VOL. I.———No. 3. NEW YORK, SATURDAY, JUNE 18, 1859. Paint: 4 CENTS. CONTENTS OF NO. EDITORIAL. Landlords Going to Hang Captain Rock, in Ireland. Kossuth’s London Speech. Let Irishmen Stay at Home. Irish Elections. ANSWERS T0 Connnsroxnnivrs. LITERATURE. — Poetry—Irish Clans in America—Home Seenes—Battle . Field of Aughrim. MISCELLANEOUS. Irish News—Milit.ary Matters——Spirit of the European Press—England Abusing Louis N apoleon—Curious Divorce Case——General News, &c. 3. PROSPECTUS or A NEW WEEKLY IRISH JOURNAL, 'ro_ nn CALLED “THE PHCENIX.” Oflice, 44 Ann street, New York. The first number of the PIKENIX will be issued on Wednesday for the week ending, on the 4th of June next. The projectors of this enterprise desire to be as brief and ex- plicit as possible, in stating the principles on, and the objects for, which it is undertaken. The principle is this: The capital has been subscribed in shares at $25 each, to be limited to two hundred, and the finan- cial department will be under the supervision of a. Committee, to be named by the Shareholders; but the policy and course of the Journal shall not be controlled, in the least, by any persons having a pecuniary interest therein. In this the “ Pnusmx” will be entirely different from all other Irish Journals. It will occupy a position of complete indepen- dence. It will announce its own doctrines, and enforce its own opinions, independent of preconceived views, interests and preju- dices, to none of which will it ever cater. The name “ Pncmux” suggests the principles and objects of the Journal that assumes it; being einblematic of a resurrection and a new existence. Its eiforts will be mainly if not exclusively devoted to inculcate the belief, and elevate -it into a conviction, ._ that it is the paramount duty of Irishmen: - ' 7 First.—To disconnect themselves from all English associations. Secondly.-—To abstain from any participation in the farce of electing members to the English Parliament. Thirdly.—To enter into an extensive, sincere and brotherly combination among themselves. Fourthly.——To base that combination on a stern resolution; to use all honorable means, and seize on every feasible oppor- tunity to extripate, root and branch from Ireland, the English garrison, English government, English laws, English land- tenure, and all the adjuncts of English usurpation; to restore the soil of the Island to the Irish people; and for this end to make immediate and continuous preparation; and regard all legitimatdlweapons as fair, all aid acceptable, and every chance a pre-ordained opportunity. In this will consist the first, last and chief object, duty, aim and ambition of the PH(nN1x. With the partizanship of American politics it will not inter- fere. From American factions and cliques, it will keep entirely aloof. It will not hesitate, however, to advocate the principles of genuine Republicanism here as well as at home; and it will be prompt and proud to uphold all good, generous and honor- able men, who are true friends of human freedom, without refer- ence to their political connection in America. It will especially sustain and encourage those whose sympathies are in favor of the liberation of Ireland, and expose and oppose the enemies and maligners of the Irish name and race wherever they present themselves. With what ability “THE Pncnivix” will be conducted; with what interest its literature will be invested; with what wisdom its policy will be conceived and vigor enforced; how far, and in what respects it will excel other Journals, and commend itself to the educated. high-minded and brave, this is not the place to say. Of its merits or demerits let performances and not promises be the test. The policy which the PH(ENIX will inculcate. and the principle of action it will recommend, will be under the sole direction and control of JOHN O’MAHONY. Mr. JAMES ROCHE, late of the “Irish News,” will be the acting Editor, and to him all communications on literary sub- jects will be addressed. Mr. P..._()’DEA will superintend the business department, and receive allcommuuieations on business matters. @‘ For terms see fourth page. Nnw Yomi June 4, 1859. PEGNIX BUSINESS NOTICES. H. DEXTER &Co., 113 Nassau street, New York,_are wholesale agents for the ale of THE PHCENIX. Subscriptions"-pot‘ clubs and single subscribers will be promptly attended to, by tddressing P. O’DEA, at the Publication Olfice, {at Ann street, New York. , I JAMES CANTWElI., Esq., corner of 20th and Chestnut streets, Philadelphia, has zindly consented to receive subscriptions from clubs and single subscribers for Tim Pncnxix. Sr. J osEPn’s Ho».n>rrAL.——At a meeting of the Board of Mana- gers of St. Joseph's Hospital, Philadelphia, which was held on ‘the 18th ult., for the purpose of appointing an obstetric physi- cian to that admirable institution in place of the late Dr. » McNeil, John Flynn, Esq., M. D,, and M. R. C. L., was elected to 1111 that ofiice. No fitter selection could have been made. glllilitun) fiiatttra. Drill Room Guide——Irish Companies. SIXTY-NINTH RBGIMENT. Colonel——Jinns R. RYAN. Lieut. Colonel—Vacant. Major—~RoBnirr NUGENT. Adjutant—JoHN MCKEON. Quarter Master'—-Mnrnnw 0’C0l\'NER. Engine er——JAnEs B. Kmxnn. Paymaster—M.A.'rI-inw KEHOE. Surgcon—Ron1~2n'r JOHNSON. _ Assistant SuI'ge0n—JOHN FERGUSON. Chaplain—J.uuns BAGLEY. A Company— Captain Michael Corcoran. lst Lieut., Hugh C. Ford. 2d Lieut., Theodore Kelly. 2d Lieut., Patrick M. Masterson. Drill every Monday evening, at Hibernia Hall, 142 Prince st. B Company— Captain, Robert Codington. lst. Lieut., Thomas Scanlon. 2d Lieut., Dennis Brown. 2d Lieut., ,— -: Drill every Thursday evening, at Eagle Drill Rooms, cor. De- laney and Christie sts. C Company—~ Captain, James Cavanagh. lst Lieut., John Rowan. 2d Lieut., John H. Ryan. 2d Lieut., Daniel O’Connell. Drill every Monday evening, at Eagle Drill Rooms. D Company— Captain, Thomas McGuire. lst Lieut., Samuel Frazier. 2d Lieut., James Dungan. 2d Lieut., : Drill every Monday evening, at Eagle Drill Rooms. E Company—- Captain, Maurice Keating. lst Lieut., Patrick Kelly. 2d Lieut., John Drake. 2d Lieut., John Bagley. — Drill every Wednesday evening at Eagle Drill Rooms. F Company— , Captain, John Breslin. lst Lieut., -—-- —--« ‘ 2d Lieut., —-—— -—--.- 2d Lieut., —— —-—-- . Seventeenth st. G Company— Captain, —— —- - lst Lieut., John Coonan. 2d Lieut., Thos. M. Canton. 2d Lieut., Patrick Tully. Drill every Friday evening, at Eagle Drill Rooms. H Company— Captain, Sames Kelly. lst Lieut., William Butler. 2d Lieut., James Lyons. 2d Lieut., James Gannon. Drill every Tuesday evening, at Eagle Drill Rooms. Montgomery Guard—6th Regiment. Captain, Thomas S. Murphy. lst Lieut., Thomas Clarke. 2d Lieut., Andrew Fay. Drill every second and fourth Thursday evenings at Centre Market. Brigade Lancers—1lth Regiment. Captain, Bernard Reilly. 2d Lieut., —-— ——- 2d Lieut., —— —- Drill every -—-— evening, at — —— . Troop D— lst Regiment. Montgomery . Captain, Dennis C. Minton. lst Lieut., James Lavelle. 2d Lieut., John I-Iag'erty. Drill every —- evening, at Mi1liman’s Hall, cor. 26th st. and 7th avenue. ' A Company——l st Regiment—Jackson Horse Guard. Captain, Andrew Leary, City Horse Guards—H Troop—1st Regiment. Captain, : —— lst Lieut.. A. P. Greene. 2d Lieut., Cornelius Horragan. 2d Lieut., Chas. Bradley. Drill every Wednesday evening, at Eagle E Company——2d Regiment. Drill Rooms. , /H, Captain, ~ Doran. lst Lieut.’, Anthony F. Vaughan. 2d Lieut., —-— —- F Company—State Guard—2d Regiment. Captain, James Brady. lst Lieut., -—— —- 2<1 Lieut., ——- Drill every —-— evening, at Mercer House. G Company——2d Regiment. Captain, Felix Duffy. _ lst Lieut., Terrence Duffy. 2d Lieut., —— —-— Drill every —— evening, at Mercer House. F Company—4th Artillery. Captain, James McMahon. lst Lieut., —— —-— 2d Lieut., E. M. Carey. 20. Lieut. —-—-— : Drill every Friday evening, Division Armory, E Company—10th Regiment. Captain, John Kennedy. lst Lieut., John Donohoe. 2d Lieut., James Gallagher. Drill every Thursday evening, at Eagle Drill Rooms. O’Brien Columbian Riflcs——North Orange, N. J .—lst Reg’t. Orange Brigade. Captain, Owen Murphy, lst Lieut., Patrick Nevin. 2d Lieut., —- NO'I‘E.——O11I‘ military friends in all the towns and cities of the Union will please inform this office of their respective drill days, the names of their officers and companies, that We may place them on our Drill Room Guide. Drill every Wednesday evening, at 16th Ward Hotel, 195 West ‘ RECOLLECTIONS. OF IRISH REMARKABLE PLACES. THE BATTLE FIELD or AUGHRIM. MANY of the scenes in which my memory loves to dwell have been made haunted ground by the pen of genius; we have glanced at the spots and localities marked by the graphic and glowing descriptions of John Banim and Gerald Griffin—we have allowed our recollection to call from the depths of oblivion, me- mories of events which were imprinted on our souls in the im- aginative years of childhood; Garryowen—the Siege of Limerick ——the name of Sarsficld, awoke proud thoughts in our Irish hearts; and we now turn our eyes upon another locality im- pressed with footprints of warlike men, and inscribed upon the page of our country’s history. My object is to familiarize the Irish reader with such places and events as bid him feel proud of his native land; that he can say events have occurred in Ire- land which are of grateful remembrance; that he can point out the very spot where his forefathers fought and fell, or the genius which shed such lustre upon literature, had birth, or a grave— where some heroic encounter took place, or incident happened forming .a subjectfor the poet’s lay, or the novelist’s tale. Me- thinks information oi this kind, communicated briefly, is calcu- lated to give general information on points we are more igno- rant upon than any other nation—I mean all that refers to our country’s history or topography. Davis, in one of his essays, truly says—“A large portion of our people travel a great deal within Ireland, and often return with no knowledge, save of the inns they slept in, and the posters they dealt with.” The man is certainly not to be envied who is content to travel from the Giant’s Causeway to Cape Clear, and bring home no other information than his hotel bills afford him. Yet, such, un- doubtedly, is often the case. From a want of previous infor- mation on the subject, men unconsciously drive by the most in- teresting and remarkable places, and only accidentally discover they have unknowingly hurried by scenes they would have gladly surveyed and lingered amidst. Let it be my pleasure to dispel some portion of this mist of ignorance which has so long enveloped my countrymen, and when they journey near places associated with historic fame, or local interest, pause and dwell upon the events which have rendered them remarkable. They will learn to prize their country higher, and feel more pride in the name of Irishinen. How many go every year to Ballinasloe fairs, yet how few traverse the subject of my present communi- cation—-the battle-field of Aughrim. ~ The battle of Aughrim was fought near the small town of that name, in the county of Galway, about twenty miles from Ath- lone, and three from Ballinasloe. The town itself presents nothing out of the usual routine of country towns, or rather hamlets, for it can hardly aspire to the title of a town, consisting of few streets of any regularity—-few shops of any distinguishing ‘characterestic, principally dealing in the necessaries of life-— % houscs‘ of entertainment and wearing apparel. The houses are ’ small. chiefly thatched, and irregularly built. The soil around ? is poor. Close by is the Hill of Kilcommoden, surmounted by a pretty cl-zurch, with a neat taper spire, looking the ‘presiding genius of peace where once cruel war held mastery; and now its bell floats holily on the breeze, where once the air rang fiercely with the noise of the captains, and the shouting of the men engaged in boody conflict. It is impossible to look upon this quiet spot, on which my sight now rests—the gentle emi- nence crowned by the church, its tower and spire pointing to the heavens—the Gothic windows gleaming in the sunlight——the trees bending gracefully, as the cooling wind sweeps through the overarching boughs—the sheep studding the grassy knoll- without reflecting how much more such a scene is in unison with the intentions of the Supreme Being who fashioned this beautiful world for man’s resting place, until he returns to his eternal abode, than was presented him on the memorable 12th July, 1691. The best account which I could collect of that eventful day is now presented to the reader. At the period to which I now refer, the differences which had sprung up between the Irish who adhered to James the Second and their French allies, were increased to a great height. Ath- lone, defended by the Irish with an intrepidity not eclipsed by the most heroic deeds of Roman valor, had been captured by De _Ginkle, and the Irish accused the French as being the authors of the disaster. St. Ruth, a man of great military skill, and, though young in years, old in experience, was desirous of avoid- ing an engagement with an enemy flushed with victory, superior in numerical strength, as well as in that discipline which makes numbers irresistible, and he would have fallen back on the Shan- non if uncontrolled. But the Irish were resolved to fight, and the other French officers had no objection to terminate the war one way or other, being anxious, whatever the result, to leave Ireland and return to France. St. Ruth accordingly, finding a battle inevitable, made every arrangement his skill suggested, and resolved to fight Dc Ginkle at Aughrim. fie selected, as the key to his position, the.strong pass of Kilerg-ggiinoden, accessible from the Leinster side only by two narrow z:pproaches——one. the road from Banagher to Bal- linasloe on the north; the other, a bye-road running in nearly a parallel direction past the domain of Uracree on the south. The intermediate space opposite the hill, on the eastern side, is a strip of bog, with‘a rivulet in the middle, and a morass, half a mile wide. Round the hill, between the fort and the beg, the ground was chiefly tillage fields, and these St. Ruth lined with infantry, and levelled some to enable his cavalry to charge when the enemy would seek to drive the infantry from these natural en- trenchments. He placed his cannon most judiciously, having guns so pointed as to rake the passes already mentioned, and some were on the hill-top. It appears from some accounts I have seen, that when the English general saw the strong position in which the Irish army was placed, he would fain have postponed the engagement, but he was overruled. according to one account, lest the Irish should, re-_ treat during the night; or, according to another, and I believe the true reason, because Sarsfield was on his way to join the Irish army with a considerable number of men, and the absence of this brave general was a strong inducement for the English to hasten on the engagement. . “A party of our feet,” writes an English oflicer, “‘marched up to the ditches, all strongly guarded with musketeers, and their horse advantageously posted to sustain them. Here we fired one upon another for a considerable time, and the Irish behaved themselves like men of another nation, defending their ditches stoutly, lor they would maintain one side, till our men put their pieces one into the other, and then having lines of communica- tion fromeonc ditch to another, they could presently post them- selves again and flank us. This occasioned great firing on both sides, which continued on the left for an hour and a half; neither the right of our army, or centre, engaged except with their san- non, which played on both sides.” After defending the hedges for a considerable time, the Eu- glish, by superiority of numbers, threatened to outflank the right wing of .the Irish. St. Ruth, to prevent this, ordered a battalion from the second line to the left, to move on the point of attack, but his orders were mistaken, and a battalion from the first line in front of the bog, went instead. This gave an open, which the watchful De Ginkle was not slow to avail himself of. The English centre, taking advantage of the open- ing, plunged into the bog in front, waded the river up to their waists, and carried the hedges under a heavy fire. The Irish cavalry had now an opportunity of acting, and they chargci the English through the openings, and repulsed them with grew: slaughter. McGnin’.s regiment of infantry pursued them over the river, dismounted a battery of cannon, and retreated in order with little less. The songs of victory seemed to crown the gallant Irish. They had successfully resisted every attack made to break their lines, and the English seemed bafiled and disheartened. Though they still kept up a fire, it was uncer- tain, and did little execution. St. Ruth was delighted to find his plans had been fully successful; and the men under his com- mand displayeda steadiness he did not count upon, which, aided by their natural courage, made them proof against any number of enemies. The battle had now lasted two hours. The Irish had held their ground unaltered, and the fortune of the day was about to change. The English horse were suifered by Luttrell, who, unfortunately for the Irieh, was in command of the battery guarding the Ballinasloe road——to make good that pass without any effort made to check them, on the part of the .~ Irish under Luttrel’s command. The English cavalry, as soon as they passed the road, fell in with the Irish foot, who, de- ceived by the similarity of uniform, thought they were the'n* own horse. They took off their hats, and hurraed, but the next moment they were cruelly disappointed;—the cavalry chargeii them, and a fearful carnage ensued. Though surprised and dis- mayed, the Irish were not disheartened. Such as had their muskets loaded, discharged them; the others made good use of the stock ends, as they had no bayonets, which were a late in- vention—~but they were not able to to resist the superior num- bers of the English cavalry, and fell. A narative of an eye- witness who had been in the engagement, which I have read, states——-“Not a single man escaped ; they lay nearly as close as they stood; their heads, shoulders, and breasts, were covered with blood and wounds. Three or four other regiments, which were near them, were also, to a very few men, cut to pieces.” St. Ruth saw at a glance what was passing, and being de- sirous of retrieving the fate of the battle, placed himself at the head of his reserve of cavalry to charge the squadrons of the enemy, and galloped down the hill opposite to the English but- teries, exclaiming, “They are beaten.” “At this moment,” says O’Conor, “he was struck by a cannon shot, and fell dead from his horse. His fall was like that of Turenne at Salsback, or Tilly at Nordlinghene; it was the death of the soul of the army. Had he lived, the general opinion is, that his admira- ble disposition, coolness, and bravery, would have gained the victory. He had been in Ireland one month and four days only, and in so short a time never had aifection between ofiicers and troops been so powerfully excited. His admiration of the con- stancy of the Irish, in their resolution to maintains, war upon such unequal terms, having such a formidable power against. them and so little aid from France, often broke out in expres- sions of sympathy; and these had won the love of the people in an incxpressable degree. His contemporaries, who had wit- nessed his great mind, his cool and calculating science, his , heroic courage—never "ceased to deplore his loss. Cut off in his early bloom, from high command in the French armies-— from honor and glory——from the renown which accompaniefi Turenne and Luxemburg, Villars and Vendome——from a menu- ment on St .Denis, or in the Invalides; his mortal remains lie hidden and unnoticed on the hill of Kilcommoden. No storied. stone commemorates his early doom, the peasant often brushes the morning dew off the turf under which he lies, but knows. not he treads o’er the grave of a hero. ' _- His death, however, has not remained unsung, for apoém‘.- i-recounts how “Riding down the hill he met his fall, And dfed a victim to a cannon ball." _ The loss of the general, and defeat of the foot by the horse, aided by the treachery of Luttrel, decided the battle. The Irish, forced to retire, retreated across,-the ‘bag. The de- feat would have been productive of much; greater loss were not for the following circumstance related: . * an old man who- had been in the engagement. “ You see,’{ ‘ I ,he, “ at a little distance before us, a small circular bog thotiii§.’white with reefix in which are several holes without wEte1‘.:;*Here,-_the Irish feoitf coming on with precipitasion, divided to tltetfi right of the bog. and joined at the other’ side. ‘I-‘he_‘English army fol- lowed them in like manner, firing on as they lied, and harassed them eoniinually. An Irish, drummer, in the confu- sion of the retreat, threw himself ‘into one.» of the above-mane tioned bog holes, and laid concealed among the reeds. This was two hours before the night fell. In this situation, soiiei-—' tious for the fate of. his ‘countrymen, and struck with the imnfi-— nent danger to which they were exposed, he bethought himself of a stratagem equally new and extraordinary, to stop the pur- suit of the enemy. He beatfa retreat as loud as he could! The regiments of the English foot who were next to the hqg think- ing this was donc by order of the General (t.aking itiforégrnntsfii that Lieutenant-General Sarsfield with his reinforcements was. arrived, and ready to attack them in disorder), returned in- stantly, closed, and marched towards this hill, while the whole-. body of foot imitated them ; and the English horse, seeing the foot retreat, sounded a retreat likewise, and came back in the same consternation, For the Irish were not totally broker. Their horse were entire and in good order at no great distance_.,.' and if Sarsfield had really appeared with a fresh body of Zl'i>'I!!“.,;;_' thousand men, while the English were dispersed and in co'.afn—-“:" sion, there wasa great deal still to be feared. At the head-qum ’ ters they were instantly possessed with the same ideas. Every- body imagined the rest had good reason for retreat, and 511-- quired on which side the enemy appeared, Before they got in- telligence, or could draw the troops together in order, niglsi came on; the Irish escaped, and a fresh pursuit became im- practicable.” A LIVELY and ludicrous combat between a female physiciaxn _ Mrs. Stillwell, and a regular trowsered doctor, named M(n"~7eii‘;‘, took place in the streets of De Witt, Iowa, a few days ago. Ties- affair grew out of a professional rivalry, the immediate provoca- tion being a lengthy article in the village paper from the pen cf ‘ the male disciple of Esculapius, severely reflecting upon the- character of his professional sister. The latter, after a careful diagnosis of the case, decided that it was one calling for the vigorous application of a stimulant in the shape of a cowskin. Providing herself with this article, she hunted up her traducexg. and plied him so assiduously with heavy doses of the new tllfifflr pcutical agent, at remarkably short intervals, that the patient, unable to bear such bold practice, clasped the fair practitioner in his arms, and held her so firml and affectionately, that the efforts of the town marshal was nezessary to release her. At the latest accounts both doctor and patient were doing Well. A CURIOUS marriage, the result of a practical joke, is about tr." occur between the daughter of a Prussian prince and a professor of music who was her teacher. Suspecting an iinaclinovvledgnd attachment between the two, a waggish friend contrived a stoigv ‘ of the profesr-:or’s suicide, which was told to the young lady hc- ~ fore a large circle of friends. The swoon, and passionate gnici‘ which followed, betrayed her secret, and marrige is the result".