The National Register.
London, England, 1821-10-14 00:00:00

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FEVER I.V SPAIN.
Extract of a letter written by a Gentleman in
Spain, to a mercantile house in Birmingham
Culdas de Menboy. Sept. 91, 1821:
" I wrote to you last week the particulars et my flight to this
place, in company with Capt. --a, R. N. lam starry to my
that the fever increases in narcelonetts—from 20 to 30 are dying
daily. The fever is not confined alone to Barcelona; We now
l,ear of it at Gerona and Figueras, but at Tortosa it it dreadful ;
filly and sixty are dying daily, and the greater part of the faculty
are carried of An express came to Barcelona soliciting medical
aid, and offering 100 dollars per month to any physician that
would go them, and in case of death 23 dollars monthly as an as.
nuity to their families, and two physicians have been sent there.
Extract of a letter, dated Tarragona, Sept. 27
The news from Barcelona is very distressing: the deaths in-
crease to a very alarming pitch, and every corner of the city has
caught the infection. In Tortosa the fever rages with anabating
fury ; from the Is. to the 23d of this month, upwards of 2800
persons have been carried off e the weather is much against us;
Farlienheies thermometer, which last year at this time was at Co
now stands at 82. The fever rages also dreadfully, at Palum,
Maiorca."

On Thursday the 4th inst. Truro was visited'by
more severe storm than has been experienced f r
some years. It commenced about seven o'clock, aml
continued with little intermission until twelve.—
The squalls of wind, accompanied by heavy rain,
were so violent, that it was with difficulty those
whose business compelled them to leave their houses
could keep their feet; quantities of slate fell from the
roofs of the houses; and in Lemon-street, a chim-
ney was blown down, and injured the roof of the
house to which it belonged. A chaise which lei
one of the inns here, for St. Austell, after the storm
had commenced, was compelled to return, the road
being rendered impassable by some large trees which
were blown down near Tregolls. Happily no acci-
dent occurred here; but we are sorry to find that
this was not the case in other places, and we much
fear that. the shipping along the coast have sufferee.
All the servants of the late Queen wore discharged
on Saturday. They received the amount of what
was due to them up to Michaelmas day. The Ex-
ecutors of her late Majesty, however privately dig-'
posed, could, of course, do no mare for them, and
no intimation was given, on the part of the adminis-
tration than any gratuity would be given to then:.
It has been customary on a similar breaking up of
any royal establishment, to allow the discharged
servants. if not better provided for, a year's wages
in what was actually due to them; but it seems that
in the present instance the custom is to be honoured
in the breach, and not in the observance.

MELANCHOLY CATASTROPHE.—.EIOVeIty, Oa. 5.
—About sixty boats, employed in the herring
fishery, were yesterday evening, by the suddeneas t f
a gale of wind, obliged to relinquish their nets, in
the hopes of gaining the shore in safety, but sinful -
tunately more than forty were driven among the
rocks. The cries of the drowning, thirty five in
number, most of whom have left large families,
produced an affect too heart-rending to be adequately
expressed. The distress occasioned to the families
of the unhappy sufferers, who looked for.vard to the
fishery for their entire support, but now, alas, bereft
of the means of subsistance, is most afflicting. Lc t
it be recorded to the honour of humanity, that two
gentlemen (the Rev. Mr. Putt, and Rev. Mr. Lux
more,) then staying at Clovelly, were particularly
instrumental in saving the lives of many who but
for their humane exertions must have inevitably
perished; and at their departure generously left 51.
to be distributed among those fluniiies who are now
become utterly destitute.
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St. I'aul's Bali and Crosr.—The new ball and
cross are nearly completed: in the construction the
outline and dimensions of the old have been strictly
adhered to, but improvement has been made in the
interior, to prevent a recurrenese of failure ; for the
iron bands, plates, &c which were much destroyed
by rust, have been substituted copper and gun metal.
The ball is made of two pieces, the olil one consisted
of 14: a fair demonstration of the improved a:ate
of this science; it is six feet in diameter, and weighed
halt' a ton betiire it received its gems and ornaments.
The whole height of the copper work is 27 feet, and
weighs above tour tons. The iron spindle in the
centre. anti stand,,: is to strengthen copper work,
weigh above seven tens. The whole will shortly
be removed from Messrs Kopp.; factory in Chandos-
street, to its destination.
sijfair of lionour.—.ln of honour was sett'ed
yesterday litorniiiit in a field adjacent to tiorits:pwood,
between Mr. J. L. It -----, and Mr. two
ginneusen, well known ab engatril in Stock
Exchange transactions. The parties, attended Lv ine.r
mods, arrived at the spot down t;itie helm: 8
when the semi is used every etlort io bring the disrwe
to dill aniteahle 4.l.nistnient. This having Mailed, n.e
ground was atieJstared, soul the gentlemen fired, lay s.g-
-3t ihateen paces, aii:l exchanged two shuts. Mr.
receised the ball of his antagonist uniirr
the right breast; surgical assistance was iimitc.liatt y
uncured, and ahl ,th the wound is consitleictl
germ's, yet !,.111;414111.ArV tit/pc, are riot-ruined mai It is it
not price U to hi, resit!. n.e
ne.ir Ia iuctuu, which is not a great di‘tance ligat :• r
spot where the unfortunate t...k place .1,.e
cause of dispute is said to have arisen at a Liven' i.,e
city on Friday evening, relative to a 111111.41 y
VVIIOSe :11'6111 flow occupy a considerable pUfUlaAlti
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