it expedient it should be in the presence of Major
Purdon, as a magistrate who, front the extreme wet-
ness of the day, could not come out before four
o'clock. On his arrival, every thing being in readi-
neu for the attack, it was pleasing to see the Military,
both officers and men, stripping off-their great coats,
which were dripping wet, and entering the boats for
their different stations. in the interim, Major Purdon,
having put off to the Castle in a small boat, and hav-
ing represented to those inside the folly and madness
of-making any further resistance, and the probable
consequence that would attend it, they after much
hesitation and' argument consented to surrender to
him, on condition of being admitted to bail as private
distillers, to abide their trod at the next Assizes"

A few days ago, Daniel Magennis, the Ulledged
murderer of Mr. Noyton Butler, a Revenue Officer,
walkad publicly through the town of Cam, in the
county Donegal, and in the presence of the inhabi-
tants,store down and trampled on the Proclamation
which was placarded, offering a reward for his api
prehension.
Wednesday sennight, as Mr.-N. Collisson, Rem.
nue Officer, walking with his Wife, at about twelve
o'clock .on that *day', in the Village of Cara, in the
Barony of Innishown, he was fired at by an aesassinft
and expired on the spot.
At Philipstown Autos, on' the Bth instant, Wil-
liam Carey, Surveyor and Schoolmaster, received
sentence of death, fOr fraudulently altering Bank of
Ireland notes from two pounds to ten pounds. tiro
letters et we " of the word two, were comptetely cut
out in three different places on each note, and replaced
with the most accurate nicety, by the letters et ex.u.—.
The prosecution was instituted by the Bank of kelan
At the Assizes at Wells, cognplete dresses of men'
and women's apparel were :hewn to the Judges, to
exhibit the advanced state of proficiency in the manna
factures in the gaol, by which it appeared that the
dresses were woven and made by the prisoners, the
woollens being manufactured from the raw material;
so that the Whole of theinisoners will be sepplie4
with clothing by the efforts of their industry, with
sewing to the County of a very considerable expense.
Thursday last the awful sentence of the law was
carried into effect, at Pennendon-heath, on eight CA.
minals who had been convicted zt the late Maidstone
Assizes. Among them were Brown, Cower,. and
CO', for robbing the Coromandel boy of the dollars;
Yonoyff, for cutting and stabbing ; Webb, for burglary,
Morns, who passed 49 forged Bank of England one
pound notes •at Chatham; Donald, who uttered a
forged check on Mr. Miller, a draper at Sheeraess ;
and another for fdrgery. They all behaved with great
penitease.
Mashed Ward, convicted at the Itst.York Assizes
of poisooing her sister in, law, has been respited by the
Judge for 14 days, to give time for further applica.
tion in her favour to the Secretary of State.
Friday night, between eight and nine o'clock, ts
Mr. Wood, a carpenter, was returning home, near
Wanstead; be was attacked by ern robbers, dressed
like labourers, but whi were supposed to be disiguised,
who stopper him aad demanded his money, he'deS-
vered to them all that he had. The robbers were
:armed with pistols. A short time afterwards a Yolk
INS et the name of -Lam in the service of .
Loss WsUmizi, was mapped- by the same
near the same spot, Who beios.l mw" r"
o
he:ritOitsd, whoa ese tile villains di'
pistol at him loaded widish/4st which '
big right sras:

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