Lancaster's Contribution to Cape Verde Islands in the Famine of 1832 By WILLIAM FREDERIC WORNER IN the autumn of 1832, information reached Lancaster that the inhabitants of the Cape Verde Islands were in a most distressed condition. They had had no rain for two years, their crops had failed, and

county, to relieve them. Captain Ash, from Little Britain, has marched there with a small detachment." On Thursday, May 13th, 1813, the infantry company known as the Lancaster Phalanx, commanded by Captain James Humes, and the rifle corps called the Lancaster Yagers, commanded by Lieutenant Doll, in the

witness the ease and dignity with which the chairman, the venerable John White- hill, presided at the meeting. Although he was more than 82 years old, he rode about 20 miles to attend the meeting. Mr. Whitehill was born December 1, 1729, in Salisbury town- ship, Lancaster county, Pa. He was a devoted

inhabitants of Manheim, Lancaster county, Pa., was held on Tuesday, June 16th, 1812, for the purpose of declaring their sentiments upon the alarming position of the country with regard to the embargo and measures of war, which had been lately adopted by the adminis- tration. Christian Stauffer was appointed

sentiments on the important measures lately adopted by Congress. Resolutions, unanimously supporting the President and government in waging war and in compelling the British to yield to the justice of our claims, were adopted.6 4 History of Lancaster County, Pa., by H. M. J. Klein, Vol. 2, p. 593. 5

; and Congress honored General Jackson with thanks and a gold medal. Owing to the slow methods of communication of that day, particulars of the battle did not reach Lancaster until Saturday, February 11th, 1815. There was great rejoicing in the town. The Intelligencer & Weekly Advertiser of Saturday

Peace having arrived here on Monday night last [February 20th], the following morning was ushered in by the ringing of the bells and the beat of the reveille. All business appeared to be suspended except that of providing transparencies and decorations for the evening's illumination, which was general

Wagon Loads of Gold in Lancaster By WILLIAM FREDERIC WORNER T HE late William Uhler Hensel, a former vice-president of our Lancaster County Historical Society, and widely known as a leader of the Lan- caster bar, would, when in a reminiscent mood, often sigh for "the days of yore, when taverns were