New-York daily tribune., 1843-07-29
THE TRIBUNE.
letters from llr, Weed =. No. Ill.

,,asnst an obstinate head wind at D O'CLOCK
m. Yesterday, in u small boat that came OFT 10
q: and. after q pull Of three hours, made this
,at before sunset. 1t is a delightful spot. The
raspe is situated in the elbow of deep bay, and
,oossts of row or continuous block OF stone cot
,ees all on one side Of the street facing the water
gsTe the terraces rising back Of the village are dot
"a with cabins ard rutched with fields clothed IN
.,dure and lrmtfulness.
The arrival, al an obscure town upon the Coast,
dpne strangers, with formidable array Of trunks,
e. created quite stir; but wien it came to be
;ocwn that two Catholic Bishops from America
and two Priests from France, Though one of the
after Is from Belgium and the other from Bava-
daA were among us the sensation was truly
,nusiig. The 'Rcpeaers' gathered about us
!, swarns. The Coast-Cfiicsr ard The Con-
,sDulary Guard appeared embarrassed and ex-
Gtsd. | called upon the Excise Officer and
invited him to examine our luggage. In walk.
NO with NE over to the Hotel, he remarked that,
= our landing there in the somewhat excited
da,e Of the country, would occasion inquiry and
remark, it would be his duty to make his ex-
animation more rigid than under ordinary cir
,nmstanccs. He then proceeded to take our
names, places Of residence and vocation, and TO
t,sDne whether we had arms or munitions con-
esalcd. He then inquired the object of our visit
md The length of time we intended to remain in
Ireland. All this was done with the Utmost deli
.acy ard propriety on the part of the officer. We
informed him that we took advantage of calms
ind head winds to leave our ship and run through
leland to Liverpool, hoping that we should be so
sunate as to hear O'CoNNEIL, and 10 see Father
MATHEW.
The Custom House examination over, we were
.sa.ed 10 CIR first supper in ireland. it consisted
,lbacon and eggs fried in the bar-roon, "a small
lby 81 where twenty men were smoking their
apes; served, however, upon clean linen table
doth, with fresh roll of butter and strongly
matted loaf Of bread.
After supper, the Bishops went with the resi-
dent Catholic Clergyman, others were sent to a
nsighboring house, (two only odgcd at the Ho-
tell and accepted the invitation of the Com
mandant 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 morning,
vas an Irish Jauntmg Car" with one horse
Nor could second vehicle be raised in the vii
age A messenger was therefore despatched
for an English sllilling) on foot to Bandon (ninc
niles for another car and at 5 A. NJ. two one
horse Jannting Cars" and scraggy looking
cat for the luggage "reined up" before the Hotel.
The Bishops were up at o'clock and at 5
went to the Chapel for Mass, where an immense
congregation (tIle information of their arrival
having been spread during the night,} had as
semhled.
AT + o'clock, having taken a dish of black tea
and boiled egg, we set out for Cork, distance
o.! 81 miles. The morning air was pure and bra
eng and the ride was far more intensely interest
ing than any ever enjoyed. The whole scene
was panoramic. Every rod, foot, and almost
every inch Of soil, is in a high state of cultlva-
ION. Indeed the earth is here taxed to It's utmost
capacity. But vegetable nature seems not alone.
The country is equally prolific in men, women
and children. ireland is in literal state of IN
cuNailon. Ever and anon we came into clus
les Of cabins and shantieS which seemed like
Intellectual ant-hs. And these shantics were
shared in common by bipcds and quadrupcds.-
lhnalnbcrless instances, | saw people, pigs, poul-
cNand goats, duietIy enjoying the same and
Onyroo in the cabin
We saw hundreds of women and children cr-
saged in spreading sea.wecd and sand (pprcgna-
I'D with salt as manure. We overlook and
passed many carts, each with II or Is bushels Of
0aioes, on their way TO Bandon, where they
Hat The rate of t7ao-pence (lour cents for %
Rads In this way the poorest class Of tenants
Nyther rents.
ihe lands VIC passed over to-day go miles,
se Principally owned by three nobIcmen, viz
ea Shannon, (dccoascd) Lord Bandon, and
LOO Cork. And for the munticcnt support OF
as ass tarce families, moro than million of their
siow creatures arc ground to an earth designed
y benefcent Providence TO furnish an abun-
dance for all.
mo our way into Courtmacsherry, we passed IN
iIaN view OF the Old Head of kinsalc, the rock
SE0a which the packet ship Albion was so disas
lousy wrecked many years ago.
Inc crew of the small boat in which VIC came
s'9e consisted of FIVE men. They had long,
said pull against a strong current and head wind.
sIe ol our party who had bottle of white WINE
lis carpet bag offered it TO the men. Two of
sem drank of it, but the other three declined,
ss!giag that they had taken Father Matthew's
%Sge' These men added, that they were out
~ saiS ooat through all weathers, and by night as
t.. sa as by day; but that they could endure cold
,S.a sua ana work longer and pull harder, since
ss look the pledge and that with Gods help
~F! would never break it.
several of the most beautiful mansions be-
es sea Courtmacsherry and Cork arc occupied by
s..:S sOVss'ant C!ergymcn, whose fields and globes
sas ..aa and adorn their livings;" and yet their
assesatlons, in some instances, scarcely extend
S5ead thel, own household. But these Church
"a s1solshments draw their support from the toll
- ~ sweat of the poor peasants, who worship
,sa lure their fathers worshipped, in the humble
sssaeis at whose affairs thousands are kneeling
s.to.lp Ss passed, every few miles, "constabulary"
aaofs, where guards are posted to preserve the
' These guards, in neat uniform, arc the
4sa 3. looking young men have ever seen.
epassed, also, tie Far of Ballamahonc, III u
S.uul valley, where large herds of cattle sheep,
4, &c. and "lnuch people" had collected.
/. ae broad and fertile domain OF Lord Bandon,