officers of health or justice, is strictly prohibited under a penalty of 500 Rds.

4. As few persons as possible are to be employed in procuring water and the other necessary supplies for houses infected, and such persons must have either had the small pox or the vaccine disease. In houses where such assistance is not procurable application must be made to the fiscal's office.

5. All persons upon leaving a house infected, either for the purpose of obtaining water, provisions, or on any other account, must be designated by a white handkerchief or piece of cloth round the left arm, thus denoting that they have come from a house where the disease exists, and all personal communication with persons wearing such marks is strictly prohibited.

6. It is of the utmost importance to prevent persons leaving the infected houses, except for purposes of absolute necessity; and for the better accomplishment of this essential object the water requisite for the day's consumption of a family must be drawn, as must the quantity of provisions be collected, before the hour of 7 o'clock in the morning. To be prepared for this measure, the butchers and bakers will be duly instructed.

7. As it is indispensable for the safety of the people, as well as to give the best chance of arresting the progress of the disease, the whole town must in some degree be considered in a state of quarantine; and in consequence no person or persons are to appear in the streets, except upon very urgent occasions, and such person or persons must have had either the small pox or vaccine disease, under a penalty of 50 Rds. Where families have not within themselves persons of this description, application must be made to the fiscal's office.

8. To give effect to the foregoing regulation, it is commanded that all vendues cease; that all shops be shut; all wine houses shut, and all clubs, societies, or associations, of whatever description or denomination, are to be discontinued; even Divine Worship is to be suspended for the period of these regulations being in force.

9. That the object of vaccination should not afford excuse for any improper assemblage of people, the physicians employed in administering the vaccine inoculation, accompanied by the wardmasters, will in future visit the houses where there are subjects for inoculation, proceeding from house to house, until the whole town has experienced the benefit of vaccination.

10. As most families may not have proper accommodation for a number of such slaves, and as it is indispensable to separate the sick immediately upon the appearance of the disease, the Burgher Senate will provide the room necessary for the reception of such slaves as cannot find accommodation in their masters' houses. When cases of this nature occur, a report is to be made to the president of the Burgher Senate, who will also order the articles of subsistence necessary, upon their masters' account, as usual. Given under my hand and seal, at the Cape of Good Hope, this 17th day of March, 1812.

It being of the utmost importance at this juncture to impress on the minds of the public the indispensable necessity of observing certain rules of treatment of such as may be so unfortunate as to become infected with the small pox:

We, the Committee for vaccination, earnestly beg to recommend to the most serious attention of the families in general, the following regulations, for their future guidance and most strict observance.

1. That immediately on the approach of fever, or the slightest appearance of eruption on the skin, application be made to a medical practitioner. In the meantime that all bedding, blankets, &c., &c., be removed, and that the sick person be placed on a mat or mattress, with no other covering than that of a light linen dress.

2. That the windows and doors of the apartment be constantly open, so as to admit as free a circulation of air as possible.

3. That on no account whatever any individual be admitted into the house or apartment of the sick, at any time, except such as may be absolutely required for assistance.

4. That a strict abstinence be observed from all animal food, wine or spirits; but that a free indulgence in acid fruits, with

diluent drinks, and the lightest possible regimen be had recourse to.

5. That in order as much as possible to prevent the communication of contagion, it is further recommended that upon the removal or recovery of the sick person, all clothing of every description, bedding, &c., be instantly destroyed, without the least reservation.

6. That after such removal or recovery of individuals from any house or apartment, in order the better to protect the inhabitants thereof from so dreadful a calamity, powerful and continued fumigations be diffused thro' every part of it, for the space of not less than three or four days, by means of earthen pots containing tar kept in a boiling state under such circumstances of general safety as the use of fire in those situations must indicate.

Finally, the Committee urgently recommend to the attention of the public, throughout the whole course of this inflammatory and contagious disease, the extreme necessity of its being as much as possible counteracted by the fullest exposure to cold in every particular.

W. HUSSEY, Director,

RICH. SPENCER,

W. H. LYS,

L. G. BICCARD,

RICH. HEARTLEY,

J. H. F. C. L. WEHR.

[Copy.]

Public Notice.

The respective wardmasters and field cornets are required to give notice without delay of the following additional regulations, approved of by His Excellency the Governor and commander in chief.

1st. That the fumigating of houses infected, and the burning of the bedding and clothing of the patients who may catch the present alarming disease, be not left to the discretion of the individuals, but be made a regulation of police.

2. That no person be permitted to strike the quarantine flag

from a house which has been infected, until such time as the house has been properly fumigated under the foregoing directions.

3. That the washing of the linen of families of houses infected, be undertaken and performed under the directions of the Burgher Senate.

4. That women who make washing a profession be strictly forbidden from taking in washing for an infected house.

5. That slaves from the country be prevented coming into town on Sundays, and vice versa.

Fiscal's Office, 18th March, 1812.

Letter from the EARL OF LIVERPOOL to SIR JOHN CRADOCK.

DOWNING STREET, 19th March 1812.

SIR, I received from Lord Caledon, shortly after his arrival in this Country, a Memorial which had been addressed to him by the Principal Dutch Inhabitants of the Cape, praying that Permission might be granted them to create a Fund for the purpose of enabling such of the Inhabitants of Holland as might be desirous of finding refuge at the Cape from the distress in which their Native Country is involved, to provide themselves with the means of conveyance to that Settlement. I am to desire that if Application is made to you for an Answer to this Memorial, you will make known to those by whom it was presented, that His Majesty's Government are not enabled to give their Sanction to the Arrangement therein proposed. I have, etc.

Letter from the EARL OF LIVERPOOL to SIR JOHN CRADOCK.

DOWNING STREET, 20th March 1812.

SIR,-Your Dispatch enclosing a Memorial from the Merchants at the Cape of Good Hope, suggesting an Alteration in the mode

of negotiating Government Bills there, having been submitted to the Consideration of the Lords Commissioners of the Treasury, by my direction, I herewith transmit a Copy of the Answer which has been received on that Subject. I have, etc.

Letter from LIEUTENANT COLONEL GRAHAM to the
various Landdrosts.

UITENHAGE, 20th March 1812.

SIR, That part of His Majesty's territory lately occupied by the Caffre Hordes being now cleared of that people, I have to request that you will have the goodness to make known, with as little delay as possible, to such individuals as formerly held Loan farms within the regained country, but are now resident in the district under your charge, that unless they take immediate possession of the same such places shall be given to others.

You will at the same time be pleased to signify to those concerned that such a system of defence shall be established, not only along the Frontier but in almost every part of the country lately regained, as will, it is hoped, afford effectual protection to the farms and property of the inhabitants who I beg may also be informed that credit shall be given for the loan rents of those places up to the period of the country being evacuated by the Kaffers.

I have to request that you will be pleased to transmit as soon as possible to Major Cuyler, acting Landdrost of Uitenhage, a list containing the names of such individuals as are inclined to reoccupy their places, specifying where such places lie, as also of the names of those who do not intend returning to their farms. I have &c.