Winchester gazette. [volume] (Winchester, Va.) 18??-1826, 1822-04-13

0titAN SASELhs cauudTs
SIR, Sinceths date OF my lat des qatch
| have observation-disclosures stating that the
Disturbances in Inc county of Cork had assu-
med still mon decided appearance of in
surrection, and that tire popG'ace bad pro.
ceedec to assenbls in more numerous, bod.
les IN the day iTir, to- resist and 10 attack
the civil power, and his majesty's troop,.
His majesty's government is aIresdy aypris
! sed OF the altar which TOOK place on the
2lsI. between stlsta,chtneu, Of the 2oth reg.
iment. and she iuhabitsn of he mountain
ocs district between Barry and Macroom.
That affair hes been succeeded by Others of
similar description; they are detailed in
the Communications from the Commander of
the forces; and think it may be convt nient
| TO furaish you with an abstIaci of these trans
actions, according TO the plan observed in
this series Of any dispatches.
On tina 9Th inst. a large body of persons
attack d the mail coach passing from Trslee
10 Cork, and after havi"g killed some Of the
horses, and wdundcd ihe guard, coschmsn,
and passenger, overturned the coach and
Obtained possession Of the mail. On receipt
of this intelligence, Colonel Mncheli, who
Commanded at hlacrooEn, proceeded from
thence with detachment OF troops, in the
direction OF Mill street, near which place the
coach had BEEN attacked He found there q
large body Of men, partly armed; they made
a show of resIstence but upon being attack,
Ell by the troops, they He'd with precipi,at On,
and 23 prisoners were secured
On thr same day two dragons despatch
| ed with orders ~ the officer at Mi-Street,
were at;scked aoS wOuHd.6 on their road -
The officer, under the direction of a msgis-
trate, proceeded with some troops in The di.
rectirn OF Macroon, aud met large force
I,IIl ,o. - ~.
| had b..o encountered by Col Mitchell
He reports the nUsliber Opposed 10 him to
have been nearly 5000, armed .itn w-epous
, Of various descoii'iions, OF which nu,ke,s
formed out az inc" idetaolc proportion.
On the same day. IN the neiehborhoOd Of
Char!evilIe, a bn3y ut 600 psr,ons. Of whoa
| the leader and several others were armes
with musltets, eff ctcd the rescue of MAT
| who had been apprehended 8, was IN charge
of party of police, and compelled the 20.
! lice to retire.
On the 25 h intelligence was Conveyed to
| Sir. J. Lambert, that the whole male oopu
lHtion go the north of Bandco was proceed
ing 10 the mountains, ana it was asce rtAined
that the previous night had been employed u,
assembling the people and thai large bodies
| had heen observed in the morning on their
march IN that direction Col. Mitchell again
ndTcheu from NEarInpg IN la tilr UtTsCtlOn OF
Miilsst' where fhe man carry wing the mail had
bean that morning attacked aud murdered
He found there a body stated To amount to q.
coo men, posted on the heights the road
| OF these abnut 1000 descended to attack his
detachment, ard fred three shots, but on
the advance Of the troops they Immediately
took to hit, Leaving so prisoners in the
hands of the military.
A, the same time a very large body Of peo
Pile assembled in the neigbborhood OF New
market and ksptuik imagining, as is sup
posed, from the Departure of some dragons
who had been stationed there. that the force
OF infantry remaining woGld be unequal to
resistance.
The rioters approached the town Of New
market, and occupied the road. A Get.ch-
ment Of the ga regiment rapidly islodged
Them. and secured three prisoners.
On the eve::iag of the ,ane DAY, dstsch.
ment of the ii'Il regiment was attacked OF
us march from Macroorn to Bandon, hy
party Of so men, VINO followed i, tor three
ntes, and 10 retard the march of the Kings
troops
u further appears. from various commu-
nica,ions. tina, the grsa,er part of the popu
'ation OF the northern part Of the county Of
Cork, bad assemble! in the mountains, au1
thar they have IA some places made demon.
STATIONS Of attack. Ard in others had commits;
ted ou;ragea by dav. with increased Forces
aGd bcIdnrss. am, SC.
tsidned) H'ELLESLY.
Right I'm. Robert Peel. &c
Mr.. PLUNKET has oesn appointed attor-
ney genera. or Ireland. He entered unoo
the duties of that cffice at Dublin Castle the
23j Of January.
The following notice WIS posted at CIonmel
TAKE THIS DOWN IF YOU DARE.
OCLAMATION
" Reason - We, the united body Of the
Commissioners. COMMUNICATING our sad
state, and deer mined TO abolish all Tiths,.
Taxes and Rent, DO offer a reward of so
pounds, for the head Of Head Minister, so
Tor Curate, 20 for proctor, and 10 for a
Biiliff. MARSHAL ROCKn
Accounts from Leipsic, dated 4tf of Jan
nary, give most melancholy account Of the
f'ir, and represent it as one of the worst
hat has occurred for long time. The
Greeks used Ia be great purchasers at the
FAIR oi Le'psic; bot revolution and commerce
rarely flourish together
Letters from some parts of Ru-sia. from
the Souih OF Germany and Naples, Of the
last ~ December, mention that shocks Of
ear qnakes bad been felt in those quarters.
Msda'ne Catalina made her appearance az
the Mosical Festival in Liverpool, 2gth Jan
uaTy. sitter az absence Of nine years
a meeting of freebpiders has been held in
S"6ok, in which resolutions were unani-
mou-ly carried, stating the facts Of the exis
ting pressure u?on the landed interest. and
urging on Parliament economy and reduced
expenditure.