Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1803-08-12
NE w YORK, Angus 8.
MAYORS OFFICE.
6Ab May ISo3.

the advice or the E7cdltH SotiiihslSSf
quested the Physicians to report to him
the number of cases of infetflonsor maiig5
nant fever under their care since the I'd
Iuly last, together with the probable cause
of the disease in each case, presents to
his fellow citizens the following result
That out of 80 physicians who have
reported to him, Is have met with no case
of the above description in their practlce--
from the other reports it appears,
That from the Goth Of July to the 5tb
of August. inclusive, S5 cases OF bilious
Malignant Fever have occurred, sixteen
of which have terminated in death, eight
in recovery, and that nine remain stall
doubtful. In this account is lncineed the
captain of a New London Packet, who
died after his departure from this port and
the papers announce two othercases OF the
same description, which must be aided to
the list.
That of the above number thirteen
were taken i'll on board of vessels lynp IN
or near the Coffee house slip /; seventeen
resided or were occupied in its vicinity,
and with one exception between that and
the Old slip and Of the three Others, one
resided in Garden street, and two were
labourers in sugar house, where the blood
employrdin that business Is at tins season
very liable to putrefaetlon.
Aud that since active measures have
been taken to cleanse the part o! the city
in which it originated, Only thee Cases
of bilious fever have occurred.
These facts seem to Indicate the cause
of the distemper, and to poiat out the
steps Immediately necessary to eracldate
it, or prevent its progress. An extreme
attention to cleanliness, and a cordial CO.
operation with the gentlemen who have
undertaken the Office of Inspection, IN the
discovery and removal of nuisarces, and
very plentiful use of lime wherever the
filth cannot be removed, are measures
which the Mayor earnestly recommends
to his fellow citizens, as the means oest
adopted to the end proposed.
If extreme activity at this moment,
in the execution of these measures should,
with the blessing of Almighty God, re-
store that degree of public health which has
partially been interrupted, and allay that
alarm which must. when the facts are
known, be considered as disproportion-
ed to the cause, it must be source OF the
highest qualification to those gentlemen
In the different wards who have SO cheeer-
fully given their services to the public IN
the disagreeable employment of enforcing
them, and ought to stimulate them to
perseverance an exert.on.
The citizens may be aHurcd that
true fate CT taas will be given TO them
from time to time by the Health COM
mittee and the commilioners of the health
Office, who meet every evening at the
Aims Houfe. And they are caut toned not
to give cay credit TO alarming reports
propogated by fear, sc. the fpirit of ex-
aggeration.
Sloop Charlotte, Lomes, days from
Georgetown, S. c. with -four, bound for
Boston. Left there, sloop -, Law
rance, Of and for Boston, 10 sail next day,
with a cargo of -four schooner Busy,
Hartman, Of and for do. 70 sail in two day,
with the like cargo !; schooner for this
port, to sail next day; and brig
Brown, TO sail for Boston in two days.
Brig Jane and Fanny had just arrived
from Newburyrort. August 4, off Cape
Hattrass, at S P. M. saw two armed schrs.
one with black and the other with yellow
sides, apparently of IS guns each, stand
ing to and from the fourhward. Atop.
NJ. they met, and came to an engagement.
The yellow sided schooner lost her fore
mast in the action. Soon after saw a
boat full of men go on board her and