Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1804-07-18
Cl2 IL CENTS sIKcLEl
NETWORK, July 4.

lnished Us with the following report, which
was drawn up by three physicians on the
Sspol, who went over TO Long land Tor
the purpose Of ascertaining acts, and Was
presented 10 the mayor on Saturday Taste
he names OF the gentlemen are not Civ.
en-, because 1t IS not 1T Tins time conceiY-
cd 70 be necessary it is presumed the corr
RICHNESS OF the statement Will not be Ques-
, toned.
SIR,
We The subscribers having heard thas
a malignant disease had made it's appear
arce at the Waalebogh,, have considered
1t c,'ty TO examine miDulely into the &C
curacy OF this report, and 10 transmit to
you as first magistrate Of this city, The re-
suit Of our enquiries. II APPEARS hat Il
! brig arrived there some days ego from
Por;-au Pence, ia the island of ST. Denim.
I 70, that She came up 10 the wharf near
! Messrs. Helms and Little, who live oDro-
site TO each other, and that the crew wenr
! on shore 10 the grocery store Of Nlr. Lit
tie for the purpose Of purchasing such
things as they wanted. Before the arri-
val Of this vessel the place was very heal
! Thy, but since The dscharging OF her BAL
last, several persons have been taken sick.
She also had OH board two barrel OF
tainted beef which ware ordered by DOCTOR
! ]. Baily, OF The health department, TO be
sunk.
! It further appears that the cook Of Mis
UrSael died on me Ucyage, the particulars OF
OF whose complaint We have not been able.
to learn. During the period IA which the.
! brig continued at the wharf ;he wine Jiew
from the north. east and it could he sv,-
dently traced that the persons who sick
ened lived III the direction 10 which the
wind blew.
4 pilot boat Tthe Schooner Houudl is
now also lying al some distance from the
shore, which has laiely arliyed ironn 81.
Domingo with French passengers. The
persons who assisted 10 pump the tlge
| wa,er cut OF this vessel declare Ina, !. ..,s
OF so dlSagreeable and offensive smell
that some actually sicken-d and were o.
/ bliged 10 leave her. lh.sMGuiTnaiion NC
( have derived from the testimony Of Isaac
Brown aud George Little, residents at ti.ar
place.
Mrs. Little was The first person who az.
pears 70 have been taken seriously IN al.
! ter the arrival OF these vessels, her COM
plants were marked by grea, debility and
soreness of stomach, but were unaccom-
panied by those symptoms which psculi-
arly designate the yeltogv .fsver. 10 the
no III east from lier house resides mr.. Zones,
whose wife died a few day past of fcmaI.
complaints ; hCr mOther has also lately d.
ed of asthma, apparently worn out WIKI
years. IL neither Of these cases we're any
symptoms resembling those OF yellow f.
YER 10 be traced.
On the zo,h inst. Philip Dring, chip
| carpenter, residing at Mr.. Helms (c!osc
I to the place where this brig lay was seiz.
ed with a fever of which he has died with.
n few days, and which (accotding 10 The
( declaration OF his physician was accom-
panied with the most unequivocai symp-
toms Of yellow fever.
/ Mr.. Helms house, in which Mr.. Drine-
had an apartment IS a large building, con.
tanning about thirty persons but The room
/ in which Mr.. Ding died, was only cccu-
! pied by himself, his WE, and one Chils
! It appears TO have been sufficiently s,aci.
7 Gus, and 10 have had every advantage oe
/ cleanliness and ventilation,
Jane Johnson, who acted the part o
nurse in the family OF Mr.. Little, was ss,-
zsd ON the 22d, with symptoms Of yellow
| fever, and died on the 25th with black vo.
rlit. From The ooptiRmly Of these bou-
ses, there is very hide doubt That th.
woman must have had intercourse win
| The apattmen.s inhab.,sd by Nj. Drinu..
lamiy.
ia the neighborhood Of Mr.. Jones. nj
The mill, resides William Sherlock--3,s
wife was seized ON the 22d, and died On,
The evening Of the 2Sth, wi.h the most
dreadIuly marked symptoms Of yellow te-
yer.
The following persons are row actually
labouring under this disease James Cas-.
Ties, residing at Mr.. Helms Edward Lii
y.ngston, residog at MIR. Li'ue's; Mrs.
/ DtinE, who attended her hrsbond duriqr,
the whole course of his iil1ess Sarah
Wskeman, Who resided 81 some iittl. dis
tauce from MIR helms towards BROOKLYN,
/ win whose house, duury The Illness O.
! Jaue Johnson, she had frequcn. Inlcfcours.
: --- Nlrs. Gcurid-e, hear the residence or
Sarah Wakcman. who was much at aif.
/ I.iuic's, and was also in Mr. Duute's ftr.,,