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The cafes of apoplexy arofe evidently from 
plethora, and undue preflure on the brain. 
As the paroxyfm was over, the phyfician did 
not think it right to bleed; the fubfequent 
gemility was the fole odje@ of his attention. 
The cafe marked as pnevmonia poffeffed 
perhaps an equivocal claim to that appella- 
tion. In weakly fubjects, the union of fpafm 
with inflammation, not unfrequently produces 
traublefome and perpiexing indications with 
recard tothe mode of treatment. This was 
acafe of that nature. Notwithfanding the 
oporeffion and lownefs of the pulfe and powers 
of life, it was thought right to order a cer- 
tain quantity of bled to be taken from the 
arm, which had the effe@ of diminifhing con- 
fiserably the pain and difficulty of breathing. 
they-are 
Blifters were likewife made ufe of ; 
State of Publie Affairs in Fuly, 1804. 
[Auguft 1, 
in fuch cafes decidedly advantageous, and free 
from all danger and obje‘tion ; they diminith 
equally both inflammation and fpafm ; in the” 
latter cafe acting as ftimulants, in the former 
as evacuants. 
This pra&tice. may appear, but certainly 
is not, incompatible with the Brunonian 
theory; the radical do@trine of which no one 
can fail to adopt who is capable of under- 
fianding it. 
The fimple law of the living frame difco- 
vered by Brown, is exaQtly alee to that 
grand principle of gravitation, which, by the 
{ublims ses ani perf-vering iduticy of 
Newton, has been afcertained to regulate and’ 
guide the fyf&-m of the material univerfe, 
Southampton-rawy, q: REID. 
Fuly 26, 1804. 
STATE OF PUBLIC AFI PAIRS IN JULY, 1804. 
THE BRITISH EMPIRE. af 44 guns, and a corvette. Some partial 
HIS mosth has produced no vifibie firme took place, particularly betwecn 
change in the political fiuation of /e Hannibal of 74 guns, le Swiftfure of 
c Britain. 
‘Th re French papers have boated more 
than ufvaily of the he of preparation, 
the enthufiafm and ente: ‘prize of cheat 
invading armaments ; a and it Coes § appear 
€or ny our own more authentic intel! igence, 
that there has been an increafed aftivity 
along the whole line of their own coait 
and. that of Hoiland. Not only have 
their fictillas made belder ventures, but 
their fleets at Breft and Toulon have 
made fome fhew of offenfive operations. 
The movements in the outer harbour of 
Bret have been frequent; and at one 
time lately, no lefs than 27 line of battle 
fhivs and 16 frigates and cutters were 
counted there by our cruifers. At Tou- 
Yon, the French Vice Admiral Latcuche 
Freville hazarded a flight and di Bi 
engagement with part of our blockading 
fquadron 5 cf which he fpeaks, in a dit 
atch of the rsth of June to the Fiench 
Mipifice of Marine, with much exult- 
ation. 
A letter has been received from the 
Amazon irigate, dated off Toulon, May 
23th, which gives the following account 
of this affair: Rear Admiral Camp- 
BELL, in the Can-pus of 84 guns, with 
the Donegal of 84, Cap:ain Sir R. 
STRACHAN, and the Amazon frigate, was 
detached by Lord Netson to reconnoitre 
the outer road of Teulon. Admiral 
CampseLt had executed this commif- 
fion, and was fianding on and off the 
harbours, when the French Admiral, La- 
TOUCHE TREVILLE, thought proper to 
get under weigh,- and ftcod out towards 
the little Brit:th {quadron, with two fhips 
' $4 gums, three of 74, three frigates 
74 (formerly ours), the three frigates, 
and our thips. The enemy did not cha‘e 
more than three leagues from the outward 
road of Toulon, although more than to 
to one. He tad clean fhips, which failed 
weil; and ours, from long ecruizing, 
weie of courfe foul ; neither was the re- 
maiader of Lord Netson’s fleet within 
nine leagues of Admiral Coils 
at the time of this partial action. After 
a few hous chacr,- feeing the mafterly 
management of the three Britifh men of 
LaroucHe TREVILLE hauled 
war, 
his wind and returned to Toulon, no 
doubt crowned with glory. ~ Admiral 
CAMPBELL did net join Lord NELSON 
till the day after this bufinefs happened. 
Great apprehenfions have been epter- 
tained for the fafety of our homeward- 
bound China fleet. From the concurrent 
teftimenies of neutral veffels, it appears 
probable, that Admiral Linojs has fought 
for our China fhips in the Streights ak 
Sunda; but, from the fame: fources we 
learn, that thofe fhips were detained in 
the river of Canton, by their fupercar-~ 
goes, tit] convoy fhould arrive. 
At Madrid, a moft extraordinary dif 
>pute has ari‘en between Mr. Frere, our 
minifer at that court, and the Prince of 
Peace. An article dated Mzdrid, March 
1oth, appeared in the Moniteur, accufing 
Mr. Freie of maintaining in a private 
conference with the Prince of Peace, 
the propohtion—** That affaffination and 
murder are lawful in the prefent ftate of 
things, to fave England from the extraor- 
dinary fituation in which the i is placed.” " 
The Prince (in the Moniteur) is made to 
anfwer in‘the manner which would be- 
come 
