The Sun.
London, England, 1812-11-07 00:00:00

A CHALLENGE.

-.74TESSRS. CURRIE and Co. Surgeons, late in
his N'Ljesty',s service, challenge the whole yiorktto
p:ove a single•instanc. wiser.. their itedicine an,t method of
cure have tailed of tln- desired The, praake of many
years in this particular branch of their procession, kis- not
given rise to one unsuccessful case. • , •
They continue to dired their studies to the treatment and
cure of venereal complaints, and that derangement of the sys-
teat; which is the tonsequence-of the pernicious and Wastetul
'rands of a habit long and most unhappily .pursued by the
„•youth of tinit sexes. In the one it will. be found to. be the
unfailing source of. barrenness ; the other have its ravages fa-
tally developed 'tó them hy- a distressing state of der,ility,
which it not timely remedied, terminates in impotcntcy,
these are its, remote and iiltitnate.ettOs.,. while consumed
tion, loss of musallar power, and various:nerVonS' complaints,
usually claraaeiise the earlier stages of his solicity vice.
Of persons languishing.un.ier the disordir,i4i(i.ait. to su::11 a
habit, their treatment is simple, and hasklever piticed unsuc-
cessful iu the course 'of a long, laborious,,and much extended
practice. It the most obstinate and coMplieuted cases 6fve-
nerealinfeoion, such-as .obstruetions in the tiret•iira,.spungy
excrescences, hard tumors, caliuus ulcers; :eruptions, se:ni-
nal weakness, Meets, as also
ST fa CT:TR S,

Whether recent or of long 'duration,- and which live baf--
•ried the skill of otlfir Practitioners, are by their present hr..;
proyed plait of treatment, ellMually and permanent cured;
• without the Patient sail:ring the excruciating pal) - 'and
alarming hemorrhage which trL.quently fial lows the applica-
,tion of-the lunar caustic. in the course ofTtwenty years
e*nsive practice in this Metropolis, numerous cases of
Strictures have heen and are daily under ther care, the total
eradication of which is elleda by-a safe, certatn,'and expe-
ditious mode of practice, • superior to any_ other yet, adopted:
I tie weitkness, relaxation, and debflity prOce.eding, from this
complaint are speedily re:l-lolled, an-jg the P.atient restored to
sound and vigorous health. 13ut Wnere thetlebiiity has Tor
years existed, a proper perseverartce in their itesturative•re•
tnedieS, after the Stricture has been deStr.,yed, is indispensa-
bly requisite to revive the slumbering sparks of lite -and to
reanimate the constitution..:'

Several Noblemen and- Geutlom. en of the first respeeta,
bility, have been under the care of Messrs. Currie, and Co.
for the removal of complaints of the Urethra, Strictures; &c.
and having received a radical and permanent Cure, request
that references may be given to them, as satisfaehery evi-
dences of the aecisive superiority.ot Messrs. Currie and Co's.
phut of treatment. Many of these p entlemen ha viz had stric-
tures from to to zo years, and had been under the care of
Messrs. Home, -Heaviside, and other Surgeons of equal emi-
nence, vdtp attempted the cure by the application of the
Lu‘nar qaustic, without success: ,
'Messts. Currie and Co. may be consulted by either sex
with the greatest delicacy, secrecy, and honour, at their
house, No. to 7, Hatton-garden.

Patients in the country are requested to state the particu-
lars of their case, age, and general habit of living, &c. &c.
inclosing a remittance for advice and medicines, when the
name will be given or sent to any part of the kingdom. To
ensure that secrecy so essential to their undertaking, the post-
age of letters may he added to the account for medicines.
gth tune, tBorb—r.o7, Hatton-garden.

. ,The G:-eat Bell of Aloscow, known to lie the
layi.:est ever fonnded, is in a deep p'it in the mu-Hst
of the Kremlin. The history of its fall is a fa-
`ble ; and as writers are accustomed to copy each.
other, tlic story continues to, be propagated. The
fact is, the bell remains in the place where it was
originally -cast. It never was suspended ;-the
Russians might as well attempt to suspkni tirst-
niz'e line-of-nattle slap, with ail its gnus
stores, A fire tool placc. id the Kremlin, the
fialues of which-caught the building- erected over
the pit in which the 'bell yet remained -; in eon-
setinence-,of -which the metal became hot ; ani?
Water thrown to :extinguish, the'lire fell upon
the- bell, causing the 'fracture :which has taken
place.' •
On fcstiV4.ll days, the peasantsviit the bell as
they would a'ehurch, considering -it as an act of
devotion ; and they-cross themstivesas they de-
seend and ascend the steps. The bottom ,of the
pit is cove:-ed by rz\tter, niud, -and inrge pieces of
timber, --vf-hich, added to the dariotess, render it
always an unpleasant li d uri-wholesonje place, in
addition to the danger arrisiiig from the- steps
which lead to the bottom. • •

I Went frequently tlze re, in order to ascertain
the dimensions of the bed with exactness. The
circlunference obtained was '67 feet and four
inches 5- which allows 'a iliatneter of 22 feet five
inches, and one third of all. inch. The ptrpen,
dicniarheight, froni the top of. the
spond exactly with the. stateinent made by Ilan-
r-way, ncinely, fect four inches and half. in

the stoutest pit, that in which it should have
received ,11c blow t i t}!e. Itammer,, its thickness
equ-al!ed 23 inches. Tile vs.-:-tight of thi§ enol--
Ifithisinass of met:,l has been computed to-
-4t1;7721bs which if vi:ined at three shiliiegT;
"pi)and,' amounts ,11,513f.q: I Gs. lying uni.m-
pleyed, :and ;:o ;`,:y

A ne (Area,. Gun, is ako crnong_the Avon-
cler, of the Krelnlin,..l measured with legs facility,
lh'ing- always interrupt:2l by the -centinels, on rst'
1-vhonl pointed his bayonet at me, threatened
to i.itab me, it !persisted in oy intention : yet, by
yjathing it:, length, I found it -etp.v.l to eighteen
Xeet- an:l a half; and its diameter may be guessed,
it is known that it will admit:a man sitting
upright within its calibre. It is, moreover ten
riches thick. . This gun is kept merely for osten-
tation, and never used., Notwithsanding the ne:
glect it has experienced, it remains in good order,
without injury. It was cas't'in 1694. Near it are
placed some artillery of less calibre, but of very
extraordinary length. - • •
it was with the greatest dirticnlty I succeeded in
obtaining a view of the interior of the Kremlin,
containing the_ autient palace of the Tsars. The
imperial treasure is now in cases round the wiills
of., the upper apartments of the palace ; , the
approach to which is by a stone staircase, me-
morable for massacres committed there by the
Strelitzcs, daring the .mutiny excited by the sister
of Peter the Great. We ascended by this me-
morable staircase- to the Imperial Treasury._ It
contains very little worth notice. Habits of cere-
morly, worn by -the Sovereigns of Russia at their
coronation, amid -other costly embroidered robes,
thickly studded with gems and. pearls, occupied
the principal cabinets, sand appeared to constitute
its chief ornaments-. An-161-1g a number of such
dresses was a vest, twelve 3T.lrtis .in length; worn
by _Catherine the Second•. It was supported by
twelVerehamberlains' at her coronation..

The custom of amassing and exhibiting splen-
did attire characterized the Russians in times of
their earliest potentates., •
The crowns of conquered kingdoms are exhibit-
ed in the Treasury.. We saw those of Casan, of
Siberia, of Astracan, and of the CriMea. • The
last; from its simplicity, and the circumstances •
connected with its history, excited the mostsinte,
rest. It was totally‘desfLtute of ornament, af-
fording remarkable contrast to the latish store
of 'riches seen on, all the o bjects around it, and
emblematical.of the simplicity and virtue of the
people, from whom it bad been Wandered. Its
form was very antient,nnd resembled that usually
given by painters to our Engßsh Alfred. • The
part of the Treasury containing the most
able objects is that in which the crowns of the
Russian sovereigns are deposited.
- In a very ancient part of.the palace, forner)t
inhabited by the Patriarchs , and adjoining to their
chapel, arc kept the dresses Worn by theth ; which
are also cxhibitedin glass cases: Th 6, requested
us particularly to notice the habits ofNicon and
St. Nicholas; the tiaras sent, to the Patriarchs,
from the Emperors of Constantinople ; the cruci-
fixes borne ill their solemn processions ; the pa-
triarchal staves, and relics.. Several of the last
were inserted in cavities cut within a wooden cru-
cifix: Aniong other things which added to its pro-
digious sanctity and-miraculous powers,tvas point-
ed out to us a part of one of the bones of Mary
Magdalene. 'The-dresses were very andient, 'Luz

ceremony
of the lik!SlllTeCtioll ;.rtild and Wert
the meanest ornatnents ia-viOicdupon them
v were entirely t'avreetkAtiili pearls, and
o''-Terwise 'adorned with enteitalds; rubies, dia,
mands, and precious %et/li_ of Sibier*
In stnalier cabinets wt sat* onyx-OM/es wart/04
in cameo work; images of pfesus anti
of the Virgin, •whici, were not less-than three
inc'l4:i: and a half' in lenl,eth, and two in breadth.
. ey she teed vessels of InaSSive
S;.-c !pink to cont4tiVonsecrated oil, which is
sent all over Russia•frOmlNliisCow, for the service
of the Greek 41i:torches. :Siiteen Of these. vessels,
of vt ry„considerable magnitude, each capable of
containing from three to four gatfons, were pre-
sented by the Emperor Paul.
. Paving'obtained the keys from the Secretary's
office, we were admitted to see fatnousModel
of the greinlio;aeCording to the plait for it erec-
tion under thit auspices of.die late Empi4ss.
one of the most curious things in Moscow. If the
work had been completed, it WoUlditarebeen the
vvo,hier of the woad. The architect who Con-
structed the plan ti.7.s RusSian bad studied
in Paris. The model cost fifty- thonsand -ronbles.-
The expellee necessary for the accomplishment- of
the tuniertttking, as the architect Cainporesi, who
made the estimate, assured me, would haVe been
fifty milliOns of roubles. The ealeillation laid lit-,
fore the Empress stated the-amoune.only at twenty
'[hemillions. , work was be 9n-; hitt, it is said, •
the falling in of part of
,the foundation deter
mined the Empress' against its prosecution. •
The plan was, to unite the whole Kremlin, hay,
ing a circumference of two miles, into .one magni-
ficent palace. Its triangular forth, and the num-
• ber of churches it contains, .oliered
som e. difficul-
ties ; but the model was rendered complete. Its
fronts arc ornamented with ranges of beautiful
according to different orderscof architec-
ture. Every part of it wits . finished in the most
beautiful manner,--eVen to the fresco painting on'
the ceilings, of the rnorns, and the -colonring of the
. various marble columns intended to decorate `he
interior. It encloses a theatre-. and inagnificei4
,apartments.—lfacl the Nvork bene completed, no
edifice could ever have-been cO:opared with it. 'lt
would-have surpassed the TempleolSOlomon, the
Proppeuni of Amasis, the Villa of Adridn, or the
Forum of Trajal.:
The architecture exhiWted iti d•fferent parts of
the. Kremlin, in its: palaces and churches, is like
nothing seen iii Europe: It is-difficult to say froin
what country it'bas been principally derived. The
architects ivere•generally-italians ; but the style
is Tartarian, Indian, Chinese, and Gothic. Here
a pagoda, there an arcade l In some parts rick
/less, and even elegance ; in others; barbarity and
decay. Taken altogether, it is a julunle of wag-
ifieence and ruin: old huildingS.repaired,-and.mo,
dern structures not completed :.hair-open vauits,
and mouldering-walls, and empty' caves, amidst
White-Washed brick ,buildings, and towers, and
churches, with glittering, gilded; or Painted
domes -
The view of Moscow, from "the terrace in the
Kremlin, near the spot where the artillery is pre-
served, ,efuld afford a tine snbiect for aPanorama.
The number of magnificent buildings, the domes,
the to ‘, and.spires, which till ail the prospect,

inake it, iierhaps, the most "noVel and interesting
sight in birope. All the wretched hovels; .au
miserable .wooden'huildings,which appear in pass-
ing through the stt ects, arc lost in the vast as-
setublage of magnificent edifices, among which the
Foundling Hospital is jrn-ticuLirly conspicuous.—
Below the. walls of the Kremlin, the Moseva, al-
ready become a river of importance,- is seen flow-
ing, tow'ards• the Volga. The new prcmcnade
forming .on. its banks, immediately beneath the

Soare'ss, is a. superb work, and pro-uns'es:eo rival
the famous quay at Petersburgb. It is .p.tved with
large flags, and is-continued from the stOneßridge,

to another, peculiarly called the Moscva
fenced with a light; but strong iron palisade, and
stone pillars, executed in vet y good taste.

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SOLEAI„ QUIS DICEUE FALSIINI

LQNDON,

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1812.

\►'e This morning received Lisbon Papery to the
. .„
27th nit. extracts from which will be found in a

suLsequet column.

report-has reached Plymouth by the Sperm,
lately arrit-(.1- "from the North Coast of Spain,
that Lord WELLINGTON, having' received intelli-
gence that Marshal SOULT, with his united forces,
was advanchig on Sir it?) WLAND HILL, Lad taken
the decided resolution &f mqving on the 22d ult.

with the British army towards' Madrid to oppose
-in person the united attempts Of .3r6sfiyiT; SOULT,
and. SucHET. The .siege of .11tirgos'.Aye. under-
StUild to have been in the meanwhile cuti-nsted to
the Spaniards. No official dispatelieS'Live, as far
as We have been abl.! to learn, reached Government
on .this subject, but the account is so probable,
and so consistent with what we know to have been

Lord WEILINGTON'S own expectations, that we

give entire.aedit to it

We have not yet received any intelligence upon
which we can place implicit reliance respecting
hisurrection in Paris, nor can we expect any
information upon the subject, unless

ai►tlientic

from persons who may haplien- to= "arriy in this
country from Paris, The Freticli 'fleivspapero

there is no longer any frdddoni of coninatnicgion
lit the cprrespOndence of individuals Several
persona hare artived within these few does froth
tie coast of Frittsce, but they only bring- reports
and conjectures; for on the rtencli coast the peo-
ple know as tittle of what passed in Paris as we ilo
in London. We arc, however,' informed that
a gentleman has arrived in town who ivas in Paris
daring the disttabances. lie States, hat besides
the three Generals mentioned in the Ilithritelir;
brotheeof General Pitt',taros, the late Governor
of Bidajoz was concerned in the affair ; but he
-
betrayed' the plan to the- Government, which

caused its failure. PIIILLITOS was to have head-

-ed -one of-.the parties of the National Guards,
Atrhile the, baler three Generals were to -march
• .
each on a particular object vbut instead of this,
he dtkeovered•the whole to the Police, who had
r%ufficient time to guard against the enterprize.
—This Gentleman also states, th At the, arrests
were very numerous,: and that. he is certain,
all those of any note taken up will never' be
heard of any. more. The• fear of not being able •
-to' leave Paris, and his business .calling him
to he coast, - prevented • him- front Irbehig able

D. learn further'partieulars, but he had no doubt

the insurrection., nuist have taken place, in.other
part's of France, as the people murmured very
much respecting tl►e edhSeription, and the late
disasters experienced by the French army in Spain.
AVe learn from another. source, that qu the
evening of the ,6th ult. Generals MALL T;
;tad were _taken to the: Bois de
Boulogne and shot. There: 'wet:e. none hut the

military present on the occasion: INlAr.r.vr, it i 9
said, exclaimed before he was shot, " Wecare not
the last of the Romans."

The following official Bulletin having appeared
• yesterday in only a part of our iimpressiimpression.,ire .
serf itagain this day : .
•
-By a' nulletin from 'Gen:. EiSEN, cfai6V the 4th
ult. it ail ears, that the
_advanced guard of COlin,t
STEINHILL had been attacked five times. by Mar-
shut M'DoNALD, lvithotit success ; after ivhieli
the Marshal retreated, thereby giving great ad-
vantages to Count WITTGENSTEIN.
A Bulletin of Prince. KUTLISOW, of the Ist
October, states, that in the last ten days he had
tnade above 5000 prisoners, a great number of
Officers of all ranks, and Lieut. General -Fr.:MIER,
Chief of the Stall* to MURAT.
Gen. TORMAZOW had sent three standards of
PREILLY's regiment of light cavalry to.the
Emperoi-, taken by Count de BuxuA6 EN,
Prince KUTUSOW' adds, that:two hundred Cui-
rassiers, taken prisoners in the environs of 'Mos
cow, state unanimously that the enemy is in the
greatest want of provisions.
Itappears.by other accounts. that the Austrian'
corps had been driven back.upon Brezck.
• Buoti-ArittE had sent a message offering peace,
by Count LAURISTON, to Prince Kutesow.

•
WINDSOR, NOT. nh tne NUEEN,
and Princesses ELIZA-MITI! and 'MARI', took an
airing to 'Maidenhead and back. This is the first
time her Majesty has been out Of the Castle for a
week.

The Pritlee3SeS A'UGITSTA, anit
LOTTE of WALES,. rode on li.oi'sebn6k;: Licfompa-,
Died, by. Lady., C. ONSL OW ; Cokint oNs-t. , Qe-;
!Jena. SPENCER, and Colonels IYEsmita'w and T.4t-
LOX.

Thursday evening the PRIiICt; RE-ctxr ho-
noured Drury-lane ,Theatre with his presence Or
the first titre.

Yesterday the vitkes of YORK and CLARP.NCE
had interviews of the PRINCE REGENT at Carl-
ton House.

The Marquis CAminti transacted business yes-'
terday at the Foreign Office.

The Earl of Ltv-Nttrimi. left Walther on Thars-
day, and proceeded to Margate and inspected , the
Pier. The Noble Earl proceeded to Sitonghourn,
where he slept. Yesterday morning he sat off for
London, and arrived at Fife House a little before
two o'clock. Sdon- afterwards he weßt to Carl-
ton !louse, to pay his re:pects to the PRINCE
REGENT, and Inal a long audience of his Royal
ItighneSs;

Sir BRENT SPE.NdER has succeecie(i Major-Ge-
neral WYNYARD, as Etli,,erry in Waiting at. Wind-

The PRiNCE REGENT has settle,' 2507,: per
annum (in addition to 'the usual pension) ou the
widOvir-of the late Li.cutcnant-ColoWel n;Aat,o-,v,
of the 6J st Regiment, who fell at thc limttle of
Salamanca, on the'22d'of4ly -

The Stdg, of 36 glins, Capt. WO6LDRIDpA, has
sailed' for Lisbon,- with money for the use of the
trcops. We are glad that the extreme. want ,of
cash, for a long time, mentiMned in the letters
from our -armies in the Peninsula, is at length
about to be relieved by this supply.
THE THEATRE.—The revived CoMia. Opera
Of The' Lord of the Nanor Was follOvi,ed last night.
at Covent-Garden Theatie;,by the farce entitled
The Cheats of Scapin, which was .orieeyery
,p p!, -
hi r. on the London Stage, 'lt W7:a orighnilly
written by NoLIERE, and WaS soon after, adapteti
to the English Stage hy,artv;t.Y. The piece af-
fords full scope for the versatile,powers of Ts4A-
THEWS, 'svlio exerted them with the most divert,
.
assuminging effect in. the part
.of Scapzn, assuming the •
•
se-
veral disguises 'with so much . adroitness and va-
riety as to appear exactly like, so Many different
performers. The farce, went off with great spir.