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The New York Packet
New York, New York County, New York
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Excise officers and dragoons seized an illegal distillery near Glanworth, Ireland, on April 20, facing armed resistance that wounded officials and soldiers, killed one person, and led to a planned proclamation against the perpetrators.
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LIMERICK, April 30.
On Friday the 20th inst. Mr W. B. Swan, surveyor of excise, assisted by Mr. Peppard, gauger, and a party of the 8th light dragoons, seized a large private still, head, two worms, and a large copper boiler at work, at Ballinahowe, near Glanworth, and spilled upwards of 2000 gallons of pottle-ale, and 200 gallons of singlings. After destroying this extensive distillery, Mr. Swan repaired with the above party to Glanworth, where he had information of 600 barrels of private malt being concealed in a bolting-mill; on approaching the mill, the windows of it was crowded with armed men, as also in a castle adjoining it; Mr. Swan immediately applied to the Rev. Henry Baggs, a magistrate, to assist him, who immediately took from his pocket the riot-act, and on approaching the castle with Mr. Swan, they were fired at from the windows of the castle and mill, which wounded Mr. Baggs in the chin and shoulder, also wounded Mr. Swan in the leg. The villains had the audacity to repeat the fire, which wounded five of the dragoons slightly, and three of their horses; to add to their villainy, they fractured the carrier's horse's skull; which carried the still, in order to effect a rescue, some of the dragoons fired, when one person was killed.— The still, head, worms and boiler, were safely lodged in the stores of Charleville. We hear a proclamation will be immediately issued against the persons concerned in the above outrage.
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Glanworth
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Friday The 20th Inst.
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mr. baggs wounded in chin and shoulder; mr. swan wounded in leg; five dragoons slightly wounded; three horses wounded; carrier's horse skull fractured; one person killed. still, head, worms, and boiler lodged in charleville stores; proclamation to be issued against perpetrators.
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Excise surveyor Mr W. B. Swan, with gauger Mr. Peppard and 8th light dragoons, seized and destroyed a private distillery at Ballinahowe near Glanworth, spilling over 2000 gallons of pottle-ale and 200 gallons of singlings. They then approached a bolting-mill in Glanworth hiding 600 barrels of private malt, facing armed men in the mill and adjoining castle. Magistrate Rev. Henry Baggs read the riot act; attackers fired, wounding Baggs, Swan, five dragoons, and horses. Dragoons returned fire, killing one person. Equipment secured in Charleville.