Litchfield enquirer., 1843-08-03
lsstsFS From 2r. Weed. ... No. III.
corrspoAdencs 0rths ARGny Ert"ine Journal


 lam hrre with my foot upon the Green lsle-the land of my admiration and sym- pathy from boyhood to the maturity Ol
 1 Jeff our ship beating up the Channel against an obstinate head wind at 3 o'clock F. M. yesterday, in a small boat that came of to Us and, after pull of three hours, made this port before sunset. It Is dc. lIghiful spot. The village is situated in the elbow of deep bay,and consists of row or continuous block of stone coltages,all on one side of the street facing :he water, while the terraces rising back of the village are do'ted with cabins, ard patched with fields clothed in verdure and truitfulness.
 Th1 arrival, at an obscure town upon the Coast, of nine strangers, with a formidable array of trunks Sc. created quite stir; but when it came to be known that two Catholic Bishops from America and two Priests from France. Qhouga one of the latter is from Belgium and the other from Bavaria,) were among us, the sensation was tvuly amuse- ing. The 'Repcalers' gathered about in Swarms. The Coast. Officer and tue Con- stabulary Guard appeared embarrassed and excited. l called upon the Excise 0tfleer aud invited him to examine our losggsgs>- ln walking with me over 90 sAe aaEeA> Ae GsREsNs sS HFFtNFV F'N SHFC somewhat excltea state of tAe caensrS. would occasion S@qaSrr ana rs'A4ark, n would be hsS duty ta make his sxasabansiefn more rigid thaR under araaAaac a;llacasassar> ces. He then proesseaea 10 ehEa ethr narstfS. places of residence aEIa wscatiah, alaA 10 ex> amlne whether VIC bud ar'es or EpanalSsas concealed. He sAea 6ngnirssa the 0Sfeea o< our visit and the length sf rsnpe We Snsesassd tO remain in Iresana> Afa uhSs Uas done with the utmost SeaSsacy and prmyrSetv on the rart of the 0fficer We informed him that we took advantage of caanss and head winds to leave our ship and rum through Ireland 10 Liverpool. hoping that we should he so fortunate as to he1r O'CoNNELL, and to sec Father MATTHEW.
 The Custom House examination over. we were seated to our frs: supper in Ireland.- It consisted of bacon and eggs, fried in the bar.room, Ca small by 9) where twenty men were moking their pipes; served. how ever, upon a clean linen table.cloth. with fresh roll of butter and a strongly matted loaf of bread.
 After supper, the Bishops went with the resident Catholic Clergyman. others were sent to neighboring house, two only lodg- cd at the Hotel,) and accepted the invita- aion of the Commandent of the Coast Guard to take bed at his house, where passed the evening and night very pleasantly.
 The only mode of conveyance, in the mor- ming, was an Irish ':Jaunting Car" with one horse. Nor could a second vehicle be rais- ed in the village! A messenger was there- fore despatched (for an English shillng) on foot 10 Bandon (nine miles) for anothercnr; and at 5 A. NJ. two one horse "Jaun,ing Cars" and scraggy looking cart fo, the luggage "reined up" before the Hotel.
 The Bishops were up at 4 o'clock and at 5 wont 10 the Charel for Mass, where an i'm. mense congrega tion Che information f their arrival ha wing been spread during the .night,) had assembled.
 At 6 o'clock, having taken dish of black tea dnG boiled egg, we set out for Cork, distance of 30 miles. The morning air was pure and bracing. and the ride was far more intensely interesting than any ever enjoy ed. The whole scene was panoramic.- Every rod, foot, and almost every inch of soil, is in high, state of cultivation. Indeed the earth is here taxed to its utmost capaci- dy. But vegate ble nature seems not alone. The country is equally prolific in men. women and children. Ireland is in literal state of incubation. Ever and anon we came into clusters of cabins and shanties which seemed like intellectual ant-billS. And these shanties were shared in common by bipeds and quadrapeds. In numberless in. stances. I saw people, pigs. poultry and goats, quietly enjoying the same and only room in the'caGin.
 We saw hundreds of women and children engaged in spreading sea.weed (impregna- ted with salO as manure. We overlook and passed many carts, each with l2 or !5 bushels of potatoes on their way to Bandon, where they get at the rate of two pence. (tour cents) for 25 pounds. In this way the poor est class of tenants pay their rents.
 The lands We passed over to-day (30 miles) are principally owned by three noblemen, viz Lord Shannon (deceasedD Lord Bandon, md Lord Cork. And for the muniicent support of these three families, more than a million of their fellow creatures are ground 10 an earth designed by u bene6cen: Provi. dence,to furnish an abundance for all.
 Several of the most beautiful mansions between Courtmashery and Cork are occu pied by Prot estant Clergymen, whose fields and globes enrich and adorn their ''livings" and yet their congregations, in some insan- ces, scarcely extend beyond their house. lsold. But these Church estahlishm enis draw their support from the toll and sweat of tho poor peasants, who worship where their fathers worshipped, in the humble chapelS al whose altars thousands are knt cling daily The broad and fertile domain of Lord Dandon, through which we passed, would have delighted me far more, ifI could have forgotten the tens of thousands who toil and sorrow that this one man may reap and rev Ci.
 Bat the Object of the most absorbing inter- rst was the majestic ruin ot the ancient Ab- ,cy ofTltaoteague, whose walls and tower, amid they sneak. wouit, rsveal the history