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VOL. VII.]

THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

of American cattle-stealers, while in their hunting || Icer, signed by you, and dated 23d March. As
camps; the boy they scalped, and one of Boleg
head men was killed on St. John's river in July.
The backwood Georgians, and those sident on
the borders of the Indian nation, are continually
entering it, and driving I cattle. They have in
some instances made settlements, and particularly
on the Choctohachy river, where a considerable
number have descended.

you therein take the liberty of advising me, as you say, by order of the chiefs of the Creek nation, I am glad of, and shall embrace this opening you give me, and reply to you at some length. First, sir, let me premise, that when you lived at Pros||pect Bluff, a clerk to Messrs. Forbes & Co. you did not consider Cappachimicco, M'Quin, or any other of the chiefs of the lower Creek nation, as By the treaty with Great Britain, the Americans outlaws, nor have they ever been considered as were to give up to the Indians all the lands that such by the English government, who are the may have been taken from them during the war, especial protectors of the Indian nations; and it and place them on the same footing they were in ill becomes Mr Hambly to call Cappachimicco an It appears they have not done so; that outlaw-that man who has ever been his friend, Fort Gaines, on the Chataboochy river, and Camp and, by his authority, has prolonged his life. Yes, Crawford, on the Flint river, are both on Indian sir, the young chiefs and warriors of the Creek territory that was not in possession of the Ameri-nation, considering you as the chief cause of their cans in 1811. They are fearful that before any troubles would have long ere this had possession aid is given by the English government they will of you, and perhaps, with your life, made you pay the forfeit for the injuries heaped on them, had be no longer in possession of any territory. not that man, who has been your friend from your Yet, early youth, stepped in as your protector. this is the man whom Mr. Hambly presumes to call an outlaw. A pardoned villain when going to the gallows, would bless the hand that saved his life; but Mr Hambly blasphemes his saviour

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I wrote last January to his excellency the honorable Charles Bagot, respecting the encroach. ment of the Americans; as I was informed by the copy of a letter from the right honorable earl Bath urst, handed me by his excellency governor Cameron, that his majesty's ambassador had received orders to watch over the interests of the Indians. Since my return here I have received of Ir. Moodie, of Charleston, an extract of a letter from the honor-I able Charles Bago, that the expense of postage is so considerable, any further communications of the same nature must be sent him by private hands. Now, sir, as no person goes from this direct to Washington, how am I to be able to com ply with his desire? Thus he will be kept ignorant of the real situation of the poor Indians, and the encroachments daily made on their lands by American settlers, while he may be told by the American government that no encroachments have been made, and that the forts they still hold are necessary to check the unruly Seminoles.— Thus the person appointed to watch over the interest of the Indians, having no other means of information than from the parties interested in their destruction, and seeing from time to time in the American gazettes accounts of cruel murders, &c. &c. on the frontier settlements of the United States, he apprehends the Indians merit all the Americans do to them.

But let his majesty's government appoint an agent with full powers, and to correspond with his majesty's ambassador at Washington, and his eyes will then be opened as to the motives that influence American individuals, as well as the government, in vilifying the Indians. The power given me, and the instructions were, to memorial his majesty's government, as well as the governor general of Havana, [but if you will be pleased to lay this letter before his majesty's secretary of state, it will save the necessity of the first,] and 1 fear that a memorial to the governor general would be of no use. Referring you to the an swer,*

I am, most respectfully, sir, your obed't. serv't.
A. ARBUTHNOTT.
(signed)
Lieut. col. Edward Nicholls.

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From A. Arbuthnott to William Hambly.
Ocklocknee Sound, 3d May, 1817.
SIR,-On my return here this day I received a
[See the unsigned paper, No. 71]

As Mr. Hambly's generous friend is the principle cause of my being in this country, as an honest man, shall endeavor to fulfil my promise to him and the other chiefs. The guilty alone have fear; an honest and upright man dreads no dangers, fears no evil, as he commits no ill; and your arm of justice ought to be applied, where it would rightly fall on the head of the really guilty. Your mean and vile insinuation that I have been the cause of thefts and murders, comes ill from he who has been the cause of the murder of hundreds. Though your usage was made villanious at the fort, yet your revenge was too savage and sanguinary. If your conduct, sir, to the Indians, were guided by as pure motives as mine, you would endeavor to influence them, to esteem and respect each other as brothers, and live in harmony and friendship, cultivating their lands in summer, and taking their diversions of hunting in winter, respecting their neighbors, and making yourself respected by them. If thus, sir, you would act, (and by your knowledge of their language, you have much more in your power than any other man,) you would then be the true friend of the Indians. Were I an instigator to theft and murder, would I hold the language I have done, to the chiefs and others who have called on me? Ask the lieutenant commanding at Fort Gaines,* if my letter to him breathed the strains of a murderer? Ask Opoy Hatcho, or Dany, his interpreter, if the recommendatory note I sent him by order of Opony,† could be written by an instigator to murder? Ask Opony himself, if my language to him was that of a murderer? Ask Mappalitchy, a chief, residing among the Americans in Dakmulgee, if my language and advice to him, savored of that of a murderer? All those, and every Indian who have heard my talks, will contradict your vile assertions.

But Mappalitchy has given me a clue by which I can unravel from whence the aspersions comes Not from Opony, Hatcho, or any other chiefs of the upper town, but from he who endeavors to lead them to mischief and quarrels with each other. Did not the chiefs hear my note read with respect, and perfectly according with my senti

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ments, of being all as brethren, uniting in to tempted to sell it to the American government, and bonds of friendship and love? Did they not agreele it with Americans; thus finding ourselves to smoke the pipe of peace, with their brethren deced and imposed on, we withdrew our grant of the lower nation, and live in future as brothers?about three years since, which, from the stipula What made some of them alter their minds after-tions contained in, not being fulfilled on the wards? The interference of a humane man, who part of Mr. Forbes, we conseived we had a right caused them to write a letter to me demanding to do. Secondly, Mr. Doyle and Mr. Wm. Hammy removing from a board of outlaws, and which bly, the two persons left in the nation to carry on letter is signed, "William Hambly." Mr. Forbes's business, have, for more than two years, been endeavoring to influence us to join the Imericans, and finding that fair means would not swerve us from our attachment to our ancient friends, the English, they have recently had recourse to threats of bringing the Americans down upon us; and that people only want a pretext to attack us, which the said Doyle and Hambly at

I shall only make one more observation, and that will show from whence I come, and whether come amongst the Indians as a renegado, or the friend of peace and harmony.

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our murdering Americans, stealing their cattle, and preparing for war against them, while in fact, it is the Americans who murder our red brethren, steal our cattle, by hundreds at a time, and are daily encroaching on our lands, and maintaining the settlers in their all gotten possessions by armed force

In the spring of 1816 W. Hambly sent gover nor Cameron a letter containing talks of the chiefs of the Indian nations; they were forwarded to England; and his excellency handed me, on my lea-tempt to give them, by spreading false reports of ving Providence, an answer thereto from the right honorable earl Bathurst, one of his majesty's chief secretaries of state, that might make the same known to the chiefs on my arrival in the nation What will governor Cameron think of the man, who, in 1816, could write against the encroach ments of the Americans on the Indian nation, and in the spring of 1817, call the chiefs of that na- On the Choctawhatchy river, there are a large tion, for whom he more especially wrote, outlaws? body of Americans forming settlements, and Mr. Hambly may sell his services to America, more are daily joining them. As this river is far but no man can expatriate himself from that al- within that line, marked out by your excellency's legiance due to his native country; and a govern- || government, (and the Americans some years since, ment may call on a friendly nation to give up a though that line was unknown to us until very subject that has seriously wronged her. lately, and we never gave our sanction, nor in fact, knew of any sale of our lands, being made to the Americans,) we trust your excellency will give orders, to displace them from within the line, and send them back to their own country. Our delaying to I shall send a copy of this letter, with the one address your excellency, to represent the forefrom you, to be read to the chiefs of the nation,|| mentioned grievances; has been owing to the and shall, at the same time, take an opportunity want of a person to attend to our talks, and put of explaining myself more fully, than I did in the them in writing for us. The commandant of the note sent by Opony. Wishing you a speedy re-fort of St Marks, has heard all our talks and com cantation of your errors, and a return to your former way of thinking,

I recommend Mr. Hambly to be content with Douceur he may have received, and permit the unlettered Indian to live quietly and peaceably || on his native land.

(Signed)

I am your obedient,

A. ARBUTINOTT.

H.

Letter from A. Arbuthnott to the governor of Ha

vana.

To his excellency. Don ➖➖➖,

governor general, &c. &c.

The chiefs of the Creek nation, whose names are hereunto annexed, beg leave to approach your excellency, and represent their complaints. Long imposed on by the persons keeping stores in this country, in charging us exorbitant prices for their goods, while they only allowed us a very trifling one for our peltry, we have found it necessary to look out for a person that will deal fairly with us, and we wish to establish a store for him on Appalache || river; we have made application to the commandant of St. Marks, and he has referred us to your excellency. It is not alone the impositions that have been practised upon us, that has made us presume to address your excellency, we have complaints of a more serious nature, against the persons em ployed by the only house that has been established among us, that of Mr. Forbes. In the first place, some years back, under false pretences, they attempted to rob us of a very large portion of our best lands, and we the more readily acce ded to it, from the fait ful promise given us, that they world get the English people to settle it, and live among us; but far from doing this, Mr. Forbes at

plaints. He approves of what we have done, and
what we are doing, and it is by his recommendation
we have thus presumed to address your excellency.
We have the honor to be,

Your excellency's most obedient,
And very humble servant,
A. ARBUTHNOTT.

(Signed)
[Documents to be continued.]

MISCELLANY.

From the London Courier.
Poetical and Literary Anecdotes of his own times.
By Dr. William King, Principal of St. Mary
Hall, Oxon

We have seldom read a more amusing, and, indeed, instructive work, than the present. It is the production of a man of an admirable understanding, a sound scholar, and an acute observer of life The author was connected with the first people in this country in his day, and he has drawn with an accurate pencil most of the persons who distinguished themselves, not only within his circle of action, but on information from various sources. The work is, indeed, a proper Vade Mecum for all who wish to know mankind, and to possess themselves of curious and interesting anecdotes. His characters are touched with ease and spirit, as well as with the pencil of truth, and his remarks are profound as well as animated and striking. We shall at present copy a curious story for the entertainment of our readers, and take an early opportunity of renewing our attention to this very pleasant little volume.

"Oblitusque meorum, obliviscendus et illis, is || time: but they both died young in a few years af the sincere desire of many melancholy headster However, during their lives, the second or which are to be found in the British dominions, third year after their father disappeared, Mrs. and therefore I have often wished, that when we dowe was obliged to apply for an Act of Parlia reformed from popery, a few convents had been ment to procure a proper settlement of her hus exempted from the general pillege, in which men banl's estate, and a provision for herself out of it of severe morals, or of a melancholy cast and tura during his absence, as it was uncertain whether of mind, might have found a retreat But I have he was alive or dead: this act he suffered to be observed, what is perhaps peculiar to this island, solicited and passed, and enjoyed the pleasure of that there are men wholly free from the spleen, or reading the progress of it in the votes, in a little a lowness of spirits, in good health and good cir- coffee house, near his lodging, which he frequentcumstances, and only actuated by some whimsicaled. Upon his quitting his house and family in the considerations, seek a retreat where they may for- manner I have mentioned, Mrs iowe at first imget their friends or relations, and be forgotten byagined, as she could not conceive any other cause them. About the year 1706, I knew one Mr. for such an abrupt elopement, tax he had conHowe, a sensible well-natured man, possessed of tracted a large debt unknown to her, and by that an estate of 7001 or 8301 per annum: he married means involved bias f in diftides which he a young lady of a good family in the west of Eng- could not easily surmount; and for some days she land; her maiden name was Mallet; she was agree. || lived in continual apprehensions of demands from able in her person and manners, and proved a creditors, of seizures, executions, &c. But nothing very good wife. seven or eight years after they || of this kind happened; on the contrary, he did not had been married, he rose one morning very ear-only leave his estate pite free and une acumberly, and told his wife he was obliged to go to the fed, but he paid the bits of every trudsman, with Tower to transact some particular business: the whom he had any dali 199; and upon examining same day, at noon, his wife received a note from his papers, in due time af er he was gone, proper bim, in which he informed her that he was under receipts and discharges were found from all perthe necessity of going to Holland, and should pro sons, whether tradesmen or others, with whom he bably be absent three weeks or a mouth. He was had any manner of transactions or money conabsent from her seventeen years, during which cerns. Mrs. Hove, after the death of her chiltime she neither heard from him, or of him The dren, thought proper to lesson her family of serevening before he returned, whilst she was at vants, and the expenses of her housekeeping; and supper, and with some of her friends and re- therefore removed from her house in Jermynlations, particularly one Dr. Rose,* a physician street to a little house in Brewer-street, near who had married her sister, a billet, without any Golden quare. Just over against her, lived one name subscribed, was delivered to her, in which Salt,* a corn chandler. About ten years after the writer requested the favor of her to give him Howe's abdication, he contrived to make an aca meeting the next evening in the Birdcage Walk,quaintance with Salt, and was at length in such a in St. James's Park. When she had read her bil degree of intimacy with him, that he usually dined let, she tossed it to Dr. Rose, and laughing, "You with Salt once or twice a week, From the room see, brother," said she, "as old as I am, I have in which they eat. it was not difficult to look into got a gallant." Rose, who perused the note with Mrs. Howe's dining room, where she generally more attention, declared it to be Mr. Howe's hand sate and received her company; and Salt, who be writing: this surprised all the company, and so lieved Howe to be a bachelor, frequently recommuch affected Mrs. Howe, that she fainted away; mended his own wife to him as a suitable match. however, she soon recovered, when it was agreed During the last seven years of this gentleman's that Dr Rose and his wife, with the other gentle-absence, he went every Sunday to St. James's men and ladies who were then at supper, should at- || Church, and used to sit in Mr. Salt's seat, where tend Mrs. Howe the next evening to the Birdcage || he had a view of his wife, but could not easily be Walk: they had not been there more tham five or seen by her. After he returned home, he never six minutes, when Mr Howe came to them, and would confess, even to his most intimate friends, after saluting his friends, and embracing his wife, what was the real cause of such a singular conwalked home with her, and they lived together in duct; apparently there was none: but, whatever great harmony from that time to the day of his it was, he was certainly ashamed to own it. Dr. Rose has often said to me, that he believed his brother Howet would never have returned to his wife, if the money which he took with him; which was supposed to have been 1000 or 20001 had not been all spent; and he must have been a good economist, and frugal in his manner of living, otherwise his money would scarce have held out: for I imagine he had his whole fortune by him, I mean what he carried away with him in money or bank bills, and daily took out of his bag, like the Spaniard in Gil Blas, what was sufficient for his expenses."

death.

But the most curious part of my tale remains to be related. When Howe left his wife, they lived in a house in Jermyn-street, near St. James's Church; he went no farther than to a little street in Westminster, where he took a room, for which he paid five or six shillings a week, and changing his name, and disguising himself by wearing a black wig (for he was a fair man,) he remained in this habitation during the whole time of his absence. He had had two children by his wife whenhe departed from her, who were both living at that

I was very well acquainted with Dr. Rose-he was of a French family. I often met him at King's Coffee House, near Golden Square, and he frequently entertained me with this remarkable story.

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* I knew Salt, whom I often met at a Coffee House, called King's Coffee House, near Golden square. He related to me the particulars which I have here mentioned, and many others, which have escaped my memory.

+ And yet I have seen him after his return addressing his

known. If he pays constantly for his lodging, for his provi-wife in the language of a young bridegroom. And I have been
sion, and for whatsoever else he wants, nobody will ask a ques-
tion concerning him, or inquire whence he comes, whither he
goes, &c.

assured by some of his most intimate friends, that he treated
her during the rest of their lives with the greatest kindness
and adlection.

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midst of the great city, by the sound of the trumRiot on proclaiming the Shiloh, by Joanna South-pet. He and his companions were obeying the cotts's Disciples. commands of God, and in so doing had conductA lamentable instance of the effects of infatua-ed themselves peaceably, and interfered with no tion and religious enthusiasm was exhibited at one, when they were attacked by the mob. this office, on Wednesday se'nnight. Samuel was proceeding to explain the nature of the visions Sibley, and Maria Catherine Sibley, his wife, Sawith which the boy had been favored, and his muel Jones and his son, a boy ten years old, Tho- wife was raising her voice to bear testimony to mas Jones, John Angel, Thomas Smith, James the fact of the Shiloh being on earth, whom she Dodd, and Edward Slater, a boy twelve years of said she had had in her arms four times, when age, were brought up from the Compter, by Bea the magistrate interrupted them, and observed, ten and Gibbon, officers of Cordwainer's Ward, that it was evident, if they were not insane, that who had with great difficulty, and at the hazard of they were acting under a strong delusion; and their own lives, rescued the prisoners from the pointed out to them how much better they would fary of an immense mob, in Budge-row, Cannon-have been employed in pursuing their regular street, about ten o'clock on Wednesday morning. avocations, than in being the cause of public riot, These deluded people were, it appears, disci- and endangering their own persons, recommendples of the late famous Joanna Southcott, and ing them to desist from any repetitions of their conceived themselves directed by God to pro-gross absurdities and delusions. The men in reclaim the coming of the Shiloh on earth: for this ply said, it was right they should obey God; but prpose they assembled at the west end of the they would do whatever the magistrate directed, town. in order to enter the only gate of the great and desist from any further proclamation, assuring city (Temple Bar,) through which they marched him at the same time that nevertheless the Shiloh in procession about nine o'clock in the morning; was come. The alderman said he would not rely they were each decorated with a white cockade, on their promise, and should detain them all in and wore a small star of yellow ribbon on their left custody till they could procure him some better breasts: Sibley led the procession, bearing a bra assurance than their own words, for their peacea zen trumpet adorned with light blue ribbons, and ble demeanor in future. They were accordingly the boys carried each a small flag of blue silk. In conveyed back to the Compter, in two coaches, to this manner they proceeded through Fleet street, protect them from the mob; one of the men, on up Ludgate-hill, and along St. Paul's Church-stepping into the coach, unbuttoned his coat, disyard, to Budge-row, a great crowd following them, increasing continually as they proceeded. Having arrived, as they supposed, in the middle of the great city, they halted and began to perform their ceremonies. Sibley sounded the trumpet, and proclaimed the second coming of the Shiloh, the Prince of Peace, on earth; and his wife cried out aloud, "Wo! wo! to the inhabitants of the earth, because of the coming of the Shiloh " This cry was repeated several times, and joined in with a loud voice by the others in company. The crowd was by this time immense, every avenue was stopped up, and the passage of carts and carriages rendered impassable. The mob began with laugh and shouting at these miserably deluded people, and at length they proceed ed to pelting them with mud and every sort of missile they could procure; they, on their part, From the Journal of Science and the Arts. being most of them stout young men, resisted; the fight became general and tremendous; the flags ON THE CONSTRUCTION OF FIRE PLACES. were torn down, and Sibley and his associates By N. Arnott, M. D. were with great difficulty preserved by the exer- During my attendance lately in some cases of tions of the officers, from falling victims to the in- pulmonary disease, while considering how best to furiated rage of the mob, and conveyed to the attain the important objects of uniformity of temCompter. Their appearance, when put to theperature, and the prevention of draugh's or cur bar, bespoke the dangers they had gone through; rents of air, in the apartments to which the pathe men had all been rolled in the mud, and Sib tients chiefly confined themselves, a simple means lev bore evident marks of violence in his face occurred to me which, on trial, perfectly succeed. On being called upon by the magistrate, Mr. Al-ed. It is an addition, easily made to any fire derman Bridges, to give an account of their conduct, in thus disturbing the public peace, Sibley, with an air of authority, directed the others to be silent, and, addressing the alderman, said he regretted there was not time for him to enter into He the particulars of the mission of God to him had been commanded by a voice through the boy Siater, to announce that the Prince of Peace was He was commanded to come upon the earth. proclaim the second coming of Shiloh, in the saine manner, and with the same authority as John the This Baptist had proclaimed his first coming. roclamation he was to make three times in the

played his yellow star, and placing his hand on it proclaimed aloud that it was God's color. The male prisoners are journeymen mechanics, and appeared to be simple, deluded, but peaceable men. They were again brought before the sitting magistrate on Thursday, when Sibley said he had received command from God to desist from any further proclamation; and if the prince regent were to collect all the money in the world, and lay it at his feet, he dared not to do it; the magistrate might, therefore, rely there would be no repetition of their previous conduct. In this declaration he was joined by his wife and the rest of his associates, who all declared aloud, that they dared not now proceed any further in this business. On this assurance, they were discharged, with a suit|| able admonition from the bench.~ [London paper.

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place; and as its uses are important to the health and comfort of all the inhabitants of cold climates, I am happy to suggest it to the public.

It is simply a glazed metal frame work, or window, placed before the fire, and coming in contact with the chimney piece and hearth all round, so as perfectly to cut off any communication be. tween the room and the fireplace; and the fire is fed with air brought by a tube from without.

Completely to understand the effect of it, it may be remarked, that of the heat produced by the combustion of fuel in a common fireplace, a "part radiates into the room as the light does, and

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creases than diminishes the radiation of heat towards the apartment and much less fuel is consumed.

the remainder ascends the chimney with the smoke. That which finds its way into the room, contrary to common apprehension, is probably In constructing the glass frame proposed, a nort not more than a fourth part of the whole heat must be made to open, to allow the patting on of produced; but even less than this would be suffi. cient to preserve in the room the desired temper-coal, and stirring of the fire. The air to feed the ature could it be all retained. The great cur- fire, may come from an opening in the external rent of air, however, in the chimney, carries this wall, by a tube concealed behind the wainscot. In heat again quickly with it (for it is the warm air the case where it was first tried, a useless chimof the room passing away) and a chimney of the ney happened to pass by the side of the fire place, ordinary proportion, and with the ordinary velo- || and a brick taken out from between them, gave In whatever way the obeity of the smoke, will allow the whole air of the admittance to the air. apartment to pass out by it in less than half an ject be accomplished, we should have it in our hour. power to admit more or less air, so as to regulate The glazed frame, then, described above, will the combustion at will, as in the common furnace. prevent, it is evident, the heat, when once receiv- The room may be ventilated by a sin di opening ed into the room from again escaping from it, as near the ceiling, either into the chimney o into it now does with the air ascending in the chim- the staircase, to be made to open and clo too, to the degree required. The heated" abes ney; and although the glass is some obstacle to the radiation of heat from the fire in the first in- now commonly connected with fire places, are stance, the disadvantage is much more than com- peculiarly adapted to this plan, and with it propensated by its retaining agency afterwards. duce the greatest possible saving of fuel; and the One of our rooms, as now constructed and heat-method of supplying coal to the fire from below ed, may be compared to a vessel of water of siit, or in any other way that secures the combus. milar shape, with a hole near its bottom, through tion of the inflammable gasses contained in the which the water is constantly running off, white || coal, which I hope may soon become general, has the same utility here as in other cases. an attempt is making, at the same time, to warm its contents by heat radiating inwards, from the hole and around it. The hottest water would always get out first, being nearest the opening from whence the heat came; and to keep the vessel full, this would be replaced by fresh cold water, entering by one or more openings in the circum2. The total prevention of draughts or currents ference. It would require a powerful heat indeed to raise much the temperature of such a ves- of air, which are inevitabie in our rooms as now sel; and it is evident that no degree of heat so ad-warmed, because the fire must be supplied with mitted, could warm the contents uniformly.

It may be supposed that I have underrated the proportion of calorick which radiates from a fire into the room, compared with that which ascends the chimney, in calling the former only a fourth part of the whole produced, but the following considerations, without new experiment, may probably be counted decisive of the question. Mr. Leslie, in his experiments on heat, found that a metallic vessel of water. of medium temperature, suspended in the air, lost about half its ca. loric by radiation, and half by contact with the air. At a higher temperature, however, on account of the increased velocity of the air, caused by its greater expansion, or in an artificial current of air, without higher temperature, it lost much more by contact than by radiation. Now, in a fire are found the two circumstances of extreme heat and great velocity, and to these is added a third of much greater importance than either,|| viz. the surface of contact being exceedingly in creased by the air passing between the pieces of coal, while the surface of radiation, viz. the external surface, remains the same.

It is a thing not sufficiently adverted to in the management of our fires, that the heat given in to the room is proportioned rather to the extent of burning surface presented towards the room, than to the depth of the fire, the intensity of the heat backwards, and the quantity of fuel consumed. I have been trying experiments, with a view to ascertain the proportions exactly; of which, however, I have not as yet had time to prepare an account for publication; but as the general result I may state, that a tile or sheet of iron, laid on the back part of the fire, so as to cover it closely, and to prevent combustion except in front, rather in-

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The advantage of the plan may be shortly enumerated.

1. The nearly perfect uniformity of temperature in the air throughout the room, rendering t a matter of indifference in what part the company sits.

air from the doors or windows. It is almost need

less to mention, that a great proportion of the winter diseases of this climate are occasioned by these currents, acting partially on our heated bodies.

3. The saving of fuel. Less than half the usual quantity will generally be found to keep the apartment in the most comfortable state.

4. The raising the temperature of the house generally. For were all the chimneys thus closed with respect to the apartments, although fires were lighted but in a few, any degree of heat once generated in a house, would be long retained.

5. It completely prevents smoke of dust, a circumstance which renders it extremely valuable in many cases, and with it there is no danger

of fire.

In these particulars are comprehended al! the advantages of the close stoves of continental Europe, so superior to ours in economy, and in the degree and uniformity of the temperature produced, with what many will call a very great additional one, that of seeing the fire; and it avoids their disadvantage of giving a burnt sulphury odour to the air of the apartment. It should not be forgotten that at a very moderate expense, the change described may be made on all our common fire places.

N. ARNOTT. Bedford Square, London, Dec. 1818.

HIGHLY INTERESTING.

We copy from the Cincinnati Gazette, the following highly interesting information; and, as we are induced to believe the conditions of the Secretary of the Treasury will be acceded

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