Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1854-11-01
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lesion is cool and pleasant, but the yellowfever
still continues epidemic.
From Montgomery, Ala, the accounts of
the ravages of the yellow fever are very sad
-l36 cases are reported as under treatment,
and the mortality is large.
MONTGOMERY, Oct. 22-The yellow fever
is very malignant here -I0 deaths occurred yes
terday. The weather is cool, but there is no
of the disease.
CHARLESTON, Oct. 23.-The fever yesterday
was very fatal, indeed, in Montgomery, Ala
bama-so we learn here this morning by tele-
graph. We have, also. just received despatch
es from Savannah, again urging that citizens
Of that city who are absent shall refrain from
returning home at present.
RAvAGEs OF THE yellow FEVER IN Mont
GoMERY, ALA-A writer in the New York
Tribune, from this place, under date ofthe 18th,
says
You can form no idea of The excitement in
our unfortunate city at present. The Board
of Health do not by any means report correctly
the number of cases of yellow fever in our
midst. To-day they have reported twenty
seven new cases. | have not been in nv bed
since Wednesday last, 1.-THE llth,) and if l
should fall it shall be at my post. have lost
four of my most intimate friends, among that
number is a Scotch gentleman whose mother
was inferred yesterday, himself to-day, and his
two brothers and an only sister cannot last
through the night and oWs df one happy FAM
lily none is left but a broken hearted, disconso-
late widow and an infant. God help u.s.
New YORK, Oct. 25th.-The cholera has
broken out here again, and is startling every
body. 1t is said to be superinduced by eating
oysters. A large number of deaths are repor-
ted in the evening papers of to-day among
them three very prominent citizens after only
a few hours illness.
SANDY Hook. Oct. 24-lO o'clock, P. NJ
The steamer Washington, from Havre, via
Southampton, with Liverpool and London dates
to the 18th instant, four days later than the ad-
vices per steamer Africa, arrived off this point
a few minutes since. The following is an alb
stract of her news.
No official dispatches have been published
relative TO the battle of Alma. The English
lost 1000 men in the engagement in killed and
wounded and the French 400. The allies
had changed their plan of operations and were
to attack Sebastopol from the South where it
was found to be weaker. The base of the OPP
%erations is Balaklara where the cavalry and the
seige artillery were landed.
The Russians have sunk seven ships of the
line at the mouth of the haroor.
The bombardment of Sebastopol began on
the 9Th.
Marshal St. Arnaud is dead and General
Caurdert is in command of the French army.
The London Times of the 9th contains full
details of the battle of Alma.
After the battle of Alma the Russians burnt
all the villages which they passed through
In their flight they left 5000 wounded behind
them.
LIVERPOOL, Tuesday evening, Oct. l0-Cot-
ton-The sales of Cotton during the three past
days amounted to II, O0e bales, including 1000
bales to spectators and 2 1000 bales for export.
The demand has beer moderate from the trade
and for export. Flour-Western Canal 33s
Ohio 35s. Corn-Holders are pressing on the
market. The demand has been moderate and
prices have declined Is per quarter yellow
and white 39s, mixed 37s.
Asa- The steamer Niagara has also arrived,
bringing Liverpool dates to the 18th. Flour
has advanced IS. cd. at Liyerpool-wheat
and corn had also advanced.
The news from the seat of war is that the
bombardment of Sebastopol had commenced.
That is about all.
SIR john FRANKLIN.-The fate of this gal
liant and adventurous explorer has at last, it
seems, been solved. It has been ascertained
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1850 or 1881 in their effort to make their way
+ over land s~outhwardly from the Arctic shores
r to the nearest settlement of the Hudson Bay
t Company in the bleak northwest regions of
s the American continent. The intelligence
, comes from a very reliable source. What
the most daring navigators, one after anoth-
t er, failed to discover, the shivering natives
of the polar regions have accidently brought
to light. From the Esquimaux, intelligence
i has been received that leaves no room for
n doubt, that in the vast frozenregions of North
America, far from the abodes of civilization,
and destitute Of all resources they persisted
from starvation. We had supposed that they
were victims, not of hunger, but of cold
or that some floating iceberg had crushed al
: to atoms. But, it appears, they escaped all
the dangers of the sea even, although theil
ships were crushed by the ice, and reached
land, shaped their course southwark, and wan
dered on with weary steps until they were
d overpowered with cold and hunger, and laiC
n down and died. How sadly will this new
fall upon the hearts of the whole British ma
ID ton, and to humanity throughout the Who'll
world. The memory of the gallant Admira
he and his heroic wife will be cherished alike il
ne after years, and live in perennial freshness
a What science has lost in his death canno
now be estimated, but what the world ha
gained in a sublime example can be NOR
easily appreciated.
IN The story in reference to the discovery {
bo the remains of Sir John Franklin and hi
crew, does not gain very general credenc
N here. Many suppose it to be another of th
"a many hoaxes published in reference to thu
unfortunate navigator, within the past seve
years. Those who have looked into the ma
ter, think it strange that such informatio
should have been in possession of the Esqu
Is maux nearly five years, and they not hay
no reported it to some of the many traders WI
visit that region. Positive confirmation
anxiously awaited.
of CONDITION OF THE Observation-Disclosures
he ing the long-continued dry weather and col
~seGuent low water, steamers still reach OF
,od wharves as usual, suffering, however, a fe
,o+ hours detention from the necessity o~frunnin
70 cautiously, and of Tightening when ne'
IL. town.-Fay. Obs.
ire Boar SNAGGED.-We regret to hear tn
the Lighter F. Fries, belonging to the E
nress Line. was snagged and sunk Oh Sa
lo prdav last. about 10 miles below Elizabet
~: ~ town. She sunk some 40 feet from the riv
o hank. Her cargo consisted of 1852 sac
"a Salt and a small quantity of Powder. Dar
nd age estimated at about S3OOO.-B.
ga :TuDcE PoLLocK's MAJoRTrY.-Al the cou
his ties have been heard from but two. and ma
ON the majority for Judge Pollocks, for Govern
ain of Pennsylvania, over 36,OOO.
"a AS far as heard from. the majority
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