New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-08-21
The News from Ireland.

Our readers will find in or columns to-day iull
accounts, as far as they could be obtained, OF the
movements in ireland. The principal feature OF
the news IS is want Of point and olearness. From
a chaos Of Inconsistencies fsbrications and ru-
mors we are left in almost total ignorance OF the
real state Of things in the island. for at least eight
davs previous 70 the sailing OF the steamer.
From the accounts which We have from the Eng
lish and Irish Tory papers. and from the Dublin
Repeal press-now, we are told, under British
censorship-we are led to believe that nothing OF
importance has occurred, with the exception Of a
bafHed attempt TO arrest SMITH O'BRIES at Bal
lingsrry, in the County Of TipPerary.
II is really ludicrous 20 observe the attempts OF
the English press 70 prove that the long gathering
storm Of Revolution and Resistance IN Ireland had
begun and blown over in an Insignificant collision
with few score Of Police Constables. We are
told that SxrrH OBsIEN was at the head Of 1000
men. another accounr makes bis forces amount 20
only 700. while another s,ill puts them down at
200 or thereabous." Even the latter number
is probably exaggerated; and yet before these few
nnarned peasants mostly golfers from the neigh
boring mines, Inspector Trant retreated to the
house Of widow Mccormick whose five chill
dren the Police retained in the house as protec
tion against the pCpulace
We NAV here safe that it is not at all certain
that Mr.. O'BRIEs was at the head Of the Rebel
Forces " or of any forces whatever at Ballingarry
When first seen b, was alone but on the appear
ance Of the Police the bells OF the church were
rung and the peope consisting Of only from one u
two hundred assembled and Smith o Brien proba
bly quietly took his departure to his isstness on
SievenamOn.
One fact. however, is plain-and Il is the great
substantive fact ofthe weeks news-thst for ter
days forty THOUSAND troops. aided by spies and de
,ectives have been doing their utmost to arrest
the insurgent Leaders, and yet that o Brien Dillon
Meagher, Reilly, OGorman and Doheny the prin
cipal of them, have been ssing about the count!
organizing and preparing the people without be
ing arrested. Even if this was all the news iron
Ireland it would show that the leaders OF the PEG
pie had succeeded in their purpose, which was no
to rush into an ouibrea ak Immediately on the sus
pension of haJcas eorpus, but to gain strength b!
delay to organize and to receive such assistance
as might be coming TO them
The careful reader Of the details will lind many
things to strengthen his belief in the stirring new
we publish from our Private Correspondents
The Dublin Ere1aHg Post OF Aug !, says; Sc The
army concentrated around the district where The
rebels are located was to have moved this morn
ing, under the command of Gems. Napier aud Mac
donald to scour the country, and etfectualy crusl
the insurgent movement 1t will be seen, also
| by paragraph on our outside, that the noun
tains were black with the people" Add TO thu
the significant article from the Pilot, concerning The
hasty movements OF troops, so inconsistent witt
the reports OF the suppression Of the insurection
and there is strong ground tor hope that the Gov
eminent will be overthrown, and that Ireland vii
be free. Let every one who would see Libert,
rise from the dust to which she has so long beer
crushed, do everything be nor for Ireland, an'
she will be again prosperous aud happy.