1800.] 
aétnefs of pofition of the vanes of the fly 
wheel, as it is on the angle at which they 
are fet that the calculation of velocity of 
current is calculated. On the axis of this 
wheel is fixed a pinion head of eight leaves, 
which moves a contrate wheel of ninety- 
fix teeth, the pinion of which ftands acrofs 
the cylinder. Behind this are five more 
Wheels, the four laft of which have fixty 
teeth each ; each of thefe carries an index 
round a circle graduated in ten equal parts, 
the numbets of which are fucceilively re- 
verfed, becaufe the wheels move contrary 
ways. If the angle of the fly wheel is re 
gulated fo as to equal the twenty fourth 
of a circle, or fifteen degrees, then the firft 
wheel will make one revolution for every 
eight feet and a quarter that the machine 
moves through the water; the fecond 
wheel for every fix rods; the third, every 
thirty-feven rods ; the fourth, every three 
hundred and feventy rods, or a mile fea- 
meafure; the fifth every ten miles, &c. 
This machine works entirely under wa- 
ter and is preferved in an horizontal po- 
fition by a plate of brafs attached to the 
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361 
cylinder on the oppofite fide from the ma. 
chinery. 
— a 
MR. NEWMAN for EMBOSSING FIGURES 
0m CLOTH, VELVET, &c. 
A Parenr has been granted to Mr, 
PauL Newman, of Melktham, Wilts, 
Clothier, for a method of figuring and ore. 
namenting by means of preffure, any kind 
of cloth, ftuff, velvet, &c. 
This invention is to imprefs a kind of. 
bas-relief on the ftuff to be ornamented, 
which is performed by finking the figure 
ona block of holly or other wood, and paf- 
fing them under the common copper plate 
rolling prefs. The fize of the blocks for 
kerfeymere is three feet long, thirty inches 
wide, and one inch and a half thick. It 
is more convenient in printing a pattern 
to have two blocks cut exa@lly alike, and to 
work them together. In order to render 
the embofiment firm and durable, it is ne= 
ceflary that the upper roller fhould be kept 
heated, during the paflage of the cloth, e1- 
ther by hot irons as in calendering or any 
other method. 

STATE or PUBLIC AFFAIRS, 
In Oftober, 1800. 

We our laft month’s publication our ex- 
pectations of peace were fanguine. 
An unexpected piece of fuccels, however, 
though trifling in itfelf, feems to have di- 
verted the attention of the Britifh cabi- 
net into another channel. The furrender 
of Malta, has, it appears, excited new 
hopes and the ¢* march to Paris’ is now 
fucceeded by “the Expedition to Egypt”. 
The event of this expedition our minif- 
ters. will probably try before they ester on 
a frefh negociation. In the mean time 
the emperor will perhaps have concluded 
a feparate peace, and the terms of the ne- 
gociation will in that cafe we fear be 
much more unfavourable for Great Britain 
than they would be at prefent. ‘Of the 
ftate of the negociation on the cpnti- 
nent at this time, the following particu- 
lars will convey the moft accurate idea 
that canas yet be formed. 
FRANCE. 
On the 8th of September, when the 
emperor of Germany was at Alt Oettin- | 
gen accompanied by his brother, the Arch- 
duke John, it appears that an Auftrian 
officer waited on general Moreau with an 
intimation that he had reconfidered the 
propofitions that were figned by the count 
St. Julien at Paris and that nearly the 
Montuiy Mac. No, 65. 
whole of them would be accepted; a with 
was exprefled at the fame time that the 
armiltice might be further prolonged. In 
the mean time the emperor has obtained a 
prolongation of the armiftice for forty-five 
days by confenting to place in the hands of 
the French (as a pledge of his fincere in- 
tentions) the ftrong holds of Ulm, Ingol- 
ftadt, and Philipfburg. ‘The neceflary 
fieps have been taken by Bonaparte for 
opening the negociation at Luneville; ge- 
neral Clarke having been appointed com- 
mandant of the town. In confequence of 
this explanation, it is faid, the chief conful 
fignified to the court of St. James's, his 
readinefs to admit the accredited minifters 
of this country to a general congrefs, 
provided a maritime armiftice were con- 
fented to by the Britifh government. 
The propofition has however been reject- 
ed, and the reafons are to be given foon 
after the meeting of Parliament, when 
the mioilter is exp-&ed to fubmit to the 
public the whole cotrefpondence between 
Bonaparte and this country. 
On the 6th of O&ober the minifter for 
foreign affairs delivered to the firft conful 
the convention figned the firft of that 
month between the French and American 
minifters, and this event was announced 
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