New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-08-21
The skirInish at Ballingarry.

The GENERAL ORDEB'-ExAGGKRATED STATE
MESTs-A general order in the bulletin form, Issued
BIZ the Commissioners Of Police on Tuesday last, rela-
tive to the affair Bsingarry, will no doubt take IT.
place in the police records and ike the bulletins OF
Bonapsrte hung up in the great hall of the nyaides IN
Paris viii be hereafter suspended in some psatia ma
ona receptacle for the old age Of superannuaed irish
Conssables.
Ths, glorious document will animate all constables
now and hereafter deeds of such desperate daring
as have handed down history the heroic ests OF the
Police Of Callan.
Letus for the sake Of all who take an interest in
such materials FOR history produce the bulletin Of the
Police Commissioners:
GENERAL ORpERI SUNDAY, July 80.
The Commissioners Of Police happy 10 be able to
inform the force that small party Of Constabuary yesie
day evening unssssed by military near klenaue, IN the
County Tpperary attacked one thousand men, mostly
with firearms and pixies, under the immediate com
msnd Of smith OBnen. Not Of the Police has been
injured but seven the rebels killed, and great
Confusion and were completely dispersed About hour
after large military force the ground, but too late
TO be Of service.
"The Commissioners congratulate the men Of the Dublin
police on the gantconduct Of their comrades Of the con
ahulary knowing that the metropolitan force are always
ready TO do their duty and the dsafected defiance
From this il appears that few constabes-the mum
Der j. not given, but they amounted 10 near 81 al
tackled loo men, mostly armed with firearms and
mixes and killed seven rebels with long train of
wounded Not one of the heroic band was injured,
while every platoon of seven dispatched one " rebel
between them and put several hOTs de combat And 10
add to their renown, il was all done, the held was
won" without much as single redcoat being with
In sight 20 comfort and assist the little band
Granting all the attributes Of discipline and courage
10 the police still we think the Commissioners have
overrated their claims. We do not know wnere the
Commissioners found the one thousand rebels
The bulletin sets down the opposing force as loo
men" without even the "more or less " of doubtful
affidavit This statement IL gross exaggeraton, and
wide, at the lowest computation by 'Jo OF the real
truth.
In the Rkenny Moderator of Saturday, which reached
town today there is full and crcumstantal account
of the transaction the details Of which were supplied
by friendly" hand. We detect in lie semi mill
tary style If not the pen at least the phrsseology OF
one who had been in the thick the " iron shower"
OF course the conduct Of the constabes is raised 70
the hight of the Fighting Division, but the rebel ar
powder food" for each policeman, while the author
lied report in the local paper gives only Is There
difference between making each constable dispose OF
23 for his share, and dispose OF only To- The differ
ence however is only slight one-simpy about forty
per cent
The Kilkenny Moderator is highly Conservative, and
would not any account diminish the rebel antag'
onism by single man. woman or boy and on the au-
thorty of that journal think the public will not ac-
quit the bulletin of the Commissioners of slashng
aggeration.
The Mail of last night which have reserved for
the last speaks of the Commissioners song OF tn
umph" in language hardly nj for ears polite II danns
even more than the Moderator, the bulletin oil tue
Commissioners, and denounces, In no anmeasured
terms the peculiarly mischievous tendency OF te ex
aQcerations The Kilkenny Moderator gave Sublnspec
TOR Trant the credit of writing seven hundred The
Mail numerically lops his surels, and thus reduces
his claims The facts that instead OF 1000 rebels
there were but 200 Whereabouts the ominous
Whereabouts being terrible margin for still farther
reduction The Commissioners give all the credit OF
the achievement to Mr.. Trant which excited the just
jealousy of Sub-lnspector Cox whose claim for share
of the honor is thus put forward by the MAJ The
bulletin" saws the Mad omitted TO state that Sub
Inspector Trant was relieved by sub Inspector
Cox with party of not in all than twentyt two
men who advanced upon the rebels with great bravery
and put them TO flight, after firing about 20 rounds
So then, there over 10 policemen TO attack aud
put to flight the Loo rebels Of the bulletin who on
counting heads amount to but 200, thus giving dim
mutton of no less than 400 per cent on the original
estimate OF the Commissioners of Police
We really cannot conceive what purpose these exsg
geratons are intended to accomplish, If II be not to ex
cite st greater alarm and panic Is bad enough that
any sach collision should have occurred, and needed
not this cong OF triumph" to msrepresent the real
facts and mislesd the public as 10 the condition OF
the country. In correcting the perversions OF the
general order" have altogether omitted very
important element in the rcsuthe interference Of the
Catholic clergy. Had they not interposed. instead OF
having 10 record the loss of seven eleven lives
no man can tell what blood might have been split or
what might have been the fate Of the police. Ought
MT the general order" have noticed this element Of
safety
We assert the absence OF more serious disturbance
ia the country owing TO the exertons and the niu
ence Of the Catholic clergy