The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1822-08-09

oios aAiu aiso LOT thc parish OF AllmoIS
where they arc literally, in some places,
trsingto support nature by converting
the Wild herb and kind Of sea>weed into
food, which Is creating general disease
that is carrying them off fast" { 4
From Bantry.-The pride Of the PEG.
pie adds not little to the calamity one
woman, with three children, died Of oc-
fuai starvation I; they were nearly week
without sustenance, and the woman A.
shamed to make her case known, and be.
fore assistance could be administered they
were all found lifelcss together.
From Gairvoy.-Many ofthe poor here
are subsis:ing on weed gathered ON the
sea shore, and carried many miles on
their backs |; perhaps 80 or IS miles.
There are no resident gentry in that
parish. lam the only landed proprietor
who ever at all visits it and being at.
tached to the country, l sometime spend
a few days, occasionally, at lodge
have in the mountains It has no Profess
tant clergyman resident. nor a resident
protestant except myself but the parish
priest is worthy respectable gentleman
From his Grace the .drch6ishoh of TIL.
am.--On my way to Castlebar, passed
a mnitifnde of half starved men, women.
and children, at Ballyglass and Baicara
seeking share of handful OF meal,
which could only keen them oiive, and no
more.
l have sent 10 the committee full
statement of the hideous scenes have
witnessed. If thousands are NOT senf to
Mayo and Galway whole populations
must die.
From C2ifacn.-Zo his grace the arch.
bishop of Tnam.-One poor creature who
was employed by me last week to amuse
but not to fatigue himself, at the repair
ing OF rosds-was at work on Saturday
evening, tasted, am afraid yesterday
{ Sunday got up this morning Monday
to work, no, from bed dor bed he had
none, but from the ground, on which he
slept without bed clothes, in his daily rags
He said he felt languid and sleepy, he
was in fact getting worse, he lay down a.
gain on the ground,and died.! Four died
in Bofiin, and, sweilcd limbs, pale looks,
sunken checks, and hollow eyes, arc the
harbingers Of death, the work of death
will be soon very rapid in this country.
As to the public works and general en-.
ployment of the poor o. this country, /
fear it Is almost too late, few days more
will incapacitate them from any thing of
the kind. | dismissed this evening 500
men whom had employed in the repairs
of roads; | never witnessed such distress
as my communication of not being able
to give them another days work occa.
stoned they said day or two more
without employment, that is zuithou. food,
would put an endt TO their labors.
From Rathkedle. II W ent Yesterday m
Limerick with Mr.. Harding, to lay be-
fore the comittee the result of our vista.
ton through the town lands of parish
Many, for long time, had but one meal
for Their families, and some had been cat.
ing some remnants of seed left in their
quarter ground since last year and many
had not in any way single morsel to eat.
just at the foot of .knocknaboola, a bog,
five in family hsd for some time been liy
ing on the oatmeal brought by boy of
eight years ofage in return for two cleaves
osturf. which he daily carried to LonghilI.
and sold FOR three haifpencc the QUAINT
ty OF oatmeal at five-pence the bottle, you
know must be very small, ard that daily
to go distance Of six miles the two trips.
The result of our visit was 1882 persons,
SSS of which were totally destitute of any
means Of obtaining food.
From Listowcl-I have known an in.
stance Of a man, who, for three DAYS, hat.
not morsel to eat, and then stretched
exhausted on his bed to die-a II life saw
ed him, bun his recovery was slow.
From KRlarney.-To proIopg miser.
able existence, the poor people have
been compelled for some months mast TO
sMhhor Themselves on rock weed, lin
feta, and the fohs'of nctties. Hundreds
l have daily Witnessed flecking to the sea
side TO collect scanty meal. In some of
the wretched novels may be seen the ia
Their and mother of a family lying down
IN the last stage Of fever, surrounded by
their starved and half,naked children,
with no support beyond the casual pit.
lance bestowed by the charity ola neigh
bour
From Mayo.-The population of the
parish Of kilmida exceeds eight thousand
souls--the one hair are now in state Of
starvation.
The parish is circumstance in neither
haU'ng resident Rector, Cnrafe, or
1enfleman ofhroherfy.
London, June 2I.--In the afternoon Of
Yesterday, the following resolution of the
Directors of the Bank of England was an
nounced on the royal exchange.