Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1841-06-02

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consideration. If they answer the purpose
or which they are intended, and that they viii
We have no doubt, he viii deserve well Of his
country, its warmest gratitude. Such men
should receive the early support ofthe Cover.
ment. Not naked thanks and praise, but
substantial compensation.
From the National Intelligencer.l
SUBMARINE EXPLORING APPARATUS.
few weeks ago one or two very interest
inc and gratifying exhibitions were made al
the NavY Yard, by Capt. Taylor, the inventor
of the submarine exploring apparatus, who,
with the aid of that apparatus, descended to
the bed of the Patomac, walked under water,
and remained there a considerable time, while
the President of the United States, the Secre
tary of the Navy, the Board of Navy Commits
sioners. and number of scientific gentlemen
were present on the occasion, watching the
nrorress and result of these very interesting
submarine operations. 1t is gratifying to
learn. from an authentic source, that within
the last week, the United States Government
have a1oCted for the use Of the Navy, Captain
Taylor's submarine exploring apparatus.
Speaking of the exhibition at the Navy
Yard on Wednesday, the 2lst ultlmo, our cor
respondent remarks as follows.
"When arrived at the Navy Yardl found
our chief magistrate, President Tyler,l the
Secretary OF the Navy, and several naval Off
GERS. together with number of citizens, al
ready assembled as observers Of the novel ex-
hbition.
"At about 3 o'clock, P. NJ, Capt. Taylor,
having put on his submarine armor, descend
ed to the bed of the river, where he renamed
several minutes: then casting OF weights, Capt.
TAYLOR rose to the, surface OH the rlVer' ne
then descended again and walked several rods
thus showing the power of locomotion on
the notion of the river. The captain remain
cd AZ minutes under water and could have re-
NAMED much longer. The President, the
Secretary of the Navy and the naval othcers
present appeared to be well satisfied with the
Demonstration which Captain Taylor afforded
oftbe practicabty of his enterprise, and ofitS
| applicability to naval operations; and the cap
tain's explanations ofthe different parts OF his
apparatus appeared to be quite lucid and salts
factory.
"Captain Taylor next showed the power o
! a rocket, of certain construction to produce al
upward motion: also, of another rocket, diner
emily constructed, to produce laternal motion
these experiments, Captain Taylor placed
rocket under the bottom ola vessel anchored
in the stream, which was shattered into frag
ments, scarcely leaving two timbers attached
to each other. A vast quantity Of mud ant
water, from the depth of the river, was raised
from thirty to fifty feet in height, carrying thu
mast and broken fragments of the vessel up
wards-thus procuring a startling demonstra
ton of the mighty force and destructive pow
er in such missiles when used in war ope
rations."
The Washington correspondent of tn
Philadelphia North American writes as follow
upon this same subject.
A few days since Captain Taylcr made
full and successful experiment ofhis under wa
ter operations before President Tyler, tn
heads of the departments and others, and bleV
I'D large and heavy scow "sky high," lltera
" tearing it into thousand fragments, agita
ing the deep, and calling up ITS foundations
the surface of the water. The fragment
were tn, own fifty feet into the air,many ofthe
falling more than a hundred yards from tn
position of the scow. 1t was torn into shred
The proof was conclusive of MIR Taylor's abb
, ity to blow up any floating craft, large or sma
from ship to tender. It's avered that ship of Il
line can be blown up as easy as this scow wa
; If So an enemy's ship at anchor had better n
90 to Sleep while Captain Taylor is abou
Nor viii her watcl make any difference. 1t
gone case Is Captain Taylor gets under h
I bottom.
You remember that this experiment was
be made in the presence of General Harrisc
on the day he was taken sick; that the gu
: were loaded to salute him; and that the san
guns were not discharged till the day of Il
: funeral, ten days subsequent. With gre
i delcacy, President Tyler sends word to ha7
no salute on the occasion. It'was an admir-
BILE, touching sentiment. He would not ha'
4 the same guns speak forth honors TO him, whiC
: were charged to greet his predecessor, al
discharged at his funeral obsequles to EXPIRE
a nations grief They were therefore silen
That order and that silence will rouse syn
: pathetic emotion in every American bosom f
e the exceeding dehcacy and profound respe
for the venerated dead, which they so ell
quen.ly express. Not single act of Preside
Tyler has raised him higher in my esteem tn;
; this.