Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1848-08-30
Further News by the Cambria.

Rebellion Begun-Bar,1cade Erected
O'Bren Wounded Immense Seizure
of pixies and Fight al
Bazimgary-Taoelre Combattants Killed
Many Wounded-A1 Arrest
Hoepin Secretary to the Irish League
Conspiracy to Murdey Police.
New YoRK, August 10, 1548.
The steamship Cambria, Captain Harri.
son, has just arrived. She sailed from
Liverpool on the 5th of August, thus ma
king the trip in thirteen days and tvemty
hoatrS.
She brings seven days later advices from
England, Ireland and the Continent. The
news is highly important.
The greatest alarm prevails throughout
the length and breadth of the island.
In Tipperary, the number of patriots in
arms, is estimated at from THIRTY to
Fifty THOUSAND.
Dublin is filled with troops, and detach-
ments are almost hourly leaving for the
scene of strife.
From the Liverpool Times, Aug. S
Proclamations having been posted yes
terday morning week, offering reward of
f3OO for the apprehension of Meagher, Do
heny and Dillon, and $500 for that of
Smith O'Brien, Sub Inspector Count pro-
ceeded from Callan with police force Of
between 40 and so men in hope of captur-
ing some OF the proclaimed rebels. The
police marching TO the common Boulagh
found Smith O'Brien, and his associates in
treason stationed there with overwhelming
force ready to give them battle.
1t is also currently reported that one Of
Smith O'Brien7s friends, some say Dillon,
was wounded in the knee. The effect of
this determined conduct was, that the crowd
retrea.ed, and that although S. OBJ. urged
them over and over again 10 pull down the
house they would not attempt it. The ar
rival of strong bodies ofregular troops put
and end to this part ofthe struggle. Smith
OBJ. left the scene Of action for Willing
ford. A correspondent writing from the
scene of action supplies further particulars.
He says the brunt of the contest was not
entirely borne by the party of constubula-
ry from Callan--a body of nineteen from
Cashel, headed by sub-inspector Cox, and
accompanied by the Hon. Mr.. F. French,
r. N, arrived at the scene of action just
as the struggle with Mr.. Frant and his fifty
men terminated.
While they were pushing upwards to
the house where their comrades were barri.
caded, an immense body OF the insurgents
came down upon them; one man, black
coal-boy, armed with large pike, which
he brandished as he went along. offered to
lead the attack on the Police, and stood Out
in front for that purpose. Sub-inspector
Cox Immediately gave the order to one of
his constables to shoot that man. lie was
at once pierced through the head with q
ball and fell dead. Then the police actual.
ly engaged with the insurgents appear to
have done bloody execution among them.
Eleven are known to have been killed on
the spot or very seriously wounded.
Six are already dead-many more hear
are hurt, and it is impossible to ascertain
exactly the extent Of the loss, as the insur.
gents who were principally colliers out o!
work, withdrew their comrades when they
fell and concealed the bodies Of their dead.
Smith O'Briep, hear, gave sovereign tc
woman whose husband was shot dead be-
before he left the scene Of action. | heal
from Mr.. Trant that he was up stairs bar.
ricading the windows, when Smith O'Brier
made his appearance below; the rebels oc
cupied some back premises, ,and were keep
ing up cross fire which made it difficult
for him to Join his men below.
However succeeding in getting down
safely, he saw Smith O'Bren creeping or
all fours out of the jam of the enclosure
when Frant's men Immediately shouted,- -
"There he is!' and raising their muskets
fired at him within the distance of twelve
yards. He rolled over at the discharge,
either to avoid the shot, or because he was
hit, and disappeared At the close Of this