Virginia free press & farmers' repository. [volume] (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1827-1832, 1830-07-07

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.Snper0,,nnaied English EmigranfS.
The Norfolk Beacon contains an odd
letter enough from passenger by the
Anaoreon from Liverpool to Norfolk,
assertin. that of the one hundred and
sixty eight passengers by that vessel.
! three fourths were English paupers,
and at these thrcc-faurths. the greater
part were from City to sixty years u
age. The Beacon properly remarks,
that while u does not crc,enI ~ youoh
for the correctness at all the allcga-
/ tons in the letter, there is reason to
believe that the matter may require
some attention on the part Of our go
Sernmcnt. Though we have no obirc-
ton 10 receive from. John Bull as many
able bodied men. and women too, Is
find il hard to get bread at home, We
think il nothing but fair that he shall
keep to himself the Consequences Of
the mischief he has made with tax,
1.-THE and rent. But John has always
taken great liberties with Jonathan.
without any disposition that we see TO
suIer any in return. A great pat Of
the English paupers. il appears from
SIR. Macqueen's statements, are very
ablc to work for their bread, if they
could get work to do. Such persons
will make very orderly members Of so.
cicty here, where want need no lon ger
drive them 10 violations Of the law
But u there were such an offence a.
producing n nuisance recognized by
the lay Ut nations, the sending Of TIL.
sort al cargo to our shores would come
clearly within tie description Of such
an offence.
1t would appear from the letter re.
ferrcd TO, that the parish officers have
entered into nice calculation OF the
cost IT this matter. England NAV be
rid Of q superannua.cd pauper. and
America sadd!ed with him, for the sum
of four pounds. ten shilling, sterling.
As this is dog cheap, the parishes
throughout Ensia were holding meet.
inss OH the subject. by this account,
/ they would seem To look on the United
States is a sort Of out-parish, and il
would greatly simplify their settlement
LARS TO get an act vt Parliament. pro
vii'ng that whoever could not prove
settlement in i parish, should be deem.
ed entitled 10 one in the ". States.
shocking nets Of Firacy.-The edi-
tors ut the Norfolk Beacon are indebted
to Lieut.. Miilrn, commanding the
Revenue Cutter Craw ford. for the fol-
lowing information, which he deri, ed
from Capt. Rose Of the schr Repeater,
oi and bound 10 Baltimore, fro,n Rio
Pongos africa. boarded by the cutter
on Sunday of Great Wicomico. On
the 10Th May, the day Captain Rose
sailed, he vas spoken by IL. Is. 81. sluop
OF war, Medina, who informed tina, a
lew days previous, a despatch vessel
from St Helena for Sicrre Leone, was
boarded by pirate, IN lat. ! y. long.
40 w. and treated in a most brutal
manner. They tied the captain and
mate back Ia back aud threw Ihen in
to tic sea, aud proceeded with the
crew IN like manner, unit! IL had shar.
cd the same fate. After remaining on
board so hours, rlundering and des.
ifo,ing neatly every thing, Of any va
ne, they cut away her nasis and fired
several shots through her hull. Five
o' nc crew who had ali this while Sc.
crsted themselves below, after The
"reiehcs had abandoned her, ri.s.d
Jury nasis and reached Sierra Lconc.
| Capt. Rose reports the coast to be
very sicily.
! important Discorery-Nr. GardiEc.
X. L'ilibridge. patent Stock Manu-.
iaoturer. Informs Us that IN the course