Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1832-03-27
FOREIGN.
LATE AND IMPORTANT FROM ENGLAND
The packet ship Charlemange, Capt Robinson from Ha
'rc, via Plymouth arrived at New York the goth inst
THE CHOLERA In LONDON


The packet ship Charlemange, Capt Robinson, from Ha-
vrc, via Plymouth, arrived New York the 10Th inst
THE CHOLERA IN LONDON
The cholera has made its appearance in London and on
the 10th oil February there had been fifteen in the
capital and some deaths.-But tho accounts state that
there was no great alarm among the people.
The disease continued very fatal in the north AT
haddingon where the disease has prevailed with great
severity longer confined 10 the poor, but several
respectable individuals in have died OF
II: some alter an Illness OF ten twelve fifteen hours
II has broken out at Hadwck the border $50 that i'm
the east end and centre of the country saws an English
paper it is now fairly established. The people of Ed
nourgh made carly preparation for it, the readers of
this paper have already been appraised.
The following comments upon the annear,oco or ,ls
scourge in London from the Devonport Teleyropl
The rst case reported to the Council was that of shin
scrPef VINO nau oeen employed on the preceding day
board vessel from Sunderland The there
say that their doctrine is fully confirmed as this man had
evidently taken the infection from the vessel is right
10 mention however, that by the united testimony of
Vea medical men, undoubted cases OF Cholera have &C.
casionay occurred in London for the last two or three
MONTHS and they have not been formally reported TO the
Council merely because OF their rarity and generally mo-
diied symptoms, but that they were cases of the rue
Asiatic Cholera has not been questioned There is
lore still reason TO doubt the doctrine of direct contaoon
without the qualification of the existence of predsposne
causes.
The question is OF more importance than is generally
understood since upon rests the value of all those pre-
operations made by the Boards of Health throughout the
country. If infection be avered by getting rid Of
those causes which give the body tendency 10 receive it.
then will cleanliness, good food and cothng and MIRO
be, under Providence the means of escapno its dire Of
tecs or, in great degree, neutraizng its power: while
without this conviction on minds these things would
be oil no avail and only resources then would he 70
stop all intercourse with the infected places-a measure
oil infinite evil in commercial country like this
IL VIII be seen by our Parliamentary Report, that the
government has applied for additional powers to enforce
the sanitary and other regulations deemed necessary as
check TO the spread of the disorder, bill for WHICH pur-
pose has been brought in the standing orders Of tho
House having been suspended has, ere this passed the
House OF Commons Its provisions are TO empower the
Pnvy Council to command parishes carry their orders
| n Iicnha Iinn,n t.,
shahc with fine and imprisonment, the EXPENSES in
The hrst instance TO of the door rates bu
wnere 'hey press heavily the country at large will be
bound TO contribute An objection raised against
ing these charges out of the public funds as not aforino
sufficient check to extravaganza By the present ar
rangement each district will have surveillance over II,
own expenses, and it minated that il the pestilence
should be found to press in very unequal manner upon
any particular parishes or countless may afterwards be-
come question how far they should be relieved by Par
liamenary grant.
LONDON, Feb l6.-Rports received this day.-In
London IL deaths (viz; Southwark \, Lam.
beth ~ In the North OF England, 50 new cases, Is
deaths 49, . ,,,.,.,
oil tnat place, That no new has occurred Win ro
SIu 10 hotherhi'he statements any case there are
oeheved 10 be wholly without foundation The snsnic;
Is very general throughout the CITY, that the aIa In
been spread through interested motives ~ nus
me medical men OF moderate practice are on the ,oo
~ 'or appointments 10 the various district boards which
are expected to be toleraby lucrative These o; ,,
stances should put the public on the watch 40 tbe n
groundless aarm-IInes 55'i"'eu VI
YIN me 18th OF February, the day after the cboIcra n,
Pe"'cu IN London the attention OF the House of Common
was called 10 inc subject Mr. Thompson in reply to Mr.
stated mat cases OF decided cholera had certainl,
occurred and that as the bestway OF preventing
say alarm, the Government had aIopted ever, nota
lne'hou 10 spread correct information on the sh;aa,
through the medium of the public journals &c C,ny
m eh, he SAID, were about to apply for bill IN incroas
,e power OF the Pnvy Council so enable them TO
take more etectual means for checking the If
dsemper. The Chancellor OF the Excheouer added ,ha,
series OF papers, Illustrative of the character and ro
o the cholera, would shortly be laid before Pariamen,
nese papers were afterwards Tuesday, the 18th of
February laid before both Houses and ordered to b
ted. ~ NC Piih-
In the House OF Commons on the 18th the hill for
preventing as far as may be possible the extension of the
Sholera IN England, was passed similar bill for Scot
dhd was Drought In and read first time.
HOLLAND.
LONDON Feb l5.-Private letters from Holland state
uia such Is the activity with which the arnaments arc
carried on that all vessels not wanted as mcrcbantep
are equipped as men of war
PORTUGAL.
Don Pedro sailed from Bclleise ON tbc 1o,I ~ Eho
ry Tor Iercera, in the FL Reynha de Portugal "a onn
anu ooO men, accompanied by the Donna Maria Secondo
a. guns and 400 men, corvette and two fransnors
haVngn all 1000 troops board. The vessels and roop
are provided with six months provisions The Iar nos T
ths expedition consists of the following: 5000 of the m
Pedihonary troops well disciplined and well opnointed
assembled at lerceira; 25O0 recruited nm tho cont;
nent and sent to Terceira by the ships fitted ont for b
eNPcoon' oOo marines furnished by the fleet 300 Poru
guese volunteers ''u'
LONDON, Feb. 17.-City, One o'clock-Tbo c;izona
care not drthing for the cholera but the effect of the
di"In respecting 1t is indeed serious affair We hear
., notlhS Out The stagnaon of trades outward bound
pPs Stopped and unloading; all orders sent TO the mann
Iacturlng districts couneracted and about 20oo Iaho
employed in the shipping in the river discbaroin NJ
ny assert that the deaths are from the tvphus fey and "a