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ance of the fatal tendency of the difeafe, with 

 which he was attacked. On afking him to ex- 

 plain his complaints, and the feelings which fo 

 alarmed him, he replied — " I feel that IJhall 

 die" and placing his hand over his ftomach, 

 faid he had " fomething there" that would 

 foon kill him. We ufed all the means in our 

 power to divert him from this defponding im- 

 preffion — but in vain ! nothing he faid could 

 reftore him, for he felt the hand of death up- 

 on him. He evidently laboured under an at- 

 tack of the diforder, termed yellow fever ; but, 

 with the exception of this fatal fenfation, no 

 fymptom wasprefent which could have led to 

 tri^ apprehenfion of immediate danger. At 

 myhext vifit on the following morning, I found 

 him fitting up, and apparently fomewhat re- 

 lieved ; but on my aflcing him how he was, 

 he ftill replied — " Dying ! I feel that IJhall 

 foon begone" — He continued perfectly rational 

 and colleded until the next day ; when, alas ! 

 death but too furely confirmed the accuracy 

 of his predidions. From the moment of at- 

 tack he had felt allured, that nothing could 

 fave him ! The indefcribable feeling he com- 

 plained of, feemed to induce a rapid exhauftion 

 of the vital powers 5 while it formed, not only 



