Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1832-06-22


dciory accounts from Montreal, but the statements
TO be relied admit that it has made alarming progress
at that place. At Laprae, nine miles this side, and
the opposite to Montreal the cholera had broken But
place very little dependence any of the stories that
it prevailed at ST. Johns, and at places this side
We ejoced TO thatcvcry city and village beyond
Albany alive the subject and every effort making TO
arrest its progress.
In this city corporation making every exeron TO
city We publish day the proceedings of the
Board of Health, and the Mayors Proclamation But it
becomes every citizen unite the great work of clean
ness every housekeeper should be prouse in the OF
Chloride OF Lime in aud about his premises. Personal
cleanliness is most important.
Latest I FROM re lsip'p SI oiS%I
, From our Correspondents, Messrs Gates s. iCo dated
llh and 18th inst and have the unpleasant pain
u duty TO say that our former letters alluded
overchargcd with alarm respecting that dreadful scourge,
the cholera The number of cases in Quebec in the
days, OOH, 10Th and part of the llth aud the mortality,
were trghtiul in the extreme. We have number of
letters OH which we depend, and they nearly all agree
In the fact that comparatively speaking, get well
and death follows close to attack We send you Quebec
Gazette of the llh.
Here also (Montreal0 the cases arc numerous for tho
last two days, and deaths almost
lower order OF society aud the Incorporate.
In addition TO the above, have seen a gentleman
who left Montreal on Wednesday Q3th) and arrived at
Whitehall in the Phoenix, the latest steamboat who fully
confirms the above and he adds, that down to
that day. least 80 had at Montreal nearly
all OF which were fatal. Great alarm prevailed every
where though the cases nearly all confined emf
grants Two cases reported at Laprairie none
at St Johns the person there being of the local cho
lera morbus and recovering.
A young man of WATERFOWL, who came passenger in
the Phoenix was taken sick board aud it is believed
died after he reached Whitehall; but not of the
Choea he drank excessively OF brandy and and
laudanum.
A letter to the Mayor, from Alderman WATSON. on his
way TO Whitehall, under the direction of the Common
Council OF this city, dated Troy Friday, o'clock p NJ
says
from WHITEHALL where he arrived in the steamboat YES
terday from about 60 miles up the lake. with only about so
emgrans board, all in good health Two had died ON
board between Quebec and Montreal
Ihe boat that arrived Whitehall the day previous
had on board 500 emgrants, he informed then all
IN good health The Mayor FIRST heard of the Cholera at
Quebec, when he got board the boat the lake The
authorities of Troy in the plans adopted by our
Board and have depued me TO act for them the from
"P. s. Mr.. McCOOn has been to Waterford to-day, and
at the locks the canal to stop all suspicious persons
As the public is still filled with vague and contradic-
tory umours relative to the appearance of Aslc Cholera
in this and neigborng places, may be well repeat the
assurance officially announced this morning by the Board of
Health that the presents season of unusual and general
good health throughout the city vicinity and that no.
case OF has occurred to the knowledge the Board
this side of ST. Johns The sessions Board are held
hourly Throughout the day, and character of the
members is sufficient guaranty, that while due regard
VIII be had TO the source and credby of the many flying
reports usually i'll circulation occasions like this no in
formation will be withheld from the public which can be
relied upon authentic which the common safetv
may require 10 be made known. In addition 10 the nre.
cautions which have been taken the progress the
infection, (or such it must be conceded TO he nomn, md
efficient measures have also been directed by The authors
ties, with view 10 prevent the spreading OF the disease
should it reach us, by general and oroug OF
me streets lanes houses, out houses, Sc within the linn
its OF the city
-, From the Albany Journal Extra, Saturday, "a. MI
The Northern mail arrived last evening without n LEFT
ter for This city from Montreal or Quebec
The only information that can obtain is from Mr.
Ferry gentleman who left Montreal Wednesday the
l3h, at which place the Cholera then raging and OK
tending
Our informant twenty or thirty yellow flags flying
IN uihcrcn parts OF the city, indicating that the Cholera
existed, at nm
ihere were no passengers from Quebec board the
o,eann ooat winch arrived at Whitehall yesterday. One
person who had drank hard all day left sick on board
plant
The Montreal Gazette, dated Wednesday. though put
10 press on tuesday evenings denies the existence of Asia
tic Cholera at that place, but says that deaths from Che
iera Morbus are numerous and suddcn and that tho
city " 'rf'" w
There in town yesterday of cases of Cbo-
era at Whitehall, Fort Miller Waterford and Troy but
none OF them are yet confirmed.
Our Common Council are acting efficiently
rNol oChlF ,-lwo DAYS LATER FROM CANADA
M anticipation Of the .Mdu.--Sunday euening III
ociock-Wc have just convcrsed with an intelligent ac
guaht'nce, who arrived this evening in the steam boat
having left Montreal Friday morning the 18th which
IS TWO days Later than published in this
days paper He has given very detailed account
OF ne state OF things up TO the time of his leaving He
states that Montreal was in the greatest possible state OF
alarm The number Of emigrants then on the wEarves
was unusually large, and many of them entirely destitute
The steam boat John Bull which came up from Quebec IN
Wednesday, with about FIVE hundred eigrants had FIVE
or SIX deaths oi cholera on the passagcup The ST. Law
renee and Lady ofhc Lake boats which arrived on
Thursday night had each about 500 cmgran and five or
six deaths board OF each
The crews Of some of the boats had refused TO 20 on
board to return TO Quebec. At Montreal the Board Of
Health had made report and il was not certain thcy
would On Thursday, IL estimated that there were
nom seYeny-ye TO one hundred deaths by Cholera I'm
montreal me disease was spreading In all parts OF the city,
Out prevailed most along the wharves, aud in the subur
II was entirely confined 10 Enigrants poor Canadians
mere had not been among the respectable nhabi.
tants. Mr.. ViEon, lawyer and brother 10 G. b. Wren
one OF the council had died. he from Quebec but the
cause of his death subject of dispuloTbe respce
table inhabitants were leaving The pace-iamilics were
retiring TO the country; hc poor and endlcss Emiprants
arriving by thousands were in the deplorabe condi-
ton; without means and without shelter; and but few
willing TO assist thcm they suffering much; business
was I'D great measure suspcndcd-and there was soma
expectation that the Banks would close
At LA PRAIRIE, nine miles above Montreal, there had
been about fourteen deaths, all among cmgrans At Sr
JOHN fourteen miles from there, said one or two
emigrants had died, but this disputed. The Steam
boat IN which he took passage at ST. Johns had about v
Emgrdnts on board. She visited by the authorities
at Pittsburgh aud at Burlington and no Emiersnts suf
iered 10 land. AZ White Hall the boat remained about
mile from the town. The authorities, after much deten.
ton, suffered the Cabin Passengers land but ordered
the Emgrants TO return to Canada. The greatest possible
vigilance is observed White Hail and not an Enigrsnt
is suffered to land but all sent back TO Canada In s
proclaimed through the whole line that no Enieran will
be suffered TO arrive from Canada the boats have de-
iermined not to bring any more.
Inc report that several Emigran;s which had previous
~ arrived at Fort Edward few days pre- yious had died
)t the Cholera, believed be greatly