The Arkansas advocate., 1833-08-07

TIE CAFE DE YERDs.-Ne have recent ly heard much of the suferings of the in- habitants of those islands, and had hoped that brighter scene had dawned on the distressed population. si5e have, however, just received q letter from valued fliend who touched at the islands in the spring, from which we make the following extract:
 "0n stay at Port Pfaya was too short to become familiar with the manner and eus- toms of the people-but We were long enough to witness some of the sufferings which this group of islands has recently ex- perlenced. They are et-Nt--a4 ao,ad. tuvy oresz still dying daily, and some of the poor l saw picked up by their limbs as a butchers boy would pick up slaughtered sheep, and carried through the street, with out even ''grave cloth," buried as you would bury horse or a dog. Famine is sweeping over these sslittle specks on the ocean, 7 with far more fearfllness than the cholera i'll America. inc vessel from Portland, and that from Philadelphia, both with provisions, for the dying, afforded new life to the almost dead. Not less than thirty-thfee thousand, out of one hundred thousand, have died within one short year.
 The scenes of wretehedness as present. cd at Antoneo, Bravo, and Tago, are be- yond description.
 sat St. Jago there was but little of 1t comparatively, except from those who flock there for relief from the other islands, Those ofsthen who still lived were grouped together in large yard, under the direction of the police or the American Consul, and fed from the provisions which our country has so kindly sent to them. The scene was an afflicting one. Here and there was pointed to little orphan children, who had neither father, mother, brother nor sis ter. Some of them were sitting on the ground with a little garment thrown over them to screen them from the winds which were then blowing very coldly, and so far gone as to be entirely msensible of what was passing around them, and as patiently waiting for death to relieve them of their sufferings. Others were walking as mere skeletons on earth, crying with piteous moans for 'sbread," but whose stomachs. when given, were too weak to derive any nourishment from 1t. Mothers, with noth- ing but skin and bone themselves were lowing and courtesying for a copper to buy something for their children, with an im- portunity that might move a stone. Such sight had never before witnessed, and 1t has left an impression which cannot be for gotten. But God is just and good'-.N. Y. Com.
 MR. WASHINGTON IRVING, we are con cened to say, met with a serious accident yesterday, though We hope not one that will prove dangerous In driving a one horse wagon down steep and rocky hill in W est Chester, the horse became alarmed, ran away, and overturning the wagon, threw Mir. Irving, and nephew who was with him, among the rocks. They were bot. stunned so as to lie for some time uncon- scioas. The nephew recovered first, and found his uncle lying beside him senseless. After some time, he succeeded in arousino Mir. l. who was then, with the assistance ofa chance passer by, conveyed to neigh boring house and bled; and thence to his nephew's house in Tarrytown, where he was left last evening without as yet any unpleasant symptoms having occurred. ". Y. Ga1ettc. 1 The New-York American of the 2d inst. says-'.Nr. Irving, we are happy to state. l tho stlll indisposed from the accident We