Cork, April 19

John Ahern, Stephen Myles, Richard Moreen, and John Clancy, all from the
neighbourhood of Cloyne, were on Tuesday covicted of conspiracy to murder
a soldier of the county Limerick Militia. They were sentenced to be hanged
on the 25th instant [of this month]. Yesterday Timothy Kavanagh was tried
and found guilty of firing a shot at Mr Wm. Martin, of Sunville, a short
time ago. He has not yet received sentence. Accounts pour in on us every
hour, of the devastation of the Savages of the West. Our last contained an
account of their attack on a house of Mr. Gillman's at Tonson's-Town, when
they threatened another visit; accordingly, on the night of Sunday, the
15th instant, in prosecution of their system of annoyance of this
Gentleman, they completed the entire demolition of the above mentioned
house. It is hoped the exhibition of one of their Officers on the gallows
of Dunmanway, on this day, will damp the ardor of these heroes. On the
16th, at night, they burnt three houses on the lands of Gurtnamuckla,
near Dunmanway.

Yesterday Timothy Kavenagh was tried and found guilty of firing
a shot at Mr. Wm. Martin, of Sunville, a short time ago.  He has
not yet received the sentence.

Accounts pour in on us every hour, of the devestations of the
Savages of the West.  Our last contained an account of their
attack on a house of Mr. Gilman's, at Tonson's-Town, when they
threatened another visit; accordingly, on the night of Sunday,
the 15th instant, in prosecution of their system of annoyance
of this Gentleman, they compleated the entire demolition of the
above mentioned house.  It is hoped the exhibition of one of
their Officers on the gallows of Dunmanway, on this day, will
damp the ardor of these heroes.  On the 16th, at night, they
burnt three houses on the lands of Gortnamuckla, near Dunmanway.

Cove, April 17 -- Sailed this day his Majesty's ships, Montague,
Endymion, Glenmore and Unicorn, on a cruize.

CORK, APRIL 18

This day Patrick Haynes was executed at Gallows-Green, near the
Lough, for the Murder of Colonel St. George and R. Uniacke, Esqrs.
He confessed that he was guilty of the crime for which he was
about to suffer, a few minutes before he was launched into
eternity. It is to be hoped that the examples which have been
made in the different parts of the country, for this horrid
offence, will deter, in future, others form crimes of such
magnitude.

This morning, Timothy M'Carthy, otherwise Souney, was sent off
under an escort of the Royal Cork Volunteers, to be executed
To-morrow at Dunmanway, for attacking the house of John Gilman,
Esq. near that town.  Any person now detected in breaking into a
house, can expect no mercy after this example.

Last night a committee of United Irishmen were apprehended in a
public house, opposite Conway's livery stables, in St. Finbarry's.
Papers of a treasonable nature having been found on them they were
committed to Bridewell.


                             -- Belfast Newsletter 24 April 1798

   

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