Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1847-06-10
IRELAND.

DIsTREss-FEvER- OUTRAGEs.-These ap-
pear to be the standing headings to all the ac-
counts from Ireland.
In Dublin fever is still on the increase and
the disease has broken out in the Penilentia7y.
From Mayo and Galway there are further very
unfavorable accounts Of the spread of the pesti-
lence. The reports from the country as to the
appearance of the crops are highly encourage
ing. The accounts Of the potatoes are highly
favorable.
HORRIBLE STATE OF SKIBBEREEN The fol-
lowing is an extract of letter received in En-
mis- from gentleman in Skibbereen: 81 have
today witnessed scene which will appear al
most incredible. entered the old bnrying
ground, and the first object that met my view
was the head of person who had been but re-
Gently inferred; and in another place behed
the arms, and elsewhere the legs, and last of all
the bowels of corpse-the dogs having de-
| voured most of the flesh which was upon the
frame. | proceeded only few steps further
when beheld the shell of a coffin containing a
mother body, with nothing on il but few stones
This body will most probably oe devoured BY
! the dogs tonight. The former corpse had nc
coffin. Fever is raging here at pres
ent to a frightfu extent"
A man named Galwey has been arrested by
the police near Donerae, for stealing hors,
and killing him; and he and his wretched famil,
were actually partaking Of soup made of the car
rlon when he was taken. He says he was with
out food for three days, and that he was on tn,
lookout tor sheep, pig, or COW, but was dis
appointed, as those animals are all secured b,
night and watched by day, so he had no resourc,
but horse flesh to satisfy the cravings of his ap
petite, and the hunger Of his starving children.
The accounts from the counties Of Clare anC
Limerick speak of crime, and that of the mos
sangulnary species, as rapidly increasing.
The pestIlence Is nearly as destructive in some
parts OF Ulster as in any OF the southern or west
ern districts. La the northern county of Fer
n,anagh the mortality is lrlghtlul. The Ennis
klllen Chronicle says:--" Fever In the most ma
l:gnant shape, is rapidly spreading amongst The
upper and middle classes. We are confident,
assured that at the present moment, upwards o
one hundred persons are laboring under the in
huence OF tho epidemic in the town OF Enniski
en-. The country districts are in an awful condi
| uon; every second house is infected In man,
instances whole families are discovered ying a
the same time, without either food, clothing, OF
any person TO minister to their wan,s.n 7rh,
Evening Post says that in the county of LONG
ford, the sutfenngs Of the humber classes hav,
exceeded anything which has been reported il
the newspapers, and 30 horrible is the appear
ance and condition Of the poor seeking food o
admission 10 the hospitals, that il requires grea
enort OF fortitude and courage to enter upon tn,
dulles oil aifording relief as member OF com
mlttee. The Cork Examiner contains details o
the rayages of pestilence in various parts of tina
extensive county. In the famed district o
Schulz the extensive relief afforded has cause,
some alienation, and the mortality is decreasing
In the city of Coik warehouses; the deaths las
week were ninety .fve-an increase OF IL owe
the preceding week. At the meeting of th
Cork committee Of health, on Saturday, il wa
announced that the number of county pauper
prevented by the Gordon from entering the city
since the preceding Monday, was six hundred
In the course of the proceedings, the Mayor said
"My blood curdles AT the sig lit am compelle,
to witness every day. My whole and sole EN-
ployment, from morning TIL night, is burying thu
starved dead"
There accounts, under date the 18th, Of dis
turbances Of very serious nature in the coun