The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-09-30
Herald's Cork Correspondence-The
Feuian Excitement.

INV NoEE, September s1.-Ths Hersll
has Dublin letter, dated September "a.
which saws the "uotional excitement p-o-
duccd IN Ireland hv the rsp1rts 70 en- ey-
tended invasion by armed bands or an army
of Americas GclUt, citizens Of the GATED
Siates. intensihes and extends every dav.
Sincs the close Of the harvest s-ason. 10
the last DAYS OF July and the commerce
ment Of August, Z have visited che chief
ceuters Of political information be- thc pro-
yinces Of Munster, Lsinster and Cmnaught,
and instituted iuquiry az 20 how lar the
peasautry might he expected % cooperate
with the trans Atlantic libsrators and The
result Of the ves;igation convinccs me
I that they are prepared % dare aud 10 on
that men otquick perception. rcsoluic hearts.
stalwart arms and hereditary love OF war
| and wish ior glory can do to restore the in
/ dependence of their country, and unite 1t
I m still clo'cr bonds of irssndshin. COM
merce and communication with The United
States.
From Ulster. heretofore the stronghold OF
British inhutucc and Interests ] have in-
to.mation. { ON Trustworthy sources. that
the Presbytcrians and Cburch oI England
Professionals. Of tho middle rsak. DO u0t r..-
gard th Fonian movement with auythiu-
like she disiavor with which they have
loeked uFou thu action of other saciet cs.
which uorkcd Tor ireland, since ihs a bend
nent Of the Volunteers of l1S2. That the
irish pcasantry are ia posssssson OF a large
quantity of arms aud ammunition, there b.
~ doubt, 81 shCugt sicY.sr a reei % c.,n-
zeal them bv cnacsmeuts &c Arms Acts.
state prosecutions and peuil sentences.
These srms Hrs furnished - Enciishmeu
themselves-,he Birmingham ma1uiactu-
Icrs-Who permit thior love Of commercial
gain o. override thoir patriotism.
Nightly drilhnga of mcu ara had in almost
every portion OF che island. now hero, nov
there. There IS uo universal turn out Cor
such a purpose, the men under instruction
at any time or plscc, numbering only from
900 10 500. The musters are held in places
almost iuaccc siblc to the police, without
their advent being discovered Sd few ar
rests are made. The driil-6elds are, ior
the most part. iu the neighh1rhood of the
mouutaiu-rauges Of DpFerary, Kerry or
Limerick. or on the broad plains of Kildare.
Cork, Waterford. Wexford etc. ] have had
no means OF ssceriaiuing, with any degree
Of accuracy. the number If enrolled MEM
bers now in the Irish branch Of the Fenian ]
organization, but, go far rs have been in
formed. they do not iall short Of 10000.
The writer then euumfuies Eurland's 1
meaus Of repressioa Dublin Cork, Water !
ford, Limerick. Belfast, Londonderry. aud |
al ether impor ant points of the l. and, are /
held by regulsr troops, militia, police, or 1
artillery, aud a fugaie-oi-War, with some /
guuboa s., hover from Bautey BAY. on the /
south west coast. 10 the deso.ato shores OF ]
C1nnemara, on the extreme west, and Co the I
Bav Of Galway. The British force in Ire |
land might be enumerated. On a rough way
thus: Troops Of the line, cavalry and in
iautry, 9,00o; artillery, 2,500; Veteran
Corps. armed pensioners. s,teo. militia,
) .000 coustabulary county police, l4,oao
revenus police, armed and drilled, $500
total, % zoe.
General Sir Hugh Ross, X. C. B., who l
succeeded Lord CLYDE, as Commander in [
Chief Of the English army in India. has just /
taken command OF the Dublin Military Dis |
t-ict. u is hoped, no doubt, Rae viii be as !
successful in his treatment of the F5uians /
as he wus in his cure of the Sspoys.
IL will interest the Feuiaus in America 90 |
know that the subject Of their movement /
has been for some months before the Coun- /
eli Of the Sacred Co lege Of Rome. and Of /
fetal letters Just received in Dublin, state |
that the directions 10 the Archhishops, Bish- /
ops aud Clergy. from the Holy Father, are |
u let Il alone, 40 least for the present