When was it published?

November 8, 1783 in The New Hampshire Gazette And General Advertiser

Foreign News November 8, 1783

The New Hampshire Gazette And General Advertiser

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Plague, Quarantine, Levant, Constantinople, Filth, Fires

Portsmouth, Exeter, Rockingham County, New Hampshire

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What is this article about?

Vessels from the Levant face strict quarantine due to plague risks, which reportedly visits England every 20 years—now overdue. Excessive filth in Constantinople exacerbates the disorder, with fires sometimes providing public benefit by burning numerous hut-like houses without altering the city's aspect.

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Aug. 30. All vessels from the Levant are obliged to perform the most strict quarantine it has been observed that the plague visits or less to visit England once in 20 years ; but it is providentially now beyond that period since this country was visited by it.-It is said the excessive filth of many of the streets of Constantinople contribute to this terrible disorder, that the breaking out of a fire is sometimes a public benefit. The houses there are so numerous indeed, when we consider that 30,000 of them have been burnt one night, without materially changing the aspect of that metropolis. But then houses of Constantinople are mere huts, compared with the elegant buildings of London.

What sub-type of article is it?

Disease Or Epidemic

What keywords are associated?

Plague Quarantine Levant Constantinople Filth Fires

Where did it happen?

Constantinople

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Primary Location

Constantinople

Event Date

Aug. 30

Event Details

All vessels from the Levant are obliged to perform the most strict quarantine. It has been observed that the plague visits or less to visit England once in 20 years; but it is providentially now beyond that period since this country was visited by it. It is said the excessive filth of many of the streets of Constantinople contribute to this terrible disorder, that the breaking out of a fire is sometimes a public benefit. The houses there are so numerous indeed, when we consider that 30,000 of them have been burnt one night, without materially changing the aspect of that metropolis. But then houses of Constantinople are mere huts, compared with the elegant buildings of London.