Star.
London, England, 1820-03-04 00:00:00

THE FUNDS.

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We have the best authority for stating, that although
the Public Accounts for the current quarter will ex-
hibit a falling off in the Trade of the country to the
amount of some millions, there will, on the whole
Revenue, be no deficiency; but, •n the contrary, in-
cluding the last new Taxes, a considerable surplus.

Our intelligence from Ireland, received this morn-
ing, is of an alarming description. We shall endea-
vour to corn prize the different accounts in as few
words as possible.

From Abascragh, a village in Galway, on the bor-
ders of the County of Roscommon, we learn, that
the Police was attacked by the country people who
had assembled on Sunday to hear Mass. The Po-
lice-men being unprepared, were severely beaten.—
At Kilconnel, in Galway, an aff: ay took place be-
tween the Police and Ribbonmen. The combat was
well contested, but the former were overpowered by
numbers, and two were killed. Twelve Ribbonmen
were marched into Tuam, on Sunday, under an es-
cort of the 78th ltegiment from Nloylough, and next
morning dispatched to Galway.
From the County of Clare we learn, that the ports
of Ballinvilla and Colnaclea, on the borders of Mayo,
were attacked on the night of Friday se'nnight by a
party of Ribbonmen, hem Roscommon. Their ob-
ject was to force their way into Mayo, but they were'
driven back with the loss of two killed and one
mortally wounded. The latter, who appears to be a
man of considerable respectability, evinced great con-
trition fur his offence, admitted he met his late in re-
bellion against the King's Government, begged par-
don of (ion for the crime, and hoped his deluded
companions would return to their allegiance.
The Mayo Constitution of Monday, says, that g.g the
mail-guard and passengers, who arrived here last
night (Sunday), state, that eight or nine dead bodies,
(Police-men, we fear, from the description) were
lying on the road, yesterday, as the coach passed by,
near Ahascragh, in the County of Galway. It is
much to be apprehended that these unfortunate men
were surpri zed and murdered by the rebels. A great
crowd was seen at a short distance from them. The
coach passed hastily on, and we have no particulars
of an affair so eminently calculated to produce the
most anxious concern.

The following letter from Mr. BRowas to the
Marquis of Smoo, is something like General PA Eif
dispatches to the Supreme Chief of Venezuela. To
be serious—we must express' our regret, that Mr.
Baowsz has given a sort of military character to the
events he describes, for, as yet, we scarcely think
that the banditti and their movements ought to be
treated with so much respect:

" Clare. February ?A, 1840.

My Loan—Herewith I transmit a detailed statement of the'
events that have occurred here during the last few days. Oa the
night of Tuesday, the 22d instant, the rebels from the counties
of Roscomr.fon and Galway made a concentrated movement
through the pass towards Mayo, between Dunmacreena and
Bebnuuut, haviug taken advantage of the absence of Captain
Higgins, who had been detached from thence a few days before
to Kilmaine, to observe their movements on that side.
" Their numbers may probably have amounted to twelve or
thirteen hundred men : and while a rebel column of 500 men
w as posted before Dunmacreena, to keep the detachment sta-
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tinned there in check, they passed into Mayo, broke into several
columns and proceeded towards the different villages, in the di-
rection of Musickfield and Ballindangan, to swear the people of
those village., and were immediately fallen in with by a patrole of
the 39th regiment, under the directi:m of the Rev. Denis Browne,
and checked in their proceedings. In the meantime, notwith-
standing the determination of those ruffians to attack the post at
Dunmacreena, Captain Crean formed the resolution to detach a
party in their rear to attack them, and succeeded in making eight
prisoners, and petting a column of them to the route; but fear-
ing they might attack Dunmacreena, he countermarched and
lodged his prisoners at the Barracks, when the symptoms of at-
tack, on the part of the Insurgents, continued to increase.—
lie therefore determined instantly to transmit the prisoners to
Clare, to the Right Hon. Denis Browne, under an escort of
Yeomanry, who were attacked on the road near Ballindangan,
by a party of rebels, collected together from the columns that
had been previously dispersed. They were obliged to fire four
voliies on the Insurgents, whom they drove off, after making
their leader prisoner ; and from the quantity of blood which ap-
peared on the road, it is supposed some of the assailants must
have been severely wounded.
" An express in the mean time reached Clare, when the Right
Honourable Denis Browne and Colonel Browne advanced with
a party of the 59th Regiment of Foot, under the command of
Major D'Arcy, to the assistance of the Yeomanry, and were
joined on the road, by Dominick Browne, Esq. Member for the
County, his brother, Mr. George Browne, and Doctor Keane,
of Castlebar, with a number of Gentlemen and armed Servants
from Castle Mount-Garrett, who iucceeded in driving those
miscreants into the County 0 Galway, without coming in con-

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tset with them, loge which time the posts have been reitiorced
and tranquillity restored.
I have the honour to be, my Lord, '
" Yost very obedient Servant,
" HENRY BROWNS.
The Marquis of Sligo, Governor of Mayo, &c."

We have been informed of a curious fact respect-
ing a part of Genetal D'Esnoteux's corps, and in
some points of view it ii of importance. Theinfor-
mation to Svtich we glade is very generil,-,lbilt-is
distinctly asserted; that a body of men raised by Ge-
neral DTVEREUX, and sent out by him to theNorthT
ern part of the Peninsula of South America, hadef-
fected a landing on the Spanish Maine, but had
afterwards been surprised and taken by a detachment
of MoniLLo's forces. The
_prisoners were ftist sent
to CaracCas, but instead of putting them to •death,
as has been the usual mode of warfare, Mortar.°
compelled them to join his army, and they are now
serving under his orders.