The Sun. — London, England, 1812-08-04 00:00:00

practice ; and numerous "is -statements ofcasea are published, of the occurrence of Small-pox after Vaccination.—That in some instances the Small pox has affected persons who have been most care fully vaccinated, is sufficiently' established; not ought we to be . surprised at this, when we con sider that the Inoculation for the Small=-Pox sometimes fails, and that several cases may be produced, in which persons have been affected with the y natural disease more than once in the dotuse of life, The: number of instances of Small- . -pf.tx after Vaccination is very small, and we may fairly presume, that . 'in, proportion as improve ments- are made in'tbe pradtice, such occurrences will he still more rare. The Board hate infinite satisfaction in stating the two following important and decisive fact:: in proof of the efficacy and safety of Vaccination, viz. that in the cases which have come to their knowledge, the Small-pox aftet Vaccination, with a very few exceptions,. haS been a mild disease; and that out of many huifdred thousand persons vaccinate:l, not .a single well-authenticated in stance has been communicated to them, of .the occurrence of the Small-pox after Vaccination. They cannot conclude their Report, without ad verting to the mischiefs which are daily arising from the diffusion of the fatal contagion of Small pox in the community, in .consequence of Vario lous Inoculation, among the lower classes of the people, which constantly beeps up the contagion, and where it saves a single life, exposes numbers to a most dangerous disease. It is greatly to be wished that this evil could he checked, by such measures as Government in its wisdom might fudge proper to frame, in order to prevent the spreading of the Small-pox, and thus keeping up a continual source of infection in the heart of the metropolis. The constant renewal of the contagion of Small-pox in this capital, which they so deeply. lament, is strikingly contrasted with the.adyan tages enjoyed by several of the other capitals of Europe, ,in consequence of the , universal adop tion of Vaccination by medical practitioners, se conded by the authority of Government. The cities. of Vienna and Milan, in which the mortality from Small-pox was formerly more considerable in proportion to their population than in London, have been for some time freed altogether from this destructive pest ; the first for five, and the latter for, eight years, according to the statement of Doctors Carrio and Sacco : and in the city of Geneva, the ,Small-pox has been nearly extirpated. In Switzerland in general, but more particularly in Geneva, the extension of the bless ingS connected with Vaccination has in a great degree depended on the. ‘varm and active co operation of the Clergy, who were assidUous in recommending the praCtice to their parishioners from the pulpit, as well as promoting it by every other exertion - in their power. Impressed with the strongest conviction of the great advantage which Vaccination would derive from a .similar co-operation in this, country, the Board formerly considered it •as a part of their duty to address the Bishops, for the purpose of soliciting their assist ance in checking the ravages of the- Small-pox, by rendering the benefits of . Vaccine Inoculation more extensively known. The Board has great pleasure in stating, that the money granted by parliament-during the last Session, .has been sufficient to - defray the expences of the year 1811 ; and they are of opinion, that the same sum will be adequate-to the expenditure of the current year. FR. MIL:IAN, President. By order of the Board, JAMES HERVEY, Register. • MAILS. A!tr.v. ED—I Lisbon: 2 Dublin, 2 Waterford. DUE-.-1 Lis- I Guernsey, 1 Jersey, 1 Waterford: PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT TWELVE O'CLOCK. eati5015.....56111 I Red. I Oinnium .... 2 pr. THE SUN. sot,Em quis DTCF:RE FALSVM hVI)EitT ? L 0 N 1) 0 N, TUESDAY, AUGUST 4, 1812. We feel the most sincere pleasure in coromimi- eating to our Readers the foll6wing intelligence which has this morning reached town. The Pa- ,per was brought by a merchant vessel that arrived at the back of the Isle of Wight yesterday evening. We cannot, of course, pledge ourselves for the truth of this account, but it has every appear- ancc of probability. SUPPLEMENT TO THE CORUNNA COURIER OF TtrEDAY, THE 28TH ALLY, ItEtElVilD AT HALF- PAST SEVEN P. N. OF THE PRECEDING DAY. • The General in Chief of the Staff of• the Fifth and Sixth Army, by letter of this day, commuu,i- cates to rue the following agreeable intelligence : The Captain General in Chief has received the agreeable news, that on the 22d inst. the euerny's army under Marshat MARMON was completely defeated in the neighbourhood of Salamanca, by the Allied army, under the command of the Mar- shal General Duke. of ,CCIDAD RODRIGO, with which is united the 3d division of the'Spariish. The enemy has lost several Eagles, ,nearly his artillery, and a considerable quantity of arms, baggage, and ammunition. His loss in killed, And , wounded is from 10 to 12,000 men, of whom bout 4000 are taken, including enera: ot; - NET, who 'is wounded. The enemy are retreating by Alba de Tormes, pd-the victorious army was in pursuit. I communicate it to you for your satisfaction, and that of the troops. You will observe that it is his:Excellency's pleasure, that in the first in- stance, thanksgiving should be offered to the Almighty Protector of our Cause for so great a success, and "that afteh , tiards public demon- strations of joy should take place consistent with so fortunate an event. You will be pleased to make the same answer to the Commander of every British naval force at Ferrol or Corunna. I communicate it to you, that you may imme diately announce the intelligence to the Public in an extraordinary .Number. Corunna, 27th July, Half-past Seven, P.M. PEDRO DEVALOS. Dispatches . were this morning received from Lord WELLINGTON, dated the 14th. his Lord ship was then at Tordesillas. 'We have received from GottuThurgh some Rus sian Bnlletins ; the last of thenvis dated- the 11 th July. They are plain unorva,nented a counts pf the movements of the Russians, in conformity with the plan adopted before t'le commencement of the war. it appears that several..skirmikhes have taken place, in which the French have suf fered severely. The private letters froM St. Petersburgh an nounce the capture of the Pcince of Wnwrtm , BERG, with 400 of his troops. The people were full of confidence in the result of the war. The voluntary contributions had gone on with great liberality, and amorg others the following were officially announced : 150,000 ducats, and a large quantity of flour, from the Prince SUBOEM three millions of rubles frdm the Countess Os- SOFFI and from the imperial city of Moscow, the noble and patriotic offering of an army of, 80,000 men, armed and equipped for the field.— With this force, and this resolution, we have no serious fear for the effect of the French attack ; and can have little doubt, that, when the hour of struggle fairly comes, it will be met gal lantly. In the mean time, we have no know ledge that any thing, except affairs of posts, had occurred. The Russian force in the neighbour hood of Riga was concentrating, and the Governor lyas making vigorous preparations for a siege, with the assistance of the British Officers in the har bour ; but, to our latest intelligence, no corps of the enemy had appeared in sufficient strength to authenticate the report of a battle: The army under MAcnortALD; according to the imperfect accounts which had reached the town, was ad vancing towards Riga, and the Russians would probably fight him before he formed the siege.— The exchange at Petersburgh was at 16k. Some of the letters brought by the last Anholt Mail state, in very strong terms, that the Court of Copenhagen is disposed to co-operate with the Northern Powers in the efforts . which they are making to resist BUONSPARTE'S gigantic schemes of conquest. What degree of credit is due to this statement we do not know ; but we know that the cokweration of Denmark, unless it be imme diate, will be useless. Yesterday dispatches were forwarded ;: , :press from the Admiralty to 'Sir SIDNEY SMITH, at Ryde, in the Isle of Wight. Yesterday Lord CASTLEREAGH transacted busi ness with Lord MELVILLE, at his Office at the Admiralty. • On Wednesday next'his Royal Highness the PRINCE ltr.s.;ENT will hold a - Connell at Carlton - - House, when the RECORDER ' will make his Re port. Yesterday forenoon his Royal Highness, the Puke of York arrived in town from Oatlands, and transacted business at his Office at the Horse 6 mscls._ The iollowing hitelligenee was yesterday pott ed at Lloyds : , , " St. John's, ntw Brunswick, July 1, 1812. " This day an express, in four dayS, from 'Glue bec, brings accounts, that two small British vis sels had been taken by the Americans on the Lakes, and that they are in strong force, collect ing on the frontiers. A floating Light has been ordet d ed, by the Ad miralty, to be moored off the POint of BeMbridge Lodge, at the east end of the Isle‘of Wight, , as a guide to enable his Majesty's ships .to pass into and out of St. Helen's Road, by night or day. the OPERA Housz closed for the season on Sa turday last with La Clenienza di Tito. CATALANi exerted herself with the'utmoNt zeal, and left a very favourable impression on the audience.—The Corps de Ballet has been ,uncomnionly good this season. A duel was fought on Saterday 'Morning, on Bagshot Heath, between two Gentlemen, of the names of CLAYTON and BERRY, in consequence of a dispute respecting a bet, when the latter was seriously, if not dangerously, wounded in the neck, NAVAL NEWS. FALMOUTII, AUG. I.—Arrived this morning the cutter Speculation, Captain DUFEN left Corunna on Monday, The 27th ;ou Simday night, about 12 o'clock,,a Courier arrived to the Governor and Vice-Consul, announcing that an important battle' was fought on the 18th and . 19th inst. between the Toro and Tordesillas, in which MARMONT was defeated, with the loss of ON prisoners and, 25 pieces of artillery; the carnage was great on both sides. A particular account was expected on the following day, but So anxious was the'Vice- Consul that the intelligence should be known, that he dispatched this vessel,without allowing her to take in A single article. The dispatches from Sir IIOWARD DOUGLAS, were forwarded this day by express ; it. is 'said• that BONNET with his di vision were all made prisoners, in attvmpting to jOhl MARMONT. The Arabella packet is this instant arrived from Lisbon, which she left on the 19th inst. CASTANOS was boinbardingAstorga. She brings accounts from the Army to the 12th inst. Sailed- this evening the Arrow schooner , for. ll,alifax and New. York, and Dart cutter for Lis bon, &c. both with dispatches. . , CORK, JULY 29.—The Leonidas frigate, 36 guns, Captain GRIFFITHS, is expected to sail to-day for Lough'swirly, where she is to be stationed for some mouths. His Majesty's ship Jalouse, Capt. Moßats, sails to-day on a two months' . druize. • His Majesty's ship Sybille, Capt. UPTON, may be expected on Sunday or Monday next, the term of her cruize being then out. Tim THEATRE ..--The pleasant old Comedy, or rather Farce, of A Bold Stroke for a Wife, was represented last night at the Haymarket Theatre. MvinEws, for the first •time,madc his appearance in the.part of Colonel Feignivell--a part peculiarly well calculated,to give scope tc the versatility of his powers. The effect was such as might be ex pected from the talents, humour,, and spirit Of the Actor. In the Beau, the Virtuoso, the old Steward, and the. Quaker, he was highly entertaining, and was, at least, respectable in that which relates wholly'to the Colonel. In the latter part it seems to have been generally, but erroneously, supposed that the Performer should personate the real :fine Gentleman, This, however, is obviously a mis take, for the Colonel is a kind of adventurer; and notoriously a fortitue-II:m ter, 'though attached to Ann Lovely. Therefore to expect the polished elegance usually considered as the characteristic of high life, in such a part, is to expect what the fair Author certainly never intended. Such man ners could hardly be expected fyom her Sir George Airy, though evidently a person of higher preten sions than 'Feign/yell. MATHEWS acquitted him self in a manner suitable to his high character as an actor, and deservedly received very warm ap plause from a numerous audience. Mu NDE: , 7 was very lndierous and diverting in Perriltinkle;," The rest of the characters were very well supported ; and it is but justice to the Manager of this Theatre to say, that, in addition to known favourites of the public ; he has assembled the best company of Provincial Performers that the town has erer witnessed. The sewer now excavating in Hyde Park is one of the geatest works of the kind ever attempted in this country. • It is intended for a drain to. the numerous streets now built - in the neighbourhOod of Paddingt4 a, and will empty itself into the great sewer which enters the Thames ,at Millbank. In consequence of the height- of the ground in Hyde Park, it became necessary, in order to insure a sufficient fall to this - new sewer, to dig. to a very great depth ; and its formation is carried on by the laborious and expensive pracess of tunnelling: Pits 'are sunk at the distance of every 70 yards, and the excavations are .condUcted in a way similar to those of. a coal-mine. The stratum of clay through Which the sewer passes, is favourable to the pro cess' of excavation and is similar to that which Was Thrown up in the formation of the Highgate Archway, which so suddenly failed on nearly ar riving at completion. The gravel-pits in Hyde Park are filling up with the clays dug from the tunnel. • • • . Sir ROBERT WiLsoN, in speaking of the Cos sack,- says,—"N . c)thipg • can elude , his activity, escape his Penetration, or surprise his vigilance. No instance of a surprise is on record. Mounted on a• 1 very little ill-cone:itioned, but wellbred horse,which can walk at the rate of five miles an hour, With ease, or in hi; speed diSpute the race with the. swiftest ; with a short whip on his wrist, armed with the lance, a pistol in Ins girdle, and a sword, be never fears a corripetitor in single combat; and in the late war he irresistibly' attacked every opposing squadron in the field. Terror preceded his charge,and in vain discipline endeavoured to present an impedi • • ment to the protruding pikes. _The Cuirassiers alone preserved 'some confidencs, and appeared to, bade the arm and the skill of thcCossack, but in the battle of Evian, where the 'Cuirassiers made their desperate charge in theßiissian centre, and passed through an interval, the Cossacks instantly bore dOwn on them; speared them, unhorsed them, and in a few moments' 530 Cossacks re••appeared on the field equipped with the spoil of the slain. " They- act in dispersion:, and when they do re unite to charge, it is not with a systematic form ation, but ea masse, or what in Germany is calved the warm. attack. No cavalry has power like them to march for days and nights, climbinghills;swimming rivers, and winding thr6ugh vallies without in terruption. Ten thousand such warriors would, against mote than equal numbers, command in every field, or in the course of a campaign ruin their adversaries by mere excess of duty and move ment." BREAD.—This day the Lord Mayor and Alder men, after inspectirT the returns, ordered the present prices to continue.—Loaf 20d. LISBON PAPERS.. LISBON ) JULY ,13.—General HILL has rcturi' f ' to Llerena where be reinai4l on the 13th inst.'', On that day fifteen Polish lancers deserted tolls': They say that the French literally subsist on the grain they daily plunder, which is made into bread by the infantry. They have n 6 depot, es' .cept a very scanty one at . Cordova,, whieh . Sacti' l has forbidden to be touched, and if affairs co'' tinue long in their present state, all the foreign° will desert the French service. Botrz.T is not wi tti this army, nor do the deserters. know where he isn On the 14th, Head-quarters were atßueda. On the 7th Bos&P.T joined with between 5 and 9,000 men ; the hostile forces in the North or e therefore nearly equal; cAFFAR - ELLI, With 3 ' 3 Italian division, if expected. • JULY IB.—Vesterday arrived. the first part cf the French prisoners taken in Salamanca. LISBON, JULY 15.—The .day before yesterdAY entered this port a . Portuguese frigate,. having L' 3 board the Portuguese who were - eaptil•es •giers. The combined army baying continued its mart towards Valladolid. AIARNIOiCT pretended to mak° front at Tordesillas . , and .with a large corps "f cavalry and artillery to defend the passage; but when seemed 'determined to invest the place, or support an attack, and a corps of CaCadores i *vaneed on the entmy's left flank, they got ili(ti" order,,and were obliged to retire, leaving the pas' sage free to our troops. On this occasion, it " said, the. French lost 500 men. ' LISBON, JULY 14.—A1l the information receiv ed yesterday by the post, from the different pro vinces of Spain is satisfactory., In every q uarter the French are pursued and beaten, ivith the losi of a great number of men. • • The towns which remain free from their crue l oppressors who governed them by force, manifot every possible means their joy and patriotisw' and give many volunteers to the sr tny. Official dispatch from Don PEDRO SnEsrlE=•o' to the Captain-General of the Army and Prii paiity (Catalonia, dated 27th May.) I have the honour to inform your Excellenc y, that early this Morning - the divisiOn under .1 0 Y command attacked 3,500 of the enemy, who Sar risoned the bridge and vineyards of Molins d e Rey, and notwithstanding the superiority of their for,ces, and the obstinacy with whit'', protectei by 2 pieces of artillery, they defended the 1 13- selves, I have the honour of announcing to Y° l-21. Excellency, that after abattle . of. five hours, tile enemy were driven from all their positions, pursued to the other side of the kobregat, with the loss of 700 men, of which 175, including five oiliecrs, are in my power!' " Our loss in and wounded amounts to 9,° men:" REGULAR TROOPS IN CATALONIA. • Garrison of Cardona 4, 000 Ribia and Fabrigas, with excellent troops, in Anipurdan (2,0 :salmis, in Areno do Mar, •with Erolei . , in Talarn Sarsfield, in Villa Franca de Panadis, Manso, in Repoli, s ' Lieut.-Col. Gay, in Reus, with • 2, O C ° • 4,0° The latter has demanded from Berga, Albuiza, Send g,co o Urgel, and Cordovo, to complete his corps et.,,Oli° Total, Besides tbraj, 12,000 men are training in the use of arms,. and will soon be ready to I , lke the Add. An English Conul is raising, at his otY l ' cxpence, 4,000 men, who are to be denominated the Anglo-Catalonian Section ; it will ioon be complete. The Colonel is a Mr. GREY, and act& in conjunction with General LACY. • LISBON, JULY Extellency 111'1ln/fa t General 'Lord WELLINGTON approached Cuidad Rodrigo; he was received at a distance of a quarter of a league by a piquet of children of from 8 to 9 years old, armed in that way which their strength admitted. 011 the bridge, at the entrance of the place, was posted another piquet of children of a similar age, with . a band of Mnsic, which so delighted the great WELLINGTON , tlra t he dismounted and entered the place on foot, snr rounded and followed by those guards- of hono ur. At the gate of the fortress be was received by Gov. VIVES, and a General of Division, amidst acclamations and repeated cries of " Long live the Liberator of Castile and Estremadnra !" and w as conducted, Bowers being strewed all the way w his apartments. The streets were completely ornament' el, and from the windows were thrown uPan the hero all sorts of flowers. His Excellency, for the purpose of pleasing the people, remained ,at thf window an hour and a half. A lady presented him with a nosegay, beautifully embroidered an surrounded by a border on which were thcs' words :—" To the ever victorious sand ill-111101 1 a WELLINGTON, Duke of CIUDAD RODRIGO 3 thig offered by a Spanish Lady, grateful for the tak' irg of the two bulwarks of Castile and Sitrazna• duru."