The National Register.
London, England, 1815-04-23 00:00:00

and only ceased' When the public attention no le tig.si•
garded them.

S 6 much analogy exists between the phenomena whit*
I have mentioned, and those of animal magneti,m, that it
is easy to perceive in all of them an identity of .nature,.as
well as of causes. Mesmer) and his disciples, produced At
first, with the assistance Of apparatus, and afterwards with.
out it, convulsions like those which have been described.
-Pursuing their experiments, they excited that state of ra.
vishmc'nt which they denominated Somnambulism, and faa,
cied they had created something new, when-they had murely
called forth one of the thousand modifications under whicb
our sensibility may display itself. A modification exactlf
the same as that presented by the -sorcerers of ,the country
of Labourd, and the rest, with whom it was effected now
solitude, now through a more or less intimate communica..
tion but always without the lea./ participation of the mitt.
In France all the exertions ( f the numerous sect of mare
netizers are now required to produce a few convulsions
which they have not even the satisfaction of rendering
epidemic. It is not the same with our neighbours the Eng..
lisp; it is not, to be sure, magnetisers who obtain thesamg
triumphs among them; but of what importance is-the nanie
when the same cause is s-rved, the same path folkwed., and
the same results obtained ? An epidomy of very strange
convulsions has lately displayed itself in -old England,;.bitt
tobe able to describe it properly, I shall be compelled.te
refer my readers to a second article.

The advices from Malta mention a very extraotdinars/-
fact, which shews either the prodigality of NA.POLAO.V
or his extreme earnestness to undertake the enterprise
France, and his confidence in its succesa. 'Some time 7,11
the month of January, a Lady of distinguished manner'',
calling herself the Princess of Roux 4, arrived at Malta.
It was soon discovered that the object of her visit was SO
raise money ; and after having intffeetually endeavoured As)
accomplish this purpose among private individuals, .she ha4l
recoutse to the Governor of the Island. To General MA
LA ND she stated that she was in a condition of peculiar ern-
barrassment, from the waut of the small sum of 1,5001. and
she requested that either front his politeness c.r his 1int.1.,-
nity she might obtain it, engaging at the same time to gi,..k;
ample security for the amount, After sot.qe deliberatioro
the General gave her for answer that he would accede to itqc
wishes ; that he was happy in having it in his power to ac-
commodate her Highness; and if sllcWould be pleased to.dc-
posit the security, the sum won:d be immediately forth-
coniing. On.clutaining this information, the Lady put into
the possession of his Excellency, a case Gf jcwels, which site
said was greatly superior in value to the money required,
and begged of the Governor to have it in safe custody, as sh,a
should take an early opportunity of making her ackuow.
ledgments, and of redeeming these preduc..i articles, by the
payment of the money. With this pecen;ary assistance, she
set sail from Malta, and it was subsequently discovered that
the ship she Lad engaged proceeded to the Isle of Elba, and
farther, that she was the secret agent of llt:oN AP A ac. tGie
jewels so pawned with General M AITLAND have been trans-
mitted to this country, acrd having been examined by
.com-
petent persons, their value is discovered VS Lc tirwai,i, ;:),1
1.00,004 Y,