Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1822-06-22
Further Extracts per the ship p.ntb.,
STATE OF IRELAND.

| Further details Of the wretcbed ~
starving condition of The Irish pea,,,,-
have been received by the last arrival
Galway and Mayo are now added 4 i. :
melancholy list Of Counties SUFFERING i
the horrors OF famine, and there i. ,s...'
TO apprebend that this dreadful sco,,,.
with its destroying companion, T,nb,.
fever, has taken still wider cour.
The subjoined return has been msdeh.
Clergymen, and Is therefore 10 be coO,;d
cred quite authentic !; but distre,,;,.
as it is, il should be observed, that il oplv
comprises few Baronies, Corresponds
with our Hundreds and Parishes in ,;o
gle County, while we now learn that !,
least four other Counties are equally d..
! titute Of food. This surely mus, AWAKE,
the sympathy and compassion Of ali sho
have hearts to feel or suc:our 70 r..
stow. Fed. Ca.
/ London, Maye
The accounts from ireland iod,v
are of a most distressing character. /.
the counties ofKerry, Limerick, GALWAY
Mayo, and Clare, the peasantry suHslpr
under deplorable want of food: and Il
accumulate their suferings, The typhus e.
yer has made its appearance among them.
The dreadful situation OF this uniortu
maize country may be learned from .he fol-
lowing heart-rendering details from tbs
| Irish papers. The facts are furnished by
the clergy and gentry Of the respee,i,.
Baronies and Parishes. =.
BARoNY OF iHcHiaUIN.
Three thousand six hundred and nine IN.
j dividuals totally destitute of provisions.
and without the means OF purchasing
this number will be increased to 5,OOOa
another month, with not the most remote
prospect Of repaying any thing given BY
way OF loan.
EARoNY OF BUNRATTY, PARISH OF PEE
MACH.
Five hundred and fifty-6ye persons re.
curing immediate assistance. Several
families living on one scanty meal in tho
day for last month; many Of their families
in state of starvation; seven nemberA
OF one family confined in typhus fever,
without any means of support.
PARISHES OF BURNATTY AND pRoMLIEE.
Six hundred and sixty-seyen inhabitants
destitute Of subsistence, or the means Of
procuring food, Of whom one half WILDE
able to repay in harvest.
PARISHES OF KiLFINTINAN AND KiLLEERY.
!. One thousand two hundred and fortys
seven in absolute want of food at present,
one halfot whom would be able TO repay
a loan.
PARISH OF rfNLoY.
Contains eight hundred and seventeen,
persons, six hundred and ninety SIX Q!
whom are in absolute want Of food, and
If not supplied either graluitously or BY
labor they must starve,
PARISH OF KILNAsULA.
Six hundred have applied for immediate
assistance, two thirds of whom are pau
pers, the remaining third able to purchase
at reduced prices, and repay in harvest
BARoaY OF CLoNDERALAw. Z
Thirteen thousand in actual wanI Oh
1000 and seeQ potatoes.
PARISHES OF KiLMALEY, KILCoERY, AM
cLONLAHON.
Fifteen hundred requiring asslstanee'
one third in absolute want of food al pre-
sent. one third Of the whole able TO repay
something.
UNION OF GUM. !.
Three thousand six hundred indlVlfuaI,
at present in want OF food, one thru onS
able to repay in harvest
HALF BARoEY OF TULTA. ,.a.
Seven thousand FIVE hundred apa n.sa
two in absolute want of provisions, a"a
have no means of purchasing, OF mnu~
three thousand two hundred and Thirteen
world be able to repay something.
BARoEY OF IsRICANE. ,.t
Five thousand without any means VIII I'LL
ever Of purchasing fo0d--tbis nufnoe' W"
be considerably increased.
BARONESS OF coRcoMoRE AND BuHH Il.
Ten thousand; this number must -
Grease as the season advances.
cLAREABSY. ia
Eleven hundred and seventy hid: 49, a.
babitan,s have applied TO the eom41 no.d
for assistance, many Of whom are Ieo ,;~e.
to one meal day icr considerable e. ,'u n.
On the church door OF this faf sunday
following notice was found 'ne .,b.tin.
previous to Easter. We give nss ..snhy.
and without any alteration in orlno sG;.;,v 4
as we consider it,, from its s'mp,'t,, ~ hu.
mos, powerful and pathetic appea,
manly; va,
''7he poor inhabitants OF Care and that
" starving on one meal in day, s rs will vii,
same bad meal, we are in hopes ye wifi
aetiIy Die with ifye Don't Luck "a a.
us out Of hand as them that has a i ~ hun.
mily must Rob before The dle hn.IfDead
ger before their face. AS the are 10"