The National Register.
London, England, 1818-12-27 00:00:00

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EAST INDIES.

130t4811V, AUG. 1.5.-I'he Cholera Morbus having
roeently appeared at Panwell, it is natural that the
pubii, mind shunhi feel some degree of ansitty at the
hoar approach Gf so formidable, aid in some instance,
so fatal a disease.

We have on a former occasion mentioned that
under the directions of Government every practicable
measure hid ben adopted here to meet and to alleviate
the effect of this calamity, should it unfortunately break
out on this island ; and we have only further to state,
that every medical assistance will be immediately af.
forded to every class of the numerous population of this
island, and to invite the public, but more particularly
the native population to !we no tune in making appli-
cation tir assistance, as much of the success that may be
expected from medicine greatly depends upon its early
exhibition.

We have the pleasure to add that in all the princi.
pal situations in the Deckan, when; this disease has
been most prevalent, it is at present on the decline;
the late tilll of rain seems greatly to have contributed
to restore a healthy state of the atmosphere, which,
from various accounts that have lately been received,
seems to have been highly unfavourable to the health
mil of these who had escaped the attack of Cholera.
We hay. 2 Alba to add that a partienlar account of this
diwase, as detailed in various reports and other commu.
nie:tions tle have been received front the medical gen.
tiemen who have been actively employed in coun:er-
acting its effects, and whose meritorious seal :12 the
perliwmance of this duty entitles them to the highest
praise, will soon be laid before the public.
The rains still continue, and the weather is more
like the monsoon than the end of July. Such a season
fr mildness, it is said, is not remembered by the oldest
inhabitant of Madras.

We have bceu kin:lly favoured with an a.x.ount of
the late severe earthitatke that was eNp.2rieoeetl at
Bencoolen on the 17th of March, and the following
days as contained is a letter *tan a gentktuan who
witnesseal its effects.

" The first shock took place at half-past three on the
morning of the 17th of lust month, and the shocks
continued ahuoat hourly until a quarter before four
o'ckwk on the morning of the 18th, when one of the
most alarming' nature took place and lasted for a consi.-
derable time. I was asleep in one of the rooms of a
house on shore, when the shock was felt. It threw me
oat of my bed, and at the same instaat all the coiling
and part of the wall fell in tt;ioa nr-:. The doors and
windows were flying backwards and t irwards with great
velocity, and the douse shook to that degree that wp
were not able to stand. I flew with my friend to the
open air, awl when out of the house, be ird a strange
grambling of the earth which was in quick motion, so
much au that we 'Momentarily expeetel it la upgt soul
to swallow tis up.•

" At day-light I walked down to the woe!
when I obseue t that the sea had retired to.
distance, leaving every tv.,asting vessel aground in
places where beiure there was twelve feet water,. anti
many were thrown up a coasideraUe distance err shore.
In a short time, the sea returned with great velocity,
driving every thing bethre it. The ilonourable Catn-
patty's ship Northumberland, and country strip Sunbury,
laying in Rat Island Basin, were in
The men On watch were knoeltel tie shock.
the water casks all fetched way, and every thing mart..
able was in motion.

." The goillwns on shore were shaLett to pieces.—
not it was lea wilolk• in to
House, ntdr was it habitable until. repaire.l 111 fact,
every house sutfer4l mutts .ir le. so. :fete ship, La(:y
Ilatfles, in whieh Sir Thomas Italflet arrived, felt OA
chick upw.trels ...UM" miles from the hurl E ap*artil
to t-hen: as if they had grountle.t, and tier were
tauseiltien,v iihincea to F.11111(1 ipppeattld!.V. Fri):11 th'S
1:15t and dreadful shock, until tht d:4y 'lint we: tti.i;e4,
which was the-'2! I, sc.ire,,ly on alait vissa.t %vihtfnit
*ll:Jeli 1.Lio;;
On the 17th tilt, at a ni.tiiNind tivo stimucn,
witiin emploTttl in prepiriru t'io ti e
fe:diVal tot', Npli3 id"
nod ott.tewrihtnlr two men and right bit I Shei
also met a Aritilat ;,; 1.1441 1!)

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