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Martinsburgh Gazette
Martinsburg, Berkeley County, West Virginia
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Reports from Irish newspapers detail ongoing agrarian violence by 'Gen. Rock' and 'Captain Rock' men, burning houses in Cork and Limerick counties as punishment for land seizures. Specific incidents include properties of Bronder, Cross, Plunket, Cianchy, and Shee destroyed around April 10-12, 1823.
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By the ship Gleaner, Capt. Pease, arrived at New York on Friday from Londonderry, the editor of the Advocate has received the Derry Journal; Belfast Chronicle, and Dublin Evening Post, to the 16th April.
The Dublin papers state that the work of destruction is still successfully carried on by Gen. Rock, and his men.
A great number of dwelling houses and out houses, with their contents, in the surrounding country, were destroyed. Mr. C. Bronder and Mr. Cross had their premises fired, and the cause assigned by the general's men was that they had taken farms over the heads of their former tenants, which was contrary to his (the Gen.) new code of laws, and had produced the usual punishment—burning the premises.
LIMERICK. APRIL 12. -Wednesday last. W. W. Becher, Esq. M. P. arrived here from Mallow on his way to attend Parliament. He reports that several fires were seen in the county of Cork on Tuesday night, in confirmation of which we have received the following from a valuable correspondent at Charleville, dated yesterday:
" I beg leave to send you a list of burnings that took place on Tuesday last, near Charleville, Parish of Shandrum, near this: A farm house and out house, the property of the Rt. Hon. W. C. Plunket, Attorney General: at Ardglass, Parish of Shandrum, a farm house the property of Daniel Cianchy; Rockhill, county of Limerick, two houses, the property of Timothy Shee, farmer.
Same night, several houses were attacked by a well armed party, and money ordered to be sent to a house named by them.—Chron.
Doneraile. APRIL 10. -The following notices were pasted, a few nights since, near Mill street:
"Take Notice of these few lines Matice Shea, to be clear of that farm again st the first of May next, 1823, or if you don't you will be burnt to ashes, for we are not allowed to have any man in in another man's farm, by brave "CAPTAIN ROCK. Chairman's Orders."
"am one of my master's men, that will do his duty while I am in the service."
"Go by this Notice Charles Williams, or if you don't you will :Sartinly Suffer for Removing, or if you do it therefore blame yourself for it, for we swore not to allow any man to do it while you have a place of your own, and by this oath you will not be spared a minute if you deserved it, for we have in for you this done by brave "CAPTAIN ROCK.""
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Ireland
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April 1823
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multiple dwelling houses and outhouses destroyed by fire; no casualties reported; threats of further burnings for land violations.
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Gen. Rock's men continue destroying properties in Ireland as punishment for taking farms over former tenants' heads, contrary to their code. Specific burnings: premises of Mr. C. Bronder and Mr. Cross; farm house and outhouse of Rt. Hon. W. C. Plunket in Shandrum; farm house of Daniel Cianchy in Ardglass, Shandrum; two houses of Timothy Shee in Rockhill, Limerick. Armed attacks demand money. Notices from Captain Rock threaten Matice Shea and Charles Williams to vacate farms by May 1, 1823, or face burning.