The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-10-23
SHIP NEWS.

DEPARTMENT OF STATE, WASHINGTON, Oct 49, 1855
The following notice of the quarantine measures
lately adopted by the Russian Government for the
ports OF the Baltic and of the Black Sea- in conse-
quence of the plague which has recently made its
appearance at Tripoli has been officially commu-
nicated to this Department, and published for gen.
eral information
The plague which has broken out at Bengasi "Trip
OILY has made it necessary that the Government
should adopt the following quarantine measures:
The regions of northern Africa algeria excepted)
known under the name of the Barbary Coast as well
as Syria, Egypt Gibralter, and Malta, are declared
to be suspicious countries
All vessels repairing from those countries to the
Russian ports of the Baltic Sea, well as all yes
sells which, though coming from infected ports,
have had communication in their course with in
fected localities, with vessels arriving from such
localities, shall, before they enter the Baltic
Sea, be held to stop at kauso, in the Cattegat,
where, as agreed upon between the Governments of
Russia and of Sweden, they will have to perform
quarantine, together with their crews and their
cargoes, according to the Swedish quarantine reg
ulatlons. They shall, thereafter, be furnished by
the head OF the quarantine with a clean bill of
health or with the requisite certificate.
Vessels under suspicion account of their place
OF departure, or for one of the above mentioned
causes, shall not be admitted into Russian ports
unless they shall be provided with such bill or GER
tfcate.
The local authorities in the Russian ports of the
Baltic, have, moreover, been directed upon the ar
rival of vessels coming from localities neghborinr
on Tripoli and in case there should be the least
doubt as to the sanitary condition of the place
whence they come or in the event of their contact
in their course with vessels proceeding from such
place, to send back said vessels to the quarantine
establishment which shall be nearest to our coast,
in order that they shall there procure the necessary
certificates.
As to the Black Sea and the Sea of Azoff, the fol
lowing measures have been adopted
l. Every vessel coming from foreign ports into
our southern ports shall be subjected to a most rig
orous quarantine lnterrogatory, and also to medi
cal inspection.
2. Every vessel coming out not only from the
coast OF Tripoli, but also from any other point,
with an unclean bill, shall be subjected to rgor-
GUS purifcation, in conformity with the quarantine
regulations
3. Vessels coming from healthy ports and with
clean bills but on board of which there may be per-
sons ailing Of suspicious disease, shall be dealt
regulation adopted on the 10th of April ultimo by
the Minister of the Interior.
Extract from the Quarantine Regulation, April
10, 1858:
Sec Is. If upon the arrival of a vessel. provided
with the requisite certificates to the health of the
ports from which she came, or of those where she
touched in her course it should appear from the de-
clarations of the captain that there are patients
abroad, whether among the among the pas
sengers the captain of the port, or his assistant
shall be held to invite the physician on service at
the quarantine to repair on board of the vessel
without delay and make report thereon This re-
mort shall be referred to the quarantine directors
If the disease presents symptoms of plague or of
yellow fever, or if the opinion of the physieian
shall be deemed to be groundess, the quarantine
board orders that the vessel shall be admitted with
her crew, to free passage. In the contrary event
the board subjects the vessel with her cargo and
passengers to the requisite quarantine puriication
and reports thereon to the proper authorities
Two Minnesota Postmasters, named ]. p. How
ard of Howard Lake, and John Klerner, of Cabin
bus got into fight about political matters of o.
lumbus Minnesota, on Tuesday last, which rrsnlt
ed seriously. 1t appears that old grudge had