The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1848-06-20 00:00:00

THE CHARITIES.

LIVERPOOL INFIRMARY REPORT, JUNE 17.
DISCHARGED: In-patients cured, 26; Relieved and at own
request, 6; Made Out-patient, 1 ; Irregular, 0; Dead. 2.
ADMITTED : In-patients, 42; Out-patients,4 ; Casuals during
the week, 14 ; Remaining in the House, 175.
Consulting Surgeon, J. Dawson, Esq. ; House Surgeon, Mr.
C. B. Wilson ; Apothecary, Mr. J. Newton ; House
Visitors, John Lomas and William Carson, Esqs. ;
Chaplain, Rev. W. Blundell; Treasurer, Richard Gibson,
Esq.

NORTHERN HOSPITAL REPORT, JUNE 17.
ADMITTED: Accidents, 30; Medical and Surgical Cases upon
recommendation, 18 ; Total, 48.—DISCHARGED: Cured, 22;
Relieved and at own request, 6; Attending as Out Patients, 16;
Irregular, 3 ; Died, 1 ; Remaining in the Hospital, 91.
Consulting Surgeon, J. M. Banner, Esq. ; Physician and
Surgeon for the ensuing week, Dr. 'furnbull and Mr.
Bainbrigge ; House Visitors, Daniel Neilson and Thomas
Irlam, Esqrs. ; House-Surgeons, Mr. T. B. Gilder.
sleeves ; Treasurer, B. H. Jones, Esq. ; Chaplain, Rev.
Wm. Hughes.

EASTERN DISPENSARY, ROSE-HILL.
REPORT OF CASES FOR THE WEEK ENDING FRIDAY, Just 9.
—Persons relieved at the Dispensary, 117; Patients visited at
their own homes, 63; Total, ISO.
Physician, Dr. Imlack ; Consulting Physician, Dr. Ash-
croft ; Surgeons, Messrs. Lockwood, Harris, and Dodd ;
House-Surgeon, Mr. Ball ; Apothecary, Mr. Lloyd.

SOUTHERN AND TOXTETH HOSPITAL, JUNE 14.

WEEKLY REPORT.

INDOOR: Cured and relieved. 14; Dead, 1; Entered, 9;
Under treatment, 48.—OuTnoou: Cured and relieved, 38 ;
Dead, 0 ; Entered, 42 ; Under treatment, 36.
Chaplain, Rev. Thomas Nolan, A.M.; Treasurer, B. Platt,
Esq. ; Visitors, Mr. C. Challinor and Rev. R. Robberds ;
House-Surgeon, Mr. Thos. Morris; Assistant House-
surgeon, Mr. Thomas Armstrong Cammock ; President,
Jos. B. Yates, Esq.

WEEKLY REPORT OF THE FEVER AND WORK-
HOUSE HOSPITALS.
Remaining per last week, 409 ; Admitted, 114 ; Cured and
relieved, 126; Died 19; Remaining under treatment, 3.78 ;
Fever cases included in the above—Remaining per last report
90 ; Admitted, 34 ; Cured and relieved, 28 ; Died, 3 ; Re-
maining under treatment, 65.
Apothecary, Mr. Lingley ; Resident Medical Officers, Mr.
Taylor and Mr. Steele • Non-resident Ditto, Dr. Burgess,
Dr. Gee, and Mr. Leather; Chaplain, Rev. D. Anderson;
Governor, Mr. J. W. Evans.

THE LATE EXPEDITION TO THE LAKE OF
NICARAGUA.

Some of our readers are no doubt aware that, in conse-
quence of an aggression committed by officers of the state
of Nicaragua upon English agents stationed in the Mos-
quito country. an expedition was sent in boats up the
river of Nicaragua (which empties itself into the Carribean
Sea,) and penetrated to the great lake of Nicaragua, which
lies but a few miles from the Pacific, where Captain Loch,
who commanded, succeeding in exacting reparation for the
outrage. The whole .of the despatches connected with
this expedition,—which has been the means of conferring
distinction on the young officers employed on it, namely,
the red ribbon on Captain G. Loch, and the rank of post-
captain on Commanders Ryder and Peel,—never having
been published, the following. account may be interesting
to some of our readers ; it is an extract from a private
letter not intended for publication :
" At sea, between St. Juan de Nicaragua and Jamaica.
" March 15, 1848.
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" The combined force under Captain Loch's command
was brought down the river, from the lake of Nicaragua,
the day before yesterday, a treaty having been executed
with tho government of the state of Nicaragua, in which
the demands we were sent to enforce are secured. The
service has been very severe; for thirty- five days we have
never slept out of the boats, not even when we were in
possession of the forts and islands in the lake, and rang-
mg a distance of fifty miles every second day, to sup*
provisions for 200 men. Fortunately, the weather was
considered fine, although it rained four days of the seven,
—not common rain, but tropical pelts, which an umbrella
could not resist. This had, fortunately, in some measure,
been provided for, by clothing all the men (soldiers,
sailors, and marines) in flannel frocks and trousers, and
having had rain coverings fitted to all the boats.
" What a magnificent fresh-water sea the lake of Nica-
ragua is ! Volcanic islands rising to the height of 7,000
feet in its centre, and surrounded on the N. and N.E. by
open country, belted by fine mountains. The city of
Granada is situated at the foot of the mountain of Mon-
bock,a quarter of a mile from the river, and, with the ex-
" Captain Loch, accompanied by Captains Ryder and
tchepictkiownooofdt.he cathedral spires, shut out from view by a
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they at last did, on Captain Loch's threatening to leave
them, and break off every communication. All the
officers went on shore, to the city afterwards, and were
well received. mileeom from
" They had assembled nearly 3,000 troops in the town,
in houses, and in the square. However, we had six and
twelve-pound rockets, besides howitzers, that would, I
doubt not, have given us possession of the angle of the
Square; and then it was intended to have driven them
from house to house at the point of the bayonet. How-
ever, all's well that ends well; and it is better as it is.
" I am writing hard to save the packet, which the Vixen
is to try and cut off as soon as the captain's despatches are
closed."

Captain Loch is the son of Mr. Loch, M.P., Captain
Ryder is son of the late Bishop of Lichfield, a cousin of
Lord Sandon, and brother-in-law of Lord Grey ; and
Captain Peel is second son of Sir Robert Peel. ff
The computed distance from Port St. Juan to tlfeiedst/ek )
of San Carlos, at the entrance of the lake of Nicar.hgia).l* AA. RI)
104 miles, and about 100 miles from San Carloktothe city .
of Granada.
The barge which took Captain Loch's mett'age 'tcr.tho
supreme director, traversed 1,010 miles of,alse, wac4r._
Captain Loch was in her for 720 miles. „,„-„ - •,

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