New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-04-16
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town. when dragon came galloPins II with the
alarm, the drum beat u hiulsi aAu ''' O
repused. r..,;o,,
II the course OF few days E number OF actions
bsd besn .cuslt bat too detached iJi US " 'J'
Low. Acting without concert, and IN 'ouils'u
rnssfeg. The insurgents were generauy nc .sa'1u'
Rut thew cut of several small bodies o. "'"F,'i
and took some arms s1d ammualilon' AheJ o3
,tructsd the roads SO that Tor WseN n' ma"
arrived Il the capital They carried N5yn2o'n
Tbav ,urprised G military party az LIno'yne'
v.ithin eieht miles Of Dublin The result 'o'' ~
several conbats vas such g. % inspire rem %l15
confidence. At Kilcuilen 4 body Of reoes lAH
taken post about the Church. General Dlha nt
roe nj with g troop Of forty horsenen, Gnd Viz
ont waiting Tor his infantry, dsshei upon 'n5m
m, .ha Irish mixes proved more then match 'or
the horse and bis rider. The cavalry recoued-
AGAIN they rushed g. the shock. AGAIN no.SeS
fs1 backward and riders rolled rom toer sAI
AZ the tiird charge the troop vas atn"s' ""1.y
destroyed Two Captains and twenty. 20 P'lvaIes
we're killed on The spot, and ten 50 badly wound
ed that most Of them died soon AFTER. ms i.'tie
affair aid NJ .h 70 remove the terror when tue ln'
surgents az first had felt Of the charles OF caVa'y
Though these actions were small they spread
universal CONSERVATION. Every man tiemo4eG
under sense OF insecurity. Men on norseoacA
were shot at from behind hedges. Otenln l6n'
ni9bt. armed men were seen stealing ABOUT the
residences Of the gentry. The shy was reode1eu
with CONGREGATIONS. LOyalists, who renamed II
the country, were obliged to bolt and bar, ani gar
ri,cu their houses. Others fled from their homes
and sought safety in the towns. Snsl military
nosts were deserted. that the troops might con
centrate in large bodies T..
But the county of Kildare was uniaVoTeois 20
This Guerilla warfare. No mountains guard IL rom
srnroerb No wild Businesses hide the peasant
nom bis foe Among the hills. climbing among
rocks and dartng into the thick forest the peasant
was the equal Of the soldier. But the extensive
nlsirs Of Kildare present no defense against III
army. They lie close 70 the capital ana were o.
course easily overrun. Troops OF cavalry secured
the country Hundreds laid down taer arms
Sill bend under the heroic Aymer kept the
field. and BY retreatug rapidly. now TO the ooS Of
Afcn and now 10 the " cklOW Mountains tney
kent the standard Of rebellion ad0at ms very
band was the last that surrendered IN the war
and then only on the promise OF general amnesty
rvcANrNENT OF VINEGAR HILL.
The strisiDg Eas headed by Catholic priest
whose name soon became famous amer joan
Mummy was the son Of a farmer. he had oeen
educated ~ Seville in Spain. He now spread the
alarm of war by lighting FIRE ona bill which was
answered from a distance. A band OF insurgents
soon collected around him, with which he took
most On the hin Of Ouart. 4 detachment OF ITO
picked men Of the North CoIk militia msrcnea %
attack them. The terror which they had struck
into the Door peasantry left them not a doubt that
thew should easily scatter the rebels with great
slaughter. They fred two voHeys and charged
furiouslv up the hill The Irish were seized with
e panic a. this frst onset Of regular troops, and
broke their ranks and fed. Father John lew TO
their head shouting that troops were advancing
elso from the other side the hil-that they were
surrounded that there was no retrest-they must
CONQUER or die. Quick as thought they wheeled,
and rushed upon the troops, who were advancing
in some sorder, with such fury that all but hye
we're instantly killed. These escaped only to
spread the terror OF the rebel arms.
The moral effect of this first victory Was I'M
menle. A similar BODY of insurgents had been
defeated that day on another mill few Mules OIL
ard had these too been scattered, they wouldP per
haps have dispersed 10 their homes, and the reoel'
lion been crushed ia the bud. But this success
gave them confidence. 1t blew up thef ehthu-
sissm AS they saw the uniforms OF more than
hundred dead soldiers scattered the nil, every
peasspt fe IL strong in his courage and m his trusty
bike. The tidings flew fast Fires baZed from
the hills. The Instruction spread IN All quarters
And thousands Of peasants came hooking 70 the
csrp.
TIE military who had been so merciless to the
people had now their turn to fear The men who
bad escaped were pale with terror, as they told OF
the savage ferocty with which the rebels iougnt'
They found that it was one thing to tie up an lrlsh
peasant and whip him in their barracks, and quite
another to meet him when his foot was on his
native heath" when his arm was free, and pike
in his hand. At Corey the whole population, troops
ard all, abandoned the town, and fled for their
lives Many came to the priests for protection,
AID thinking that their only safety was in 5ecom
ing Catholics. begged 70 be baptized. To the
hoIor az the priests, be it said that their inter.
ference saved many lives To the panic which this
battle caused, ia to be referred more than one dis
graceful defeat @ the war.
Father Murphy did not suffer this enthus
ssm 20 be lost The next day he marched to
attack Enniscorthy. This town is divided into
twoparts by the river Slaney, which is crossed by
q stone bridge. The insurgents approached on
the western side. They drove before them horses
ard cattle to disorder the ranks Of the enemy and
with loud shouts advanced to the attack. They
soon penetrated the town, which they set on tire.
The troops at the gates were forced to fall back TO
the bridge. Here they maintained most obstl
nate defence. Some idea Of the severity OF the
engagement may be formed from the fact that one
company fired forty rounds each man. But the
river at this time was low, and by wRdlng up TO
the middle ard some Of them up to the neck, the
rebels were able to cross, aud to take the troops
in flank. The tOWnwas set on ire on the eastern
side Of the river. The order was given to retreat
All was row horror in the town. Men, women
AID children, mothers carrying their infants on
their backs, fed through the burning streets This
terrified multitude poured forth on the road 10
Wexford, fourteen miles 10 the south. Happily
they were not pursued, and succeeded IN making
their escape
The rebels, too content with their victory 70
chase the flying foe now set about establishing an
entrenched camp. The town Of Euniscorthy lies
al the foot Of lofty eminence, called Vinegar
RI AS the setting sun fell across the landscape
thousands Of armed peasants might he seen climb
ing up the hight. AS this was the center OF their
operttions for the rest ofthe war, We may mount
the nil with them, and take look a. their camp
ON the summit stood an old windmill, which
they converted into guard.house for prisoners
On the tower they planted the green lag OF Ire
land, which coated in full view Of tde country Tor
adj o -
threw up an intrenchmeut, on which they planted
& few cannon. SentinelS were stationed around
the bill, and yidets along the roads The bell OF
the Church Of Enniscorthy, which bad been taken