Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1847-05-17
Prom As Nso Ierk Jyarsoi II Counsyes
From tie private letter Of American merchant now In
Eng and. dated


WATERLOO HoIEt. LIVERPOOL
April l6, ls47.
II is estimated hero that half million will perish in Ire
land by starvation, di'caies arising from iand that
many more will cmiRrale.
have taken pains To ascertain facts and give you
the following some at thcm
IL fact that Ireland has but begun her consumption
aud thai u will much increase from what ia
the face O the great lido grafton Tor I'D 10 thus time
Of the better class had or stores on hand
which exhausted aud they come into
tho market O. buy.
IL Is uso fact that Of Alone lhoy must have before
LEI Scpember next, million aud halt 81 quaf6rs from
~ Ia - million bushels II ~ "A fact that tho stock. of
grain aud all kinds Of bfeadsius home production ia
England arc also cousumoIand the mies Of The ins-
nor coming 10 the markets buy foreign wheat and
uo consumption will also ncrcuse here. II s fact that
The United States and Russin nfo the only points from
which they can get supply; and likely that " it
Franco. Belg I'm, Germany, and other States who are en-
trcy dependent foreign supply, calling upon Russia
fh9 send much, indeed this country So tb.t
10 the United States alone they look Tor supply
and hoy know h; and tho face Of these admitted In T.
sl The merchins here have stopped importing have
Font Dut M ordofs for further buppcs the pinir
The reason however, for this ptcp H. that the Bank Of
England has raised the rate Of interest Ia Eve pcr cent
and refused 10 discount the paper OF several house;
90 Wns u7ccfninod that these parties had bought largely Of
B, lu New York, and given ihoir paper 90 or 90
taJstOf t for The pupO-c O drawing gold from un
Try DO order 10 gain e difference brwcon - % per cent
exchange nnd per ccntin gold. Tins bus made money
and gtcncd he parties who have been engaged m
importing brcad-tI and they 1vc stopped Utmost cntr.lv
expect mere vii De largo
cell them 40 long o. you can dspo'c Of your took e
spot you will not consgn a. Tton. they soy Government
must take 10 mp and import supplies az hof risk This
che may may not do. II be seen But NJ all
events tho present determination o the motchlns O, hold
back, will result 100 short supplies and hql prices from
scarcity In June and Juy and should nor be- surpf,cd to
sec ur co. barrel hc.o NJ that time " more Ir had
| hundred thousand dolirs would put II oil into -four
and bold m waeh1usc here Tor tnt Time. Corn there
wl be supply 81 hink but whoa, 'nd aour will both
be higher han they have bccnfor they will tall short Of
iho demand. ] would asy buy and shi, rye g,ur for
thcy viii have ~ turn - that; and u has not becp
much in demand, H can be bought lower in pr,port,n
than wheat Marx mo, every thing the shaps n
siuis VII be called ior-and ell you spare before Sent
NEXT u here is hing might except 10, corn; and
Hunk oil you can fpafo oi that will be wanted You will
Inst before hat time I'll the middle an low or c,sse In
bngland sss viii lufn 20 indan corn iof fod Thoy arc
out, end must have food from YOU You have eo IA
supply Great Buian, end largo portion NJ Europe Rusa
eEeeptsd. un De next crop; and even after TIA, with the
oh't amount II incr food, tia county At least You
may dtpcnd upon H. that Wh,,yor buys aouf sud wheat
NOW, even Of $3.50 or s., aud 20 or So will make