Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1821-11-20

run any given time, would, when run
down, spring gun !ocs, ano AL explosion
| would follow fills Marine turtle. :,
called. was examined by Gen Wasn.ng-
ton, and approved, to preserve secrecy !.
was experimentea within an mel seG yard,
| over twenty to thirty feet water; and
| Kept, during day light, lock ed in vessels
hold The brother o. the inventor was
to be the person 20 navi gate the machin.
| into action, but on sInAiLs II the MOT
time. he Gee ined lbe service.
Gen. Washington, unwilling to rein
quish the object, requested Ma ,or Gen
| Parsons u select person, in whom he
! could contide, voluntarily TO engts.m
the enterprise; the latter being well &C.
! quainted WIKI the heroic spirit, the pat
rlotlsm, and the arm ana steady cvurags
| of the deceased above Il entioneG, imme.
diateIy communicated tie plan and Tie
offer, which he, accepted, observing tlat
mis- lite was at General ashingrous
| service After practising the machine.
| until he understood its powers of 6alauc.
ing and moving under wafer. night was
fixed upon for the at,emyt General
| Washington. and his associates in Tie Sc.
cret, took their stations upon the roof of
| a house in Broadway, anxiously waitin.
tie result. Morning came, end no nteli.
sence could be had OF the Int epid sub.
! marine naNi .ator, nor could the boat Who
attended him, give any account OF him az.
ter parting with him the first part OF Tie
night. While these aLXious spectators
were about to give him up as Lost, seyer4!
| uarges were seen 10 start suddenly from
| Governors Island, (then iE possession Of
| the Brtish) and proceed towards some
object near the Asa ship OF the line-as
suddenly. they were seen to put about,
and steer Tor the Island with 'pringing
oars. In two OF three minutes an expo-
sion took place from Tie surface ot the
water. resembling a water spout. which
| aroused the who! e city and region: tho
enemys ships took the aiarm-si .na!s
were rapidly given--the slips cut their
cables and proceeded 10 the Hook with
! al possible dispa ,b, sweeping their bot
toms with CHAINS. ana with difficulty pre-.
vented their affrlghted crews from leap
| ing overheard
| During tni. scene Of CONSERVATION tie
| deceased can - the surface. opened tie
bras. head vi his aquatic machine; rose
up and gave 5 INA or the boat to como
! to him. bur they could not lea, h hrm. TN
! til he gain descended unGer water tos-
void the enemy's shot from the Island,
| who had dlscoN cred hin and comme' ced
| firing in his wake. Having forced him
self againsta strong Gu rent under wa er
umtiI without the rea. h ., SHOT. be was
| taken in tow and landed at the Dsttery
amidst a great crowd. and reported HIN.
selI to General W ashihgton. who express.
ed his entire satisfaction. that the object
was affected without the loss OF lives.
The deceased was under the Asia's bot
tom more than two hours, endeavor!n9
penetrate her copper, but IN vain lie
frequently came up under her stern gale.
rles searching for exposed plank, ana
could hear the ceniineis cry Once he
was disc owe ed Dy the watch n deck, nd
heard them speculate upon HIM, bu con-
Guided a drifted log had paid them vs.
the returned to her keel and examlnr1
il ;ore and ait, and then proceeded
some other ships; but the impossioility CT
generating their copper, for want ofa re-
sistins power, hund, eds owed the safety
OF their iivee to this Circumstance. tbs
lon lest space oi time lie could remain I'M
DER water was two hours. For particr
lar Gescrip tlon u TN. submarine errio'.
ity, see SIi!lman's Journal of ar,' ahaI
sciences.
The deceased, during the war, ever had
the confidence and esteem OF the conmaa
der in chief, and was frequently employ'1
BY him oil secret missions Of iinportance
He fought with him at Trenton and Mon
mouth; at Brandywine the hllt Of h
sword was shot away, aud his hat sno
coat were penetrated with the erem!
balls. On the return of peace, lie lad
aside the hablimeDts Of war, aud retnrn1
ed to his farm, where, like C!ncinnatu'
he titled his lands. died without al
enemy; he was universally beloved. J."
suavity Of his manners-evenness Of ten
per, and correctness OF principles, va
proverblal and pleasing to all his acquIaill.
lance He enjoyed the confidence oil d
| fellow citizens, 10 an extent almost OA
| paralle.led. HIS desk was the repository
| Of deeds. contracts. and other evidence
o property, as we'll as tie widows an
| orphans wealth for safe keeping.
constantly read the papers of the Ga
and wa, by many considered PO'i''rc
Prophet. His christian and moral u
was sternly s,rict;--His Bible his guN
and rule of action. TO do unto othe'
as he would they should do unto h'n
was his universal maxim and rule OF