The Sun.
London, England, 1854-06-17 00:00:00

DESPATCHES FROM CHINA

(From the London Gazette of last Evening.)
ADMIRALTY, JUNE 14.
Despatches, of which the following are copies, have been
received from Rear-Admiral Sir James Stirling, Com-
mander of her Majesty's ships and vessels on the East In-
dian and China station :
No. 23,

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THE SECRET I NFIRMITIEi OF YOUTH AND MATURITY.
Just published, price 25., illustrated with cases ; free by post for 30
injliconjeunncation_with the_ commander of the United States
F tamps.
NERVOUS DEBILITY; An Essay on
sloop of war, Plymouth, and assisted by a body of volun-
Spermatorrheea, with Practical Observations on a safer and
more successful mode of treatment of the diseases of the Generative teens from the factories in that vicin'ty. i
System, obtained by the use of the Microscope in detecting and 2. The operations reported by Captain O'Callaghan IT-
distinguishine, by urinary examination, the real cause and effect of pear to have originated in the necessity for taking vigor-
every variety of complaint, wheteer arising from solitary habit., ous measures for the defence of the British and other fac-
excesses, accident, or climate, followed by practical remarks, founded tories, and to have led eventually to the seizure of the
on twenty years' experience in the treatment of Impuissance,
Chinese war-j unekso,amanpds
thtoeythoecceuxrpiuetlisioenonotfigtahoeheCthointeisiee
Nervons Debility, Local Weakness, Spermatorrhcea, &c.c. To which
are aide', Co-nmenfares on the Physiology of Marriaze, with pre- soldiers from th
cautionary hints on the evils emanating from empirical practice, borders of the settlement.
and on the dangerous remedies advocated by various writers on 3, I reeret that it is not in my power to afford their
these important disorders.
lordships any further official information on this subject,
By SAMUEL LA'NEETAT, M.D. beyond that which is contained in Captain O'Callaghan's
37, BEDFORD-SQUARE, LOND 0 N, reports herewith transmitted.
Doctor of Medicine, Matriculated Member of the University of Edin- 4. In bringing this subject to their lordships' notice, I
butzb,l7ollorari Wember of the Lena, Befoul, etedieei Society, beg to point attention to the very gallant conduct evinced
Licentiate of kpotheca.ries' Hall, London, &c., lee.
The essential object 01 this treatise is to point out the fearful con- by Captain O'Callaghan and by all the officers, seamen,
sequences resulting from certain habits, irregularities and excesses, and marines engaged. Tho conduct of Commander the --
which have produced more misery in Youth, degradation in man- Hon. G. D. Keane, and of Lieetenants Dew and Majendie,
hood, and premature decay at all stages of Life, than, perhaps, any and of a party of 10 matinee, who resolutely withstood the 7.43 W. June 2, 1854.
other class of disease known to modern pathologists, Its perusal is attack of an enormously superior force, is particularly sir
H.M. steam frigate Tribune, at sea, lat. 47.48 N, long,
—I have the honour to acquaint you, for the infor-
particularly recommended to persons entertaining secret doubts of
considered
their physical condition, and who are conscious of having hazarded nmsulideenreddedsubcyhCaisipttoaimn
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the health happiness, and privileges to which every human being is favour and approval.--I have, &C.,
entitled. it nh ae t io n
total of
destructionthe
of
the Commissioners
June,
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Europa,ef the,iu l
horseAdmiralty,st.transport,l.l•
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fire, on the morning of the Ist of
It is abzolutely necessary that all men should know, that there are
principles of personal management which cannot be violated without Rear-Admiral, Commander-in-Chief. long. 7.30 W.
AboutN.w 7.3ofraom.m.
incurring grievous penalties, and when wisdom and regret succeed The Secretary to the Admiralty. the ~
the heyday of inconsiderate self-lndulgence, how these penalties
may be mitigated, how the sting of their bitterness may be removed, Enclosure No. 1 in No. 23. which, upon closer inspection, was perceived to arise
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and how the evil and its coresequenc es may be avoided, and above all, Her Majesty's steam-sloop ,
that there is scarcely any degree of physical infirmity or functional Shanehae April 4, 1854.
. e P altered, and all sail made to close, and at 9.15 a.m. -we had
derangement to which the timely aid of science cannot apply a cure. Sir,—l have the honour to inform you, from a vessel on fire. The ship's course was immediately
that a collision approached sufficiently near to make out the vessel in
The Author has for a series of years been engaged in an extensive
practice in the treatment of these delicate complaints, which are
cumstances.
has taken place between the Imperialist forces before the distress to be a large ship burnt down to the water's edge
city of Shanghae and ourselves, under the following cir- abaft, with her bows only remaining above water. At
unfortunately teen too generally confided to the care of ignorant , 9 40 a.m. she suddenly went down, and shortly after 10
empirics, who inflict great injury on those who are induced to place I
faith in eheir pretensions. i 2. At about 4 p.m. on the 3rd instant I observed the a.m. our boats were hoisted out and lowered, and corn-
NERVOUS DEBILITY may be had, price 2v, of Messrs. Piper, , signal (previously arranged) for the small arm men of her menced a minute search amongst the floating spars and
Brothers and Co., 23, Paternoster-row; Hannay, 63, Oxford-street; Majesty's ships to land, which was promptly obeyed. wreck, which was continued until 5 a.m. without finding
Mann, 39, C3rnhlll ; or free by post for thirty st amps, to any address
from the Author's resileuce, 37, Bedford-square. 3. I shortly received a message from Commander the any vestiges of crew or passengers. The weather was fine,
' Honourable G. D. Keane (who happened to be on the spot the sun bright, and the horizon clear in every direction
At home for consultation daily from Eleven till Two, and from
z till Ziiillt• at the time) that the Imperial troops were firing on our for many miles, but no boat wad visible from the malt.

Admiralty, 16th Juno, 1851.
Sir—l am commanded by my Lords Commissioners of
the Admiralty to request you will lay before the Duke
of Newcastle the accompanying copies of two reports,
dated the 2d and 3d inst., from the Commanding Officer of
H.M. ship Tribune, conveying the sad intelligence of the
loss of the Europa transport, ou the night of the 31st of
last month, during her passage to the Mediterranean with
a division of the Enniskillen Dragoons ; and my Lords re-
quest you will state to his GI ace, it is with the deepest re-
gret that they have learnt that the catastrophe has been
attended with the loss of so many valuable lives. I am,
sir, your very humble servant,
(Signed) W. A. B. HAMILTON.
The Assistant Under Secretary, Colonial Office.