Star. — 1822-02-07 (London, England)

IIT 110 S. ROBERT PEEL.  " Dublin Castle, January 29, 1822.  . . " Ste—Since the date of my last dispatch I have received intelligence, stating that the disturbances in the County of Cork had assumed a still more decided appearance of insurrection, and that the populace had proceeded to assemble in more numerous bodies in the day-time, to resist, and even to attack the Civil Power and his Majesty's troops. His Majesty's Government is already apprised of the affair which took place on the 21st, between a detachment of the 39th Regiment and the inhabitants of the mountainous district between Bantry and Macroom. That affair has been succeeded by others of a similar description : they are detailed in the communications from the Commander of the Forces; and I think it may be convenient to furnish you with an abstract of these transactions according to the plan observed in this series of my dispatches. "4 On the 24th inst. a large body of persons attacked the mail coach passii:g from Tralee to Cork ; and after having killed some of the horses, and wounded the guard, coachman, and a passenger, overturned the coach and obtained possession of the mail. On the receipt of this intelligence, Colonel Mitchell, who commanded at Macroom, proceeded from thence with a detachment of troops in the direction of MiUstreet, near which place the coach had been attacked. Ile found there a large body of men, partly armed; they made a shew of resistance, but upon being attacked by the troops, they fled with precipitation, and twenty-three prisoners were r. cured. " On the same day, two Dragoons, dispatched with orders to the Officer at Millstreet, were attacked and wounded on their road. The Officer, under the direction of a Magistrate, proceeded with some troops in the direction of Macroom, and met a large lot cc of the insurgents, probably the same which had been enemmtered by Colonel Mitchell. " lie repct is the number opposed to hint to have been nearly 50r43, armed with weapons of various descriptions, of which muskets formed hut an inconsiderable proportion. " 0:: the same day, in the neighbourhood of Charleville, a body of 7..00 persons, of whom the leader and several others were armed with muskets, effected the rescue of a man (who had been apprehended, and was in charge of a party of Police), and compelled the Police to retire " On the 25th, intelligence was conveyed to Sir J. Lambert, that the whole male population, to the north of Bandon, was proceeding to the mountains, and It was ascertained, that the previous night had been employed in assembling the people; and that large bodies had been observed in the morning, on their march in that direction. Colonel Mitchell again marched from Macroom in the direction of Millstreet, where the man conveying the mail had been that morning attacked and murdered. lie found there a body, stated to amount to 2000 men, posted on the heights near the road ; of these, about 1000 descended to attack his detachment, and fired three shots, but on the advance of the troops they immediately took to flight, leaving 30 visoners in the hands of the military. " At the same time a very large body of people assembled in tile neighbourhood of Newmarket and Kanturk, imagining, as is supposed, front the departure of some Dragoons who had been stationed there, that the force of infantry remaining would be unequal to resistance. " The rioters approached the town of Newmarket, and occupied the road. A detachment of the 22d Regiment rapidly dislodged them, and secured three prisoners. " On the evening of the same day, a detachment of the 11th Regiment was attacked, on its march from Macroom to Bandon, by a party of sixty men, who followed it for three miles, and took advantage of the inclosures to fire, and to retard the march of the King's troops. " It further appears, from various communications, that the greater part of the population of the northern part of the county of Cork had assembled in the mountains, and that they have in borne places made demonstiations of attack, and in others have committed outrages by day, with increased forces and bold&c. (Signed) "