The medical returns of this day arc
very disheartening. Not a regiment is there
but what has suffered in a greater or less de
gree, and some of them so excessively, as
to be sent to the hospital bv companies.
This has been the case with the 23d,
the whole of which, with the exception of
about fifty men, is in the hospital. On
yesterday's parade they were excused from
all further duty, and reported in the hospital.
Nearly one half of the 36th regiment are in
the same condition, and four hundred men
of the 26th. The 71st and 84th have like
wise suffered most severely and if the pro
gress of the disease continue, and it seems
likely to do so, not a man will remain for
garrison service. The attack is generally
very sudden, being preceded by a common
cold. The dysentery and cholera morbus
are certainly contagiousand if every care
were not taken to ensure cleanliness, a still
greater number would have been swept off.
Manv of our officers have likewise been
23. zoodat wij menig-
malen ooggetuigen wa
ren dat er van 30 tot 50
militairen op eenen dag
hegraven wierden.
