The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1819-11-03

tiyiuctc was BfSat Snu CoptiDusi ioertoufec.
The disease was speedily disse minated and
appeared sdccessiveiy in most of tho great
sea ports Of the Uniled States. In this state
of things II was to be feared that soone spark
Of that pcstileocc which was raging round US
In so many directions might alighl and kiDdIe
here. To guard, as fsr as possible agai0st
this danger, the Board deter mined tha, our
quarsoline regulations as far as they were nD-
der their control, should be carried inlo foil
effect. Regulations Of this nature sfe ncces-
sarily burthensome 10 commerce, and II vn-
faithfully or carelessly executed, offer no
compensation Tor the Inconves sience they oc-
cssion. With these views the Board exerted
themselves to obtain the most correct iE:or-
NATION by which 10 govern their proceedings,
And as the truth on such subjects is often cx-
tremely misre prosecuted os distorted, they did
not always rely on pubic reports, bct on two
occasions tho't II pr udeI, to dcpu,c specially
/ medical gentleme 10 ascertain facts on the
spot.
That vessels may become extremely IN.
ftcsed, and that whe0 they sre so il Is difficult
TO purify them, was evident from Seve' al in
stances within the knowledge Of the Board.
Two Of them msy deserve to be mentioned
The French ship La FlorcsiDe arrived here
Pierres, Msytiniqae-The Yellow Fever pre-
vailed al that place al the time Of he depar'.
ure, and one Of her passengers died with j,
there. She performed qua sntine Of hiiy
days, underwear, all the ordinary purIfcaiions.
and on the 24,h August the Health Officer
reported that she was free from infection, aud
nigh, safely be allowed to como to the
wharves. The Board however ordered he,
k~ hnfa faI he In ha he
ming Of Septenbe, ,wo of the sesmen were
taken i'll with Yellow Fevor, and she was sea,
back 10 tho quarantine 6, ound. From thence
she went 10 sea, but having me-, wi,h storm
she put back in distress on The 25th Ct that
month, when 1t was found that since her de-
psr,u,o her coptain had died with the same
disordet.
The brig Eliza arrived on the l3ln Aug.
sfter a passage OF six days from Charleston,
having on board a sick passenger, who died
The same d. with yellow Fever. She pee
formed qua sntine of lhitty days, and was
three tin,es whitewasbcd, heI linbers we're
aiken ou' End clesnsed and she wss o,her-
wise puriE q, and on the oh Sept. she was
oIlowed 10 anchor'in the stream Yet on The
October her captain died OF Yellow Fever,
and or The l7th one OF het seamen sickened
cited the vigilance of the Bosfd, aud msy tend
to justify, what some OF DOR commer eel ci,i.
zes - mey have tho,, the severity Of their re-
s,;ctioos.
On the Iih Sep,t mbcr Dr. Dc Witt, the
Heath Cficer died, being the fifth person ou,
Of seven VINO have had The same Office the,
has fallen savri6ce in tho performances oi
the impof,an, and dsnetfous duties which il,
isxnvS a. (,.r III MYayh
pointed D.. Joseph Bayl,y to supply the va
cancy until the pleasure Of the Council OF
Appointmen should be known 10 the Board.
In the Grs days OF Sept. the disease whc,.
bed been So much dreaded made IT'S appear.
ance a, Oid.siip, and began to ex,cud itself
in lba. vicinity. Ahho' ITS oatute was at 6tst
disputed by gentlemen OF the medical profes
sion, the Board bad no doubt os the opinion
pronounced by the Resident Physician, and
determined ins,sntiy to adopt the only meas
ure which appeared to them eaeetuaI to stay
its progress. They Recommended on innme.
diate evacustion of the peighbo,iog district,
included between Pearl-s,reet, the East Riv
er, Coen'ies slip, and Wall street; and few
days after, the Corporation OF the ony passed
su ordinance to enable them 20 carry tha,
measure mo'e fully iiso eject. The poor
VINO 'es'ucd thorc 10 The number OF ab03t so,
were removed 10 Fou Richmond, on Staten
IsIand.-The sick when practicable were sent
to Fort Stevens, on Long Island, where they
were attended by the hy.icians Of the Aims
House, and every measure which experience
| had recommended, was employed 10 remove
| nuisances, and purity those pats of the city
whore danger was mos, 10 be spprehendsd.
There is reason to believe thet tho success
OF this experiment would hsve been complete,
but Tor tho imprudcoce Of ind,vidusls. Bu,
the incredibly OF some, and the interest or
| folly Of Others. prompted them TO visit the
TO, biJden dissrict.--Seversl continuing took
the infection, and thus kep, alive tho disease
which woold o,he, wise have ceased for wanl
of subjects on which to p'cy.-Cases there
fore continued 10 occur on;i The 18th instant
since which it ha, enlisely disappeared. Tbe
whole nsmber of csses tho, have been report.
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