New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-06-17
TIE LEPERS OF IRACADIE.

A. TracAdie IN New Brunswick, is laZaIetto FOR
the seclusion Of those afflicted with the horrible epro
the Gulf cosst, form OF Elephantasls IL
is half hospital half prison, without resident surgeon
containing an average Of sixteen patients, under tie
charge Of the cook Of the establishment. The exenfes
about 500 year, are paid by the Government OF
New Brunswick. The disease Is unwarIantaDy looked
upon "a iucurlle and nothing ia done for tue lepers
BEYOND secluding them from the world, and supplying
them with food, shelter, and clothing. But experience
he's proved abundantly that the disease can be cured
An attempt Is being made By the Rev. Ferdinand Can
vean chaplain Of the lazareto to induce the Govern
ment 10 appoint resident edical officer.
TIE first settlements he Miramichi River were
made after the treaty of Utrecht, In l3 by sno
jeots Of France, chiefly Basques, Bretons, and Nor
mans. Under the administration OF Cardinal fieury,
active measures were adopted for encouraging and pro-
noting these settlements, which soon increased so
much, that Monsieur Pierre Beaubair was sent from
France, az 1nendant to manage their affairs In the
name Of the King. He established town at point
which still besrs his name at the mouth OF the North
West Mirsmich. This town is said TO have comprised
200 houfes, with chapel and provision stores. The
bland in front of IT, now known as Beanbair Island,
was strongly fortified and II Ia said by aged people,
that within the works foundery for the casting
Of cannon and workshops for finishing them, az also
for manufacturing other implements OF war;
During the Summer Of 1857, the settlements on the
Mramichi suffered very much in consequence Of the
war with England, which interrupted their trade IN
sh and FORE and also from failure OF crops The FOL.
lowing Winter the settlers reduced TO great ex-
trenity from famine Of witch number persisted. Two
spors with provisions and clothing for the suffer
ere were dispatched from France in 1853, but both
were taken by the British naval forces then employed
in the capture Of Lousbourg.
While tie settlers enduring the greatest priva
tons French vessel called l. Indienne, Of Morlsix,
was wrecked at the mouth Of the Mirsmchi, the
entrance Of the Bale des VeIts since corrupted into
Bay du Win. II IL stated that this vesse before com
ing 10 America had been trading in the Levant and it
il said that some packages Of old eoshing which had
been put board at Smyrna were cast on shore after
the wreck and the garments were taken and worn by
the inhabitants However this may be, II IL certain
that from this vessel loathsone disease intro
dnced smong the miserable and starving settlers on the
Mrsmichi. II fell with the greatest severity Beau
bairs Town where one Of its first victims Mons.
Beaubair himself ard the disease and the famine
bined swept of nc lees than 500 Of the inhabitants,
who were buried ut Beaubar's Point. The survivors
de.ert.d the Niranlehi and fed, TO Prince Ed
ward Isnd but the greater number along the coast TO
the norhwsrd, forming new settlements at Neguac,
Tracadie, and Pokemolchs, and increasing the older
settlement at Caraquelte.
For long period the foul disease, although known
10 exit sulong these distant settlements, was either
concealed doe not appear have attracted attention
until 1917 whom the case Of Ursula LaDdre came I'M
der notice and nee that time the progress Of the lep-
roy las been watched with great anxiety.
In order, possible, 10 prevent it, spread the lepert
gathered together In hospital on Sheldrake
Island about twenty years since; but many fed or
were concealed by their friends and finally the laza
reito was built si Trcadie. Montreal Advertiser.