The Time and Truth. This vessel, reported on Monday, was visited at an early hour yesterday by Dr. H. Duncan, the Health Officer. The captain reported that during the voyage twelve cases of small-pox had taken place, all being adults and passengers. The crew had entirely escaped attack. Only two of the cases were confluent small-pox, one of which, we regret to state, proved fatal on the 9th June, to Miss Betsy Randall, daughter of Mr. W. B. Randall, of Gumeracha, who, with his family, are passengers. Captain Dodd having positively assured Dr. Duncan that all the bedding and apparel of the patients had been thrown overboard, and the cabins thoroughly cleansed after the list case showed itself ; and Dr. Duncan having so satisfied himself by personal inspection of the cabins and 'tweendecks, he pronounced her to be released from quarantine, to the great joy of the passengers, who appear in high spirits in again reaching their homes - many of the cabin passengers being old colonists. S. A. Register, August 1.

SG & SGTL Vol 12 ; Page 191 ; 13 Aug 1855

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