88 Mr. henly’s Experiments and 
u attracted by a large anchor lying in a horizontal pofi- 
u tionon the deck, about two feet from the mail. All this 
“ part of the electrical matter feems to have been then 
“ difcharged by the different conductors of the two flukes 
a and the main fhank of the anchor, without any other 
u vifible eflfeCt than breaking a piece out of a large iron 
“ pot, ftanding in an immediate direction to one of the 
“ flukes, and about ten inches diftant. The other divi- 
“ fion of the eleCtrical matter darted from the malt to 
“ the belfry, about fifteen inches diftant, tore off two 
£ ‘ cleets fattened to it by large iron nails ; then defcended 
“ to the large iron hinges which hold the palls or ftops 
“ (joined to the belfry-pofts) of the windlals, where, 
“ after tearing off a fmall nail or two, it totally difap- 
“ peared. The belfry which was painted was much 
“ fplit, but not broke to pieces. The molt remarkable 
“ part of this accident, and for which the whole relation 
“ is given, is, the effeCt of the tar and lamp-black and 
“ oil as impellents of the eleCtrical matter; for in four 
M inftances, i ft, a t the head of the fore-top-gallant-maft ; 
u 2(lly, at the bottom of that and head of the top-maft; 
“ 3dly, at the bottom of the top-maft and head of the 
u fore-maft ; and 4thly, at the bottom of the fore-maft; 
“ the lightning had glanced over all thofe parts without 
“ doing the leaft damage, and had regularly darted into, 
“ and 
