1 90 Vaccine Inoculation, 



tcfe, and for whofe welfare he is continually labouring, among 

 other conciliating meafures, boafts of the fervice England 

 renders them by the introdu6lion of the cow-pox. He has 

 alfo behaved to us in the nioft kind and handfome manner, 

 and has allotted to us, for our rcfidencc during our (lay here, 

 the mofl beautiful palace ofValetta, heretofore the grand 

 niafter's. The fmall-po:^ being very prevalent on board the 

 fleet, it became neceflary, on account of its lliort ilay here, 

 that one of us fhould accompany the expedition to cornplete 

 the inoculation ; and Dr. Walker's enterprifing fpirit could 

 not reft till it was determined that he fliould go ; and he has 

 failed in the admiral's Ihip. 



'' The following is the extra<?i: from the admiral's memoT 

 randum, in confequenee of the fmall-pox raging in the Alex^ 

 der an^ other veflfels ; 



• f Foudrovant, Malta, Dec. 9, 1800, 



*■ The commander in chief thinks it neceffary to recom- 

 mend to the refpeftive captains an immediate application to 

 Dr. Marfhall and Dr. Walker, whofe excellent and fafe mode 

 of treatment has been experienced on board the Foudroyant 

 and other fliips in preventing the dreadful efre61:s fo oftei^ 

 attending the fmall-pox, but which may now be fo eafily 

 avoided, without danger or inconvenience. 



* By Gonimand of the admiral, 



MV. YOUNG.' 



^' By ^ frigate which arrived here laft night, I learn that 

 the fleet and army were on the 13th inft. in the bay of Mar- 

 moriflfe ; and Dr. Walker fends me word, that on board the 

 fleet the fmail-pox feems now to be extin6l ; and that on the 

 loth of January he had inoculated the Corfican troops in the 

 veflel where it had made its laft appearance." During his 

 abfence, I have inoculated the troops left here under the com- 

 mand of general Pigot ; and am occupied from morning to 

 night in vifiting patients both in town and country, I hope 

 foon to be joined by my colleague, and then we intend to. 

 fail for Palermo. It is extremely gratifying that the benevo- 

 lent intentions of his royal highnefs the duke of York to- 

 wards the army are fully anfwercd by the attention we have 

 received from the commanding officers at the garrifons of 



Gibraltar, 



