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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