The Sun.
London, England, 1809-11-18 00:00:00

.13M1TAPATE'S EPILEPSY.

We insert the article which follows, respe6iing
the reported malady of Buonaparte, .without at all
vouching for its correEtness. It is extraded from a
Paper printed in the French language :
" The -following details are derived from a con-
sultation Which•DOetor Corvisart has had with Doelot

-*; a physician of celebrity at Paris.
" This .consultation took place since the return of
Buonaparte to Fontambleau, where he has had anew.
attack of epilepsy.
" From the time when Buonaparte was at the tni-.
litary school at Brienne he, wOls subject to convul-
sions, which had all the symptoms of epilepsy. At
the age of 22, a kind of scorbutic eruption made its
appearance, which rendered the convulsions less fre-
quent and less violent. As often as he attempted to
get rid' of this eruption, the convulsions return-
ed with alarming symptoms. . Buonaparte. had in
Egypt a pretty violent attack, during which he
was some , days without seeing any, one. At
Vienna lie caught a cold atter violent exercise
fever made it arpearance, and in a very few
hours delirium followed. Convulsions came on,
'and the epileptic attack was more violent than any
he had ever had before ; it lasted three or four days,.
When Dr. Cdrvisart arrived Btionaparre was better;
• he ordered two issues to beap'ened. Since his return
to Fontainbleau, Buonaparte wished to resume the
mode of life to which he was accustomed, and, not»
withstanding Dr. Corvisart's remonstrances, suffered
the issues to close ; and in spite of all the Do6tor can
do or say, he cannot be persuaded to have them re-

Opener)."
* We have hesitated whether we should name this physi-
cian, or designate him by his initials; we thought char it
wuuld be more prudent hell her, to give hiS uame nor tniti:ils•

SINGULAR INTREPIDITY.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE BOMBAY COURIER.

SIR,'
A singular instance of intrepidity took place at
Agoada, near Goa, on Tuesday last, the 21St inst. •
Early in the morning a report was received at the
cantonments, that a large Cheetur had been seen on
the rocks near the sea. About nine o'clock, a num-
ber of 'officers and men assembled at the spot where
it was said to have been seen, when, after some
search, the animal was discovered to be in the re-
cess of an immense rock; dogs were sent in, in the
hopes.of starting him, hut without effeet, they hidV;.F;
ing returned with several wounds.
. Lieutenant Evan Davies, .of the 7th regiment, at‘'
tempted to enter the den, but was obliged to return,
finding thepassage extremely narrow and dark. He,
however, attempted it a second time, with a pick-ace
in his hand, with which he removed some obstruc-
tions that were in his way, and having proceeded a
few yards, he heard a noise, which ,he conceived to be
that of the animal in question. He then returned,
and communicated the same to Lieut. Thew, of the
artillery, who also went in t he same distance, and was
of
_a similar opinion. What course to pursue was
doubtful ;, some proposed blowing up the roek,ot hers
,smoking him out. At length a port-fire was tied to
the• end of a baMboo, and introduced into a small cro.
vice which led towards the.den. Lieut. Davies wen!
ott-his hands and knees down the narrow • passse
which- led to it (which he accomplished with MOW
nett danger to 'himself ), and by ttim light of it he;
' was, nabled to discover the animal , having returned,
he said he could kill him with a pistol, which Ming
prp,cured, he 'entered again, and fired, but without
success, owing to the awkward situation he was then
placed in, with. his left hand only at liberty. L.ll
Went back with a musket and bayonet, and wotinugcr
him in the loins, but was obliged to retreat Is qui".
asl'the narrow passage would allow; the tiger having
forced the musket b'ack towards the mouth of the
den., He then procured-a- rifle, with which he again,
forced his way into the place, and taking a deliberate
aiin at his:head; fired, and put an end to his existence.
• 'Another difficulty still presented itself; how to get
him out required some consideration. Ropes were
procured;otbdt every attempt to reach him proved
Fruitless, .till Lieutenant D. with a pick-axe in his
hand,,ent-his way into the den, and got sufficientlY
near to fasten a strong rope round his neck, by w hid)
means he was dragged out, to the no small satisfsc.
lion of a numerous crowd of anxious speaators.
He measured seven feet and a half from the' nns°
to the

A CONSTANT READER.
Agoado,'Mikii 22, 1809.

INSTANCE OF HEROIC COURAGE OF MR. WORTH, A
MIDSHIPMAN, AND SON OF THE ,LATE ADMIRAL

WORTH. ..
At the latter end of last year, or early in this, Mr.
Word},
,with five more Englishmen, attempted to
make their escape from the fort of Bitche, in Franca,
by niehns of a rope made from ,their sheets. ' The
height of that part of the fort from whence they de-
scended is near 96 feet perpendicular. Five sac'
ceeded, but the sheet unfortunately broke, and pre-
cipitated this brave lad near 30 Meet, by which be
broke lii thigh. Such ryas his courage, although
in excruciating pain, that he remained at the foot
of the fort from seven o'clock in the evening tilt
• eight the next morning. •While he lay in torturc't
the night patrolepassed close to him; in the niorry
ing they found him still lyina,in the ditch, and ask'
ed him why he had not .called for assistance ? H'
answer was—" What, and betray my comrades ?-':,
No:—thank God ! they have a night's start of you.,
1 He ,recovered, and immediately on, his recovery, An
!
' according to French humanity, was put into a dun'
lgeomfor several weeks.
The same young man made the, same desperate'
attempt. two years before, with six others ; but 01
4 tlte,mornent of. the rope being fixed to the bar of
the souterraine, an officer tumbled over the rope;
i this gave the alarm. , Instead of retreating into the
s.outerrajne, they all descended on the rope, which
broke about seven feet from the post, and they felt
near 100 feet right perpendicular. Lieutenant El'
sel was killed dead, and the other five fell into 3
small tank of about two feet water, which broke
their fall, but they were all senseless, and it "p
many weeks before they recovered ; itutnediatell
on which they were all confined for .three month"
in the depth oLiwinter, in dungeons..

The other evening-, between seven. and eight
o'clock, the premises of Mr. Lane ,:in Gerrard-stree,
,Sho, was, robed 9,f, stockipg-web pieccs,