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Hongkong, May 11, 1853.

The thep Emigrant arrived from Whampoa in this harbor about sixteen

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days ago, during which time about seventy

of sickness have occurred on board, of various types, cach representing a dicease liable to become malignant and infections;

viz.

Remittent and Continued Fevers, Bilious Diarrhoea, and latterly Haema · temesis. The cases

of sickness, as they have occurres, have been removed from the ship into clean and commodious hospitals

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shore, and placed under constant and experienced medical supervision; removed,

indeed, from every influence which could tend to aggravate

render them

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intensity,

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injurious to others. The ship

has been an object of const-

object of constant and careful

solicitude and watchfulness; and all that

could be accomplished to ameliorate her