. A sketch of the origin and progress of steam navigation from authentic documents. bjects. As to myself, after some years bestowed in study and applicationto this subject, the present time forms to me a period of repose andsatisfaction. The vessel, of which the Engraving is annexed, is theeighth which I have had built, with a view to improve Naval Archi-tecture. One of them, built at a considerable expence, lies pro-scribed, and rendered useless, by the above-mentioned Statute,enacted after the vessel was launched. Notwithstanding this, I wasrefused a LICENCE to make experiments with her at m
. A sketch of the origin and progress of steam navigation from authentic documents. bjects. As to myself, after some years bestowed in study and applicationto this subject, the present time forms to me a period of repose andsatisfaction. The vessel, of which the Engraving is annexed, is theeighth which I have had built, with a view to improve Naval Archi-tecture. One of them, built at a considerable expence, lies pro-scribed, and rendered useless, by the above-mentioned Statute,enacted after the vessel was launched. Notwithstanding this, I wasrefused a LICENCE to make experiments with her at my own ex-pence ; experiments unconnected with any sordid view, and whichaimed at nothing but promoting the general welfare of mankind. The light in which the utility of this INVENTION shall be viewedby the Public, will enable me to judge how far it may be proper tomake known another SYSTEM, founded upon a combination of thePowers of an IMPROVED ARTILLERY with those of an IM-PROVED NAVAL ARCHITECTURE. That SYSTEM is of such a nature as, from its very great supe- F I G-. 4. FIG. 5.
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