The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-07-13

meetings Is TO prevent The spread OF pesAcncs from
the Marine Hospital.
LIST or vEsssIs AERIvEo At eUAaAHrMS-rHEIR
TIME OF DEFINITION AID rRoarEss OF DisirFAC'
1IOS.
Schooner Harriet Louise, Capt. Saunders, arrived
July ~ from Key West and BrazOs with cotton, WOOL
sugar, hides and copper. consigned TO McCready,
Mott Co. This vessel will be detained i've days,
wien, after cleansing and Immigration, she VIII De
permitted to proceed to the city.
Brig Flora Capt, Rice arrived July IL from Port
an Prince, with coffee and lcgwood to Delafield *
Wilson. This vessel was in port nineteen days She
lost seaman when she had been one day ont. pro-
baby Of yellow fever No other case OF sickness has
manifested itself during the voyage. She will dis
charge her cargo on lighters at Quarantine;
br'g francona, Capt Ogden, arrived July ~ rom
hnh'er- AL well on board. She will probably be de-
famed only hve days for ventilation, &c, when she
will be allowed to proceed
Brig John Butler, Capt. Park arrived July IL from
Porte gu Platte ST. Domingo, with tobacco, mahos-
any and hides, to Lyman Greenland. One Of the
seamen died ON the 10th of july probably of yellow
fever, ard one man was taken to the Marine Hospi-
tai on the arrival of the vessel She will be csfrf-
PEELED TO discharge on lighters at Quarantine
Brig Brisk, Captain Nickerson arrived July IL
from st. Jago de Cuba, with sugar and tobacco TO
Whitney Brother Il Como sickness on board or on
the passage. St. Jago having been declared an in
fected port this vessel will discharge her cargo
Schooner Matilda T. Wells Captain Conk, arrived
b0Ru8
lasses, to George H. smith-all well on board. This
vessel win have to discharge her cargo at Quarantine
Brig Iante, Captain Bowman, arrived July IL
from Neuytas, with sugar and molasses, 70 ss9rge,
4 Co-al well. TIE brig will be detained for
cleansing, fumigation. &c. when she will be allowed
to proceed on the l7tA inst.
Bark Brothers, Captain Chase, arrived Judy II
from Cienfuegps, WITH Kaolasses aud honey, to s. B.
Stevenson-all WELL win discharge On lighters At
Brig Ocean Traveller, Captain Sergeant. arrived
July IL from Turks Islands. with salt, to Tucker ~
Lightbourne. She will be detained Ave days for fu
migation, &c., when she will proceed to the CITY.
COMMISSIONERS OF HBALrH-rHB CASE or IMPosI
TIcN BY THE CAPTAIN OF THE ESSEX.
There was o meeting Of this Board al noon yes
terday there being present the Mayor in the chair,
the President of the Board Of Councilman, and Drs.
Thompson, Rockwell and Miller.
A letter was received from the Collector Of the
port, enclosing communication from the Secretary
of the Treasury stating that the stores and supplies
of the United States steamer Susquehanna may
be put in the government store houses at Quaran-
tine.
General applications from masters of vessels at
present in port from Trinidad de Cuba, were re-
ceived but no definite action was taken upon them.
Permission was given to the steamship Tennessee
to proceed to Hunters Point for repairs.
Mr. Bergen, Of Gowanus complained in person
that rags were found floating in the bay. He was
informed that all rags seized by the authorities
burned in the iron scow at Quarantine.
The Health Officer reported to the Board that a
bark named Essex, Captain Ray, from Sagua la
Grande, came into Quarantine on the 10Th slt.
The captain reported to the boarding officer that
the officers and crew on board Of the bark were all
well, and had been WELL that they were well while
in Sagua, and that yellow fever did not prevail
there that this vessel arrived in port the 10Th Of
June. before the order of the Board that all vessels
from Sagua should be subjected to quarantine. In
view Of the statements made by Captain Ray, the
Health Officer allowed the vessel to proceed TO the
city five days after her arrival and after being tho
roughly fumgated and ventilated. The bark was
permitted also to proceed to the wharves on the Sd
inst. On the evening Of the 9th he ascertained
that Captain Ray had answered falsely In respect 10
the sickness which had been on board his ship;
that the mate of the ship Grotto had communicated
the information which that the Essex, while in
Sagua Ia Grande, lost two men of yellow fever, and
that the captains wife and the second mate were
also sick.
Having received this information, he despatched
an officer on the six oclosk ferry boat of the next
morning. with instructions to bring the bark forth
with to Quarantine, which order was promptly exc
cued. and the vessel now lies safely at the Quaran-
tine anchorage.
Upon the representation Of these facts a warrant
was issued by his Honor the Mayor, for the appre-
hension of Captain Ray. The Board then adjourned