The Litchfield County post. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1826-1829, 1826-10-10
DISTRESS in BARBARY.

different persuasions.
DISTRESS IN BARBARY.
In April last, the British authorities at Glib
raltar sent medical officer to examine and
report the nature of the disease raging at that
time in Morocco. He was absent on this dll-
ty nearly month. On his return to Gbral-
tar, he wrote as follows to his friends in Eng
land:
Ito give you some idea of the calanlities
under which they are now suffering, it will
be enough to tell you that, within the last FIVE
months, there have died, in the Emperor of
MorOcco's dominions, no less than two hun
dred thousand souls, from famine and disease.
In Fee alone, there have been thirty eight
thousand deaths. Their crops having failed
for these last three years, from drought; all
the rivers and springs being dried up, cattle
died Of course from want of heritage, and the
miserable Arabs flocked down in thousands to
the ports on the Barbary coast, in hopes of
obtaining sustenance, bringing with them di-
sease and starvation. 1t has been my lot to
see almost every horrible sight in nature, hut
all have seen put together is nothing to
what have witnessed within this last month.
Famine is, of all other calamities that can af-
flict People, the most dep!orable and shock
ing. The Anatomie sViyante would be,
amongst these unfortunate wretches, passed
by as no curiosity: for saw thousands eve
ry day. Such is tn, If extreme misery that
constantly witnessed men, women, and
children. dying in the streets, and in the open
fields the skeletons of men are to be seen.
You see persons cmaciated, tOttering, and
worn out, at length lying down and expiring.
They are seen deyouring dead animals, as
horses, dogs, cats, SIC. and even to pick up
corn from the excrement of animals. Chill
dren are seen in the stopping position gather
ing up single grains of corn--others turning
ever dung hill in search of the stalks of veg
etables and bones, which last they break be-
tween two stones for the sake Of the marrow
contained therein. Added to this, the towns
on the coast are affected with dangerous fe
vers ~
PARIS, August 9.
We have news from Greece to the 29th
Juiy-it is OF very unsatisfactory nature,
for that country. The Greeks are less IL
nited than ever. The new government
has less energy than the old. 1t has just
removed to a small island, Bougy, opposite
Napoli, which is still occupied by the SUI
liots and Romeliots, who are not willing
to deliver up the fort until they receive
their arrearages.
Several villages in Attica have surren-
dered to the Turks.
Ibrahim is directing his attention to the
Mainotes, who having never left their
mountains to relieve the other Greeks
have never. received any succour from
them. -,
The American squadron, under Com.
Rodgers, is in the Dardanellcs.
Lieut.. Gen. Paulicei is at Smyrna, with
the naval Austrian division. Vice Admi-
raj Neale is there also.
The accounts from St. Petersburgh the
25th July, but they do not furnish any news.
Some particulars are given of the execu-
ton of five of the persons condemned to
death, and Of the treatment Of the others.
The latest intelligence from CONSTANT
nople is to the 10th July, at which time
every thing was quiet in that capital and
the enthusiasm in favor of the new order
of things generally prevalent, particularly
among the Ulemas.
BRITISH ORDER IN COUNCIL.
The two Governments Of the United
States and Great Britain have been for
years past negotiating on the subject of
the intercourse between us and the colo
MES of the latter. All that we claim from
the British Government is perfect reci-
procity in the intercourse Of navigation be-
tween the two countries. We have been
contending that we have allowed to the
vessels of Great Britain, in our ports, GER
tain privileges which they have not allow
ed to our vessels in their ports. TIE u::-
form ground of our Government, touching
this controversy, has baeu, that the Amer
acan Tonnage should have the same advan-