12
;
13
142
had
no
sort of effect in
checking its progress. It is
indeed true that the
history of
last
years
emigration
at one
time
appeared
to
indicate that the larger
space
was
requisite; the "Australia" (where that
space
was
allowed) having
been the first Ship which reached the West Indies
without
a
great loss of life.
But since that time two Chinese Ships have arrived in Trinidad in
which
space
was
allowed; in the "Hastings" 12 feet only,
the "Lady Flora"
and the "Clarendon"
the former,
the mortality
was not extraordinary and
in
the latter it
was
remarkably small being
even less than
in the
"Australia". Finally
we
have already observed that although from the
continual recurrence
of
Cholera considerable loss of
life has
occurred in
the Calcutta Ships,
yet
the health
of the emigrants constantly
improved during the voyage from that port (shewing that no
continuing disease was at work)
while in the
the Madras
Ships, in which
Emigration, such exceptional mortality
occurred,
no
the
average
12
;
13
142
had
no
sort of effect in
checking its progress. It is
indeed true that the
history of
last
years
emigration
at one
time
appeared
to
indicate that the larger
space
wao
requisite the
Australia" (where that
space
was
allowed having
been the first Ship which reached the West Indies
without
a
great loss of life.
But since that time two Chinese Ships have arrived in Trinidad in
which
allowed
Hastings In the
wax
12 feet only
the Lady Flora
and the "Clarendon'
former
the mortality
was not extrandinary and
in
in the latter it
wao
remarkably small being
even less than
less than in the
Australia: Finally
we
have already observed that although from the
continual recurrence
f
Cholera considerable loov
life has
occured in
the Calcutta Corly
many of Ships, yet
the health
the emigrants constantly
improved during the voyage from that fout (hewing that no
continuing disease was at work)
Самое
f
while in the
the Madras
in which
Emigration, such exceptional mortality
occurred
Cause
no
V the
average
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