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Lynchburg Daily Virginian
Lynchburg, Virginia
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In Jamaica as of May 23, yellow fever persists with the death of purser Wm Gillet; political crisis escalates as the House refuses the appropriation bill, leading to prorogation of the Assembly and government threats to release convicts and disband police.
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Savannah, May 30. By the arrival of the British Royal mail steamer Conway, we have Jamaica dates to the 23d of May. The yellow fever still continued, and Wm Gillet, the purser of the steamer Medway, had died of the disease.
The disagreement between the House and Government had assumed an alarming aspect, the House having again refused to vote the appropriation bill. The Assembly was prorogued on the 23d, and it was stated that the Government had threatened to turn loose the convicts and disband the police, for the want of means for their support.
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Jamaica
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23d Of May
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wm gillet died of yellow fever; assembly prorogued; government threatened to turn loose convicts and disband police
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Yellow fever continued in Jamaica, claiming the life of Wm Gillet, purser of the steamer Medway. Disagreement between the House and Government escalated as the House refused the appropriation bill, leading to prorogation of the Assembly on the 23d.