The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-09-06

only in time to behold the battlefield and to hear
Of the dreadful deeds of valor which signazed the
troops of the Queens enemies. r->~s
Dillon, Doheny, Meagher and O'Gorman are
said TO be at the Keeper or Keeper mountains be-
tween Thurles and Killaloe, with some thousands
of the peasantry, so that the seat OF war, II any
where has been removed from us. Ills hard to
say whether those gallant young gentlemen will
stand a shot with the Thurles camp, which has
gone to pay them flying visit, to be reinforced by
the Littleton reserve, II need be. We fancy 3OOU
regulars will prove rather to many for them, II a
few Peaers' beat the generalissimo with his impe-
rial guard of Ballingarry beauties"
An Appeal for the Leaders.--The Freeman's
Journal Of the 9th INST, contains the following =
We have received the following important cOmmu-
nicatiOn from a correspondent in whom We have
perfect faith =
THULEs, Tuesday o'cOck, P. NJ" have just
learned through a source which | can implicitly
rely, that communication has been made to the
Irish Government, through the mediation of an in
iuencal Catholic clergyman, from the parties who,
after Mr.. William Smith o 'Bren, were considered
the most important against whom warrants have
been issued The communication, understand, is
TO the effect that these gentlemen undertake 10 sur
render themselves to the Government upon recelv-
ing the assurance that none of the proceedings III
stituted against any of the state prisoners shall ex
tend to the taking of life. 1t appears that this
communication was induced on the parties hearing
of the arrest of Smith O Brien, on Saturday even
ing"
1t is stated that one of the chief witnesses for the
crown, at the trial of Mr.. Smith O'BrIen and the
other parties implicated in the insurrection and
conspiracy will be Mr.. P. J. Barry, who had been
secretary of the first Young Ireland Association and
who remained all along prominent member of the
Confederacy.
HgH Of TjCo }ergymen.-Accounts have heen
| received from respectable parties IN Carnck-on-
Suir, intimaring that two reverend gentlemen Of
that nelghbOrhoOd, one whose name has been much
spoken Of in connection with recent affair there,
have felt themselves compromised, and fled. War
rans it is said have been issued for the arrest of
both. | mention this, because of the authority Of
the party communicating, but | am inclined to
deem it doubtful.
The State ProsecutionS-T'he commission, which,
from the number and gravity Of the political
offences to be investigated was looked toward to
with much interest," opened on the 9Th, before the
Right Hon the Mayor, the Right Hon. d. K. Pigott,
Chief Baron; and the Hon. Baron Pennefeather
All was quiet in the streets, and not even the
ordinary amount OF spectators appeared, either in
the court or its precincts. True bills have been
| found against messrs. Duffy, Martin, DOughertV,
and Williams, for felony under the late act The
trial of the last named, Williams, was commenced
on Thursday, and Mr.. Butt, O. c., entered on the
| defence on Friday.
Seizure of GuRpoUder-A communication from
| Dungarven has reached the city, stating that a
vessel has been seized with thirty tons Of gunpow-
der, and the ships papers reported to be falsely
| got up.
Arms licenses have been refused to several per-
sons in Newry on various grounds of reasonable
dstrust, but rejected parties evade the law by TAX
ing out game license, and thus carry arms under
| its passport.
The Dungannon Anti-repeaI Association is now
2,0C0 strong. 1t is composed of Protesants exclu-
| sively, who would march to battle in defence OF
] the country if their services were re0uired