Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1810-02-23
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:: To shs assssa5t Senase a,rs House Of Re-
pressateayss b the United States.
4rHs, srTiriox OF CossrI1us VIckLr.
-sHA vsKSrREsTzzs,
sRespsesfallyrepressnss,
THAT,your petlsioner has d great labor
and expeuce, invented an Invaluable machine
Ser marine warfare called 7orheds, and will
( 6enohstrase that be can do any enemy the
: e ssess Asrayf' provided he is permitted TO
ssmanage his e6airs in his Ov~ ~ay' and
they should, aaenpt to make a"310'Sy 'are'
!. ssa" of,he United States.
Tie Torpedo is made OF washing.tao'
which With an additional head, and turned
upside down, 10 filed with powder and Ger
rain eombusdbies. Through the slaves Sc
Sal springs project which communicate with
5 CLOCK wosk within. The outside is covered
-wisFa sompssition.iiks birdiime, Of an ex-
-sraordsnary nature, which is attracted by
vessels bottom, and adheres to 1t as readily
~ the needle toa lsai.st6ne.
By placing seyeral Of them m the waser
.ss ebb tide, or to windward, 50 US TO descend
with the current, a ship of the line or Meet
of any number may be blown up with tre-
sasndous explosion, as quick as either ct
-your honors could say Trah. stiek or Jack Ro-
-b:asss.
rorpedoes, No. 2, in Tin cases buoyd with
..easks, In the shape of a sugar.loaf, may be-
discharged from the cannon Of gun boats and
sanswer equally as well as the others
L, was sy ZsrhedOes furnished by your Pc
stitioaer, tina, the naval victories were OBJ
rsained by the British at '460ukir, CAMPER
--dono, aRd Trafalgar.
AT Trafalgar, irem the superior discipline
land maneuvering Of the combined fleets, the
British was a: 6rst much worsted, and Lord
Nelson about to run away, when your Pc
s1itioner reminded him ofthe Torpsdoes that
had been forgot, and which Immediately de-
- cided the fate Of that day so honorable to the
- as nation of shopksepers."
Nlslordship had the credit of gaining the
battle, but your petitioner was e"sif!ed to it,
which his difh6ence:has prevented bis men-
tioning I'd. nov.
Several atsernps have been made BY \" piis
1tdsyassfs,'' +" old tories," and others, with
q Byitisa gold,' to dissuade your Pstisisner
from communicating the result Of his "us9flt
laSsrs," to your honorable house.
In order to exhibit "s view q the whole
Rrsx,.d,'' your petitioner wishes tc be per-
United to deliver lecture in the capitol,
where he will give convincing Prsof to your
honors and the WORLD that by the uss-ef sorz
nedoes, ssn bOofs aad dry d0eks, with the aid
sSFakzasnkers, the United States have no
thing to fear from any nation and that by a
perpetual embargo or non-intercosrse law,
America will become the most wealthy, hap
ny and digsiSed" nation on earth.
.As your petitioner has been At sYreas ex-
psnee while goiag on Ella .heJ full tide Of sue
e.sySi sfAetmenfs' and u his {" energisss'
have been principally exertsd fort benes,
Of che United States, he prssumss to ask for
amiIlion Of dollars outpf the sveoaovins n ca
sury, which he has no dobs viii be consider
cd reasonable, and granted. .s
! And youE petitioner as In duty bound Will
ever pray, &c. -.. 49,. -.
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