Washington telegraph., 1847-07-14
A pICTnRE OF ruE EAMlNE.


We hase before Us IN late number ol
tho Cufk EAaminer Il letter llom Skibhe.
feen, which furnishes an appalling picture
ol the laninc in Ireland. 1t is from the
pen ol hlr, j. o. Callahan, is dated April
sOIh, and proceeds thus
81 proceeded, accompanied by a liienl
oi mine, 10 the parish of Myross, about six
miles distant from this Town The first
Ntluge we arrivedat was Recnheg, consist.
M ol about fourteen matched aud newly
constructed cabins, apparently unit for hu.
man habialions. Here tho uubroken 81.
lenee ol church yard reignedi not even
the barking of Il dog or the growing OF a
cock could DO hearI. We lrlt upprehen
sise lest none was alive. We perceived
smoke issuing from efeyicc that oeca.
sionally served as door, and on obtaining
an entrance, we could perceive through
cloud ot smoke a wretched woman seated
On the ground, evidently watching her liHlc
gifl, who appeared Ia b. in The last stage
u famine consumption. She then turned
ruund 10 Us aud sad in suhlurd tone, Il
wish 10 God this child was with her father
aud the rest of the iamily.n From the lie
pIolab,e condition ol both these creatures
eoncurred in the rcasenableness Of her
wish. Then imagining shh meant America,
ani luquiring whai country she meant, she
eunlly said "the grave She went ON Ia
saY, "my husband aud fauf children died Of
hunger; my eldest girl iolrtcen years old,
died IN the Stlihhereru NoIkhouse, aud
brought her corpse on my back aud buried
II in Myrass churchyard. She lh'u said
with a sigh, "l tar none will be alive here
10 bury myself.
| a,kel her IA give mr some ilra of The
number ul death. that took place in tie
neighbofhaud during the last three months.
She said .h' did no, well know, but she
feeollcried Michael Walsh her own hns.
hand ani Tour rhIdrrn; lanes Muluuy. his
Nili' aud ,iN children; Jrry Mho'aun aud
four IN flnily; lamrs Wholly aud lauf in
family, uni many u'hrfs whom she could
not then nam'. "Ihote,a SAID shr point
Ing 1, an old hoase. "sihepaee where The
Mollny's NIL died. | entered and there
saw The Ilaor slrewcl With The lailrrrrl ean.
menl. pI ibr lals inhabitants. / fw In
Old hat. anl other fragments oi iuu.lHsc
wrrr all Tat femsurI 10 show tat Il Ms
once the habilaiian ol wfr'chfd mruaIs.
The wet ioor was divided nla different
cells or apartments hy rule ilag.. sunk IN
The ground as IL iar lba greater raulNt pf
tie sule ~ orraplu'.. quilted lh, b..
man Slaughter hulisr with irrliuss ! cauani
vel describe, aud immediately NJ tho laaf
| met gaunl female, WIN exhibited The
living remains Of her son. Death could not
be more iefc.bY Represented by any lihe
ncss oi tho human inrm, ot any eilari ofar,
grt h. rair.ird aul his lln.hrss hands IA
receive 4 irw pence o.. h. said, IN fl'sr.
ins accent, ''ln bul diinki' lis hume,
may he numbered with accuracy, they
were all that remained nl his was.ed skel
eton. THis terminated the wuelul scene
ul kncnheg.
The village Of South Rccn. or more
properly speaking the Niiiag" ui ih" dead,
presented, Il possible, 10 ol,r yira, sign, Of
greater misery. II consists Cd! ahoui nine.
teen houses, nine ni which sent The rn'irc
inhabitants 10 anaihcr, and lrbsl hollci
world. These matched and deserted mon.
umrnis strike the traveller with ioToL
entered one lha, seemed TO bc a watch
house. The inhabitants were alive ani
n,;hing more. Amohrf with luui naked
children, who va, fastened hy weakness
10 the ground. Hunger was ias, prrpar.
ing them Tor final dissolution: they were
the most complete spcclres ever brhrli.
"llrfc " -aii the caro- worn.m,lhrt, -. a
boy Of l'-hoIiing figure, ~ infant in
appearance, ~ a, never before .aw -
jus, AZ W. were speaking, the father cn.
tered; bringing some sea weeds I"f break,
last he placed them on n stool, bu' hash.
iuncss prevented his drvouring them; one
ul tho children, who mp n that moment
seemed inaniml'e. crawlrd irom whore i
las and commenced eating with gne"inrss.
\ ncighhpring child came IN aui cat with
equal iyidly The parents todd sales OF
WOE which | could by no mean, di,cfrdii
These villages Of North aud South Rcen
are now. with few exceptions totally DO
populated. The country lur miles round.
has not the slighIcslappctmncc Of agrcul
tnral preparation. GA inquiry. We lcincd
the neighbnring ptli.hcs Of hlimuctbcc
aud Castleha,cn are similarly situated"