misa 0 BY MOORE 8L THOMPSON. 31335353558 ”rho .. DEMOCRATIC BANNER" u; publmhcd weakly. mes: per nnnum—or s 1 '75 if paid In ud~ Vance. . No 133 or mntbo discontinued (unlesu at [he op~ Iran or th editors) unnl nll urrenruges are paid. WAdvcmsomcnls. &c.. at lhn usual mica. POETRY. I TURN THEE IN TIME OF NEED BY I‘. 11. BAYLEY [turn to lhoo In limo of need. And never turn in vain: | see my fond and fearless mule. And lope ravx'ves again. It g‘llves me strength lo struggle on V .halo'er the "rife mny be— And i! ngnir. my courage falls. Agum I turn lo Ihce. 'l‘hy timid heuuly’ rhurmcd me final—— I brcmhcd n luver'a vuw- Bu! lxllle lhought to find lhe friend Whnso strength suilnim me now : I deemed Ihoe made for summ' r dues—'— llul m lhe‘hlormy sea, .Demrtcd by all other friendn'. Dear love. I turn to lheo .’ Should o'er tome kecnor sorrow throw A nhndnu' o'er lhy mind—— - And should I, Ihoughllcsu. hrcnlhc to thee One word that is unkind—- For ivc il. lo\‘o~ ‘lhy RIIII‘O \wli sel {\gy holler Icehng4 free. And with I! lock 0! boundless love. I will thH lurnln lhcc! From the Army. The New Osivans paprrs of (he 24m, rnnlnin detailed nccounls from tho army M Victuria czi'l 'l'ampicn. but no find in mum nu very illlleiDHi facts, that “are noYVenibrace<l in our teivgmphic despntch yeanhay. From the mrre‘ponduncc of the Bella and Picayune. houevcr, up make a numbcr 0i u'racls uh'uh will bu mm! with in'nut. A cnnrspomlcntnl lhe Della attuned to Gcn.'l‘ay|ox‘a ding lon. writing [mm Victmiu. gives u daily nccnum 0! many incidents Connected u'nh ihelr march {gum Montercy, which place may left on “W 231] Dvcembrr. 0n the 5281 M”: mitts a: {Mime :-—Pmn'n. Drc. 26!]L—Cnpt. May's qulhdlon o! dragnons. after nccmnpanying m'e gencrnl 10 Morales, lch the mad again nml slruck in towards the mnunluinu, in u'der in cm _lnine (heir gory-d, .lan (0 find out il lhgte wafi any pass lhnugh which the enemy cuu‘d muke a dvsccm into (ho hum cum Irv. ‘ I Dre. 8271/1. ——'l‘he do)”: match was about; 18 miles. and‘ being pcrtnrmrd on new'. ground, oflcrcd some little t-xcitrmcnt tui the titcd troops, and they srcmrd tn gotl along better than any day Finrc ue It-hI Muntcrey. The jnurney um; ninstlt nn‘ the banks of n river. 0: \tith n‘uskt-t uht t 1 id one.nnd the grt’ater pvt oi the Htfllii “'35 as level as a bail mum fluttr. thtbiittgi the teams to keep up with the cntumn ttu-i' whole time. At noon m: rentht-zi an o'ui: ranche, in front of which the litt‘l’ tum“ and here we halted. The day was quitv‘ “arm. and Gen. Taylor. “ho iidli patsvd us during the day, had pitched his it‘llli near a large cypress. it was hrre ‘h..t!l we first learned that there um fillll'ht'l, Richmond in the field—Gen. Scutt‘. Ir:- lei' iniorthing the ok] Ranchern—tur such ' the Mt‘xicanfi poryist in cailing (-i'lr Cum mantlcr. that he had arrived in the (nun tty having reached him to-dny. What cl lcct this neus may have on othersl can not. at this moment, tell, but I‘mUai say so far as my own feelings are cnnct‘im-d. [had rather Guru Taylor had bum ‘u-tt cntireiy in command, to have ended the work he has mad: such giorious progress in. Dec. 9.8. --When preparatiom were he in; mode for a start this morning. three horsea and four mules Were lounil dead. Hav’ing nothing to feed them on but new corn, many are afflicted just now with the ' scours,’ and in numerous instances they die in less than twenty-tour hours of the sickness. ‘ One thing is pec'uliarly nnnoy ing. and that is, the very best American horses are the greatest sufferers; The pla v'ces ol the dead horses were supplied by reducing other teams, and we were ena bled to reach Linnea. some 16 milev. n boul 1 o’clock. ’ “ Our visit to Lin aree wan perfect windtnlt to its citizens. Mulee that would not command 55min the morning} Were‘ sold to the United States at night for os,moch as SBO—nml so It is vtith everything we—huy lrom the Mexicanv in all parts of this county-y.— ‘Frum aloof ol bread up to n horse. they will demand double the amount from an American that they do (mm a native. It the early part of our visit to Linnres was a source of benefit and pleasure to in peo ple. the latter part ol It was anything but agreeable to them. Gen. 'l‘aylor had learned while at Monte Manatee. that the government ol Mexico had s2Booin funds and a quantity of tobacco andcigara de poeited in Linarea, and he ordered one ol cthe Assistant Quarterimaateis to demand and receive it. in the name of the United States. from the Alcalde—construlng the' soothing eya'tem of our government in sushi amount" on to give'him the right of taking} poblic property, it nothing else. Botwhen the call was made upon theAlcnlde. he denied that lhere was anything belonging l to the government in Linares. He was “told mm the Alcaltle‘ of' Monte Moralea had stated that the property above mean «toned wu there. and that. it must be girl. on up. “ He‘conféssed than that'sucti pro perty‘had been there; but and that an oil}- reor of the‘Mulcan army.‘~‘with a party of ”soldiers, comoLinto towo"_atter Capt. Gra- Inemocriu {launch ham left it. and (mulch away. Gen. 'l‘.’s orders then were for the Alcalde to obtain the money by some means and hand rt oVer before 12 o’clock. Alter a great deal 0! remonstrsnce. he went out and brought in B|.ooo of his own money. andthen order ed the shop-keepers to produce the re mninder. This he did by causing his Seem rotary to draw on each for the some he no med. One man he mulcted for $5OO. un~ other lor $3OO. and so on until he g 0! to sum: ol $2O; and it was finally made up, handed over. nnd hauled off in one of our wagons; but .you never saw longer lnces than those worn by the mulcted. This day’s marched summed up 18 miles. \ Dec. 29.—Made on early start this mor ning, but got on the wrong road, ullich couscd us to travel 15 miles. when we could have reached the same place by go ling 12 on another road. ‘ Dec. flu—Arrived at the hacienda at Don Pedro at 8 o'clock, and took in corn land fodder for the night. It was the in ltention in the morning to make no stop in IVilla Grande. but when the General rea lcltul tt.lte concluded to stop for the day, land the soldiers were not at all diaplt‘flsl‘tl gtu see his trot pitched when they crossed lthe river. ‘ Dec. 31.—'I‘hisbeing thelast day at the month and last of the year, the regulations of the army make it incumbent upon the commander to hall and muster the men. Eiery person is in~pectcd, and from a minket down to a hithll and pitcher. eve ry thing is carefully examined. and ifany ol‘tlie accuutretnent; are old and unfit for acrtice, they are turned in and new ones taken. ltis atao pay-day. and every ar lic've that is missing from a aoldiers outfit is charged to him and deducted from his pay. ' Last night the signal fire. that has been kindled opposite our encampment every night since We have been on the march. blazed up on a high peak of the mountain. and had not the moon given out so much light. would have lighted up Villa Grande. A number of officers had assembled around the camp fire of Gen. Twigga. amniigst “hom was Gen. Taylor. and “hen this fire on the mountain was firit lighted up. the conversation turned to it. The twin ion “as pretty general that the fires tierc raised each night to ahow our whereabouts; but there Were some who expressed their belicl that it was a mere inattt-r olacci dent. and Gen. 'l‘aylor tins of the latter i-pinion. \\ hile they were discus-inc the subji-c', an express come in from Captain May. stating that hi 2! rear guard oith the pack mules had be: n taken by the enemy. between Monte Morales and Linares. Jan. 1. 1542' —-Uur marih was pretty much anupand downhill business to day, and about hill past 2 P. .\|. weliad tneas- Ufttl ‘2O miles, “lien \ic halted and pitch ed our tent-. ' ' ‘ \\'e obtainrd an abundance of car n. fmhlrr, and grass here. and the Alcaldc hating sent to Villa Grniide I.» know \tlttt‘. no desired, it was utilize-ed nl'ltl carted to our ramp by the time He reached it. Three or tour days fer-ding with fodder has stopped the dia ease noticed before as Spreading amongst iiur liUtat’F, and they are improving last. Between 7 and 8 o‘clock. P. M. Capt. May gut in “ith his draguons. He reports the IDES of 11 men and 'their horses, and 7 parlt inulra. A, far asl can gather the partirul in, and they come from Captain May. they are these :—Between Monte Morales and Linarra Capt. May ascer tained that there was a pass in a gorge at the mountains. and determined to ascerr tain the nature of it. His command con sisted of two companies at dragoons—n some 70 or 80 men. 'On approaching the foul of the mountain, every precaution Was used to guard against surprise.~ A Lieu tenant uith 12 men acted as the rear guard and guard of the pack mules of the command. who remained some few hun dred yard; in the rear, and in this way they progressed slowly and carefully, un til they found out the pass, whicli'was so narrow that it was with much difficulty in single horse could go through it. But May “as determined to traverse it, and make what discoveries he could on the other side. Dismounting himself and men, he led his horse and the way. and after experiencing much difficulty in get: ting from melt to rock, the command ul timately succeeded in getting through.— On the right hand side of this pasarthere la a perpendicular clifl of some 600 feet. or so high, as some of the men any, ' that a man up there looked like a little boy.” On the lett hand. after 10 or 12 feet of perpendicular, there was a gradual slope to the top. on which 'an enemy could run down. fire a piece, and then return. It is represented as being the most dangerous path to a daring enemy that to known. and one where a dozen men could stop the advahce ofthousanda. After going as far on the other side as was thought ne cesaary. they turned to puma back, and the main body retraced their ateps with the same-caution observed in effecting the first passage. But thereai: guard were not so lucky in getting'through this time, for'it appears alter the Lieutenant and Sergeant got through a large body of men. who ata. ‘t'io'n‘ed lh'emaelvea’oni'the perpendicular side. showered down ‘atonea from the top so fastand so heavy, that their advance tv‘a‘u completely 'cut' at! ;‘ and that they iverc,.either. killer). ‘taltenpriaonei's, or made; their 'éscapé' to‘the other side, .‘ It CLEARFIEL‘D, PA. FEBRUARY 17.1847- seems that Capt. May Was not taken by durprise,_ for he was continually urgingt Vigilance. and left his best bugler in the rear to sound the alarm in case of accident as though he anticipated an attack. A rumbling sound in the pass caused him to halt for the rear guard ;but they notcom ing up when he thought it was time for them to reach him. he wheeled about and went in the direction 0! the pass again at lull speed. He ahmtly met the Lieuten ant and a Sergeant, and immediately dc mended ol the lormer, ' Where's your tnen?’ The answer at the Lieutenant was. ' close at hand.’ at the same time turning his head around as it with the expectattan of seeing them just behind him. But there were none there save the Sergeant. and the truth immediately flashed upon the commander that something was wrong, , 7 with them. As quick as thtiuglit,aritl as'SOLILQQuy OF A BANK PRESIA last as the nattire of the path would per- DENT‘ mil, they dashed off for the p 389. and . . ' . when they reached it found that a large} ExtraclT/rom L'PPfu‘lf 7m” lVork. number ol stones had been thrown down, ’.entillcd “. he. iVazaijine."’—‘-Yes, “'9 and discovered traces ol blood along the law" the (”3' mm specte. “H".M‘d gold, iii-filo. _Thcy lollowed up as last astios- ll“ our l’l"“9"re; "r else we iaise a'huc stlJlC. but it was ol no avail ; they could '.‘""l cry about. the ‘ Lurrency, “'o‘ rar make no lurthcr discoveries. not learn u- m" o'. “"y ”‘.'” cl" that .may serve our nything olthc late of their companions. w turn—and 10. the. country l'tl declared to they sorrowtuily rctraced their stelis. and the m a state of PM." ("“1” u ‘O5” con rcachi-d here nsabuve flollCtd. fillencp.” to,t, From the droostook to Mutt has put the Lieutenant under or lthe Sabine. this‘great Union is convulsed lt‘sl. iinrl many blame him for being ltl tl‘lk‘r‘” 'dl‘l’" “no“ Il‘llh.“ epileptic fi" advance othis guard when his past was int 4 An" “'9 do “'l ”"9' "”93 the ”g the WM of it. As to his travelling oniari-tocrscy ol the banks. “e'hret are without discovering that his command “as tote the ruin and then reap .the harvest.— absent. ‘vill bc readily credited by any Hulk ot Democracy; what is it, so lung as one “ho is familiar with travel in a‘cliap 5“" [”151 ”l" ”i" “I ”WNW" 0"“ ”“3 peo parial country, or in any narrow passil'l” I‘M-V “"5 a law m Congress that where tvto abreast c'annut proceed. in we donut like; we veto that'law. ”our coming ””0”“ the. P“”v the men we”,imanulaclureii indebted to us in every ctty necessarily 15 or 20 tcet apart—their sale ll" the U'”""' huh" discharge your I“ tty demanded this—and With the noise on borers by hundieds and thousands, m or ihe stones, made by his own horse’s teet id" to create.“‘ panic, or we “l“ WM”! land those ot the Sergeant’s horse, anti thi- tall?“ paper. .‘ A PM” '5 (”Ned'— lin coming down a deotivity. It iii nott lle members otrQongress who voted a istrangc. at least to me. that he did not igainst U‘,,HQVPF lnh‘lllm to (,ongre“ “ii ‘niiss them ; and as to his looking back to ‘gain. “ e [supply me" phi“! \vith 0”“ ‘see them. that may have been out of the im‘N: we. “'9 Banks. d” ml" and we "h question. as it is natural to tupposehe to the people. . ' Ineeded the constant use ol his eyes toi “H” “"5.“ “‘N' We‘l- I remember [guide his home over the rugged path.—— 'the .6” l wamid upon h'm' He 9‘“ there. lhlilitary discipline, no doubt. demanded l'",ll” arm Chm” can lee ”‘.'“ Old. mm“ this arrest, but censure should be reserved ‘nr ’ (”9' “”l‘ h”, snow “hue l‘a"! MC" iuutit the whole statement of the m-wa ” now. We told him otthe public distress made known by some one who witnessedlmlhe manufacturers 'l‘f‘m’d- the ”El“? l". Up m this time I do not believe that shrouded in crnpe. watch were borne at vGen. Tavlor is possessed 0‘ more detail the head ol twenty ihouasnd men into In ithan is hi‘re set down. dependence square. He heard us all. It is not thought that any regular sol- We begged ~him to leave the depositesl diets of the Mexican armv'liad nhund in where they ‘f‘m‘ l to uphold me 9““7 ill” buttncss. Rancherosi and banditti, BANK “l Plllln‘lV‘Phla- 8“” l” ”m not actuated more by plunder than any thing 5"? a ward. Ah" one ”l our members't “W. are. believed ‘0 have cut them till. more tit-rt than the rest. intimated that if thinking probably there was more ol value “is 3”" we" “Ml‘c‘l' " “E'lm‘l'm” than “hat they obtained. In the hand. might tollow. Then‘the “Ad man rose—d at such men. the late of the prisoners is can is” h”“ 4'9" (Jame. he shouted '" iloubtlul, though they would be perlccny ta votce of ”WW?" as ll”? clutched ’.'gl” rate in tailing into the hands at an oliiccr hand was. raised above his white ha”.— M the army. l‘Come Wlllt human; in your hands, iri-l l Jan. 2. L—This day we reached the ha- tl‘lud 0' 9,9“."0"? lam ready tor you “l" lrienda ot San/engrcicia. 'l'ht-rc itere 2UOIB-V the Eternal. “”h the People at my lMcxiean cavalry at this place a luv days ‘ha'clt. the honest yeomsnry “rho"; youlrl ‘ago,but they lelt it on the morning ot the i 3" .d “l" "elm" buy "or .“lc' m ltlity that Quitmsn’s Biigaile came in. string )"u up around theenpita ,each,r'e‘-, Jan. 3.—\Ve are near Victoria now. (bet ot‘you;on a gibbet;liigli as Human ii. and this day's march ol five leagueslea‘vesi U“ he" I mmk‘”, 5““ Qhe author, .“ol us within tour 0' that town. . . .i . ‘that ONE sun, standing there at VVashing~ A short time before night a Mexican poin- ilun‘ ”Mimi; “”l' all ”‘9 powers "I Ban-kl tetl out w one of our olliccrs a country-18ml panic combined, betrayed by those in‘ man, ol his. whom he represented in being i Whom hi 3 ”UT‘M' assailed by “H lh‘“ the a Lit-utenant in the Mexican army. and imukc Ol malice could “Him the heart 0' prowling: about our camp tor no “Dd-_Etalsehond howl; when 1 think of that one The fellow was arrested, cunlcsscd that man. placing his back ”all”! the rock and he held a commi‘ssioii from his govcrii- folding his arms tor the blot» , while he ut merit, but stated that his only object in {tered this aittul \iiu't "By the hteitialll Visiting our camp “as to look after a lot “'ll "0‘ swerve 0"“ "If,“ (mm the course of males and horses which had strayed oil 3 Wlml‘ lhiivc Chow" ' l mu“ com“ in that direction. He was released. |that ”"3 ”60“” ”l Greece and Rome—- Jan. 4.——About ten o’clock this tnorn-tnay' the proudest days 0‘ (firmnwcll or int! we reached Victoria, which. accu.d~ ;Napoleon. cannot furnish an tnstance til a lot; to my account, is 9.02 miles lrom Mon- [Wle' M“? :h‘“ "r ANDREW JACKSON' terey ; and this was performed in the short “we” he gaffe” "l.“ and 80"] and. “""9' 2'3 space of 12 days. 'l‘slting everything in- “Villain; RE} ”a dw' tor the PEOPLE a to consideration, the march to and lromi ‘ ' Monte Morales (on return march) the} long train of wagons, the pack mules. and the Mexican ox carts. and ldoaot believe better time was ever made by an army.» l wits agreeably disappotnted at Victoria! —it being a larger and ptettier town than i I looked for. The houses generally. are. not as good as they are in Montcrey, butl those about the principle squares are neatl and coti‘ilortable. ’ _ ‘ ' .l Gen. Quitman arrived here on the 29ih,t and the Mexican cavalry—about 1200—- all to their rear guard, left on the 28th. for 'l‘ula. and they moved off at 2 A. M. on the 20th. It is said that Santa Anna sent in orders to his troops to fall back when- Lever on American force should come up.-—~ Alter Gen.Q. got into the town.- several bodios of Lancers showed themselves on different points at tho mountains, but they were well aware he had no cavalry to pur sue them or they would have found better use for their time. By getting together all the horses of the officers and their servants, a number of men mounted to pursue them, but they put off arid‘havo notshowedthem selves since. . f ' Wahave‘now at this point an effective (area of about 5.700 men, being about the same number that arevnowntth Butler at the other poem, . - , . A correspondent of the‘Pioayone writing from 'l‘ampico under date at Jan. 13th;‘re~ hates the following. incident- which. occdr red on :lllO» .lOih, whonvan expedition a. gain“ Tuxpan. was contemplated: ' Gan. Shields wanting mules for ‘l.is expedition. sent an officer with some 20 men to Altimi m. and demanded of the alcalde 300 mules. for which full payment should be made.— The alcalde did not wish to send the sup ply. and told the officer that them was not a mule within 40 miles oftlio place, as Canalee had been there but a few .‘deya previous. and stolen them all. The officer replied to him very politely. that he was sorry. more on account of the nlcnlde than any other, as he. the officer, would be com pelled to take the alcelde to 'l‘ampico. and his horse not being able to carry two per sons. the alcalde would be compelled to walk; Upon this. hui honor desired a few hours, and after deliberation with his coun cil. furnished easily the quantity of mules rdesired.” TERRIBLE SI‘EAMBOAT DISAS YER—GREAT LOSS OF LIFE— 'I‘IIE BODY OF LIEUTENANT INGE LOS'I‘. We are indebted to the Mobile Regis ter for a slip containing the aubjoined ac count of another distressing steamboat dis aster. It will be seen that the remains at I..ieut. Inge. who gloriously felt in battle in Mexico. and which had been bnght home for interment, were lost by this sad catastrophe: t The steamer Tuscaloosa left our wharf about 8 o’clock on 'l‘ltutsday evening. on her way to Tuscaloosa, and after proceed. ing about ten 0t eleven miles up the tiver, un eXplosion oI two of her boilers took place. which instantly killed sevetal ol the passenget‘snnd many ol thebnat’s New and ofiieers.' Erum a passenger un'boartl. we learn. that .the explosion completely tore up the, boiler deck. and shattered the alter part of the boat (below deck) consul erably. lmmediatetygtter the exploston. such-pf the passengers as were unhort. set themselves toialle‘viating the sufl'ertngst uI Ihose who were injured-butt")! killed; while, at the items; time..a portion-0t the saved were moltinget'ery possiblegtmngez ment to land all on shore who co‘uld‘be found. . t - ;' fl‘ho boat, after the explosion. swung to ‘the shore and gtouaded, her sternurematu ‘ingv nearly in the centreotfthe river. ‘- A tlinc was made fast ashore ,{ront,the,stern,- NEW SERIES-«VOL. 1. NO. 50---WHOLE .No.'lo4's‘. and an eflort made to bring-her Item ll}: shore, so as to land her passengers. but owing to her grounding, thew eflor‘ll were unavailable. The ln'llea were then 11l lowered ’Jrom the cabin by zn-ope lo; the lower deck, and from thence agentnahof: in the yawt—all were saved unliurt.‘ Those ot the male passengers,'who were uninjured, lavetl themselves and many of the wounded, by constructing a tempora ry ralt oi looac planks. and such articles as were close at hand. On this they rea ched the shore in safety.‘ On landing it was found impossible to obtain a dry loot< ing. as the banks of the river were over flowed. In this condition. those who were abte. climbed trees.‘ where they rematned in view ol the burning ruins for about ‘ three hours, when fortunately the steam boat James Howitt have in sight. and W” shortly alongside the wreck. whenassis tince was immediately given to all within reach. The Hewitt returned to the city with all the survivorr. The number of killed and wounded hal not as yet been ascertained, but it in fear ed, that ol the former. there are noble“ than twenty; and at the latter a like num her. 'l‘hc'bud) ul Lieutenant Inge was on board, and was lost. Since the above was in lype, we have learned the names of the lollovingmer sons. killed and wounded: Killed—Wm. h’l‘anneyhill, C. Chile-”“7 and P. F. Beasely. of Eulnw; W. R. "as- Srl, ol Givensburo'; Blue Pnslicr. second clevk; —— Clark, Isl male. and Arthur McCoy, 2.] engineer 1 Abraham ,Flynn. \‘nlunlccr {mm Green 00.. and several ne-‘ gnu deck hands. X Bad/y W'oumch.—Capl. E. P. Oliver. (nul cxpcclml to survive,) George Kirk. l I‘l clerk. and acting capluin of (he Tus lculuusn; and Cufg. Wm. Armslead. ~, Famine in Ireland. V The English papers are filled with shock ing dciaila of the misery caused by a want 0! food in Ireland, and the Highlands of Scotland. \Yecan scarcely realize tho existence of such suffering as is described. and which is brought upon the unfortunate victims by no fauit 0! their own : ‘ ' flppalling Distress.—We cntrcatv our readers attention to the lollowing shock- ing description at the state olSkibberccn. and the surrounding district of West Car bery. in the county of Cork premisingtthat’ it i- only an aggravated epitome of tho suflcrings oi the pour starving peasantry in other districts. It is by Mr. Cumminu, a county magistrate. who thus writes to Ihe Duke 0! Wellinglnn: » - I went on the 15th inst. to Skibbereqn. and m give the instance of one townlaM dlslrict “hich lvisiled, as an example of lhc entire coast district. I .hall skate sim- pl_ wha! I there saw. It is situate on the eastern sideol Custlehnven harbor, am! is named South keen. in the parish ol My- rues; Being aware that I should have to witness [rightful hunger, I provided my— self with as much bread as fire wren‘cou’fih’ carry anrl on reaching the spot} wasfifi" prized to find the wretched hamlet npph’p‘ 'ently deserted. I entered some at the ' hovels to aseettatn the cause, and the scenes that presented themselves were such as no tongue or pen can confiey'tho slightest irlea ul. In the first, sixigffiiiohr ed and ghastly skeletons to all appearance: dead, were huddled in a corner on some tilthy straw, their sole coierrng what lee- ‘ med 3 ragged horse cloth, their wretched legs hanging about naked ribove the kneel. I approached in honor. and lound, by a IUW moaning. they were alive—they were in let-er. [our children, a woman. and what had once been a mun. It is impos sible to go through the detail; aufiice itto say. that in a lew minutes, I was surroun ded by at least 200 M such phantoms :uch [rightful speetres no words can des cribt‘. By Inr the greatest number were delirious, either lrom famine or Irnnt te ver. 'l‘heir demoniac yells are still ring ing in my care. and their horrible images are fixed upon my brain. My heart sick ens at the recital, but I must go on: e In another case, degency would forbid what follows, but it must be told. My clothes were nearly turn all in my endea vors to escape lrotn the lltrung’vl pestl lence around, when my neck cloth was seized from behind by a grip which com pelled me to turn. I found tttylell graep- . ed by a woman with an infant, apparent. ly just burn. in her arms, and the remains at a filthy suck across her loina—the sole covering of hersell and babe. - 'l‘heoamo morning the police Opened 3 house on the adjoining lands. which waa'obrerred shut lur many days, and two frozen corpse were found lying onr-the mud flttor,liall devoured by the rats. A mother. herselfin fever, was neon the some dtty to drag .out the :ornso of her child a girl about t 2. perfectly nakedpatrd leavea it half, covered with stones. In 111-l other ltouse., within 500,e_)‘ards afll'°.€'"‘t alry station at Skibbereen. ttre'dimntary doctor found [seven wrolclren unable to, move-g under theeumo cloak. :Qna‘hud been dead many hours, butthe others were unable to move either-themselves ortho eorpao. ‘ ,- . ‘_ " . , Equally disheartening in rwlratzfullowa from the Monaghan Standardi—g -, 4. 1 ‘ 'l he otatefoldostitution in thin neighbor: hood:lis,,abeolutely frightful») In .eyery, strait; 'at every corner. teen and oadnretoui, buingameetyour eye,~,.ta‘m_ine gin-tho. t'a'ceh
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