American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1824-10-29
Extracts from Foreign Journals to the 7th September.


IRELAND-ALLEGED OUTRAGE AT TIMPo.
The Liverpool Mercury publishes the following
explanation of the manner in which the alleged
outrage Ennskillen found admission into his
columns; explanation which while il shows ex
traordinary depravily in the author of the deception
excuIpates the Editor of the paper in question,
which, has been before stated, is conducted with
discretion. ability and taste:
slate in July last gentleman rendered letter
for insertion in the Mercury, describing act Of
courageous violence which staggered our belief.
lie, however, not only gave his own name and
address, but that also of the person from whom he
had heard the intelligence, and left with us most
singular antique crucfx, which the latter declared
that he had captured in the ahray.-Upon this
authority we noticed the report, expressing our dis
Ibeel OF it, aud stating most sincerely that our mo-
tive in bringing il publicly forward TO afford the
parties accused of so diabolical deed an opportu-
n,ty OF publicly dlsavowing report which was pri-
lsately circulating 10 their disadvantage. Had we
ourselves been thus clandestnely accused OF sny
misconduct, We should have felt obliged to any per
son who had thus afforded Us an opportunity oil
buuing the SANDER Colonel Dickens, and Ma
gistate, who enormously supposed himself alluded
70, thought otherwise, It seems They addressed US
apgrly upon the sub ect through the medium oil the
public journals, and naturally enough called upon US
to give up the name Of our correspondent. by whom
they suspected the story had been fabricated for
some sinister motive. Colonel Dickens, IN letter
addressed to us, dated Aug. s. says, " Your cores
pondent is the man, and it is bis name and address
that you ought 10 have given up, and which we still
require In reply to this letter expressed our
conviction that Mr.. Mahon, our correspondent, was
not the inventor OF the calumny, although he might
have been the dupe OF a villain. This opinion has
subsequently been conErmed in way so unequvo
cal lh II fCaIone Dickens is not satisfied, the public
will think with US, that every thing has been done
on our pat that can be required Of public journalists
The following affidavit Of Wster6eld. who invented
the original story OF the outrage OF Iimpo chapel,
releases our correspondent, Mr.. Mahon, from anj
suspicion Of having maliciously prOpaga,ed libe
upon the military ard the magistlary. 1t Isl la
inevitable reflection HAT az individual exists so in
curngjb,y d-ptayed t. act as this has done
IN the occasion and the Circumstance tends tol
slenp then, possible. our Gcte.taion OF The liar
whose character We have long considered worst
even than that Of the thief.--
TIE AFFIDAVIT =" John Waerfed Of the
boioug Of Derby, IL Engisnd, by trade eweler,
aud late prl, ale in Tie san Regiment OF ioot quar-
erred al Ennisken in Ireland, upon oath saith
hat on his return home from the regiment in Ire
land, on his discharge having been purchased byi
ms friends, he got into the company Of person oI
the name of Mahnh, at a pubic house in Prescott.
~
geher did relate 70 him the particulars Of an aray
alleged % have taken place at T'impo Fair near
in the same terms az published in the |
LIVERPOOL MERcUkY OF the 50th day OF July last
and from thence copied into several other papers,
and hereunder written or nearly so; but that such
sta enent IS wholly Ease and without the least foun.
atlon, having heen fabricated BY the said John Wa.
erhed purely boast, not thinking it would be
made pubic, and without meaning to reflect upon
Inc Objects or prlvaes OF the saith Regiment in the
slightest manner, having every to respect
aud feel grateful towards the commanding and 9TH
cr officers Of that regiment. The said John Water.
field thinks il due 10 all parties concerned to make
his public acknowledgment on oath, and TO express
his unielgned conrl,ion for having been thoughtles.
y the occasion OF so false and foul an asperslon.
"JUHN WATERFlELD. |,
Sworn at the borough OF Derby aforesaid the
18th day Of August 1924, before me.
"JOHN DREWRY. |,
Mayor Of the said Borough"
Here follows the original statement, headed
dreadful Outrage in lreland,' inserted in the
Mercury OF the 5oth day Of July last, which IT is
here to repeat.