Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-11-24

yof the thOfax had an uncOmmOnlv arid am
pearance. Here the examination ended as
the company had met to bury the man. The
iiyer had dry surface and iisedges were y. a
deep purple colour. Tie spleen aud .iaucreas
had a matnral look.
/ IL were asked. what was the pathorno.
Hiick OF nuStprOmineut and constant symptom
IN THIS case: should say an anxious dyspnaa
| OF dread Of making deep inspiration, which
excited the most distressing cousulsive a.ita-
ilOuS.
Whilst breathing calmly or half Initiating his
| lungs, he seemed to be la no distress but the
moment he sighed or was startled IN any man
ner. spasms followed. He didnot scents suffer
from thirst or hrhoidIng water. The pou,ing
water from Que vessel 10 another immediately
| before his face, produced spasms-but the
same noise, at a little distance, was not
regarded by him. HIS foot was put into warm
/ water TO open the veins. lie complained of
MS being too hot more water was added
| without distressing him.
HE inability TO make a long breath excepted,
theie was not symptom III the above case,
which Justified bloed letiiug.-This symptom
denoted "A cramp or continued structure on the
air-tesseis OF the lungs, and morbid condition
OF the wiHdpipe, aud diaphragm. The poison
producing hydrophobia, would seem 10 attack
| primarily and most forcibly, the nerves distri-
| buted on the organs ofrespiratieu-a derause-
meut IN which was the first and last MOI bid
feehng OF the unhappy subject. All others
| appeared consequent. The inflammation OF
! his stomach could never have been prmar,
/
| pam nor heat ia his stomach, nor vomited un-
ie>s lie took euc;ic medicine. The pharynX
Oh throat aud suilet could not have been the
seat at spNsm OK disease, for he could swallow
| solids with case, the next nome nt after being
unable 20 drink. He experienced not the most
mOmeniafy alienation OF mind or showed The
| least disposition 10 harm any one.-He was
| mild, thankful and alieciionate 10 all of his
| acquaintance, aud to-k the most deliberate
| leave ofhiS master, wife aud friends by shaking
| OF bands. hut d few minutes before the scene
| was closed.
The structure upon the organs of respiration
winch began with the disease, continued
| throughout and ended o,ily with the life of my
patient, would seem 10 call tor some powerful
| means ot relaxation at The tmeSholds-1he ge-
| neral intfammatory stage of this case was of
| short continuance. Monday night he had a h-h
fever, hot skin and great thirst. Tuesday at
noon every vestige OF general few ar and iniiam
| nation had ended in a shortness of breath,
ana pain IN his shoulder, which he ascrbed TO
! taking cold. Had he been seen Monday ui- Int
and his disease suspected. blood letting TO
tanning might possibly have saw ed these vital
| org ans from becoming the seat OF so fatal an
irritation Before the case was recognized as
hydfophoba The action OF the heart anu arte.
lies was Frustrated by the Impress of The dis.
ease Oh ihe fsuction of respiration, upon which
| their action depends.
| TINS Is the fourth case Of hydrophobia which
mas occurred here within months. They all
epded alike. In Is years practice have never
seen or heard ct a case in our city before
| ms case was the only one ever seen by me,
and hope viii be the last, as il is painful in
the extreme, 10 encounter malady which
| mocks every effort 10 soyelope lis nature, Ur
remedy its Ills.
| London paper of Sept. 2S, states,
that II the Congress of AK la ChapelIe
| should take up the question OF mediation
| between Spain and her colonies, The mo-
deraie part of the independents wall in
| sist, among other conditions, that the
colonies should have free press, and
commerce with all nations religious tol-
Grafton; perpetual abolition OF The In
| QUESTION, and of all exclusive priyi!c-
| ges; chamber of Representatives Of
their own, Tie king TO sanction all lis
| acts the trial by jury judges for life,
and independent of the king; the king TO
nominate 10 all employments ; the mill
| tary force TO be composed of natives
| alone, DC. &c. The allied pow ers 10 qua
ran,ee the execution of these conditions.
These terms are first TO be submitted 10
! Spain II she accedes, then 10 the Span
ish Provinces. But can any faith be
placed Ill the promises of Ferdinand 3
| Ills treatment Ofthe COrtes iorbids such
an idea.
| The eldest son and deaf and dumb
brother OF MIR. Hunt have taken shipping
Tor New Orleans, with a large quantity of
husbaDdry tools-io join the settlement
| cf Maurice Brckbeck in the Illinois,
The letters of that gentleman are more
calculated 10 increase the tide Of emigra-
ton than any others which have been
written. They give tie experience of a
man. whose character as practical agri-
cuiiuralist is i'll The mouth of every En-.
glishman.
The British government, ii is stated in
an English paper, has not permitted
George Perryman, the son of Hopoy
Nlico, Seminole chief, to land i'm that
country and has ordered him TO return
without delay 10 his own. Perry
complains OF his treatment, aud it may
yet open The eyes OF some Of his breihrcn.
The Journal de Paris OF l4ili Sept. pub
fishes a very able article, with the inlen.
ton o. showing that France is neither
able nor willing 10 disturb her neighbors
and therefore she may be dsfipeyed OF
her deliverers. The argument NAV be
well enough but this impudent asser.
tI0n escapes The writer that " Tue
Charter has secured 10 Frenclimen the
utmost rights which men can reaSona-
big wish 10 exercise in a social Stdfe >
iftlIis be true, ws are the most un,eaSoHa-
bfe people under the sun-iOr, we Anne
ricans are so absurd az 10 manage our
own affairs in our own way, without the
assistance of kings. peers, or any suchpri-
vileged gentry.
| Rdpiduy.-The Presidents message, which
| was received At Washington at half an hour
after IL, was delivered BY express in Philddel
phia TO the editors IN IL lours-and al New
| York at 10 minutes after . on Wednesday,
being about 30 miles in 20 hOuis.
The Cincinnati Banks have again suspended
specie payments. Woe be TO the institutions,
that are forced to pursue this course.
The stockholders Of The United States Bank