Star.
London, England, 1822-10-14 00:00:00

YELLOW FEVER AT NEW YORK.

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“ The yellow fever. which hrolseout some time
ago, has continued increasing in that quarter of the
city which always hitherto had been considered the
most healthy. The pestilential district is incloicd
with a high fence, and now completely desolated.
“ A few days ago, on the approach of an indivi-
dual,he was assailed by a number of half-t'tmished cats,
whic hwould have devoured him h all he no: ﬁnd for
security. Carts were employed day and night, Sun-
days not excepted. in removing furniture and goods
of every description. so that the city appeared as if
in a state of actual siege. I live one mile from the
infected, or what is deemed the infected spot, and
hate narrowly marked the progress of the contagion
from its commencement. It began near the dch- in
the beginning of J uly, in two children, who sickened
of this malignant disease, and died with the black
vomit in the yery spot where a vessel from the lla-
'vannah had discharged her cargo.
“ From this source, as a common centre, the pesti-
lence spread, every few days presenting new cases.
The infected limits are nearly in the form of a square.
I calculate, and, from practical experience, can say,
that the march of this malignant enemy. in every
direction it takes, is at the rate of about 80 feet, and
that nothing but the approach of frost will effectually
check it. The physicians diﬁ'er as to the cause of the
disease: one half assert that it is imported; the tither,
that it is of local origin. Certain it is, that the season
has been exceedingly hot. the thermometer having
been frequently from 90° to 94° in the shade. Heat
and moisture are always found to favour the spread
of the epidemic.”

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“ The fever still keeps insidiously crawling along,
and has now extended itself considerably beyond
the original boundaries. Upon a moderate calcu-
lation it is supposed that upwards of ﬁfty thousand
people have been thrown out o? the city ; so that the
immediate neighbourhood. from the bustle and con-
fusion, and the temporary buildings which have been
erected, has assumed all the appearance of a wake
or fair. The alarm in the country is so great that I
don't expect any of the country dealers will venture
in until frost makes its appearance, which will not
only throw the Fall Trade late, but will cause it to
he of very short duration." _

Last week we gave a silly Declaration ofthe Cortes
at Lisbon, disavowing the proceedings of the Regency
at Bio Janeiro, and ordering the France Recast to
return home immediately. We then stated that such
a measure was calculated to hasten the separation of
the Braails from Portugal. It will be seen, however,
from the documents we pmt In I preceding page,
"that the Panto: Renam- has not waited for the Lis-
bon Decree. but that be has most unequivocally de-
clared the independence of the Braeilstand is taking
every means to'estahlish that independence by force
of arms. should it be necessary,
The ﬂeet sent from Portugal with troops on
board. had already reached Rio Janeiro. and was
even in presence of the Bmilian squadron; but it
{does not appear that any action had taken place.—
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