Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1832-08-13
ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE
From The Boston Daily Alias.
THE CHOLERA.


The Indian or Asiatic Cholera, which was un-
xnOsn two or three years ago, by the great ma
;Ori,y Of this community to have an existence,
Ia. become in its progress an object OF fearful
/ ,od ensrossing interest. even with those whose
thoughts never pass beyond the narrow circle Of
home. II first began TO attract attention here
when IT was known to have penetrated into Rus
,ia. Its appearance in England and more lately
i, destructive ravases in Paris, changed atten.
hca into something approaching to alarm. The At
. .antic, however, was regarded by many as an i'm
Das.abe barrier to the disease. But that barri-
| sr has failed to protect US, and now that the ChO-
EZRA is known to be just at our doors, every thing
.,s,ing to it is invested with new interest.
This remarkable disorder, which in the space
Of les. than fifteen years has swept of more than
1 FIFTY MILLIONS Of the human race, which has
mastered every variety Of climate, has passed
mountains, and swept over seas, proving equally
! fatal amid the burning sands Of Arabia, and on
. the frozen shores Of the White Sea, first made
il. appearance in the month Of August 1917, at
Je.sore, consi ierable city about one hundred
miles to the northeast Of Calcutta, where it swept
oil one tenth Of the inhabitants.
Spreading from village to village, and destroy
&ing thousands Of the population, it reached Cal
1cutta early in September. Ii soon spread over
hail Bengal, and began to diffuse itself In every
direction.
n Following the course of the Ganges towards the
NEST, it visited in succession the cities and villa
ees On the bank and along the branches of that
Fwer The famous city of Benares lost $4,000
people, or about one in forty of its inhabitants.
Lucknow, Agra, Delhi, and the other cities OIL
Fhe Upper Gauges were visited and ravaged in
lie manner. On the 9th Of November the cho-
EZRA reached the army under the command Of the
elarquis Of Hastings, encamped at Muudelah,
Gubbelpore, and SAUCER of the southern branches
the Ganges, and out Of $4,000 men, more than
al per,shed within the first twelve days
neuce it passed to the banks of the Nebbuddah,
|nd having visited the celebrated cities of Au-
Funsabad and Poonah it arrived at Bombay ins
September, 1918, one year after its first appear
bnce at Calcutta.
Its progress south was equally rapid. L.
Fpread progressively along the whole Coroman.
e coast. aud arrived at Madras, in October,
SIS. From Madras. it extended to the utter
most extremity Of the peninsula, and in the
month Of January, 1919, passed over to Ceylon.
While the Cholera was raging in Ceyon, the
Topaz frisate left that island for Port Louis in
phurltius, otherwise called the Isle of France.
Dlnns the voyage the Cholera broke out among
er crew, of whom many died. She arrived at
laari,ius the 29th of October, 1919. At the
me Of her arrival there were no cases Of the
so'der on board, nevertheless within three
seks after the cOnvalescents were landed, the
hOlera attacked the inhabitants Of Port Louis.
Is ,irulence was such that healthy aud robust
prisons were seized in the streets, and fell dead
nost at the instant Of attack. The mortality
stated BY, Mr.. Combleholme, an eve witness,
amounting to 10000 in the course of six
Eetks, or nearly one.fourth Of the population.
bNS Sir Robert Farquhar, the governor, stated
IN Parliament as only 1000, or nearly one.
twelfth. As Mauritius is distant from Ceylon
ear 1000 leagues, here was an early proof how
lstectual a barrier is the ocean to this remark
Doe disorder.
A soon as the Cholera was known to be in
uAur'uus, Baron Miliers, the Governor of the
lashoor'ng Isle of Bourbon, established the
netest quarantine regulations. But in spite Of
ns preeaation, a smuggling vessel from Mauri-
Jus eontri'ed to land q cargo VI slaves at st.
'eanl'' In the Isle Of Bourbon. Eight Of these
f4Ses soon died Of the Cholera. THIS was a sig
!" Or The Inhabitants to quit the spot. The 60
onG Instantly established double military
"uon 10 prevent communication with the inte-
%Of the country. The result Of these precau-
Us was, that ESQ individuals only were attack.
" lIS Of whom died.
lie" months after the Chulera had appeared
laISulta, 1t spread along the east coast OF the
Of Bengal aud entered Arracan in 1919 -
Vh thence 1t extended into the Peninsula of
alacca. twas very fatal in Siam, and A., 900
0pe are said to have died of the disorder in
@aA0S, Its capitol. In 1920, it passed over into
" anu soon spread into the Interior of the ISL
re'appeared in Java in 1922. when it
P Oh 100000 Of the inhabitants. and on this
Sa''on 1t spread to Celebes, AmbOyna, and
s s' ~ Stands OF the Eastern Archipelago. Co.
IS sr Vana and fonqurn were attacked by i, in
80 and IN December of the same year the
,D,sn a catered China. and began to rage at
,sSa' Early in 1921, the disease reached
We 10 spite of the most minute precautions
NC part OF the magistrates, and IN this and
,a aV following years, the mortality Of Nan
MI rek'n vas such, that the public treasury
O1'sed to furnish funds to bury the dead.
vas The progress Of the Cholera towards
s disorder, as we have already mentioned,
'etcneQ R0nhsv in 'Cbi, citv yy,s