The Sun.
London, England, 1829-10-13 00:00:00

TRIPOLI, IN SYRIA, JUNE 14, 1829.

The concern which you take in every thing whiff'
is interesting to humanity, induces me to communicate °
you the result of some experiments which we have j 1
made here with the chlorurets of oxides, in order to deter..
mine their action upon the virus of the plague.

" We had hardly returned to Cairo from our voyage "''
Upper and Middle Egypt, when we learned that the
plague was raging at Tripoli, in Syria. Though it 10$
our duty to remain in Egypt, we could not resist the de'
sire of going to Tripoli, in order to make some trials, it°
result of which was doubtful until, the plague should Ter,
nifest itself at Cairo or at Alexandria, which is not the
case every year ; and which, indeed, sometimes only sr.
ptars at long intervals.
" We consequently set off for Damietta, ind fro
thence for Berut and Tripoli. We have been at this 100
place a fortnight; and our experiments relative to the di!'
infection of clothes are finished.
" The most important point was to convince ourael/
whether the pestilential virus would resist the action °,
chlortirets ; and in order to leave no doubt upon the Olt:
ter, it was necessary to make trial of the chlorurets le;
clothes covered with perspiration, pus, and blood, left $
their death by the persons attacked with the plague.
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We requested the Vice-Consul to procure to 11,
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coats, which he bought of the relations of six individnel
who had (lied of the plague the previous evening and ill
evening before that. With respect to the infection :j
these clothes there could be no doubt ; they were spotted
with blood, matter, and perspiration. After the Vice'
Consul had made a proces verbal of the state in 1111'
they were, I immersed them for 16 hours in a solutioe°
chloruret of soda at 0. 5 of the chlorometer of M. Gay to
sac and when they were dry, each of us put on a .1108
next to the skin, and then the rest.of the clothing. jo
spots still remained: but they were by no means soda r)
we went to bed in this clothing, and wore it 1$ heell'os
The experiment was made eight days ago, and none of
have experienced the least attack from it.
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" That the mode of disinfection adopted has
pletely answered the intention, is, I think, proved jif,
these facts in a positive manner. As each of us has e of
ferent constitution, this is another proof of the efficaci
the solution.
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"We are going to make another attempt to-" 1- • the
by administering to persons attacked with the Oleg le
chloruret of soda internally, and also by friction, lisfron
tions, Ecc. We dare not, however, hope for sacceo ore,
this remedy as a medicine against a disorder 0 %S
rible, and which for three years past has unceasingll

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vaged the population of Tripoli. ioer
" To-morrow we shall also begin to perform loot!.
tiens, which, however, will present the greatest d 4.0,101;
ties, in consequence of the fanaticism of the the 0.0
though we have some hope that, sooner or later/ le AO
of chlorurets of oxide will be adopted by this Peq kof
begin to abandon fatalism, and to follow the elAllir
Europeans by performing quarantine.
" Accept, C.
" FELIX D'ARCg 1'

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Whitehall-place, of a son. gait'
On the lith inst. at Kentish-tows, Mrs. A.
more, of a son.
On the 12th inst. Mrs. E. S. Bailey, of Berners4iteell
of a son.
On the 12th inst. the lady of A. Howship, Egg' 4104 c
Theatre Royal, Covent-garden, of a son.
MARRIED. v orl'
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On the 2d inst. at Jersey, Captain Straith, half-Pllvt
atached, to Mary, second daughter of J. L. Smith, '-:
late of Demerara.

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Worcestershire, after a few days' illness, aged: ;3 g
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lion. Frederick Campbell Amherst, second survio
of Earl Amherst. oe ert?
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wife of D. Davenport, Esq. M.P. for Cheshire. Ori.
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Dickinson, aged 63.
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Sth inst. at Hastings, Caroline A" st, 'l‘
child of Thomas Henry Robinson, Esq. of 1301
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wife of S. C. Cox, Esq. one of the Master, ""
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9th inst. at Hastings, Jane, fourth
the late R. Spear, Esq. of Manchester. --'
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