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ANNUAL REGISTER, 1814. 



mandant of the Camp of Gibral- 

 tar placed his cordon, and cut ofFall 

 communications with this garrison, 

 on the afternoon of the 19th of 

 August. The following are the 

 cases of fever and deaths, since the 

 iSthult:— 



13th Aug. to 2nd Sep. 42 cases, 14 deaths. 



3rd Sep. to 9th Sep. 43 ditto, 16 ditto. 



10th — to 16th — 70 ditto, 22 ditto. 



These do not include the Military. 

 17th to 23rd, including what ^295 cases. 



remained on 16th ^ 41 deaths. 



This last report includes the Militarj-, 

 in which were 136 cases, and 17 deaths. 



Extract of a letter from Cadiz, 

 dated September 27, 1814:— "I 

 regret having to acquaint you, that 

 the epidemical distemper has made 

 its appearance here within these 

 few days, and bills of health were 

 issued to-day expressing the fact." 

 Eight thousand troops, destined for 

 an expedition to South America, 

 and which were about to be em- 

 barked, have been just marched 

 out of the town. 



26. A steam-engine is said to 

 have been recently sent from this 

 country, for the purpose of draining 

 the mines of Pasco, in Peru, which 

 had for some time past been ren- 

 dered wholly unproductive by in- 

 Hndations. The engine was ac- 

 companied by some intelligent mi- 

 ners from Cornwall, by mechanics 

 versed in the erection and employ- 

 ment of the machinery, and by 

 triple sets of all the implements 

 necessary to it. 



Yesterday week, being what is 

 called Dutch Sunday, was observed 

 It Yarmouth, by the arrival of 

 schuyts from Holland, previous to 

 their going a fishing. It being 20 

 years since the day was last kept 

 for this occasion, it attracted a nu- 

 merous assemblage of visitors from 

 the neighbourhood. 



28. A letter fiom Porto Fer- 



rajo gives some details relative to 

 Buonaparte. His residence con- 

 sists of two adjoining houses two 

 stories high. Two sentinels are at 

 the gate. The interior is elegant. 

 The saloon can hold 100 persons. 

 —He sleeps little, rises early, 

 tires out two or three horses, and 

 is engaged in his cabinet till late 

 at night. He is in good health, 

 but neglects his dress sometimes so 

 as to have the air of a private sol- 

 dier. To give a proof of his feel- 

 ings towards the Bourbons, he had 

 crosses enamelled in white and 

 blue, with this legend — Pledge of 

 Peace. Live the King ! ! ! This 

 decoration is given to those who 

 quit his service to return to France. 



30. The oldest Jesuit in the 

 world is at present living at Peru- 

 gia, in the states of the Church. 

 This is Father Albert de Montauro. 

 He is 120 years of age, and took 

 the vows of his order on the 2nd of 

 February, 1724. 



Mr. Sadler ascended in a balloon 

 from the Parsonage ground, at 

 Doncaster, at 35 minutes past one. 

 The day was fine and the assem- 

 blage numerous. The balloon 

 took a westerly direction, and fre- 

 quently disappeared behind the 

 clouds. He descended at Billing- 

 ley-green, near Barnsley, and re- 

 turned to Doncaster at half past 

 nine at night. 



There died at Constantinople, in 

 this month, of the plague, Solomon 

 Lipman Begemder, supposed to be 

 one of the most wealthy Jews in 

 the Turkish dominions. He was 

 a great favourite with the late and 

 present Sovereign, to both of whom 

 he acted as banker and farmer of 

 the revenue. During the vizier- 

 ship of Mustapha Bairactar, he 

 made iiim a present of gold ajjd 



