Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1847-05-07

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From the London ChronIcl

From the London Chronicle.
TIE English Opinion Of the attack on IerG
Crp,S.-The attack on Vera Cruz appears Still
to stand; that is to say, if the yellow fever
and the Mexicans permit the troops stationed
in the north of the province to advance by
land through the passes. Our correspondent
has estimated the attacking force at seventeen
thousand men. We have not the slightest hes
itation in saying, that if in any manner the
United States can contrive to congregate that
number of men in the neighborhood OF Vera
Cruz, the town must infalibly fall. The
Americans in sheer fighting will knock the
Mexicans to pieces-of that there can be no
doubt It would only be on martial proves
that the result could depend, for the United
States by sea could keep their army well sup
piled and victuaIled The puzzle Is, however,
ia see how much further forward the United
States will be even when they have won Vera
Cruz. Their plan is, it is said, to advance
upon Mexico itself, by Jalapa and Perote; but,
unless we are much mistaken, this hope is a.
bout as visionary as that of Napoleon upon
Moscow. There is but one thing we know
of that is more difficult for the United States
army than to get to Mexico, and that would
be.to get back again to Vera Cruz The ex.
pectation of successful advance is, however
out of the question. Two gaunt spectres, Dis.
ease and Famine, stand in the passes between
Vera Cruz and Mexico, and waive the inva
ders back.
heland-The state of Ireland is improving
The accounts received of the result Of the car
rying into effect the general ordel for the dis
mssal of fifth part of the laborers on TIT
public works, show that destitution has beer
greatly exaggerated, and in some districts
scenes of turbulence have occurred, although
generally, the poor people have submitted
with exemplary patience. In some district:
the order had not been enforced. The new
relief measures. will soon be in operation II
several of the counties where the government
are receiving local cooperation. In the city
of Dublin, the preliminary arrangements have
all been completed, and rates will soon be de
Clared for relieving the destitute.
The county of Cork is in a horrible state
Fever and dysentery are making fearful havoc
among the people. In the city of Cork tevc
is daily increasing and assueming malignan
type Many of the poor law guardians an
others employed in relieving the general dis
tress have fallen victims to it in the county
The goals Of the county are crowded by
clasp of offenders created by the famine, an
their fear is of acquittal rather than conviction
The Cork reporter says: Most horrbl
most dreadful are the last accounts from tn
west of cork It is enough to curdle The bloc
even to look at the description given by an eye
witnesses of what is passing in that part O
our country, and above all, in the two Carbe
ries II is not food the unfortunate peopl
now want most, it is medical attendance. /
pestitential fever, more mortal and destructiv
than cholera plague, is carrying off the pool
There is not a house from Bantry to Sku
that, with scarce dozen exceptions, does nc
contain either the sick, the dying, or the deac
The latter lie where they die, or are barrel
pushed outside the thresholds, and there suffer
ed to dissolve Their living relatives with
oin the huts are too feeble to carry ther
farther; and the strong, outside-from dis
tant places-and they indeed are few, are a
fraid to handle unshrouded and uncofined be
dies.
Judge of the consequences. The weathe
begins already to grow warm, decompositIo
sets in more rapidly than month since LIE
us state two or three facts for which we hav
on unimpeachable testimony Our informan
has told us that in one locality, where publ
works are in progress, the laborers were force
4 TO examine cabin at some distance, in con
sequence of the noxious and intolerable eff1u
Yium issuing from it. They discovered in
five bodies in an advanced state OF putrefactio
the whole of a family, who had died, non
knew when.
None of the laborers dared touch the be
dies, and to protect themselves while remain
ing on the work where they were compeIle
to earn their bread and chance of life, the
pulled down the hove], heaped timber an
thatch over the blackened corpses, applied firt
and kept aloof until the dwelling and tn
dead were consigned to ashes. Such was tn
interment. This occurred at a place Gale
Ratoora. In another hovel were found tn
dead bodies OF a father and son, and in the mout
of the latter was seen the fathers hand tire
fingers of which had been eaten off by his fan
fishing offspring. 1t is our duty TO pubIis
b these appalling facts. We have authentic II
formation OF others ust as dreadful but OF
flesh Creeps at the remembrance. We cann(
go on with the relation.
RoME-A letter from Rome, dated Feb. q
says: The birthday of General Washingto
occurring last Monday, grand banquet VIZ
held in the Hall of Bertini, at which nearl
sixty citizens OF the United States assemble;
under the presidency of their Neopolita
charge dGfGireS, MIR. Polk, Junior. Thrice
toasts were gone through with republican v
gOr and perseverance, not emitting &c success
full termination to the Mexican war, with thrt
cheers for General Taylor" Judge Welbor
OF Georgia, was eloquent in showing how
visit to Europe only made his own country
men all the prouder of their domestic institl
lions. Hail Columbia and the &c Star span
gted Banner" were performed on the piar
forte by Mr.. Karsten; and the American gym
mast, Sig. Risley, (who has made harvest
Romeo volunteered an appropriate dance.
A matrimonial alliance is on the tapis b
tween Il. R. H. Prince Albert Frederick A,
guste, son of Prince Johan, and heir presum
tive to the throne of Saxony, and ii. R. i
Princess Charlotte, eldest daughter of their
H. Prince and Princess Albrecht ofsPussi
The Prince Albert of Saxony, was born IL
23d April, 1928, and Princess Charlotte
Prussia, 21st June, 1881.
HE PRovERBIAL POLITENEsS OF STEMBo
CAPTAINs.-The following story, which v
find floating about, is just the thing" in faC