The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1867-03-16
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west. IN N the center ~ the lslsnd. The insnr-
rect.on. He'd N agitation by the British author
itie~. is no sooner suppressed in Kerry than II
brc * ous aires,l in the suburbs of Dublin. where
an On .,eeneat isr.Dors.l to have taken place
in c .stienartyr. il he county of Cork, about ~
miles fro the city d, that name. Clstiem ltyr
is A picturesque tile town In the south OF Ire
lanl n lrly on tla line N the Cork and Youghal
railro4l. a hr!aca OF the Great Southern and
Western Or Cork All Dablin railway, which is
reyocse - have 5aen ,rn up and rendered i'm
pa>sa5le f,r trayo Tie earl Of Shannon, an
Irsa n l5lemln o English proclivities, has a fine
est .te anl residence near the town, about five
miles distance II IN which, at Middleton is also
the s at of another nooleman, Lord Middleton
In view of the disturbed state OF the country,
m.lit .ry sarr.son Of al few hundred men was es-
tablishel at C tstemltyr some time ago, and this
or the police station it wls we suppose, against
which the demon trait on was made on Tuesday
last. The Fenilns are id to be in strong force
in the city OF Cork, and doubtless, wait but a
favor Sole op oortu,ity t. rise in that section. In
the immediate nciyhborhood of Cork are the gov
eminent owler-m.ils OF Ballingcolg, on which
we w be assured the insurgents have designs
Eacl o. the six Counties of Munster. the southern
province of Ircl md, more or less disturbed
Thus at glance it VIII be that the four
ID
lex AMI B last an a few of the minor ones, are
simultaneously tire tened. There has been
fightn g at o point lb,ut a dozen miles from
Dublin an Sir Hugh Rose, the English Indian
s,euth-hound, who blew the Sepoys from the
British mortars in India, is reported to be in pur-
suit Unless there is strong force OF some kind
it looks little riliculous to see such distin-
ruishel capt lin securing across the country
Evidently the general mu It be in pursuit of some
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fertile portion OF il, and an insurScnt force would
find little difficulty in sustaining themselves,
particul irlv when the residents are in sympathy
with them. The country is not quite so noun
famous as other portions of the island, but is
nevertheless sufi ,iently rugged to materially
hinder the advance OF regular troops Numerous
hills, deep valleys, small streams, copse and
heavy woodland are in abundance oil of which
would be well calculated to aid guerrilla force,
Still there il an absence of any high mountain
ranges, in whose businesses defeated force might
seek shelter in case CT defeat. The west of Cork
is an extremely barren and desolate region, but
we have he ,rd of no attempts at insurrection
in III It quarter yet Should fighting take place
in the city it will be fierce struggle. 1t is said
that the Fenian, are adopts in "barricade" fight
ing and in the narrow streets of the city of Prout
the havoc would no doubt be terrible. Cork is
strongly garrisoned, however, the barracks being
stu tied on a hill which overlooks the town.
Queenstown. the port of Cork, is almost impreg-
nablc. The fortress of Spike Island commands
the mouth of the harbor, and many American
travellers will remember the redoubts on the adj
iacent hills, which are plainly observable from
the decks of the New York steamship as she
steams up the bay.
Mallow, on which the Fenians made demon.
stration some weeks ago, ia on the line of rail
way between Cork and Dublin, 10 miles from the
former city, and $50 miles southwest of Dublin.
The city of Limerick, in the county OF that
name, and built on the Shannon, is threatened
from Kilmallock, 10 miles frem that city. The
population of Kilmallock is a little over 200,
situated on the line of the Cork and Dublin
railway; it is rather an important point. The
ground is historic; old castles, moats, fosses,
Danish remains, &C., are scattered oil around it,
while the country is peculiarly rich and fertile.
In all the towns, with very few exceptions, the
"police station" so frequently mentioned in the
dispatches, is nothing more than substantially
built stone house. the windows of which are
strongly ironed while generally iron ratings
run around or in front Of it at the distance of
six or seven feet. In towns they are usually
located in the most central and populous streets,
and are so constructed or located, as to command
the adjacent avenues. or rather lanes. The Irish
policeman is more of q soldier than the police
officer of any other country. He is drilled like
the regular soldier of the line, and has target
exercise once or twice month. The police sta
tons are scattered all over the country, being
rarely more than ten miles apart in many cases
not over five in regions which are looked on as
disaffected lie is an obnoxious character, re-
garded as spy and an informer, who does "the
dirty work" of the castle, meaning the celebrated
fortress of Dublin and the authorities who there
hold sway.
ireland, almost unlike any other country in
Europe, is net work of small towns and villa
ges, as thickly studded as the dots on crochet
collar, the smaller, fine threads OF which piece
of feminine attire will give an equally good idea
of the numerous hedgerows stone walls, and
dykes, which cut the surface Of the country in
all directions, giving it moro picturesque than
utilitarian aspect. in such country all war
fare must be in great measure irregular. No
vast plains, except one, the celebrated Curragh
of Kildare; no large fields, for they are all of
the contracted dimensions Of from half to two
and a half acres. very rarely exceeding five or
six it is almost impossible for cavalry to act
with any efficiency The nimble mountaineer
can Jump at a bound the dyke which the heavily
accoutred horseman could not think of ovcrleap-
ing, hiding away in the ravincs Of the adjacent
mountains, almost every one of which is associa-
ted with some historic memory
Limerick, one of the noted towns in Irish his
tory associated with innumerable sciges, deeds
of daring and rocLlessness, from the first James
and long before, is the third city in ireland The
population of the city and suburbs is from $4,000
to $1,000, covering IN area Of about 10000 acres.
1t is distant from Dublin shout 1870 miles, and is
connected by railway with Waterford on the sea
coast At Clonmel, one Of the intermediate sta
tions, on the line of the Limerick and Waterford
railway, and about 80 miles from Waterford,
there has been some fighting Clonmel is l04
miles FROM Dublin and built on both sides of the
river SUR. and on two islands, connected by