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" Subsequent events and researches have confirmed 

 these opinions ; and in 1798, when the facility of pro- 

 ducing sufficient proofs was abundant, we published 

 an account of the nature and origin of the pestilential 

 fever, accompanied with such facts to prove its intro- 

 duction to this city from the West-Indies, as to us 

 appeared incontrovertible. The mode of introduc- 

 tion, and of the spreading, of this disease, beginning 

 as from a point, and gradually extending itself more 

 or less throughout the city, as well as the daily in- 

 stances of its communication which occurred, had 

 also, as we supposed, afforded evidence, sufficiently 

 convictive, of its contagious nature. 



" In order, however, to throw more light on the sub- 

 ject, we conceive it may be useful to publish the opi- 

 nions and observations of several respectable charac- 

 ters, physicians and others, concerning the sentiments 

 long since prevalent in this country, as well as some 

 interesting facts, which had come to their knowledge, 

 respecting the foreign origin of the disease. 



" The importation and contagious nature of this 

 fever appear to be so closely connected, that, in addi- 

 tion to what has been repeatedly published on this 

 head, we have selected a few cases, which wc suppose 

 must very clearly prove the contagion of the pestilen- 

 tial fever, more particularly during the months of July, 

 August, September, and October. 



" A desire to be useful to our country, by calling 

 the public attention to these important points, so as 



