Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1832-06-23
THE CHOLERA.

We nave collected below, all the information
upon this exciting subject which has reached us
since our last publication. The mortality IN Ca
NADIA, is very great-gfeater by far in proportion
to the population of the place, than it has been
in any city in Europe. But there is no good evil
dence that there has been single case this side
of the Canadian boundary, God grant that it
NAV not reach u.s. And, from the efforts max.
inc TO purify our city, which have thus lar been
efficient and 81 ccessful, added to the prohibition
upon the admission of emigrants from Montreal,
we have strong reason to hope that the direiui
calamity may pass 6y, or rather tall short OF us.
We have pretty strong presentiment' that u
the Cholera should appear in this city at an,
will break out Immediately after the 4th OF July
that is, if the national jubilee is again to be
marked oy the drunken orgies which have hereto.
fore attended its celebration. 1t will be recol-
lected that the Cholera first broke out among the
lower classes of the people at Sunderland, imne-
after the reyels of the christmas holidays. Like
causes will have tendency to produce Tx euects
elsewhere. We a'e happy to perceive ho"eV-
er. that resolution has been proposed IN one
Board of the Common Council, declaring 1t TO be
inexpe,lient to celebrate the anniversary IN the
ordinary manner We hope 1t will be adopted.
Let the Corporation dine together, u they please;
but let there be no erection of booths. and let the
dram SHOES be closed.
The following is the substance of letter
from Messrs. ii. Gates s. Co, dated
MONTREAL June IS.
Business is quite at a stand. The crews OF
mos of ~ ba,s which navigate the ST. Law
renee ~ .ce tbs, have refused to work. conse-
ole.> Nc boat, are laid up. Tits with Difficult.
p. ... =, Cal be obtained To remain on board
lie ,,raa. ,,nats that ply between this city and
0 ,t,rc. We learn fr"m the latter place That
tn, |. .ver Town has Ueen nearly deserted.
| Ano,her letter from the same highly respecta-
, Bile house in Montreal. received at hitehah.
states, that on the 14th instant, there were one
huadret and tour deaths in M)nreat-but on
the 5,h. there we're not near as many cases there,
although the alarm was verv great.
letter from Wmtehail, of June 18th. saws:
-. There has been one case "n board the steam.
boat Pannix: one Just out Of the village; one
came I'D on board of the Franklin, on Saturday,
lint was not permitted to land here. but went
down to Cold Spring. where all the passengers
were landed There was one death soon after
landing. and another is no doubt dead before this
time. There have been several cases IN Platts.
bursh; also in Champlan
The following i, letter from Captain Lath-
ron. of the steam. boat Phoenix to the Mayor OF
Albany, dated Whitehall, Sunday evening, June
IT,
We arrived here at o'clock this evening.
from Champlain. 1t is not deemed prudent to
po to 81. Johns. could not yesterday hire
man to carry the mail to Canada, so great was
the alarm. However. sent one of my small
boats with few Catholic Canadians (who wish
cd to 90 to their families) with three passengers
and the mail. intend leaving this for Cham
pIain to. morrow. The inhabitants would not al
low us to land at this place until the board OF
health had pronounced US all we'll; and we're pre-
pared with arms to carry their regulations into
effect. They would not allow the Franklin to
land her emlgrants here. She carried them
back several miles, and landed them at an OBJ
scure rlace. We had no emigrants, and but
few other passengers. keep the boat going
without much aim or regularity, so great is the
excitement. l have taken great pains for the
last week to cleanse and purify my boat, and
now feel tolerably safe for myself and crew.
owe Yesterday took some passengers from a
sloop that left St. Johns at Il O'Clock, A. NJ
The Cholera is still raging at Montreal, and they
count the deaths by hundreds daily. Two or
three cases have been at st. Johns, and about
three at Plattsburgh. Que has died. Burlington,
fear for her. and dare not write all think
One person that the Franklin landed below this,
Yesterday, has died. They would not allow the
Franklin to 90 to the dock at Burlington. She
will take no more emigrants."
Letters from DR.. William Tibbits of Mechan-
csyille, (2O miles north of Albany,) dated Mon
day, five p NJ. to the Mayor.
Called to visit man takenil at three o'clock.
in small store house on the canal. Found HIN
without puse-coldness Of the surface, partieu-
larly of the extremities-livid color of the skin
-blueness of the nails-cramp in TIE legs-ai-
vine evacuation, the appearance Of dirty water
nausea, but no vomiting-oppressed breathing
violent pain at the pericardia-prOfuse cold
sweat-breath giving cold sensation to the hand
Sir o'clock. the same, with the e1'
ception of the breathing, which is more oppressed
p. S. The man left Montreal last Monday:
Doctors re Kay and Rhlnelander are mention
ed in the Albany papers of yesterday, as having
passed though that city on their way to Montreal
aud Quebec DR.. Bronson, OF Albany; mad oeen
despatched to Canada with those gentlemen, on
the same errand.