The Sun.
London, England, 1825-09-28 00:00:00

TRIAL OF MILITARY PONTOONS.

CHATHAM, SEPT. Grace the 1)„k
e ni
of
WELLINGTON and suite arrived here early
Monday morning, for the purpose of tiecitit?'
on the merits of three different sets of P°:
tsGeTr,an Grace was the
d severs
Colonel Paisley,
vinvention ti d ofmS:l,r,rjßarnlaer:chCar°dll.artl'll°.ig
The morning was cloudy, and threatened. oa
rain ; hut as the day advanced, it cleared oft; and
was very tine,. which induced all the beauty
and
fashion of the neighbourhood to embark in boa
for the purpose of seeing the Duke, and vieWil
d
the different evolutions, which were perforate.
brsiyonl)oar and
d Officers,k
iilit,szirtcoya
tphSt
aoit:.erar:
miral, Sir RoberntGdi
neral Officers. It is not
with such dexterity as to call forth the adrl.
ration of his Grace and the Committee of Cle
vention is considered the best. Col. PaisleYeit
are made of copper, and are very heavy as Yu-to
as expensive, and require about twenty 111611,11,
carry each ; also difficult to launch in a Muu.(i,
river. Sir J. Collarton's are built of wood, whic
has one great advantage, that the army IllaY,c!i
the timber and make them on the spot, witnoe,
made of
much trouble. Major Blanchard's are
tin, and are so light, that four men. may ,carrte,
yet known which in;
one with great ease ; they can be kept re
pair for a trifling expense, and will carry anluitt
greater weight than either of the others. Gre.A,
praise is due to Colonel Paisley, for Sapper,h
state of perfection he has brought the is
to, in managing, these boats ; they pulled 0,.0t
up the, river. with only six oars to each, agsite
a very strong tide, beating the Admiral's par:f
with the greatest ease. I regret to say, el,gleol
the soldiers, by some accident, missed his there
fell overboard .and was drowned ; although for'
were many boats around him, yet none were joor
tunate enough to get up in time to save ttiefient.
fellow. This is the second or third acci
of the same kind, which has hapPened, the
training the men in the management °` the
pontoons. It seems a pity, in a river the
Medway, where the tide runs so strong, that' not
soldiers who are employed on these rafts ore, 0
fnrui3hed with some sort of life-preserver act,
safe-guard, in the event of being knocked-°lOO
board.—The Duke left Rochester about 1,405
o'clock, on his return to London ; and it Ida.
generally remarked that his Grace was 16° .0
thin. We fear his standing so many hours 011
wet marsh may prove injurious to him.

111
TRAVELLING IN THE UNITED STATESP--09
travelling between this city and 13runswc;iiif
unprecedented ; 500 persons at least, leave tp►9
city for that town every day. The expedition. 0
the boats, the excellence of the accommodall:er
is allowed by all, and the cheapness Will rjfer 11
e heard of, but with surprise—forty miles "d°ol'
su
r a
rice
to
c 130:
fort a 11 ..:ief.
ishilling. Ten years ago, the price Was "i° toe
driversars. The only imposition, is with the % tis,
gi:icthke7 have t.dB of
half a mile, the steam-boat price for eigty a"
—(Neto York Paper.)yw
(I
re
kr where
Yorkers
s they
s:
140 1ft516,
COMMUNICATION BETWEEN ENG"" errs
100"
LAND.----:With considerable satisfaction we coo
thans;l9
that two new steam vessels, of OW
tons each, and of great power are ro m.cht: e'e,,C
of forwardness as to be likely, in sheil‘ re tow
tiltoeo
four weeks, to commence plying conga°
regularly, with goods and passenger, be go
iv the ss A
Waterford and
Liverpool, upon near-/ a., se
Ps the steam vessels upon the Pou'l -100
planprog .iroi
Liverpool station. Considerablerevs
.'
likewise been made in the construction of B - d
r dAP
wr ater.or
Jar steam vessel to ply between
Bristol.—(Waterford Chronicle.)
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