Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1820-05-03
Nsw- York, April 80.
LATEST FROM ENGLAND.

rived this morning, I'D az udyS nun Live
pool, the editors of the Commercial Adyer-
User have received .heirregular files of Lon
don papers. to the 18th of March, and Liver
pool 10 the 18th; Lloyd's and General Ship
ping List to the 18th, and London Prices
Current to the same date.
The situation of Ireland has become a
larming and the government have at last
found that il is no time for temporizing, or
for halfway measures. The Dublin Even
INC Post Of March Z, says, that not only
horse, foot, but cannon have been dispatch
ed 10 the west. The entire county OF Clare
has been put by proclamation under the
peace preservation act, and detachment OF
aying artillery has been dispatched 10 the
couaty of Galway. Five thousand addition
al troops were tobe sent to Galway ON the
eth. Ribbondism had began to rear It's head
in the county OF Westmeath. A letter from
Athlow. OF March s, says
&c This town, Cor the last weeks. has pre-
seRted a scene thatI do not recolect to have
been equallei at any period during the war;
The continual passage oftroops, Of all arms,
two or three different descriptions of day,
their baggage, billetings, trumpetings and
drummings, give dreadful note OF prepa-
ration The enemy, however, does not
seem ia the least intimidated by it; they
have appeared in formidable numbers al
most every night, and each night in dlife-
rent place /; they have taken all the arms IN
this and the county of Roscommon, from
gentle and simple, and throughout great
part of the county Of Galway-hitherto the
I,einster side of The Shannon had been re-
msrkab!y quiet, but the fame is spreading
fast, and they opened the campaign IN
Wesmeath last night, by Iobbing arms from
several houses, and one within mile of this
town"
On the 4th of March detachment of the
sd regt. in nightly patrole, took % pri-
soners, guns, A cases Of pistols, and three
blunderbusses, and sent IL Of the prisoners
10 Tuam gaol. Even the clergy have found
it necessary to denounce the enormity OF The
offeaces from the pulpit and in several m
stances, they have turned out to aid the
troops aud officers of the police.
Atthe Roscommon Assizes, on the Cd,
many Pibbaudmen we're found guiity--some
capitaly, and were ordered for execution
ON the l8lh.--Seyeral others are to be trans-
ported.
All the accounts from Ireland. up to the
latest dates, are Of nature calculated to in
sp;re the utmost uneasiness. The Ribband
men continued to assemble in Atheny, Fea
kle, Kilno, aud elsewhere. Where there is
not an adequate military force, the peacea-
bic inhabitants are nightly in dread of them.
Hundreds of thern pass aud re-pass through
the towns at night, spreading terror around,
by shouting, sounding of horns, plundering
arms, administering unlawful oatbs, &c.
On the night OF the Sd, about 500 of them
between the parish OF Feakle aud kilno.-
They beg an to assemble about z O'clock ;
they were blowing horns and hu2zaing, and
about 10 O'Clock they marched into the pa
rdsh of kilno, where they commenced adj
ministering oaths, and robbng for arms.
During this night MIR. Sampson was APP
prised OF their intention to attack and rob
his house. He Immediately called on some
resolute friends, anda detachment of mill
tary, and PREF AIRED to defend his house and
family. The marauders commenced the at
tack, but were repeled with some loss. On
the same night, the house of Mr.. O'Reilly, of
Coemanstown, between Tuam and Lough-
rea, (iorm ery Mr.. French's,) was burnt to
The ground, because, as the banditti alleg-
ed, it was Intended to convert it into bar
rack and on Sunday night, the 9Th, James
Hardiman Burke, Esq. Deputy Mayor of
Galway, was attacked at his own residence,
: St Cleran's, near Dunsande, and miracu-
loasly escaped assassination.
An account from Tuam, March 9, gives an
account Of on engagement between about
QoC Ribbandmen, armed with pitchforks,
mixes, shovels, scythes, hooks, &c. and a
small detachment OF troops The object of
these deluded men was to rescue one of their
captains, who had just been madea prisoner
and then in custody of the troops. After an
obstinate resistance, they were dispersed,
rlo.y;no one dead and 6ya badly wounded