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Arrival Of the steamship Cambria.
New YORK, August 10, l84

New YORK, August l9, l848.
The steamer Cambria arrived at her wharf
in New Jersey City to-day, about | o'clock,
bringing the intelligence of rebellion in Ire
land.
The insurgents under their leader O'Bren,
commenced erecting barricadas in BaIngany,
and were fired upon by the Government troops,
and 10 killed.
O'Bren was wounded, and many on both
sides were also wounded. The insurgents and
O'Brien fed to the mountains of Tipperary, re-
solved to die, before they would permit them
selves to be taken by the troops.
He was followed by hundreds Of the insur-
gents who also resolved 10 die in defence of
their leader.
O'Bricn aud his followers are armed with
pixies and pistols.
Halpin, the Secretary Of the First League, has
been arrested by the Government authorities as
the author of conspiracy TO murder the police.
The news is conflicting aud unsatisfactory
One accommodations the above statement, while
another saws that O'Bion has been traversng
the country in the vicinity Of Mullinohine, sur
rounded by body guard of several hundred in
surgents. His whole acts are looked upon as
Unreasonable, and the troops will show him aud
/ his followers no quarters.
! AT the last accounts, Smith O'Bren and his
! followers were still in the Coiery Districts, be-
tween Slivenamroe and the village Of Bainga-
nv. which county furnished considerable acces-
sons to The rebel ranks. This detachment, in
passing the estate of Lord llawarden, drove off
considerable number of buocks as a supply
10 the rebels.
4 large army is concentrated in the disturbed
districts, under the command of Gen. Napier.
Intelligence had just been received from Slive-
namore that 5000 insurgents had declared their
determination 10 resist the troops.
Reinforccmonts were expected by the rebels
from all the surrounding districts.
On Thursday last, Patrick O'Higgins, well
known as the Irish Charlisl Leader was arrest
ed in his own house in Dublin. There was dis
covered an immense number of gun stocks Sc
cretcd in and about his house.
Barricades were erected yesterday, on the "a
.larm that the cavalry were coming TO take The
town of Killarney.
Smith O'Bren was there at the time, and be-
inc at the head of a large number of rebels,
marched up to the commanding officer, and ask
ed him if he had come tG arrest him, The of.
fcer replied that he had no such orders, where.
upon O'Brien permitted hir:l 10 pass,
, On Sunday, Smith O'Erien, in company with
a French gerllemOn,cl greatmiIitary ndchem-
ical skill, was seen n Limerc
, O'Brlen was Scon ON horseback on Saturday.
with his knee lied up with handkerchief; the
blood was Sail flowing from the wound he re-
ceIved III the fight at Ballingary.
? heavy reward has been offered for U bren
DiiIon, Doheny and Meagher.
. The Sub. Inspector from Gallon, win from ~
o to so police, proceeded to Bauagh Common IN
!. pursutof O'Brien, and foundhim; but O'Brlen's s
cool conduct. and the immense number OF in
> surqents. drove him off
lie called on Grave, told him of the collision
stating that he had been led TO believe that ten
! or Twelve thousand men were under arms in Tip.
nerary to receive him; but upon his arrival, he
found it not correct; said he had been betrayed
He was alone, and seemed much detected.
The London Times says that insurgents will
t not acknowledge their loss to be over eleven OF
j twelve killed.
The party in Cormack's house fired altogeth
r er ESQ shots, and each man good marksrnan
taking steady aim. ..r. ga.
o The Priests were busily engaged in removing
q the dead. .a f .n
n Wilmer g. Smiths Times says, under post
: script, that O'Brien's whereabouts is not known,