The Statesman.
London, England, 1815-01-12 00:00:00

To THE EDITOR OF THE STATESMAN.

Sra,—You cannot but have observed that a Dr.
Reece, who has made himself perfectly ridiculous in
the progress of Jo %NNA SouTticovr's delusion, has
published a narrative, with a view to redeem his
credit; but which, like the usual course of arrogant
stupidity, has only fixed him deeper in contempt. lie
has had the indiscretion, not to call it baseness, to
betray not only the secrets of his patient, hot also
the confidential conversation, and unguarded involun-
tory cap essions of her death-bed attendants! a con-
duct most reprehensible in any person, but highly
criminal in a medical man, whose first duty is dis-
cretion and sEenzsr ; for who would suffer a sur-
geon to enter their house, if they expected to see
every unguarded act or expression of themselves or
friends trumpeted forth in all the newspapers ?. For
my own part I am totally unacquainted either with
REECE or any of JOANNA'S followers; but no man
can he indifferent to such criminal conduct io a me-
dical atte.,dant, one too who always supported
the deltisiqn of this miserable woman, and who was
avowedly her confidential Doctor !!
Another medical person, named MaTutts..who is
also totally unknown to me, has Vablisheit-another
Narrative of the case, considerably different from
Itcuct.

Now, Mr. EDITOR, as I apprehend the feelings
of detestation at seeing this subject, nauseous at all
times, made doubly so by the conduct of men who
ought to draw the veil of obscurity over it, or con-
fine their details to their professional vehicles, con-
tinuing to disgust the Public sense, by exposing all
that the grave should hide, are not confined to my
own bosom, I wish much to see some candid and in-
dependent expression of manly indignation at a con-
duct so unbecoming, quackish, and immoral, pub-
licly made, that the British people may learn to look
upon such publica►ions and their authors, as they
deserve.—l am, Sir,

AN ENEMY OF QUACKERY AND DELUSION.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

DE JA N. 11.—Arrived his Majesty's ship Mer-
curius, from Dieppe, and remains ; and the Mary,
Hunt, from ‘Vnterford.—The Perseverance, Ro-
b.rts, from Dublin, remains in the Downs with loss
of mninmast.—Five o'Clock:—Just arrived the City
of Bourdcaur, How, from Bnurdeaux.—The out.
ward-bound East Indiamen are detained by contrary
winds.

PORTSMOUTH, JAN. ll.—Arrived his Majesty's
ship Bonne Citniicnne, from Cork ; the Hero, Ball,
and the hilt', Hearty, also from Cork; and the
Douro transport, from Gnernsey.
11 EMORA SM.;al.—A DINIIIACS OFFICE, JAN. 11.—
The 11a4,71 guit-brig is ordered to proceed to Cork
with any vessels which may be bound to Bermuda
and the Bahama Islands.

PLYMOLTII, J AN. 10.—Came in the Oresle: sloop.
of war, from a cruize.
FALMOUTILJAN. O.—Arrived thePioncer schooner,
Lieut. Hill, from St. John's, Newfoundland ; his
Mojesty's ship Havre, with nine vessels, from Ports-
mouth for Cork and Bermuda; the Adolphus Au-
gusla,from Amelia Island, and remains.—ThePioneer
sailed with several vessels from Newfoundland, under
convoy of a frigate, and parted from them in a gale
of wind, in which she was obliged to throw all her
guns but two overboard, since which she fell irt with
a large American privateer, which chased her for
several hours.