The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-08-16
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Last Sunday was solemn day in this beautiful
\ but miserable country. During the preceding
\ week, many of the largest cities had been " pro-
clamed;" several of the leaders of the people had
been arrested; new troops had arrived; the Lord
Lieutenant had largely increased his corps of de-
tectIve policemen and II was generally believed
that Par anent would outrage law anC justice by
suspending the habeas corpus act, and thus drv.
the p ople, madly, into the bloOdest Insur-
rection that the world has witnessed. Thus Sun
day was made solemn. The Catholics crowded
70 every chapel to participate, as many believes,
In the rites of their religion for the last time The
wealthy Protesants sought comfort their pas
tors, who fearing that their heavy salaries
dapgered, were themselves in great distress. The
poorer Protestants having to much greater extent
fraternized with the Catholics, less gloomy than
any class; yet, there could be seen, every face
cloud and doubt and all seemed to fear that it was
very dangerous to think, lest the thought should
hnd voice and thus betray a I" treason"
Five days of the week, since Sunday, are passed.
and have but increased the alarm. New laws, new
troops and policemen, not making the people
more quiet. A great many warrants have been issued
and many Of the leaders of insure ctionary have
taken shelter for the moment in Kilkenny, where
government can only take them by concentrating all
the troops Of Ireland, and where the will,
The Lord Lieutenant and his advisers, have deter
mined TO bring his bloody banquet upon the green
fields Of the entire country at They fear help
from the United States and from France, and they
will not wait the ngatherng of the present abundant
crops. They have about fifty thousand well armed
troops Of ali kinds and immense fleet, now at an
chor at Cork; and the officers of the army and navy
are generally those who have seen service There Is
an Mort making to arm every policeman; and many
prsons present themselves be special con-
stables: The government have had, thus far but
very slight success in capturing of any kind,
incsusng them to be registered and yet it is well
understood that very large quantity are safely
fha ngh M inst . 10 oaiJ
that they greatly in want of powder and balls,
and that they have not the materials from which to
manufacture but they have great hopes that they
soon TO receive cargo from abroad, besides whatever
they may capture.
Scotland and France, are cont nually coming and de-
parting and the government spies although very
alert, have been unable to detect them. 1t would not
be surprising the state of things here should induce
Of the enerprizing and destruct geniuses of
An.rsa; IKE samuel colt ng to pay this country
subjects Prince George, the Commandern- chief, and
Admiral Napier, BY giving s them an unexpected trip
The government have prepared great number of
wooden bnrricades. and some of them now in the
Castle yard ready for use at moments notice. There
IT, the part Of the sodiery, increasing tendency
to frserniEe with the people; but the policemen, in
every town, hourly becoming brutal, and it
would really that they are especially paid and
employed to goad evory man. and child into
outbreak and the oIosarsncs Of the people is sur
hAHe crops are sster and they are nearly ripe and
AN oSs( iyer will soon find that this must be a ruin.
Gus place fdr mechanics an&;traders They the
grain between the two milstnes they are ground
poy but must feed and sustSi and they are crushed
by lazy, ignorant and wpflb bless ars tocracy These
coming SoS T so snd be
aesoste from pestilence, famine, md emigration
But before the struggle ENDS to.hs in England will
emerald fields red with slaughter. What will America.
DO in this emergency Will she forgst.shs aid wiA
the treasures and lives Of lrishme hkYe yerGiA1,
whom America sounded the cry, >cpuid thenad1&e
Of the United States witness the "a Bus AS 0Y The
people Of Ireland whenever they ting lfHd Of
the and their grateful thanks for the
abundant supply Of food sent opporsuney to relieve
shsxard to the world that loving liberty them
selves they yin not connne their donations merely to
corn peai-The men of America will understand from
the history Of the past the real wants of gallant
people struggling for snssonhood, and will neither be
asssrd nor tardy in supply ing Jhe subst. ntial' Ire
death or indsp epdepce; and mot will not
calmly lock upon such ssapgoinary struggle, such
prove the world that they fight well and
csssfay for their native land they have hitherto
4 tns S9, si1. s u: sSi Of the million
80 nhsTs,ice are nov vigorously engaged in ripping
open, BY Simultaneous NOV. ment, the beds, &C. Of
the poor people Of Townsend and Francis streets,
searching for arms. One thousand six hundred war.
rants have been made out up to twelve o'clock this
day but the government, owing to private in
formation, hesitates to execute them The grand
view, ordered for to-day was connermanded At mid
PS@n r . y we're with 10 bdsrd n
n TO encsmpments In Tippersry, to defend Smith
o'Brien The police are partially armed Some pas
seneers from Conmel and Thrford declare that there
upwards Of 100 900 encsmped, this
ing. on Slievansmon, and a mountain Fix miles dis
tant nom H. and that the Of Waterford Limerick,
end Clare crowding up with and provisions,
d~tsrniDsd TO sustain Mr. Smith Brisn and defy the
government The soldisry here look darkiy on their
rs-4k, P.M-A telesrsphie report is just made,
ing yet in Ipperary and the South Tais may be so
but owing TO the futterng 81 the Castle officers and
the soldcry Is not believed God bless old Ireland
Amen
DUBLIN, July %, Is,s
State Of beiand.
The greatest excitement has existed in Dublin,
snce las, wrote TO you, in consequence OF the
suspension OF the habeos corpus. The clubs have
been seriously affected byn
On Friday night last, meeting was held OF the
principal officers Of the clubs, OF which there were
present about twenty-five, when il was resolved
that the meetings OF the clubs should be suspended,
and tina, the rolls Of each club should be placed
beyond the reach OF discovery, and that they should
surrender their arms or hold them by license, and
that the chiefs should look to themselves How
ever, since that confidence has been more evident
In The Unaffected and the q things indicates
chat The hour Of civil has arrived In ireland posi-
tive declaration being only wanting. Arrests
numerous and general ami the search for hourly
gosns co. vhiie every night the Inhabitants expect
rising bfors morning. which h eonsdcrably increased
BY half the garrison beiDg under arms all nght--the
government being very tigilant, and tn. alert 10
take prccastious against ANY movement that might
po~sby take place much that IN. compH II
the various regime have their respective stations
assigned 10 tbsm In case might be necessary 10 call
them cut.
m. eoserpmsnt sssm determined that the arrests
shall H. numerous. "a T. rumored that portion Of
Trinity college, .. being hasd ~ as gae In ant,ei.
pstion 80 many .Trests snd u also stated that the
Bn fowsr Castle Yard a slso 70 be convert
ed into ~.
Wsfrants have been issosd foF The arrest ~ MesTs
DNlon, Mtasher, OGarmhn and Ncl.ee besides host
81 - Ices note, the greater part Of Sho have, Toe
the presept ah.entsd tbeHsetss-- indeed, nu~,bsrs