The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1804-08-25
INTERESTING COMMUNICATION.
NEW PUDDEP.


Invented by Capt. Mugford of the hip UlyfTes Of
tbs port, in January aR on his pafge to Marieiies
, and to which we have given the name Of " the MUG
FORD RUDDER in bonour of the inveriter.
The Ulyfies, under the command of Capt. VILLAS
MuGFoRD, and belonging to Mr.. William Cray, inn,
OF thistown, failed from Salem earyn January bodnd
to Marteilles. ontle 9Th of January, Lat II Long
90 experienced heavy gale Of wind, and while run
ming and knots large fea fruck the Tern OF the
ihip, and carried away the ruddder at the waters edge
when the vefiel Immediately preached to- The main
matt was fprung, and the hull lay expofed to every
lea In this unfortunate ftuation Capt Mugford was
reduced to the necefty of feeriDg the fip with ca
bies over the quarters for upwards of 20 days making
however the beE Of the way towards the Weftern H.
ands and Madeira. The weather during all the time
was extremely boiiterous and the flip much expofed
to the ieas It during this interval that Capt.
Mugord planned and executed a rudder which he af-
forwards proceeded in fecurng in its proper place at
the tern OF the hip.It is entirely of new con-
itruetion, and does the inventor the greate honor.
Merchants and feanlen in particular, nhuG be under
great obligations to Caps. Musford for the invention
and the United States will feel proud in having given
birth to citizen who has conceived plan 70 ufefu
and important to the commercial interef, and from
winch we may calculate that the lives of mariners
may be rendered more ecure and the property OF our
merchants be les expofed while On the ocean
The Ulyfles returned to this port few days fince
and fsveral gentlemen having examined the rtidter
and amodel and drawing of it, we are enabled to give
the following defcrpon of this highly ueful machine
he rudder has a fac fern bof attached to IT, made
from iPare topma which is about 90 fee. in length
he main part of the rudder formed from a piece
OF the fame toPmat and four Pudding fail booTs fe
cured together make the back part, the whole BEING
laihed with fmai ropes. and fixed in rrnner manner
with bolts, and barded the fdes with boards TIE
rudder IS fset in length, and feet wide 1t has
or 10 rye 6'tf, and there IS equal number on the
JdJebr,H Pef, through which pieces of Iron
were pat and ufed as piutas, and which, when pro-
peIy placed, attached and fecured the rudder TO the
/defsrn P3F in the fame manner that pinsa!s gud-
Seohs, and braces lecture common rudIers to fhips.
Itern poit. The old iron tier of the fhip about
ieet long Paes through the body Of the rdder near
the upper part, and from which on each fde, ropes
were Paed over the quarters OF the hip, to top-1aG
running out near the nizen chains and HAVING 4 I'm
gle block at the end, the proper ter ropes were rove
through them, and the lhP then Geered in the ufuaI
manner with the wheel. There are fevera large
Traps iaened to the Fern POI, from which hayvGefs
were paied on each iide Of the vele in order 70 f.
cure It III ITS proper Ration, upon the Old flern poG
The old gudgeonsi tlfemaining Of the fernpoR was
neeeiary to cut moTties into the fae one to receive
them and theie found Of very Gential IL;
keeping the whole machine firmly fixed in fbe a;greJ
ituaton On the Sd Of February the whole was ere
pared and the weather being then favourable the new
rudder was hoNed over The fern Of the ihip with
pound cannon to fink it to the proper depth, and the
JeJf fem pep being entered into the rudder cafe the
quarter ropes hauled tight, and few bolts paged
through It from the head Of the old fern poA, Il was
mus lecured and found to anlwer perfectly well and
The flip heered her courfs without any dffr,,Ifv
They were then in lat 81, and loug. rs. the
paiiage TO Marieilles now performed in the
iafeh manner. When they arrived in Marfeilles the
newrudder excited comfortable attention. The French
took drawings Of il, and all the Captains IN port took
care to furniih themfeves with complete models of il
Moit mqueitionably as relates ihIs it is the mon
uieiui Invention Of the age The plan IS very Gmple,