Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-05-26
TO THE EDITOR or TIE rNouIRER.

10 THE EDITOR Gi' TIE F%pIIFER
RicAHoNa liih iigl, ISIS.
SIR The project yUu aiiuGe 90, IN YOUR
paper o, iJi!i inst. of SIcSn, navigation o.,
The ocean, iS one whose consuInuIaliun Is
most deycUtly To he vislied-viat nai;on
soe' or may be ilie first 10 achieve il: bus
the obstacles which seem "a present Them
selves 10 The use OF ANY thing Ike pad
dies placed outside the vessel, are grcsi.
especially in The winter months and can
be estimated bv those oul, vilo !ayaUil-
nessrd tie Li.lovs of The ocean. NJ
doubt Il vessel might be constructed am
twhui have understood io h.) the model
81 The Steam irig.ie of this country the
part undcr wafer being constructed like
Two separate vessels, and a large paddle.
made to work between them and m This
way The risk oil injury 10 This par, of ii!,.
maciriery might be mucr lessemed. But
II would DC very desirable ifa node could
be discovered o. propeling boat by tac
power ol steam, without paddles and
think have heard of plan SUGGESTED G,v
London engineer, about Two wears arc
which supplies this ,,e>idera,unl. WGeih
er the atempl has ever been mad, TO re-
duce il 10 practice, | cannot tell but so
tar as am able IL form an opinion, i; 40
pears TO ne practicable.
IL Is stated by Naturaiists that the oI s.
fer can move itself, underwater, tNo ur
three feet al leap, by squirting wafer ~.
lie direction opposite 10 that 10 Whici, 1.
wishes io move. Thep plan which a,lud..
ions founded onthiS fact, and is as follows:
let the vessel be constructed in The
usual way, with large IRON cylinder eN
tending horizontally from tlle row 10 The
sierra, placed just above The krel and mass
INV |. tho 4
The sore end OF the cylinder 10 be- furnish,
Ell with valves op suinginuaid. the an end
WIFE waves opening OulWar,l then IN The
mold OF the vessel lei vertical cylinder
he inserted into this horizontal one. and
let piston be fitted 10 il like a common
syringe; ict this piston be made 10 vnrL
upWards and downwards by The power Of
steam engine. When The piston is drawn
up, The consequence viii be that the ali
valves VIII be shut and the fore valves
opened by lie pressure Of the waller from
without, which viii rush 10 bv The tore.
valves and tall the cylinders following The
piston I'LL Il reach lis highest elevation
wien tie piston O@g;uS 10 descend the
fore valves will be SHAT by The nr,ssnre OF
Tie waller from within, and the al valves
opened from the same cause-tje watar
vii rush Out aStcru--and tile vessel yilt
he '"rced forward wlili ii velocity proper
TONED 10 the velocity aad volume otwatcr
forced Outward.
ihIS Is the general outline bul not be-
M practical engineer, il is impossible
Tor me 10 lay down The detail viii sniff
cIent perspicuity.
i.pe'iectly coincide with YOU as 10 tlc
Importance of steam navigation and
viewing The whole human race as one
great family, | rejoice as a man in The
progressive Improvement Of mankind
happy II can be the insirumeni, hnweve!
humble, OF promoting il in Whatever cliu,e
or among whatever people lfiheresore
u be ~ my power 10 make myself more
lnIeiilSlb'e TO any Of Your correspondent-
II Will give me pleasure 10 do SO but
must beg 10 be excused from ar.verino.
any communication in which llcr,. NAV
be aSperIly Of language, or even an indica-
ton oil controversial spirit. ZERO.