Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1810-02-23
TORPEDO WAR.

a work has ben lately published II
New York under this title. The projec
has been long before the public in ya,i
ficss views, but no, before the present oe.
casion in satisfactory and sys;e masis
form. Ii has been q subject of applause
TO those who have investigated it, while
il has been athens of abuse, reprobA,,on
Misrepresentation, and rid.cule to those
who either knowing nothing about it, CT
fearing tina, its efficacy would produce eff.
l-Sss the most momenleus TO military NJ.
sies, have endeayored 10 deprecia.e The
pedo system.
70 ay man of common understanding
who has ccnsidcstd the natural tendency
OF he explosive poser ofgan powder; i,s
cpe -aiise pro;eetiis power, 10 throwing
l'ails or sisslls rs common operation e.
ysn ia the explosion OF rocket, OF few
cuaces weight, Tie heishsto which il as.
ctEdy in III atmosphere; it would APP
pes no, very extraordinary, tina an aug.
rnsutt;on oil the quanily OF powder from
tiie Lad of a rocket, or. ofa Twelve poua.
Ger tiaed l;or.zontiy, that;,b e6,s of an
incTeastd quaD;iiy and ali v~piesion up.
wards would prove terrible wherever II
cuuid be brought into operation.
The efiscls Of the expulsion OF powder
M us, which have Produced conclusions
ief'iele as earthquakes the efeels OF
ailificiai mines blown UP in military SIC.
Ees have been conteU,p!a ed rather by
1slsh who have made military subieets a
sud-, Than By legislators OF the priya;e
c;tizsn.
q private citizen during the Amer
can s,yolcticn, made an altemp, 10 real.
ize tic ttisea OF & submarine explosion on
slips rf wa, but public patronage was
wanting or secret ccrrupsion prevailed
against public utility, srd Bushnell it
Is believed died unrcaaFded aad Eegiect-
&C.
We have rGw ciizen, native Of
Pmadelphia, whose independence II for
tnn- aud whose zeal for science, place him
Ga, % The scope Of corruption, and above
me scfdfd spirit of ayariee, who has at
rs cwn esfence ma:ursd experiment ard
rlsen Demonstration 70 The iiicacy Of an
Invention Which for simplicity and power
os''sll ss for The importance Of its con-
SEQUENCES, orce brought into practice. e.
ss.y celcuia;ion that cas be attempted must
iaii ies short OF Is powef or its consccu- :
ces-
is our intention to present 10 The pub
tic the whole TREATISE iast pebiished on
this srbjsct, with the plates; by which
MEANS ine' Whole people of Ameucs viii
be enabled 20 Judge Tor themselves or
this mos interesting and eGeS,se mode .:
d.tsnce.
Mr Futon, the author Of this work
is pas,se OF Philadelphia and has spent
several years IN Europe, where he has
maiuscd LIS tvlpedo system 10 eunlcnc .
ton wnh oiher gteas branches u eng reer.
ing and msciianics be 10 also the first
successihl navigator ~ p,,iIosophieal row.
CT, against vivid, and t,de. an1l weather,
as PROVED by us steam bra.s which Div
en- tie tledsCn crd Ratilon, ard of yfjch
there is ptospsct 10 ,h= national sdyan.
tsgs TO ser l4ics established in ,hc Mis-.
S;ysippi, Oine, and fake Chsmpiain q.
well as cr The Delaware aud we t,us
a, 90 rewo.e period on the Potomac and
Jamt yiyri-
Iue iotpsdo which is the suhiect cf on
present attention taxes Us 8.,sae { ON .
hsh, vbosc physical e.cc.ric rroyerie
sa.s generally kacwn, to or,ke wdh IN,
tstsca.
we sbaf conclude tbis number VIII
= fems'. 'hal The 10. pceo s,slem e.,,Gnd
% swps al enehor. 70 SHIPS en- eriag pore
atd asibofss aud 10 ships onder SAT- q
iher 'n bays Ut Iosds,cads ot GO iEs I'M
sass,
"a a'sss ibis sysitm Of defence The ed
s,'fss@ q ID DFltsa a&Yal dom,niCo en-