Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1833-06-11
Richmond, Tuesday, June m.
TIE CHOLERA.


OF raising panic. But the enemy is coming near
er and nearer to us; and there is no knowing how
soon he may again invade the Atlantic Board. Ger
tam 1t 49, there is eflectua way of inviting
an attack, than to be unprepared to repel him. But
first to the facts of the case and then to the moral
which they obviously suggest to u.s.
The Cholera has appeared i'm the Western and
southwestern portions of the Union 1t has been
IN N Orleans-and has been transported in some
OF the Steam Boats up the Mississippi and Ohio ri
vers. II has found victims i'm some of the Western
cities. As the Baltimore American states, "The
valley OF the Mississippi has been already raversed
and the whole course of the Ohio, as far as Wheel
ing, has been vsited"Tls frightfl and mysterious
disease had again made its appearance i'm Mem
phis, Tenn, before the 18th May-several deaths
had occurred during the previous week; though
out OF the many, (adds the Memphis paper) we can
enumerate but three of our citizens. Steamboats,
pass frequently, and we learn from passengers that
the cholora is raging below to an alarming extentn
The Cincinnati Gazette OF May 81, says-"we have
mad some cases OF cholera Last week there were IL or
10 deaths by the disease, in Cincinnati Most OF them TO
be- accounted for, from the neglect Of the party attacked
or the last two days, there is reported" While
,hat paper declines TO circulate exaggerated rumours
promises that the plain and honest TRUTH in relation TO this
matter, shall not be suppressed
The st. Louis (Nlssour) Republican of Nav 81 saws il
hopes TO have no further occasion to notice the ''ve dis
ease 50 far as the health of that city concerned 1t
had entirely disappeared from st. Louis No case had
happened, either the Steamboats, at the wharves or in
any other part OF the town for several days The period
oil ITS stay there much shorter visit
the former one, last season. Its prevalence was limited.
this season, to about Is days.
"On the JMississippi-It was stated, at New Orleans
thai the steamboat Chester had lost 100 of her
by the cholera, her way ST. Lous She had $50 u
states troops and many Swiss engants board 1t
hoped that this report was much exaggerated'
1t has appeared al st. Charles, State of Missouri
% or cases were reported Of which, one had
terminated fatally.
Hdysuiue, Rentucky.-An extra from the Nj. Eagle
OF the 3lst ult announces the existence of Cholera
10 an alarming extent The panic spread as the dis
ehse extended and our streets and houses NAV he
said to have been deserted in thirty-sx hours 1t
has now been forty-eight hours since the disease
made lis appearance, and have inferred TEN
persons All these whites, with two excep-
tons, and among them were three children of An
drew M. JanuaryD We have now lying dead and
to be inferred this morning, NINE persons Our
physicians inform that there are but few new ca
ses this morning, but that many of the old cases
desperate. Our city is literally depopulated-all
VINO could procure carriages, wagons, carts or hor-
ses having left We are happy to state that the dis
ease this morning appears to be milder and more
manageable" The Eagle and Monitor had suspend
ed their publications for one week.
But the fatality to have been greater AT orr
own Wheeling, than i'll any of the Western cities.-
we have IN the Wheeling Times of the fifth instant
now before us, the Reports of the Board of Health
for the five previous days, from which it appears
That this destructive Epidemic ragged US the
ho Mt'h had S So" snes % Up
umo reported the Board 4a cases. these "A have
above number Of cases by means includes have
ucS to whom 3 Ss s% or
mere are pouland, probably 1000 Indeed scarcely an
tory indulge hope that the
many For the two @ Sa Uo, b he number of cases and in
yielded to the timely application of medicine Experience has
the pe'i hSii y% aps. of
The Board of Health of Wheeling report on Fri
day, the 3lst 81 new cases, of which IA had termi
mated fatally. '