The Sun.
London, England, 1816-08-31 00:00:00

SIiIY NEWS.

Doisa, Aot. 30.—Arrived the Brisk trans-
port, Captain lIARDIO/0, with troops from Calais.

LIVERPOOL, AVG. 29.—Arrived, the Dido,
Max‘irtiLL, from Savannah ; sailed the 17th July.
Also arrived the Warrior, limowN, from Wilda ;
sailed the 23d June ; on the 15► h inst. spoke the
brig Mary, of Whitehaven, from the Gulf of St.
Lawrence for this' port. The Roberts, for CHl-
cotta, has got on shore. on the Mile Rocks, to
the, Northward of this port. There are blio
lighters alohgside, and it is expected she may be
got oft !mkt tide.
Ano. 29.—We have three more arrivals
to-day from the Utvis's Streights Fishery, as fol-
low., ViZ...;—ThilintiS, MARSHALL, 2 fish, 70 hunts ;
Experiment, Tuom Aa, 8 ditto, 200 butts ; Laurel,
CLARK, 11 ditto, .450 ditto.—Wind W.

Coat, Etba, Mi.—Sailed Ws Majesty's stip
Musqttitiobet ott croist.:—Witid N.

'CAPTAIN MANIA'S INVENTIOtt

•
Committee appointed by the Board of Ord-
,
asnee yesterday inspected Captain MANBY's Ma-
chine for the Extinction of Fitc, at the Commit-
tee Room, Wo.ilwich Barracks. The Captain
chewed them that ,it could he instantly applied
(as it might be kept ready loaded) tO a tire which
was so situated that a common fire engine would
be of no service instance, lie said, in the heck
apartments of a house, or under time deck of it ves-
sel. The Captain explained the nature of the fluid
whi,h the michine was charged. with, which vitt-
sista. of lime, rot ash, and a certain 'quantity of
water, which might he made in two minutes, and
an board a ship a cask of it might, always be in
readiness, besides the machine being chargeti,With
it.--to show to the Committee the ektramdinary
effects of the anti-phlogistic ingredients, he int-
merit(' in it a quantity of hemp, canvas,.and deal
wood, n-hich are the most combustible marerials
used in .1 dock-yard ; he also immersed the mite
,Materials in common water, and applied a certain
heat to each :---those which had been dipped in
the anti-phingistie fluid would not hem, and
those dipped in.common miter blazed inne-
diattly. The Captain also sprinkled sonic hemp
with the fluid, and some with common water,
which bad the sante. effect that sprinkled with
water burned, and, the other did not. He then
exhibited the means lie had of resetting persons
from danger, where they were so situated, being
surrounded by fire; that the only means of escap-
ing tram the element was through the windows,
or from the tops of houses.

One of the inventions was adinired by the Com-
mittee, which the Captain tried by shooting a cord
from a pistol, one end of which would go over a
house, and the person in distress could draw the
rope to the window, at the other end was fasten-
ed a machine similar to a &tier's horse, what
they clean the outside of the windows with which
are at a distance from the ground. The person
may draw it up, and fasten tbetnselves'to the rope
by a sliding noose round the waist, anti the rope
being fastened to a pulley, the persons below may
assist those In distrett gradually. down, without
danger. The noose in the rope is so formed,
that a child may he let out of the upper window
in the house, and arrive at the ground without
danger. The Captain produced a plan of commit,
nication from a bottle on fire to the next house,
by a kind of railing with hooks td clip each win-
dow frame ; and also an elastic sheet, which be-
ing. held by two men, the person in distress might
leap into it, without any !tenger of receiving butt
,by ity