Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1817-01-17
Fro. the Boston Palladium, 'an. 10
Another ere at Ha flax.

,r,,uced i'm Water street,ih Co"per
.h"n adjoining the store Of Nh Georse|
q pr;s hath Of which il destroyed. III
also DESTROYED the house and store Of
Wessrs. Star and Shannon the grocery
of Mr.. Have !; the house OF DR.: ietrie' 81
m,nv n,bers, The amount Of loss and
damage was very gIeat. !
Mr. De Wolf left Yarmouth, on the Sd
inst and came passenger in the Enter
prize, from Liverpool. N, $. which put IN
there,
We were faynured with Halifax pa
per cf Dec. IA, frem which the following
articles are copied.
Halifax, Dec. ID.
The sehr. Industry. arrived here on
Thursday from ST Johns, Newfoundland
with $50 passengers, principal! labor
e,s, By tbs arrival, We received papers
20 the eth nit. They state the d'stGesses
of the Iaboring classes to be very great I:
D, owls ons scarce ard high. and rec",n.
mend 10 the Merchants and others OF the
town. to aid and assist in The laudable
undertaking of relieving their friIo"
creatures from inevitable starvation, by
providing them with prompt means G! re.
turning TO the mother cosn'ry.
Private letters to the eg:h ut. have
been received bv Mercantile House in
this town f. ON ST. Johns. Newiruud!and,
from winch we learn that il h.d been as
eeriained thar the quantity Of Flour IN
nrrket did not exceed 1900 eds. The
sn,erho had already engaged icur YES
sells TO fax, $40 Of thnsc unfortunate men
TO their native corntrv.
The ,iailv accession of Inhabitants 10
this town. Of the laboiing cia~s has now
becoo'e. more particularly on acuonn, OF
the present seasUs. a msttev ct serioa.
impvi lance and ore which should IN
some measure engage the attention Of e
very rejecting mind aid benevolent
heart. In 4 cause like this, l do moi
think i. eau bc considered as preslE9.
ton in any person, who may venture To
lMins the consideration Of lhis subject 5e.
fore the public, VI who may sire his o.
pinicn IL cgard to the best pan to b.
adopted, for the relief, lot only Of the
cnig, ants who are continual, arriving,
but also for the rciie;oi the resident poo:
vi this town,
1t ayeears to me that whatever plan is
accepted. il certainly should be enc,
which. while il bes'uws charity, should
promote industry,
ST. JoHN. n. F. Nov. 81.
We be. leave to render our readers TO
an extract Of a letter from the British
Consul at N. York. inserted in this day /,
Journsl; by which it will appear. that
gu. situation, with resrect to an owe; ilow
Of Iaborins people from the mother coun.
try, is not singular; and if in country
like the United States IF America, which,
produces every necessary of life even tn
luxury, it be found necessary that the
British Government should be called upps
to deiray the expences OF sending their
subjects home, how much more is the pri :.
cipie applicable in British SettieRenaI
particularly Newfoundland where there
IS no intc,is' To fls TO for relief, depend.
ing aitogetherppon precarisus impoi'atiui.
now nearly at an end for the season.
This town contains population of about
twelve thousand. where at present, there
is not more of the article Of biscuit 10,
sale, than about 1000 q,ls ascertained b.,
the enquiry of respectable men. and o
Their provisions in proportion; how ther
are three fuurths OF the people TO exist
without the means Of purchasing of hi /
small supply ? Humanity >tariles a, the
scene presented ; robbery or starvaiinl
must follow, IL sompthing mere is not
done to alleviate the pending distress.
We feel it a duty incumbent on Us,
thus Ia 70 expose the distressed situation
of the county. IN the hope that his excel.
Iency The governor, previous to his d.
parture. viii be induced t. extend III
humanity sill further Tor the amelioratiorI
of The distress OF the poor. We likev ise|
feel il our duty So call upon he respec
table Merchants, and others Of this TOW n.
TO aid aad assist in The Iaudable under.l
taking Of relieving our fellow creatu e.
from inevitable starvation, by providing
them with means of returning to ,beI
mother country. The season is far ad
vanccd, aud as something must be done !
no time should be lost in carrying the he
cessary measures into effect
1t we'll known fact, that number.I
Of fishermen In this town, have net theI
meals OF even providing shelter against
the inelcmeucy Of the wea her, bu, areI
necessiated 10 lie in beat, tina, are laid up|
in havlolts, stable. etc It ertainIy housesi
OF stores could be procured to answer thej
purpose 81 general lodgings, Al a small ex-
pense.