The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1899-09-16
The Poet Spenser, Calvert and
Walter Raleigh.
PATRIOTISM OF The INHABITANTS
The Greatest Enthusiasm for the
Boer Republic.

The door to Cork from the sea is at
Queenstown, formerly called the Cove
Of Cork, nine miles distant, where pas
sengcrs arc landed, and where their
baggage is examined by the custom
house officials. A beautiful little town
it is, probably the handsomest in Ire
land-built upon the side OF a hill over
looking the perfectly sheltered circular
harbor; its clean, wel-kcpt streets ris-
ing in terraces from the watcrside, one
above the other to the summit of the
hill, grandly crowned by the recently
finished cathedral, one OF the finest
structures OF the kind in the British
Islands, writes "L."> in the Boston
Transcript
The American visitor who is on a
restful vacation, and who can afford the
time to loaf around Queenstown and its
picturesque environs for three or four
days >or a week, will be amply repaid.
He will be in the territory known as the
diocese OF Cloync, where the great
Bishop Berkeley, sometime OF New
port, R. l., exercised spiritual jurisdic-
ton in the early part Of the last CEN
tury. Close to the custom house is the
anchorage ground for ships OF great
draught, extending for over mile to
Haulbowlinc.
Here it was, on this water, that Col
onel Ethan Allen and thirty-four of his
Green Mountain boys, after their cap
turc at Montreal, were imprisoned in
l776 on board the frgatc Solcbay, Cap
tain Symonds commanding. Colonel
Allen, i'll his graphic narrative OF the
events, informs us that with his COM
panions he was in wrctched state, for
even the ordinary reccssarics OF life;
they were without clothing save the
rough campaign suits in which they
stood when captured; nagged inces-
sanity by their captors and mcnaced
with death for their treason against
George III.
He describes the visit of two Cork
merchants, Mcssrs. Clark and Hays,
who were delegated by the citizens OF
Cork to offer him and his fellow-pris-
oners such assistance as might be re-
quircd; OF Mr.. Hays, pressing him per-
sonally to take 50 guineas; OF good,
new suit furnished for each OF his men,
and two Of broadcloth for himself, be-
fitting his rank, and of a large quantity
OF tea, chocolate, sugar, turkeys, wine,
etc, sent on board for their special use.
1t appears, however, that these good
things contributed to the Americans
were only permitted to reach them
through the kindlincss OF one OF the
lieutenants in charge OF the frigate dur
ing the absence of Captain Symonds.
When the latter returned ON board the
ship he was very wroth with his subor-
dinate and threatening in his manner to
the prisoners. Colonel Allen says:
1.-TWO days after the receipt OF the afore-
said donations Captain Symonds came
on board, full OF envy to the prisoners,
and swore by all that is good that the
damned American rebels should not be
feastcd by the damned rebels OF Ire
land" And then Captain Symonds
confscatcd the provisions sent to Allen
and his companions, and would doubt
less do the same with respect to the
clothing, but fortunately they wore their
new suits, and having thrown over
board the old, tattered garments, he re-
trained from stripping them naked.
Shortly after delegation from Dublin
that arrived to tender assistance to the
Americans was peremptorily ordered
away from even the vicinity Of the ship.
The city and county of Cork has a
multitude of interesting associations for
Americans. Here on the coast lies a
little Struggling village of fishing huts
called Baltimore, from which Calvert
took his title, and hence the name of the
great metropolis OF Maryland. Youghal
is close by, where Sir Walter Raleigh
resided for some years enjoying the
conhscated estate granted to him by
Queen Elizabeth. The people point out
to You the very field just outside the
town in which he planted the first po-
tato that ever grew in Irish soil. This
was after returning from Virginia in
1885. You will also be informed that
Sir Walter infrod11ced the zc.,1t;,,a4;o.. of Z