The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1848-10-14
Tie Outbreak ID Ireland.
rURTHER DETAILS.

18th Sept, says:
The main body Of the rebels, said to
be 4 900 strong, is encamped on Aheny
Hill, in the county Of Tippenary, but
Immediately adjoining the Slate Guar
RES, in this county. The posiiioniis M
extremely strong one, and every posi-
bic measure appears to have been taken
to add TO its security. There isno doubt
that Leaders Of some military experience
are in the camp, and the peasantry are
being regularly drilled. They are chief
ly armed with pixies, but many have r.
Aess. Richard O'Gorman is said to be
the chief ia command, and 'Doheny is
also, said TO be amongst them. The
commissariat is regularly supplied by
the neighboring farmers, who volunta.
rIly send in cattle and other provisions,
knowing that otherwise they would
have 10 surrender them by comPulsion.
AT about 4 o'clock P. M, yesterday,a
detachment from the camp proceeded
to the police barrack of the slate ,qarri-
es, which the constabulary had only
quilted about twenty minutes previous
", 10 take refuge at Piltown. The in
surgenls, at some distance from the
house, fred through the windows, but
finding that there was not any person
within they soon took possession of il,
and ultimately set il on fire, reducing
the entire house and furniture to ashes.
Rumor states that TALL the other surround
ing constabulary stations were attack
ed, and that in some cases the police
were disarmed, whilst in others the men
had fortunately quilted their barracks
previously and retired upon Carrick and
ClonmeI. -
The driver and guard Of the Cork
mail, which arrived here about ten o.
clock last night, report that the police
had quilted the Glenbower station, and
had retired 10 that Of Nine-mi e-house.
Shortly previous to the arrival Of the lat
ter at each place, a party of tho lnsur.
gents had surrounded the station. and
demanded that the united parties within.
numbering about ten men, should sur
render their arms. The police refused.
and upon the insurgents proceeded to
attack the house. the liltle garrison fired
out and put the bulligerents TO flight.
The guard states that he saw one man.
an athletic ,onng peasant, lying dead
n the road. and the people Of the neigh.
borhood told him that many had been
wounded. He was also told that the
insurgents had only gone for reinforce
ment, and that they would soon return
from the camp to take vengeance for
The loss of their comrade. The fate of the
gallant little party Of the. police is still
doubtlul-one report states that they
left the barrack. and ,akng with them
their furniture, &c., on cars, marched in
the direction of Carrick. II is, howev-
er, scarcely possible that they could
have been rash enough to leave the shell
Ter OF a house to travel BY road which
was occupied in many places by the
enemy. The insurgent parties encoun.
tered by the mail did not interrupt its
course, though they frequently stopped
and questioned the guard and driver.
Rumors, which are not yet aulhenti.
Gated, assert thai skirmish took place
Yesterday at Portlaw. between the pol.
ice and insurgents, in which some were
killed on both sides. Another report
asserts that Yesterday morning 800 men
armed with pixies marched through
Coolnamuck wood from the county Of
Waterford, to join the insurgents al
Aheny Hill 1t is also stated that a
tempe orary cncampment of insurgents
was held last night at Lismatigue, in
this county. and near Kicash in Iippe-
rary. In the middle Of yesterday a
mob Of aboreri paraded the streets of
| Tbcmastown. demanded that they
should be given employ mentor food, or
Otherwise they would join tie rebels.
What their Ultimate proceeding was
we have notiyc ascertained. Atala!e
hour last night Sir r. Lansrishe, Bart,
with his family, arrived in this town,
and stopped al the club house, as the
district Of Knocktopher, was in an a.
farming state Of disturbance. Several
fugitiyes from Kilmag anny arrived here
in the night, amongst whom, were DR..
Duncan, Mr.. Adams, and Mr.. Morres,
with theiS families. The Rev. Jeremiah
McShane, with his family, took refuge
with T. Shaw, Esq, al Kilree. From
some Of the Kilnaganny fugitives we
earn that party 81 The rebels proceed
ed 10 the house Of Mr. George Shep
hard, of Kiltrassy, and presented their
pixies at him, demanding ESQ as a ran
som for bis life. He was ultimately
compelled 10 swear that he had not such
nefsn Z.