The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1820-09-05
TACCfTATyON.

The birthday Of DIR. JEssER, who discovered
that vaccination was preventative Of the small
pox, has lately been celebrated in great style
in city of Russia.-The DR. is now II years Of
age, and may truly he ranked amsng the greatest
benefactor Of the human race.
II appears, that even under the very imperfect
practice Of vaccination, which has taken place
in London, %, 1874 lives have been saved, in the
last fifteen years.
1t is now matter Of irrcfragable historical evi.
dence. that vaccination possesses powers sde-
quatc to the great end proposed by its meritori
Gus discoverer, via. the total extirpation Of the
small pox. DR.. Lacco, the superintendent Of
vaccination in Lon,bardy, stated 10 1903, that
the small pox had entirely disappeared in all the
large towns in that country. Ia the great city
Of Milan it had net appeared for several years
Dr.. Cdie-, Of Geneva, testifes, that after perse.
vsrance in vaccination fer sig years, the small
pox had disappeared In that city and the sur
rounding country.
wise and decided TO vaccinate the whole Of the
human species, who have not gone through the
small pox, that loatbsomo and affecting disease,
would be forever banished from the earth. II
has been one OF the greatest scourses Of human
ty, for though the term plague carrie. a sound
Of greater horror, it is probable that the small
pox has destroyed a hundred for every one that
has persisted by the plague.
Amony the New Works Of some interest. an.
nounced in the latest English papers, are the
following
Poems on Religious Subjects, by the Rev. F.
Hodgson.
Letter from William Haslitt, Esq. to Will
liam Clifford, I'd edit.
A Translation Of the Anynta Of Tasso, by
Leigh Hunt.
An Account Of Timhuctoo and Housa, Terri
tory in the interior Of Affica.-By FL Bagees
Add Salum Shahesnie, native Of Morocco, who
personally visited and resided as a Merchant ia
those interesting Countries. With Notes, criti-
cal and explanatory. To which are added Let
tiers descriptive Of various journeys through West
and South Barbary. and across the Mountains Of,
Atlas.-By James Grey jackson, Esq.
The persons shipwrecked in the French brig
Sophia, which was lost in the month Of May 8l9,
on the west coast Of Africa. have arrived at Mar
settles. Having fallen. after struggle, into the
hands Of the Arabs ofthe great desert, they ex.
periensed, during five months, all the n,iserics
'pf the most grievous servitude. At the earnest
instance Of the French and Portuguese consuls'
general at Tangiers, the emperor OF Morocco
caused the captivcs TO be ransomed with funds
advanced by the French government. NJ. Coo.
helet, one Of the number, is about TO publish at
Paris, fall narrative Of the shipwreck. and of his
subsequent, horrible journey across the desert.
As the circumstances under which this writer
was placed on his captivity, are the same as
those In which our countryman, Captain Riley,
found himself aud which he has related in 80 in
terestns manner, an opportunity will be al
forded Of testing the account Of each by that Of
the cther-perhars the best of standards. We
ought to note that, since tho publication of Cap
tain Riley's book, nothing has appeared in Eu-
rope tending to disoredit his general statements
but much that serves to persuade us of their &C.
curacy.
Mr.. Charles Mills, author of the History of the
Crusadcs, is engaged in preparing for publica-
tisn, Travels in Europe, during the Pontifcate Of
Leo the Tsnth,--a work similar in plan, to the
Able Barthelemi's Travels Of Anacharsis.
DR.. Thompson is printing new Rditicn Of his
System of Chemistry he also announces his in
aention TO prepare a Work on the Practice Of
Chemistry. Nat. Gas.