The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-08-29

immediate appreciation OF his determinations and in
the meantime, is satisfactory to know that in him
the French people have q true repu bcan a talent
and brave general. and circumstances have unfor-
tunatey required him lately to prove staunch friend
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| Our Irish Correspondence.
| WATERFORD, Aug 8, 184S.
True Picture Of Ireland Correct Version Of the Bal
asi Ingarrdy affair, &c.
Before sending away the mail have visited Water
ford and. all the way from Tipperary signs were ex-
hbited of deep disafe ction to the government De-
tachments of soldiers and police were stationed in
every large town, and generally encamped outside
afraid they that the people inside will butcher
them. Strong parties Of police posted in the
towns of Cashe, Tipperary, Clonmel. Carrick, and
Waterford. In Tpperary as I came through, there
was small military camp outside the town. of about
800 men, and few police inside but the fact is that
there is no such thing formidable force The day
was there, landlord outside the town tookathe law
into his own hands, and about to eject some te-
nants; they would not 60 out when he shot them
down. In the town Of Tipperary, too, there was
party Of the soldiers who got drunk and went through
the town. crying Down with the pope and popery,n
when they were driven into the barracks by the peo
pie, and are now laid up In Chareve, county Cork
there were soldiers nothing left but few police
who confne themselves to barracks. In Kilmallock
the place is even more deserted and the police have
been taken out of it the loyal inhabitants complain
Limerick, the sodiery and police are continually un-
der arms and cannot rest fact the defences there
are nothing and they have issued report that, in
case OF disturbance instruction the will blow down
the city or course this is all CANNON, and gotten
up to frighten the inhabitants In Waterford, there
are two ships OF war opposite the quays ard few SOL
diery commanded by Col O'Donnell above the
town. Tney say here. also, that, in case of a
disturbance, they will also blow up Waterford
but this is all stuff too. The soldiery Of Water,
ford is also encamped outside the city, and they
cay that they have few pieces of cannon upon the
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that Waterford men great rebels In passing
through some Of their towns astonished all the nha.
ming to and fro and dispatches were nying about
and laughed in my sleeves heartily at theni and ac
did the people of the town think was canniba2 r.
Is my opinion that the government have got into
bad nix and that revolutionary will be the re-
suit which will terminate in the overthrow of British
domnancy Trade, Of every description is PROSTATE
and the whole talk is war! oar! The government
build their hopes the fact that the people have
no leaders, and they will be able to massacre them
and for this purpose they arresting all the aders
they can But there are some them who they never
VIII arrest; am certain Of it, from the way they act
The clergy in parts the country do not coun
tenance the disafected; in other places they do Our
friends they talk much about him The Irish people
look up to your favored country, to save them from
AS sign Of the loyalty Of the people to the British
governmen mt as the latter put UP their procla-
motions, the people tear them down. and the police
ana soldiery are quaking with fear The government
are selecting for their rendezvous places where food
can be had The people of Tipperary refuse food to
the soldery, and will not sell any to them l assure
you things in awful state every prospect of
worse coming, The government are driving the
Irish sodiery from arne them and pacns in their
stead such regiments hostile to the Irish
ets are getting the tSofops cry to
tective police, dressed up in various costumes,
at every corner watching every mans actions,
toned at all the principal hotels are probing into
every mans secrets, and like bad and bloody minded
nformers, would sell each of their countrymen's lives
for guinea bleed for Ireland. Although an Ame-
rican citizen my blood bos at the position of this un-
fortunate land which filed with paupers and slaves
Noman can talk to his friend dstrust exists in every
quarter-for no man can tell who he talks to- The |
best press Of the country is best
mel are denominated feloDs-men are dragged from |
their beds to jails, and put in confinement, without
having committed crime without being conscious of
offence, but that of loving their countrywide ha-
beas corpus act is suapended-the magma charta is
dead letter The tory press of the country denomi
nate the contest which exists between the people and
the government, as servile wars much say
that the Irish slaves and will attack their slave
drivers: Smith OBren has offered 81 600 reward for
ESQ reward for Smith O'Brien and Meagher with the
Of the leaders. On passing through the
tons to the people are and standing, calling upon
them to prepare for the contest and winds up the
proclamation by God save the people % while the
governments procamatops are torn down. winding
up with God save the Queen''
shall herald events as pass along, and let you
know the state of public feeling it exists here 1t
must make every Irish heart and every friend Of Ire
land bleed at the have taken here. It
must infame them still more with hatred for British
rule and British tyranny The tory papers here taunt
the Americans with giving the Irish food They raise
up the cry that they are children Of the same family
that they have plenty of room and that is the
why they have not starvation t
passed by demesnes here, and parks, and pleasure
Of Ireland but the fact is the lord the vassa exist
here In just perfect state they did in the eudal
ages yet they cry out .emgrate, as much as to say
tion away out Of the country and those that re-
main behind are of not fit to be any better than
slaves, and they will be the of the arstocracy
Ireland Is literally English garrison Public opinion
Is closed In the hearts Of men, who if they speak only
40 40 so fesriaIy. You have spies among you at New
York. correspondent of the Chronicle has q letter,
when appears in the papers. announcing that they
heard it asserted that the Proestants of Ireland were
not join the people were to be confscated and
eighty acres Of land to be given every man who
volunteered to so to Ireland that besides 100000
was to be the surplus remaining on hand to carry
on the republic OF course the author is rabid
Orangeman he emplores the protsstants of Ireland
stand out and invoke the memory of the Boyne and
Aushire to wipe all the Catholics out of Ireland.
j herewith send you some of the stirring intelli-
gence which appeared in the Limerick Reporter and
which has been also issued from the whole press.
They are very conflicting and contradictory. One
report goes to state that Smith O'Bren was in the
Of Balngarry, the borders of Tip
perary, IL miles from the city of Kilkenny, Mon
day, the Slst of July, when policeman, by the name
was about to give himself up. large force sent
out of Kilkenny to take him Reports go, that several
OF the people are killed and wounded, among whom,
1t was thought was MIR. Dillon. Three hundred men
were said to be with Smith O'Bren; and it seems
It was only the Interference of some Catholic
clergymen that preve hed the police from being killed.
Inspector Trant Ia police inspector, / suppose) was
close to Smith O'Bren, with forty police. Another
party of police came up and joining Trants opposed
and fred upon the people, killing four it Is said and
wounding twelve. Accounts say, that the shots
% the peasantry took no effect; and the rest of
The people dispersed It was here believed that
Smith OBrien was about to give himself up. The
next news we heard him, that he coery
district Of Savenemon and General Macdonald at his
heels On Tuesday last he Kille naule in COM
pany with Messrs Dillon and Stephens. On Thurs
day. troop Of the Sth Hussars about as were seen to
approach the village when the alarm given; the
bells rung, and the people assembled in great num-
bcrs Three barricades erected in less than ten
minutes, behind which appeared about four or five
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