Baltimore commercial journal, and Lyford's price-current. [volume] (Baltimore, Md) 1840-1849, 1848-08-26
LATER FROM EUROPE.

| The British steamer Cambria arrived at New York
on Saturday last in less than days from Liverpool
with papers and letters from Liverpool to 9th inst,
and from other European points proporionably late.
The commercial news is not particularly interesting
further than that from the very favorable weather
for securing the abundant harvest which was fast ma
tnring and the prospects also of plentiful Potato
crop in Ireland Indian Corn and Meal had declined,
the former lass per $50 lbs, and the latter Is per bril-
[Scc Liverpool Price Current on preceding page,
and our correspondents letter in another place.
IRELAND.
The accounts from Ireland are exciting, skrmish
certain, and a fight possibly, may have taken place
between the insurrcctionsts and the constabulary
force, in which some ten twelve lives were lost
or eoparded, and possibly half as many thousands
The Government press is under censorship, and no
thing but that which the inspectors sanction is per-
mitted to be published Private letters are also scru-
tinized. The Liverpool Times gives sketch of the
collision. prefaced as follows:
Prior to the news of the Habcas Corpus Suspension
Act having reached Ireland, Mr.. W. Smith O'Brien,
Mr. O'Gorman, MIR. Dillon, and, we believe, Mr..
Mcagher, perceiving the danger which was impend-
ing quilted the capital of Ireland, and repaired to
their strongholds in the south. On the 25th ut Mr.
O'Bricn and other confederate chiefs addressed the
people at CarrcI Suir and then plunged into the
heart of Tippcrary where, for several days, no au
tbentic accounts could be obtained respecting their
movements At first il was declared that O'Brien
was at the head of 10000 insurgents, which rumor
magnificd to 100 900; but trustworthy reports
having since arrived, find that at no period could
there have been more than 1000 adhercnts TO his
In the meantime the Government proclamation,
offering reward for the apprehension oil the lead
crs of the insurgents extensively posted through
out the chief towns of Tippcrary, Kilkenny, w ater-
ford and Limerick, and many We're deferred from
continuing in course which mperilled their lives
All the penalties of high attached to the har-
borers or abettors of the movement, aud the whole
body was completely panic stricken. or Meaghcr
we have no authentic accounts whatever II is said
that he has escaped. O'Brien, after interval of
some DAYS, during which he was doubtless occupied
in stirring up the peasantry, next appeared about
MuIlinahoue armed with pike and pistols, and sur
rounded by body guard similarly accoutred lie
certainly halted at the police station there, and de-
manded the sergeant and six men TO surrender. Some
pare took place, and Mr.. o. Bren and his party
not succeeding in gaining the men, or inducing
them to surrender, promised to return the following
day.
Another version is-that
The police had an accession to their party at this
time by the arrival Of sub Inspector Mr. lrant,
with 81 men. The police advanced as far as cross
road that comes down the hill past Mrs. Cormacks
house, when, suddenly seeing the great numbers that
were under Smith O'Brien, they turned up the cross
road, with the view of gaining post oil defence.