,"1792' -ianecdotes. 31c 



(masters arid owners of' (hips, for the prevention of persons 

 drowning. 



The life-buoy is a log of wood, having a twelve pound 



>ihot hung to its under side, on the upper side a small flag 

 staff. To the log is fastened a line, many fathoms long^ 

 and wound on a reel. The whole apparatus is suspended 



'from the stern of the Ihip? quite clear of incumberance. 

 When a sailor drops over board, the life-buoy is let go, 

 and the ball keeps it steady in its place, and the flag- 

 staff points out to the swimmer in the waves where to 

 steer his course j whilst the fliip drifts or runs many miles 

 through the sea, nothing is necefsary but to pay out the line 

 to the buoy, and bj the time the vefsel gets round yoii 

 have the sailor on the buoy, and thus is his -life pres^r* 

 ved. 



I have only to add that if you will please look into the 

 Star paper of London, dated 3Cth of May last, you will there 



"find an accident related from real life, and the use of the 

 life-buoy much wanted. The insertion of this accident in 

 the Bee will not fail to inforce the above, and at the same 

 time give general satisfaction to the public *. 



Pour l'amitie des Matelots. 



ANECDOTES. 



Count d'Aubigne, grandfather of madame de Maintenoa 

 had a great deal of generosity in his sentiments. Henry iv. 

 reproaching him one day for fliowing himself to be the 

 friend of S. de la Tremouille, disgraced and baniflied tlic 

 court, " Sire, answered d'Aubigne, M. de la Tremouille 

 is unfortunate enough since he has lost the favour of his 



* I have not been abif as yet to recover that paper- Edit. 



