The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1818-01-17 00:00:00

PERSONS.

We laid before our reader* last August the re-'
rush of experiments made miller the limpet uf:
MT Carmel' a►rd Field•Oflicrrs of Artillery at'
Minion+. by co oo ll mud of his Royal Riglinesbt.
tl►r Doke of York. and the Illusiourable the Board'
of Ordnance. in order that. should it be found
pnicticalrle. the Wirers and paroles attached to
'the spiny. and destined to foreign service. should
ire supplier' with the memos of saving their lire., in
case of *reek occurring during the passage. It
Laving 'wen intimated the same effect might be
produced by the common cork jacket. su long
• known as preventing people from stoking, a cons-
premier trill of that and Mr. Malliossi's improved
mode of employing the buoyant principal cork, he
mimes" The Seaman's Friend." was ordered to be
nunle, the particulars of which se here the sates.
fact' of laying before the public.
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100 the Intl; Veceinher, 1817, the threo. MPH
Mho hail ovule the previous expe r 000 ruts on the sth
Asicast last. went into the water as follows :
Gusorwr Clash...us Ste fret 'levees noises. walked
in ally the e'.rk jacket, Instil he war taken off his
feet, wham he remained in deep water without the
power of sinking. Oss bring desired to lilt up his
arm• showr his head, he *sulk down, hiss whole
bed! cc uplrtrly coverr.l with water several inches,
sr.nsi.ril so 1 he was obliged to drop
I.i• Arms lest hr "amulet be either drowned or
buffo's/sit, and a hick' inevitably would have
fiskes, pi we, bod he Hens kept in that situation
boy a fro notions.% Canner Egerton, are feet
box stud a hal' inches, then weld is him with-
al.? soy apparatus, on, wheat they were together so
I.lerly po;porteit a. sts-rtly to be incapable or
bil.kltig. with slwir chili, out of the water. Graham
Own cdtor is, shore. rod puinsig on a `• Seaman's
4:00, Innis 50 all sixes, again returned into
derv' boa. r, wk.'s oat Istoisog tip his Orals, as iii the
tint isistaore, be 1011111111•41 pts redly safe. without
the ismer of si hug sir, per thins his throat into the
wart. 0 li,:ertose pl 'clog his haunts on his shout-
dess tli acre paloisOlieJ, as doses dyed its the Hewitt
.d the 6.11 .tsmosst, viz --•1 After this one of the
reitllll.llrra,, linen% lakell ulr the apparatius, wesst in,
and was easily implanted by placing his hands un
the stemil.lers of the other wan who had the ap.
parboil. on."

Gunner Whiteside", five fret time inches three.
opiarterri, then wrist in with► the cork jacket ; on
Inking op to• arms he instoutly "oink, and although
nut 10. i deep as Graham, yet sufficiently to have put
an end to Ins existence, had he continued in that
.ouetsiiii los it NON 11l l noes ; Itr was then ordered to
thee, stock he slid with considerable facility ; lie
then came toot of the Willa, and put on the
'• Seaman's when on being ordered to lift
np hi. anus, us before, it was housed through the
boo) euey which she •• Seesueis's Friend"
impossible fur lion to sink an such be.
owl hie .lieuldeos. On his being ordered to dive
lie footled the seine difficulty, all stated us the llte-
pint of the 6th of August. viz.—" One of the
perfumers was ordered to dive as deep as lie could,
sisich he ettenipted, but was prevented doing it by
the buoyancy of the apparatus."
In addition to the above, when they came to
.• pair! the two, it was foutail the " Seaman'',
Ftielool," although possessing &overly it pound inure
o.f buoyant power. occupied in space about Ulle
third Wolf than she cork
,jacket, and presented a
1;114111 against rocks ur osoual injuries, of two inches
thivkises". when the cook jacket was found to pin.
seas VOWS of lass thou half an inch.

On die whole. we congratulate society on the
result. wbicli confers equal honour on those who di.
recital the txperisnents to be made. alit the iii-
veotor of such simple means, that leave no doubt that
sue space between the vessel and the shore. when
shipurrek occurs, and when the lova of Isle in gene.
rid tikes pli.ce. may in rotate he passed iii compa-
rative seculity. The suliject becomes of greater
Piosariaiice from the fret, that ages have passed
stars isiAl roll our experieoce of the evil is limited
s•it..lt pi she knowle•lge of the effect, although the
1, Mir.. of 11441.111.111. Me 11 1111111 tuitions have hero
••• to colitis... some 1111 l ile by which life
lova hr h4et I Lloyd's List weekly pp bents Us
Mu.. 40, 11141, rod CVVIII 1.000 isstlewislu..l.. in the
Int is.- of Long loot sit one unfortunate motto ;
ts,t.t It I.t 4/1.4 by isivestigaing the true Causes, as
W. .I 10r111111.41, 11111111,fdl. 111111 sabunliurlt. a Imlay-
dr Enos Ike ilill/111.11. InOde of Isivesstwesthaes
rimilled 14r 11. Dacy to invent Ins Safely Lamp fur
Collie. se-. lea to the introduction of liiiicul.suois by
Lady Wssitley Montagu. and Oat of Vacciiiation,
toy, ironer. At persist the ilettruc:iiiii of our fel-
-11111•111 *lb-. trout (lie Bombast) of Mt iiitlisolualts
In ~a.. oor Atoll space of deep saver between the
lime and the siiipsorckeil vessel. It follows of
that srtstlettiog our isessislr tin apslile of sink-
ing ilistorgii (i.e mean• of slit. simple apparatus. is
the wei) itUr wed 111116/4101 mole by 1111114:11 the wishes
of scriest may he lICCUMO/11•11t11. In 1111110 plriu
mutter-14 tact view of she ssulsject, we feel coolident
the countsy will coicsider the proceedings which
Lair tale's place no this oi:cubit/it as conferring
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