Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1805-09-27
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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 81.
Extract Of a letter tr0m master q a 0es-
SCI to his ,owners IN Portland, dated Au-
t7oeTp, July IL, 1905,
" Gregory, residing at Corunna, who
has made interest TO be appointed deputy
American consul there, from many corro-
boratlng circumstances, II appears, has en-
tered into an association with the fisher
men, TO bring all the vessels they can that
way. which causes an enormous exPeuce,
part Of which ills evident he shares. In
addition to which he makes unjust charges
In his accounts. | therefore wish those
who are bound to Antwerp, and are stran-
gers, tobe informed, not only of the above,
but by al means 10 avoia the east side Of
Walchun Island, because the channel is
difficult and dangerous, and vessels going
tina, way, are subject to several days qua
rantlne, after which they must proceed 10
Flushing to enter and obtain pilot. The
Flushing pilots are seldom. out, and fisher
men are not permitted to board vessels an
der a heavy penalty, so that should ssran
ger fall in with them, ne must either follow
them 10 CorupAa, or keep the sea uEtil
proper pilot ofers."
Extract of letter from commercial house
in tie city Of Nezv 1ork, to their cares.
poadents in albany, dated Sept. II.
= Ihe alarm offever commenced sudden.
ly in The nc,ghborhood of our store Peal
street,. The disease has generally been
malignant, and in manv cases of it remark
ably SO. Our Board of Health. large ma
jori,, of whom embrace the opinion Of ea-
clusipe importation, deserve the reprobation
of every good citizen. The mystery III
which they wrapped the progress of this
disease, aud their uawarrantable obstinacv
10 resisting the psrts and advice of some
of cur Physicians, who insisted on domestic
origin, Will tend greatly TO destroy that
confidence which ought TO be placed in so
respectable body. The advanced period
of the season had bsgot,en hope in the
iliLOS Ot thiOSt va oui SltlzSuS, tlht VIC
should pass through it without any alarm of
consequence; and this hope was strength
enSd by the silence of our Board of Health,
who, some weeks ago pledged themselves,
20 give timely notice in case Of any occur.
renee unfavorable to the prospecs of our
health. This our importing gentlemen most
shamefully neglected to do, and the conse.
quenee is thai many have fallen sacrifice,
TO the fever who otherwise might possibly
have been still living. Thosc who remov-
ed last week, either took the alarm from the
number Of sudden deaths in their neighbour.
hood or were advised to it by their Physi~,
aians, who however, were deferred from
making rhe alarm public by their respect
FOR The Board of Health, from which body
atone they conceived the public had right
&c look for accurate information. Our va.
liable resident physician, Dr.. E. Miller,
has bern wantoniy and bsrbarously prose-
cuted fol his opinion of domestic origin;
but bis opponents are sinking into obi, ion,
and the occurrences of this season viii raise
him grestly in the estimation of bis fellow.
citizens, who, being open to conviction,
viii see lac truth of his doctrine, and it is
hoped will appreciate it accordingly
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