330 Prefent State of Chemifiry in Germany. 
gafes.contains, and which the phofphorus decompofes; as is 
proved by the phofphorated hydrogen gas obtained in thefe 
experiments. J explain by this the experiments of Gottling, 
d+ wait with impatience for the memoir you have an- 
nounced, and in which you have proved that 1 was deceived 
in regard to the myuriatic radical. 1 {hall repeat the experi- 
ments; and whatever be the refult, fhall render homage te 
truth.” 
The follow ing obfervations on the above Jetter have. Sees 
publithed by Van Mons: ‘ This letter mightinduce people 
to believe that the four chemifts, of whom Girtanner fpeaks, 
Mull-profels the principles of the, theory. of Stahl, On this 
Afubje&t I ought, to undeceive  thofe. who have been pre- 
vented. by the war from being fully ;acquainted with the 
-progrets of the new .chemiftry in Germany. . Thatcountry has 
ccafedto, haye among its, chemical writers any partizan of 
- the ungualified fyitem of phlogatton, fince I convinced them of 
the,prefence of oxygen in the oxyd of red mercury. They 
haveail adopted the new doctrine without reftriCtion, or with 
sseftriCtions of very little confequence. .Crell, Weftrumb, 
Wiegleb, Tron midorf, Gmelin, Richter, Leonardi, &c. in 
endeayouring, to unite the new theory, with, the -exiftence 
_ ,fphlogifion in. combuftible bodies, all admit it in general 
-andallits confequences... They with only to fave themfelves 
-from,the appearance of a complete defeat.. Thofe who ftill 
sadhere tothe prefervation of that agent, confider it as the - 
befis of light, or as dormant light. . This, bafis, abundantly 
-conmtained, in, inflammable fubtiances, when it meets and 
-scombines. itfeif with caloric, conftitutes luminous fire; which 
explains why combuttible fubftances, require a certain de- 
, gree.of heat, before they are inflamed, This fytiem, and the 
applications of it which, follow, are the only points jn which 
they, differ from us: in all the other explanations they agree 
perfeétly, with our principles. We thall fee how little ,in- 
. fluence thefe theories modified will haye over the: future pro- 
~grets.of found chemiiry in Germany. 
Py “10 
“ Gren, 
