The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1849-08-24
Correspondence Of the Republic.
New YonK, August p D. m.

EFFECTS or THE EPIDEMIC ON AGRIcULTURIsTs
rode this morning through one of the richest
portions of Long Island. The sun was bright the
sky clear, and the face of the country bright and
cheerful. As we drove along we had frequent
glimpses of the noble bay of New York; and at one
point on our journey we could the broad Allan
tic, stretching away beyond Sandy Hook, in its
vast amplitude, like the hopes of good man GO
ing out into eternity. Every thing around US af
forded evidence of the industry and frugaty which
have made 30 many families on Long Island com
Portable and opulent. But it was singular and pain
ful TO see the immense quantities Of fine vegetables
OF all kinds, which were rotting in the fields in
heaps Cucumbers, and melons, and cabbages,
and tomatoes, and green corn, and squashes were
lying piled up in great quantities, the market hav
ing been closed against them in New York and
Brooklyn, in consequence of the prevalence of the
cholera. The losses to these farmers on Long
Island who produce large proportion of the vege-
tables consumed in this metropolis, will vary from
five hundred to five thousand dollars in individual
cases. great many of the vegetable gardeners
have not sent any Of their products to market at
all, merely saving the seed.
CHOLERA AT SEA.
The packet ship "Oxfprd," from Liverpool, ar
rived here yesterday, having had forty five cases
of cholera and twenty -one deaths during the voy-
age. The mortality lasted from the I'd to the 9Th
instant Last night the "Huguenot" arrived, hav-
ing lost fourteen Storage passengers from the
same disease. II is remarkable fact, that the NOR
tality on board the s'Oxford" occurred about the
same time, and continued for about the same period
on board the "Sheridan.'' These facts appear to
strengthen the theory that the pestience is Deepen
dent in some way upon electric currents. But it is
by no means strange that fatal bowel complaints
should carry off numbers of the poor wretches who
are crammed into the Storage Of these emgrant
vessels some of which are not at all calculated for
the reception Of half the number that is put into
them Badly fed filthy, and destitute of an means
of comfort or cleanliness, exhausted by sea sick
ness, and inhaling pestilential atmosphere, is
III nOf 40 nf tbaaa
grants get here alive. II is true, there are
several packet ships belonging to this port in which
the Storage passengers may live--such as the
'New World' and other vessels owned by Moses
III. Grinnell & Co., and other firms-but, generally
speaking, the Storage accommodation is culpably
defective. Congress and our State legislature have
tried TO remedy the evil but DONE much chance
of REFORM so long avarice and cupidity can gain
their ends by this wicked system it will continue.
When humanity becomes profitable, they will all
be humane-the owners of passenger ships and
their agents.
sails with the mails of the Pacific on the 29th inst,
the "Ohio' not being yet ready for sea. Rates of
passage have been reduced thirty per cent. this
line.
GoETHE's BIRTH
The Germans in this city who have soul above
buttons, and can prize the great Goethe, talk OF
celebrating his anniversary on the 2Sth inst, in an
appropriate manner. Good!
THE CUBA EXPEDITION.
The young hotspurs hereabouts are holding pri-
vate meetings for the purpose of organizing mill
ary companies whose services will be offered to the
agents of revolutionists in Cuba. friend of mine
asked yesterday if he were willing to contract
for three thousand knapsacks but the parties MAX
ing the application did not seem disposed to enter
into particulars. All these private meetings do not
amount to much. They are pure speculations, en-
gendered by the exciting rumors now afoat