American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1822-07-05

day, and after long debate, postponed to the s4th
i Mercantile .adu.
= Bezoni, the traveller, was at St. PETERSBURG o.
the Gath OF April. A copy Of his works had beef
presented to the Emperor, who had presented hin
!, with diamond ring.
! FOREIGN NEws-At meeting held at Liver
pool II was stated that the distress was confined il
great measure, to few districts-to the countie
OF Limerick, Cork Galway, the western parts O
Clare and some other places in the south and sout
western parts Of the Island. 1t originated from tn
potatoes the usual food of the Irish peasantry hay
ing been unfortunately destroyed by the heavy rain
and great floods which had inundated those distric,
oil the island few months ago. II was circum.
stance known, that 10 Ireland the potatoes are no
taken from the ground and stored but that they arr
suffered to remain in the earth until they are want
ed Tor the use of the inhabitants. It was certainly
somewhat anomalous, that people should be strug.
Cling with the horrors of famine in the midst O
plenty: but 1t Was notorious fact, that the pea
santry of Ireland subsist chiefly upon potatoes, ant
that the smaller farmers dispose of their crops O
grain to rafse money to pay their rents and to bu,
decent clothing tor themselves and their families
1t was impossible for words to convey an adequat,
idea OF the extent and magnitude of their suferines
10 such state had the unfortunate peasantry beer
reduced that in some districts they had even for7
me 6ar from The trees, and raised The seed SCUM 10,
ne neat seasons SUNNY, for suSfenanee, In som,
places they had prolonged miserable existence, b,
teeding on the carcasses OF dead animals In til,
lneighborhood OF Tralee, some miserable wretche
had eaten the of two cows which had dice
OF starvation. To show the magnitude and press
ure oil the distress, an extract of letter from Cas-
iteoar was read which placed the situation of thu
unfortunate peasantry in striking and melanchol,
mi nj yfe L. a
to the decent nterment Of their dead, was known t
all; but such was the nature of their present suffer
ings, that IN some instances their dead had been blu
lried without collins 1t was stated that two mer
had been thus Inferred, and that one of them hat
died tor want OF food.-Nat. .4duocafe.
The following are extracts of two letters from
ireland.
| "WEsTPoBT, May Ill can assure you tina
the distress here is beyond description many OF thu
people are literally starving. You may form som,
Idea OF our situation when tell you that this small
town has subscribed eight hundred pounds for the
lrelef, and we now have between two and three hun
ldred on our list, giving them portion of meal {
days in the week. This number, we fear, will bs
doubled before long it is melancholy prospects,
God only knows how it will end''
KERRY, MAY 14-Oats sell in Tralee, at thirty
hive shilllngs per barrel, thirty three stone Killa
ney thirty seven shillings to thirty eight shilling.
Iper barrc and expected to rise Potatoes sell enor
mously dear in small quantities they sell at ouI
market at one shilling per stone, fourteen pounds
The consequences amongst the poor people, have
really become alarming, and we look forward fol
tour months more, without any hope of relief save
what is to be afforded by government, or charitable
institutions.
An order has been received in London from St
Petersburgh, for 10000 muskets for the Russian
army.
General Sebastian has refused the command o.
la large French army to be formed as Gordon, on
the frontiers of Spain.
Accounts from India give the most distressing
details OF the destructive progress OF the cholera
morbus The ravages st Bussorah, have been most
dreadful OF the principal merchants of the place
not one remains alive, all having fallen victims to
the prevailing scourge. The deaths amount 10 $50
per day on an average and the inhabitants were fly
ing from the place in every direction. The cpl
jdemic had found its way to the Arabian coast, and
was doing incredible mischief. In the province Of
Omman it had carried off 10000 people; and in
the city of Muscat and its neighborng villages, nc
less thar 10000 persons had fallen victims to it, r
the short space of ten days.
The corporation of Liverpool have voted 5000 fol
the relief of the distressed peasantry in Ireland.
The London papers state, that four respectable
establishments in the Baltic trade have suspended
payment
Mr. Canning's bill for the admission Of Roman
Catholic Peers into Parliament was read third time
in the House of Commons, on the 18th May, with
out any discussion, no opposition being given to it
Ev. Post.
London, May IT..
French papers of "wednesday have arrived by ex
press. The Moniteur contains long account o.
the tumult which took place at Lyons during the
election Of the Deputies, which proves to have beer
much more serious than at FIRST described. The
nominations of M Carcells was followed by sedti
GUS cries, and several Royasts were thrown down
trampled on, and otherwise much injured. TIL,