The Sun.
London, England, 1809-09-26 00:00:00

JWARGATE, SRPT. 22.

For sotne time past the most exaggerated reports
have been industriously circulated relative to the
number of sick from Waicheren who died in the hos-
pitals in the island since their arrival. It has been
stated, that three and four upon an average die daily
here in the barracks, and that a far greater number
are hourly departing at Ramsgate. From the cur-
rency given to this rumour much injury has been
sustained by the inhabitants, who are losing•their
visitors very fast—they dreading the consequences of
contagion. The alarm becomes absolutely terrific
I thought it highly necessary to endeavour to get
some information upon this important subje& ; 'and
have the pleasure
.to inform you, that I have ob-
tained a Correa and highly saiisfaCtory report' of
the aCtual. state of our brave countrymen now indis-
posed here.
On Friday and Saturday se'nnight were landed .
at the Jetty, near the Pier-head;B4 rank and file;
all of whom were m -1-h debilitated`by nervous or in-
termittent fevers. Tnese men were 'iron& on shore
by the- Foy-men, who are deserving of great praise
for their prompt exertions on this occasion, as well as
their giving their services gratuitodsly: By 'Order of '
• Mr.Ja.avts, the resident Staff Surgeon, these /34 men
were conveyed to the barracks, now converted into
an hospital ; they were placed in three of the houses
attached to the pile of building. In no one room
were there more than 10 men- placed, and in several
only three or four ; the smallest room is 313 feet long,
by 20 feet wide ; thus situated, they could not be
incommoded by heat. To each of these men Mr.
SARVLS gave one bottle of old port wine, brought
from his own cellar, which they drank immediately,
by order. Forty-six of these poor fellows" laboured
under euartian agues. TO attend 'these 84' there
were Mr..JARVIi and his four medical .assistants,
and 16 nurses, thus allowing to every fourth man
an attendant. By the judicious administration of
bark, in every stage of preparation,' and all at the
same time, the- ague subsided, and in a very few
days totally disappeared. The Surgeon-General, Mr.
Keate, though the whole of the cases very despe-
rate ones indeed, but he highly approved of and re-
' commended 4 continuance in the same mode of treat-
-ilient,Mr. Jarvis was then pursuing,
_The following
Silt men are the only persons who have died here :
Alex. Hay, Andrew Tolmay, John Taylor, Alex.
Munro, Dougall M'Coll; and Edward Ellis.
The arrangements made for the comforts of the
remaining sick have been since improved ; almost
the whole were in a fair way of recovery, and it is
expected that they will be sufficiently well to join
their respeCtive regiments in the course of a fort-
, night.

Saturday morning Mr. SILVESTER, the Messen •
ger reached WATKINS'S Hotel, Plymou th Dock,
with important dispatches for Marquis. WELLES-
LEy, at Cadiz, and,orders:were imtilediately given
'fiir the Pickle brig of war, to get in readiness to con-
vey him : she was to sail direct for that place, that
• evening, if possible. Mr. SILVESTER has also dis-
patches for Lord WELLINGTON) which are to be for-
warded to his Lordship wherever he may be.

There was no Court of Aldermen held' to-day,
but the Lord-Mayor, after inspeCting the returns of
the Mealweigliers, ordered the price of Bread to be
advanced 3d. per peck : the quarters-loaf will then
be Is. 41d.

The ulnzazon frigate is arrived from Ferrol in eight
days. The ships in the harbonr were then nearly
ready to sail for Cadiz. The French are. neithir at'
Corunna nor near IL

Four,more line of battle ships Are ordered at Ports-
mouth, for the purpose of being sunk at the Scheldt,
and the convicts are now getting ready the jury-
rigging.

PENntTn, SEPT. 20.---The severe and heavy rain
Which fell in this neighbourhood, on
.Monday last,
'caused the river Peterill to swell to that degree, that
several adjacent fields of corn were parlially, swept
away, particularly on part of the ground belonging
to Mr. Joseph Carruthers; of Pye log. He had a
field of oats, of about five acres, hurried down by
the current ; but, by fiis early endeavours, and the
assistance of his neighbours, great part was saved
from the general. wreck that threatened him, though.
in his attempt he was carried several yards down
the current. Mr. C. has also had a crop of wheat
laid level with the ground, which, it is feared,. will
be nearly lost,. Accounts of various oilier distress-
ing cases, in different parts of the country, have
been received ; corn, cattle, hogs, timber, &c. have
been seen floating dawn the rivers Eden; Emont,
gad Qal4v*t. •