New-York tribune., 1867-03-28
FOREIGN C0RRESP0NDENcE.
DUBLIN.

DUBLIN.
THE FENIAN RIsING--THE MOVEMENT SHOWED OUT
PRESENT STATE. OF THE COUNTBY-HARD TIMES
ON TIE TROoPs-wuL THERE BE ANOTHER
RISING f-GovERNMENT PRECAUTONs-ALARM IN
rrvERPooL-THE ENGLISH PRESS on THE AMERI-
CAN soLDIERY-wANT OF MILITARY SKILL AMONG
THE IRISH INSURGENTS, &C, &C.
From Our Special Correspondent - ,,.oN q. ,oc-
Generals Hail. Rain, Frost, and Snow, have made
an end of the Tenian rising. An snd OF 1t pro tenn
at all events. Whether il Will reappear when the
weather takes up who can tell But the proDa-
bity seems to be that the present failure viii prove
fatal TO it, Moore tells truly enough that az early
success is everything TO such movements
AS exhalatiOns when they burst
From the warm earth, II chilled at rrs1'
If checked in soaring from the pam
Darkon to fOgs and SINK again.
But If they OrUe triumphant spread
Their wings above the mountains leal,
Become enthrODed in upper ar
And turn 10 sun-brlght glOiles there'
Never did any unfortunate movement, since tAs
vooreb from Moscow. get such q chilling and check
ING from natural causes as the Feuian outbreak OF
March 1861 For several days previous TO the turn
ont the temperature had been mild and genial
The Spring seemed TO be approaching us IN smiling
and friendly mood. We had some hours OF
sunsbipe every day, and the nights were not
cold But on the very day OF the rising all TINS ui-
derwent a change. Such pelting OF sleet ana hall
uuch "A atOIm OF nOTIuea5t hluui bil4l eNO-iO-h
fall of snow and such succession OF iIosIs d. W I
had from that day to tins, have nQt Deen @ ~
the country for gears Now as me eiil'n Iii Isi 9i
naign made the mountains base OF operations, JDs
sort Of weather was manifestly dead stopper on u
kothinp could be done. The foxes could hardy H.e
fhropph those days and nights on the mn sl9eS -
y matter of course the rebel bands who had assem-
bled there dispersed and sought shelter oOe OI to
men returned TO their own homes Dut II y si' 5'ly
others remained in the neighbOrhOod, c0nceaIed IN
fbe houses of the peasantTy whence tney used oCCd
BOnaly to issue forth meet ana Huch' i anu Ia Gov
1ittle drilling on the mountain sides, NANNY l0I
the purpose of drawing out the SoldeIy on a |Au "a
goose chase - after which they used 10 disappe ds
uuckly and mysterOusy as they As1 come tOgoiiio
As matter of fact the ssdleIs nave mao very t ia
time of n 40 greatly have they been knocked about
In this yay have heard on good authoIlIy tnSo va
ihe effective force OF the army ~ ~ tno rno
SDced fnIlv 20 per cent by those means; sev,
eraI of the cavalry horses have died Of cold ana
tpnJ al +bis night wen and enjoy the thing nm
Ynenselv They are helping IL on Dy spIeaUIug a. 9
sorts OF reports concerning Vhe aPleaIaluS ~ Va
large bodies of Fenlans, now on one paIt ., oL 1iT
Tilfs now on another; now IN some particular
valley distant many miles nov III suC" AMI ann
such wood an eSpeGneiIUn eSpelaeIy j. one of these re-
11orts well set going when party Oh mllta3 % ny aIe m
sent ont to "scour" the place. AWdy & Tney ra ~ the
S,oa9 tbev have TO march with their heavy acCOu-
ternents on their backs and .ddSI tnsH aSaTy a%ny
1nt tbat is All they have by their labor They re-
turn wet cold, and often hungry cuislng 'o fli o.
ana heartily, and laughed az Dy tIe .V"Ho5l - -
soiIed and dirty and out of temper they piod Oh 70
their quarters. ., 90 bo,,a occurred
dnrin0 this brief campaign, allow me 10 give You a
idea 81 the Fenian performances which nave over ever
reason 20 feel Is quite CORRECT ilg oF tbe
having been in some cases eye-WllneesaJs VI oe '
scenes thew described to me, and in other cises CAS-
bsvine their accounts Of those affairs s1t IIGin
GOOD authorities Small as the result OF Sneh K nKnC ~
- - The men in every instance acted as wen -
men under such circumstances could be expected !,
40 The chief cause Of their failure was thelI "
V ac.no;ntsnce with the use of arms. American
readers viii please bear in mind that the bes
part of Ireland is kept almost contlhuouS,iy M on,
snbect 10 The operation of Arms acts" when max
+. crime IN keen arms without license from tht
Goyernment the consequence Of which Is tnaf d @ lh'
peasantry know scarcely anything OI gums anu Ps
tois save what can be learned from seeing Iheh II
the hands Of the military, the eonstapulsiy