Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-07-02
FROM RIO JANEIRo.

The following Letter is entitled to all the promi-
nence which we give to it, by the responsibility OF
its source and the consequent credit which may be
justly reposed in its statements
Rio JASEIRo, APRIL 80 1853
Tellow FeUer In Rio .aneiro-Deaths cn,ong Me
Diplomatic Corps, 5c.-Prepaleaee Of Pulmonary Com
plants Sc.
Messrs EDIrons You have no doubt seen frequent
notices of the presence Of the yellow fever lerc since
ls4o and have, with the world large very possibly
supposed that the mortality was principally confined to
the sailors and others Of the poorer classes Who could
not command proper medical a6tenon. This, think,
has been prevailing opinion both in Europe and Amer
ca and nothing could be erroneous or calculated
TO misead those who, either for business, pleasure or
health, might be disposed to here. think i is
daty such error and therefore beg give
you for publication list Of the of some hose
who have died here of the yellow fever occupying the
very highest positions, and who, both from the n,ture
of their occupations and their residing entirely ont Of
the city, and away from what have been called the scky
spots might most reasonably have been supposedlitte
liable to an attack.
The first death in the Diplomatic Corps in 1870 was
that Of Mr.. THOMAS j. MORGAN Secretary of the United
States Legation. Very after him died Mons SIERRA
Secretary of the French Legation. Since the LIST Janu
ay 1852 the following have died of the fever ant in the
order given Mons JoUY, Atache of the French Lee
cation; Gen. BOWMAN, Minister Plenirotontiary FROM
BOLIVIA borgess. Char &c Atfaires of Rome; Mons
SMoNNET Chancellor of the Austrian Legation Messrs
DURET and DEyILLE, members of scientific expedition
sent by the French Government Mr.. Henry SOUTH
ERIN, Minister Plenipotentiary from Great Britain Mr.
i W. F. HENEAGE, Attache of the British Legation.
pretty long list is it not, Messrs Editors to be taken
from so small body as the Diplomaic Corps? In adj
dion TO this the Russian Minister hid the fever but by
good fortune recovered The Prussin Minister is
recovering from attack of intermittent fever
which is very prevalent here and hs almost always
into the yellow fever The British Charge ad interim is
now suffering with the same fever
i Our worthy Consul, Mr. EDWARD lent, lost his only son
in 1919 with the fever and yeer his eldest daughter
(not long since married here to lr. GEORGE RUDGE,
grandson of old Mr. MAxwELL asoded Of yellow fever
and will be buried to-day in the British Cemetery at
| Gamboa.
The number Of respectable ore merchants and clerks
who have died during the four yar that the fever has
been here is very great and the disease to be
violent and fatal this year than during of the previous
1 ones.
The above facts will show allehose whose views may
be directed towards Rio JaneiD that it will be well
for them pause and reflect whether the pecuniary
other benefit they expect here sufficient to counter
balance the risk they win People hesitate about
going to New Orleans during tie sickly months. The
risk in coming here is quite great II not greater
In connexion with this subjec also, may mention
that this is perhaps The Worst place the ~ord for any
to visit who is at all liable to consumption other pull
monary complaints. The number Of deaths here daily
from pulmonary affections almost rfas these carried off
1 by the fever.
All this may perhaps astonish those who have known
Rio de Janero in former years, and it we'll may But the
of pla haiti
seems to have taken place, and this which
of the heahest is now beyond contradiction of the
sickliest cities in the world.
Yours very respectfully c.