The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1804-07-14

uuder way yeiseriy afternoon at oc;o>i and vert
to lea
young Gentlman who went down from hence on
Friday LAT the Hook, Lis retaTn reported ;Sat
Ills Britannia Majeitys flip the Boiton had purified
the Roila fired live ihot her, and had il the chace
run ground. AS this flatennen, is incorrect, be
peaGed 10 publ!h that Of Mr. Finn the pilo,, " no
carried the Bottom to iea. On the morning OF tie 2eh
u the Boron under way to go to Tea, lolg he
lore the Rola appeared, or it WAS known ie
rg out III going about the iIp hot much farther
ahead than the Pilot expected Inc took the grould
and was IN that uat.oa al hour and half Dur
Ing which time, Finn fuppofss, but does not know,
tiia, the Rola NUT nave gore oattIe AYERS that not
Il gun WAS fired OH board the Bolton.
The following report, drawn up by three phyfcians
who went TO Long-Iland for the purpofe of afctr-
tanning the facts, preiensed to the Mayor Of
this city Saturday lat - Ev. Pea.
SIR,
We the fabGc.ibers having heard that q malignant
dilee had made disappearance at the Waaleboeh have
conhGered it duty to examine mnutely into tie accu-
raey OF this report, and tranimt you F.lh Ma-
'trate OF this city, the reult Of enquiries. Il APP
pears that brig arrived there fonie days ago from
Port au Prince, in the Hand Of St. Domingo that Ge
came up to the wharf near Meifrg. Helms and Little
who live oppoGte each other, and that the crew went
on ihore TO the grocery tore OF Mr. Little FOR the
the arrival of this vefe the place was very hesly
bur iince tie dichargng OF her baa ieveral perions
have been taken ick. She afo had board ~ bar
rels 0. tainted beef which were ordered by Do9or T.
Bailey,of the health department., 20 DE fink
Ii further appears that the cook OF this vefc died
or the voyage, the particulars OF whole complaint we
have not been able to learn. During the period in
which the brig continued the wharf, the wind blew
from the North-eait, and it could BE- evidently traced
that The perons who lickv sed lived in the direction to
which the wind blew
4 pilot boat the fchooner Hound is now ALTO ".
ing at lone dtance iron, the hore, which has lately
arrived from ST. Domingo with French pafIengers
The perions who Allied pump the bilge water out
OF tins veiie declare that OF 10 dsgreeable and
otienve inlell tla, fome actually ickened and were
obliged to leave her. This information we have de-
rived from the tett;mony of Iaec Brown and George
Little, reiidents al that place.
Mrs Little was the firf perfon who appears TO
have been taken erouy III after the arrival of thef
veiieis her complaints marked by debility and
iorenes OF ftomach, but unaccompaned by thofe
iynPtcms which peculiarly deigrate the yellow-fever
To the North-eait from her houle refdes Mr.. Iones
whole wife died few days paf of female complaints
her mother has ALTO lately died of aitha apparently
with years In neither OF theie cafes a.
ny fymPtons reiemblng thoie oil yeilow-Gever to be
traced.
" On the Goth init. Philip Dring fhip carpenter
reiding at MIR. Helms (coie the place where this
brig ay) fezed with fever of which he has died
within few days and which (sccording the decla
ration of his phyician) accompanied With the
mott unequivocal fympton,s Of yellow-fever.
MIR. Helms houie, in which MIR Dring had an
apartment is large building, containing about thirty
perlons but the room in which Mr. Dring died was
only occupied by hmief his wife, and enc child it
appears to have been iuciently fpacous ard to have
had every advantage of Cleanliness and ventilation
Jane Johnfon, who scted the part of nurfe in the
family OF Mr. Little was fezed on the ed with fnp-
toms OF yellow fever, and died the 25th, with black
vomit From the contguity of thefe houies there is
very little doubt that the mutt have had inter-
corrfe VII, the apartments Inhabited by Mr. nr;s
family.
" In the neighbeurhood Of Mr.. Jones, at the Mil
reiides William Sherook-Hs wife was feized on the
22d, and died on the evening OF the 2Sth with the
mott dreadiully marked iymptoms of yellow fever.
" he following perions are low actually labcuring
under this difeaie, James Caitles, reidilg At Nj.
tteimess; Edward Livingston, refding at MIR. Lit
ties; Mrs. Drng, who attended her huiband during
the whole courle OF his illneis Sarah Wakenan, who
reided at fone little diitance from Mr.. Helmes' to-
wards Brook yn, with whole houfe during the illnef
OF Jane Johlion, lle had freqssnt ltercourfe; Mrs
GueridSe, near the relidence of Sarah Wakeman no
was much at MIR. Lttes, and was alto in Mr. Dring s
] room during his ilInefs.
From this fatement, it appears that three perfons
have died with yellow fever and that five are now la
bouring under the dfeafe.' We donot win tohazard
prognoific as to What may be the probable terminate
on OF either of them, except in the ntance of Edward
Livingston, all Of whole ymp,oras trongly indicate
ipeedy defru6tion:t We forbear making any COM
nlent We only with preeEt fuch Placement Of facts
as may enable you to take the moa proper methods for
the Pre!ervation of the health Of our city,.
Two women more have been fezed, fince this
report.
| Since dead.