Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1848-08-24
FOREIGN News.


the new form of government there, has at
tanned permanency that will not easily
be shaken.
But in Ireland the tragedy has just
commenced, if we are to credit the fol-
loving report, from the New York Tri-
bune, which paper, by the way, attaches
considerable importance to it. The Brit
lsh papers represent the matter different
".
Baiilc Of .Sliercnomon- Great Slaughter
Of TrOOpS -Mc0ghcr and Dillon wOund.
3D. The English Gen0ai, McDOnaM,
KiAed-1 The Troops fraternising '0iM
the Peoplc.
Secret Correspondence to the Trbuno.l
We have the following from coniden.
lial correspondent in Dublin. II is al
most too favorable to The people to be be-
Iieved, aud yet the blind and Inconsistent
reports Of the British press seem to give
pIausIblIty to our correspondents state
meuts The number Of British troops
said to be killed seems exaggerated The
letter was written in cypher to evade the
vigilance Of the BRUSH Post Office, which
would Otherwise have detained it, hui
we make the number six thousand !
The writer would not knowingly deceive
the public. His brother is a resident OF
this city, Without farther comment we
subjoln the letter:
DUBLIN, Aug. 3, l8lS.
No newspaper here dare tell the truth
concerning the battle Of SIIevenamon, but
from all we can learn, the People have
had great victory, Gen. Macdonald, |
the commander Of tho British forces, is
killed, and six thousand troops ATE killed |
aud wounded. The road for three miles !
is covered with the dead We have also
the inspiring intelligence that Kilkenny
and Limerick have been taken by the PEG.
pie. The people Of Dublin hare gone in
th0HSandS II assist tie c0nnty. Mr. John
B Dillon was wounded in both legs. Mr.
Meagher was also wounded in both arms,
1t is gcnraily expected that Dabin mW
rise and attack The jaiiS on Saturday night
aug 6
All the people coming in on the rail
road are cautioned and commanded not to
Tell the news. Wncn the cars arrive
thousands of the Dublin people are wait.
ing for the intelligence. The Police drive
away those who are seen asking qnes.
lions. Why all this care Of the Govern
menl to prevent the spread of intelligence,
unless it be that something has happened
which they want kept as il secret! II
hey had obtained victory they would be
very apt to let US know It. We are in.
ormed that the Sd Bluffs "a regiment of
Infantry turned and fought with the PEG,
Die. The 3lst Regiment, at AthIone,
lave also declared for the people, and two
regiments have been sent to disarm them.
The mountain of Seyenamon is almost
inaccessible. There is but one approach
o IT, 1t is said to be well supplied with
1t was a glorious place for
,ur noble Smith O'Brlon to select 1t is
aid that he has sixty thousand men Il.
ound him, with considerable supply of
lrms, ammunition and cannon. In '9S, ,
he rebels could not be taken from Sieve.
lamon until they choose TO come out
themselves.
A lady who came to town yesterday
md who had passed the scene of battle,
aid that for three miles the stencil arising |
rom the dead men and horses was almost
WeNtord was quite peaccabe till re.
enlly-but The Government in us mad
TESS proclaimed 1t, and now it is in arms I
o assist the cause. Now that we are
alrIy and spirledy at it, are We not wor. +
by Of help! What are you doing for us! ,
eopc of America, Ireland stretches her y
and to yon fer assistance. DO not let us I
{ disappointed! b. a
DUBLIN, July 81, 1913. =
On Saturday week, when O'Brien, Me. ,
CHER and O'Gorman heard of the new
yrannIc bill which ParIamen, were pass I
ng, they wise y went to the country. o. Il
'orman is in Limerick with 10000 men. '
leagher is in Wexford with don't know +
ow many thousand O Brlen is encamp-
d with 30, 900 al the mountain Of Sieve =
anon IN TIpperary, and he asked the
eopIe II they we're disposed to let him be I
ken They shouted no The greatest b
lXlety exists in Dublin 20 hear news ey- i
y hour. In the mean time the bloody
overnment are surrounding the people 81
it'll military. Every day for the last b
eek regiments of soldiers are arriving y,
ON England and going at once to the
outh! As in '98, we are once more at
al issue with the old despol. Nov when y
IT friends in your happy country see we 10
e determined, assist US. A little help d;
Nv does it, Does not glory, duty, Imam II
call on you? In the mean time Govern. y,
ant are arrestng numbers who are sus- =
cted. Even this morning nineteen young "a
en- we're arrested in their beds at Pins fe
George st, before the establishment o. ri,
ned This is the policy oflhe govern T.,
,nl, to provoke hostiIlles at once, while -,
e peoples policy is to wait until the har. W
st is ripper. 1t is reported that there are to
nerican and French officers with Smith wi
Brien, and ,hat they have breasl.works If
rown up so as to resist all the caLnon y,
at can be brought against them The '>
loIe force of military, police and con> 20
buIary was, before the last three or four pa