Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-06-01
IMPROVED STEAM NAvIcAT,ov

GLASGOW, March .2.-As every thing relating to
navigation is of the utmost importance TO the trade and
Interests of this cOHnry,we Announce with the great.
satisfaction, and considerable deeTee OF conh.
dence, an important discovery in new method OF pro
polling ships vessels of any description by steam
We app to say that Glasgow has the honor of tins
discovery, and that James Jadray, NJ ID. Professor OF
Anatomy In our College is the invehtor Tor which be
has lately obtained patent, extending to Great Britain
and Ireland and The Colonies tbeTeuRto belonging "
The principle, which will soon be laid before the pub
ic we have seet and 1t is so extremely simple. that
without wadg into the principles Of hancs or The
laws Of fuids, have e hesitation in saying that II
Likely to succeed bey0nd any Thing at present antc
pated calculated upon. Lessenisg every expense
connected with tie building aud Outfit Of ships; dura
IIity expedition above all certainty and safety
IN lis III comparison If the present system
are combined. aud stand forward in such command
inr and point OF view that il cannot fail 10
come into general amongst all commercial nations
Tie simple nut powerful machinery will he so placed
that unless the vessel Is dashed TO pieces IL
ujuIcd aud scarcely thing can go wrong but what
May be repaired in shor period. IL will work uHaf
fected by surge The hereesi and The Ioni
est pillows cannot njuTe its powers nor, though di
recy against her course materially reiaTd the ship
that propelled ~ The deeper N the vessel il
placed and the greater the resistance 1t meets with
ffsm The surrounding Mud, much greater IN d,gIte
will its powers he Increased and according to the
force Of the engine on board IL also be
I'd so as to be worked By wind or wafer, OF animal
strength.
This machinery will not impel the vessel forward
with any necessary speed hut by curious cOHtvance
hand may turn IN mcment The largest vessel, what
may he beT speed. u will not only afford the
fresh waer necessary ana DRY their clothes but IL
II
every pump an impeiling power; draw from Der
most recesses bad ai' aud replace IL with good
and machine Of = CHfious construction may easily
he attached to any vessel, which will deepen rivers
with the greatest CELEBRITY, aud with force which only
solid rock can resist
We are certain do net far in calculation,
when state that engine of horse pOwer
work machinery upon this principle, riIi do
ensi Of "a horse et on the present system.
No part Of the power Is loseYtTy particle is put
complete activity da ger and reatdation by reason
Of heavy and bad weather. so great in the
| wheel system. ts completely avoided and vessel
| undisturbed and unencnmbered with WHEELS, paddles,
aud their petisbase frames, may traverse in any sea-
IN an Gather with perfect safety and calculate upon
her arrival al her destined port, with almost
accuracy (UbateyeT be the distance TO Tnn) the
mail ctacb betwixt Ibis and London. Fity or sixty
Of GOALS (peraps much smaller quanjity) will be
sufficient carry ordinary West buchanan out and
home; ana when consider that the vessel So prope
led can steer direct course will hnd that 10 days
With speed of eny eight miles hour, will carry
her from Ciydeto Barbados, and m like proportion n
any port. however distant.
we need scarcely pent out the ADVANTAGES and new
SOURCES oftTade which such discovery pill lay open
| They are iBnumeTabe. and cannot fail 10 the
ate the careless observer. u will open
M With every part the world trade, coWmunica
ton and activity, proportionate 20 what appear
on the Firth Of Cyde from this TO the CambTaes con
pared TO what that sss before steamboat tsiarbee