Cheraw gazette. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1835-1838, 1837-06-14

wanted bedding-none was to be obtained,
the windows of the corridors in the wretchcd
converts which were converted into hospitals,
required to be glazed-nothing OF the KIND
was al!owed-and there lay the miserable SICK
on the stone or mud floors, covered with YER
min, with scarcely rag or blanket 10 snare
between half a dozen of them; their heads
laid against the wall throbing with fever heat,
and their naked feet exposed, underneath the
open windows, which looked down INTO the
quadrangle court yard, TO the bitter lnclem-
ency and piercing could of the night air.
Hence, when most of the unhappy sufferers
began to rally from under the immediate dan
ger of tie fever itself, their feet mortified,
many of them die and large proportion OF
those who survived, lost their toes and feet,
either by nature itself throwing oil the dead
parts. or by amputation. The mortality was
such that for weeks thirty and forty were bu.
rled daily. Their bodies were thrown mds-
criminately into cart, and carried to the place
of interment. which was large hole dug IN
the ground, into which they were preclpltated
load after load, and which remained open un-
til sufficiently filled to allow its being easily
covered over with earth. When officers dl-
ed, it was at first attempted to bury them
with military honors, and the usual dead
march accompanied the procession; so COM
mon, however, did this soon become, that the
! little children in the streets caught the air OF
of the dirge, and it was affecting to hear them
hulnming, singing, and drumming to them
selves with sticks, as they played with each
other at the steps of the street doors.
Disturbances in mManchesaer-TueSdGy night.
! The effects of the embarrassments in which
so many great commercial houses have been
recently involved in this neighborhood, are
unhappily extended rapidly to the laborlng
| classes. A great number of hands have been
thrown out of employ, and still greater num-
Der can only obtain miscrably limited pit
tance, arising from two or three days OF Ill
paid work per week. This is particularly the
case with the hand-loom weavers Of the coarse
fabricks in this town and neighborhood: and
Yesterday morning considerable assemblages
of that wretched class took place in and abou,
St. Georges road, district in which they
principally reside. A good deal of excite
mcnt prevailed among these unfortunate men,
| and in the afternoon, about one hundred OF
them formed in a procession, and made their
way towards the centre of town, preceded by
a man bearing a pole, to which were affixed
two loaves, to indicate their want. The num-
bers speedily accumulated until they amount
ed to between two and three hundred and
as they went along, parties of them entered
the provision shops, and obtained, by intlml-
dation supplies of bread or money, threaten
ing violence if they refused. In the evening
they dispersed; but great numbers assembled
this morning, but have been induced to re.
frain from violence, by the advice of some
gentlemen who addressed them and depu-
tation was appointed from them to wait upon
the boroughreeve and constables, with me-
mortal stating the distressed situation in which
many thousands of them were placed, and en-
treating public meeting might be called,
that the gentlemen of the town might take
their case into consideration. They were dl-
rected to call at the town hall this evening for
an answer, wncn the authorities in question,
together with the church wardcns and other
gentlemen, having consulted OH the subject,
The deputation were informed that applications
for relief from any of their body really rcQilir-
ing it, should be promptly attended TO at the
church warden's office Whether this ar.
rangement Will suffice, remains to be seen ;
but really considering the magnificent sums
lately raised in this town for the relief of the
Highlands and Islands and other charita-
bic purposes, it does seem strange that no
thoug ght has been bestowed upon those at
home-those who are starving by thousands
under our very noses.
; From the y. Y. Commercial Advertiser.
CANTON, (China) Feb. 2l.-The Register
announces the death of the Rev. Edwin Ste
vens, American Missionary to China. He
died at Singapore, of fever, about the middle
| of December.
A letter from Canton, of Feb. Goth, says
that intelligence is just received of the sud-
den death Of the Rev. Mr.. Stewart, at Singa-
pore, who, having for the last five years been
located at Canton as American Missionary,
embarked from this for Singapore about six
weeks past in the American brig Hemeleh,
Capt. Bazer. And | regret to state, that
Capt Bazier himself lay dangerously i'll near
Singapore, and but little hopes were enter
tanned for his recovery.