It is from Chapter VII, of his book, just published, in Leipzig, 'Mississippi-Fahrten, von Ernst von Hesse-Wartegg.'-- 'In August the yellow-fever had reached its extremest height.

Daily, hundreds fell a sacrifice to the terrible epidemic.

The city was become a mighty graveyard, two-thirds of the population had deserted the place, and only the poor, the aged and the sick, remained behind, a sure prey for the insidious enemy.

The houses were closed: little lamps burned in front of many--a sign that here death had entered.

Often, several lay dead in a single house; from the windows hung black crape.