{"newspaper_name": "American watchman and Delaware advertiser.", "edition": "01", "page": "p2", "byline": ""}
Beljast, C.Naine,) .adg. 81.


The dyssntery prevails in this and some neigh.
boring towns to an alarming extent. We have
heard that about one tenth Of the whole population
in Brooks, have died within few weeks; lllty IN
Montville, nine Of whom lay dead al one time ma
ny in Swanville, Knox and Freedom and other
towns. In this town nearly one half the population
have been attacked by this disease within the last
six weeks and about Fifty have fallen victims 10
this and other diseases.-Most OF the deaths have
happened among children under four years OF age.