Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1817-03-14


fngr q barnel. Tie ,t:l'a do,lc lien haze
sailed forth slon 0~,end. isunki'f, Rouiogne,
and The aljaccn, ports The intention was to
have dashed at the capital. by way OF Oha'naih-
lie wcii Knew, lac added, that he should nave
had &c encounter many difficulties the object
however Was so great as TO Justify h'm IN ,l,e
tuln by Sir r. Calder. and. having suffered
a defeat, took refuge in Terro,. From tu,''
harhVr nc was percmptorily ordered to sea,
according TO ms original Instructions nu',
4. contrary TO their most imperative and explicit
iuicnt. he steereJ his course for Cadiz. He
might as Well exclaimed Napoleon, raising
lis voice. and Increasing his imnetuositv-'' he
might rs ell have gone To the EAST indies
Two daNs after Niilencuve had Quilted his
! anchorage before Cadiz naval officer ar
! rived there to superccde him. The glori-
Gus victory OF Trafalgar soon followed, and
| the French Admiral died a few DAYS after
his arrival i'll France; report says, By his own
! lsind.
| It had hcen favorite conjecture in several
| of the Newspapers, that Bonaparte, who had
risked death in so many forms in the field of bat
! tie, and whose courage cannot, should sup
| pose, he liable to suspicion, would, ncvcrthe.
less, play the coward at last, and put an end TO
ms life. rather than suffer the disgrace Of being
| sent Il banished man captive to st. Helena
he prevalence OF such an opinion reached the
| ear OF the object of il, who calmly replied No
| no l nave no: enough of the Roman i'll me to
| destroy n>sslf"
| Of the Incidental mention of Mr.. Whtbread's
! name, and the unhappy termination OF his life.
| That circumstance, as well as the political cha
racter OF Mr.. Whtbread, was not altogether
| unknown to Napoleon.-Af tcr having descrb-
| ed him as faithful and active friend to his
country, but who never BETRAYED any illiheral
or local preludices against the enemies of it. he
| seemed disposed 20 attribute the amentahle
| event TO the moisture of climate. He was
not ignorant of the effects ascribed TO Our sloo
my month of November, and multiplied his
questions as TO the prevalence of togs in our
! Island, aud thcir supposed effects on the ply
steal system of its Inhabitants so a TO produce
| those hypochonirIac disorders and the fsdiu,a
rifoe 10 whic! self lest II ton is frequently inn
| pnted He reasoned for some time with 10
| common ingenuity on the uncxpccted tonic,
AMI concluded with this decisive opinion -
| " Suicide is a crime The most rewriting 10 my
| feelings nor does any reason present itself to
| my understanding by which II can be justified
| " certainly originates in that species of fear
| winch we denomuate cOwarsCe, (pcltrOneric. }
| For what claim c3n ;liGt man have on courage
| who tremhleS at the iroTnS of fortune True
icroism consists in becoming superior to the
| ills of life, in whatever shane they may cliai-
| lenge him - the combat"
| Declarations cf Bonaprytc.
| Our London papers b. :lie 'Eprrra furnish
! MS with additional extracts from Dr. WARDEN's
| letters, detailing his conversation with RoNA-
! rARTE. The extracts we publish this evening,
| will be read with interest, Notwithstanding the
topics are not so important aS those we have al
READY published ". y. Com Adr
| ''Where "saidbc. "l,yore vou educated So,
replied, &c in Edinburgh" {" You have very O.
| minent professors there, 7 know: remember
i'r. browns system was in reputc dnring my
| tirSt Italian campaign. ] have read of your O.
! ther men of note, and 7 wish Won would call
them 10 my recollection by repeating their
| names."-I accordingly mentioned Black in
| tkWRistry; Monro in A,iGtcmyau Sl.rgery: and
| Gregory in Physic; hut, at the same time, I OBJ
| served that while particularized these dis
tinguShed characters, whose pupil was I
! could name Others of equal merit IN the differ
| ent schools of the British empire. 81 never
knew sud Napoleon. bnt one physician who
| was lnfallible in his di?~nostics lie was GER
tain in his discovery of the nature and seat of
a disease: his name was Oubos but strange
| 10 say. lie could not prescribe, and consequent
~, would never undertake the treatment or
cure o. 4 complaint whose character his acu-
men could so accurately penetrate" observ-
ed, That he had very able surgeon with him
IN Egypt, Monsieur Serry." Yes" lie an
swcred, " he was excellent in his field arrange
| nents but have had men with me, who in
scientific knowledge, were far superior 10 him -
Air. Percy. said, who Joined YOU on the
morning OF tie battle of Austerlt2. had the
reputation of superior profesSiona talents''-
All" he exclaimed, with a glow on his coun-
tenance, J." how did Won know thati" " I must
have read of il. in Serry's publication, or heard
X mentioned by General Bertrand" He con
timed.
:" 1t was my intention in France to have clas-
seh your profession into three divisions. have
always respected it i, is a science and more
than a science: because it requires know
ledge of several: Chym.strv, ANATOMY Bota-
ny. and Physic. For the first class I snonId
have selected the most eminent OF the profess
sion" fut how, General, would Won have
discovered them -" Nv the;r reputaticn in
come. and tie figure which they made i'm the
world. g but would not tina, plan he liable to
objection many men of merit live in obscuri-
~. Then there let them remaiu, he said
= what else are they 1T for; fl we're to choose
surgeon from your Aeet should not take him
from the Northumberland in preference 10 the
little brig -" There, General, YOU may also be
mistaken -" No, re. no; man Of talent in
every station and condition in life will discover
himself. Depend upon il should I've safe, IN Il
general sense, Ia adopting my own plan. Tic
first ranks should h8Ve had some honorary
marks of distinction, exclusive Of that respect
ways command. The tltird class should be
permitted 10 administer any thing beyond the
most Inc.icnSvs medicines" -" Perhaps, Sir"
remarked, " after srch an aryano emcnt, You
might, according To oar English custom, have
submitted future candidates 80 an exar,iua-
tioa' Yes" lie replied, " that might have
bcenright."
" physician continued he, "appears ta
me 10 resemble q general officer. II mnst be
mau Of observation and discernruenf, with
encnatirg eyc.--Possesscd OF these qualities
he with discover the strength Of the enemv's
position. Thus far. Doctor Duhos could 60
ami no farther. A sagacious practitioner will
just employ sufficient force 50 disposscSs lie
encrIv Of hs strong hold: force bevOnd that
might ininre the citadel. Now, think if YOU
carry your mercurv too far Won rrsf do mis-
cher: so ! say OF the pracficc Of cgUnrqfLo -