THE WESTMORLAND GAZETTE, and KENDAL ADVERTISER, January 29, 1820 / IRISH NEWS.

[Barb Baker]

THE WESTMORLAND GAZETTE, and KENDAL ADVERTISER.
Printed and Published for the Proprietors by J. KILNER, Market-Place,
Kendal; Saturday, January 29, 1820; VOL. III - No. 91.
Price Seven-Pence.
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IRISH NEWS.

 

ATTACK ON THE DUBLIN COACH. - Saturday morning, between the hours of twelve and one o'clock, the coach which left Dublin for this city, at eight o'clock on Friday morning, on reaching within five miles of Clonmel, was intercepted by a chain of cars across the road, and at the same time several shots were fired, one of which took effect upon the arm of one of the guards, which was severely shattered.  The attacking party could be plainly discerned, amounting to eleven, and it would appear that they fired a shot each, one of which took effect as stated above.

        The guards resolutely returned the fire, but we are sorry to say without effect.  The cars which lay across the road proved but a slight obstacle to the progress of the coach, and it was fortunately delayed but for a few moments, as, upon the horses coming in contact with them, such was the slippery state of the roads, that it was not difficult to make a passage, even without manual assistance. 

        In addition to the injury done to the guard, as already stated, a passenger named NUGENT, was missing, but has since reached this city, after being robbed of a large sum.  It appears after the first fire from the robbers, he descended from the coach, but on his reaching the ground, he was seized by one of the villains who presented a pistol at him, which in his avoiding, he fell into a ditch, when the coach drove on and he was left behind.

        There were five inside passengers, one of them was a female.  It appears, and indeed is certain, that the same party had previously attempted to attack the Waterford coach for Clonmel, but not having taken the precaution of drawing the cars across the road, it was enabled to pass on without interruption, after which the banditti crossed to the Dublin road, and commited the cruel and cowardly outrage we have described..............................................................   ' Cork Paper '