Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1851-08-28
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NEW YoRK- Aug. ., 1861

NEw YosK. Aug ., 1851
EDITORS OF THE HAwK-EyE:
Of all the distinguished strangers who have of
late visited city, few have attracted more at
tention than party of ilustrous exiles, Of Eyyp-
tian origin, who have temporarily taken mp their
quarters at Hoboken, where number of citizens
daily visit them. The female portion Of our
community, ever foreuics, in extending welcome
10 the victims of European tyranny, have goas
into the movement, heart and hand This select
party of strangers. ntiriberins some twenty five
souls, and Consisting OF three families, may be
looked upon a. the precursors of that race, Sens
like the Israeii'e spies Of old, to report upon the
| character Of Our land. According to our recep-
ton Of these pioneers will be the extent of the
future immigration Of the tribe.
These ilus.rioas strangers lanied some nine
months since, at Baltimore, believe ani have
been wandering ever since, through Western Tir
ginia, Ohio, Pennsylvania ard Maryland. The
cause of their removal hlther, is the death Of
ersl Of the juvenile members Of their nomadic
community, which they attribute to the effects o.
our southern climate; for, although Of Egyptian
! origin, they are not accustomed to q warm eli
mate their famiy having, for several genera
| tions; resided in Great Britain, where, in conse
quence of the tyranny OF arlstocratic inAuenees.
and the stitf-necked prejrdices of the whole Bull
family, they have been looked upon as oatcas's.
and designated .Gyp-ies.'' 1 assure yoa, they
are as ill-favdred looking groIp Of mortais as
| you can we'll conceive; and many OF our young
beauties, who had seen Mrs Seg'iin, n she Bo-
hemian Girl and gathered all their notions ot
| the race from the pages OF the novelist and the
boards OF the theatre, on going over to the Ely
sian Fields, where the Gypsies are encanped, in
tending TO cross the hands of some Gipsy dame
with silver, and take glimpse into futuFify, were
so frightened at the looks Of one or two old hays
belonging TO the party, that their hearts failesi
them, ani the only knowledge they acquired xss.
that there is somewhat of a difference between
romance and reality. I believe this j. fh- frst
time so large body Of the Tribe has ever vislteF
this country; AMI. confess that am not anx-
ious to their example folors FL by the fraser-
nitv.
Som, years SINCE, I remember to have seen ..
statement. that several words Of the Romance
language, which these Gypsies labber among
themselves. were identical with the Ianguage Of
the Indian tribes bordering on Like Michigan
II would be. therefore, think, very interesting.
to get up an interview between the nomads cf
Europe and some of our abo-igines, SO as to test
the truth of this statement. Some new light
hight be thus thrown on the mystery which a.
taches to the two races
The news from California. by the Empire City,
which arrived here on Wednesday morning, Q,
somewhat ,liscouragin.. TIE resources OF the
State promise more largely than ever; the noun
ta;ns are opening new treasures OF gold, and the
fields riakc generous fcturus 10 the agrienltuist;
but crime Is as abundant as gold, and the whole
country seems to be orerrun with villains OF the
worst stamp. Lynch law is noys almost the only
law in the mining districts At San Francisco,
the Vigilance Committee has commenced nm un-
relen.ing crusaie against robbers and inesndss-
ries bat il does not appear that the public seen
rity has vet b.en restored. The late fire, which
destroyed thirteen blocks. valued at s3.0nn.n0r.
tho1rh less serious than the previous one, has
hal a more distressing effect en- business. IT.
Empire City brought 3sa passengers, AMI ST.
70O, 900 in gold dust.
Fort Columbus, at this port. has JIst been The
theatre on which some faratical military g-niut
has been attempting to perform an act ct the most
absurd AMI arbitrary tyranny. One Of the psi-
vate soldiers stationed in tha: Fort, being Re-
man Catholic naturally refused to attend Prot
estant place df worship, wherenpn1. this r.or4s
m .rtinet assembled Court Martial, ronyes a
o; men who appear TO have been as liberal and
toIerau; as their leaders AMI for this high eFfm-
and m:sdereano-, the following sentence wHs
passed on m American ~itizrH, By nm American
court: I'D forfeit TO the United States s. per
month OF his pay. for s.x mo1ths: TO be KEEP; N
SOLITARY confinement two months, with only brad
and water; ani- during the ether -four rouths, tc
BE- kept at hard labor. with ball and chain IT.
tached 10 his Ie-. Gen. Wool, however. paasesi
before approving such sentence and complaints
having been, moreover, made 10 the Secretary -
War, this monsrous act nf intolerance art TYR
anrr, worthy of a Cossark General, or cf any
Austrian Butcher, was promptly disallo~ed b-H.
have not vet heard that any reprinand has been
administered 10 the enlightened and LIBERAL nsn-
Der. OF the Court Martial.
Yonrs- truly, IOWA
The Sioux Treaty. Just concluted, gives s,Io's-