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TUMBEZ, a town of Peru, in the jurifdiftion of Piiira, 

 near a river of the fame name, which difcharges itfelf into 

 the bay of Guayaquil, almoft oppofite to the ifland of St. 

 Clare. Barks, boats, balzas, and canoes, may go up and 

 down this river, being three fathoms deep, and twenty^-five 

 broad ; but it is dangerous going up it in the winter feafon, 

 the impetuofity of its current being then increafed by tor- 

 rents from the mountains. At a little diftance from the 

 Cordillera, on one fide of the banks of the river, ftands the 

 town of Tumbez, in a very fandy plain, interfperfed with 

 fome fmall eminences. The town confifts only of feventy 

 houfes, built of cane, and thatched, fcattered up and down, 

 without any order or fymmetry. In thefe houfes are about 

 150 families of Meftizos, Indians, Mulattoes, and a few 

 Spaniards. There are, befidcs thefe, other families living 

 along the banks of the river, who having the conveniency of 

 watering their grounds, continually employ themfelves in 

 rural occupations. The heat is exceflive ; nor have they 

 here any rain, for feveral years fuccefTlvely ; but when 

 it begins to fall, it continues during the winter. The whole 

 country, from the town of Tumbez to LJma, contained be- 

 tween the foot of the Cordillera and the fea, is known 

 by the name of Valles. Tumbez was the place where, in 

 1526, the Spaniards firft landed in thefe parts of South 

 America, under the command of Don Francifco Pizarro, 

 and where he entered into feveral friendly conferences with 

 the princes of the country, but vaflals to the Incas. If the 

 Indians v/ere furprifed at the fight of the Spaniards, the 

 latter were equally fo at the prodigious riches which they 

 every where faw, and the largenefs of the palaces, caftles, 

 i and temples, of all which, though built of ftone, no vef- 

 i tiges are now remaining ; 280 miles N. of Truxillo. S. lat. 

 ' 3° 13'. W. long. 80° 6'. 



TUMBLER, a name given to a particular fpecies of 

 pigeon, called by Moore the columba revolvens. See 

 I Pigeon. 



It has its name from its pecuhar property of tumbhng 

 \ when it is in the air, which they are very fond of doing ; 

 ! and efFeft exaftly in the fame manner as our pofture-mafters 

 I do it ; by throwing themfelves over backward. It is a very 

 ' fmall pigeon, and is always (hort -bodied, fuU-breafted, thin- 

 ' necked, narrow-beaked, and has a fmall ihort head ; the iris 

 I of the eye in this fpecies is ufually of a bright pearl- 

 [ colour. 



The Englifh tumbler is ufually of one plain colour; 

 I black, blue, or white : the Dutch is much of the fame 

 [ make, but has different colours, and is fometimes feathered 

 ' on the legs ; it has alfo a larger head, and thin Hiin 

 ' round the eye. Some of the fineit pigeons of this fort are 

 I bred from a mixture of the Dutch and Engliili kinds. 

 Thefe pigeons are remarkable for the height to which they 

 I fly ; they never ramble far from home, but will rife almoft per- 

 pendicularly, till they appear no larger than a fparrow, or 

 become quite out of fight ; they will often keep at this 

 height five or fix hours, and then come gradually down 

 . again : they never tumble when they are at any great 

 height, but only as they afccnd or come down again. 

 There are particular time's alfo, at which thefe birds will 

 take much higher flights than at others ; but they ought 

 to be kept by themfelves, and praftifed to it by the com- 

 pany of one of their own fpecies ; for if they mix while 

 young with other pigeons, they will learn to fly as they do ; 

 a flight of a dozen of thefe birds fent out together, will 

 keep fo clofe, as to be all in a compafs that might be 

 covered with a handkerchief; but they {hould never be 

 turned out in foggy weather, or in high winds ; in the firft 

 cafe, they lofe fight of their liomc, and perhaps nc^er find it 



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again ; and in the other, they are blown away ; and if they 

 return, it is not tiU another day ; in the mean time lying 

 out, they are in danger of cats, and other accidents. 



Laftly, the hen ftiould never be turned out with egg, for 

 file is then fick, and not fit for flying ; and befide often 

 drops her eggs, and the breed is loft by it. Moore's Co- 

 lumbarium, p. 39. 



Tumbler is alfo a fort of dog, called in Latin -verlagus, 

 from his quality of tumbhng and winding his body about, 

 before he attacks and fattens on the prey. See Dog. 



Tliis fpecies took its prey by mere fubtlety, depending 

 neither on the fagacity of its nofe, nor its fwiftnefs ; if it 

 came into a warren, it neither backed nor ran on the rabbits ; 

 but by a feeming negleft of them, or attention to fome- 

 thing elfe, deceived the objeft till it got within reach, fo as 

 to take it by a fudden fpring. 



Thefe dogs are often lefs than hounds ; being lankcr, 

 leaner, and fomewhat prick-eared ; and by the form of theii 

 bodies, they might be called mungrel greyhounds, if they 

 were a httle bigger. They feem to anfwer to our modern 

 lurchers. 



TUMBLING-Bay, in a Canal, is the fame with over- 

 fall or weir ; which fee. 



Tumbling Dam, in Geography, a place on the river 

 Delaware ; 20 miles above Trenton. 



TuMBLlNG-//o7nc, the inclination of the top-fides of (hips 

 from a perpendicular towards the centre or middle line of the 

 fhip. The top-fides of three-decked fhips have the greateft 

 tumbling-home, not only from their being loftier, but for 

 the purpofe of clearing the upper works from the fmoke 

 and fire of the lower guns. The advantages and difad- 

 vantages of tumbling-home fides will be found difcufled in 

 Ship-building ; which fee. 



TUMBR.EL,TuMBKELLUM, a ducking or cucking-ftool, 

 an engine of punilhment, which ought to be iu every liberty, 

 that has a view of frank-pledge, for the correftion and cool- 

 ing of fcolds, and unquiet women. 



Tumbrel, in Artillery, is a kind of carriage with two 

 wheels, ufed to carry the tools of the pioneers and miners, 

 and fometimes likewife the money of the army. 



Tumbrel is alfo a common name for a dung-cart. 



TUMBRIL, SHEEP,a contrivance of the bailiet kind for 

 the purpofe of keeping different forts of food for the ufe of 

 them. It confifts of a fort of circular cage or baiket made 

 of ofiers, willows, or any other plants of the brufhwood 

 kind. It is about ten feet in circumference in the whole, 

 and clofely wattled to the height of about one fobt, above 

 which it is left open for the fpace of eighteen inches ; it is 

 then wattled again to the height of eight or ten inches more, 

 and an opening, about eighteen inches in breadth, is left at 

 the top, for putting in the hay, roots, or other forts of 

 food, whether green or dry. The ftavcs which form the 

 flveieton of it are put ten inclies afunder, fo that twelve (heep 

 may feed at it at the fame time. 



Confidcrable advantage may be derived from this fimple 

 contrivance in the feeding of thefe animals, as it not only 

 effefts a material reduttion in the confnmption and cxpence 

 of the provender, which is by this means prevented from 

 being trodden under foot, or foiled by the dung ; but in this 

 ftate of reparation the ftrongcr (liccp cannot drive away the 

 weaker, as each is fecured by the head. And as the con- 

 ftruftion of fuch tumbrils is attended with no difficulty, 

 they may be eafily provided and conveyed to any pai't of a 

 fai-m, and with due care be kept in conftant ufe for eight or 

 ten years, or even much longer. 



TUMBUK, in Geography, a town of Africa, in Kordo- 

 fan ; 180 miles S.W. of Sennaar. 



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