American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-09-26

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boiled beet. wonder what made her so anXi-
Gus. Perhaps she read the letter. b.
ANOTHER DREADFUL CASE OF WHOLESALE
PAUPERlsM AND MISERY. The following ac-
count of wretchedness and suffering, we find in
the New York True Sun:
OF all the scenes of squallid wretchedness
and abiect misery which have come under our
observation as public journalists, or, indeed,
under any circumstances, one which we last
evening witnessed at the foot of Dover street,
far exceed all others in all that constitutes the
extreme of human suffering and desttution.-
1t was an emigrant case, similar to the one
which we recorded some days since in the case
of the ship Atlas, but far exceeding it in afro
cousness. Several hundred German paupers,
who had been brought to this port from Liver
pool in the ship Sardinia, Crocker, which arri-
we'd on the 18th inst, had been turned out of
the vessel bag and baggage, and, having no
where to 90 for shelter, and no means to pro-
cure even necessary food, had settled down for
the night on the dock, with nothing 10 shelter
them from the weather, and scarcely anything
to serve as beds or bedding
This wretched company included many sick
as we'll as miserable, starving W omen with sick
infants, children of all ages, as well as men of
all degrees of helplessness; and there they were
huddlcd together like group of vagrant swine,
| looking more like collection OF beings brought
together in the last stages of disease and star
walton, to die with as little trouble to any body
as possible.
Intelligence of this revolving and really hor-
rible spectacle was conveyed TO Alderman Pur-
ser, who promptly repaired to the spot, and had
the most reduced of the group, especially ofthe
women and children, conveyed to the station
house OF his ward, where they received shelter
and nourishment for the night; the residue
were obliged to get through the night as they
might.
Capt. Cfocker, on being demonstrated with
for clearing his ship OF its dreadful cargo OF hu-
man misery, very reasonably pleaded that he
had already given them q shelter on board for
five days; that as long as he allowed them to
remain no measures would be taken either by
them selves (tor they could not) or any body
else to provide them with other quarters; and
that he allowed them to remain on board to the
last practicable moment consistent with the en-
gagement Of his ship,
We understand that this precious cargo of
destituion, disease and misery was consigned to
/! Samuel Thompson & Son, who had sent light
er to the ship to take them oil and convey them
round to the North River to start them off on
a Canal boat towards Buffalo; but the poor
wretches refused to leave the ship because they
/ had not the means Of helping themselves to
| even the meanest kind Of sustenance en- rOute
! to, or on their arrival at any other place to
which they might be despatched.
CoUNTERFElrERs ARRESTED. We learn
| from the Nashville Wing, of the 18th, that a
man by the name of Peter Boywell, was con-
victed, some four weeks ago, on charge of
counterfeiting. While in Jail, he made con-
LESSONS which led to the arrest of six individu-
ais residing in and near Nashville, who were
his accomplces. Among them was one Henry
! Carter. a gunsmth, in Nashville, whose part OF
the operation consisted in clipping gold and sill
yer coins, which he accomplished very skllluly.
He was admitted TO bail, but has forfeited his
recognzance by running away Two black
smiths, residing at Mill Creek, R. Hampton
and S. Boonwell, were committed TO jail
They had in their possession, implements fol
counterfeting. A man named Hooper, gro
Gerry keeper, and another named Hays, were
also committed to Jail. Another scamp was
/ bound over in the sum of three thousand dol
lars. Further developments are in progress
A CURIosIIY. The editor of the Phladel.
phia Chronicle saw on Thursday genuine au-
tograph letter Of Oliver Cromwell, written in
! 1850, nearly two hundred years ago 1t is adj
dressed to the Committee of the Army in Par
Lament, and is in reference 10 medal to be
presented for galantry in the action at Dun
bar. The letter is we'll preserved, and the
writing is remarkable for its round and legibe
style, characterized by the odd spelling and
authorizations which are observable in the cor
respondence OF that period.
| SWORD TO GEN. TAYLOR Messrs. Ames
, of Cabotvllle, Mass are making a splendid
: sword, by order of the State of Louisiana, de-
j signed as present to Gen. Taylor. The
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