Star.
London, England, 1805-02-11 00:00:00

GIBRALT.a, NOTEWER rg, tie)+, _

"The deaths amongtt the inhabitants in town does
not now amount to above two or three daily, the
agate havinivo freth fubjeds to attack in town t but
the contagion appears to be as deadly and malignant
as ever to all ((rangers and fuch as have aot had the
cliicafe, which, thank GOD, does nct attack any a
(:coed time ; however the fever is gradually going
through the troops at the South, about Soo of whom
have not yet had it ; upon an average about 16 are
taken ill daily, and the deaths amongft them are re-
duced to about five daily. Mrs. DARLING, widow
of Capt. DARLING, died yefterday (the 23d) ; Mrs.
Caatiarta, wife of Captain CALPINTIR, of the
Loth Regiment, died yefterday of the fever.

This day the LIVELY frigate arrived from Portf-
::iouth, in 18 days, having five medical men on
board, fent nit for the Garrifon. The BIAGLI failed
at the fame time with (even more of the faculty.
41 NOV sista 3o.—The fkknefs amonga the troops
continues much as ufusl, about 16 taken ill daily.—
The remainder of the medical Raff from England
arrived to day, except Dr. Bowr. is, one of the Phy_
licians, who died on the paffage.
a. Die. a.—Mrs. WILKINSON, wife of Captain
WILKIII3OII, of the 13th Regiment, died of the fever
yetlerday, univerfally regretted by all who knew her.
Mr. MITCHELL, one of the medical men lately ar-
rived, died this morning of the fever, after three days
Rinds.

"The Assn■ arrived this morning from Lord
tit tsow's fleet, to cruize here. Sir Jon■ Oans's
fqtradron, off Cadiz, have already fent in eight va•
luable prizes to this place, three of them laden with
cochineal from South America.

" DEC. s.—The Dort WALL, Sir R. STILACHAN ar-
rived this morning with a Spanith frigate, of 4+ gtins,
which the captured Tome days ago off Cadiz, after a
dace of 3cso miles. The Crircotas brig alto arrived
from Lord Necsoa's fleet, with the accounts of his
fquadron having taken Come Tranfports, with a Spa-
nith Regiment, going to Minorca, and which had
been fent prifoners to Malta ; the Officers having
been fira landed in Spain on their parole. Five fol-
ders died laft night of the fever, and four the pre-
ceding night—about is taken ill daily.
" The Emperor of Morocco has lately refuted to
allow any live cattle, or fupplies, to be exported from
Barbary to this Garrifon. except What is barely Cut-
ficient for the fupply of the troops, fo that we have
'now to look forward to war, peftilencei and famine.
"D c.6.—Lieut. HENRY de koLcs,of Da Rotes's
Regiment, died !aft night of the fever. and five fol.
alto four inhabitants. A violent gale of wind
all day, which we arc in hopes will abate the con-
tagion.

"Ds c. 7.--ANdlor Ma co u t 111,1 fnrgeonof the t jth
Regiment, died laft flight of the fever ; alfo four fol-
eters and four inhabitants. The Steamy's arrived
to day from the fleet off Cadiz, to repair her fore-
yard, which was crippled in a gale of wind.
" The Spaniards have been very bufily employed
there three days pall in carrying guns to their batte-
ries iti the lines, and round the Bay. Intelligence
was received to flay from Madrid, Ilium death of the
Prince of Peace. There arc various accounts of the
caufe of the quarrel between him and the Prince of
the Afturias, which terminated in the death of the
Prince of Peace, by the band of the latter : the molt
eorreet one is, that the Prince of Peace, having, in ra•
ther an infulttng tnanner,told the Prince of the Mo-
rin, (the heir apparent) in the Council, that" there
" was every probability of a French army advancing
4' into the Kingdom, in which cafe he would not look
"forward with any hopes Of ever being King of
" Spain." The Prince of the A Iturias immediately drew
a dagger, and (tabbed him. fayiog. " that the author
" of his misfortunes lhculd not live to triumph over
" them."—Few or none will lament his death, as he
was the complete tool of BONAPARTI, and it was
commonly fuppored that he looked forward to the
throne of Spain, through the arms or artifice of the
Imperial Defpot.
" Dacawaea B.—Lieutenant Nam, of the loth
regiment, died yefferday of the fever. another fretb
viftim to imprudently removing into town from camp.
" Orders are at laft given to day for feparating ill
the troops who have bad the difeafe, from thofo who
have not yet received the contagion ; the latter of
wh m are tobe encamped at Windmill•hill and diffe-
rent parts of the Rod, and no communication what-
rver to be permitted between them, and the other
mops who have **tad the fever, who are moved into
town from the encampments.
" Dt c. 9.—The troops who have not had the fever
moved to their different camps to day, agreeable to
the general orders of yefterday.
" Dec. t t.--Not a fink foldier has been taken
ill thefe laft twenty-four hours of the fever, being the
firft inftanee of the kind that has occurred fince the

&fedi began, and is a ftrong proof of the good ef-
fells refulting from the late orders, for cutting off
all communication between the troops in tamp and
thofe in town.

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" Dsc. s4.—The difeafe is fall fubfiding among 9
the troops The t3th regiment, who had the precau-
tion to burn all the bedding of thofe who were mov-
ing to camp, and to furnith every man with a clean
blanket, have in confequence not bad a man taken
in fince they encamped.
" The other regiments who carried their old bed-
-4;lg with them; have had one•or two each tako

But the difeafe is evideady 'rapidly declining, not
above two on an average being taken ill daily, and
we have every profpe& of its ceafing amongst the
troops. The deaths by the returns up to yeiterday,
amounted to 853 foldiers, and 5o officers era sly (in-
cluding the Staff) fence the t ft of September.
" The difeafe has been fingularly fatal to the old-
deft foldiers and to the Route(t and belt looking men
in the different regiments, fo that the flower of the
garrifon have been deftroyed by it. What adds to
the regret is, that all the regiments here were par,
of that gallant army which were the conquerors of
Egypt, and that more have thus perilhed ingloriodly
by a horrible difeafe, than what fell in the memora-
ble battle of the 2ilt of March, which decided the
fate of that country.
DkC. 14.—The Swirrsutte arrived here with
four more hofpital mates for this garrifon, that came
ont in the GLORY to the fquadron off Cadiz.
" Dec. It —The Symms' frigate arrived from
Malta with Major General DRUMMOND nn hoard,
who is ordered to this Garrifon as fecond in com-
mand.

Dsc. 17.—Part of the convoy from England
arrived to-day. It is not fuppofed that any perfon
will be allowed to land from it till the difeafe is
completely gone ; and it is fait declining, there not
being above twenty of the troops ill with the fever
now, and the attacks of late have become much more
flight lince the cold weather began.

tB.—Genearl Fox, with the remainder of
the convoy, arrived laft night and this-morning. The
General landed at twelve o'clock to-day, under a fa-
lute of feventeen guns from the men of war and
the garrifon, of which he immediately alrumed the
command, as Lieutenant-Governor. He has, how-
ever, ordered that no other perfon (hall be allowed
to land from the convoy till the fever has completely'
abated. The number of foldiers Eck with the fever
doe, not mud twelve in the whole garrifon.
The arrival of General Fox has diffufed very
general fAtisf.alion amongft all ranks.

Dac. so.—The number of fever cafes is this
day reduced to fit, and not a man has been taken ill
there two days in any of the camps. The contagion,
howevel-, Rill feems to etiß Rrongly in town, as two
different women have both taken the fever there
lately, who imprudently Moved into town, without
having had the difeafe.

Rurvam OF Till MORTALITY AMONGST THE TROOPS
FROM THE IST OF SEPTEMBER, 1804, TO THE
20TH OF DECEMBER INCLUSIVE.

Officers and Privates.
1911
133

Royal Artillery - - -
Royal Military Artificers - -
Barrack Artiticus - - -
queen's Regiment . - -
Tenth Regiment - - -
Thirteenth Regiment : -
Thirty-fourth Regiment - -
Dc Roller Regiment - -

91
18
Is 3
10
IE7
g6S
33
915
s 7•
3780
—4965
Faclufive of filch inhabitants as died in the Bay, and
on their pafage to the different places when they
fled from hence on the difeafe breaking out.

iiteludin, Stmt
IQal, Military
Wives and Children of ditto
Inhabitants
Total

" Dec. 22.—We had one of the molt violent
(forms of wind and rain yefterday ever remembered
here. Every tent at Europa and Windmill•hill was
completely levelled and torn, and feveral of them
blown into the fee; the troops encamped were oblig-
ed to be put into the large brewery at Europa, which
holds near a regiment, and the reft were lodged in
any empty houfes they could find. The number of
fever cafes is now reduced to fix, but we are apple-
henfive the breaking up of the quarantine encamp-
menu may again ezpofe the troops to frelh contagion.
Several vclfels were drove on &ore )efterday during
the gale.
" A Vice Admiral parted Europa Point to-day in
a line of battle Ibip to the eaftward, who is con-
jeaured to be Sir Jon N 01DR.
Dec. 23.—The fame (hip repaired the Streights
again to-day, without touching here.

44 Sir Taoseas Tatcna leaves this place in a few
days, in the Tetanal frigate for England.
“ Dec. 15.—Yellerday arrived a French (loop of
war of I 8 guns, and tso men, called the Tigre, cap-
tured by the FIIGAID off Cape St. Vincent's.
40 Yefterday a Serjeant and two men belonging to
the garrifon deferted from Bayfide Guard, to the
Spaniards.
44 Two days ago the Captain of an Eng% rad
lying in the Bay, went on (bore on the neutral ground
to endeavour to get off one of his boats which had
been (handed near the Spanifh lines, when one of the
Spanifh fentries fired at him and killed him.
64 The contagion Rill feems to exit} in the town
ftrungly, as two perfons who have moved in there
lately have both been (cited with the fever within
theft two days. The accounts from Cadiz and Ma.
laga all agree in the fame particular, that though the
&leafy has ceafed amongft the inhabitants, yet every
Itranger is fore of being attacked in a few days after
his arrival in either of thefe places.
0 It has now been proved by fatal experience in
many melancholy inftances, that the clothes and bed-
ding of thole who have been tick of this difeafe will,
as in the plague, retain the infeftion for weeks, and
that the infeftion appears to be more certainly coot_
municated from infeded clothes or bedding, and with
greater virulence than even from the bodies of the