Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1846-11-25
THE FAMINE IN IRELAND.

On the whole, the accounts from the dis.
turbed districts are less threatening AL
though restitution is extending. there has
been altogether less turbulence in the pop
ular demonstrations. In some arts, pub.
lie works have commenced, and employ.
ment will henceiorth become gene al.
Al Skibbereen, on the 9Th inst, the day
ON which the general relief committee me.
ain attack was apprehehded. From eight
hundred 10 a thousand Of the laboring pop.
ulaliom Of Caheragh were seen marching
ten abreast, and armed with spades, toward
| the town. The shops were closed in great
| constetn ton, and the military called "u':
but, luck ,ly, through the exertions Of Mt.
Gatiwey, Rev. Mr.. Fi;zpatric, Dir. Dona,
van. Mr.. Downing, and seve al influential
gentlemen, the people were Induced ~ hat
outside. TO an inquiry from Mr.. Down
ing, the answer made by he spok sman Of
the peolle was: I'VE have come because
we are furnishing; bccause We have no food
of any kind; we could sdllef death from
hunger ourselves; but can we look upon
our children and our wives dsiRg Of hun.
ger. and we ready and anxious 10 Work for
bread, If we car only get as much as will
give US one good meal a day? But it
not Sd day VII give our fam lies meal
Is. I0d. a slone.' '.rhe truth ard force
Of This distressing appeal" says local
writer, "could not he resisted" bu, Mr. .
Downing, Mr.. Fitzpatrick, and Mr.. Done.
van assured them, shat il was 10 the govern
ment they should attribute The price Of
food; and upon whom The maledictons Of
the hungry multitude were poured in un'
measured erms. During this converse.
ton, Mr.. Galiwey again and again caeI Z
upon The people to disperse, aud al lengh y
proceeded TO rea1 The Rot Ac,. But ar :
universal shout was raised, ave might as B
well be shot as Starved; we have not eater
a morsel for more than twenty -four hours
Mr.. Downing then besought the people
TO follow him out as faf as The work house,
and that he would procure them bread as
far as the town could afford it; which als
much solicitation they did, aud regularly
encamped on the rising ground outside the
workhouse; where they remained until M
Downing returned with sos worth OF b5'
C nit, which he and the Rev. MIR. WeJ4
ass stcd by the Messrs Lewis. dis,ribu edid
the workhouse yard, ard about o'cocS
the multitude moved on for their drenr
homes yet sulen, Discontinued, and unhaP
Ply, saying, That while stack Of corn re
manned IN The country, they would MOI al
low their children 10 starve,' and denoUr
eng in the strongest manner the Cover
mcnt. The military were then Withdrawal
The Galway Vindicator gives the paris
ulars OF an opposition to the removal
provisions from Galway TO Tuam. Uf
maiely, by the strenuous exertions Of 'ts
Rev. Mr. Roche, Mr.. John Conner, aH
about 30 other gentlemen, foiv cart'loaa
oil meal and flour were conveyed out
town. Shortly afterwards, however, a To-
meniabe accident occurred at BoheIbss,
one OF the outlets Of Galway
sit appears that the men OF this street
having proceeded 10 the cross road al Bohd
more to arrest the caris which the Rev.
Roche and the other parties forming To-
escort induced them 10 PERM, to pass
safety, the women determined upon STOP
ping any which in the mean time mIsp
come that way: and accordingly, when
or other carts laden with flour and mes
were proceeding through Boherbeg~
women, frantic with hunger and The cfs'
OF Their furnishing children, rushed npO'
the provisions ard endeavored 10 plunoa
some Of them. In doing SO, we egrei@"
one of The starving creatures, whom
have been credibly given TO unders'gg
had nothing but one meal day and ~
previous, met violent and untimely deap
She laid hold of the head Of one olthe DO.
SIS, exclaiIning that she would have soa /
OF the meal or lose her life. The drive.
al the same moment struck the horse WI.
bis whip; the result Of VIII CHI was, iha' ~
unfortunate woman fell, when the whee~
the cart passed over her throat, killing :"
on the spot" II