The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1805-06-06 00:00:00

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141V.1L INTELLIGENCE.
POMTIIMOUTH, JUNE 1.
Sailed, the Driltant frigate, to the eAstward.—
Wind Easterly.

PLYIIO`.:EIi. 11. IE 9.
Arrived, the Pry to..onaire fligate, and the Logic
cutter, from a cruise.
Sailed, La Vech, ~lonp of war ; Mr/antput and
E.ligle frigates, to the westward.—Wind S.W.
DEAL, JUNE 4.
Remain in the Downs, His Majesty's ship Mo-
narch, Right [lnn. Admiral Lord Keith; the ►Utrecht,
Vice-Admiral Holloway ; Leopard, Rear-Admiral
; Wory, Stately, and 7 rusty men of war ;
Arab sloop of war; Vesueius, Zebra, thscovery, Lu-
g' fer, and the liccia bombs, and several gun brigs;
the Purcer gun brig, Lieut. Sibrial, in getting
under weigh, drove on board the Jackal/ gun
brig, which accident has carried away the Jackales
jib-boom and fore-top-gallant-mast, and the
Piercer's main-mast.

BELFAST, MAY 31.

The Earth., Dillon, is loading for London, and
only waits the arrival of convoy.
The Triel is now loading at Dublin for this port.
The Ceres, Martin, for Liverpool, sails this day.
The Fader, Conway, tor LJndon, is loading, to
sail with first convoy.

FROM LLOYD'S LIST.
Ott avesstro, it'NE 4 by the Amphitrite, Leaky,
from GibrAltar ; entittiana Elisabeth, from Opor.•r; Iltbentia,
Parry, trnm Limerick; Ellen, Hen lemon, from Cork ; V result!.
chap, Kung; and the Vro v Henderielt, from Eatbden.

ARRIVALS.
OY Fahnouth—ethe Afa i t Lltaibetit, Hereon, from Phila•
delphia, hound to Touningen.
At Bristol—the Neir Gesusters, —, from Chatanie.
At Livertici,ol—the Urlln, Crattdell, fry rn Masiachusett;
Montegurna, Leigh, horn Charlistun; Tektraphr Moore; and
the W.tson, Leathers, from New York
At Dublin--the Ma-ia. Augusta, and the Elizabeth,
Neilson, front Inuoleaux.
At Lishon—tho from Bengal; Fanny, Cargill;
and the Henry, Smith, front I.,nirlon.
At Oporto—the Lively; Smith, and the Agu,ion,
bunt, from ditto:
At Cadia--the Ulysset, Hutchins, from ditto
At Seville—the Maria Charlotte, from ditto.
At Deniarara—the Sarah, Vandyk, tn,m ditto.
At Bustort—the Packet, Tont, from Livereoul.

713 TILE EDITOR OF THE BRITISIT PRESS.

SIR,
Uuderstinding that a report has been industriously circulated,
which, al believed, woolil tend much to weaken that confi-
dence, which is at present so generally, and so justly enter-
tained be the public in the system of Inoculation for the
Cewpoe; nainely.that my younger son had taker/ the natural
smallpox, after having been vaccinated ; I think it but justice
to you, to contradict the report, sod to state, for your saris
&Akin, the real circumstance, of the case, which are as fol-
lows t
When he was about two months rid, lie was inoculated
for the sonar/:.a in the Sottonian method, be a Physician in
Ireland, who has hewn very generally SIM euful iii Maculation,
and posounz,d by him tithe entirely free from the risk o
fetlinn ; todwiihstanding which, he caught the inftSion
about a fortnight anima, and is now recovering from the moire,

sem ?per. -
I en to infirm you. at the rime Time, that my youngest
daughter, who was vaccinated by you about (nor yesis wire,
has not snly been frequently reposed to the dangles of infec-
tion, but was 'finally inoculated for the swiatiper without
taking it. I have considered it incumbent upon me, to hear
this testimony to the efficacy of the vaccine system ; as I con-
sider the report relative to my son, which originated in misap-
prehension, to have been circulated for purposes iihviowily pre-
judicial to that must useful. and fortunate discovery.
I request you will make any use of this communication
which you may think necessary. I am, Sir, your mon obe-
dient humble Servant, WES WfiIIEATII.