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

like this, so remote from every rnarke t.
and in which there are only three resi-
dent gentlemen. Mr.. Blake, for upa ards
OF four years, has not collected any rents
except what he has taken in labor; in ad-
d,tion to which, he pays the present in,
cumbent, annually, sum OF money for
tithes TO prevent quarrels NTH the 1.-THE
proctor and those poor creatures. He
likewise pays the public cess, Sc. for
them in one sum. These measures pre-
serve tranquility yet they cause him to
be in advance TO them, which renders him
wholly incapable Of Contributing to their
support In this part many OF the lands
belong to the college of Dublin, others to
men Of small fortune who never come
near them, except 10 send the driver TO
take the cattle, SC. for rent. Hundreds
daily go down 10 the sea shore, at low wa
ter, and gather small she il-fish, which adj
here to the rocks, of these they occa.
sionally procure scanty meal some |
have seen gather sea-weed to boil. A
great portion of their lands lie waste for
want OF seed, although MANFRED and the
present state of the markets Tor cattle
renders sale almost impossible, even al
ruinous prices. During the last winter
and present spring, agreat number los,
their horses and cattle through hunger
and cold and many persons are now be-
ginning to show symptoms of fever &C.
cAsioncd by hunger"
A letter from the committee at Ar
dagh, says, "Typhus fever, cholera NOR
bus, and Inflammation of the limbs are
extending, and wasting the villages, and
depriving large and miserable families
OF their heads and support. Provisions
are to be had at the next sea port towns,
Newport. Mayo, Westport, and Castles
bar but these miserable people are in
total want OF any pecuniary means to pur.
chase them. We therefore mos, hum,
bly, entreat a prompt remittance may be
sent for The reliefof starving popula-
OF four thousand souls"
A letter from the rev. G. Seymour, rec.
tor OF Clildep, says--t'Ihe great extent
of this barony (Ballynahlnch) obliged US
to divide it into six districts and every
benefaction we have received we have
divided into as many portions, the popu.
lalion of each district amounting to up-
wards Of 5000 souls, almost ali of whom
are without food, and without any means
of procuring it, except through the chan
mel of charity, because we have no circu-
lating medium in this part of the United
Kingdom, and no employment for the
poor. Very many are suffering the pangs
OF hunger and the pains OF sickness with
out murmur; and several have died of
famine without uttering complaint. 4,
is astonishing 10 see the passive fortitude
OF men, women and children. 1t is won.
deriu that their suffeEiDgs have not We,
produced single act of outrage in this
afflicted country. The contributions we
have received arc great, liberal, and kind;
but they will not effectually relieve the
inhabitants they viii. not save them from,
pestilence and the grave. Only think OF
near 10000 souls, in mountainous
country, extending 10 the length of thirty
+ miles, and at least twenty broad, in the
whole OF which there is not one cwt O,
homegrown provisions of any kind, moi
one hundred pounds among ali its inha-
bitaDts, TO purchase iood.''
A letter from the Citrate Of Skull.nea,
Skibbereep, says Z" by census iatel,
taken, it appears that the population con
sists of $4,000 persons. Oh these. | feel
not the slightest hesitation in saying, tina,
third part are actually in stale OF star.
WALTON.
For the last month, mullitudes in my
own Immediate neighborhood have been
living on shell fish, sea weed and corn
kale. the consequence of which is, wha,
must have been naturally expected, that
lever and dyseDtcry have made their an
pearance Of the latter, several very dc
piorable cases have come within nv
own observation within the last week,
and OF the maligDi,y Of the former.
some idea may be formed, when
assure you, that on one farm thirteen
persons died OF it within the last 6 weeks"
a letter from the Catholic priest Of |
Athanessy, Kilmallock, says, "The pangs
of hunger are now generally iel,; sleep, |
caused by fatigue, stops Tor a moment |
the signs and tears oil men, women and !
children, only 10 be renewed in fresh an, |
guish and disappointment and while |
am writing this statement of our misery,
probably some unfortunate victim is |
breathing his last. This, gentlemen, is
not fancy, nor imagination the picture,
in reality, has been often presented TO
my view. Death, heretofore the king of
terrors, is now become more familiar.
His appearance may be traced in many |
eountenance, and in many instances is a
welcome visiter. Our own resources