Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-09-15
Especial correspondence of the Express

PORTSMOUTH, Aug. IL, 1855.
Denr Erpress After a weeks absence to
recruit your correspondent is again at his post
to render his help to the sick and dying
Since nv departure, fully hundred and fifty of
,nr people have been numbered with the dead;
aad among them, many of best citizens. L
have not time to write at length. but will give you
the names of victims.
Within the last two or three days, the follow
mo have died in Portsmouth: Harrison FeFe
bee, Mrs John Thomas, Enilius Blisory, (son OF
Charles Bilisoly, Mrs Richard Drake, Miss Land,
Misses Catherine and Laura Webb, daughter OF
Gen Y Webb, decd; Rev Eskrdge, Chaplain
If the L S Navy, and his Richard John
paller. Cornelius Coleman, Mrs Jane Jordan,
Mrs Sarah White. Samuel Parker, John Nermll-
La Onas,er Boat Builder Navy Yard, being the
eight master work man who has died.) Robert
Ballentine. Miss Martha Peters. Wills Cowper,
Samuel Stanwood, child of John ID. Cowper' de
ceased it being the third; John Bell. tcol'd;)
Robert I Scott, Keeper of the Relief and Provis.
ion store, and one of your correspondents w
DYES, Mr. Covert. jr,, Samuel Creekmur, Jno
Hodges, Mrs Chas Brennaman, daughter of
Paul d Luke and Mcdonald, the last compos.
itor of the Transcript Miss Laura Reed, daugh-
Ter of Gen Reed. decd. To-day "wednesday
there were thirteen deaths, and very few new
cases Mr. Chas Bilisoly and Mrs Dr. Blisoly
are both very ILL., also, Mrs John Cherry, Mrs ID
ret Gardner, Mrs James Parish. Miss Rosan-
nah Jarvis, Mr. Joseph Morrsett &c, &c.
learn that DR. Geo w Cowdery, of Norfolk,
sin the lnfirmary at Baltimore sick; and DIR b
o Bafour, of the same place, is reported to have
died in the mountains.
| am pleased to say the Rev Jas Chas CHS
holm, who was reported dead, is still alive, aud
though i'll, is represented to be better this eve
ming.
DR. Geo w Peetei is much better; Whit Ash
ton Deputy Post master is convalescing Dul
ton Wheeler, of the Howard Association, Nor
/ folk, and Geo w Comp Cashier of the Exchange
Bank Tooth of whom have been reported dead)
are out on the street Augustus B Cook an ETH .
Gent member of the Howard Associations and
the late Mayor Woods assistant has recover
| and is out at work.
DR. Upshur of Norfolk is very i'll.
On Tuesday there were but twenty new cases.
We hope that we have seen the most of the fear
ful epidemic, and that its dreadful ravages will
ere long cease.
GosPoRT.
Special Correspondence of the Express.
SUFFOLK, Va, Sc pit l3.
Dear Erprese:-I send you all the information
Lean possibly learn. You may rely upon it as
the very latest TO be obtained from any source.
am truly rejeced to inform you that the disease
IN Norfolk and Portsmouth is though to be abat-
ing Such is the opinion of many of the most EN-
llent physicians in Portsmouth and Norfolk.
In Portsmouth only II deaths have occurred
iof the "a hours ending at o'clock this morn
ing. Among the deaths the following are men,
toned
Mrs. John Accinelly, Mrs. Gambler. Robt Bal
r snlne, Lawrence, Keams, Mrs Richardson. (wite
VIM. Richardson of the Naval Store,) John
son OF the late NJ B Langhorne, and Paul Luke $
uaughter. The remainder were mostly coored
PEG W Peete is doing well, and will be out in Il
few DAYS.
J.! ID Fiske, Esq, is still improving.
Inc Rev James Chisholm is not dead, as | re-
ported yesterday. | need not add that it gives
"e Joy to know was misiniormed.
he Rev. Thos Hume arrived in Portsmouth
lust evening from Richmond. He will return to
H'at city to morrow on the Curtis Peck," hav-
'u9 IN charge the orphans which the good citizens
V ~ Mchmond have so literally provided for.
D ne alarm in Suffolk has very much subsidized
'a1 one case of fever has occurred, which | re
rVl'ed Yesterday, and l think those of our cit
.~'n" That have rdmosed precipitately, viii
sum return.
he number Of deaths in Norfolk from Sunday
- l70. -"' S'1'
Iota! %.
Number of deaths at Hospital to 10 o'clock A
w., U whites and blacks.
p number of admissions 5 whites and blacks
to,a! b.