Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1839-09-02

For the last three weeks intelligence has reached
here Of the appearance Of the yellow fever in Charles
ton, Mobile, Augusta and New Orleans, and the daily
increase thereof Yesterdays advices mentioned that
the citizens Of each place were leaving in great
numbe rslor the interior TO escape sickness and death
Business had entirely ceased, and each mart wore
gloomy appearance. At first strangers were only
swept of by the disease, but it has new assumed such
a malignant character, that those acclimated were
dying at the rate Of dozens per day.
In New Orleans, on the 18th ultimo, in the Charity
Hospital alone IL patients admtted-l5 OF whom
had the yellow fever and died the 18th, 80 were
admitted % with the fever and IA deaths; and the
10th up, to P. NJ, 2s were taken in, q with the
fever and Of them had died. For the week ending
with the 18th ultimo lS6 yellow fever patients had
been admitted into The hospital OF which AZ had died.
4S discharged and the balance remnined sick. The
total number of nterments in the same week. of per-
sons who had died with the.ever, reached one hun
dred and Fifty three. The persons employed in the
branch mint had suffered great deal, and the fol-
lowing had died:
James Maxwell, Esq, the melter and refner, on
the 18th Instant Nathan Clark foreman OF the coming
department, the LIST instant; Owen d. Bird, work.
man, on tae 10Th instant; Charles Scheide, on the
18th inst John Mooda, about the 10th inst; Several
others employed were laboring under the disease,
and it has been found necessary to suspend the ope
rations of the mint until the LIST OF November next
In Mobile the epidemic has been equally Sc.
we're, and fatal. All business has been suspended,
and the citizens find their only safety is in flight
Frsm the 18th 10Th ut, q had been report
ed by the Board Of Health. On the 10Th nine cases
occurred, three the 2lst and two on the I'D ult
The Advertiser" sfthe 3d. stated the health of the
city was then improving. and that pure atmosphere
which had pre- for the two days previous, had
produced very favorable effects.
During the week, ending the 18Th ut., 30 persons
died in Charleston including whites and Blacks rs
Of whom were of the yellow fever A disease had
made its appearance in Augusta, Georgia which the
doctors pronounced bilious congestive fever, but
which is undoubtedly the yellow fever In four
days. ending with the 18th ult, fifty new cases had
occurred. The people were much frightened that
large numbers were leaving the city for the
country.
The fact is, the south is remarkably unhealthy this
year. and there is Disgusting it. Not for the last
ten years has there been much sickness in the
southern sections of the country during the pre-
sent season. People dying of, and others fleeing
the cities to escape the contagion Many have come
to the north, and this is why Saratoga and
the other northern watering places have been SO
crowded.
While they are suffering down south, we are en-
joying the most perfect good health. Our streets
are clean the atmosphere pure, and we are de-
cidedly in better health than has been known for
years past. To be sure we have had cases of the
yellow fever, but they have all been sporadic, and
confined with tho exception OF tive cases, to the
Quarantine station. BY keeping the city clean we
shall be greatly benefited this fall Traders from all
parts Of the country will come here to buy their
goods, knowing they do so with perfect safety.
Keeping this city healthy the past summer will in
crease the trade fall.twenty five per cent.
L,cESrIe0s Lrrx RArugE.- -Sor,cbody has had the
impudence send us through the post Office, little
brochure, containing catalogue and description Of
the various demsr alizng houses, where wickedness
Of all kinds is daily and nightly perpetrated in New
York. Ii be of no to us, for have no time
to be wicked or immoral even if we had the incli-
nation which we never had We shall send the
book to our friend Col Webb or Major Noah
This is the same brochure, we believe, which was
indicted as a nuisance few weeks ago, and TO pre-
vent the sale Of which, the Chancellor issued his in
junction 1t seems that the noise created by those
gave R~toriety TO the book and caused
its sale to be doubled in brief space. A second
edition is now published in spite Of grand jures,
Judges and Chanc ellors, and if another indictment
could be got up, and the publisher again imIsisoned,
il might cause the sale Of a third edition.
Thus we 90 prosecute such poor. miserable
creatures as Dixon and you give them sort of no.
toriety not otherwise acquired.
ls-The George Washington, Captain Holdredge,
arrived here on Saturday from Liverpool, whence
she sailed on the 18th of July. Captain H. has
crossed the Atlantic forty-fvc times in this ship,and
he now retrcs to his farm, with his family. lie has
followed the sea for thirty years. AID there is
no packet commander known well Captain
IIoldredse. He will find the country life little
different from that which he is about to leave and if
he manages his farm with the same skill he did his
ship-and there is doubt but that he can--every
thing will move smoothly and happily. Within the
past three years, Captains Cobb, Marshall, ~ ii.
Hcldredge, III. Holdredse, and several others, have
left the sea for the country life, and nov navigate
through their corn potato and wheat fields, in true
scaman-like style. When storm comes on, every
thing is clewed up, and the hay gathered in in time.
Mr. Burrows, the chief mate Of the George Wash
ington, and who has bsen with Captain Holdredge
for MANY years is to assume the command on her
next trip.
Ia7s- The United States Brig Washington, captain
Gednev was almost wholly manned by the Naval
School boys thirty in number, when they took pos
session Of the piratical schooner Amistead. They
were found much better in such business than men,
for they are active, quick and ambitions. Captain
dncv saws that he would notgive them for the same