Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1827-07-05

which Franklin was satisfied very early
after the application of theory that
has disarmed the lightning of heaven.
One of the earliest cases which fell un-
der his notice, believe, occurred in
one of the Dutch churches in n. York
chain connected with the clock proba-
bly, saved the church much damage, but
the chain itself was melted.
"Mr Ross, the second officer, was
Frustrated, and three of the men struck.
but none much injured. 1t affected the
polarity OF all the compasses, causing
them to vary from the true point and
between each other. They gradually as
sumed bearing, by which we have
sieered, though still three points on. as
we have just discovered. The captains
chronometer was very materially atiec
ted; 1t usually crosses the Atlantic with
out varying three seconds; it has now
proved to be out as many degrees. Gu
rious as are these effects, they are stub
more interesting in an experimental
view. Such facts, carefully noted down
at the time, afford useful data in the
cause OF science. Thus collected, thew
are atyour disposal. When it is con-
sidered that not one vessel in fifty is
prepared with conductor, cases of this
kind ought to admonish ship owners of
their utility. Captain Bennett is deter
mined to 90 well armed with them In flu
ture. II would be well 10 have one rea
dy TO be raised at each mast in case of
emergency; and, for tie safety of the
cabin. it ought to be half an inch in d.
ameter.
I'VE have visited,n says the Editor of
the Liverpool Chronicle, ''the ship since
her arrival, and the traces which remain
Of the operation Of the frs, shock, TO.
gether with the current te stimony of
Capt Bennett and his mates, and the
state Of the iron rod, and such portions
OF the chain conductor as have been
preserved, which for the present, may
be seen on application at our Office,
have served to convince US OF the gene
raj truth of the foregoing letter, and Of
the singular good fortune attending the
timely application of this simple but
philosophical invention of the admirable
Franklin, which no ship should be with.
out. Many additional particulars were
recounted to US by Captain Bennett,
which the pressure of other matter, and
the shortness ofthe time remaining 10
us, prevent US, at present, from repeat
ing. The following circumstances, how
ever communicated to us by Roskell &
Son,the chronometer makers, in Church
st. are too interesting to be passed over
Capt Benefits chronometer, after OBJ
serving, for a considerable length of
time, uniform rate Of 7l0th's Of
second gaining, and being nine minutes
forty-two seconds slow of Greenwich
time, when the vessel left New York,
was found, when compared in Liver
pool, to be twenty-tour minutes thirty.
three seconds fast of Greenwich: and
three lever gold watches, belonging to
three gentlemen passengers by the ship,
contracted the magnetic power to such
a degree as actually to require the prin.
cipal part Of the steel work to be renew
ed.
"Such is the effect" observes cor
respondent, who has transmitted US the
above account, produced on the steel.
work in the watches, that they have the
power of the magnet so far, as to act
the same as the loadstone."
FIRST appearance of the English IN
China. la d Chinese Typographical
account of Canton, it is stated that "In
the winter of the Goth year of Wanlee
(about ,600) two or three large ships
came to Macao; the peoples clothes
were red, their bodies tall and their
hair red. Their eyes were blue and
sunk into their heads; their feet were
one cubit two tenths long; they fright
ened the people by their strange ap
pearance /" The English were not
permitted to land merely on account OF
the extraordinary figure they cut; but
IN the lOlh year of Shun. che their ar,
bassadors were received, and "the EN-
peror, in consideration of the difficult
~ of the voyage, ordered them to
come once IN eight years with tribute.
Absurdity of the English LG,os.--
To burn house of which the criminal
is tenant at will, is capital; but if he
has lease, it is only a misdemeaner,
To wound cattle is capital crime; to
yyonnd n man Is onlv n ro;sdemeaner