Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1848-08-26
NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER.
LATER FROM EUROPE.

9Th instant, arrived at New York on Saturday.
In ENGLAND the weather was unfavorable for tn
wheat harvest, and slight advance in prices hat
been the consequence.
From ITALY the intelligence is unpropitious 70
The cause of the patriot army, under CHARLES AL
BERT He had suffered disastrous defeat by TIT
Austrians, who have re,aken, in one day, all thu
positions which their opponents were three months
N securing
FRANCE was comparatively quiet; but her inter
vention having been earnestly solicited in favor o
Italian independence, the fear that she would sent
I'm army into Lombardy, and thus bring on general
continental war, had caused considerable. depres.
sioa in the public securities.
Negotiations having failed 10 establish a settle
ment OF the DANISH question, hos,lites were to be
resumed at the termination of the armistce, on the
9Th ultimo.
In IRELAND, the rebellion appears to be sup
pressed, at least for a time. Our London cores
Pondent thus speaks Of it:
Gas respects ICELAND really appears that the whole at
air little than another specimen Of wild and mbe
CHE Boosting, almost futile the Chars demonstrations in
England have BEEN The only conflict which has yet taken
place is small affair between Of the police and party
ID the insurgents in which few lives lost. The Gov
srnuen have proclaimed Mr. Smith o'Brien Mr. Meagher
Mr.. Ottoman, and Mr. Dillon traitors and offered large
azds for 'her apprehension There of the two
latter having been killed in rencones with the police. Mr.
0ren IS said to be wandering about almost alone and gen.
eal opinion is entertained that be insane His conduct
has certainly not been that of rational man. There are,
however contradictory reports respecting the of the
try for whilst paper that disturbances have only
extended the counties of Kilkenny Waterford and Tippe
Esy, another says that Kerry, Wexford, Carlow, Queens
csun, kildare, Wicklow, West Meath Louth and parts of
the counties of Galway Cork, Cavan Monaghan Armagh,
md Down. have also been placed under the repression
M, with view to the disarming Of the inhabitants. The
Catholic priests jealous and unring in their efforts
preserve the peace STILL tcannot be denied that there
uey widespread and deeply-seaed feeling of discomfort
throughout the south Of Ireland and had the leaders the
present outbreak been of cool sagaciy and rmnes and
" hided their time, the instruction might have sweled
sething of importance 1t perhaps is yet put down,
BOT there apprehension of any thing serious. vile
hoax pacsed upon the good people of England Thurs
y hst which represented that the whole Of the south Of
Ireland in against the Government that the mill
ay in Ireland disafeced that the railways had been
seized, the stations burnt, and many other outrages
roed All this would probably reach you by last steamer
heard Of here. 1t was however, all false raised was
first suspected for the purpose Of s;okexchange speculation
This the case, and likely intended en-
courage dsaection in England and lead popular demon
STATIONS, preventing the sending Of troops Ireland by find
ing them employment hone and operating Ieecively upon
ireland by showing the insurgents there that there
lar feeling in England The day. however brought the
truth but the q bane' without the "nndote" would be
opsrave among The "sympa,hzers New York and else
where, your side Of the Atlantic, for least week,
quite expect hear Of large meetings Of the people those
places large being subscribed and Of expeditions being
fitted release JoaS MIrcHELL from Bermuda 1t is
very likely that Messrs o Bren and Meagher, well
OGorman and Dillon should they have escaped the shot Of
me police viii be there JOIN him. Do think that
with speak either harshy Ppany Of Ireland her
grievances her su4ng the misguided, and,
sPpear incompetent men, who have been stimulating her
population INSTRUMENTATION and outrage We sincerely wish
that Ireland may obtain her just social and political rights
ADD that her people may become enlightened prosperous
md happy people. But these results cannot be brought
shout by the deprecating."
To the above we add a condensed history Of the
recent movements, copied from the Liverpool
Times
"piior to the Of tie haheas corpus suspension act
having reached Ireland Mr. w. Smith OBrien Mr. O'Gor
man. Mr.. Dillon, and believe, Mr.. Meagher perceiyng
the danger which impending, quilted the capital Of Ire
land and repaired to their sronghod in the south On the
18th umo, Mr. OBren and other Confederate chiefs ad-
dressed the people Carrck and then plunged into
the heart Of Tpperay, where, for several DAYS. no authentic
accounts could be obtained respecting their movements
A first it declared that o 3ren was at the head Of
1000 insurgents, which magnfed TO 100 OOO but
more Trustworthy reports having since arrived find that
40 period could there be than 1000 adheens 10 his
csusc. In the time the Government proclamation
Offering reward for the apprehension Of the leaders Of the
insurgents extensively posted throughout the chief towns
of Tppeary Kilkenny Waterford, and Limerick and many
were deferred from continuing which pered their
lives
A the penalties of high attached 10 the harborers
U abettors Of the movement and the whole body
petely psnicsrcken. OF Meagher have authentic
anrounts whatever il is said that he has escaped OBien,
acr interval Of days, during which be doubtless
occupied in stirring up the peasany, next appeared about
Manahone, armed with pike and pistols and surrounded by
body guard similarly ACQUIRED. He certainly halted the
Police station there, and demanded the sergeant and six
surrender Some parleyng took place, and Mr.. OBien
and his PARTY, not succeeding gaining the men, in
Inducing them TO surrender promised return the following
day.
On Saturday, the 10Th ulmo, the first overt act fairly
look place very large body Of insurgents encountered
small body Of police under Mr. Blake the county inspector