Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1832-06-22
THE CHOLERA,
From The n. Y. GuSctfe of Monday.
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gentleman arrived here last evening i'm the
| steamboat North America from Albany who left
! Montreal carly on Friday morning. lie reports
| that there were from 10 to 100 deaths among the
cmigrants on Thursday last, many of them died in
the streets and lanes, they having been deserted by
| physicians and friends. The panic was inconcciya
bly, great. Most of the inhabitants were LEAVING
! the city. The reports from Quebec were not so a.,
! farming.
We give the above report MS communicated to MS
by gentleman who arrived in company with the
one from Montreal. We fear it is i'm substance
true, for the situation of tho miserable emgrants
destitute of every comfort, is truly heart rcndng.
The Courier and Enquirer of Monday saws
"Thcrc were reports in circulation Yesterday of
some cases of Cholera having actually occurred
here. We arc happy 10 say that after very strict
inquiry, WE CAN ASSURE the PUBLIC that
no case # the disease has yet manifested itself in
the city; indeed we may add that according to the
last accounts we have, there is ground for beev
ing that there is Of Asia,ic Cholera on the
territory OF the United States.
From tie ". Y. Cam Adr. of Mond0y Ercning
" POSTSCRIPT, One o'cock-We have lust
had an interview with gentleman who left Mon
trcal on Friday.-Hc states that late on Thursday
night it was believed that the deaths on that day
had been from 100 to 100. The number of new
cases could not be estimated. a physician that G.
vcning told this gentleman that there might be
from three to -four hundred. The case on board
at Capt bathrop's boot our informant says was not
Cholera. Tke man died of dissipation. There
bad been of Cholera Mt 1t. Johns; nor had
any occurred board of canal boat, as re-
ported Our informant to this city for Incdi-
cincs. Camphor has risen already, from ono dol
lar to two fifty per lb.
From the 1lbdny 1rgus-Ecfra. }
SUNDAY, June l7-3 o'clock, p. NJ.
CHOLERA.
We annex the following information, being tho
latest and all received, down TO this hour:
From onr Correspondent, MessrS. Gates d. Co.
daied MoNTREAL, June II.
"Tbc Cholera is sweeping off the emigranls and
other people Of the lowor orders, to most alarm
ing extent"
We learn from Mr.. Kip, Of New York, who left
Quebec on Wednesday last, that the mortality at
that place was great, and the number ofcases in
crcasing He was not permitted to stop at Mon.
trcal, bot he understood that the number Of cases
there, down to Thursday, (l4th) was about fifty
Mr.. n. also states that three new cases were re-
ported at La Prairie.
We learn by way of Plattsburg, tat at Quebec
within 4o hours, preceding the 18th inst ~ per-
sons had died; and that several persons had died
between Quebec and Montreal.
The PlHtsburg Republican Of the 10th inst dc
mes the report of the existence Of the Asiatic
Cholera at that place. Two three cases had
occurred there Of the ordinary cholera, common at
this season Of the year, but altogether unlike the
Asatlc. The same paper contains letter from
Montreal, dated June 18th, o'clock, r. VI sta
ting That more than 40 had occurred there
within five days, and that ih no instance had any
person lived longer than six hours from the time
when FIRST taken. 1t confirms also the reports Of
the ravdges Of the cholera at Qucbec,-the last
account from that city stating that in As hours
ffg Hree persons had died, and that several deaths
had taken pace on the passage between the two
Places Iho writer continues: "FhIs morning,