The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1851-08-18
Our NewsYOrk Correspondence.
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Our NewsYOrk Correspondence.
a,,ssv. IN. NEw YOAK, August 9, 1851,
M O., the distinguished strangers who
navo q late visited our CITY, few have at
tractea more attention than Marty Of illus-
,tnous exiles; OF Egyptian origin. who have
temporarily taken up their quarters Al Hohh.
ken, where numberof citizens al III Visit
them. The female portion of our conSn,un;s
ty, ever foremost in extending welcome 10
the victims OF European tyranny, have gone
into the movement, heart and hand. This
select party Of strangers, Numbering some
twenty-five souls, and consisting Of three
families, may be looked upon as the precir-
sors OF their race, ,sent like the lsraelite spies
OF old, to report upon the character Of our
land. According to our reception of these
pioneers, so will be the extent of the future
immigration Of the tribe. Il,
These illustrious strangers landed, some
nine months since, at Baltimore, 1 believe
and have been wandering, eversince. thru
Western Virginia, Ohio, PENNSYLVANIA. and
Maryland. The cause of their removal bith.
er is the death of several of the juvenile
members Of their nomadic community
which they attribute to the effects of our
Southern climate; for, although of Egyptian
origin, they are not accustomed to a warm
climate; their family having, for several
generations, resided in Great Britain, where,
in consequence of the tyranny ofaristocrat-
ic influences, and the stiff-necked lreiudices
Of the whole Bull family. they have been
looked upon as outcasts, and designated
q "sGypsies." ] assure you,, they are as ill
.fayorsds a., locking group .iof MORALS AZ you
can well conceive; and many of our Young
beauties, who had seen Mrs. Seguin, as "the
Bohemian Girl" and gathered all their no.
tions OF the race from the pages Of the nov
ellst, and the boards of the theatre, on going
over to the Elysian Fields, where the Gyp.
sizes are encamped, intending 20. cross the
hands OF some Gypsy dame with silver, and
take glimpse into futurity, were SO fright
ened at the looks of one or two old hags be-
longing to the party, that their hearts failed
them, and the only knowledge they acquired
was, that there is somewhat of difference
between romance and reality. believe
this is the first time so large body Of the
tribe has ever visited this country; and, I
confess that ! am not anxious to see their
example followed by the fraternity.
Some years since, / remember 10 have
seen statement, that several words of the
Romance language, which these Gypsies lab.
Der among themselves, were Identical with
the language Of the Indian tribes bordering
on Lake Michigan. 1t would be, therefore,
| think, very interesting. to get up an inter-
view between the nomads of Europe and
SONS of our aborigines, SO as to test the truth
Of this statement Some new light might
be thus thrown on the mystery which at
taches to the two races. 4,
1t is said, that Henry Clay, Daniel Web.
ster, Generals Scott and Cass, and other pres
idential aspirants have been laying in a
plentiful supply Of 9 Lyons Magnetic Pow
der" which has become so famous, of late
for its destruction of vermin, inasInucb as
they (the statesmen, not the yermin,) all
stand pretty fair chance of being troubled,
more or less, with fleas in their ears, for The
next eighteen months, Mr. Lyons inven-
tion will doubtless prove great blessing to
disappointed political aspirants of all parties.
1t is reported to have destroyed that partic-
ularly large flea, that percbed behind Mr..
Van Buren's ear, Immediately after the Bal.
timore Convention of 1884,. Hiue la po,0-
DIRE mdgnetiqH
The news from California, BY the Empire
City, which arrived here on Wednesday
morning. is somewhat discouraging. The
resources of the State promise more largely
than ever; the mountains are opening new
treasures Of gold, and the felds,make gen.
eious returns to the agriculturaIists but
crime is as abundant as gold, and the whole
country seems 10 be overun with villains oil
the worst stamp. Lynch law is now almost
.he only law in the mining district, At San
Francisco, the Vigilance Committee has
commenced an unrelenting crusade against
robbers and incendiaries; butt it does not ap.
pear that the public security has yet been
restored The late fire which DESTROYED
thirteen blocks valued at So, 900 600. though
less serious than the previous one, has had 8
more distressing effect on business. The
Empire City brought 800 passengers, ant
81 100000, in gold dust. y
Fort Columbus, at this port, has Just beer
the theatre on which some fanatical militar,
genius has been attempting to perform al
act of the most absurd and arbitrary tyranny
One of the private soldiers stationed in tina
fort, being a Roman Catholic, naturally re
fused toattend Protestant place of worship
whereupon, this pious martinez assembled
court martial, composed ofmen who appea
) to have been as liberal and tolerant as thei
, leaders and, for this high crime and misde
meanor, the following sentence was passed
on an American citizen, by an American
court. "To forfeit to the United States o.
per month Of his pay, for six month; to b
kept in solitary confinement two months
with only breadsnd water; and, during tn,
: other four months, to be kept at hard labor
with a ball and chain attached to his leg.-
Gen. Wool, however paused before approx
ing such sentence and complaints havin,
been, moreover, made to the Secretary o
War, this monstrous act OF intolerance an,
tyranny. worthy Of a Cossack General, or o
> any Austrian butcher, was promptly disal
lowed; but, have not yet heard that an
reprimand has been administered to the en-
! frightened and liberal members Of the cour
martial. sa
Yours, Truly, JOB TROTTER.
s. An Awful Scene. $3.50.
!. At the execution of the mnrderers of the Cos
= lden family Mt ChestertnWn. Md. already no