Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1819-07-17
New- York, July l2.
SHAMEFUL AND WICKED IMPOSITION.

yNezU- York, July 12.
SHAMEFUL AND WICKED IMPOSITION.
On Sunday morning. the mayor received
information that number Of persons had
been landed in the nigh, OH pier No 8,
east river. At an early hour, the mayor
and alderman, Hone, repaired tothe place
and found there three persons. One OF
them, as It appeared, in the last agonles
of death; another so unwell and feeble that
he was unable to stand; the third was
well, & had been left 10 charge OF guam
tity of baggage deposited on the end of the
wharf. The account the well man gave
was, that they had taken passage in Ire
land, on board an American brig, for this
port; that they had been carried into Sa.
lem, and from thence shipped in small
schooner for this city /; that they had made
their passage from Salem by sea; had been
out several days, and that they, with six
or eight persons. had been landed on the
wharf from the schooner The preceding
night at about nine o'clock; that among
the persons so landed, was woman who
was sick in consequence of having mscar-
ried VIII lie on the passage in the schooner;
that she, and all all but those who were
then present, had gone into the city. No
information, however, could be obtained
as to where they might be found
While the magistrates were conversing
with this person, the wife of the sick mali,
having an infant in her arms, came on the
wharf. She said, and no doubt told the
truth, that they bad been landed at Salem,
as the man had represented, but that they
had, about six or eight days since, been
landed at .Amboy-that the inhabitants OF
that place had, by subscription, raised
sum TO pay the master Of small boat for
bringing them up and landing them in the
city. She said that this was the second
cargo of their passengers from Ireland,
which had been landed in the same way.
These poor wretches had, no doubt.
been instructed by those who had so ka-
namely contributed for their transportation
to this city, from Ambcy, to conceal the
fact Of their having last left that place,
least they might be returned thither under
the authority OF our laws.
The condition of the sick person is re.
prest nted as wretched beyond description.
He was lying on the wharf for several
hours without the least shelter or any one
near him, covered with filth, and too fee
bic to protect himself against the. flies.
which were absolutely preying in swarms
on his living body.
How detestable is the inhumanity of
those, who, Tor the sake of preventing
these helpless strangers from becoming a
public charge at Amboy, could so unteei-
ingly expose them to every extremity OF
human Indebtedness and TO death itself.
The sick persons. with all the baggage,
were Immediately sent to the hospital at
Staten Island. Measures, we understand,
are taken to discover. If possible, as well
the persons who were concerned'in these
shocking transactions, as the unfortunate
people who have made their way into the
city. Too much praise cannot be bestow-
ed upon the mayor, for his inceiatigable
activity atthis moment. to guard our city
from the dangers that surround us on every
side. = Evsn. Post.
Ntwburgh, July l2.
ACCIDENT.
On the 9th inst Solomon Connery, lad
ofthis village. loaded common musket,
with no more than an ordinary charge, and
rolled in bullet. something smaller than
the bore of the gun, without a wsd upon
1t, although apprised that there was dam
ger IN firing il without u wad, he dis
charged the gun, which burst. The charge
and ball wen, out through the side OF the
gun and entirely took off the left hand
aud shattered the stump IN most shock
ing manner.-Wiihn few minutes after
the lads arm was amputated by Doctor.
Miller and Gardiner.