The New York herald., 1850-05-24

ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS OF THE GREAT MORTAL
ITY IN SOUTH AMERICA.
U. S. Storeship Lexington, ]. X. Mitchell, Lieut.
CONG, from Rio Janeiro, March 30, reports the
followng-
The United States ships Brandywiue and St.
Louis, sailed from Rio, 18th March, and the sloop
of war Marion on the lsth for the East Indies.
Vessels had arrived at Rio direct from Europe,
with cases of fever on board, that had broke out
at SEA, showing that the epidemic is not confined
TO The shores and harbors of South America.
Col. Morgan, Secretary of the IT, S. Legation,
died on the Goth, at o'clock, and was to have
been buried at 5 Z. M. The yel.w fever con-
unued TO rage without any abatement, and was in
cIessng, il was said, in virulence when the L.
sailed There was daily average of about 250
deaths. The epdt mic had spread to all the neigh
boring towns, and on the shores of the harbor, and
even 10 the town Of Pelropos, 40 miles from Rio,
and elevated from 1000 10 5000 feet.
Accounts iiom Bahia, Pernambuco, Rio Grande,
St. CathariDes, Montevideo and Bucnos Ayres,
stated that the fever had broken out in those places
The Lexington lost three officers by the epidemic,
yz:-Passed Assistant Surgeon J. 5 Whittle died
at sea. and Ps ssed Midshipman Elias Vanderhorst,
and MidshpmaR Nathaniel r. Prickett, in Rio I;
also seven OF her crew and invalid passengers from
The u. :. squadron.
LIST OFFICERS OF THE U. s. sroRrsHrp LEXINGTON
Lieut.. Cong. John X. Mitchell; Acting Master, j. NJ
Wainright; Purser. Thomas II. Ware: Passed Mdship-
men. NJ. De Bue, Theodore Lee; Captains Clerk,
George p. Haven.
Lisr OF DrAIHs on BOARD THE usrrrp sr.r,s sroay.
sH'r LrrN0IoS, since leaving New York 18th D.cem-
Der, ls4o:-W Wm. Jones seaman, board. in Rio de
Janeifo. I'd March, 1850, yellow fever with black
yomt; VIM. Ryan do. DO, 10th do do; Elias Wander
host Passed MID, shore, l7th do do; Moses VIII
liams sandsmau. on board, 2Ist (of ship Marion)
Richard Stll~el do. do I'D (of Brandy wine) do do
Nathan p Prickett Mid hipman. do. do 23d. (of Ma
riop) James Conner. do do. quarter gunner do do.
2sih; Q.xingtoD) John Bruce. ordinary seaman do.
do. 18th. tBrandywine) John 8. whittie, Passed As
Michael Brooks officers steward. do do, 9th April
(Msron) do. and varicose ulcer Of leg James Dsw-
captain Of aft guard. 9TH March, (Brandywins)
chronic dysent.ry; Daniel D. Chase, ships steward,
2Gth March, Lexington) black vomit
The CASE or BUILocH, THE BANK DEPArgyrER,
AT SAvANNAH-An interesting discussion relative
Ia the OF Bulloch, the deiaulter, was had be-
fore Judge Jackson, in Savannah, on the Nth
met, upon an objection raised by defendants
counsel to the array of the Grand Jury. They
cent. nded that stockholders Of the Ceutral Rail-
rosd and Banking Company were disqualified,
JroJfu g6ecfuni, from acting upon the case ms
members Of the Grand Jury. and that the same OBJ
jecon applied to every citizen of Savannah, mas
much as the city, In its municipal capacity, was
stakeholder in the company. To this II was re-
Piled, that the objection might be good in a civil,
but not in n criminal case, where the State, and
not the bank, was the prosecutor; and, further,
that ii the objection held good against the city, II
would also do 50 against The State, which was, like
wise, stockhoder. Also, that il the objection
was sustained that no case on the criminal side Of
the court, punished by fine, could be tried, mas
much the people Of the county where the offence
wss committed, would be interested TO the extent
Of the fine denounced by law Judge Jackson
postponed his decision, but whatever may be, the
matter will he carried up to the Supreme Court for
final Judgment