[ 67 ] 
they had connexion with, nor any manner of acquaint- 
ance in the houfe. The upper Maitre de Police was 
prefently there, and placed a guard, to prevent the 
concourfe of the populace, which was relieved by 
another, the fame day, fent from the Academy. They 
opened a vein of the breathlefs body twice, but no 
blood followed. They endeavoured to recover fen- 
fation by violent chafing, but in vain. Upon- turn- 
ing the corpfe topfy-turvy, during the rubbing, an 
inconfiderable quantity of blood fell out of the 
mouth. There appeared a red fpot on the forehead, 
from which fpirted fome drops of blood through 
the pores, without wounding the fkin. The Ihoe 
belonging to the left foot was burft open. Uncover- 
ing the' foot at that place, they found a blue mark, 
by which it is concluded, that the eledtrical force of 
the thunder having forced into the head, made its 
way out again at the foot. Upon the body, parti- 
cularly on the left fide, were feveral red and blue 
fpots, refembling leather, fhrunk by being burnt. 
Many more blue fpots were afterwards vifible over 
the whole body, and in particular on the back. That 
upon the forehead changed to a brown i 111 -red. The 
hair of his head was not finged, notwithfianding the 
fpot touched fome of it. As for the wig, the de- 
ceafed had taken it off. In the place, where the fhoe 
was unript, the {locking was intire ; as was his coat 
every-where, the waiftcoat being only finged on the 
fore-flap, where it joined the hinder. But there ap- 
peared on the back of the engraver s coat long nar- 
row ilreaks, as if red-hot wires had burnt off the 
nap. We conjecture it was occafioned by the thread 
hanging in the chamber, by the chains of the expo- 
K 2 fitnr ; 
