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From: "Cathy Joynt Labath" <>
Subject: [IA-IRISH] !! News of Ireland in Iowa Newspapers; June 23, 1848
Date: Thu, 26 Dec 2002 17:26:42 -0600


Iowa Democratic Union
Keosauqua, Van Buren, Iowa
Saturday, June 23, 1848

FOREIGN ITEMS
Specie from Ireland- The vessel Preussischer Adler, arrived in the
river Thames from Cork, has brought as a portion of her cargo, ten boxes of
specie. This is a second arrival of specie, to a similar extent, within a
few days from Cork; and we, therefore, make especial mention of it as being
particularly remarkable, and of very unusual occurrence.

The Cork Constitution contains the following startling announcement:
"A body of 600 Young Irelanders, in regular military order, twenty feet
deep, marched through the streets on Sunday night, singing the Irish
Marseillasse. On Wednesday evening a procession, with flambeaus and torches,
paraded the streets with music."

It is said the Government contemplates an immediate application to
Parliament for authority to raise a loan for emmigration. The amount it is
said will be at least £500,000, perhaps £1,000,000.


Cathy Joynt Labath
The Irish in Iowa
http://www.celticcousins.net/irishiniowa/index.htm

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