163
"They had a case
"the man was
of small pox, but that quite awill, the discuse
· having reached the
reached. the suppurating
"stage"."
" not
J
£9: Henderson appears then
sering the patient
to have insisted on
and found him suffering under the
worst
form of the disease,
viz - Confluent
Small Pox. Under these circumstances,
all of which were made known to me
at the time, I was then and am
now convinced that the Captain of
the "Circe" had
sought to evade the
Quarantine laws by a most improper attempt to conceal the truth, and to hide from the authorities the fact of there being Small Pox on
board his ship, at a time when
there was none in the town as
appears from the Colonial Surgeon's report : his object apparently
was
to land the man
subsequently without
stating his disease and so gain him
admission to the Civil Hospital.
10. This is a
very grave charge
against a Naval Officer, especially
one
who talks so loftily as Captain Calvo; but nevertheless
there is little doubt
that such was the case. In his letter
of the 29th March to the Consul;
written of course with a view to its
transmission to myself, and also subsequent to the discovery of Small Pox
on board of the "Circe" as above.
163
"They had a case
"the man was
of small pox, but that quite awill, the discuse
· having reached the
reached. the suppurating
"stage"."
" not
J
£9: Henderson appears then
sering the patient
to have insisted on
and found him Suboring under the
avorst
form of the disease,
viz - Confluent
Small Pox. Ander these circumstances.
all of which were made known to me
at the time. I was then and am
now convinced that the Captain of
the Circe" hud
sought to evade the
Quarantine laws by a most improper attempt to conceal the truth, and to hide from the authorities the fact of there being Small Pox on
bourd his ship, at a time when
there was none in the town as
appears from the Colonial Surgeon' = report : 0 is object apparently
Cis
to land the man.
40a3
subsequently without
stating his disease and so gain him
admission to the Civil Hospital.
10. This is a
very grave charge
against a Suvel Officer, especially
orce
who talks so loftily as Captain Calvo; but never
nevertheless
rtheless there is little doubt
that such was the case. In his letter.
the 29th Meurch to the Consul ;
of the 29
written of course with a view to it's
transmission to myself, and also subsequent de the discovery of Sonatl
board of the "Circe" as above.
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