The British Mars : containing several schemes and inventions, to be practiced by land or sea against the enemies of Great-Britain ; shewing more plainly, the great advantage Britain has over other nations, by being masters at sea ; to which is added, an appendix, containing a scheme for manning the British navy, with less grievance to the subject; and a scheme to employ seamen ; of a copper mine near Hudson's Bay and of discovering the North-West passage, or determine there is no such passage ; with cautions and directions . THE British Mars V \J9 CHAP. tliemiinail bear largerDraught Gf th
The British Mars : containing several schemes and inventions, to be practiced by land or sea against the enemies of Great-Britain ; shewing more plainly, the great advantage Britain has over other nations, by being masters at sea ; to which is added, an appendix, containing a scheme for manning the British navy, with less grievance to the subject; and a scheme to employ seamen ; of a copper mine near Hudson's Bay and of discovering the North-West passage, or determine there is no such passage ; with cautions and directions . THE British Mars V \J9 CHAP. tliemiinail bear largerDraught Gf the ConjiruBion of reconnoitring Boatsl OATS for this Service fhould havdmuch the fame Length as a Man ofWars twelve oard Barge; but fhouldbe at ieaft a Foot broader, with a flat-ter Bottom, and of a very light built,fo as to carry Ball aft enougli to makea larger Sail than common, at a veryof Water. The Thicknefs of theKeel Ihould be fuch as to admit of two Mo^tliTesthrough it, from the upper to the under Side, theone forward, the other aft, each about the quarter ofher Length from the Midlhips ; but the forwrd onerather more fo than the other, Thefe Oper.:i-:p;.s obe each between three and four Feet long, and a ?> itan Inch and three quarters wide; and Ihould be ^on-tinued as high as the Thwarts, by making a ftrongCafe, to contain a Plank or Lee board (well fecuredwith Iron) to be let down or hawled up at pleafure, B when [2] when the Boat is under Sail, in order to make herhold a good Wind. In 5;oing about (v/hen under Sail) the Lee-boardsmay
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