Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1833-02-25

last summer, when Mr.. B. was but just recover.
ing from a long and severe illness, he was call.
ell upon to part with his son, aud partner in bu.
siness.
The Atlas adds: A coroner's jury was imns.
diately summoned. and an inquest held upon ,hs
bodies of the deceased. Their verdict was. t,,,
they came to their death bv hanging them,eIye.
by the neck, by mutual agreement.
Interesting from, The Cape de Terls I'VE h,v.
been favored with the following letter from
clergyman who went passenger in one of the YES.
sells sent from this port, bv the libenlity of our
cit,zens, with provisions for the relief Of tho
Cape de Ncri sufferers. The description II
gives of the distress and mortality which the "a.
nine in those Islands lad occasloned. and ill.,,
frantic joy with which the starving inhabi,aDt,
hailed the arrival OF these unexpected succors
will be read with thrilling interest. Surely %
man of CO mnon senslbiiitv, after pernsiny hi;
letter. can regret the humble offering which he
made for an object so worthy Of his eharty-wor
thy, at least, on account Of The urgent mature Of
The call, if not for any peculiar merit in the rer
pients Of his bounty.-M I. jour. Of Com.
PoRr OF MAYO. (CApE DE ysRps.D
January ), 1882.
We arrived at this port on the las, das of ~.
cember, having left the principal part of the pro.
visions for the Islanders, at Bunayi,ta. We,r.
now loaded with salt for Soath America. and sy.
pect to sail within two or three DAYS. Al M,
Island. and al Bonavis,a. there has bren les.
suffering from the protracted famine. than at the
other Islands. From information received from
individuals who have visited, and profess to Be
we'll acquainted with the condition of the Isl
ands, the suffering. wretchedness. and desoaliOn
has been beyord the conception Of those who
l,ve in the midst Of plenty aad prosperity. an
not able to state the whole population Of the ~,
ands, from the absence of statistical documents;
but the estimate of the number of deaths, ltom
actual Starvation in all the Island, within a5sa
year, Is placed by those best acquainted vita
the circumstances. at between $4,000 and 1900
The items which go to make up th, amount n
the bill nf mortality, are as follows: In ST. An.
ionic, among population OF 5000. II ,O00hGe
died from starvation alone; in Fogc. 1903
deaths from The same cause; IN Bravo, .,OGO;la
st. Nicholas, 5000 and IN 81. Jago 'he -sun5er
- considerable, although not stated d,initnelE
Captain Hays, Of the brig Emma, Of Pniait.
phia. with iull cargo of provisions Ter the SUI
erins islanders, assured me that the scene d
wre;chedness add desOation at ST. An,cno,aheIe
he touched long enough to discharge 500 bar.
rels Of provisions, was beyond the power Of
tongue or pen to describe. The miserable nbabl
tanIs looked more like moveing skeletons, tban
living beings, flesh was gone, their INNS
cIes seemed dried up, and they presented the
appearance of only frames Of men, which
could scarcely be kept together. The nbabI
ianls had despared Of obtaining relief from any Of
the ordinary resources; and as no vessel bal
touched at the Island for several months, on at
count Of the difficulty and danger resulting from
The fact that there u no safe harbOr for vessels
Pilot was despatched in boat with some hall
dozen skeleton beings, to hail the first 'es'el
that could be seen, and beg OF it to stop and sal
them something to keep them alive for lev
days longer; when the Emma hove in SIT.
and was hailed, and, as soon as possible. the
mournfu tale Of Indebtedness was told, and n.
entrealy pressed to stop and sell them s"meIhIn:
to eat Capt. ii. replied that he had nothing q
sell. but that his vessel was loaded with Pro'l'
Ions TO gire away and that he bad come tor ~
express purpose Of atfordlns relief to any Of lie
Islanders who needed the gratulty. lucy
seemed incrcduIous at fist, but when sl;I'h
of the fact, they raised their hands IN a'oD'h
ment towards hea, en-, inrimaiing that be NJ"
have been despatched from thence, on sucn al
errand Of mercy.
After landing. Capt. II soon found IRON s'l'
nc there saw and heard, that the account cl ''e'
deplorable suffering condition had moi been o'o
stated. lie discharged 500 barrels OF Pro''s'''''
and left them, after receiving every demoa'H1
ton uf gratitude from the sufferers With t''!
were able to give. They even foiioSed him %
the waters edge. and there. ln attempting 'os''
three cheers with all the little energy which 'el
possessed, they made noise which see0,d ""'
like sepulchral grodD, than the voice oil ih''
ing.
Captain H.was assured that almost eseryn"
ing the dying aud the dead could he seen n J.
most every direction from the door Of hi, IaI'.
ant, and that but a short time before, q b We
seen cutting piece Of flesh from the cafc'""
a fellow creature, to lengtheu out his o.H 'p'.
able existence, but was found soon after "' '''
with The piece Of flesh in his hand, having ,'''
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