The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1806-10-21

l19l, and which compelled Dr. PreIey to ieays this
iituation as fugitive, well known to the public
and il is intention revive the remembrance
of them by entering into particulars. Suffice it to fay
that the doctors houfe, library, manucrip,s and APP
paratus, became prey TO the flames; and, though
he received an indemnity for this lofs, it was far
from being an adequate compensation. The reult OF
many years painful reeareh and feentifc abour Pc
riihed by this ian'eful outrage. which every friend
to good order and Juice deplored. For fome time
alter this event Dr. Prieley lived wanderer, till
he invited to lucceed DIR. Price in congregation
at Hackney; but the pcrfecuton he had experienced
from the infatuated rabbe, added to fome family rea-
ions, induced him to leave his native country, and TO
embark for America in 1894. The place he fixed ON
for his refdence in the new world was Nerthumber-
laT5, town in Pennfylvania, where having collef-
ed by interchangeable pains, valuable apparatus and
well choien library, he returned his former purfs
BY many new experiments ON the contribution of airs
he became more and more Fixed in the belief of the
phesiRic theory, and in his oppoftion to the new
French fyeem of chemary, of which he lived to be
the tole opponent OF note. The reults of fevera of
his inquiries ,hefe topics given both in fepa-
rate publications and in the American Philosophical
Trania aions; and it is but fair add, that the
theory is indebted tn this oppoon for foine Of the
lrongea proofs which it i, founded.
Dr. Prieftley declined the offer of the chemical pro-
fenorihiP in the college of Philadelphia, which wa:
made to him fosn after his arrival in America and
likewe another Offer of fucceeding the late Dr. Ew-
ing as principal of the fame college, i'll the fpring Of
1905; preferrng life of remeat and eifure, tina,
he might devote hmfelf entirely Philosophical and
theological inquiries While he lived at Nor,huiu-
berand he had the misfortune TO lofe an excellent
wife, and beloved and dutifu fon. Theie af1i6ions,
though ieverely felt he bore with becoming fortisude
and refignation Till the year 1891 he had enjoyed
uninterrupted good health having careey ever known
what cknefs was but that period he was attacked
Philadelphia by conlant indige ION, and difficulty
of fwallowing any kind of fold food. From about
the beginning of November 1903 to the middle of
January 1904 his complaint grew ferrous, and
at one time he incapable of fwalowng any thing
for thirty hours. In the lat fortnight of January his
legs fwelled nearly to his knees and his weakness in
creating very much, he expired the Sth Of Februa-
ry following.
AS theology is entirely foreign the object of the
Philosophical Magazine, we have not thought proper
to fay any thing in regard to DIR. Prieleys writings
on tina, fubjea, which very numerous, nor the
theological dfpu,es in which he engaged. His
religious opinions well known to the public, and
therefore it is the lefs neceary for enter into
any obfervations them. The principal part of his
other works THE Hihory and prefent fate of
Electricity, with original Experiments, 4to: famili-
ar Introduction to the Study of Electricity, Svo:
the Etory and prefen State Of Discoveries relating to
ny plates: Experiments and Obferva;ions on dferen,
KINDS of Air, and other Branches of Natural phoio-
ply connected with the fubjea, vols: Expert.
ments relating to the Decomposition of dephlogiiii-
Gated and inGammabe air, and on the Generation of
air from water; pamphlet: Heads of Courfe OF
Lectures on Experimental Philofophy, including Che
miAry: familiar Introduction to the Theory and
Praaice of Perfpettive, with eopPer-plates: new
Chart OF Hiitory, containing View of the principal
Revolutions Of Empire that have taken place in the
World; With Book deicribng it, containing an Epi-
...so,y. Biography,
with Book containing Explanation of it, and
Catalogue of all the infer,el in it: the Ruii-
n'ents of Englifh Grammar, adapted to the Ufe OF
Schools; the fame Grammar for the Ufe of thofe who
have made fome Proficiency in the Language: Lee
lures ON Htory and general Policy, to which is pre-
fixed an EGay Courfe of liberal Education for
civil and active Life, 4to: observations relating to
Education, more Especially as it refpetis the Mind
10 which is added EGay on Courle of liberal E
ducation for civil and active Life: Courfe of Lee
lures on Oratory and Criticir, Ito.
The following were publiihed after the do q or went
to America Experiments and Obfervations relating
TO the Analysis of atmop air and the Generation
OF ar from Water: the Doctrine of Phlopinon ef
tablihed, and that of the Competition of Water re-
futed Reprinted with additions 1908.