Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1841-06-08

IMPROVEMENTS IN SURGERY.-we 1ad
in The Pari, Journal des Debals the following no.
tees Of new discoveries made m tho art Of surgery
for the remedy Of defects in the bodily organs.
Mr. AnnisaI is pursuing with nrrlor a series ofex.
penmeHts for the operation TO cure slammeriug 49,
some oi these operations made hv him md o,5cr.
by NJ. JJberl at he Hospital ST. Louis. seem 10 be
successful. We have great hopes. but we dare MT
Hrin The enIro success OF these operations because
u - loss easy 20 appreciate them ha the effects of
the operation for Slribismus. We wait until well
authenticated cures shall become numerous before
we eSp'~e what we shall have seen, and express
our opinion. But IN the mean time we nav say
IN order 10 Keep our readers informed Of the zeal
with which the surgeons are animated since th.v
nave cniei e. on this course of experiments and The
'C'llulneSs OF her imaginalIous. that NJ Guerin
aas formed Ihc idea Of applying To mvoyy the sur
gicaI treatment made Of ia sirabisrnus and 10
! remedy '".s InumIly BY dividing some OI Tho
! muscles VI the eve. We do not know rs he Will
ana many amateurs Of ihis operation. gsfIsps ibeV
Wal Tor some !Ime to prefer sDeclncles 20 The
'is'ouTy. Dui NJ GIeriu has recently shown NJ Ar.
nso some individuals whose sight was heightened
III singular manner a.cr The operation. IL will
De curious 10 prove the changes producoI by Ibis
"i''s'On IN TIE organ OF sight. NJ. GupTn has given
some Of The fruits Of his cs on this subject 10
INC AcACemy M the form Of a Memoir ~ Phillis.
has sent Observations on the same subirci. md NJ
b'nnei' bead surgeon Of the Hotel Dieu 1t Iypus
ms solicited The judgment Of the iusftute On Ne.
'9'.r tne subject oi which II the treatment of myo
py by dividing The small oh4uo muscle al the point
OF ats insertion in The orbit Finally, that nothing
relating To Ihis subject may be forgotten. NJ Phil
lips has inst been applying the same course Of
treatment 10 Certain determines OF the mouth
YANKEE ADMIRAL IN THE RUSSIAN
SERVlCE-A New Hampshire paper gives the fol.
lowing biographical sketch Of the career nf Thomas
r Williams. Yankee boy from TINT Slate, who ina,
become an Admiral IN tho Russian Navy with the
u'Ic OF Count EnzschoH. II would be am1siny 10
soc 'n.a Hl"scoVits mob eman, moustaches and all
among the lmpanOns Of his boyhoyI nj MereJIIb
bridge II he got safely through with the question,
,hey would torture him with. he never need be a
ir'id OF TIE double or single krOui after he 90, back
70 NovOgorod
II seems that he was in early youth clerk m n
sore 81 Meredith Bridge Being naturally of n cen.
o'o's' b'd' and ardent temperament no sooner had
ne served OUT his time, than he went {, visit rel
awe 90 Portland. iJr the purpose Of seeing a st,r
and u possible, Of obtaining crnplovlnept in ,,,s
lie al length succeeded after one or two vovayes
ne was iaEen dangerously iIl at 81 PeIersbury and
upon hs recovery, through the aId fine AIusr.cso
Consul ouiaIued berth on board Of q Russian r,sr
eHan' vessel rs a privileged seaman Ahera pr,..
Pe'"ns voyage ON their roiurn home the vessel was
=, -. D." .a'''a' ''Italfi owing % the bravery
H'I shlll OF Williams, the pirates were bsatep oil
ana The vessel arrived nj hes destined ort in safety
me Emperor Alexander hearing Of this brilliant
exploit was 80 much pleased with the bravery and
E'"I conduct Of Williams as 70 send for him 10
'i''t ms palace The result Of The interview WIS
appointment a. senior n.dsbipmsn in The Russian
navy. IRON tins be has risen 10 hi' present rank
i' ''' "fen mifi.d ior sons years 90 a beautiful
and accomplished Russian l.Jy-y Y C..,y