The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-04-28
Dreadful Dsstatutasa I'm tho CaPe Verde

(Frow the Washington fstelgsnesr, Apdi Is.
OF ali the diatzsssns seoeunts Of huma. sukeriag
p.s q 6: " ass isos' s rad
affecting that given below Of the FINISHED and per
ssDd,. The account We In spt e eoa..n.d X letter
from highly respectable c Of the Anericsn navy to
his friend IN Washington, and therefore nay be fully
credited
UNITED STATES Snip JAMESTOWN,
PoRT rRAYA, CAFE vRRDH, March 8, 1855 !
Of thee sanders The scarcity Of and conseq
sbopets Of the crops r the last three ysera have
tuod famine e which from five to six thousand out Of
. population Of ore hundred and twenty thousand
bave already died. OF the twelve thirteen islands the
fan has thus far been oonaced chiefly St. Antonio
St. Nicholas, st. Vincent and Sal Three tn ,ussnd per-
bsve from he neigh ooripg islands to this est
Jsgo) wkcs liz tbs most productive. Toe Governor,
In BIZ, power for THESE miserable people, He SENDS small
vessels be raise the means 10 do 60 - the coast
Of A,a oI grsD watch hs distributes with The .trct
several tmss he eptsks French extremely well,
it bss sIep my lot TO no tbs late prefer &c came
toGsy in company with the Bishp to tusnk the Con-
node his Kindness In having gone, ten DAYS 10
the island Of Bsvs bring the Bishop whose presence
be As Prss emit OF Council be strongly oesiIed,
order asy ciscontsnt 10 atsfy the p'e With
the that be has been Obliged to pursue In the
present en- ereency. He tells me ta.t wbasvsr money
he collect no Lds the o0Rs OF Affiaa and ese
where FOR grain, which he distributes ia such way
a 10 avoid monopoly. He be-. nearly exhausted his
walton il check unit july after which, IN ess provisions
sent fom Europe and America twenty Thousand per-
the lea ca Cutsti viii stxrve 70 dAsth No
tween then and December and the srcp in December viii
deper6 upon the rac in lbe peaDtaue. The isancers
h- Who have beer looking 70 him FOR bread do net
know he the terrible cslami hat nts su
In 1882 thirty forty veSees fem the Uni cd
States with provisions. WITH half that amount DOW the
Governor ceuid, he says, prevent AL atarvstiop,
He bss fu statement Of the subject to his own
government, ard will draw another which tue Com
moeole vii for ward to the government 1T Wsshipgton
Nj Jeovtr, tugg.stion, the Bishop will address
conmuncs Ion to Archbishop Hughes, - also 70 tire
Archbishop ip London and Paris.
So distressing il the condition OF these people, as
pictured % day by the Governor that undes the
feelings tnAt bis srrAtye has awakened devote my
letter his subject is not probable that the
nunicAtGDs If he Governor Dd Bishop will he ready for
fore, reach be Cnited States until week alter the does
otherwise should rot 70 anticipate the n. These
ihlsl Dis OF title IL airy advantage to Portugal
There people beae thar live, or than DO
live tia ct tne soil They hSd therefore BET
ter absndor not al, Of the is!auds, shipping the
inhabitants TO Brazil. Even in this island, the ia gest
ard best the wAter has smoNt given ,ut so that,
should IL drought continue, our squadron will not be
able 10 water befe. Where provisions sno money we're
cent years ego from the United states TO Madeira the
dolors en- psDsd nno jus ~ o. the disDosa don made
Of II m by the authorities. similar mira pria0n
Ct charity uld avoided in tie present instance by
making Mr. Morse, Consul mere, the onsgaee 20 re-
cevr The prCyiorB wrca would thus be sure to reaas
their pforer Destination ~ they would tbsn no tut ned
TO the verror who ~oulo direct end supervise the
that Re in pors. The Of sbe islsnts DO de-
votes TO the purchase Of provisions instead Of Fen5i
them to tte home reit. His own salary $4,000
Re bas MT toc chsd curing tho two and half years Of
his govern orship, though he is ~ Mr. Morse tes us
very poor dressing ve,y Psin,y snd living VITO great
Of Phiste!pbis and New York would moro han fatier
these i.t,N8isiHr1ers.