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Alexandria Advertiser And Commercial Intelligencer
Alexandria, Virginia
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Extract from a letter dated 10th December 1802 from Cadiz describes the port's closure due to yellow fever, prohibiting American vessels from Philadelphia, Delaware River, and Baltimore, with quarantines for others, and advises redirecting grain and provisions shipments to Italy.
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On account of the Yellow Fever, our port has been for some time shut up against American vessels coming from Philadelphia, river Delaware and Baltimore. Three or four that have entered our port, were immediately ordered out, and obliged to steer for another market. Vessels from any other ports of the United States are subject to a rigorous quarantine of 40 days, which is, as you must suppose, equally hard. In short my advice to you is not to make any Shipments hither, but rather carry your grain and provisions to Italy, as being the best market.
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Primary Location
Cadiz
Event Date
10th December 1802
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port shut against vessels from philadelphia, delaware river, and baltimore; 40-day quarantine for other us ports; advice to redirect shipments to italy
Event Details
Due to yellow fever, Cadiz port closed to American vessels from specified US ports, with entrants ordered out; others face 40-day quarantine; shipments of grain and provisions advised against for Cadiz, better to Italy.