It was not my intention, at this time to present to the Public a description of some improvements I have made upon the construction of Water Mills of several kinds, and would not have introduced the small sketch given here, of some part of such plans which I now have, and hereafter may propose, and exhibit to the world, but as I find by expierience, that there is danger of being supplanted or undermined in any useful and profitable discovery, where the inventor cannot preserve to himself, the plan entirely until he has brought it to that perfection which would authorise his producing it to the Public and claiming the reward they might consider his invention merited, I therefore, from the solicitations and advice of several friends have ventured to drop the following hints relative to some of them.

On considering the common method of applying water to work milk of every sort, or any other machines, I have found there is but a very small part of the power applied, inadequate greatly to what might be had, from the quantity of water expended, especially for undershot wheels ; I therefore endeavoured, by a practicable examination to find whether a method might not be discovered to remedy the defect, so as to apply the power of water in a more effectual and advantageous manner.

On investigation of Doctor Barker's thoughts on a new invented mill, that if a few difficulties (which appeared insuperable in his plan) could be removed, it would be the most powerful method of directing water to turn mills, or other machinery (where circumvolution is required) that has been yet discovered or made use of. These apparent difficulties I have been happy enough to find out effectual means to obviate, by an application of the water, on nearly the same principles as those suggested by the Doctor, though more simple and less expensive.