The New Hampshire Gazette

NEWBURY-PORT, July 26.

Alarming, exaggerated reports of the existence of malignant, or yellow fever in this town, having created great uneasiness in the minds of many people we deem it our duty to make the following statement, which we pledge ourselves to be generally correct, to lessen the anxiety of those at a distance for the safety of their friends in this place.

That a disease, fatal and alarming, has deprived us of several useful and respectable characters is a truth too feelingly lamented to be concealed. But, whatever report may say to the contrary, no death has occurred in this town since the 1st inst. which has not been published in this paper—And the public are assured that a true account of the health of the town may be constantly known thro' this medium.

It is believed few persons doubt that the disease was introduced by the schr. Sally, Capt. Gunnion, which arrived here the 29th ult. from St. Thomas's Altho', from the depositions published in our last, no blame can be attached to Capt. Gunnion. No person has been attacked with it who was not on board the abovementioned vessel, or did not reside or visit in the vicinity of the lower long wharf where the vessel was unladen: neither had any case of such a fever occurred until 5 or 6 days after her arrival except that of a lad—who came from sea in her Since which 11 persons have died in this town—two in Salisbury, and one in Newbury, who labored on board her.—Nine, who have evidently had the same illness, have recovered, and five, as appears by the report of the health committee last evening, are in a state of convalescence. No new case having occurred this week, we flatter ourselves that the disorder is checked, and—that health will speedily again visit our habitations.