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: Mr. WATSON, '''
As there was a hint in your fad of there being ful
phur in this colony, and a complaint that it could
not be feperated from the orc that contained it;
perhaps the following hiHory of that foffil will
not be unacceptable to the public.
'' CULPHUR is foretimes, tbo rarely, and only in small
quantifies, procured native from the earth ; 'when
it is either found transparent and yellow like amber, or
transparent, and red like the ruby, and then called gol
den Jul,bur ;or not transparent, which last, again, is ei
t her yellow, afo-coloured, or mixed of diners colours, and
called fulphur vivum, or virgin fulpher. But all
that is fold in the Jbops throughout Europe is factitious,
being obtained by art from the pyrites, wherein it scarce
seems to have pre-ex fed ; since its matrix, or ore, the
pyrites being detained in the fire, yields no fulphur, but an
acid liquor, like the acid of vitriol; whereas the fame
pyrites, being duly prepared, and then long exposed to a
vehement fire, gradually foftens, calcines, breaks, and
exfudes a true Jul,bur.
Some times, indeed, the fulphur is found read, prepared
in the pyrites ; so that 'upon being ignited the Jul,her trickles
from the containing vtfels, placed aflopefor the purpofejS
is catebed in receivers. And hence the ore or matrix, both
of fulpher and vitriol, is the fame. And thus may Jul
phur be artificially compounded of thef,irit of vitriol, al
bum, or fulphur Pr. Companum, and a vegeia We oily mat
ter combined together, so that fulphur is not improperly cal
led b, the khymift refna terr^e, or the rosin of the earth.
Being feperated by repeated fufions, both from the im
purities which rife to the top and Jink to the bottom, and
poured into wooden moulds of a cylindric figure, it is
exposed tofale ; and from its colour, which refembks that
of the citron, is called fulphur citrinum.
The native transparent fulphur, of a red, green oryel-
Low colour, is found near the gold mines of Peru, Switzer
land, ^Ac. Jbis fort never needs the fire in the purificati
on. The other fort is opake, and found either in Jhining
green, or yellow globes, or lumps, or in the form of a clay
ijh earth, of a light grey, or yellow colour ; and found
near Tulcano's, particularly Fefuvius and aEtna ; Jul,bure
®usf,rings, as tbofe of Aix la Chapelle, Ac. and in Jeve
ral parts both of Eope and America.
The factitious fulphur is obtained in different ways at
different places. In jome parts of Italy there are a kind
of fulphur mines, containing a white argillaceous earth,
mixed with blue veins, which they dig up, put into large
earthen veffils; and get fulphur out by a kind of diJiillation,
with an earthen cucurbite and receiver ; though this is no
more than an ingenious contrivance to federate the fulphur
from the ore by fufkn, and make it rife,Jo as to run liquid
into the inclined receivers. What remains in the cucur
bites after the operation, is a red calx which they throw
away.
Much after the fame manner they separate fulp bur near
Liege, from a kind of Pyrites, looking like lead ore, which
is there dug up, broke to pieces, and put into large curcubites
of earth, with narrow mouths. These vessels they place
in an inclined posture in a furnace ; whereby the melted
fulphur is made to run out into receivers, filled to proper
heights with water : the fubflance that remained in the
cucurbite contains a considerable proportion of vitriol. If
the Julphur he foul at the Jirft operation, the, melt it again
in ironvfels, adding to it a little Infeed oil ; then,our it
into hollow cylinders of iron, greased on the infde, where
by it is formed into rolls. The Julphur thus procured, is
either yellow or greenifo; the latter is preferred for some
uses, as containing a vitriol salt. It seems to be best puri
fied by sublimation, which raises it in the form of flowers,
commonly called fores ful,buris."
By this ihort and general history of Sulphur, and
its manner of feperatifo, and purification ; 'tis easy
to perceive, that different matters from which a pure
and genuine Sulphur may be obtained, do severally
require a quite different treatment. And as the*
hint in yqur last, has given us no difcription of his
ore, it was impoflible for me to give any particular
directions aboutit. Yet I hope (as he appears to be
a person of candor and integrity) that he will be a
ble to colled from whatl have delivered, a method
of perfecting so important an article, at this period
of American's unparalled Offerings. But if not,
by applications he Ihall at any time have all the
assistance that lies in the power of
PIIILIATRO S.
* Anther of the, &c.
Boflon, 7th Dec. 1762.
Sir, [R. Jackson, Efq : ]
W HEN cur anqeftors firft came over, they appre
▼' hended themfclves fay&fj zo no other laws or
rules of government than what arifefrom natural reason and
the principles of equity, except an, poftive rules from the
word of God. I intended to have lent you a collection
of punishments inflicted for a great variety of often,
ces, some of which would have diverted you, and p.l!
of them would have tended to difeover to youthe cast
and genius of our firtt settlers, but my time since
the date of my last has been much taken up in pre
paring a defence of the province title to the lands
between Nova-Scoria and the province us Main. I
(Gov. Hutebinjon's Letters and ExtraAs continued.)
hope to have leisure before another opportunity of
writing to you. I am,
• Ihe above will saw what were once the sentiments of
the bes Settlers of this Country, upon apoint that hasface
been greatly litigated.
Boston 3 Jan. 1763.
Dr. Sir. [Col. Cufhing.]
YOU have been by your fare fide and so
have I by mine, poring over old year
books, and when I am tired I relieve myfelf with
historical fads of our own country, for I design to
carry down Mr. Prince's chronology, and as Bilhop
Burnet did ; but it shall not be published while I live,
and I expect the fame fatisfadion which I doubt not
the Bishop had, of being reversed of some of the
r--s after! am dead.. I wilh you may have the plea
sure of reading it.---
Whoever continues Mr. Prince's chronology, Mr. Hut
chinson will certainly make a considerable -figure in it,
Jhould bis character be painted with a Burnet's freedom,
whether the autber means to take a personal revenge or
faithfully to inform his reader,
Boston Jany.. 1769.
Dear Sir, [Mr. Jackfon.]
I Sent you under black cover by way ofßriftol and
Glasgow the account of proceedings in N. York
assembly, which you will find equal to those of the
Massachusetts. Parhaps if they had no troops the
people too would have run riot as we did.--Five or
fix men of war and 3 or 4 regiments disturb no body
but some of our grave people who do not love assem
blies and concerts and can't bear the noise of drums
upon a Sunday. I know I have not slept in town
any 3 months these 2 years in so much tranquility
as I have done the 3 months since the troops came,
and one of the Clergy told me a few days ago he
doubted whether it would ever do for the town to
be without one regiment at least.
By wbofefelicitations troops were procured ma, be infer
red from what Mr. Bollan writes to Mr. Hutchinson in a
letter dated,
Henrietta, Secret. Aug. 11. 1767
MR. Paxton has several times .told me, that
you and some other of my friends were
of opinion that handing troops were necessary to
support the authority of the goverment at Bolton,
and that he was authorifed to inform me this was your
and zfoir opinion. I need not fay that I hold in the
greatest abomination such outrages as have taken
place among you, and am sensible it is the duty of
all charter or other subordinate goverments to take
due care to retrain and punish such proceedings,
and that all governments must be supported by force
when necessary ; yet we must remember how often
handing forces have introduced greater mifchiefs
than they relieved, and I am apprehensive that your
distant situation from the center of all civil and mili
tary power might in this case, sooner or later, fubje&
you to peculiar difficulties.
—When Malcolm's bad behavior made a Air
here, a minister who feem'd inclined to make use of
Handing forces supposing thismight not be agreeable
to me, I avoided giving an opinion, which then ap
pear'd needless and improper, but afterwards, when
it was confidently said that preparations were making
to fend a considerable number of Handing troops, in
order to compel obedience, I endeavour'd to prevent
it, and in particular told a worthy gentleman, who
tho' he does not Hand very high in the administration
has sometimes, I belive, considerable influence,
that some of the principal merchants said, that they
who should fend over the Handing troops reported
would certainly be cursed to all poferity.
What will poferit, Jay of thoJe that by letters or pri
vate messages endeavour'd to procure their being sent, and
at length prevail'd ?
NE w-roR K. July 17.
B, the Jbip Barclay, Capt. Cox, arrived at Philadelphia,
from Liverpool, we have,
His MAjESTY's mos gracious SPEECH from the
Throne, on Friday the 26th of May, 1773.
My Lords and Gentlemen,
I Cannot, in Justice to you, forbear to express my
entire fatisfadion in your conduct during the
course of this important session.
You have maintained, with a firm and Heady re
solution, the rights of my crown and the authority
of parliament; which I ffiall ever confider as infepe
rable.--.-You have protested and promoted the
commercial Interests cf my Kingdoms ; and you
have at the fame time, given convincing proofs of
your readiness (as far as the constitution will allow
you)to gratify the willies, and remove the appre
hensions of my fubjefts in America ; and I am per
suaded, .that the moll salutary effids must, in the
end, result from measures formed and conduced on
such principles.
The late mark of your affectionate attachmentto
me, and to the Qpeen ; and the zeal and unanimity
which accompanied it, demand my particular thanks.
I have the fatisfa^ion to acquaint you, that as
well from the general dipofitions of ether powers,as
^'1 R Al' E D or stolen out of the fubferibers,pajture last
week, a black Mare, bald face, white eyes, cue of
her bind feet white, about 14 bands and a half high,
pages and trots, carries her bead and tail low. Whoeve
will return said mare, and secure the thief, if stolen, Jhall
have SIX DOLLARS reward ; if only the mare a rea
sonable reward and all necessary Charges paid by
Hartford, July 15, 1775. ELISHA BIGELOW.
Y^OUND in the inclolure of the fubferiber of
Suffield, on Saturday the firft of July instant,
a red roan hip'd horse, branded W on the near
shoulder, black main and tail. The owner may have
him again by proving his property& paying charges,
by applying to SETH AUSTIN.
^TRAfED away from Caleb Bull's paHure a
° black Hoife, @bont 13 hands high, cf the Que
bec breed, his mane wa% cut Ihort last fyirg, and
has not been cut since, is marked with W D en the
off fide, one of his fore ffioes off, the ether much
worn, his foretop was cut off. Whoever will bring
said horse to the fubferiber at David Bull's tavern,
Ihall have two dollars reward, and necessary charges
paid, by Anthony Ellsworth.,
Hartford, July 16, 177 g,..
from the foletan Frances which.! have received I
have great reason to expert the .continuance 'of
peace : Nothing on my part, confident with the
maintenance of the honour and interest of my kino
toms, Ihall b e wanting to, secure the public tra^-
quility. '
Gentlemen of the. House of Commons,.
It gives me much concern, that the unhappy dis
turbances tn some of my colonies,have obliged me to
propose to you am augmentation of my army, and
have prevented me from completing the intended,
reau&on of the efUbliffiment of my. naval., forces.
I cannot, Efficiently thank you for the oheerfnlnefs
and public fpirit:with..which you have granted the
fupp^es for the several services of the current year.
byswords and Gentlemen, ~
I have nothing to desire of you, but to use your
best endeavours to preserve and to cultivate, in your
several counties, the fame regard for. public order,
and the fame discernment of their trucß interests,
which haze in these times distinguished thechara&cr
cf my faithful and beloved people, and the continu
ance of which cannot fail to render them happy at
home and refpedled abroad. ',
Then the Lord Chancellor,by his Majesty's com
mand, prorogued the Parliament to thurfday the~
27th July next.
I N D I G O,
WArranted to be of the best kind, to be fold
by MOSES SMITH, a few rods weft cf
the Great-Bridge, Hartford, at the house lately im
^roved by James Taylor, Cloathier, late deceased.
Twenty Dollars Reward.
gOME time in the night after the 15th of July
inffant, the house of Joseph Peafe of Suffield was
broke open by some person unknown, and robbed
of about 90 Dollars in dollars and small silver, and
a quantity of coppers—7 Connecticut 40s. bills, 2
(os. bills, and several smaller bills. Whoever will
apprehend the thief or thieves so that the money may
be obtained, Ihall have twenty dollars reward, paid
by . JOSEPH PEASE/
N. B. When the advertisement was inferred in
the last Monday papers said Peafe was absent, and
no one able to ascertain the sum. The villain that
perpetrated the crime wore a small shoe, and Hop'd
short: It is hoped that all tavern-keepers, traders
and all others, will take particular notice cf any
transient person that appears to have much money.-
Suffield, 22d July, 1775. Joseph Pease.
Taken up by the fubferiber,
the 4th of July, a brown Mare, about 14 hands
high, shod before, paces and trots, abou:9 years
old, no brand, a fmail ftrcak down her face, a white
spot on her nose. The owner may have her again
by proving his property and paying charges.
- asahel COWLES.
Ke^fington, July 4, 1775.,'
A Quantity of Choice INDIGO, and Rhode-
IHand SHEEPS WOOL, to be fold by
STEPHEN MEERS, at his House opposite the
North -Meeting-House, Hartford.
N. B. Best COTTON WOOL.
Peter Vandervoort,
HAVING removed from New-York, takes thi;
method to inform his good customers in par
ticular and the public in general, That he has just
opened at his Here opposite the Printing-Office in
Hartford, a universal assortment of Ironmongery and
Cutlery Ware, which he will fell on as low terms as
usual, by Wholesale only. July 13, 1773.
CASH given forß A G G~S, at theTrintinfr
Office in Hartford.