American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1822-04-26
FOREIGN INTELLIG ENCE.
LIVERPOOL, March IS.

Ireland-The intelligence from Ireland can
scarcely be called favorable. Altho' in the neigh
borhood of Newmarket, in the county of Cork, the
peasantry are giving up their arms and returning to
a state of tranquility in other parts Of the county
some houses have been plundered Of arms. In the
adjoining county of Limerick, several ages have
been committed by men with their faces blackened,
and dressed in womens clothes. ! he house of
Tn. Furong, Esq. of Balydanel, and Balycahane
the seat Of Geo. Leake, Esq. have been burnt to
the ground by incendiaries also the house
OF Ballinakell, Klfehny, belonging to John Pig
OFT, Esq. Several other houses, IN the same neigh
lborhood have also been burnt. On Friday evening,
(the LIST. about O'Clock, Henry ohehan, convey
ing the mail from Rathkeale to Shanagolden and
the Kerry line, and one escort oil the Sd light dra
Igoons, were hred at by some ruffians from behind
la ditch. who killed the postman and his horse, woun
ded the dragon and took off the mail The occur.
renee took place near the town of Rahkeale, that
the shots were heard by the police and ADD who
instantly repaired the scene and found the post
man weltering in his blood: he taken 20 the hos
pital and breathed his last at IL o'clock. vigilant
pursuit up for the perpetrators and several
fellows taken up who, if not concerned in the
robbery, will be tried under the instruction act.
| The special commission, under the insurrecton
act, opened at Limerick the LIST instant. On that
and the following day, IL individuals were tried,
lawfully assembled, and others as being 'ide and
dsorderly.' Thirteen were found guilty and four
acquitted. Of the former, several were apprehen-
ded with arms in their hands, at distance from
their homes. They were, forthwith, sentenced to
seven years transportation, and, on the same even
ling sent, under military escort, to Charlevlle,
their way to Cork, where they will be put board
1.-THE hulks, until the transports are ready to convey
them to New South Wales. The promptness of
these trials, & the summary mode adopted towards
those convicted, made great impression upon the
lpopulace who Witnessed the proceedings.
The Rathkeale special sessions commenced on
Tuesday week. Thirty-one magistrates appeared
on the bench. Five men convicted of being absent
from their homes at night were sent off for traspor-
ltaton.
! Since the above was in type, we have received the
Dublin paper of Saturday. The following is the
only piece OF intelligence worth extracting from it:
i sThe destruction of property in Limerick is fright
ful. The nsurrecton act, however, is in full exc.
/ cuton. The moment conviction takes place, the
cuprits hurried off to vessel that lies at Krush
and it is not unlikely that, in very few days, they
will be on their way for New South Wales.
! From Tipperary we have happily no news. Kill
kenny is tranquil, and likely to continue In
! Kerry there has not yet been any commission but
the assizes are at hand. Waterford is quiet
| RiOtous proceedings in Suffolk and hortoK.-We
sorry to learn, that the services OF the yeomany