The Sun.
London, England, 1812-05-19 00:00:00

INOVATL:I) HEALTH.

TT has been 'too-frequently the subjea ofjust and
geuerai reprobation, that men destitute offhe vtlementsof
the medical art , have cilli:red themselves 'as candidates for
public patronagein ihe profession of,physic. •For the purpose -
of doing justice to the resu It A our studies and experience,•and
to prevent us from being dassecr among those empiries whose
imprudent pretensions haye, unfortunately for soelecy, been
too favourably received, we. beg leave to submit to the liberal
and enlightened a faithful statement of our pursuits and ac-
qktiremerics.. After having received a regular medical edutsa.
trop as the pupils of Messrs.'•G-rindell and Blizard;
ledures and practice we c,arefu Ily attended, as pioressors and
surgeons of .the :London Hospital; we entered ourselves as
students itr•that. justly celebrated school for medical
acquire-
went, the Korai College of Edinburgh, arid were instruded
in the different branch;!s of anatomy, surgery, the theory and
pfadice or physic, chemistry, midwifery, botany, etc. &c.
by-those ertunent • professors, Drs. -Monro, Gregory 1-flack,
Hamilton, Puncati and R,uflierford. We trust we shall not
bedeeMed presumptuous in saying. that our proficiency and
acquire:mei:A are niconsidcrable. • Having tor a Jong series
of years made Venereal Complaints, and the various dise-n;es
of. Debility,. the particular objett of our studies :Ind
practice, •
it will, we be al lowed that we have acquired superi-r
kno W ledge of 'their treatment and cure. In-slight and recciA
'cases of icifedicn a perfect re-establishment .is completed in
the shaft period of two days ; 'and in those of the utmost in-
veteracy, where other practitioners; have failed of success, a
proper perseverance in our plan of treatment ensures to the
patient a safe and' radical cure. •
Amidst the melancholy variety of disorders which arc the
.eflee,ts of a habit long and most unhappily purtied by the
youth of both seXes, there are none rnore alarming or more
distreasing thin those deficiencies and debilities which fre-
quently prevent dr embitter.the matrimonial state. To such
pet sons it must be a- cansolation to know that they may now,
by a new and itifallible.nu,cle ntrreatinent, be restored to that
greatest of all human blessings, a strong, manly, and vigor-
cius constitution. in all cases of debility, from whatever.
cause arising, as well as in every species of venereal iniecliun,
We may be cansulted by patients of either-sex with the great.
est secrecy and,honour. Hours olconsultation at home from
fen to three, and horn 6 in the evening till to of night.-
Patients in the country are requested to star~ the paitieu.
lars of their case, age, and general habit olliv•ing, &c. Secs in-
closing a retnittancefor advice: and medicines, when the same
will be given, or sent-to any part of the kingdom: Toensure
that secrecy •so essential to our undertaking, the postage of
'letters may be added to the account tar medi eines.
" CURRIE and Co. 'Surgeons, No. 1,7, Hutton—garden.
Messrs. Curriesand Co. have Certificates iron me
above respectable Professors of London and:Edivbutgh, for
the diligence, skill, and Hitntnity, with which tiLv ref-
fotmed the duties assigncd them during the time-fey At.
tend,d ti,, it LeEttires and I-vac:nee.

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SUN.

SOLEM QUIS DICARIL FALSUM AUDEAT ?

L 0 N D 0 IV,

TUESDAY, MAY 19, 1812.

it is with the deepest regret that we communicate

to our Readers the followhlg account which we have

received of a cireagul Earthquake in the West in-

dies.

ST. PIERRE9,NIARTINICLUE, APRIL 19, Is 1 2.—A

most dreadful . account was received here yesterday,

by the way of Curacoa, that the City of Curacoa, and

the Town of La Guira were destroyed by an Eant-

quake on. the 26th ult.

Seventeen churches are said to have fallen at Cara-

cas in a minute ; and as it was Holy Thursday,

they were full of inhabitants. Private buildings,

no doubt, also fell in great numbers from such a

shock. Fourteen thousand persons are said to

have perished there. At La Guira few houses

are said to ternain, and about 1400 persons to have

perished. The Congress and people employed in

the Federal Government were at Valencia, I be-

Leve, ark! expea have escaped this dreadful vi-

sitation.

The Anholt Mail which arrived 'yesterday, tho'
it .does not absolutely state that war has adually
commenced between Russia and France, yet is cal-
culated to remove all the doubts that have existed
npon the .sulij:ea. The Emperor of RUSSIA has
quitted his capital, to join' his army, and the French
are advancing, with great rapidity, and in consider-
able numbers, to the frontiers of Russia. The King
of raussix is now virtually dethroned; every for-
tress of any consequence in his dominions, as well
as his own persOn, are in the bands of the French.

ft is stated that BUONAPARTE very recently, made •
offers of accommodation to the Emperor of RUSSIA,
and that the latter replied that he would not listen
to any terms, unless the French troops were with-
drawn from Ptussia, which BUONAPARTE refused.—
Thia statement certainly rests.upon no better autho-
rity than the other political rumours that reach. us
from the Continent, but at the same time it has the
appearance of probability. We have, on former
occasions enumerated at some length the various
causes which must, under all the circumstances of
the present times, render BUONAPARTE extremely
cautious how he commits his fate upon a war in
the North. We think it therefore very likely that
he would for the present abate some of his preten-
sions, rather than enter into a war with Russia ;
but the evacuation of Prussia is a point which he
certainly would not concede, except in the last
extremity. The possession of Prussia, or at
least all that part which borders on the Baltic,
BUONAPARTE will claim the right of keeping, for the
purpose of enforcing his commercial regulations ;
and the inhind fortresseS he will with equal justice
insist u, on retaining for military purposes, in the
event of a war with Russia. If, therefore, the Em-
perGr of RUSSIA has demanded the evacuation of
P.ussia as a sine qua non, we may consider the war
as a3ivally commenced.

We are unable to speak with any degree of cer-
tainty with regard either to the numbers or the po-
sitioniof the Russian troolis. The reports- aze_vari-
-0116 upon these subjeas, bn't we have litile doubt
that the accounts both of the Russian OA French

-armies-are greatly exaggerated: Before the Ernpetor
IsrtExANDrit left his cakita,l he
.took the Sacra-
nlcat at the Cam, Church, and on his departup,,
which .was on the 21st nit. he was
_loudly chcered
by the people. There is' every reason to believe that
perfect understanding prevails between. Russia and
'Sweden,. and we have 'no doubt that the, treaty.be-
tweet-) Great Britain and Sweden will very soon be
tOgned.. The following, letter from Stockholm con-

clins some. interesting information

" STOCKHOLM, PtIAY B.—A- gentleman arrived
y,!sterday as courier from Count lovEriumm, at
St. Petersburg!), with dispatches, with which he
set off immediately to the King at Orebro. 'He
left St. retersburgh on the 2 5 t h of April, being se-
ven days.later than the mail, and, brings the Midi-
li;;ence, that some five or six days before, a courier
had arrives there from Paris, with proposals for set-'
thug matters amicably ; to which the Emperor
ALEXANDER'S ultimatum was—" That the French
troops should evacuate all tha Prussian dominions,
or be would go on with the.war." This was'a con-
dition which it was supposed the French would not
agree to ; and accordingly the_ Emperor set off on
Use 21st ult. fur the head-quarters of the army, at

WViltiau, repotted to be 05,006 strung, well equip-
ped and provisioned, and more troops drawing toge-
ther from various quarters. The Emperor is det'er-
Mined to make a bold stand, being ct.rtain that he
has nothing to fear from the Swedes : on the con-
trary, it is confidently asserted, that a closer treaty
of alliance between Russia and Sweden is going on
at this very moment..
In Hungary there are very strong symptoms of
disapprobation of the French alliance, fearing that it
may lead the country into a war. This has caused
a very considerable sensation at Vienna, and may
lead to some serious alteration in the system of po-
litics on the German continent. •

The treaty between England and Sweden is in
very great forwardness; indeed, it may be added, is
as good as concluded—the terms at present un-
known."

With regard to BUONAPARTE, we are not yet accu-
rately informed whether he has quitted Paris or not.
—A vessel that has arrived from Ostend,.brings, an
account that he left Paris on the 13th, but whether
he set out for the North, or for Dresden, to have an
interview with the Emperor FRANCIS, we are not
informed. The subjeas of the Emperor of AUSTRIA,
particularly the brave and faithful inhabitants of
Hungary, have loudly expressed their disapprobation
of the alliance with- France.

We are glad to find that the accounts of the dis-
graceful proceedings at Nottingham, on the receipt
of the intelligence of the murder of Mr. PER-
CEVAL, have been exaggerated. it is true that
some of the very lowest of the populace,
did, in a part of the town which they exclu-
sively inhabit, parade about with a drum and
flag, buzzaing ; but they were stopped by the Ma-
gistrates, and the bonfires which they lighted put out.
The ringing of the bells had no reference to the sub-
je&, as the Society of Ringers ring every Tuesday
night throughout the year.

We noticed yesterday the various rumours which
were circulated, with more confidence than accu-
racy, respeaing the new Ministerial arrangements.
The Morning Chronicle of this day contains the.
following article upon, this subjea
‘.‘ We believe, that up to a late hour last night no
definitive arrangement was formed. It is under-
stood that the PRINCE REGENT, after the massacre
of Mr. ,PERCEVAL, signified his pleasure to the
remaining Members of his Cabinet, that they
should deliberate on the means of carrying on
the Government by merely such accession of
strength as might be obtained, without a material
deviation from the principles upon which it had
been carried on ; and he left it to their discretion to
point out to him the persons with whom they
might be inclined to treat. Lord CAITLEREAGII,
from a feeling that his presence might embar-
rass his Colleagues, if, under this instruaion, 'they
might turn their eyes to Lord WELLESLEY and
Mr. CANNING, desisted from attending the Ca-
binet Councils; and signified his wish that he
might not stand in the way of an arrangement
with Mr. CANNING. The latter Gentleman, in
return to this civili'y, expressed no reluaance
to ' serve with the Noble Lord, declaring, that
thongh he had considered Lord CASTLEREAGH
misplaced in the situation of Wer Minister he
did not objet to thing with him in other sitna-
The opening to an understanding being
thus made, the Earl of LIVERPOOL has had several
meetings with Lord WELLESLEY, but the Noble
Marquis, as we are told, feels the crisis of our affairs
to be so perilous, and the necessity of a strong Govern-
ment so essential, that he has nude representations
on the subjea, which hay., up to this time, pre-
vented any conclusive settlement of an Administra-
tion ; at least, if arranged, the nature of it had not
transpired when this Paper went to press."

lions.

Upon this article we have very few observa-
tions to male. It is true that last night- no
definitive arrangement was formed, and the greater
part of the above statement we are disposed to be-
hove to be generally correot. We shall most sin-
cerely rejoice ifsuch an arrangement can beformed
as- shall give the Nation the benefit of the services
of the Marquis WELLSLEY, 'Mr. CANNING, and
Mr. HUSK' ISSON, in addition to the present Minis-
ters, and we have every reason to believe that our
wishes upon that subjed are in unison with those of
,a great majority of the nation. Upon all the great
and leading. principles of foreign and domestic policy
the MarquiSWELIEStEY and the Gentlemen we have
mentioned, substantially agree with the present Ad-
ministration. Upon the subject of the War in the
Peninsula, the Orders in Council, the :discusSions
with AMerica, there can be no difference of opinion
between them, and therefore we confess that

we see no obstacles to the rumoured arrangement
that may not easily be surmounted. We shall,give
our Readers the earliest information when any thing
'definitive takes place.

We have indeed heard since we began' to write
on this interesting sobjta, that Lord LIURROOL

will certainly be First Lord of the. Treasury ;
Mr.HUSKISSOL,T or MriVANSITTART, Chancellor of
the Exchequer, and that Mr. CANNING will accept

Of officz.

SUN - OFFICE- TWO O'CLOCK.

Paris Papers have just been recei►•ed. Tho Mo-
nileur of the loth instant contains the following

article

PARES, MAY 9.—The Emperor set out to day
to inspea. the Grand Army colleaed upon,. the
Vistula.

Yesterday the LORD CuANctt,Loß, the Earl of
LIVERPOOL, and Lord CASTLERgAGH, 11,13 audiences
of the PRINCE REGENT 31 Carlton House. .

Yesterday, at two o'clock; a Cabinet Council,
which was summoned by Lord CASTLEREAGH, Was
held at the Foreign Office ; it sat till half-past five
o'clock.
Lord CASTLEREAGH and Earl CAMDEN did not
attend the Cabinet Councils which were held on Fri-
day, Saturday, and Sunday nights.
-Yesterday, about three o'clock, the Sheriffs of
London and Middlesex had an audience of the
PRINCE REGENT; et Carlton House, to know his
.Royal Highness's pleasure When he would be pleas-
ed to receive the Address of the Corporation of the
.City of London; upon the assliisivation of Mr. PER-
CEVAL; when the PRINCE was pleased to appoint

the next levee day, which is expeaed to be next
Friday.
The Anniversary of the Birth-day of her Royal
Highness the Princess of \Vales falling on Suoday
last, the celebration of it did not take place until last
night, when her Royal Highness's tradesmen, &c.
ilitiruinated on the occasion. The initials, C. P. VV.
and P. W. in brilliant lamps, enlivened many parts
of the town.

The Earl of UXBRIDGE gave a grand dinner yes-
terday at his house in Old Burlingson-street, to his
Royal Highness the Pt.tNce REGENT, their Royal
Highnesses she Dukes of YORK, CUMBERLAND, and
GLOUCESTER, the Earl of HARRINGTON, and seve-
ral other noble personages.

Though it is probable that BUONAPARTE will hear
with some degree of.pleasure of the melancholy fate
of the British Mintster, whose energy so ably coon
teraled his endeavours to ruin this country, yet it
will hardly be unmixed with pain and apprehension;
for if so virtuous a man as Mr. PERCEVAL, who could
offend no man but in the conscientious discharge of
his public duty, arid to whose personal worth the
bitterest of his political enemies were anxious to pay
;hi homage of, esteem and veneration, could not
escape the hand of an assassin, what has . that man
reason to expect, who has wantonly trampled upon
the rights of independent nations, overturned their
ancient and venerated Government, compelled their
population to join his armies, in order to fight for the
support of tyranny, and who has been the cause of
more misery in private life than any other man who,
unhappily for mankind possessed the power of sacri-
ficing them to ambition—an ambition which, in the
preSent case, nothing, perhaps, could satisfy but
uuiversal dominion. ,

Extraa of a Letter from an Officer belonging, to
the British army in Sicily, dated Palermo, March
:

" We have a fine division here of about 6,000
Eng:ish bayonets, and part of the 2o ..h Light Dra-
goons. Lord W. Bentinck makes this city his head-
quart•rs ; and so be must continue to do whiles the
Neapolit2n clique continue their intrigues to prevent
our doing-any real good to the poor Sicilians;, but
we hope that when the new Ministry, with

monte at their head, are once fast in the saddle, that
matters will soon make . a different appearance.—:-
When the affections 61 rile people are reconciled to
their Government, and a strong force of militia is
established, the island may bid defiance to Murat ;
and a great part of our English troops may by made
use of in some way or other, and may have oopor•
;unities of emulating the gallant fellows in. Spa;n.
Lcrd seems to have something of this sort.
in view already. They write from Messina that
orders have been given to prepare 611 the transrmrts
lying at that place. The conjecture is, that Gen.
Maitland is to go with seven orB,ooo 1-3itish, and
some of the. best of the Sicilians, to lay siege to
Corfu. I suppose the Greek regiment, and some of
'the other troops serving in the islands under Gene-

ral Aircy;will join the expedition there. A great
quantity of engineers' tools, and soma heavy artille-
ry, have certainly been shipped both at Malta and
Mtssina, and every thing seems to confirm the idea
that a siege is in view, and that the Adriatic is the
side upon which we are to act ; as yOur old (tieqd
Robertson was sent there lately with 800tintLr the
pretext 'Of garrisoning the little island of Lissa ; and

a good many of our/grin and moilai boats have, been
stealing oVer, by one or two at,ll time, from Mosina
to cepha!onia._ i trust our regiment will not be
left behind, for we are very*strong, and in the bigh-

est order. There never W.+4 seen a fi..er body of
infantry than 'what inayTbe carried from Sicily ; and
we are told that all the it!h-abitants of Corfu are
ready to rise, and join us npon our.brst appearance."
MATTiniwS was to have p,erfarmed at the Kim's
Theatre for the benefit of Mrs. MuukTAll4, but the
arrangements of the Haytharket Theatre, which
opened the s-31rie night, prevented him frOM assist-
ing on that occasion. In consequence of the dis=
content which some part of the audience manifested
in thedisalipointment, he ihought proper to publish'
a letter to account for it.' To those, however, who
know this performer; such a letter was wholly un-
necessary ; for, by all accounts of his character, he
is always. ready to exert himself in 'favour of his
brothers and sisters of the* Sack ar'd . •

Gov.e.rnrnent has ac length deniratined that the
Local Militia are entitled to their clothing at the ex-
piration of tour years from their enrolment, or to7s.
in lieu of it, which the Cutnnlandatits are authorised
to pay them at the expiration of the sixteen days
training this year. They also the choice of receiv-
ing 54. 4d.• for their knaps:ick and stock at the
end •of the training, or of taking them with. tliKir
other 'necessaries at the- expitatton of the four

years.
EAD.—This day there Was no Court of Alder-
men. Ine Lord-Allynr, alter inspecting the re-
turns, order-al the pre,ent prices to retrain. The.
quariein 'vat .