New-York tribune., 1867-02-18
THE FryLiy 0UrBREIK ~ IRELAND


With thcexception, we presume of the few who
are in the secret councils of the Fcnlan orglnl-
zation, the news received through the Cable OF
an outbreak in Ireland must have taken every
body by surprise Most people had come to
the conclusion that Fcuianism was on lis
last lcgs-that it had done its best and ltS
worSt-and that. rs q disturbing element i'll the
body polite, the British Government had no
reason 10 apprchcnd any more serious trouble
from it, influence. What with the failure OF
the project for taking Canada-what with the
dis,cnsion, among the brotherhood in this
cOuntry-what with the result of the visit of
stephens To Amclica-vhlt with the extreme
and vigorous measures adopted IN Ireland
by the Government Ia stamp ont rebel
"lion" Immediately on its appcarancc-and
what with the fact that the past year closed
without any demonstration by the lriNh on
thcr native soil, i, was SURPRISED. very natur-
ally, that hope and confidence had gwen place
To despair m the breasts of the fenlanS, and
that in short time the organization would
quietly sin, ont of view. Indeed, the English
press had Gascd to treat Fcnansm rs a men-
ace and the Queen, IN opening Parliament on
the 9TH of hc present month, referring m her
speech 10 Tie condition of Ireland, expressed
her hope that the Legislature would he en-
"abled Ia dhpcusr with the continuance of cN-
"ceptional lcsslation"-in alhl,ion To the SlIspcn
sion of the halcas corpus act in that part of
her dominlonS But. not to speak ot the small
affair at Chcscr, this revolt in Kerry shows
that the FcnnnS have not been crushed III
spirit, nor ever Oyemwed Whatever may he
the upshot of the present disturbances, 81 far
rs the fate of the insurgents Is concerned, the
outbreak will most elfcctually diSpe the dreams
of security in which the British Government
had begun to indulge, and Ireland must con
tinue subject br some time ut least, To excep-
tiOnal Legislation.
The story of the outbreak, ~ given IN the
numerous Cable dispatches we have received, is
not very ineligible, but enough is told to
show the gravity of the affair. The contra
dictory character of some of the dispatches is
calculated to awaken suspicion that the au-
thoritcs have taken a very wide latitude in
slppressing news "for prudential reasons"
One day we are told that the rising has been
completely quelled and that Ireland is entirely
quiet, and the next day we hear that the Gov
eminent is dispatching more ships and troops
to Ireland, and that the County OF Kerry has
been proclaimed III state of siege. The latest
dispatch from the scene of the disturbances
received here last night says the insurrection
is at an end; but we should not be at all sur
prised ut receiving contradiction to-day. The
leaders of the revolt, tappears are military Off
GERS and the commander of the band, which is re-
ported as numbering eight hundred men, is
represented as having been Colonel i'll the
Federal Army. The insTgcnt forces are said
10 have taken up their position i'll a hilly part
of the country, well adapted for such warfare
as they wonld have to wage. According to one
account, dated Feb. 10, the British troops sent
against them, under Col HOrsford, were insult
ficient in numbers TO follow them into the
wooded district; while another dispatch, sent a
few hours after, informs us that the woods had
been "scOured by the troops and the insurrec-
tionary bands dispersed" Which of these
accounts 10 believe we know not; and as there
is no later dispatch to tell ms in what way and
by what means the insumecton has been so
speedily suppressed, some anxiety will naturally
be felt for further and more consistent details.
Meanwhile. il is a significant fact that in the
short spacc of three days-that is, from the
nth inst. when the outbreak occurred, up to
Yesterday evening, when the latest Cable dis
patch from Vaentia was sent across the Allan
tic no fewer than one hundred and forty
Fcniaus had been arrested in the City oi
Dublin and lodged in jail In any case,
This outbreak shows that a real danger
threatens The British rule IN lrclaud. Alter