. Monthly nautical magazine, and quarterly review . alize a large profitfrom my invention. Those who know me intimately will understandwhich inducement weighs most with me. That this apparatus is not of yesterday, will he apparent from the tes-timony in the pamphlet issued by me ; and as evidence of my ability toperform what I undertake, I have permission to refer to Peter Cooper, Esq., New-York. Mark Healy, Esq., Boston. James Horner, Esq., New-York. John G. Stevens, Esq., Rest. Engineer Delaware and Ptaritan Canal,Messrs. J. S. Bunce & Co., Mechanical Engineers, and to other gentlemen, scien
. Monthly nautical magazine, and quarterly review . alize a large profitfrom my invention. Those who know me intimately will understandwhich inducement weighs most with me. That this apparatus is not of yesterday, will he apparent from the tes-timony in the pamphlet issued by me ; and as evidence of my ability toperform what I undertake, I have permission to refer to Peter Cooper, Esq., New-York. Mark Healy, Esq., Boston. James Horner, Esq., New-York. John G. Stevens, Esq., Rest. Engineer Delaware and Ptaritan Canal,Messrs. J. S. Bunce & Co., Mechanical Engineers, and to other gentlemen, scientific and practical, whose names will be givenon application to the subscriber, at Messrs. Gwynne & Office, 13Greenwich-street. Respectfully, &c, J. Stuart Gwynne. NEW LINK PROPOSED FOR CHAIN CABLES. We have received the following letter and drawing fromWm. H. Webb, Esq., ship-builder, proposing a new form ofstud to strengthen chain cables, by Mr. Watson, of value of the suggested improvement has not yet 102 The Monthly Nautical Magazine. Mr. Webb : Sir—On the outside of this sheet you will find a drawing of a ChainCable-Link, having in its centre a four-pointed Star, -to give it greaterstrength, and also as a great National Ornament upon vessels of the UnitedStates. The common Stud used in links of cable chains is no doubt satis-factory, but it appears to me that the design which I send you is superiorin point of strength to the common stud, as it supports the link in fourplaces instead of two. The star, where it receives the pressure of the link,is half an inch square, which would appear to give it greater strength thanthe stud. As an ornament it might be used in the bowsprit chains, say 31links in each chain, (or more.) each having the star, and an abbreviation ofthe name of each State stamped in the star: N. Y., N. J., Ct., Va., Mass.,&c, Sec. The link should be painted black, and the star white. Of coursein making the stars of iron, their
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