Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1832-06-29
DOMESTIC.
THE CHOLERA.


The New York Commercial of Saturday evening saws
The news is more favorable from the North this morning
There have been no of supposed Cholera at
PlatIsburg or Burlington Irish emgrant died at nj ont
pclier VT after his there and the case was
supposed TO be Cholera, excitement followed as
mater oil course But from all other points of
rtory, the Information is such greatly TO aay the pub
lc'aPprehenson. Every and village TO the North
oil us, enjoys remarkably good health At ALBANY su
cidewas committed on Thursday night. The unhappv
subject Mr. Peter Bissel from New York man Of
incorporate habits He put an end TO his life bv amda
num- Dutknowng that sudden death, the cause of which
was unexplained, would create alarm he very humanely
iet pencil note signed by himself, foows-"Not the
The Mayor of Albany has made public communication
setng forth the measures which have been adopted to
prevent the lngress OF emgrans from the north, by the
united e&erons OF the civil authorities of Albany and Troy
Every avenue OF communication is carefully guarded
ana all emgrants detained, suitable places where
cy arc TO he Kept Tor ten days EACH not DISCHARGED
without clean certificates Of health Letters from o.
densburg are OF Monday the 18th There had been
srea. alarm ior day or two previously, in conse-
9uence OF exaggerated reports A public meeting of
The citizens was held Sunday and such measures
adopted as 1t was supposed would eectuay secure
he heallh oil The city This alarm occasioned not on
y ny e uea'h OF some emigrants at Prescott the Ca
ada side, opposite, but by that three Durham
having SICK enigrants on board, coming the
oguehsourgh shore An armed force immediately repar-
ed TO The landing TO drive them off, But the alarm was
groundless The boats arrived having neither sickness
nor cmgrans on board There had been one more death
at Prescott and few have died on their passaee nm the
river 10 quote letter from Ogdensbure of Monday
1t is sufficient to say, though much is heard bn I, -
known WIN certainty. "Much seems TO be misun,ler-
e'oou ana al Is horribly exaggerated Every looe idle
report Is picked up with asidy and is duv amp6cd in
Tvs progress over tho country, till what was at first harm
becomes the most dreadful of the aspects of cholera
FROM Canada we have rumour that on Friday of last
week mere were 81 cases at Lapre and 30 at ST. Johns
nave direct adyices day later from Montreal this
morning In some OF the papers of that CITY of Saurla
Iast II was mentioned that the disease had appeared
among ue troops in garrison several Of whom had died
ne married soldiers with their wives had been sen o
lapaihe where they were TO remain i'm the barrocks Gr
INC present There had been four deaths among the SOL
niers however vast majority Of the cases are of mild
lor and these arc generally supposed TO have been oc
casoued by Tear The Montreal Gazette mentions as a
singular and surprising fact, at very small proportion
OF te cases are among newt arrved cmgras or those
connected with them with shipping bat the disease
seems 70 have fallen with the greatest severity on the ma.
yves Of or those who have been long residents in the
county"
letter received from a gentleman in Montreal con-
nected with mercantile house in New York. dated on
Sunday gives much more favorable account of the pro-
gress Of the disease than the advices received Yesterday
According TO this letter, the English residents and those
IRON the United states feel themselves in no great danger
The disorder has BEEN for the most part confined 10 The
Canadian French, and the emigrants Among the former
has been much aggravated by the conduct OF the subjects
Nhen seized with the Cholera any other disease oy
coeTy ming Cholera n0tCnsiead Of bearing up against
~ anu sending Tor physician, they will lie down TO die
anu send Tor priest In the Of the emfrrants their
acSnesss greatly aggravated by their foriorn condition
Inc houses OF the people barred against them and
their suherings from hunger, exposure and pecessarv
Dad attendance, are enough In the absence ali etc
causes 70 cause them to sink down IN depair to find elie
only in death
Our advices from Quebec are Two DAYS later and
Whd more favorable On the 1Jh there were 50 adpjs-
sons into the hospitals II convalescent discbaroed
cured ana ~ deaths On the 10TH the number of new
cases admitted 10 the hospitals was 96; DISCHARGED cured
y e0DVseseen 90 died, rs, (beng less than the pre-