Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1833-04-08
THE CHOLERA IN HAyaN.

~ - HAVANA.
Accounts received by the Fan Fan,at Baltimo,.
from Havana, represent the progress Of this mo,,
of all human Affections as truly anna.
ling. From the Oath Of February till the On
of March, five thousand 1 1000 whites, and l. oo
biacksl had died of the disease-and, on the d,
before the sailing Of the Fan Fan, flee hund,,
persons are stated to have been taken oE, and
nearly the same number had been buried e,,h
day for several days previously. The Can,aiu
General has issued an order, that all the ar,,l.
e, shall be feed at sunrise each day, in the hone
1t purifying the atmosphere.
Tar Board Of Health of Havana have i,s,sd
40 a.der prohibiting the sale, by the Apo,heca.
rIgs. If any medicines under the name Of sueci.
fcs ior the cure of the Cholera. Several Of tbs
auo;hecsrirs have offered to furnish medicine,
gratis To the poor. The Superintendent Of III.
Hospital, make the sam complaints, which wer.
urged 10 this cmdntry. as to the patients beiD,
brought to the Hospitals in the last stage of III.
disorder. and absolutely incurable.
Reports circulated in Washington last week
that Maj. Eaton is to be appointed Post MAST,
General, and Mr.. Barry to be sent to Spain.
change IN the cabinet will certainly occur.
At the late session of the Legislature of Mary.
land. the subject Of Emigration Was taken up,
and the result was the adoption of a Passenger
Law, of which the following are the material
provisions. Whether they are efficient, and. if
efficient, the proper ones. is a question We have
not had time to examine:
Every master OF a vessel. foreign or ~coastwi,e.
entering at the Custom Hruse in Baltimore. i
bound to report Oh oath to the Mayor or Re,i,
ter, within twenty -four hours after entry, The
name, age and occupation of every allen pa,.en.
ger. Neglect or omission, to incur a penalty Of
twenty dollars in each case.
He shall, moreover, within fOrty.eight hours
after such entry pay the said Mayor or Register
81 SO for evesy such alien passenger over 6Ne
years Of age; or al his option, execute a bond
with two sufficient s%ureties, in the penalty Of no,
less than $3.50, that such passenger shall not be.
come chargcable upon the city as a pauppr with.
in two years, he to forfeit one hundred dollars
for every alien passenger who shall land wIthOu;
such previous payment or bond. 10 the CITY Of
Baltimore the penalties and fOrfeitures to be paid
over to the trustees of the poor or as the Civ
Council may appoint, to the German So Iety Of
Baltimore, or the Hibernian Society Of Bait
more. In the rest of the State, the clerk Of the
county acts as the Mayor or Register, aad the
penalties are to be given ne.half to the lnlOrmer
and the other to the use Of the State.
The penalties to be sued for in the city, 10 the
name Of the Mayor and City Council. before any
justice of the peace as 10 the ordinary proces'Ot
sueing for debt; in the counties, by action Of debt,
or by indictments before any county court where
the master may be arrested. 1t is provided tha!
the Mayor may at any time compound for or re-
NIT the said penalties.
The penalty Of 800 also accrues against Tie
master for every alien passenger landed within
fifty miles Of the city, with intent to proceed
unlts IS reported on arrival and the like sum
paid or bond given as though the said passeng't
had remained on board.
The law is to take effect on and after the first
Of September next.