Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1855-10-20

Latest from Norfolk and Portsmouth.
The Baltimore Sun of yesterday, says Dr.
Powell made a visit to Norfolk and Portsmouth
on Wednesday, and returned on Thursday
from whom it obtains the following items in
relation to the health Of those stricken cities
My engagement on the Norfolk boat expired
on Saturday last, but being anxious to take
another look at Norfolk before / abandoned
my trips, am here again.
am happy TO inform you that the improve
ment to which referred in my last continues
Every day increases the number of open stores
This morning some of them presented the APP
pearance of being quite busy. But few deaths
or new cases have occurred since Sunday. On
Tuesday there were two new cases and three
deaths, viz; Mr. Dosier and child, and negro
man. | could, after diligent inquiry, learn Of
neither deaths nor new cases this morning.
| The physicians inform me there is considerable
sickness in the city, but it is principally re-
mttent and intermittent fever. The yellow
clans think it imprudent in the absentees to
return before the lst of November.
VIM. Bean (painter) is very i'll. DIR. Wilson
informs me that Mr.. Blueford, who was report
ed sick, has the bilious fever He is much
better this morning. Capt Guy and family,
who have all had the intermittent fever since
their return from Julappi, are convalescent.
The Captain is out Miss Mary Walters was
taken sick yesterday, but has not yellow fever.
She is much improved this morning. Sister
Lydia, at the Roman Catholic Asylum, is sit
ting up. There are still 20 children in this in
stitution, all of whom are well, with one ex-
cephon-a case of intermittant fever. Miss
Lucy Andrews is still in Norfolk she contin-
ues well.
The National Hotel, now in charge of Mr..
VIM. Walters, has been thoroughly cleansed
and purified. The beds used by the sick have
been burned. The proprietor states that he is
now prepared to do justice to his friends and
patrons. During the entire epidemic he has
made great sacrifices by keeping open his
house for the accommodation of nurses and
physicians.
The encampment at Hampton has been
broken up.
Portsmouth, p. m.--On Monday there was
but one death, Mrs. Edwards; no new cases
A gentleman returning from Portsmouth this
| evening, has informed me that there were three
deaths on Tuesday and three new eases to day,
one of yellow fever and the other of suspi
cious character.
In Norfolk intermittent fever prevails very
extensively.
The Norfolk Argus contains card from all
the physicians there, lin which they give as
their opinion that it would be unsafe for alb.
sentees to return before the first of November
or until such time as the thermometer shall in
dictate freezing weather In support of this
opinion they state that there are now in the
city several cases of fever among those who
have remained within the past week.
The Norfolk Herald says:
"Mr. ]. Perry, book agent, who resides on a
farm adjoining Col. Coley's, has the fever, and
was reported on Tuesday morning to be very
i'll. There are several cases under treatment
in the Aims House, and others in the outskirts
of the city,"
The argus, under the head of "95 days
later intelligence from Port Walthall, Va
says:
"'Tis true-and pity It's, It's true. A vessel
has arrived in our waters; a solitary consign-
ment to the noblest harbor on the Atlantic
coast On Monday the schooner Porto Rico,
Captain Charles Flowers, of 20 tons burden,
and loaded with coal to her taffrai took her
lonely berth at Rowland's wharf, and at once
commenced discharging cargo We learn that
it is the intention of our citizens to club to.
gether and present Capt. Flowers with suit
OF colors for his vessel.