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The national Republican., 1862-03-18
FROM FORTRESS .uO.yROE.

FoRrRtss MoNRoE, March l6.-Tbe g,tnbosi
Suwanse arrivci to-day from Roanoke lslaud,
having lett lheIp on Friday, and Hatleras on
Saturday. she brings no nrws that eau be
made public al present.
The steamer Hugh Jebkins arrived here /,
day from Washington with one ol Professor
loves balloons.
The rough weather delays the repairs On the
telegIaphic cable.
There has been no boat from the Eastern
Shore ol Virginia today. and consequently
there is no news as TO the result Of the Congress
sional elcctien there.
The Congregational Committee Oh Naval AZ,
fairs, and The Assisla6; Secretaries Of the Post
OliCe aud Treasury, came down from Wash.
ingIon to day and returned tonight after in
spectiug the Monitor and other objects of inter
est here
The national Republican., 1862-03-18
pkNslOn OFFICE: JusE ., Isal.

l. U AIt WLOM II MAJ COSCERY,
Application having been made uudcr the act ol a5d
june 8G0 for the reissue Of the land Arrnuts do.
oiibed hersin which are alleged TO have been lost
or DESTROYED notice n hereby given that NJ the date
following the description Of each warrant, q new
certificate Of like tenor Will be irsue, II no valid OBJ.
.cotion should then appear.
No; 1886, for 100 acres. issued under the act OF
arcfS 1865, in the name Of Alb gail widow OF Jops
than Bard, and was granted August I, 1s5e-MaIch
No; A,bIl, for 100 aores. issued under the act OF
March, 1850, In the name Of Isaiah Tasker, minor
child Of Elijah Tasktr, deceased, and was granted
September 18th, March I'D, 1862
No 49, 1sa, for 100 acres, issued under the act Of
Msrch, 1900, In the name oi Rufus L. Woodford,
and was granted January %, lsb6-March o., 1862.
No 81 600, for i20 acres, issued under the act OF
March, 1885, in the nanc Of Jordan Hunt, and was
granted August !, ls5o-MArch o, 1859.
No es,2Is, for l60 acres, tssued under the act OF
March, 1853, In the name oi Hezekiah Smith, and
was granted june 81, isbT--kHil &, 1N2
No 81 for 100 acrcI, fyucd under the act
Of March, lsS5, In the name OF Jacob Rrader, and
was grantel August 10, ls56--May >, isd..
No, a5S2s, Tor 100 acroA, issued under the act Of
March, 1855, in the name OF Chirlottc, widow OF
walter Cole, and was granted January 70, ls56-
May II, 1862.
No. "a 06a, for l61 acres, issued under The act of
March. .eb5 In th. namc Of Mary Hpicr, widow Of
John Haner, and was granted November 10, lsbt-
June !, 1852
JOSEPH II, RARRETT
CommiasioneY.
The national Republican., 1862-03-18
Major General Comman
IlEAlQuARrEns AExr or TuE SOUTHWEST,

IlEAlQuARrEKs AEMT or THE SOUTHWEST,
PEA RIDGE, March ,. 1862.
EAnl. Van DoRN, Commanding Confederate
Forces:
SIR The General Commanding ia in receipt
OF yours Of the nh, saying, that In accordance
with he usages Of war you seed party 10 col
leot aud bury The dead. | am directed TO ray
all possible facilities will be given for burying
the dead many Of which have already been in
TERED. Quite number Of your surgeons have
fallen into our bands, and are permitted TO act
under parole. aud under General Order froui
Major Gen Hs'leCk, further liberty will be al
lowed them, il such accommodations be recip
rocaiad by you.
TIL" General regrets that We 6nd on The bat
Tie iinlh, contrary 10 civilized warfare. many o.
the FEDERAL dead, who were tom masa wked
scalp'd, aud their bodies ahancimlly mangled
and expresses hope that this important srug
gle mag not degenerate 10 u savage warfare
BY order nj Brig. Gen. Curtis:
To. MokINNEr. Acting Asst. Adjt Gen.
The national Republican., 1862-03-18
TRAIN On TRB HUDSON RIVER RAILROAD
THROWN INTO THE WATER.
The .SImciy-EOwrih cgineMf OF
Board.
Four Soldiers and One Civilian
Killed.
Ton Doldiers Iaajarecs'

POUGBksErSIE. March l5.--The down train
with the Ninety.tDurth regiment on board, msI
with all accident Five cars were thrown into
the water near Tivoli, by a broken rail. -Four
mcn, belonging 10 company G. from Cape Vim
cent, were killed, and len inilrcd, A civilian
was also killed The names Of the killed are
Samuel Gazisr and Barton Glazier, 0ather
and sou,) belonging to Adams Village, Jci'"r
sou county.
Nelson FoItun. Cape Vincent
John SharmaD, no relatives in this country
Master Driscul, civilian, belonging TO Green
bush
NAMES OF iNjrRED
Ouattcrinaster D. Wolf, Private Bushnell
Lieutenant Ga,os, Howard, Freeman Phillips
Alexander Mcneil and Allen Mcneil, liwo
hro,bers1 Loughlan and Butzee, belonging In
the band; B. Braiuerd, Litchfeld.
The above have no boncs broken. but AZ.
bruised
The national Republican., 1862-03-18

THE LOWER PUToNAc On Saturday re
cOunoitering party started from The north side
Of Quantico creek. and occupied DumIries
From the river to the village the road was
strewn with dead horses, Some were in har
ness and attached 10 wagons. Tho rebel force
In and around Dumirics Is stated To have been
composed oi Texans, Alabamians and South
Carolinians, under Gen. Wigiall, OF Texas. The
farmers state that there Is still body oI shout
seven hundred cavalry some four or five miles
from Dumlrics, On The Aqua u eek road. Some
three hundred cartridge and cap boxes, hlau
keH, tionr. &r were found Ia The house used
as WisfaN's headquarters A large quantity
ol shells and csr'rdgcs were a|-o slowed away
in barn, au'l S'v"niy five boxes o ammuni.
iin weic o"nd near the creek From contra.
bands who baya aCifd a. teanisters lor The
rebels, il waa ascertained that The main bod y
Of the rebels have cr,sscd The Rappahanuock
and are making . stand AT fredericksburg, iu
conjunction with The army at Gordonsvillo.
The national Republican., 1862-03-18
rs 3,7G5 $500

GTauu total, ,.-...... 70 J,'bJ Sr9'o
One hundred ul these deaths were from
wounds, Private benevolcnce has done much
towards providing the soldiers with jciles and
other little ,minr's, but the credit of their ex-
'raordinTy freedom from epidemic di'c,~c,
aud their 5'igces .iul medical ,rcs,msni bclpnc
10 the medical depar;mou, ri the army. who
have ben misrcprcscntcd aud vilihei 10 an
almost Incredible extent. The department 10 W
challenge Tho history Of all armies to produce
statistics showing less deaths from disease Than
the army Of tho United Statea, composed n. it
is, Of men who have rushed to the eyrnsnrPs d
camp life from comfortable 6resides
The national Republican., 1862-03-18

CASE OF LIEUT.. BARTLETT. learn that the
Committee on Naval An,irs Of the Senate have
had under review The cass Of Lieut.. W.. A.
Bartlett, Of the navy, AID have instructed the
chairman Of tbe oommi,''e (Mr. Haley 10 inform
the Navy Department that the committee rec-
Ommend the restoration OF Lieut.. Bartlett 10
bis original rank in the service.
As Lieut. Bartlett stood next 10 Commander
G. A. =. Rogers, his restoration, we presume,
will be 10 The grade Of Commander.
The national Republican., 1862-03-18
FROM .NISSOUISI.

,ruE LOSS or THE REBELS ~ THE BATTLE Or
PEA RIDGE MOUNTAIN.
ROLI.A, No, March lG.--Tbe remains oi Col.
Hsndrick' Of the Twenty-ninh Indiana regi.
meDt, who was killed At Pea Ridge, have
arrived here. The rebel surgeons captured
acknowledge their loas 10 have been one thou.
sand killed and from twenty-five hundred TO
three thousand wounded. Thirteen rebel guns
were captured and 500 prisoners. Among
the rebel officers killed was Gen. Frost, Of
Camp Jsckson u9toriety. The defeat Of The
rebels was most complete, Price flying In on"
direction and Van D)rn in another,
The national Republican., 1862-03-18
.uE DEnD az THE ARMY,

So many false statements have been made H. |
relation io the numb-l VI soldiers who hsv'
died from disease hat 1t Ia time the public we
made acquainted with the facts Of the case
irresponsible persons have been sivios tb.
public the mos, painful aud startling stories
about the diseases raging among voluntecre
and the thousands carried on weekly by them
Thus, the Rev. Psrson Bellows said, a shor'
time ago, in a speech delivered on " Sanitary
Science" before the New York Historical So
clety. that we buried seveuty.fve soldiers .
day from disease. and five hundred weekly
aud Mr. Wendell Phillips, in his lecture at tht
Smithsonian, night or two ago, said we
buried two thousand soldiers a month on thc
Potomac from disease. Now, these are very
grave statements, calculated to fill The minds
cause Interpretations abroad in relation to
disease in our army. for the statements made
by the gentlemen whose names are here given
arc untrue, aud could not have been the result
| Of personal inquiry at The proper sources ~
Information.
DR. Below whose surgical stadiss have been
col lined TO that celebrated medical treatise.
King Jsmcs's Bibla, and whose scalpel aud
bistouJy have no form save iht, hidden uuder
| the peaceful teachings ot that boos has lately
given himself up to teaching SANITARY sclENCs &
to mon who have rr,cticcd il thirty years; but
il his researches have had no batter result than
10 give him a g,asi authority 10 make state.
uen,s which are glaringly wide Of th" truth, i,
were better that he had remained in hi. pulpit,
and left 10 those who understand the subj ct
the duty ol reporting on 1t. We have 'hs
Official r"iUrnp nj the year from Two hundred
and iny seven regiments. which number lw
huudred aud hliy sevCu thousand men, aud
from twenty one general hospitals the Cspsci
ties oi which f,r receiving hs Aick ar" from W y
hundred ,nd twenty five, zach, 10 four hundred
men,
| The r"turua ,d deaths in the army alr r.
| ccivcd At The surgeon Generals Office quarter
| ~, and Tor the past year are as iollows, l,om
the numbrr or regiments and III. hospitals a.
stated
The returns from the West have not yet been
inquired into by us; but The deaths in that acc
ton have not, Tor reason Of climatic influences
been near 30 numerous "a 'ho.e in this region
The following statistics ar. published by m
| thority
The national Republican., 1862-03-18

nfrGEN BANKS was 10 the city yesterday
looking in foe health aud receiving, with his
usual grace and dignity, the congratulations
upon his successful progress in the Valley Of
Virginia.
The national Republican., 1862-03-18

ENTERTAINMENT ~ l1usoH oF WLSnLIL PnL
L'rs On Saturday Mr., Speaker Grow gave
one Of his elegant dinner parties in honor Of
Wendell Phillips Several distinguished gucsts
were piCseni, among th'm, Vice Presidcn, Ham.
In and lady, Mrs. Fremont aud Senator sum.
nsr. On sunday Mr. Phillips wen, 10 Alex
andria, upon 'he invitation OF ssvsral officers,
and addressed the soldiers
The national Republican., 1862-03-18
All is quiet on our outposis,

WuAI SMALL ne DONE WITH fnE fGGED
MEN Our readers will mud this question an.
swered Oh our FIRST page, by Miss Carroll, who
has presented her views upon this;subjcct with
her usual ability. We do not believe in any
system Of compulsory colonization. No greater
calamity could beisll the South than the loss Of
her laboring population. But let all sides he
heard.
The national Republican., 1862-03-18
FROM TENNESSEE.
Gen. Smiths Forces at Savannah,
Tennessee,

81 Louis, March If.--A Savannah. Tenn
dispatch 10 the Democrat says the expedition
up the Trnpessee river has nearly all arrived,
and the feet ia now on the point OF proceeding
further up.
The expedition is commanded by Gen. G. +,
smith. WITH Grns Sherman, MCClarDa1J, Hui
but aud Wallace as division commanders.
The force is large, and fully able TO conquer
any army tho rebels eau bring against II.
Gen. Grant ia in command a Fort Henry.
The national Republican., 1862-03-18
zsy- When Mr.. G,N.;iu h,s p.r.usdsd

gr When Mr. G,hsiiu has persuaded the
New York banks, which first suspended 10
resume, it will he tim enough for him to urge
the GprN1utcd To resume. Tis advice to the
Government 10 pay seven per cent for money
will not be followed, Congress Will a!ju. no
more usurious transactions.
The national Republican., 1862-03-18

ISLAND No. l0.--This island. although little
south OF New Madrid, Is above it on tue Mis-
sissppi. Of course, retreat from the island
by water is cut of by the batteries at New
Madrid, now in the possession oil Gen. Pope.
The rctrea, Of the rebels must be by land
through Tennessee, and It ls the turtilIgstions
on the eastern shore Of the Mississippi opposi le
the Island, which Com. opts was attacking on
sunday.
The national Republican., 1862-03-18

HS-Thc eIIiLehs OF WAshInKton whoa arc
iavor Of forming an association TO set Ia concert
with the " National frccdmanS Association Of
New YORK which has for It's object The Relief and
protection Of the emsneiI atsd negIoss now with
and near the national forces inAhs rebel sisics, rs
we'll as OF su"h as we escaped to this city from the
rebel territory, are invited 10 meet 81 the house OF
Mr J. Van Santyoord, ljb I street, between Nine
tccnlh and Twentieth streets on wedn sday tveniug
the 10Th instant, at half past seven ocleck
mar lT-H
The national Republican., 1862-03-18

National Soldiers Tonhahawked, Man
Gied and scaiPed at the Battle Of Pea
Ridge.
The following is copy Of the correspondence
between Gen, Curtis aud the rebel Gen. Van
HEhpQrARrERs TRANS MISSISSIPPI DISTRICT,
March 0, 1867.
To the Commanding Officer of The United
states lorccs, Sugar Greek, Arkansas:
SlR: In accordance with the isagcs oi war.
have the honor to rsguesi that you will permit
The burial patty, whom send from this army
with flag Of truce. to attend to tie duty oi
collecting and interriog the bodies Of he o1i
GERS and men who fell during the engaSeme nj
Of the 7th aud Stb inst.
Very respectfully, cir, your obedient servant
EARL VAN DoHS,
Major General Commanding Army.
The national Republican., 1862-03-18
Important from Tennessee River.
A REBEL TROOP-TRAIN CUT OFF FROM
MEMPHIS BY GEN. WALLACE'S
DIVISION

81. LUIS. March l6.,-The expedition up the
Tennessee river. when last heard from, was al
Savsonsh, and abou, going further up.
Gen. WallaGos division have burnt the rail.
road bridge 10 McNary county, between Hum
boldt, Tennessee, and Corintb, Mississippi, thus
cutting on a rebel train Of soldiers who arrived
while the bridge was burning
[McNary county ia the most southerly county
in Tennessee, immediately west Of the Ten.
nrsaoo river |.
The national Republican., 1862-03-18

10" The statements in the Star, OF the recon
noIssanc" from Manassas 10 Wsrren'or< and the
knapsacka, iuusheis, wagons, &c found aban.
doned by the "n"my, mus. b" tax with large
grains Of allowance. The same paper reported
which hav" never b""n so"n there by anybody
pl.e
The national Republican., 1862-03-18

HLAStRY Is THE UHrRrr, Tn" drhaiQ in the
senate will bo op.n",i 10 dag ny Mr. Hale, in
Nynr "r III" bin 10 al 'Ilsb slavciy here, 1t il
expected that ho "iii Lp I.l"wed. IN reply, by
NJ !EAIIE
The national Republican., 1862-03-18

WENDELL PHILLIPS To NrGHr.-This noble
patriot aud incompatible orator, will lecture
to night at the Smithsonian, Those who wish
to hear him, must so early, Or it will be impos'
sble TO gain admittsnCe.
The national Republican., 1862-03-18

Alter some tine spent in the Committee Of
the Whole, during which several sections Of kbe
bill were considered and amended 10 SONS ~.
important details, the Committee rose aad the
House
Aojosrnsd. 30. ~
The national Republican., 1862-03-18
LATEST BY TELEGRAPH,
rom the Mississippi River,
The Fight at .s,o. 10 Goins on
Rebel Guakoats Eugasing Gen. Pepe''
Batteries.

CAIRO. March Is, p. M.-Commodore Foote
is shellipg the rebels at Island No. 10. d.
Gen. Popes batteries prevent their escape
dowr,he river. They are said to be from hf.
teen thousand 10 twenty thousand strong. The
rebel gunboab are understood TO be engaging
Gen. Popes batteries.
The national Republican., 1862-03-18
ParsOn BrOwbIOw's Book.

FRILApELrulA, March 1.-THE we'll known
publisher ni DR.. 6aue's works has offered Par
eUn Brownlow ten lhousand doilars for the
copyright OF his proposed book giving an &C
count Of hia suH"rng3 and experiences among
the rebels
The national Republican., 1862-03-18

"-lt Il suggested thai the wooden guns
taken at Cenlrevillc be deposed at the navy
yard as trophies, with the exception oil one, 10
be lett At the STR office
The national Republican., 1862-03-18
srThe Exhibition OF the snbba1h

ErThe Exhibition OF the sabbath
s hool Of Gorsucb Chapel which was post poned on
account Of the weather, will take place on WE'D
aESDAI EVENING March 10, Providence per.
hitting at the sixth street Prssbyterian Church
Island (Rev. Dr. Noble ~
Tickets % ccpt childrGn 10 cents, NH is-2l
Eu- Warrington sGisn'ihr AssoCiation.
4 regular meeting of the above Association will be
held a, The Rooms Of III, ioupS Mems Christian
Association, on Pcynsy lyana avenue, onTUESDAf
~ ming, March IS, at "a o'clock, p. IN A pune
tual altt ndapc! Of the members ia fc'iuestch.
II |. HOENEE,
mar ls-ltt Koc'rding secretary
The national Republican., 1862-03-18

the RETREAT OF JACKSON FROM WINCHESTER.
WlNcutTER, March l7.--Contrabands arriv.
ing here confirm the report OF the destruction
nj the bridge over Cedar Greek, aud sio the
report that Jackaou retrcated mp The valley
lpwlrd' Harrisonburg, the capital Of Rocking.
ham county.
All Ia que! on our outposis
The national Republican., 1862-03-18

GES. BURSsIDE.-Tbe intms,iOn IL most de
cided In the Fortress Monroe dispatChsS that
Gen. Burnside is striking good blow some
where. We shall know in good timc where
il is
The national Republican., 1862-03-18

7 OSr-ON FRIDAY EvENING, MARCH II,
II al. or 10 going to, the Smithsonian. a Lady's
gold BRACELET, beiog a plain gold band with
CHASED edge The finder will be rewarded by leay.
lug " Nv thf omSc. mar :S--3t
C>OUND.-A tmall SUM of MONEY in the city
L The owner can Rctu By laying Tor this adycr.
,iscmc It and cslling at SHEriiERD'S rto,c.
mar is-3t
The national Republican., 1862-03-18

aS-Licut. Worden, Of the Monitor, is report
ed to be still suffering severely from the injury
10 hi, eyes, received in the aght with tho Mcr.
rimac.
The national Republican., 1862-03-18

MCCLELLAN AND LIN a proclamation Of
forty lines, the Quaker general mentions
himself thirty times.
The national Republican., 1862-03-18
OFFICERS, ATTENTION!
GUT IA PERCHA
WATEik-PROOF
ARMY GOODS!
$40 SEI"ES'TM STREET.

Many suppose India rubber and Gutta l'ercha arc
tynsnymons terms, merely representing India Rub.
6cr manufactured by different processes, and arc
the a5y led 10 believe there Is material difference
between The two articles. In order to correct thi,
ialse impression, the following sta,ep mt, made by
par who have exam ned and tested both articles
10 given
In lis crude state utta Ptrcba 10 ono of the beat
non'conducora OF electricity 1t has no res,ail1acs
mhdteI 10 India rubber nor a. chsaieal an me,
chdHt:Gi properties NE 1mc, cts he Ire. from rhirh
'dLsn tsogy 10 he same family y Tres o, grow on ih
3ome soft -
These goods are not prcicutrd 10 the public nimpy
az dn Improvement upon Other manufactures of Itiig
Ra,bu but as -ni"y cr'i,,y III thru ,harac,cJis.
iYS dnd wos,e- ana AZ being superior to those msdc
from any other material They are warranted d frcr
from any uupleHtRut odoT, wifi not decoupose and
become soft and sticky under any circumstance arc
not injured 6y comieS in con'act unh oils aikulIes
sTLf pliable and elastic, and rendered indsstruc
tible and unaffected by heat or cod Those wishing
otioal reports and statements from army and naval
officers, please send for circular
.ois Tor sale In any quantities al manu- cturers
prices a. blo seventh street, near Pepmsy vsnia ay
/, nue. he only place where these goods Ssn be OBJ.
tanned in Washington
ID. W. UMBEHHiNE,
mar Ii-nic Agent
The national Republican., 1862-03-18
FIRE IN PORTLAND MAINE,

'ihE IN IoNihhNp Nh'Nh'
POnTLAHD, MI March lG.--Union Church. Al
the head of High street. was burned last night.
Loss $50 900; Insured Tor $4,000
The national Republican., 1862-03-18

CosSuxArross BnisADna GENss.Ls Tho
Senate, yesterday, In executive sssion, con-
armsd The iollowiss nominatlons o brigsdier
generals:
The national Republican., 1862-03-18

Genuine Preparation Tor Pain In
l. the Back, Headache, Sick Stomach.
~ See advertisement headed
HELMB0LD's EXTRACT BUCHU
~ Anotner colump' mar 7-3u
The national Republican., 1862-03-18

w AsHiSGToN SKIRT FACTORY.
WAHIED--bo females 10 learn to make FkIrts
A person can, In shcrt time, make per week from
70 lpqurs for psrticulars, at l07 Seventh st.
ostWesu u ana u. iA-ff
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1862-07-12

The Atalanta, Ga, C.mooursalA thus
heraids the detection Of one of the shining
lights Of the Southern Coniederacy:
The numerous admirers of the gifted
Aiabamian (Jege Clemens) Will learn with
feelings OF deepest regret that he has for.
saken the Confederate cause, and given
his allegiance to the Lincoln government.
He was in Huntsville at the time OF its
capture by the Yankees, and made no.
effort to escape. Only few weeks after
their arrival lie became very intimate with
I the commanding General, and now goes
about the streets, representing the south
ern cause in is worst light, and endeavor-
ing 10 persuade all his friends 20 j, in with
the Federal cause. So Ear he has only
found four OF the citizens Of Huntsville
who were so destitute Of principle and
honor as to link their destiny with the
destroyer of our homes and our peace
This comes from a source entitled to the
highest credit
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1862-07-12

CURE OF UYDRoPHoBIA-The New York
Worlds Paris correspondence says:
Some of the medical journals are giving
publicity now to an alleged cure for this
terrible disease, which is communicated
them by the Rev. r z. Legrand, who has
been tor many years missionary is Syria,
where hydrophobia is quite common, and
where, he says, he has tried this remedy
in sixty different cases, and performed
sixty-cu II fhis be so, and there certainly is
no reason to doubt the good fathers word
the simple remedy which he proposes
should be made known all over the world
1t isthis take thee hand!ulis of the leaves
of dat,ra str0mo,ium, boil them in a quart
ofwater till it is reduced to pint, and max g
the patient drink the whole as soon as
possible after the bite. \ violent madness
will ensue, but this is Of short duration
A profuse perspiration follows, and In
twenty-iour hours the patient is cured
Cauterization should also be resorted to as
quickly as possible, although the reverend
father states that he has seen many cures
effected where this has not been done.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1862-07-12
FrankIln's Advertisement or a IIyh,,;,.

Mr Jefferson Gauntt, of Haledon, New
Jersey, is the owner OF an original copv of
DR. Franklins Poor Richard Almanac"
which was bought Of Dr. Franklin himself.
by Mr. Gauntts grandfather at Franklin's
printing office in Philadelphia, on the Ist
day OF January, 1853. 1t is, consequently.
one hundred and nine years old 1t has
been preserved III the family up to tho
present time. ......
The following advertisement appears in
the back part Of the book (the pages are
not numbered) of the then recent inyen-
ton OF lightning rods:
How To sEcCRE HOUSES FROM LIGHTNING.
lT has pleased God in his Goodness to
u Mankind, at length to discover to them
the Means OF securing their Habitatons
ana other buildings from Mischief by
thunder and Lightning. The method is
TINS: Provide small Iron Rod (it NAV bo
made oil the Rod iron used 10y the Nailers),
but Of such length, that one End being
three or four Feet in the moist Ground
the other may be six or eight Feet above
the highest part of the Building To the
upper End oi the Rod fasten about a foot
OF Brass Wire, the size Of a common Knit
tlngneedle, Sharpened to fine Point:
the Rod may be secured to the House by
few small Staples. If the House or Barn
be long, there may oe Rod and Point at
each End, and u niddling Wire along tho
ridge from one 10 the other \ House
thus furnished will not be damaged by
Lightning, II being attracted by the Points,
and passing thro the Metal into tho
Ground without hurting any Thing
Vessels also having sharp pointed Rod
fixed on the top of their Masts, with a
" ire from the Foot OF the Rod reaching
down, round one Of the Shrouds, 10 the
Water we'l not be hur. by Lightning.