Star.
London, England, 1809-11-09 00:00:00

CHALI .ENGE.

MESSRS. CURRIE and Co. Surgeons, late in his
Majesty's Service, challenge the whole world to prove a
single instance where their Medicine and method of cure have
failed of the desired effect. The practice of many years in this
particular branch of thar profession has not given rise to one
unsucca.ssful case.

'They continue to direct their studies to the treatment and cure
of Venereal Complaints, and that derangement of the system,
which is the consequence of the pernicious and waste/el effects of a
habit long and molt unhappily pursued by the youths of both sexes{
in the one it will be found to b.! the unfailing source of barren
tress j the other have its ravages fatally developed to them by a dis-
ci% ssir.g state of debility, which, if not timely remedied, tertninateo
in impotence. These are its remote and ultimate effects, while con-
sumprions,loss of muscular power, anti various nervous complaints
ugu.illy characterise the earlier stages of this solitary vice. Of per-
sons languishing under the disorders incident to such a habit, their
treatment is simple and has never proved unsuccessful, in the
course of a long, laborious, and much extended practice. In the
most obstinate and complicated cases of venereal inLction, suds
as obstructions ha the urethra, spongy excrescences, hard tu-
mours, callous ulcers, eruptions, seminal weakness, glees', as also

STRICTURES,
Whether recent or of long duration, and which have baffled the
skill of other Practitioners ; are by their present improved plan of
treatment, effectually and permanently cured, without the patient
suffering the excruciating pain and alarming hemorrhage which
often follows the application of the lunar caustic. In the course of
20 years extensive practice in this metropolis, numerous cases of
Strictures have been and are daily under their care, the total
eradication of which are effected by a safe, certain, and expedi.
tious mode of practice, superior to any other yet adopted. The
weakliest., re laxat ion, and debility proceeding from this complaint, •
i; speedily removed, and the patient restored to sound and vi.
gorous health. But where the debility has for years existed, a
proper perseverance in their restorative remedies, after the Stria.
ture has been destroyed, is indispensably requisite to revive the
slumbering sparks of life and to reanimate the Constitution.
several Noblemen and Gentlemen, of the first respectability,
have been under the care of Mews. Currie and Co. for the re.
•nuival of complaints of the Urethra, Strictures, &c. and, having
received a radical and permanent cure, request that references
may be made to them as satisfactory evidences of the decided sit.
periority of Messrs. Currie and Co.'s plan of treatment. Many
of these Gentlemen have bad Strictures from ten to twenty years,
and had been under the care of Messrs. Home and Heavisides,
and other surgeons of equal eminence, who attempted the cure
by the application of the Inner caustic, without success.
Messrs. Currie and Co. may be consulted by either sex with the
greatest delicacy, secrecy, and honour, at thcir house, Ni. 107,
Hatton-Garden. Patients In the country are requested to suite
the peetkelars of their case, age, and general habit of living, &c.
let:losing a remittance for advice and medicines, when the same
will be given or sent to any part of the kingdom.
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We stated yesterday that a Secret Expedition had
sailed from Sicily on the 23d of September. In our
Army article will be found a letter, containing a list
of the troops dispatched from Sicily on this service.
It is generally believed that they were going to take
possession of some of the Greek islands, with the con-
currence of the Turkish government ; and this is ren-
dered the more probable by the sailing of other troops
from Malta about the same period, and avowedly for
such a destination, as will be seen by the subjoined
letter :

" MALTA, SEPTEMBER 28.

" A small expedition has sailed from hence to Corfu'
wit.l) die view of taking possession of the Seven Islands.
The English Agent is on board. Intelligence bad
previously been received, that they had shewn symp-
toms of revolt, and some even said, that they had
declared in favour of England. Should the enter-
prize prove successful, the occupation of these Islands
would be of great advantage to our merchants. Trade
for some time has been very dull here."

It also appears by letters from Smyrna, that Persia
is about to make common cause with the PORTE
against Russia. They state, that a well-organized
army of 1.50,000 men, at the head of which were se.
vcral British Officers from India, was in motion to
co-operate with the Turks. The Persian Ambassa-
dor, who has been for some time expected here,
had arrived at Malta with his Secretary and Suite,
and were to embark shortly in one of our frigates.
Thee• report that Sir HARPORD JONES was in great
credit and estimation at the Court of Persia.

Mr. Wici., a King's Messenger, arrived yesterday
at the Foreign Office, with dispatches from Marquis
WI: L:. ESL ; but their contents have not as yet trans-
pired. Mr. WICK was also the bearer of dispatches
Lord WELLINGTON.

Letters from Tarragona, of the date of the 7th ult.
assert_, that Gerona had been twice relieved in the
emir .c of the last ten days of September. They also
mention, that the enemy shewed no disposition to
raise the siege of that town, except the evacuation of
San Felice was to be so considered.

Lett,-rs Ilave also been received from Vigo to the
ith, from the coast off Santander to the 22d, and
from Corunna to the 23d ult. The letters from Vi-
go mention, that there are about four thousand Spa-
nklt troops at that port, and that there is no British
ship of war in the harbour. Those from Corunna
observe, that there was a garrison of about 6000 na-
tives there, under the command of the Conde de
NERONO, whose conduct was very much approved.
Strong expressions of approbation and confidence are
applied to Generals BLAKE, CARRERA, and MENDI-
- It is said, that a considerable body of Spa-
nish troops was near Burgos, but under whose orders
we do not learn. These forces are probably a detach-
ment, either from the division under General BAL-
L IsTntor, or from the main body of the Northern
Army entrusted by ROMANA toGeneral MENDIZABAL.
The following is an extract of a letter from the seat
of the Spanish Government :

SEVILLE, OCTOBER 17.
"The Junta conduct themselves with great impolicy
and excite strong suspicions. They retain their places
under the pretence of maintaining the public autho-
rities until the Cortes be convened, but they have no
real intention of convoking that Assembly.

We have the best materials for the defence of the
country, in the courage and patriotism of the great
mass cf the people, but wisdom must be employed to
apply these materials, or bad government will spoil all.

" GIBRALTAR, OCTOBER 24.

"We hear to-day, that an express has been received,
announcing, that the Supreme Junta of Spain has
been removcd by the interposition of the people; but
I do not bcheve they have yet proceeded to such an
extremity.

"We hear from Malaga, that a straggling party of
armed peasants, in Castile, lately took a Courier pro-
ceeding from Madrid to Paris, with letters from Jo-
SEMI to NAPOLEON, imploring a fresh supply of money
and troops ; and stating, that without such assistance
he should be obliged to leave the capital.
" The skirmishing parties, in general have been
very successful in their attacks upon the enemy."
It is reported that the Pore, who was rto/en some
months ago and carried to Avignon, has made his
escape from that city, and found his way into Spain ;
and some people attach great importance to the
event, which, if true, could produce no salutary effect
whatever.—lt is folly to talk of what may be gained
by rousing the hatred of the people of Spain against
tneir invader, while moral energies appear to be so
lamentably deficient in those who had the controul of
,Iy4r physical tore.—l its I/diners, forsooth ! One of
his NAPOLEON'S deer. s has more force than ten thou-
„nj of those Balls which formerly made Emperors

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tremble—nor would it be difficult to explain thei
reason

Rumours of approaching negotiations between this
country and France still continue to prevail in the
City, and bargains were yesterday made in the Funds
so high as 70 for the account, and 69+ for money.
It is said that communications of a pacific tendency

have recently been exchanged between the two Go-
vernments by means of cartels for the exchange of,
prisoners. The circumstance, however, which more
particularly occasioned the rise in the price of the
tunds yesterday, was the arrival of letters from Hol-
land, said to contain the substance of a speech of the
French Emperor to the Legislative Body, in which a
hope is expressed that it will not be long before a
General Peace be established.

Yesterday, about twelve o'clock, his MAJESTY ar.
rived at the Queen's Palace, from Windsor, where
he was received by the Ddke of YORE.
Soon atter two o'clock his MAJESTY held a private
Levee, at which the following had the honour of being
presented.

Rear-Admiral Sir SIDNEY SMITH, upon his promotion.
Major-General Dee T, Lieutenant-Colonel D'Aacev, of the
Royal Engineers, and Lieutenant-Colonel WALSH, of the 56th
Regiment, Deputy Adjutant-General, on their return from Wal-
cheren.
Captain WORSLIT, of the 85th Registrant, Aide-de-Camp to
Lieutenant)General Sir Eyre Coate, upon his return to England.
Lieutenant-General Sir ETHIC Coors, upon his return from the
Island of Waleheren.

Lieutenant-Coionel Bo wsuar, upon his being appointed Under
Secretary of State for the War and Colonial Department.
Captain HIRRISS of the Ist Regiment of Dragoons, Aide-de.
Camp to Lieutenant-General Sir Eyre Coote, upon his return.
His MAJESTY held a Privy Council, st which Mr.
JOHN MANNERS SUTTON, the newly-appointed Judge.
Advocate, was introduced and sworn in a Member.

His MAJESTY gave audience to Mr. PERCEYAL and
the rest of the Cabinet Ministers present, Sir DAVID
DUNDAS, and Mr. MANNERS SUTTON, who laid before
his Majesty the proceedings of some Courts Martial.
Yesterday a Court of Directors was held at the
East India House, when the under-mentioned Cap-
tains were sworn into the command of their respective
ships, viz. Captain J. J. WILLIAMSON, Ocean, St.
Helena, Bencoolen and China ; Captain WILLIAM
YOWNSHUSIAND, Alexander, Bombay direct.—The
Court adjourned at six o'clock till to-morrow.

A foreign Gentleman who has spent the last two
years in France and Spain, during which he had ac-
cess to the best sources of information, states, that
among the higher classes of Frenchmen, with whom
be chiefly associated, he discovered that the ambitious
projects of NAPOLEON were held in very general de-
testation. In societies, where the persons who com-
posed them had sufficient confidence in each other to
deliver their sentiments freely, his invasion of Spain
and perfidy towards his Ally, CHARLES IV. were
spoken of in terms of abhorrence. This Gentleman
confirms the reports that reached this country some
time back of TALLEYRAND'S disgrace ; which is known
to have been produced by the warm and repeated re-
monstrances he made to NAPOLEON on the subject of
his designs upon the Peninsula. The Er-Minister
does not hesitate to proclaim in every company the un-
grateful and unmerited treatment he has e pet.
He describes the temper of the French Eraßeror as
most irritable and over-bearing. The following in-
stance of its violence occurred a few days after his
arrival at Madrid :—An Alcade having, from conni-
vance or negligence, suffered a prisoner of some con-
sideration to escape, the enraged Emperor ordered
him into his presence. The instant the offender was
ushered in, he sprang from his seat and actually
knocked down the poor Spaniard with his fist, and
after discharging a rapid volley of invectives, threats,
and imprecations, ordered him to be dragged off by
the attendants. The presence of several French offi-
cers of rank did not seem in the smallest degree to
make him feel the indecorousness of the sally.
The character of JOSEPH BONAPARTE is not of this
boisterous nature. He is generally considered as a
man of a meek-aad humane disposition, and far from
being under the influence of that restless ambition
which actuates the founder of this family. He has
never been very desirous of establishing himself on the
throne of Spain. He was aware that he never could
reach that bold and bad eminence without wading
through rivers of blood. This Gentleman was assur-
ed at Madrid, by some French Officers of the first
distinction, that JOSEPH had repeatedly urged his bro-
ther to abandon the idea of subjugating Spain, but
that the latter was deaf to his entreaties.

The ultimate success of the Spaniards is not consi.
dered by this Gentleman in that hopeless light in
which it has been for some time viewed by many per-
sons in this country. The Spanish armies, he assures
us, were never in greater force, so well commanded,
or so perfect in point of discipline and equipment as
at present. When the formidable expedition, so fa-
tally wasted in the paltry conquest of Walcheren, was
fitting out, the greatest consternation was excited
among the French at Madrid. The general opinion
was, that this army was intended to be landed in the
North of Spain, for the purpose of seizing the passes
of the Pyrenees, and cutting off the retreat of the
French by way of Bayonne.
The French Officers, he says, bestow unqualified
approbation on the talents of Sir JOHN MooRE. He
has heard Marshals NEY and LEFEBVRE speak in 'I
terms of the highest praise of the retreat of that la-
mented officer through Gallicia ; which they com-
pared to the memorable retreat of MOREAU to the
Rhine. BONAPARTE was thrown into a paroxysm of
rage, when he found that the British army had
avoided being surrounded. During his march from
Madrid, he repeatedly declared, that not a single
British soldier should reach the coast.

At Paris, it was generally believed that FERN..
NAND VII. had been poisoned. The most persevering
and bet-concertedenquiries, of those who fetnerested
for his fate, were not successful in obtaining any in.
formation relating to him. The wretched CHARLES
IV. his Consort, and the Prince of the PEACE, are
known to be in much distress at Marseilles. The bills
which they had drawn on the Imperial Treasury for
the privision assigned to them, were returned unpaid
—and they subsisted, in some sort, on the bounty of
persons who could feel for fallen greatness.
It was whispered at Paris, when this gentleman left
it, that Barcelona was once more in the hands of the
Spaniards.

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