64 AGRICULTURAL ENGINES. 



going to take out nine of my engines with him to Lima, in South 

 America, in about six weeks. 



" I remain, your obedient servant, 



" KICHD. TREVITHICK. 



" MESSRS. PLUMMER, BARHAM, AND Co., 

 " London. 



"N.B. If your friend goes to Bridgenorth, let him show this 

 letter to the founders." 



The engine, intended for the West Indies, so pleased 

 Mr. Uville, that he begged to have it made over to him 

 for South America, where it worked the machinery for 

 rolling gold and silver in the Mint at Lima. 



"About 1815, while erecting a high-pressure pole-engine at 

 Legassack for Mr. Trevithick, and doing some repairs to 

 Mr. Kendal's thrashing engine, a Creole, I think called Nash, 

 brought a note from Captain Trevithick, stating that the bearer 

 was anxious to be taught to erect and work the portable engines 

 for Jamaica. 



" Sir Kose Price, who had property in the West Indies, had 

 sent him to Mr. Trevithick for that purpose." ] 



It is therefore probable that some of Trevithick's 

 engines reached Jamaica. Sir Eose Price was well 

 known to Lord Dedunstanville and Sir Charles Hawkins, 

 and living near them, saw the engines at work and 

 their fitness for his property in Jamaica. 



Lord Dedunstanvi lie's engine of 1812 was sold as 

 old iron to Messrs. Harvey and Co. not long before 1843. 

 Having remained for some time on the old-scrap heap, 

 it was in that year again worked to drive machinery. 

 Instead of the original rope-driver on the fly-wheel, 

 a chain was used, the links of which caught on pro- 

 jecting pins on the driving wheel. In that form it 

 continued to work until 1853, before which it was fre- 



Recollections of Captain H. A. Artha, Penzance, 18(9, 



