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

falling her sister Island Words canno.
express the feelings Of gratitude. our on
~ means Of return. We have 1000 ia
miles under our care, to save from Pc
iishing as maoy more in q lesser de-
gree Of suffering"
A letter from the committee at Knock
bane, near Galway, says, "rhere are. az
present, $50 families In an absolute state
of want, both Of food and seed potatoes.
and IN less than one month that number
will be increased 10 at least 500. Drr-
ing the last week, two persons have died
literally from starvation and pnless
some relief be Afforded rs without deIav
many more will inevitably share the
same fate. A subscription has been en-
tered into by our committee but from,
the few resident gentlemen in the parish.
only az has been collected. This sum,
together with i40 sent US by the Dubrin
committee, has been expended, for the
greater part, in supplying seed potatoes.
a sutficieDcy oiwhich is by no means vet
SO that unless immediate as
sistance be now afforded US, the people
must perish"
A letter from the Committee at Spid-
die, Galway, says, ave beg leave to re-
presen, the state ofthis parish to be in. a
most alarming and wretched condition.
1t extends distance OF fifteen miles, and
contains $500 poor Inhabitants, of which
there are al present, and have been some
time past, more than one-half quite des-
titute OF any other means of subsistence
but shellfish and dillisk, procured on
the rocks, which has caused disease TO an
alarming extent, and death in two instan-
ces. Any contribution which the ipha-
bitants OF Liverpool may graciously be
pleased TO transmit 10 this committee for
the relief of the said parish shall be CRATE
fully acknowledged and faithfully appro-
priated."
A letter from the Minister of X anturk.
says, !" Wishing to give employment
rather than gratuious aid, we have en-.
gagged great number in works of local
public improvement but the claims
made on our charity by the many inca.
pable of working, the aged, the sick, and
the infirm, the destitute women and chill
dren, suffering all the horrors of famine,
are most heart rendiDg, and must speedi-
ly consume our resources, THOUGH we
have not given employment to one fifth
part oil the applicants fer work, who are
in state OF starvation. The detail, Of
our misery would fill volume. Even
since have taken up my pen TO address
you, poor shoe maker has faiDted in nv
yard through hunger. He has family
OF eight persons the tells ME, and [
believe MS statement, that they have liv-
ed since Sunday to tins day, (rhursdsyA
on two pottles of oatmeal. Hundreds
are in worse condition, and only pray to
be released from their misery by DEATH.
letter from the Sligo committee.,
says, "ln every direction whole plots of
ground remain unoccppied, for want of
potatoes wherewith to plan, them. Sc.
verai families have subsisted for DAYS up>
on boiled wafer crosses, without tasting
oatmeal or potatoe. In part only Of
one district, sou resident families. con-
tanning 1892 individuals, have been dis
covered, whose circumstances demand
assistance. Some persons, it is believed
have died from absolute want. Already.
the number of patients in our fever hos
pital is nearly doubled, and disease, the
lnvarlable attendant Of, extreme poverty,
is daily spreading. II effective measures
are not resorted to for removing the pre-
sent calamity, it is awful to contemplate
the results which will follow during the
months OF June, July and August. In
the suburbs OF the town alone, between
5 and 1000 objects crave relief, who are
alike destitute Of the necessarics of life
and the means Of procuring them. In
TO stem tie torren. of misery
which threatens TO oyerwhelm the popu-
latlon, subcommittee has been formed
10 purchase potatoes and dispose oftbem,
prepared Tor seed by cutting, at cost Of
reduced prices-and gratuitously where
require it, as is generally
The case. a woman having number Of
children had quantity granted, and no
sooner were they measured to her than
one oil the little ones rushed forward and
began eagerly to devour them. A sub
'erlptIon has been established but the
amount is altogether inadequate. In
ess assistance to large extent be OBJ
aimed from other quarters, it is feared
he committee will shortly be compelled
10 abandon their important undertaking,
and be placed under the painful necessity
of 6eholdiDg their fellow creatures falling
an easy prey 10 want, without being able
70 AFFORD the smallest allcvistioD to their
nlserIes. Your committee, but for dis
closures recently made, would be asto.
'ished that such misery could exist in