The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 184?-1851, 1850-05-22
IMPORTANT EEsoM rsIO IANEITso.
DeGth Of The Amer5caa Secretary Of Lega-
ton Rauages ef tts Esper-SAips DE-
POPRiated- 300 Deaths per dag, DC.


= The fast sailing, clipper built ship Gre
!. e gle, Captain Donley, from Rio Janeir
II ar,iPed in the Delaware, below Philadelphi
) on Thursday, after a very short passage
e 81 days, when she got aground on the bal
\ opposite Chester, but finally arrived in DO
on Thursday morning. The following le
/ ter, received by the New York Evening Pos
IS OF appalling interest. aud is daled on til
,iday OF her sailing = Baltimore San.
RIO DE JANEIRo, April 4, 1850.
Knowing that many incorrect statement
are likely to be made respecting the preva
lence and fatality of the dreadful epidemi
nov, aud for seme time past, raging at thi
Ipori aHd ciiy, and that many persons al hom
will be gratifed 10 receive information ,ha
, 70 reliable, therefore present you with fe,
facts which have come 10 my knowledge.
The yellow tevcr commenced here abou
The middle of December last. Ii manifeste
iIseif in tho harbor and the city at the sam
I, time. Al first j, was looked upon as an ag
, gravated form of "Polka Fever" which pre
EalIed here some three years age, and cav
but little alarm. But 10 one month. its rov
tages had been so great. that much appreheu
sion was fell; numbers fed 10 ths mountains
and the impression became general that 70
The ilrsl pme, the yellow fever had made III
Appearance in the CRY and port of Rio, ST
long and Justly celebrated for health.
At the first, Danish, German and Sweedisl
shipping suffered most 10 port, but ia a shor
time it spread to the American and Enolisl
Indeed to all vessels, Of every flag, and it
every pan Of the harbor.
There have been times, for weeks =, ,
time, that there were not seamen enourh il
health TO man half the vessels in port. VIVA
number Of seamen have perished here dur
ing tie few months past have not as vel
had The opportunity OF knowing. The mum
ber, however, must be very great.
Scores OF vessels have LOST every soul on
board. Many have left with a new crew. and
in few days returned again With ony men
enough 10 get the vessel back, and frequent
ily bereli of Tie captain and one or more sub
ordinate officers. Al one time, out of eiqhty
custom house officers, engaged as guards,
&c, only eight remained to do the work
And to Gay II is no better among the ship.
ping. In few days The steamer New World
lost eleven OF her men and her only passen
ger.
In the city and its various suburbs the fe-
yer has been equally, if not more fatal All
classes have greatly suffered, bu, poor native
residents and fOrelgnars have mostly fallen
victims to this unexpected destroyer Entire
lahlileS nave been swept away IN few DAYS.
Strangers passing few weeks at Rio, have
been arrested and per shed, both on sbipboard
and shore. California vessels from Europe
and America, stopping here, have suffered
much Passengers exposing themselves byI
going ashore, have taken the fever in short
time, and found grave before reaching The
gold reg on.
Government, some time ago, prohibited
he ringing OF church bells and theinterment
# the dead in the inches Of the churches
md other public buildings. For long time
70 report OF Deaths was made; but now aa
IEclal report has been made of the aggregate
norlalty since the commencement Of The
PIdemIc, and 1t amounts 10 IL and Ia 900.
'robably about IA 600 deaths of This feveri
the harbor and city in the last three or four
ionths. The estimate is now 500 deaths
ally, and no abatement either on shore or
! the hatbor.
few weeks since, Mr. G. w. Atwood.
n American, came here from Londoa. win
IS lady, niece and nephew, bound to San q
rancIsco. This morning the last Of his
mIly dled-he only remains to prosecute I
s voyage. !
On Monday evening of this week, lie le G
ans OF Major I. ]. Morgan, Secretary Of i
e U. >. Legation, and the only son of Gov.
nor heni, American Consul, were buried II
The English Cemetry, Gamboa, The
ter OF the Rev Mr. Pcase, Senmen's Chan
u, at this port, who arrived here in Janu- ir
Y last, ded Of this dreadful fever some six
eeks ago. His wife was sick at the time n,
I expected 10 live, but has since recovered g,
mself and children have also suffered Of II II
s foyer. - VI u,
Such are few instances of this terrible mr.
urge, now prevailing amongst us. But e.
ndreds OF heart rendug cases remain TO be Vi
d. ''1''' - Nc "
Doctors have been very unfortunate in The o n
atment OF this disease. Simple treatment III
good nursing have proved far more suc. ;sl
siu'. p, , NJ. fc
The Philadelphia Bulletin has The foIlow. -
additional items from passenger: Ia;
captains Amlty and Harris, both of them
command OF American California bound
as, had died. A report had arrived that m,
re had been great mortality on a u. States III,
70 ship, after, leaving Rio. This. we co
r, is the Lexington, which was at Rio, ., ~, ~
last accounts. One commercial house
Twelve clerks down at once, end many co
ses had to be closed ~
he steamer Columbus, Capt. Peck. salad n
Rio on the 3lst of March. for Califnr.
The steamers Sea Gull, New World =,
w. j. Pease, all sailed about the lime or Oh,
n, = c,.t,a aof"''ufe' VIII
) Win no prospect of decline in PRICES
re was very little in The market, and none ,;o,
lble for our markets.
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he last arrivals from California brings us
ollowlng Item ofimpolance:
ne day previous 10 the sailing of tho Cal. low
ia, The collector ofcustoms In San Fran.
was noiIhed that the moneys collected p'u
u'les must be paid over to The Stale gov- exp
ient' 10 accordance with resolution mss, Jon
the Legislature. ''' tict
cps were icing taken 10 form nm indie. and
EN- government. Commodore Jones n Del
%, ls about 10 take certain measures n int
mi u. a law also passed the Legislature
sing a tax oftwentyfve dollars on eyerv Mel
sner who works IN the mines, acq
nm ar nm. Eya. 10 &