The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-03-15 00:00:00

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with tenderieg unlawfuloaths, allsembfi
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Yesterday right other*, chargenl with being
men, breaking into houses, plundering for at, "'v.
sad tendering illegal oaths.—(ned.) revacy..
" Tcast, bl ARCH 9.—About four o'clock out Voider
last, this town was thrown into the etmost
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and alarm by the arrival of a person, aho shoed tikailtee
engagement took place between • arsiall detach :
the North Mayo militia, stationed at Belmont"(
miles from hence); and a party of an::"'n
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alter an obstinate Ilattlti, the latter were obh.,,t
treat, leaving thirty of their men killed, and a ;r:
number woueded. In instant the military were saf-„;
out, and appeared under arose, and pasts of die 11.0:
Brigade, with au officer, dispatched at 'double 1n,6:
time to Mir, ma•eue Of action ; bat on their sr..--;%;
within a short distance of it; they were ordered
as all was quiet. awn the Rilibonnien dispersed, petit,—
the absence of the Riflemen, a the is
iflemen, and numbers
habit,„ts, the reports in town ono various and math
dietory, au much so, ;hat we declined saying nor 16,"
°fit on Monday, fearing we might lie del intu roar'
The fact of the report, however, turned out to be thi,
Informal heitepr riven to that unions and %pint"l
tfentli m C nuan James l'.
Blake, E. 4. of Belmont, ri:
it is Weil titichVfl. the tiroapprer.e•re of 114'
urn' 'hit county, has not absented bier-elf one dor
night front his house and truantry. elks, 'l3 s„rtiGt
thee wealt.tionde.l and stall/wen fellows) that a en,.
taro or theirs was withio• few miles of Ids place, ier„.
diately 'set unt in 'rest of • , nrecnepanied lr ,
serjeact, ei;:lit men of the North Meru ing
(a party of which he constantly keeps foreinutt•
the cernbtesurbood)i and after a long luek.ont
ree.leti in toakinK him a prisoner. 'Hoe follower's{
this noble commander were soon apprised of his
teation, and instantly dete`rmitied Ott reselling foe;
for this prirpeere 'towards or two hundred of thet•aeem
Idea in a field. near which the party and prisoner inrek
pass, the most of them being arum! tells pile-Meet,
spades, shovels, hooks, and scythes. Mr. Blake Lea,
apprelieneive of an attack, particularly un seeiue tea
crowd of country people at a distance, ordered hones
to be on their guard, while lie ressibitely galloped apt,
the crow .I ; judging from their positlim that the/ erre
fur battle, he began in the mildest m•inaer to reseals%
them. told them they were not aware of tbeir dupe
and if they persevered that the consrottenee treadle
murder, as he and his party were well prepared, ass
also fully determined to stand soh le a ;Ilan requiter; ali„
with hiui. They were deaf to his entreaties, sal tr
'artless of his sayings, and soemed to hark g
his absurdity, in thinking that tine oe 4e 1,0
would conquer SO many ; upon which he rude leek*
meet his party and prepare for the Opraiiiinings, hu6r
might he confident of an attack, at the same tine eft;
the prisoner, if he attempted to escape that he es
that moment be shot. ilr. !linter, fr•nrieg thesifies
wonlil be surrounded. ordered them to tire, thileari:
would he a 1111.8110 Of deterring then:. het it wesnisal/
to reasperate the Ribbontnen, who seemed to le theist
on the army more and more ; Mr. Blake stria/seethe
alternative but a constant fire, ordered his wants&
to keep i; up. and •isake their ways throrteh thew whin
they did so effeetnaily, as to cause the Kilthonales tars•
treat in all dieeetiotot, leaving cue tern deed aid isc
others badly wonnded. We are proud to say, that as'
a man of Mr. Blake's party rcreii id any isjere al.
though stones were thrown at them from all gutters
The soldiers, after securing the r ;funded, breagit them
off in a car, with the remains of the nnfortvaste 'sea
and their prisoner, to B dolour, fur the mimeo( los-
ing them transmitted to Clare. There art, we heat.
many others of thew renews isamodeel, *settee et
bring discovered prevents their procursog netical
and are, on that account, rensaining in the moat
agony and danger.—(Afeye Celatththuo)
cnitsiNEß*P isOtftr.
Yesterday an inquest was field at Ow, in the cower
of Mayo, by Paul Manuien, Esq. Corona for this mem
On a view of the body of the uniortimate man, sort
Owen Connor. who was killed, on Monday last, h a
party of the North 11a)e) Star, while aiding sdarriis
attempting to rescue a ?dustier from them.
Edward !Mite, re q. sworn.—On Monday, the kit ef
March, about one o'clock, lie was in company with Mr
James Car Blake, who then had a prisoner is his cse
tody, sambaed by a party of the staff of the North Ns!.
.Militia, and was proceeding nit)) Mr. Mahe aforemidoe
wards the Ileum. of Belmont; they were dem ea tie
lands of Fartymore, in the said county of (felony, win
witness saw a mob assembling, in number, in ceded
three or tour hundred, as witness believes, anis,
Flinty fur the poi-pose of resetting the prisoner in the
nutrias. of Nlr. Blake, as aforesytd. Mr. Blake roes.
nst'd his nay with the party, when witness went tear
'nob, and expostidati•rl with them, awl requested dm
to go home. itness conceited that many of tber
sons so collected slid go home, but when Mr. Mk
proceeded about half a mile further with his istiwsw
witness perceived another number of persons,
in a different direction, and miming fast towedillx
Blake and Isis party, when witness spprebendiega►
pleasant consequences, rode towards those park
again its order to prevent them iluini any ham
beiug then wi!hin about three hundred yards tt tk
military. Witness again expostulated with then, bd
they f hes eupon :<ersikeil to desist—Miami this reausii
to the party, and they, with Mr. Blake and witatope
vested 'gem their way, but when they nere meshed
half a mole funlier, witness perceived the same weir .
suing the tinny, and apparently assembled in great rele
bora ; witness also saw another number of mewl
from a different direction, and towanls the pal. to_
apparently for the purpose of rescuing the Irtlo,l
It annul then (by the desireof Mr. Jaynes C Ma
moat and remonsteated with the mob, irwrioNsor
grossly insulted by the said mob, and an atfroart
task
by one of them to stab witness with a pits bferL Ate
eti:tilrel some other facts as to the transacarre, In 67
saying, that if the military did aid Win'
was conscious they wonld be attacked, and
•My the prisoner rescued.
M ichael ()erne n sworn—Examined the wood WOW,
on the said deceased, Owen Connor, which
Neves was by a ball fired from a gun, whieb ralsoir
darsel vertibra, and which witness swears nand
drat it.
After the above depositions, the Jury foe
lowing verdict f—
kis"Zethifiiundrotlillastegtuheendereceaot.TlN,utnlwilemnif,!ooanawrairjr._ IT!
party of the staff of the North Mayo Militia, sow
escorting a primmer, whom the deceased, aedatrl
di,
krgernob, endeavoured to rescue fruits the
caddl
said party."—({bit.)
We are proud to state, tint there has tat rim leo
the last week, so munch talk of Itibbonnsea, en Inm_7;
tofore; we have cot beard of any liallinafads brief n":
our neighbourhood, or any excesses romminni
We are acre this circumstanre is to be art
arrival of the military amongst us, and the
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by the Magistrates and Gentlemen. • rs
This town
tosay,t.
and nw pe
eigbabnneeabrfrod
of Atbesq is _
are sorry e,
of that town, William Inpdelli EN• ate.
at dim
eery, is using every every exertion top
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We feel pleasure in stating, that not
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the town of llearlfurd kw as yet been Weil