The Sun.
London, England, 1809-09-08 00:00:00

RENOVATED HEALTH.

h.
I IT has been toalrequently the subjeti of just and ,
h
general reprobation, that men destitute of the elements of
l' the niedle'il art have iitKired themselves as candidates for
;,..,public.patrunage its the profession of physic- For the purpose
of doing justice to the result of our studies and experience, and
, to Prevenf.us trout being' classed among those empirics whose
imprudent pretensions have, untintunatei y tur sucietty, been
too faVourably received', we beg leave to submit to the liberal
and enlightened a faithful statement of our pursuits anti ac-
Auirements. Attet having reeeiVed a regular medical educa- •
tion as the pupils of Messrs. Grinded and Wizard, whose
ledures and practice we carefully attended, as professors and
,surgeons of the London iliispital ; we entered ourselves as
students in that justly celebrated schoOl for medical acquire-
' ment, the 1-t.oval College of Edinburgh, and were instructed
in the different hranches ofanatomy, surgery, the theory and-
' practice of physic,' chemistry, rn,d,vireiy, botany, &c. &c.
by those eminent protessors, ,Drs. Munro, Gregory, Black,
Hamilton, Duncan :Inn icithertord. We trust we shall
,ruit •
liecteerned presumptuous ire saying that outeproticiency and
acquirements are not incoiedd.,; able. Having :or a long series
ofyearsmade Venereal Compi.aints, and the various diseases
of Debility, the partiuular (*eat ot our studies and practice,
it will, we hope, be allowed that we have acquired_ superior
knowledge of their trearmenrand cure, 'ln slight and recent
cases of infection a per teet re-establishment is completed in
the Stott pertiAl of I Wodays ;,- 'mid in those of the utmost in-
. veteracy,- where ether,praelidoners have failed of success, a
proper perseverance in our plan or , treatev_in ensures to the
' patient ,a safe and radical. cute. • •
ttrnidst the melancholy -variety of disorders which are the
, . effects of 'a habit :itsiii4 ant illbSt unhappily pursued by the
youth of both sexes, were arc nyne•More alarming or more
diwessing'than those deficiencies ' and debilities which fre-
. -quently prevent or einbitter the matrimonial state. To such
peasons it must he a consiiralebri tbknitw that they may now,
by a'new•and in t4ible mode of treatment, be restored to that
greatest of all himien blessin?es, a strong, manly, and vigor-
ous•constit ution; , I Ili all - cases of debility; from whatever
cause arising, as well as in every species of venereal infeetion,
• we may be constrited by patients of-either sex with the great-
est secrecy and honour. floors of consultation athorne from
ten to three, and fi tint 6in the evening till to at night. •
Patients- in the country A e tequested to state the particu-
lars of their case, aye, and general habit °Hiving, arc. &c. in-
closing- a remitt ince tor advieeendme!!ichtes, worn the same
will be given, set. sent to any part ot the kingdom. -To ensure
• that seerecy so essential to our 'undertaking, the eostage of
letters may be ad,leil to the.aecount for medicines.. , . .
. - CURRIE and Co. Surgeons, 'No. 1,,7, Hatton-garden.
• - f.--7 Messrs. clime awl Co. nave Certirieites from the
above respectable l' rofee...e's of London and Edinburgh, of
the fliligence, skill, and numsnity, with which' they per-
formed the duties assiened them - during the tinae.they at.
tended 'liar teaures and 1- rathoi. ' , .

, .
TRIAILLo, Atio.,l6.—Long ere this, Sir Arthur
'Wellesley's dispatch wild have acquainted you, .with
the particulars of the battle-of Talavera, and the
desperate two days', fighting we have had. Indeed
it might tie, called three days, as the Frerith began
on the evening of the 2lith ultimo. Oar loss has
been great, and such as the British. nation.bas not
been used to hear of ; however, it fr., to be hoped,
from the number of.stragglers who
.have joined the
army since, that it will not exceed 4000, • in killed,
wounded, and missing. the enemy found us tough
stuff, and retired about three leagues - their loss has
;not been ascertained. No sooner had this business
been finished, than we found there was a French
army in our rear, at Placentia. Alarshal Souk, with
15,000 men, had come down from Salananca, at
Which place he left 20,N0 more, under the com-
mand of Mortier. However, Sir Arthur, who is
not easily dismayed., determined to attack Soult im-
mediately, for which purpose he left Talavera, which
Cuesta was, to defend, :Hid keep V 16tor', army in
check. Wheel the British army had at-tired at Oro-
peSa, a dispatch was received- from. Cuesta, that he
could not keep the enemy off,. but must positively
fall back upon our army. This put an to Sir
Arthur's intentions of attacking Soult he then
moved off by the Pontedel, Ae zobispo, and retreated
slowly to this place. We all consider the business
totally up; the Spaniard, are not. worth a
Ciiesta has been deposed but it is now too late; our
dependence on the Spaniards is quite absurd. The
general 'Opinion is, we ithall be in England in two
Sir Arthur has not * * * * *. All
the stores are ordered to Lisbon. The French have
.90,000 men in Spain, and we have_not more than
.25,000 effetiive men, English. The Portuguese
army are gone to Castello Branca. The brigade of
Guards have gained immortal honour, but have suf-
fered greatly. The. Gazette will give you their
names. Victor's army is close behind us; and Soult
is on the other side of us at Coria, on the road to
Lisbon: On the Portuguese army we have very
little or 'no dependence. the ships of war are gone
from the Tagus, it is said, to Cadiz, to bring off the
fleet. I wish it .may be so; I think this will cure
Ministers of sending expeditions to Spain. Sir J.
I'vloore's letter•gae a 'tolerable good account of the
Spaniards, but I hope wb shall not have another Co-
' runna business.' Owing to the rapidity of our
movements, I have not received any letter,from
England since the 23d. I shall not be sorry to re-
turn, and that is indeed the general wish of every
Odieer and private in the army ; all are' completely
sick of the business. The French have much con-
ciliated these people. Joseph Buonaparte was in
the field, to shew the Spaniards his courage. It is
thought the French will not molest us after we get
into Portugal, but lam not of that opinion. The
expence to Government for this expedition must be
enormous. The hay for the cavalry and other horses,
by' the time it gets to Lisbon, costs one shilling a
• • pound, and a horse is allowed ten pounds per day.
LISBON, AVG. 18.—The Portuguese army under
the command of his Excellency Marshal Beresford,
was, by intelligence of the 13th instant, at Azebo
and its environs, extending its advanced posts to
Corra. • Up to that time no a6lion had taken place
with the enemy. 'lt is :manifest that the public is
continually' deluded with accounts,of imaginary bat-
tles, invented to its prejudice by 'the idleness of some,
and propagated by the 'credulity of others. When-
ever a battle does take place, we shall hasten to
communicate it Officially.
(PRIVATE LETTER.)

LISBON, AUGUST 2 \l.—Yesterday arrived here 17
transports, having on board one troop of flying al-
finery from Cork. The armies have made-no move-
Went of any consequence.. The head-quarters of Sir
A. Wellesley are at Truxilio, the sick have been
sent' to Badajos ; the French. main army is—at Tala-
vera de la Reyna, Soult's corps is at Placentia. Ge-
neral. Cuesta has been, superseded, and it is said
Blake is appointed Commander in Chief of the Spa-
nish

POSITIONS OF THE ARMIES IN SPAIN.

AUGUST 22.--:The head-quarters Of the British
army are at Saracejo with the Majority of its force ;
one at Almaraz ; another division, composed of the
Hanoverian Legion and some light troops, at Tor-
Jegon. The Spanish army has its head-quarters at
DelettOsa, with the corps of reserve;. ifs vanguard
and two divisions on the river Mezas de Ibor, near
the bridge- ef Vendas ; the sth division in the moun-
tains beyond- the said river ; the ist division in Cas-
tatias de Ibor ; the 3d and 4th at Frcsdedosa, with
part of its cavalry, commanded by General Hem's-
trosa,• at Torrisela, the other at Truxillo, at the
Puente de Santa Cruz, commanded by his Excel-
lency the Duke of Albuquerque. The Spanish out.;
posts, which extend' to Puente de AI zobispo, state,
that the French had not appeared in force lii that
position ; but the English, who are at Puente de
Altnaraz, have almost daily skirmishes with the ene.
my's posts. The Portuguese army, under the com-
matil,:of Marshal Beresford, is encamped on the
,Tagus-; on the.frori tiers
,of Betra &ma ; its head quar-
ters on the 16th instant were at Zarga. Yesterday
anchored in the Tagus- fifteen English transports;
they Mug the remainder of the 11th regiment ...of
chasseurs, a number of horses to complete the ser-
vice of the English park of horse artillery, and "a
quantity of supplies; particularly provisions.—(Lis-
bon Gazette.)

,Tuow...o,Auo. 13.---,The French who attacked
the Bridge of Arz.)bispo have fallen back and pro-
ceeded towards Placentia on the ibth instant. The
English army is between Xaraeijo and Almaraz, and
ours at Deleitosa and Mess de Ibor. This afternoon,
at two o'clock, the English troops put themselves
in motion ; and at noon we expeEt here MArqii.is

A Cartel yesterday arrived at Dover from Morlaix,
which says, that Peace had been signed between
Austria 2nd France, but as there have been no re-
j(:icings on the coast we give little credit to the re-
port.

By a private letter from an Officer in Lord WEL-
L! NGTON'S at my, we learn that the French acknow-
ledged they lost 11,000 men, in the battle of
Talavera, and that if we could have relied on the
Spaniards for an ataive participation in the contest,
the enemy would have been totally, destroyed.

R.mburg-h and Alrona Papers reached town last
night, to the 30th ult. Spanish to the 18th, and
Portuguese to the 23d.

There is nothing in the Hamburgh and Altona
Papers to lead us to any certain conclusion, respea-
ing the state of the Negociation between France and
Austria. A variety of reports were in circulation
.ota the Continent : it was rumoured that a serious
misunderstanding had arisen between NAPOLEON
and ALEXANDER, respe6ling Gallicia and Turkey.—
.
11 was also said, that BUONAPARTE had demanded
the cession of a considerable part of the Prussian
territories, including Berlin, Stettin, &c. and that
yrus&a was to be indemnified for these sacrifices, by
the cession of AnstrianSilesia. It is added that thePrus-
start army had received orders to hold itself in readi-
ness to warch,and amoreintimateconnedion between
Russia and Prussia was talked of at Berlin. An-
other rumour was in circulation, according to which
Bohemia wag to be ceded to the Grand Duke of
WURTZBUEGH, who was immediately to join the
Confederation of the Rhine, as King of BOHEMIA.
Whatever truth there may be in any of these reports,
the delay which has taken place in the Negociation,
clearly indicates the unexpeEled difficulties which
NAPOLEON has bad to encounter, and that he is no
longer able to dictate to Austria in that summary
way in which on former occasions he has concluded,
or rather commanded Peace.

The spirit of the Tyrolese remained still un-

broken.

They continued.bravely to defend their
country, and to set at defiance every attempt to
'crpo%A';'.r them.

The Spanish and Portuguese Papers are chiefly
occupied wish a detail of the positions of the armies
in Spain, which is by later intelligence rendered of
little importance.

Gibraltar Papers have also been received, but they
add very little to our previous stock of intelligence.

We have made several extrals from some Dutch
Papers also received last night. The King of Wir-
temburgh has issued a Decree, declaring that those
persons should be considered as mad who speak un-
becomingly of his high person !

Since wring the above, we received Paris Papers
to the 23d, Frankfort to the 251 h, Berlin to the
271 h, and Hamburgh to the 31st. The following
is the substance of their contents :

PARIS, AUG. ZO

LETTER PROM THE MINISTER OF POLICE TO THE

MAYOR OF PARIS.

" SIR,--After the Peace of Tilsit, the English,
I.:hose power was 105.1 if war ceased upon the Con-
. • .;
tinent, wished to burn Copenhagen. Now that
Austria is rea,ly to•receive Peace from the Con-
queror, the English would burn g: tisey
fh;•z•aien % their borobs Antwerp, whose dock-
. 1 ..

incrensed, nt

the voice of our Etperor, the fleets that were pre«
paring to conquer those of EnglancL
f'.The English flatter themselves whit being able
to set tire to our Coasts. Of her own accord, all
France will fly to their defence, but we must regu-
late this noble impulse, in order to render it use,

" What is the force of NAPOLEON'S Army of
Reserve, ask the Ministers of the Cabinet of St.
James's ? We cap now reply to them. The army
hovers in its rapid march the roads from Paris to
Antwerp; let them send their Agents to count it.
Let them know that not a soldier from the armies of
NAroLEoN,will quit his standards to come and defend
the territory of his Empire.
"What Frenchmen would not take up armu-
when the soil of France is touched by the enemy ?
Are not the French armies national guards and the
national guards armies ? The audacity of the Eng-
lish only prepares a new trophy for the trophies
that are to decorate the feast of peace.
" Sir, you take a particular interest in the glory
of this capital, after our enemies have accused it
of having energy only in tumults.:-.--Let it at once
confound the calumnies of its enemies and their in-
cendiary hopes. On the East and on the West,
France is viaorious 200 leagues from her frontiers—
she will also triumph in the interior, in order that
no kind of glory may be wanting."
AUG. 22.—We are assured that the Emperor of
Austria has consented to the cession of a great pro-
vince of his Monarchy, which he had hitherto re-
fused to do. This induces a belief that the peace will
not meet with any more obstacles or delay.
Six Englishmen were taken up on the night of
the 15th, near Fecamp ; they were ordered to in-
spel the coast and disseminate libels.--illonitfur.
" AMSTERDAM, AUG. 26.--His Majesty has this
day returned to the army. The Consistory of the
Jews has allotted four ducats to each recruit of their
religion who joins the army.
" We learn from Middleburgb, that colonial mer-
chandize is in great superfluity ; hut that on the other
hand, bread and butcher's meat, and all the neces-
saries of life, arc extremely dear.
" 2he official account. of the surrender of Flu+.
inn is not yet arrived ; but all accounts concur in
stating that the garrison obtained an honourable capi-
tulation, and marched out at ten in the morning of
the 1 Bth.

" The City of Antwerp is declared to be in a state
of siege. Our Court Gazette contains no intelli-
gence from the Schel4 The enemy's force is
in-
creasing off Helmet.
‘c AUG. 13 avo at icligtla on the
eve of seeing peace concluded. It was to be signed
about the loth, according to report.—.44ena Ga-
zette.

" AUGSBURGEI, AUQ, 18.—Ins' rreai,n hal re-
commenced in the Tyrol. The Army of Bavaria
has been obliged to retire to the frontiers of Saltz.
burgh.

" STRASBURGH, AUG. 13.—The last troops from
the Upper Rhine, part of which were already on
the right bank or about to proceed thither have re-
ceived orders.to march with all expedition to Metz,
whence they are to go to Antwerp. A number of them
are conveyed in waggons. Several of the new pro-
visional battalions formed out of conscripts are pro-
ceeding to the same destination.
" WARSAW, AUG. 2 t.—The Russian army is ex-
peaed to march from Gallicia. It is 25,000 strong.
" BAYREUTH, AUG. 22.7-A corps iS forming
under the Duke Of AERANTES, which will consist
of 35,000 men, and will be named the Bth corps.---
The Doke set off this day for Saxony. He will re-
turn in a few days, but will not remain long here,
and his head-quarters will probably be removed to-
wards Dresden.

" The destination of this corps is to cover
Saxony and Franconia, in case hostilities should be
resumed, against an inroad from Bohemia, where
the Austrian General i..IENNTAYER has 525,0.00 men
behind Egra."— (Hamburg 4 Correspondenten of
August 30.)

A Gotteuburgh Mail arrived this morning, which
brings the following articles of intelligence
GOTTENEUriGH, SEPT. 1 .—General ARMFELDT
returned from Stockholm yesterday afternoon. The
troops were drawn out to receive him. He alighted
at the entrance of the gate, and walked along the
front of the ranks with his hat in his hand, amidst
the reiterated huzzas of the soldiers and populace.
STocEmoot, AUG. 18.—A Letter written by
General Count WREDE to his Majesty's Adjutant-
General of the army, and dated o,lofsfors, the 19th
inst. contains the following intelligence :

" !'his moment an express arrived here, by seas
from Admiral PUKE, relative to his expeditious pas-
sage from Hernasand to Ratan, and the landing ef-
feaed on the morning of the 17th inst. The whole
Russian force had taken up a position on this side
of Coe river Umea, ready to cross it on the 17th at
night, but having the same evening received infer-
rr.ation of the descent effected by our troops, the

Commanding General of the Rossisn troops ord4red
part of them to march to the northward, and the
remainder to halt near their former position. At.,
late as yesterday we remained pe'rtcaly ignorant of
the occurrences that had taken place, in conse-
quence of the Russians who, from the cordon
guarding so closely the lines of their position, that
no kind of intelligence could be obtained by our
scouts. But General ERISTON having this day
moved from Hourne, the communication was open-
ed, and we shall now without delay cross the Ore ;
the difficulties, however, which we have to en-
counter are very great. From want of regu-
lar bridges, we have been obliged to form a
bridge. of boats in order to convey the ar-
tillery and train across the river, and the same ob-
stacle wdl obstrual our advance at every rivulet we
meet with on our march, the• Russians having burnt
all the bridges between this place and -Linea, a cir-
cumstance which cannot but strongly.impede the ra-
pidity of our movements.

The dispatches from Lprd WELLINGTON, of which

we communicated thp substance in our yesterday's
Paper, are to be considered as highly satisfaCtory.
That the British army should have continued so for
midable to the three French Marshals, after the
union of their several corps, is a circumstance of
Just exultation. But it is not merely as a gratifica-
tion of our national feelings 'that we look upon the
fads discloSed in these dispatches.
It appears that the effeEt of the viaory of Talavera

has been to enable Lord WELLINGTON to effect the
movements which he deemed necessary, without
the slightest opposition on the part of the enemy.—
And although the lamentable indolence of the Spa-
niards has Made a retreat towards the coast indis-
pensable, Lord WELLINGTON has conducted it hi-
therto (and the principal difficulties are past), with-
out disorder or loss of any kind.
The abandonment of the sick at TalaVera, was
not, as has been most falsely stated, an evil
appertaining to the retreat ; that distressing mea-
sure was occasioned by the intention of the Bri-

tish Commander to attack the two Corps recently
returned from the North by Plasencia, an opera-
tion frustrated by the unaccountable change of
~•• position on the part of General CUESTA, after he bad
undertaken to maintain his advantageous post in the
vicinity of the late field of a&ion.

It is with deep regret that we receive the cony
tinued accounts of inaivity on the part of the
local Magistrates and Authorities in Spain ; we have
been told that the recent Dispatches represent the
utter want cif energy in thcca people in tha siy.pgeut
light, and that it has been discovered that reports
have been made, from various quarters, to the Su-
preme Government, of assistance and supplies of
various sorts furnished to the British army, in utter
contempt of truth ! Thus, either treachery, or
the fear of the just indignation of their super
riors, has aEted doubly against the interests of the Bri-
tish army, in withholding the necessary support, and
at the same time inducing the Spanish Government
abstain from other means of affording it, if such
were possessed !

We shall never lament this second entry of the
British army into Spain ; we consider it, on the con-
trary, not only as exceedingly wise and effective as
a diversion, but as a measure justly due to the small
portion of wive patriotism and energy which still
remains among the Spanish people. We wish no;
to renew the discussion of former events, by adding
that it was also due to the reputation of the British
army, and its character throughout Spain and through-
out Europe ; but when we hear Lord WELLINGTON'S
movement *tyled "an escape"and t ha tOfficer denomi-
nated rash, improvident, andso forth, wecannot abstain
from calling the recolleetion of the public to the
fact, that this retreat has been concluded, in the face

ofa far superior force, without loss of men, stores'

or money, and with a perfect freedom of movement
on the part of the retreating army. It has been con-
duced withoutany ofthose circumstances, which,
according to the French Bulletins, are necessarily
incidental to a retreat before a French and 'Superior
force, and which have been justified upon that
ground.

It is stated in a letter from CIUDAD RODRIGO,
dated 31st July, that -4000 English had been then
for two days at Coria; these, we presume, were the
division of Maj. Gen. LIGWITURNE. We apprehend
that this force will now return to I.,isbOn. We
have no doubt of being soon enabled to communi-
cate the decision of our government as to future
operations ; but we apprehend that it will be deter-
mined that, especially under the present circum-
stances of France and Austria, it is unadvisable to
prosecute further offensive operations in the South
of Spain.

On Wednesday the Duke of SUSSEX left town on
a visit to their MAJESTIES, at Windsor; and on
Monday his Royal Highness will set out for I'o4ley
Hall, the -Seat of the Marqnis of HERTFORD, in
Worcestershire, to join Ins Royal Brother, the Prince
of No'rALßz,