Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-09-29

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chine Of the hitherto made
The situatio e patentes was very embar-
raising one. cceeded with this new and eX-
pAhsiye sin.his IS could net be otherwise than
highly grati6eJG he failed, his modification
could not but be deep and severe
According TO appointment the court OF directors
came down, including Mr. Bailey, the President,
Sir Robert Campbell, Sir Richard jenkins, and
James Como Melville, Esq, their Secretary, TO-
gether with depatations from the chambers oil com
merce in Manchester and Glasgow, and large
number of spnners and brokers. The experiments
on the gins were conducted in presence OF near lUJ
persons, and proved highly satifactory,the new me-
fallic gin, although not smooth, doing remarkably
well On the first day of August this new metallic
gin, after being smoothed up, was sent up g. Man
chester in company with other American gins, TO
be tried aver again in the presence OF the Manches-
ter chamber of commerce, and large number oil
spinners and brokers.
The Manchester chamber OF commerce have made
a full report which you will find published in the
London Morning Chronicle, copy OF which send
yol and by which You will discover they have de-
cided that the new metallic gin which the pstentee
rad built al Messrs. Fawcett & Cos. in twelve or
thirteen DAYS, from raw metal, made better cotton
than all the other gins tried, by at least one quarter
10 three-eiahths of penny in the pound. This was
triunph 10 him. considering the circumstances
a der which he labored. He had opposition and
competition, not only from his own countrymen, but
still more beral opposition from many English
mechanics; who petitoned the India Company
AGAINST employing foreigner or an American TO
bnd cotton gins; that il would be Going injustice
n English manufacturers and mechanics, whe could
make the gins better than an American. So strong
was this feeling, that fellow in Manchester came
Liverpool to examine the Patentees gin, that had
trryed from America; and after ascertaining the Pc
auliarties Of its structure, went right back to Man
chester, and without any scrapie commenced build
eng one Just like H. as near as he could get II, and
actasly had it ready for operation by the first %
August four weeks time, expecting il 10 excel
the natentee's and other American gins land had the
modification 10 have it condemned perfect fail
ure, by committee Of his OWE countrymen
nat hprp n lessr
Preston * Co the justice 10 say, they have acted
most noble and disinterested part towards him and
he found them in every sense oil the word amiable,
intelligent, and oblging gentlemen, VINO secured his
sincere esteem and respect, which will never be
efaced.
tentee's colnexion with the East India Company
came to asclpse. They urged him 10 go 10 lndia
with the other Americans and offered the same wages
and peruuistes allowed the Other Americans,
which ne declined, saying America was good enough
for him. He then handed in bill &c Capt Bayles,
for his services in Liverpool and Manchester IN
which he charged Capt. Il. one pouni per day, and
his expenses. This Capt b. refused TO pay, saying
IA thought he only to pay the patentee's ex-
penses, while engaged. Whereipon, the paten-
tee tore up the BILL and at first re used TO receive
the paltry sum for his expenses, and went to the
under Secretary Of the Court of Directors, stated
the case 10 him, and offered to refund the hity
pounds Capt. Il. advanced in America; which was
refused TO be received He then made tender Of
his ent Improvement in tn, etton gin To the
hon East India Company, to bud what few gins
they might want by il, and left il to their sense Of
lib sralty whether they gave him any thing Tor the
rig or not.
And here all intercourse and connection between
the East India Company and the pitentee etectuaiy
ceased. They accepted his paint as stated and
ths patentee has the satisfaction OF knowing he
is much poorer than he was befor leaving America
Neither is he able TO induce my manufacturers
here to build his patent gins for he American mar
ket, on the American system OF dung business. 10
do so would require an investment # from G3O,OOO
E50,00O sterling The gins woud have TO be built,
and sent the southern states sale, and credit
allowed the planters of from ST 20 twelve months,
On their giving acceptances on their solvent city
factors. This perhaps, is lad system for any
country, and bad good, IT'S the only one upon
which they will agree 10 act aud, whoever eX-
poets 10 get their business must yield TO II, or not
secure their trade. IL is good rade IN the long run,
and Yields a good profit; but il so completely con-
trarv TO the English mode Of doing business, that
however profitable the investment might prove in
the end, YOU cannot induce them TO 90 into IT. How
the cash system. The English expect drafts Lon
don or Liverpool for goods or for machines, before
they send thea. And unless planters or their fac
tors, acceptance in liverpool or London,
they can never get machinery from England, how
ever cheap aud perfect IL Car be made here and as
the patentee hks clnuectlon with the India com
pany, aud canaot 5uild gins for the American mar
ket, he is Cstirey foot loose, and left without
ward for has zeal industry. and invention TO pursue
hi. own humble path IN thc world. And although
he has taken cut civeat 'r MS invention IA this
completion % a yIteut that 20 confer NJ benefit
The foregoing contains ain narration OF facts IN
the premises. Adieu,