Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1856-08-21

ped here. Mere would hive If, nj the Inst mo-
mrnt. hut could not get out their baggage. Its
the general opinion here that tho snlp was I'M
senwerthv when she sailed.
Prayers were snid in the churches Yesterday
for her safe passage to Liverpool
PROCLAMATION OF THE PRESIDENT.
WAsHINaroN. August lS.-Tho Cabinet held
n meeting this afternoon. and decided on the fol
lowing proclamation calling an eNlra session e
Congress To furnish supplies for the atnv
Blythe President ofthe T. States Of imericd.
PROCLAMATION.
Whereas, whl>fh"~tiliics exist with var. ~
Indian tribes "n the remnt" frontiers Of the Uni
ted States, aud whilst in other respects the pub
lie peac" Is seriously threatened. Congress Las
adjourned without grantinE the necessary sup
plies for the Army: der,isine the Executive of
the power II perform his duly in relation Ia the
common deitncrnud ,roufity. aud an eNtraorduy
occasion In, thus arisen for thu a,srmhin.; 81
the two ll,u-,'- ol Congress, do therefore by
this my Proclamation, convene said Houses 10
meet nj the Capitol. in the CITY of Washington.
on Thursday, the 2l>t div ct August instant.
hereby requiring thu respective senators ana
Representatives theu and there Ia assemble, t.
consult nnd determine On such measures a. the
state of the Union may seem In require.
In testimony whereof. have caused the sral
at the United States tobe hereuutu affixed, aud
signed the same with my hand
Done ut the city Of Washington, this ISlh day
of August. IN the year OF or l.nrd ls56, mud the
Independence ofthe United Suites the SIT
by FRANktlS PIERCr.
BY order. W. l.. MARCY. Secretary of State.
YELLOW FEVER IN KINGS County, ~ UT
would be folly toattcmpt t. conceal the fnet thai
tho yellow fever has found loagcmen, in klng-
coanty. Cnll II bilious. conge>tive fever,er any
other name"r deny ing lis existence IN toto, does
not change tho nature 81 the disease or render il
less malignant. 1t were better that the full fact
should officially b. ID known. aud ways aud
means suggested and provided fr It's proper
treatment, than the whole community should he
in constant fear.
The yellow fever ir-t made lis appearance, un.
mi ~tnkrAbiy, some three weeks ago IN the south
orn'por,inn of the county. Since that time moi
less than fifty persons have died of it in New
Utrecht and vicinity alonc. Many have fled pan
10 stricken. and there are not enough woll persons
left 10 take care of the sick. aud nurses aud at
PENDANTS have hcru supplied from Ihoeklyu,
through the agency of Mayor Hall who has man
fully batlled this disease II, every approueh and
10 him. dnEbtess we awe it that the disease has
not spread further than il has.
For some days it was confined almost exclu-
sivey To the section 81 the country named; and
to TINT portion OF the Eighth Ward of Brook ~
adjoining New Utrecht and south Of twenty
seventh street, the new cntrcnco on Third nve-
nue. I" Greenwood Cemetry. The Mayor sta
toned police force at this point 10 intercept
any unnecessary travel through the infected
district. Within n few days i: has made lis mp.
penrnnce at yellow Hook, 18th Ward) the point
which makes out just below Gawann- Bay. a
messenger came up 10 the city yesterday Tor cot
tihs stating that four lay dead nnd others would
soon follow.
In the County Hospital at Flnthush there have
been II raSp--I ot which, % SATURDAY, nlpht.