Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1848-10-07
Extracts from the Newspapers.
IRELAND.


The Cork Examiner Of the 18th Sep.amber con-
tains the following:
Rumors reached Cork this morning in reference to the
disturbances in the county of Waterford. Information
received by the police authorities this day that the police bar
rack Portaw attacked early hour by body Of
armed peasany. TIE barrack occupied by police
commanded by constable Regain. After short struggle
the assaans PIT flight, but without serious loss
either side two the police having been shot and
raj Of the assaians avng been killed and others seriously
wounded not own whether the police shot dead
only wounded We give this report reached US, with
out being enabled TO I'D any confirmation to ii.
"t is rumored tn morning that the bridge at Waterford
had been blown up otherwise destroyed yesterday. II is
also rumored that Ii bridge Of Grany ferry, about mile
from the city Of Wat ford the road TO Carck, shared
similar fate
"By the arrival Of be Youghal coach at IL o'clock we
have connatoy intel gence with respect the latter bridge
"The troops statond Youghal barracks were dispatch
ed at early dawn this morning TO Cappoqun by steamer,
their route 10 the localities said 10 be disturbed. II may
be mentioned in confirmation Of this of troops
wards Waterford that detachmens have received orders
to hold themselves in immediate readiness TO leave Cork
garrison for Youghal and Middleton to replace the troops
sent They may hve marched out of Cork before this
The subjoined recount Of this fresh outbreak
comes from Kilkenny:
"The intelligence fom Canick and the surrounding dis
ct has been much mre alarming than had then anici
paed No doubt remains Of the fact Of insurgent
force having assembled md shown spirit of the deter
minaion. The main body Of the rebels said be 1900
strong, is encamped Aheny H In the county Of Tppe-
rary but Immediately adjoining the slate quares, in this
county The position extremely strong one, and every
possible appear have been taken TO add TO its
curIy. There is doubt that leaders of military
penence are In the camp and the peasany are being egu
larry drilled They are chiefly armed with pixies. but many
have rifles Richard Ooman is said to be the chief in
mand and Doheny is also sad 10 be among them The
missarat is regularly supplied by the neghborng farmers
who voluntarily send in cattle and other provisions knowing
that otherwise they would have 10 surrender them by
pulsion.
cat about o'clockP NJ. yesterday detachment from
the camp proceeded die police barrack Of the Slate Quar-
es, which the consabday bad only quilted twenty minutes
previously to take refuge al Ptown The insurgents
distance from the house fired through the windows, hut find
ing that there not any persons Within they soon took
possession Of H. and Ultimately set il fire. reducing the
tire house and furniture 10 ashes Rumor that MI the
other surrounding confabuary stations attacked, and
that IN some cases the police were dsarmed whilst in others
the had fortunately quilted their barracks previously and
retired upon Carck ADD Clonme The driver and guard Of
the Cork mail which rved here about ten o'clock las, night
report that the police bad Quilted the Genbower station and
had retired TO that Of Nneme-house. Shortly previous
the arrival Of the coach the latter place party Of insurgents
had surrounded the saton and demanded that the united
parties within, numbering about men, should surrender
their arms The police refused, and upon the insurgents
proceeding 10 attack the house. the little garrison fred out,
and put the belgccn flight The guards states that he
saw man. ahhtc young peasant lying dead the
road and the people II the neghborhood told him that many
had been wounded He also told that the insurgents bad
only gone for renfcement and that they would
turn from the camp to take vengeance for the loss Of their
comrade.
"Rumors, which are not yet authenticated assert that
skmish took place yesterday between the police and nsur
gents, in which some killed both Sides Another
port asserts that YESTERDAY morning eight hundred armed
with pixies marched through Coonamuck- wood, from the
county OF Waterfowl to join the insurgents Aheny Hill
III also stated that temporary encampmen OF insurgents
was held last night Lsmaigue in this county, and
kicash, in Tippermy In the middle Of yesterday mob Of
aborers psded the streets Of Thomasown demanding that