The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-02-16

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THURSDAY W0N1f1u0 n, 1870.
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A-ant of Nm innostofs and VulH1oedo-
THe{f name fExyptian) seems 70 Aav~ osen,
tor eome rrnson. assumed ~ sAeMsolvss.
rhey wereg 1rlyonl frc4 Egypt vixen the
Saraceue Oyerruu IL Witch Wae ~ IT, year
1872 Their nrst apfeafnAoo 49, II France,
where they arrived AlRees ~. I'LL came
from r.0wrr Effpt. Their lint 9ppeaennce In
numNere ia Onr1stend01A Wae eotAeWAAt i'm
rorinr. TAey catered Francet Hungry, and
Rohesnia frosn the East, 0nSelAng IN numer-
sstiss Of kines. dukes. oounta. q lords 81 Iee.
~ fcSv m and they RAye themselves cot for
GNrlsfian nliertraa who had hen exuelied from
ne country by the Sarneens for their "a.
1,l nav uoW apuear shetr einius q Tits eacred
cnarncteF. 49, 1hna ne aAdreoe - naaa 1nem.
sefve1 81 eo0s q she ufaneinai eoverelsne OF
Raes,rn aoA = l1nvmns = n fnpin - rolatS nvAn
on The bos,s 6im1slf for - niirrf.ma and ob.
tained nnder ~ s1nls ~ 49, fctentates.
vNrioua fIrivfIewee and raasnorts On nower.
TT 49, 70 srnvsl shroush III Chris dan coun.
triea undeP 800 rNaronSSn- for the space Of
sevs,. - - "a IN : onr~ s.imaA this fOotine
hovavsr The E~vntisn niiSrins were az NO
~rScf 49, n, Z, ,,6s,v rr.tences for rroIon1inx
sn.. "a. 80" "a comducf corresponded
Nss 49, -. -. -. stsv ~ their 6rst iSrefen,
49, sssM - ,recr - AZ the definition resDect-
s.s 49, - ~ dsx.srous ware thew il the
-..s - s...~o.ition that they seem TO have been
w. xM!ss,~ rrorsr ted az silentIv endured bv
sIess - ~. Etmrorenn sovernments for the
-s y. renT~ car,nrv -
u2-n tsn.Sr srne ~ rsctsr y,ecane st lon 9TH
sn rssi,sw : rsce ~ nrnfi igx r. And thieyiah inn.
,sassors yvhn from heir n mbers ana audacifv
~ M hs,oms ! rr,eyous and fntolerabie
...s..s. =. ~ v.rsous eomntries thev had
@~sS-
difT.r~nt St.tes IN ex pei them from their ter.
ritnries DEGREES Of expulsion were issued
arninst them NV Snain I'M f49, BY the German
Emnire IN Islsl aud nv France in 1861 and 1872
Whs,h~r i, WINS owing. however. to the tnef-
ficient systems of police at that time in use,
or. that the common people among whom they
werv mingled favored their evasion Of the
nnblic edicis T. is certain that notwithstand-
fne many long and bloody prosecutions. 70
country TINT had once admitted "these mn.
known and unin vited guests, has ever again
been able 70 get rid Of them.
when vigorously prosecuted by any govern
men ON ACCOUNT Of tneir crimes and depredS.
lions. they generally Withdrew for tim. TO
the remote parts OF the country, or crossed
1hs, frontiora tn a nefnhborin1 iurisdic ton
only TO return to their accus toned haun Is and
habits a. soon as the storm passed over
Though their numbers may perhaps have
since been somewhat diminished in particular
Stafes by the progress ofciyilization, 1t seems
10 be GENERALLY allowed that their distinctive
character and modes of life have nowhere un-
dergone any material alteration. In Germany,
Hungary, Poland-in Italy, Spnin, France and
England. this singular people, by whatever
appellaeion they may be distingufshed-C n
gari, Zigeuners, Tziganays, BOhemians, Gita-
NOS. or Gipsies-still remain nncombined
with the various nations among whom they
are dispersed. and still continue the same
dark, deceitfui and disOrderly race as when
their wandering hordes first emigrated from
Egypt or from India. They are still every
where characterized by the same strOlling and
pilfering propensiiies, the same peculiarly of
aspect and the same pretensiOns to fortune.
telling and awarlockry."
The Gipsies do not appear to have found
their way to England till about 100 years after
they were flrst known in Europe Henry Will,
aud his immedia he successors. by several severe
enactments. and by re.exporting numbers OF
them At the public expense, endeavored to ex-
pel from their dominions sthis outlandish
i,eople calling themselves Egupeians.,' but
apparently with little better success than
their brother sovereigns in other countries;
them in England is stated to have exceeded
10000. and they afterwards became still more
numerous Ii they made any pretension to
the character Of pilgrims, on their arrival, it
is evident at least that neither Henry nor
Elizabeth were deceived by their impostures.
Both these monarchs, indeed, (particularly
the formerl were too much accustomed TO use
religion as well as law. for cloak TO cover
their own violent and criminal conduct, to be
easily imposed upon by the like articles in
others. We find Them accordingly using very
little ceremony with the Egyptian pilgrims
who. in several OF their statutes, are described
by srich designations as the folio wing sturdy
roags." s.rascails, yacabonds,'' s'masterless
men. ydle yaxraunte loyteringe lewde, and
VII disposed persons, goinge aboute usings
subtitle and unlawful games or plate, such as
ognomys, pass ,h aUI fr,n .caenc1s
~uet, Irrs far,as,;c.1 im.rn.,;ons
Tn Kinr Edward,s ;nnrnal we find them
mentinnn3 along win other .smastarIess men >,
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