Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1832-07-06
DOMESTIC.

NEW DIRK, June 27.
The Ch0lera-We learn through various channels that
the disease IN Canada, which has been supposed and called
Asac Cho'era Is rapig abatng 1t will be by The
report oil Dr. ane, physician from Plasbure 10
Montreal 10 make personal Inquiries and observations ON The
subject oil The maady prevailing there that the Cholera is
there considered by the most int rcnt nedc, mon &C.
differing in respect from the Cholera OF the United
States and Canada, that is epidemic and that
rs strictly durable disease, if early and properly at
Doctor Bronson of Albany, dcpued on like mission TO
Canada, has also written letter giving the result of hi.
investigations on the subject of the Canada Cholera Ills
Chnuhlcaoh Is dated at noon oil the 22l He states that
he disease Is certainly and rapidly abano; that no new
case hld occurred that days that it was assuming the char
accr oil The ypus fever and the panic was subsdng and
people Faces began 10 look cheerful more lie fur
her states that those persons whose constitutions chad not
heen impaired by intempcrance of any species whose
habits during the prevalence of the disease were sober and
regular whoe bodies bad not been debiated by too pro-
rlced aud whose minds were moi disiurIed ~,
oppIchen-on escaped almost o a man.
Doctor Bronson Is not OF the opinion which has been
expressed ny several eminent physicians that moderate
anu proper use OF stimuli is of advantage preventive
OF THIS "ady On the contrary, he says "Ardent spirits
in any shape and in all quantities have been highly etri
mental. some temperate men resorted to it during the
prevalence oil me malady, as preventive, remove
the feelings OF uncasineS about the stomach or for the
purpose OF drowning their apprehcnsons, but they did it
at thcrpenL IT is believed never to have Zone good
but nearly Away injury
The apothccaries Of this city have reaped glorious
harvest from the fears which supposed exposure TO
Cholera excited. But we have doubt in the world
that the very persons who, through over anxiety ON the
subject, have been their chief customers-who have
NoTcu Nlclf Closets with pills. pOOnS and lotions md
cIogged tnelr somachs with all sorts of prevendves-
would had the disease among us, have fallen The
very first victims TO it, On this subject Doctor Bronson
writes that the disastrous effects of tarnpcrine with med
cine were witnessed in Montreal on extensive scale
and that the evil OF such serious magnitude that an
Injunction laid apohccaries not TO cell dr,rs -
cept TO the order OF physician "In almost every in
stance where severe medicines taken for the SWIM
toms Of prcdisPoon attack followed" MANY Of The
deaths which occurred in Canada are attributed V Doctor
Bronson wholly TO the influence Of the apprebensions
winch were cNcted cit IL impossible, he says, "o tell
~ now many instances prcdisPoson which might ne
yer have resulted in any thing serious, has been knded
into blaze from purely menta but doubtless this
has been the case in a Uast NUMBER
Information has been received at the War De-
partment from St Louis, of the 18th inst stating
that the Militia of Illinois, amounting to nearly 5000
men, had assembled at the rapids of Illinois where
General Atkinson attending to their organzn-
ion and expected to move upon the hostile Indians
on the 10Th or goth; that the spies sent to examine
the position of Black Hawks force report that they
were twenty miles above Tushcananoug, ON Rock
river, having taken strong position which it is IN
dcrstood, they intend TO maintain; that to prevent
their crossing the river to elude the army strong
parties OF troops were in motion between Rock ri
yer and the OulscOnsiu-that Gen. Atkinson had
with him about 100 Pottowauomies identified in the
war whom ne uses as guides-and that two or three
hundred Mcnominees and Sioux, had passed Gale
ma, on their way to join the Army, and that the BODY
of Felix st. Kane, late Indian Agent, had been
found and buried by General Dodge.
Ertroet NJ dietfeT from an c6cer ef the RrBy, doted
"Sr LoUIs, June 49, 1892
81 ON Informed by letter from Gen. Atkinson. dated
Oloway 18th iust that the militia bad arrived as many
at least II not more, than he wanted, and that he would
march 100 three four days for the Indian frontier with
the hope OF speedily finishing the present war I en-.
ae9V9red to obtain drawing Of the Indian position but
aued; o. s reported however, be situated on what
called me four lakes, the Of Rock river sur.
rounded by marshes and IF very difficult access and
called by The Indians Coush-co-nang, or the fort.
The troops about 5000 mounted volunteers. will leave
q 'o"ay Illinois river, in three days, TO march upon the
INDIANS. Cen Atkinson commands the whole volunteers
and regulars Gov Reynolds will accompany the Army
n "I ne movements is thought that The troops viii
come upon them ~ about seven days. The number Of
NE Indians estimated At fromone to two thousand" N