Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1819-09-27

Those who having taken the disorder
there, have sickened and died in other
parts of the city. have in no instance COM
municated it to their nurses or attendants,
or to any one else.
The infected district, through the indie
fatigable exertions Of his honor the mayor,
is now entirely evacuated. The poorer
inhabitants have been removed, and are
maintained at the public expense at Fort
Richmond. on Staten Island: which has
been put at the disposal OF the board fer
this purpose. by his excellency the'gover.
nor, and the commissioners Of forti6ca-
tons.
The sick have been sent 10 fort Ste
veus, near Hurl Gate. The entrances Of
the streets leading through the Infected
district have been fenced up, and the ves-
sells which were at the adjacent wharves
have been removed, and anchored in the
stream. The Board have not been un-
mindful of other precautions. The corpo-
ration have placed under their direction
the city Inspector and all bis officers; had
the most active means have been taken 10
correct nuisances, TO purify such places as
seemed likely to generate or exasperate
disease, and generally TO do whatever
might tend to preserve the health Of the
city. The effect of these precautions is
already felt. Not single new case ofma-
lignant fever was reported yesterday or to-
day, and the Board indulge the most live
ly hope, that through the divine blessing,
the calamity OF pestience will yet be a.
verted from this city. They do not mean
to assert that the danger has passed away,
or that vigilance and circumspecton are no
longer requisite, but they think that the
reasons for hope, are now more weighty
than those for apprehension.
The watch has been doubled round the
deserted houses, the fire department and
the police will be particularly vigilant, nor
will any thing be omitted for the security
Of property in that neighhorhood. But the
Board most earnestly caution all their fell
low citizens TO abstain from entering the in.
fected district; an imprudence which has
already proved fatal to several, and which
if repeated may render unavailing every
exertion TO prevent the spreading Of dis
ease.
The Board take this opportunity Of re-
futing an assertion which has been some
times made, that although they make faith
full reports of such cases as come to their
knowledge, yet that their accounts Cannot
be implicitly relied on, since some physi-
clans neglect their duty, and omit to make |
reports to the Board. Whenever these ru-
mors have been such as 10 admit of inves- |
tigation, the Board have traced them, and |
have uniformly found them to be without
foundation. Nor have they any reason 10
believe that any members Of the medical
profession, are so regardless of their duty |
and reputation, as TO become instrumental
in deceiving the public at such season as
this. The manner ia which the Board is
constituted, and the number OF persons
now actively employed under its direction,
render deception of this kind extremely
difficult, and afford additional grounds for
believing that their reports contain, what
the Board intend they ever shall contain,
the truth and the whole truth.
By order Of the Board,
y. MORTON, Sec'y.'