The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1848-10-26
EUROPEAN INTELLuGENCE.
Interesting Details from Ireland.

spS b'Ii pun correspondent OI tue New
York Courier writes us follows under date
oil 10Th ult -
The state OF Ireland l,ns assumed new
phase, and the s!umberiny tranquility Of
the South has suddenly burst forth into
open insnrrection. The formidable demon.
slraton in which the peasan,ry arc at this
moment engaged, is varioisly represented:
but all accounts concur IN showing that its
ex,eat far exceeds any thing Of the kind
attempted since l79s; and that its proba-
bic issue is difficult To be estimated. We
canno, find that it has arisen fror, political
causes. bnt in the present state of the conp-
try II is utterly impossible tha, il could con
time long To be disscu,cd from tic ruling
passion or the dav. Commencing. AZ il,
did. IN the ngrarian discomfort which per
vadcs the entire Of the Son,h-the result
OF present want and prospective starvation
we iind that i, speedily allied Itself 10
the smonldering elements al political vio-
lcnce. aud that in the present outbreak al
the purposes OF a decided revolution arc
unagnivacailv contemplated.
The CIonmd Chronicle adds:
The most exciting reports reached Clon-
mel tins morning oi IN outbreak nj Carrica-
on.Snr. 4 man from that place came in
to Clonmc! this morning in grca, haste.
bringing with him nil the money he could
collect, TO get gold Cor il. He described
Carrick rs being IN m awiill state. The
bills all around covered with armed men.
who have forced all tho farmers TO give
barrels Of bread, mcrt. and ether supplies.
rs well us arms and ammunition. Many
OF them have been also forced 10 Join the
movement. and he stated that Carric.S was
to he tnkcn forthwith Mt labcrcr was
To he seen between Carrick md CloumcI.
until he reached this town; all have joined
the rebels on the hills. who arc represented
to number several thousands
And in Second Edition states:
At Newinwn hill. the insurgents, it is
believed, have formed an encampmeni. aud
am assured by u person who travelled
close by it, that it is covered with people.
The military have formed a camp close bv.
Last night Curran!lmorc was attacked by
a body Of insurgents, Tor the purpose Of ia
king the swivel guns and cannon, with
which the Marquis OF Waterford recent,
fortified it. The Marquis sent for the
troops, but did not hear nr tho result. A
large body Of Marines left Waterford this
morning. for the scene. having been first
served out with biscuit and meat for some
DAYS; thew were marched oil by Major
General Macdonald, who is busilv engaged
al that place. in the disposition Of troops at
his command. Every thing leads mo Ia
bci.ge that we are on the eve Of another in
surrectoD.
A, C.-rick tic greatest excitement pre-.
walls IN consequence al the belief there tl,ni
the bridge OF Grancv had been thrown
down TO prevent the troops crossing; the
arches are Sill standing I'm, the battle.
mcats are demolished md the roadway
picked UP. the 81 Bllis md SD reni.
ments which were Ia pass through here To.
GAY, have been stopped NJ Carrich, and les-
patched 10 the scene Of disturbance. 4
gentleman Informed me that n, pilltown
two pieces Of artillery had arrived mud h
largo number OF troops. The mli,ar,
whic., Ind been sen, for to Carrick. were
returned towards Cnrraehmore; horse. foot
and artillery arc now on tie move in all
directions.
We have hecn permitted TO make the
following extract from letter received in
town this morning from Kilkenny. The
letter was written by gentleman OF the
highest respcctability:-
(EXTaAcT.)
"kILKESSy, Tuesday, 18th Sept. 1913.
"ihe neigbborhood Of Carrck is in a
dreadful staie--thousands Of men in array
on the hills there. have just seen gen.
tieman from Carrick at the bank, who came
by the car. They were stopped at the
slate qanrries by about sixty men in arms,
and he saw the police barrack. Us he was
passing, in flames. lie SAYS it is owing 10
tho tenants being driven on some estates
there, but tina, the bills arc covered with
armed men. think he was somuch fright
ened that he exaggerated The matter
However, there is no doubt hu, tina. thcy
are on the bills in that place'
The latest accounts IRE inclusive in the
extreme. One thing only is known with
certainty. that the uimos, alarm il felt bv
the authorities in Dublin, and that The most
rapid military movements arc taking place
towards the South. The positions taken
by the people are naturally strong-lhes
have doubtless been selected rs men pos
sessing considerable skill, and if the oppo-
sliion be resoluic and prevail, the troops
NAV have already suffered defeat.
The government papers state that n cor
Responsiveness was found among Smith o.