Star.
London, England, 1802-09-24 00:00:00

DIVING MACNINR RANELAGN.

this is certainly"the age of experiment.. In-
dependent of the innumerable projeas that have
I.zen tried in the- line of politiosb new inquiries
have been made into the nature of the very ele-
ments of our world. Already man had rendered
himfeif mailer of the furface of the waters. M.
GAINERIN has given reafon to prefume that the
air may be one day equally fubdued ; and he has
made fome flights which would induce one to think'
that, if he lives, the period of this fubjeflion is not
far dillant. It was probably the fuccefs of this
Gentleman's experiments that fuggelled the re-
newal of thofe attempts on fubackneous difcoveries,
which, having been formerly profecuted with' ar-
dour, have been long difcontinued for want of
correfponding fuccefs. If more recent attempts
should be fortunate, it is probable that fome ge-
nius more ardent than any we have hitherto known,
will prove to us the pradticability of living in fire,
like a falamander, and will thus do humanity a
fervice, by prolonging to the ordinary period of
nature, the lives liglafoblowers, fugar-bakers, and
others, who are at prefent the viaims of intenfe
heat.
A perfon of the name of Toot', who, it teems,
has already made fome experiments at Liverpool,
undertook yenerday to defcend in a machine, in
whtcn he was to remain for one hour under water,
and to.converfe with the fpeaators all the time.
A veal about twenty feethigh, and five or fix in
diameter, was prepared in the centre of Ranelagh
Gardens, and kept full of water from one of the
ponds by means of a (mall engine. The diver, who
bad been all the day, and for a long time pre-
vious, making trial of his machinery, appeared
on the tinge at the top of the veal, et two
o'clock, and repeatedly went into his cafe, and
came out, in order to adjuit it better. The lower
part of the machine, that is, from the neck down,
confirueed with iron, and copper within (for no-
thing elk can refill the preffure of the water), and
covered over with (bong leather, is made to re-
lemble, though very coarfely, the human form.—
'the diver having gone into this by an aperture at
the neck, ahead-piece, made of wood, and
,having
a piece of glafs in front, was put over him, being
previoully made to fit tight, in the manner of a
fhaving-box and its cover, with this difference,
that this went infide ; it was fill farther (craned
by having the leather tied over it with tarred line,
which fitted into grooves made in the wood.—
Frefh air was conveyed to the prifoner by means of
a. tube, formed of joints of hollow cane, fecured
by a covering of copper ; each joint was about a
yard long, and they were tonne red r by
hollow (crews. The air was driven in by
of bellows, and the foul air came put at the fame
. time through a finites range of tubes intended
to convey it off. The diver having repeated--
ly gone into the machine, and come out, en-
deavouring each time to render it more commo-
dious, went out of the gardens Am.:hive o'clock,
to confirm his ((length and f.'ot, by . takidg
his dinner and a fats of N• aW On his re.
*en, about four, he was litiffediniiibis dainty
oellinent and bad his bead bets, as he cilled it,
put over; during this operation he converted freely,
y means of a half inch gimblet-hole oppnfite his
mouth, which was (lopped with a plug when he
. was ready to go down. Every intended prepare-
tics being now gone through, the ingenious cape-
rinsiatalia, whole cofiume rendered him altoge-
ther not unlike one of the gibbets on the banks of
the Thames, near Woolvricli, and as incapable, of
felf-motion, was lit down by a tackle ; but he
not defecaded witty feet, when, from fame "em-
barrafarent in the tubes, his affiflants thought it
prufatit to draw • up again, and for the Dace of
way an hour : repeatedly let down and draws
up without
ret4
' below at any one time moat
than two minlieiejatad without any thing occuiv
ring while be wastellbw to prove that he was even
aliih. During the limns. of inunerfion there rot
nothing like the proudihd Loaves-cation between the
iteasell and the hyllanaits. One of his attendants
frequently put the quehlim.of 4' How are you P''
through the tube, to As** anfwers were returned
only when the immerfsos did exceed a. few in-.
ehes. On Ire4g drawn up after his principal dip,
' Mr. TODD faid that he had fto.4 at ths bongos of i
the 'veal for a conliderable time r but as he
omitted to natty down his lamp, he could not be I
fern throttgh the glades placed in the fides. He 1
alfo Lid, on being damn up, that he had repeat-
edly (truck the fides it the-v:&1. with his elbows,
to give notice of the piolife &et in which he was,
but nobody had heard lijW, The' rt falt. of the '
experiment was,that evertgletimadeparted laugh-
ing at the folly of the nennOeehle. he hicofelf was
Weedy convinced of thc pratfileability of his
exPeriment- The drefa, besot liaised with iron,
was perfealy inn:menial:, said the diver butnot the
arms. The hands wee covered with gloves of
coPPen which &levet= at the wrift. He fuf-
fired only the thumbs,* Mlle and even them
but a little. All that thtslaayl;etindell he could
do was to put a loop alinekCips, or any loofe
thiag, though we have hew InTikhe, took up a
kven (lulling piece from the trsundhrho before
with thefe gloves. This is tfili 'data ad=s_
_ elf
riment, to which, from its utility, if pw.--0,
and eafy, we thought ourfelves called upon to at-
tend : but we find that At was only a ChllaT ini•
tation of a plan already known, and dcfcribed in
the Philofophical Magazine, Vol. 111. where an
engraving is given of an apparatus, invested by a
Mr. Kuno tar, which has been found to asfsiter
the intended purpok; and which rnightlave been
more fuccefsfully imitated than it has been on
the pretest occafion. Mr. Too n'talked of repeat-
ins his experiment very loon, and appeared con-
fident that fome of the MSS of .dillinaion. who
were prefent, would couutmainse and fupport his
efforts. . ,_.

At five o'clock the company 4Efgerfed. There
were fcvcral Naval Officers and men of Science,
and about fifty Ladies. The, entire number of
fPeaators was, we believe, under two hundred,
4mong whom, was Mr. GLAIFOaD, the Aeronaut.
They all bore their dirappoiatment with great
good humour.

GARIVERIN.

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M. CARwitasn's Balloon was found on Wednef
day, as appears by the following Letter addreffed
to him :

• To M. GARNERIN.
have the *afore to ininent you, otandlng the Bal-
loon in the par of Prenchun, is the County of attlansesir
Farnham on Sept. sa, and to acquaint you, that k be
taken care of till you fend for it. (Signed)
" Branham Mia. 1 AINAINANI NANNING."
Ms °impulses ACCOUNT Of 51$ ANOINT. AND

DEScINT,
This intrepid aeronaut has favoured us with the
following account, which our Readers will nerufe
with deep intereft, though our own narrative was
fo detailed and correa :
" The experiment of my 3i It afcent, and of my
sth defcent in a parachute, took place on Tuefday
laft, on a very fine day, and-in the pretence of an
immenfe crowd of fpedators, who filled the ftreets,
windows, and honks ; and the.fcaffoldings erec-
ted round the place of my departure, whielt, alas,
was the-only fpot not crowded with fpedators.
" It is neceiary, When 1 undertake the experi-'
went of the parachute, that I fliould know the
Elate of theatmorpere, in order to enable me to
judge of the courfe I am to take; and a lfo to adopt
the precautions proper to encore fucce,fs. About
three in the afternoon, I had the fatisfaaion of
having a fir( indication from the agreeable effed
of a very pretty Montgolfier balloon, which was
fet off from the environs of St. George's Parade,
and which took a direaion over Mary-La-bonne-
fields.
• 44 The fuccefs of this experiment ought not to
prevent me from expreffing my opinion ,of the
dangers that may refult to the general fafety from
the daily abufe of thole night experiments, which
are not always directed by perfons converfant with
the fubjea. One Ibudderi when one thinks, that
a machine of this kind may fall, and fall on fire,
upon the cordage of a -chip, and thus involve, in
one great conflagration, all that conftitutes the
wealth of one of the firft cities in the world. The
ufe of thefe machines was prohibited in France,
and the Confular Government confided to me
alone the direaion of night balloons, which I con.
ceived and introduced into the national fetes.
"Convinced of the direaion of the wind, I haf
tend the filling. of the balloon, and at SP. M. I
filled the pilot balloon which Mrs.SHIRIOAN did me
the honour to launch. It teemed to me that I was
conciliating the favour of Hilvia by the interfer-
ence of the Graces. This pilot balloon afcended
quickly, and was loon out of fight, marking out
my career towards the North Eall. Whiht the
anxious crowd were following the path of m 7 little
pilot, I forpended the parachute to the balloon :
this painful and difficult operation was executed
with all poUlble addrds, by the affiliance of the
moll diffinguifhed perfunages. The parachute was
gradually lurpended, and the breeze, which was
very gentle did not produce the leafobftacle.—
At length I haftened to ballaft my cyli . •
bark, and to place myfelf in it ; a fight which the
public contemplated with deep intereft-it teemed
at that moment as if every heart beat in unifon, for
though I have not the advantage of (peaking Eng-
lab, every one underftood my figns. I afcertained
the height of the barometer; which was at 20
inches. I now preffed the moment of my departure,
and the period of my fulfilling my engagements
with the Brit& public. All the cords were cut ;
I rofe amidft the 'moll expreffive hence, and
launching intoinfinite (pace, difcovered from on
high the coundefs multitude that fent up their.
• figlis and prayers for my fafety. 'My parachute, in
the form of a douse over my head, had a majeftic
effed. I quickened my afcending impulfe,aud rote
through light and it.:!!pours, where the cold
informed me that I was entering into the upper
region. I followed attentively. the route .I was
taking, cad perceived I bad reached the extremity
of the city, and that initnetffe fields and meadows
offered themfelves for my defeent. I examined my
barometer, which'l found fallen to 33 inChes—the
fig was clear,, the moment favourable, and I
threw down my flag to endeavour to chew to the
people affembled that I-was on the point of cut-
ting the cord that furpended me between Heaven
and Earth. I made every neceffary difpofition,
prepared my hallo% aid, meafured with my. eye
the via (pace that fejiirsited me• from the ref of
the human race. I felt my courage confirmed by
the certainty that ,rill combinations were juft. I.
then took out my knife, and with • a hand firm,
from a confcieoce void of reproach, and which
had never been lifted &going any one but in the
field of viaoryk I cut the cord. My balloon rote,
and I. felt' loyfelf precipitated with a velocity
which was checked by the ludden unfoldingof my
t parachute. .' Div • that all my calculations were
jut, and my *mind remained calm and ferene. - I
endesivmaded modulate my gravitation, and the
ofeiltieilin which I experienced increafei in propos.
dep-ti I approached the breeze that blows: in the
middle regions; nearly ten minutes had elapfed,
and I felt that the more tin I took in defcend-
ing, the fafer I fhould reach the ground. 'At
length rperceived thoufands of perfons, tome
on horfeback, -others on foot, following me, a)
of whom encouraged me by their willies, whiL
they opened• their arms to receive me. I cause
trifler the earth, and, after one bound. I landed.
and. quitted the .parachute, without any- !hock
or earldom. • The fief perfon that came _to me
prefect-ate in his arms ; but, without lofint
*SY 111314: 1... employed my&lf in detaching the
Prlberpsil circle of the parachute, anxious to
Cave the inftstamone .chase hadtlea will gmoraty red
:me ; hut a crowd Coon
.me—laid
bold of me, and carried ma is triumph. till .an
indirpolition, the confeqttenen 111041. taa of she
°halation
,I_ had experienced., obliged the prep_
fion to Rap.l w.as then feisell wioi a painful ea
miting, which I u(luallysitience for fever afhpurs
after a defcent in. a para ••tt. ' The intentaturtist
,
=meat, however, permitted me to get on no -,
bark • a nuinerotis cavalcade orpreached tollieg
off the crowd, whole enthuftaint- and trate
incommoded me not a little. 1%0)014 aFYse
was among be horkmen, and.thaprocelli4 'pro:
eluded with great difficulty in the rniiiiitpf ihe
crowd, *ho &opted forth their applaufei crel Lad

' go.

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before them the tri-cnlonred fig which I bad
thrown down, and which way earned by a•Mem.
ber of Parliament. Among ',the prodigious con-
col,rfe of perfons on foot, fremarked Lord
HAM from whiom I received the counfela of. a
kientific man, and whO penetrated through. the
crowd to thake'hands with me. At length, after
feveral incidents., all produced by the uniirerfid
interefl with which I was honoured, L wittidtiw
from the crowd without any other accident than
that of having had my right foot jammed between
the horfe I rode and a borfeman. who preffed toh
clofe to me. My parachute was preferved as well
as could be expedted, a ftw of the cords only were
cut.

Among the congratulations I have had the
honour of receiving from the molt didinguiflied
perfons, I have not had ani more flattering than
thofe I have received from Sir SIDNIT
came to Me, with General DOUG‘AS, On pieriio4
as he hid to me, to !hake hands with a brave Naafi.
This compliment is of the greateft value.from the i
mouth of one of the bray& foldiers in Europe. "1
I now enjoy the pleafure 'of having fulfilled
my engagements with the public, to whoin I owe
every acknowledgment and thank., for the'encou-
ragement I have received from them, and for the
confidence which they placed in my promife, at*
tithe when I was obliged to• defer the experitnent
of the, arachute. ,It is with this grateful fenfe of
their patronage that I am going to make a new
accent at Bata"
According to M. GAIIIIPRIVI calculation, he-
had been to the height 0f4154. french/est, on Tuef-
day laft.

Thurfday fennight, Mr. RANKINE, Deacon of
the Incorporation of Tailors, was unanimouily
elated Convener of the Trades of the City of
Edinburgh.
Monday te'nnight, RI:IIMRT PIDDIR and
WILLIAM Srswarr were elected by the Magif
trates and Council joint Town Clerks of Perth,
and fucceffors to Mr. PATRICK MILLER in that
office; and on Tuefday, Mr. CMARLIS HUSBAND
was appointed Procurator Fifcal for that town, in
room of Mr. Nast I.

By a Gentleman who has jolt made the tour of
Scotland we learn, that the whole of this year
has been cold and rainy over all that part of the
united kingdom ; the crops have been univerfally
luxuriant. Along the tali coal, and in the well
cultivated yanks, the harveft, though late, will
be abundant, and tolerably well got in ; but on
the higher lying grounds of the South, and in all
the Highlands of the North of Scotland, the grain
will nether be filled nor ripened; and it is perhaps
a Rill more ferious evil, the peat, which is the
fuel of molt r.f the north, is nearly totally de-
ftroyed. Along the fhores, the diftrefs may be
fotnewhat alleviated by the importation of coals;
bur by the inacceffible flaw of the country, from
the want of roads and bridges, and the poverty of
the inhabitants, this aid is confined to a very nar-
row fpace, and to a very few individuals ; the
,general fituation of the inhabitants during the
winter will be deplorable. This circuniftance alone
ought to induce Government and the Land.
owners to unite their efforts to open communica;
lions through the country, and provide employ-
ment for the people.
Left week a dreadful fire broke nut on the pre-
mifes of Mr. Burbidge, at HoUyfields, near Feck•
henham; Worcefteratire, which deftroyed feveral
corn and hay ricks, a bars full- of grain, and other
out-buildings, but happily didnot reach the dwell-
ing-houfe. This unfortunate accident was °tea-
fioned by the heating of one of the hay ricks,
which being opened, built into a name, and Pet-
ting the other: on fire, caufed Co; tremendous a
blaze as to defy every effort to-extinguifit, it.
On Monday evening, as *Mr. Fatiesitopi
the aueioneer, was returning home from the Bo-
rough; by a back way, he obferved a fufpicious
looking perfon approaching him : having a fmall
(lick in his hand, be placed himfelf on the defen-
five. As the man paned him, he made a fnatch
at his watch with an inftrument, which fortunately
miffed his chain, but tore his kerfeymere breeches
in all direQions. Mr. F. made a blow at the ail•
pill's head, which had the effea of making him
take to his heels.

TnalsAs BLOWN, Efq. of Chepilow, Monmouth-
(hire, in a letter dated September 3, 1802, favoured
B. D. PanaSas the Patentee of the Metallic Trac•
tors; with a fatement of many important Cures,
particularly an obtlinate Gout on his own perfon,
Which had refilled the Bath Waters, and very nu-
merous' other remedies ; alfo different Cures on
Horfes, among which is the following:—
" One °lazy-Herres was lame from a kick in tie bock: when
I began to draw the Tradton over the difeafed part, the was fo
extremely agitated, from their powerful adtion, that - I was
obliged to have one of her legs tied up to keep her quiet. In ea
der toafeatais whether this violent agitation was theeffea of
the Traitors, I drew a Ouirp pointed nail over the part in the
fame planner, when the animal (hewed no fymptonz of effea.—
I tried this t fcvcral times with the fame fuccefs,
which demon the great power of the Tradton: the
tiotfe was cured."
N.B. The credit of the Tractors being now eitablithed, the
'Patentee has committed their entire Wein his friendand agent
P. SMITV' Chemift, No. 29. Haymarket. where they may be
had at SixOnineas the Set, including aTax of Treaty Shillings
to Governznent.
The Patentee is under the neeetfity of folidting his numerous
Correfpondents to excufe his not publifhing the many Cafes
continually fent him for that purpoteHis three laft annual
Publications alone contain about stxx), which, by every candid
enquirer, will be deemed fufficlent.

ANTISCORBOTIC DROPl.••••Thili
Well known excellent Medicine,. having been ap-
proved b the public near 30 years, hardly needs
any further recommendation : but as a Gentle
man of refpleability, reading in the neighbour-
hood 'of Spillby, in the county o( Lincoln, and
whore care was novel, had the geodnefs to call on
the Ptoprietorb, at the Difpenfary, No. 15, Soho-
, Arian, to acquaint them ctf the care he had re-
cemAr'estperknced from the ufe of their Medicine.
moret, Sp mum vt and Co. beg leave to acquaint
'the pu.h4e, ant by applying to Mr. Hot*, of
Spiltby;they viditneceive. every fatisfitaory account
relative to the cue az#4yre alluded to, which for
`'tinny
rearog=brimajottjent to the Gentle-
.oata to lava g,
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