Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1817-03-19
CONTINUATION OF
Foreign Intelligence
Liverpool. Jan. "a.
CONDITION OF IRELAND.

.1dTbi0 y SFosS, buoiius "" wv ASN' 49,
- take into consideration the present
eadful state of the country, and the
,est mode Of relief Mr.. Norris jr. m
.ec"nding the resolutions. made the toi'
loving melancholy statement, from the
rost authentic sources. " AS tor Ire.
aod he thought tho condition OF 1t truly
| 4 plorable Some people estimated the
Population Of its capital two hundred
thousand souls. Ii has been Lately stat
I'd IN doeum ents prepared BY persons
who have been employed to enquire ln''
the condition of tbs poor that there are
IT, less thas $4,000 Of these, absolute
Ibsggars. and living upon the 6ounty "i
nc charitable, Ihear hear.) Ii the eye
directed to other quarter' Oi the K'hs
d,a., similar and perhaP, worse copdi
ton OK thugs, will be seen. Nor is DIS
ress confined TO those who are called
he lower order. There is nothing new
q common in oar streets, as Person
> siHg, when the highest amongst Us
2uld not at one ;iRe, be asramed ~
20 Mise as ao9paintances md friends.
Catholics. The petition adopted al 'h'
re Catholic aggregate meeting, in DUO
a, is The sane which was drawn U.
nj presented 10 1879, and signed 10y The
81. asa gentlemen acceders The To,
wing clause of domestic domination /
IL" only addition -
In thus addressing the legislature, We
,:e ,aturaily tiesiroa, to contlia ali D
piairns, anu to obviate al objections ;
land we entertain a Conscious conviction
that all impartia opinions will be en-
l:itiated, ana all rational objections T.
rur emancipation be defeated, By the
measure Of domestic nomination Of gu
Ei.hops-a measure in which our preia'es
have declared their reatluts, TO concur
-od which, if introduced by the ,rope.
authority in Gus church. would NEE
the most cordial appreciation # the Ia
tno'ic people Of Ireland"
Reform. IN Monday week, q MOI
numerous ana a respectable meeting
.1ceedins(as our correspondent i"forms
lps) 10000 persons. was held in the cit
frors I, tor the purpose ,ot rak'ug rhC
present distressed situation of the couu
l.rv into consideration. aEd for a&optin.
such measures as might seem best ca
cuated to relieve it. The reeting va.
leeld in the north part OF the suburbs
lcalIed Lady's Wei! Hill At one o
lcl0ck the chair wa, taken by John Rev
1olds, Esq The resolutions moved or
the occasion were brought forward b
John O'Connel, Eco. of Kerry Hall, AID
Imost ably supported by the eloquent cd
dresses Of Mr.. Boyle, Mr.. Mathews, IAN
and several other gentlemen. Not lcsS
than $4,000 signatures are expected to
re attached to the petition .or reform.
Morning Oh, on.
DREADFUL STORM Al FLY.
MOUTH.
From tn Western Luminary.
We experienced last night. one of tie
most awful stums, in the menory Of
our Oldest inhabitants The damage
done is inca!culable: many very distress.
ling cases have come to my know ledge
The Princess Mary Packet, which land
led her mail here last Thursday, is a To.
tai wreck. under Cat-do~n. This ne.
lancholy event took place about 91ar-
ter past four this morning, dreadful To-
relate, the master, Mr.. Gidley, 10 wife
aud son, together with several oths.s Of
1.-THE crew have pc, shed the former lock :
I'd themselves in each others arms. anu
thus died together. The lower streets
tof the town are inundated, and such wa
|the violence If the storm, thar 90 SOU
could attend TO the awful cries and
|sirieks Of distress, which came from a.
SIDES. hut particularly from the Packei
One or t"o boats attempted to a.sis :.
but in vain, having soon filed.
Since writing the above, am grievedi
TO end. H. II. schooner, ielesi aPh. +.
completeiv wrecked under the lie :.
but by most wonderful interference Of
Providence, only one man is lost +
NJ. brig. Jasper, and the Lapwing, reve
nue. Cutter. are also total wrecks f; the
former Of which, has, il is said, lost eve
~ souI on board. This dreaofu! cata.
t'ophs took place under Mount Ba.ten.
4 coaster from Falmouth sunk in the
sound, having struck on the Collier. /.
Plymouth, Monday, Jan 20. 1917 |
One OF the Kerry newspapers state,
that more than 6O0G acres. near the late.
y thriving ard prosperous town Of Ira
ZEE, have been surrendered, and are
likely to remain unoecupicd.
A dreadful fire broke out at Smyrna.
which would have been attended wit, i
/. most fa'al consequences h.d it nat