The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1832-08-07

$500, 900 persons through the East, In
a single year From Greece it passed in-
to Italy. The Venetians having lost
100000 souls fed from their city, and
left It almost uninhabited. At Florence
6O,O0O persons died in one year. A
mong these was Giovanni Valiant whose
writings have already been referred to.
He was the annalist of this pestllence,
almost down to the day of his falling
victim. France next became exposed to
its ravages. At Ayignon the mortality
was horrible. When ii first broke out
there. no fewer than 66 of the Carmelite
friars died before any body knew how,
SO that it was imagined they had mur-
dered one another. Ofthe members Of
the English College at Avignon, not one
was left alive, and Of the whole inhabi-
tants in the city not one in FIVE. There
died in one day 1919, and in another
400 persons. In Paris it cut off 81, 900
people.
In Germany its ravages are estimated
at the enormous amount of IL, ,400, 900
souls. At Lubbock alone 90, 900 persons
were swept away in one year, of whom
1900 are reported to have died in the
space of A hours. 1t spread itself all
over England, and scattered every where
such destruction, that out of the whole
population hardly one person in ten
was left alive. In the church-yard Of
Yarmouth 1852 persons were buried in
one year. In the city of Norwich ST.
374 died in 6 months. In the city Of
York the mortality was equal. We
find no general statement of the total n
mount of mortality in London. But it
was horrible beyond imagination. The
dead were thrown into pits, 40, so, or 60
into one. Deep and broad bitches were
made, in which the dead bodies were
laid in rows, and covered with EARTH,
and surmounted with another layer of
bodies, which was also converted. Such
havoc was made among the inferior cler-
gy,that numbers of churches were left
wholly void, and without any one TO per-
form divine service, or any Offices ofre-
ligion. At the same time, all suits and
| proceedings in the courts ofjustice ceas-
ed, and the sitting of Parliament was in-
termitted for more than two years.
This terrible visitation was every where
attended by total dissolution of the
bonds of society. The pestilence ex-
tended into Wales, where it ragged vio-
lently. and soon afterwards passing into
Ireland, it made great havoc among the
English settled in that Island. But it'll
was remarked that the native Irish were
little affected, particularly those ,hnt
dwelt in hilly districts. Scotland par
took sf the universal contagion in high|
degree.
In England, by the month of Aug.
l349, the plague had entirely disappear-
ed. During the prevalence of the dis
ease, the cattle for want of men to tend
them, were allowed to wander about
the fields at random, and perished i.
such numbers as TO occasion "a gren,
scarcity. Much of a plentiful crop ol
corn was lost Cor want Of hands TO gath
er it in. Though the pesiilence cease
in England in l349 yet the destroyina
angel continued his progress through
other regions for several years longer
marks of his presence remaining oi
record down to the year 1862. The
wurld has suffered no similar visitation
since; nor does its older history afford
any instance Of calamity of the same
kind equally extensive and destructive.
A BETEpIcrroN.- Father OIIoulie han wa
one day holding forth to his rapt psrishion.
ers, on Jonas being swallowed by the whale
but unfortunately when in the marrow o
his discourse, his memory gave him the sill
and he was completely sumped for the nam
| of, his fish. II couldn't have been founde
he mumbled, for that's too fiat, nor an &c
for that's too sharp, nor gudgeon, for that
too little, nor ra-a-a-a-a-May be your reve
cncc, simpered Catty O'Connor, as she stag
gered from dark corner Of tho chapel to-
wards the altar, may be your reverence.
was whale. The priest, who had Of him
self just come to the same conclusion, was
highly offended at being anticipated by a
old ish-woman, that he Indignantly excaiu
ed "you lie, you strumpet, and you'll be burr
ed for witch for taking tho word Of Go
out of your clergy's mouth"
Disputed Birthplace.-There was tutd
al Cambridge some years since, whose nan
we shall call Baron, for shortness," rt
markable for the pomposty Of bis mabne
and the mock grand eloquence of his spGec
In conversation with tho Rev. Mr. S.,
c., he observed that he was born
Maine Being asked in what town, he rd
piled. assuming a corresponding attitude,
"Kittcry and York for Baron's birth CO
test,"--
Mr.. 8. immediately added the followir
line, and very happily completed the did
itch
"Fair Kittery wins, bnt York come oft
best" boston. Transcript.