The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1837-02-15

'eHh", III pursuance oil the PROVISIONS con
TUNED IN the Constitution, Vice Presdeu
of the United States far fur years, com-
mencing with the tth of March nexi.
Il affords Us grel, pleasure to see b. . notice il
the Mercury Of Saturday last which we copy il
oar columns to-day, that meeting is called OF al
who are favorably disposed towards the establish
rnenl OF Railroad on this Island, to connect with
the Providence and Boston Railroad through
Taunton, for The purpose of making arrangements
70 effect this impor,an, object.
We are SO firmly convinced that this project
If carried into effect will do more to advance
the interests of our town than any o.her invest
ment of the same amount of money, that we
hope the meeting will be attended by all our citi.
2ens who take any interest in its prosperity
Every business man. and every owner of real
es'are especially not only in this town, bu; on the
entire line Of the route, should do all in their pow
or to effect the construction Of this road as there
is not the least doub. that within two years after it
shall BE- completed, the business Of the town will
b. nearly do bed and the increased value Of real
estate on this Island, alone, will many fold more
than repay the entire cost of is construction.
Let every man who understands his true inter-
ess attend the meeting on Saturday evening de er-
to advance the undertaking, and we shall soon see
Newport advancing with rapid strides to resume
that station, which, in years agone, obtained for
her the title of the second seaport, in commercial
importance, in New England which station she
lost By her Sufferings in the war of the revolution
and has never been able to regain, in part owing
TO the apathy and want of en,erprize of her citi-
zenS but in great measure 10 her isolated posit.
ion, and difficulty Of communication with any ey-
tent OF blck-country, reasons, the first of which,
we are happy to say, is being rapidly corrected,
and the last, will, we have no doub', be overcome
by the construction of the proposed railroad.
The New York papers contain descriptions of
a new steam-engine invented BY Mr.. Bennet, of
lthica which. if found to b. successful in opera
tion, will Be the most important, invention that has
oaen produced SINCE the first use of steam as mo-
tive power The invention is principally design
ed 10 effect saving in fuel; this, in vessel in
tended TO navigate the ocean, Of the greatest con-
sequence, as on the present plan it would require
the vessel 10 be completely loaded with fuel to ena-
be with any prospect of succes to aItemp, pas
sage across The Atlantic. Acc ordngly, we see that
the first vessel to test Mr. BenneFs plan Is t6 b, I
steam packet launched few days since in New I
York, and intended 10 PLY between that Port and I
Liverpool Some of the New York papers estl-
mlte the saving of fuel by this invention at nine
tenthS the quantity now used, and state that boat
which now consumes thirty cords of wood ON a
passage, will, with one of Mr. Bennets engines, re-
quire bl three cords Allowing that this is est-
m2ng the saving too high, and if il amounts to no
more than one h-lf il will prove of great public |
advantage and il appears to US, will give steam
decided preference over wafer power, in which /
case we may expect TO see Newport deriving that |
advantage from it, which our central situation and
great facilities Of transportation, if the conempla
ted railroad is constructed will en- bic to COM
mand
The following notice of the invention we copy
from the Courier and Enquirer;
The production of Mr.. Bennett is not so
much an improvement" upon the s'c,m m
engines now III use, as " an original nyen-
tIon," ha.ed upon lnfIllible theories, which
by the adaptation of new combinations IN
'nichihery, applies several agents or powers
hitherto unused, Ia the generating .f mo-
iion. In the engines now Ia use, the prin-
cIpal process CONSISTS IN generating " steam i.
IN the boiler" which is made to exert lis
expansive force upon the piston in the steam
cylinder. No other agent except The steam ,
generator in the boiler is brought to act
upon the machinery, aud hence the porer :
of the engine depends entirely upon the f,- 4
cili'y with which steam is produced from
the boiler; and hence the iscrssiiy of large
boilers, grca: quantity ofwater, and n cor ,
responding expenditure of fuel. =
BY MIR. Bennel' invention the steam no,
pniy generated in the boiler, but that pro- h
dnced from the water in the fuel-rhe ex- n
pansive gases produced by the combustion J'
and large amount uf highly rariied air 1
are conducted directly inro The steam cyIin- &C
Ter, aud exert their combined force upon ~
he piston, giving greater power Ia the en- VI
yIne. THIS uDporiant result is produced by "
simple arrangement of what may he call IN
'd pair of valves, which, like the inner ~
md outer doors of II hall, are opened liter pI
Iaicly IN introducing the fuel 10 the furnace
the combustion being pr NOTED aud car
led on, ms It were, within the boiler, by the
gency oftwo blowing cylinders or iron bel
ows. D.
ny this saving and successful application $,
It these new and important agents equal to -.
i least fonr iiths of the power cor-espon- r.,
Ing saving is made i'll fuel, While the qnrn- n
ty ofwater necessary to the propellrng of ~
bnat, is only about one fnr,ieth-(the pre- ~.
cncc of that body being in Mr.. i'cunet's
ppar,tus mo.,lv useful in g,,t;uo the en- IN
me in motion, aud preventing the accuInu-
on OF too great hea, in the machinery)-
le capacity of his boiler bearing that pro-
orion tn those npw ia use. hv which alone
he constant transportation of about eighty
ms 'otighf at boiler and water is saved in
boat of ordinary size.