PESTILENCE AMONG CATTLE AND DEER. 
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to such an extent that at Chalons, notwithstanding the cavalry 
vrere much fewer in number than the infantry, the former 
had quite as many men on the sick-list as the latter. The 
artillery had fewer than the cavalry, because their horses 
were picketed along the front line of the camp. Another in- 
convenience resulting from the practice of picketing the 
horses between the tents is, that they become unruly, fight 
with each other, disturb the men's rest, break loose, run 
over the camp, and are often very troublesome to catch again. 
The straw on which the men have slept must not be used to 
litter the horses, as this may cause an epidemic to break out 
among them ; the straw aforesaid should be changed once a 
fortnight, and burnt. The dung should be transported daily 
out of the camp, and as far as possible from the stream 
which furnishes water to the troops. 
“ The remainder of Baron Larrey’s report exclusively re- 
lates to the kind of disorders most frequent in camps, such 
as typhus and intermittent fevers, &c., for which we must 
refer our readers to the report itself, where they will find 
much valuable information, which we have been obliged to 
pass over in silence." — Times. 
A PESTILENCE AMONG CATTLE AND DEER. 
A correspondent of the Savannah Republican/ in a 
letter dated June 28th, Wacahootee, Florida, says — 
Just as we were congratulating ourselves over our splendid 
crops, and thinking ourselves perfectly independent, with 
plenty of mutton, coin, fine beef, milk and butter, a dreadful 
disease has attacked our stock, of nearly all kinds, principally 
the cattle. They are sick by the thousands and dying by 
hundreds. The tongue seems mostly affected ; it becomes 
swollen, and protrudes out of their mouths, and they die 
from inability to swallow anything. The deer suffer worse 
than the cattle, and it is thought all in the counties around 
here will die. It is not unusual for the largest old bucks to 
walk right up to a man's house or fence, seemingly soliciting 
aid, such is their distress. In some instances their tongues 
rot out before they die. No individual has been affected as 
yet, but most all our families are guarding against eating any 
jerked meat. 
The Tallahassee 6 Floridian ’ of the 3d inst., says — 
An intelligent and observing gentleman, who has recently 
