Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1848-08-23
A WEEK LATER FROM EUROPE.

We learn Of the arrival at Boston on Sunday Of
the steamer Acadia. which sailed from Liverpool
the Goth ultmo. She brings seven days later
intelligence.
The news from Ireland will be read with pccu
liar interest. Although no actual outbreak had
taken place, the spirit of Instruction had reached
such head that collision seemed inevitable
The North American states, however, that "while
appearances, at least in the south become more
and more alarming, ESQ alarming that the public
securities OF England have fallen as much as one
and ahaif per cent. single day,) there are not
wanting persons on the spot who believe that there
will be no revolution, and no tumults even except
such as the Government has made ample prepare
tions 10 put down"
We have room only for brief synopsis Of the
news, as follows:
IRELAND
The English Government arc adopting the mos,
energetic means 10 NEE, the impending crisis
The Liverpool Times says that troops arc pouring
into Ireland by thousands. Thirty thousand troops
are concentrating in and about Cork, Limerick
and Iippcrary. This overwhelming force has had
the effect Of eXasperatng instead of intimidatino
the people TO the extent anticipated.
The habcas corpus act has been suspended
The suspension appears in the form of royal pro-
camaton. The Queens special messenger arry
cd in Dublin on the Doth Of July with copy of
the PROCLAMATION. 1t was Immediately despatched
to all parts of Ireland and appears 10 have excited
a deep feeling of Indignation
The Castle has the appearance Of fortress
The Attorney General and Solicitor General are
constantly ~ attendance and messages are mo-
mentarl'y leaving, apparently business of the
highest Importance, judging from the celebrity of
their movements.
Rewards of $500 each have been Offered for the
arrest of Smith O'Bren, Meagher. Dillon and
Dohney. report has reached Dublin that the
former gentleman had fled.
The London papers of the 29lh ullimo state that
the accounts received from the south of Ireland are
oil most alarming character; that a rising of the
people, and struggle Of the most sanguinary char
acter, were ne longer to be regarded as events Of
the most improbable character.
Such was the state of feeling i'm the south Of Ire
land that Government had issued orders for a CON
slabulary tOrco of five thousand men to be added
to the counties Of Waterford, Limerick and Tin
perary.
These men are TO be drilled to tho use of the
cutiass, pistol, and musket, as ii was anticiDated
mat the coming instruction would parlake Of the
character ot a guerrilla war.
Smith O'Bren, Nleagher, Dillon, and the other
leaders OF the League, although under the ban of
the Government, far from being idle They
are still organizing and drilling the clubs the orders
from the Castle to the contrary Notwithstanding.
In spite of the vigilance Of the Government
pixies, muskets, ball and powder. and other mum
lions OF war, are transported in all directions
From the tone of some of the Dublin papcrs the
great struggle cannot be delayed many DAYS lonror.
Inc Lord Lieutenant has at length taken bold
and decisive stand. He has issued a PROCLAMATION
an which orders are given for the suppression of
Ihe clubs. -
=, Some OF the English journals, commenting ON
ms proclamation, quite confident that not only
VIII The clubs be suppressed. but that the anticpa
led lnsurreciion will be quelled without much diff
Guilty eflusion of blood
On the 2Sth of July the office of the Dublin Ma
zion was seized by large police force All the
conposltofs, eleven III number, were arrested, and
after hearing before 4 magistrate committed TO
prison.
ENGLAND
AT Liverpool serious apprehcnsons were enter
taincd OF an outbreak on The Part of the Chartists
Twenty thousand special constables had been
sworn IN, with view of meeting any emergency
Inc Chartist feeling appears 10 be principally
confined to the meridian of Liverpool, Manchester.
nc, although of course they have the sympathy-
active II necessary--of their brethren in The south
OF England.
In the manufacturing districts there appears TO
be great discomfort In consequence Of the depressed
state OF trade.
Most OF the contents of the Liverpool and Lon
don papers treat of Irish affairs
FRANCE
Paris is represented being in a tranquil state,
and the capital assuming something like its wonted
appearance of life, gayety, and hustle
in consequence of the deplorable accounts of suf-
fering in several of the French West India Islands
1t has been proposed in the National Assembly for
Government 10 advance three millions of francs
10 be divided among those Islands
Government is sadly puzzled how TO dispose Of
the Immense number of prisoners taken during the
recent Instruction.