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TkeJew^ ?—PhiloJophical 'finder-Box. 



During my fiay in Lucerne I have 

 maclu au cxcurfuiii into the Alpine coun- 

 tries, v.liich 1 as nli()rcl( d me coniide- 

 rable pltidurc, embittered hy many ^lain- 

 ful reiiettions. 



A three hours ride by the lake of Lu- 

 cerne brought ntc to the ruins of the once 

 conlidcrable town of Stan/iladt, which 

 was totally reduced to allies in the revo- 

 lutionai-y war. After the cnL'n^ements 

 at Schindi'leggi, a fort of cajiitiilation 

 ■was concluded betwixt the de^'Uties of 

 the fnialler mountainous cantons, and 

 the General of the rrcnch troops, to 

 T\hich theL/ndci-waldeners aiipealed wlien 

 the Helvetic Directory at Aran required 

 them to take the oath of alleiiiance, 

 which they refuted to do, on the ground 

 of its beiiig contrary to their ideas of reli- 

 gion and tiie articles of the capitulation. 

 Upon the refufiil of the deputies, they 

 ■were ill-treated, and feverely threatened, 

 by the Direc^tory and their French allies, 

 ■which only irritated the minds of the 

 people, and rouf< d them to a determined 

 Ipirit of reliflance. Both youna; and old 

 lei/.ed their arms, which they refolvcd 

 not to lay down with their lives, and af- 

 feniblcd to the nuniker of two or three 

 thoufand. Tlie pafles were occupied, 

 and fomc batteries erected on the lake 

 of the four cantons. The Kxeculive 

 Council at Schwyv, lent olY a niellcnger 

 with an intreaty for tlie Underwaldcncrs to 

 fubmit to the law. He was fent back in 

 the mod ignominious manner to the fron- 

 tiers. A letter fiom Genirid Sciiaucn- 

 burg was torn in pieces unread, and 

 fvery one thrcalened with detith wiio 

 iliould mention the word J'tibwi[]ioi). 



The party then reigning in Schwyt?. 

 found means, however, to perfuade the 



fieople that a continiuition of the neutra- 

 ity would infure them the advantage), of 

 tlie capitulation frill longer. Many of 

 the individuals alfo of this canton re|)rc- 

 fented to the Underwaldeners the inetHca- 

 cy of reiiltance, faying, " Brothers, our 

 force is inadequate ; we have no profpect 

 of zid ; what can your defence avail 

 you ?" To this the haidy Alnineers re- 

 plied, with the calmncfs which courage 

 and virtue afford, " We look for God's 

 aid, who protected our forefathers ; we 

 call upon him daily ; would lie forfake 

 us ? Our caufe is too good. If \\ e fall, 

 our furvivorswill hold us up for an ex- 

 ample, and, when once revenged, ■will 

 icvcrc aud blefs our memory.'' 



R. 



To (he Editor of the Monthly Magazine. 



SIP., 



YOU have introduced to the public a 

 very intcrefiiiig Account of the 

 Condition of the Jews in I'rance and 

 Germany. It is one of the numerous ar- 

 ticles which diliinguilh your Mifcellany 

 over every other puliliihcd in Europe. 



In the name of your (jerman readers, 

 I appeal to the !c;'raed and intelligent 

 Jews in England, or to other perfons 

 competently qualilied, to furnilli, through 

 your MilVeilany, alimilar Accouint of the 

 prefcnt ftate of that people, as fcaltered 

 through the Britilh lllands. 



And iis the Monthly Magazine is 

 doubtlefs extenfively read in America, it 

 would be highly agreeable to afcertain 

 their condition in the various ftates and 

 divifions of that Coniinent r I hope this 

 fuggellion will i-eceive the attention of 

 fome of your readers in that part of the 

 world. S. W. J.\CKS0N. 



Hamburgh, Aug. 29, 1806. 



For the ^lonlhhi Magazine. 



.4CC0U.NT of a veu'h/-i.nTentfd philoso- 



rmcAL 1 iNDKii-r.ox. 



IT is a fact well known, that on rapid- 

 ly compreliiiig air, by means of a pif- 

 ton, a flume may be prodnccd, which is 

 capable of kindlinsi coinbuftible bodice. 

 An ingenious wnr!;m:ui of St. Etienne, 

 in France, was the (irii to apply this prin- 

 ciple to the purpofes of practical utility, 

 hy com|)ielVmg the air m a ovlindcr, or 

 tube, with the \icw of kindling tinder j 

 and the fnrcefs of his attempts has lately 

 induced i\J. Dunioticz, an ingenious me- 

 chanic in Pari-;, to make feveral experi- 

 ments, in order to afcertain the fize to 

 v^hich the tube m;iy be reduced, without 

 delh'oying the elVecl. 



After feveral trials he fucceedcd in 

 kindling tinder in tubes, or comprofling- 

 pumps, of about four lines in diameter, 

 and fix inches in length ; and he ob- 

 ferves, when thefe tubes are of an uni- 

 form bore, and the piltons accurately fit- 

 ted, it is fcurcely potVible to fail in 

 kindling the tinder by a fingle llroke of 

 thepillon. 



As this method of obtaining light is 

 attended with no danger, and as it is' 

 in other rcfpecis preftrable to the tinder- 

 boxes in common nfe, there can be littie 

 doubt of its being in a Ihort time gene- 

 rally adopted. 



To his ingenious invention M. Dumo» 

 tiez has s;iveii the nan:? of Fneuniatic 

 Tinder-Box. II. 



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