Maumee City express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1838-184?, 1838-07-28

spection, and to take an oath faithfully TO dis
charge their duty. No one to be appointe,
who is interested in the manufacture Of steam
engines or machinery.
Sec. 4. Requires the person appointed /,
inspect the hull of any steam boat, to state il
his certificate the age Of the boat, when an,
where built, and how long it has been running
and also whether the vessel is in hisl opinion
sound and seaworthy. Fee ss5, ODE paid b,
owner or master.
! See. 5. Imposes the same duties on-the per
J son required to inspect the boilers-the certi
fcates to state the age thereof, and whether
sound and fitfor use. One copy of the certif.
cate to be delivered to the collector, the othe
to be posted up and keptin some conspicu
Gus part of the boat" Fee above.
See. q. The inspection under tile 9TH Sec
to be made once year, that under the ijth sec
twice o year---the certificate Of such Inspec
ton to be delivered by the owner or mas
ter to the collector, under the penalty ol
forfeiture of the licence, and incurring The
penalties of running withoutsa licence.
l" competent number of experienced and skill
ful engineers" to be kept by the owners on
board every boat--and for neglect of doing So
the owners and dmasters liable " for all damage
Itothe property Of any passengers on board, &C.
casioned by explosion or arrangement eff the
machinery.
IN Sec. Z. Requires, under the penalty OF
5000, that whenever theboat stops for passen-
gers, freight or fuel, the safety-valve shall be
[opened $50 as to keep the steam down in the
boiler as near as practicable to what it is when
the boat is under headway"
Sec. 6. Requires under penalty of $500,
boats navigating the lakes or the ocean, if NOT
lover 200 tons, to carry two long boats OF
tyawls, each competent to carry at least twen.
ty persons" larger steamers to carry at least
three such yawls.
Sec. 9. Requires under like penalty all steam
1ers referred to in section s, to carry with them
an engine and suction-hose in good order, and
to use iron rods or chains instead tiller ropes.
Sec 10. Requires steam vessels running be.
tween sunset and sunrise to carry lights-pen-
Ealty 1900.
Sec II. Ali penalties to be sued for in the
District court, where the offence occurs or
where the owner or master resides. One half
for the imformer, the other for the United
States.
Sec. t2. "Every captain, engineer, pilot or
other person employed on board a steamboat y
Through whose negligence, misconduct or mat
tention, life is lost, shall be deemed "guilty of
manslaughter,r and upon convicton,} be SEN
fenced to confinement at hard laborfor not more
than ten years.
| Sec. l3. In oil actions against steamboat
owners or masters, the +" bursting of the boil
er; collapse ofthe flue, or injurious escape of
steam," shall be taken as full prima facie evi-
ldeEce, sufficient to charge the defendant, or
thosein his employ, with negligence, until he
shall show there wasno negligence by him or
those in his employment
| Here is slegislation enough. It now remains
with travellers and with juries 10 give it full
effect, uponthe first and every fitting occasion.
The New York Evening Star gives the fol-
lowing further account of the Performance of
the steamboat Despatch under the new inven-
tion of Mr.. Bennett.
BENEFITS NEw STEAMBoAT.- fuel
saving steamboat Despatch did not consume in
the whole thmty-four miles of the excursion to
Sandy Hook and back, but one and a half
cords of wood!-We were wrong in saving
yesterday two and halfcords, and also as to
the distance. The rate of travel was from
nine to twelve miles an hour. Mr.. Bennett,
the inventor of this new and remarkable appl,-
Sotioi' VI oteou 10 PeiieCtiy dnbuIeu OF lLS Sue
cess, and we learn that Robert l.. Stevens, Esq.
Of whom it has been said that upon him alone
the mantle Of Fulton's genius has fallen, has
expressed an opinion that the Importance Of
the principle viii effect anentire revolution IN
steam navigation. We cannot here enter into
minute description Of the principle, and will
at present remark only that the smoke and eve
Try portion ofthe fuel is consumed, and kept
in the furnace by means Of slide valve, which,
shuts over the steam pipe, and by pumping in
to the furnace the air from without by means
Iof two cylinders moved by the steam cylinders.
This air expands by contact with the blaze,
and mingles with the steam and increases the
power By terminate ratio. The blaze of the
furnace is poured directly into the boiler
The extraordinary economy is the great desid-
|eratum acquired BY Bcnnett's discovery, and
steam ships may thus carry any amount of
freight, scarcely any fuel being required.
What is THRsT ?--Sucii is the title off a
small tract sent to this Journal, purporting to
belong to series on health, Of which this Is
the third number. The author has evidently
achieved distinction, of.which he is decidedly
proud" No that now he has very rarely de-
sire to take any kind of drink--even pure wa
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