New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-05-16
PUBLIC MEETINGS..
RELIEF FOR THE CAPE yERDEs.

At the close of business at the Corn Exchange yes
erdsy the merchants present held meeting to hear
from Lieut.. Bartlett state ment Of the condition of
the population of the Cape Verdes The meeting
was called TO order by Mr.. BANKS, vice-Pfesdent OF
the Corn Exchange, when Lieut.. BARTLETT addressed
the assemb age 10 the following effect:
GEsTLEMES, MERCHANTS or EEw-YoRK: have
the holiness TO appear before you this morning for the
purpose of making appeal in tue of suffering
humanity. You have all become acquainted with tho
fact that the population of the Cape Verdes is
now in furnishing state. I was there in November
last, when witnessed sufferiDgs that be-
came convinced unless Providence should please to
grant them relief this year. in the shape OF an alum
dabt harvest Thousands Of them will die of starvation.
Many Of them have for some time been subsistng on
improper and unwholesone food. have here letter
from PaiciO Bishop of these Islands. to Archbishop
Hughes Of New-YOrk, in which he impores the Arch
amentary crisis which prevails among his peo-
pie. lit appeared from the letter that for three years
past the crops have almost totally failed from droush
or excess of rain The Bishop appeals to the we'll
known charity of the American people to enable the
inhabitants Of these ISLANDS to support life until
the next harvest. So far as he had been
able be had distributed eIef to the most needy but
now bis had utterly failed, and if relief is not
promptly afforded more than twenty thousand will
soon perish from famine. The Lieutenant said he had
read this letter in order that the gentlemen present
Unless this year should yield good crop be thought
the whole Of the islanders must perish. He hoped
that by the LIST of July he or one might have the
pleasure of placing five hundred tuns Of American
breadstufs upon these Islands, and by the LIST of Au
gust they ought to have two thousand tnns. And he
thought the American Government should furnish the
vessel and crew to take it there Applausel.
The following resolution was then presented aud
adopted:
Rsped That the thanks Of this meeting be rendered to the
Hon. John Wheeler c., from this city, for his effort the
floor Of the House Of Representative: to obtain the passage Of
joint resolution Of the necessary number
Of navigate the ship which shall be loaded for the Islands,
with rs,iOns from the and that this meeting request our
generally said resolution and this much of
cid efforts TO feed these starving Islander
The meeting adjourned after tho announcement of
subscription of $50 from Archbishop Hughes, $50 from
j. ID. Clutc, and 800 from Poor Man." After the
meeting the committee of twenty-five, appointed ct
former meeting at the Corn Exchange to solicit aid in
behalf of the starving population of Cape Verdes,
met and appointed the following officers: George w.
Edwards, President; II. w. Smith, Treasurer; Peter
Rice, Secretary.
OILY seven Of the committee reported progress, and
their united collections amounted to nearly four thou
sand dollns. The committee is requested to meet
punctualy at noon, Saturday, 10th nst in the trus
tees room Of the Corn Exchange.