The New York herald., 1867-03-24

in doing - o. che csntrsry aams Of insurrecsou
has spread with great rApsdity.
us estimated that altogether thirty thousand
men are up throughout tho provinces Of Lensier and
Munster
All the largo towns--Dublp, Cork Limerick, Water.
ford and rppcrary-have sent out thousands OF adhs
rents Smaller localities have proporonate
tributions
These numbers appear sufficient 70 form q very
large army-iargss than that OF many q general
who has accomplished wonderful feats; but the
Fenians are divided into 90 many separate par
ties, and tho governments commands such faciii-
ties for opposing them, that they have mot achieved
any very important success Police barracks have been
assaleA by shs SCORE also coast guard saisaa In many
cases the Tenians successful II dls0dgng the
stables and csanscssiDg arms ammunition and stores.
Id other cases they sustained defsa and were forced 10
rstfsv, leaving numbers of wounded and dying The
mercy Of the fos
The sst sxtrsvagant reports Forwarded 70 tho
horties y the police oonssabass succeeded ID
holding their barackn Deposs nambsging from two -
seven or ten men assert that shsy held out against
many hundreds Of besiesng FsnsaA That after hoSrs
OF confess they saed forth and drove the asl
ants before then like many shssp II publc opinios
was to b. guided by their reports the conclusion nus
cumsances Do net bear ths vsw On the contrary.
where they have bssn properly armed and guided By
competent leaders they have stood Gro with coolness
and bravery.
In tho county Dublin, according to thsir own report.
dozen constabuary not only put 10 flight some hun
dred Fenans captured hftys and held them prs
oners I'LL reinforced BY military At the sight ef an oces
with two men, company Of fifty Fenaas aed with
widest haste, casting away their arms and leaving
wagon load ammunition the roadside In contrast
this the thai the ne Of march from Ta'iaght
Hills to the mountains Eve police stations capsared
and three parties Of police made prisoners.
In the South the encounters have been very sevore
and although the Fenans in all were at disad
they succeeded very frequently in capturing the
place assailed
The Fenian ranks supplied altogether from tho
lower and middle classes None Of the upper wealthy
middle classes among them Men OF position and
property still keep aloof Among the latter might b
found who have bitter feelings Of hatred towards
the powers that be' the avowed Fenians bat they
do approve of the BY which the latter seek to
remedy the evils they admit do exist
Fenianism has been long regarded by the upper
classes as a noxous weed struggling for develop
meni which would poison the whole social system of
the country Aeeng Of surprise is felt that such
is not the result No victims have been torn from thois
families murdered in cold blood No outrages cosn-
mtted unprotected households; OF the evil 70
suits which predicted to follow the first rising have
vet appeared The general conduct Of the Fenans since
their uprising done much to promote reaction N
their favor among many who loudly denounced then
before The use made by the leaders Of their power
the rank and hle demonstrates earnestness ok
purpose for which they did not get credit Beyond the
fact that they are generally Americans. little is
known Of the leaders The men Kept in ignorance
till all met at the place OF rendezvous.
After the despatch Of my Inst communication de.
cidsd to ii avail myself of permission pass ths
outposts obtained with difficulty from the authorities.
and started Immediately for leisurey nspectiea
OF the scene Of the late encounter between the military
and the Fenlan ferces Tho selection q Taliaghe
base Of operations shows q large amount Of military
skill. and OF local knowledge on the part Of ~ Or
ganizers Of the movement The village as viii b
my skctch situated at the junction Of several
roads from Dublin, by which the Fenian forces wsre
able 70 reach rendezvous almost unobserved also
the central point OF PLAIN At the foot of the range Of
mountains which separates the counties Of Dublin and
Wicklow, and commands various passes leading 70 The
interior OF the district From Saggart Hl
the west, the lofty SUBMITS Knockanaven Slisve-
bawnoge. Ttbradden, Kilmashogue, Three Rock Noun.
tain, and Others form chain stretching to the 1t
Bray. The only available roads to the intricate system
Of glens valleys which they bound being those om
through Clenculen and the dene Of the Scalp-thess
all eliminating in point situated in the heart
Of the mountains. Glencree or Lough Bray" From
thence united In one under the name Of the MlltaU
Road they the widest parts Of the country,
and opening direct communication with the county
Wexford famed the ancient hotbed Of dsafeetion,
and the OF the battles of Vinegar Hill and Corey
the year 17oS Ny route into what may be called
the Fenan district lay through the town OF Rathfarn-
ham, thence by the main road passing Klakee House
and past the Featherbed Mountain. will nos dwell %
the precautions Of the police and military to prevent tho
descent OF the rebels into the Low Country, tho
reception by them Of any aid comfort from sympha-
thizer the city Sucs that succeeded in escaping
uIling their vigilance and found myself beyond
their ouposts At that time there not any atemps
made by the British forces to penetrate the mountains;
they coutented themselves by drawing strong Gordon
round the passes and leaving the Fsnans to tho
mercy Of the weather. which turned most unusually
Snow, rain and biting winds made encamp
ment a mountain anything but agreeable, especially
these have the and forests Of the Kerry
Reeks which gave shelter the rs bodies who In
arms indeed must have been for those forced
TO bear all the rigors aud nciemency OF the with
out shelter and only such imperfect commssarias A.
they improvised on the necessity OF the moment
Unpleasant as the weather was, and putting out OF
mind the Of the case the drive along tho
unduating summit OF the mountain extremely pic
turcsque On the side lofty peaks Of siisvebawnoge
reared themselves dedany against the Storm its rugged
sides torn by dashng from rock TO rock into tho
black glen hundreds Of feet below to swell the waters
OF the Dodder the other side Of the path Tbraddeu,
with bis coven crown bare, desoiate and inhosptable
seemed 70 warn visitors away from his locality while
around and beneath bog, bog, black ink. seemed to
shadow forth gloomy prospects for the traveller For
miles all seemed deserted and uninhabed Cabins OF