Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 182?-183?, 1832-07-06
LATEST OF THE CHOLERA

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LATEST OF THE CHOLERA
The following (from the New York
Commercial Advertiser Of Tuesday, } is the
latest Intelligence from Quebec and Mon
treal.
QUEBEc.-Oficial reports ofhospital ca
ses from the morning of the 10Th TO the
same period on the 10th =
Admitted 60, discharged cured 90. con-
valescent Al, died 40-remaining lS9.-
Total admissions SIP; deaths 500.
From the Canadian of the ooh.
We have not, as we had in our last pub-
LEGATION, the pleasure OF announcing a dim
mutton IN the mortality in the hospitals but
the violence of the disease continues 10 a.
bate among our citizens. Its extending TO
the country in this district Such is the
fright in Montreal, that on the evening of
the 18th, fourteen people fell down in the
streets, struck with appoplexy.
The following is from the Albany Argus,
extra of last evening:
Latest from Montreal.
Mr. Hart, gentleman of responsibility
OF the city of New York, left Montreal on
Friday, and brings accounts to 8 o'clock. on
the afternoon of that day June 22.) Ply
siclans say the disease had much diminished
t1U
es existing at the time and not over 10 new
cases on that day. On Thursday. there
were SO or So less deaths than on the prev;-
GUS day. The deaths have been, from the
beginning, fewer among the resident
French Canadians. OF the Canadians and
the recent emigrants the proportion has been
as four to one of the former. The physi-
ciansof Montreal are ofopinion that the dis
ease is endemick.
In st. Johns which Mr.. II. left on Sat-
urday morning, there had been 90 cases of
which only 8 had died. There were at that
place, on Saturday, A. NJ. only five cases re-
naming.
Drs Rhintlander and De Kay arrived at
Montreal on Thursday.
Mr.. Mills, OF the house ofC. &JE
Mills, of Montreal arrived Yesterday from
that city. This gentleman left on the even
ing OF the 2lst, and reports the death. by
Cholera, of Horace Dickinson, ESQ. the
Stage proprletor-a gentleman universally
known and esteemed He is the father of the
Rev. MIR. Dickinson, now, we believe in
Boston, and father in-law of the Rev. Mr.
Perkins, pastor of the American Presbv-
terrain Church in Montreal, of which church
Mr.. ID. was an elder.
BUSINESS was almost entirely SUSPENDED
The bank of Montreal was kept open two
or three hours each day. One or two deaths
(domesticks) had occurred in that part of
the building occupied as dwelling by the
Cashier. The Bank Of Quebec was sill
open having been closed but one dav, which
was IN consequence Of the sickness ofonc of
the clerks -
Caughne,oGgG Mr.. Mills states that the
Ihoiera was prevailing at this place TO an n
farming extent, in proportion to its popula-
lion: 1t is small Indian village. on the
south side of the st. Lawrence, about twelve
miles NIL, distant, and generally exceedingly
filthy. ,
PREscorr, U. C.-The Prescott Ga
zette ofFuesday last, furnishes the following
statement OF the disease at that place, up to
IL o'clock at noon ofthat day:
Number Of cases occurred in Prescott and
vicinity, Of which have recovered, and
remains doubtful
Brought in boats and wagons sick, 9 of
winch has recovered, are dead, and 5 re-
main doubtful Children not included in
the above statement
1t will be seen from The following extract.
that the cholera has broken out at Kinp-
ston:
Extract ola letter, dated saekets Harbour, June D.
"The spasmodic cholera is in Kingston
There were Ia cases in that village vester-
day, and deaths OF them were residents
and emigrants. We have established
rigid quarantine, we allow no vessel TO
approach our wharves until she undergoes a
strict examination and ifshe is from an in
tected port, not al all The trustees have
been constantly in session for three dsys.-
We have obtained the Madison barracks for
hospital, put up hot air baths, procured
beds and bedding, and medicines, SC. &c.
We have stopped the ferry across the BAY
IN Tact we are under martial law here"
YORK q. C.-The Canadian Freeman.
OF the 2lst says 1--WE regret 10 state thai
two cases Of cholera have appeared in the
hospital Of this town, York !, and one Of
them has proved fatal"
WORCESTERSHIRE reports Of few in.
dividual cases OF Cholera among the emf
grants on the British side Of Lake Ontario.
has caused no little excitement at Rochester
a Board Of Health has been organized. and
all due precautionary measures adopted 10
preserve that populous and imporioht town