Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1846-10-24

A DlscovfRy The Messrs. Stevens have
been experimenting fnr several weeks past IN
improving the speed OF steamboats, by models.
on the Canal at Bordeniowp. 1t was ncciden.
tally discovered few days ago, that by csu.
sing a vacuum on the bottom Of the boat, the
speed would be nearly double. This object can
he obtained by regulating air tubes on the bot
tom of the boat. The discovery is lmportant.
and proves thu, propeling boats ny 'l"am is vet
in its infancy. 1t rs though, TINT steamboat
can be buiit which will run 30 or 40 miles per
hour.
new and splendid steamboat, called the
.Issac Newton has jus, been added to the Peo'
ple's Line between New York and Albany.
Take her all in all remarks the y. y. Cum
mercai she is indeed the wonder of the world
, being $40 feet long, 40 tee, beam, and with
her guards - feet wide. Her cylinder is 81
inches, and - feet stroke, giving the engine
1900 horses power. To convey an idea OF her
lev,athan size, her immense power, her periec,
arrangements above and below, her rich and
costly furniture, the exquisite taste and neat
ness pcrvadlng every department. and her luHu-
rious comGor,s, entirely battles our descriptive
powers
|, is confidently expected that her speed " i'll
be greater than Iha, ot sny other vessel Niat
ever flos,ed With less than twenty inches OF
steam she passed every boat On the Hudson,
, with great ease. All fenr of explosion on board
of the Newton will be groundess, Ms her i'm
mense cy Under is so constructed us to require
more steam than her boilers con possibly gener'
{ atc.
. Treasure Fo, Np.--The Barnsrabe Patriot
ssys tina, two men belonging te Nantnckc, dis
covered on the shoresof that island, few day'
since, aiter an unusually low cbb tide, cask
: the head showing itself little above the sur
face of the water, ehtch they fourd, on eStri
eating il from its bed, to contain $1,000 SpanisI
Dollars Il is thought TO be pars cf the car
ro Of brig wrecked et that place more thai
5 fifteen years ag".'
: F,RISo OF THE M.sxorn MmrAR C,Sso,
e The great gun, lately cast al Ayers fun
e dry, and described IA the Post, was fired a fe'
:, times at Sosth Boston Point yesterday after
8 noon. Shells, II inches in diomcier, and Is
e Ibs in weight, were thrown various distances
J according to the charge, elevation, and lengt
70 of fuse used With charge Of ~ pound
e. of eowder, % seconds fuse, at an elevation
% degrees shell was thrown2i miles, an
buried 1ecr ia the earth at Squantum. r
coche, shot was tried with ten seconds iis
/, 10 pounds powde. charge and pounds IN IL
she'll. 1t dashed through and over the water
an awful rate. and exploded q, distance OF
70 bout two miles in the water, throwing the fra
ments several hundred yards in every direciio
ne Next week the gun will be tried with high
'o' charges of powder. The regular service char
'n. is 25 pounds, which, at due elevation, W
oc. project the shell somewhere 3. and 4 n,il'
wo Thus far oil the previous calculations Of I,
no no powers OF the gun have been verified by ,
ave experiments The firing was under the dir,
bu. ,ion OF Col. Bomford, the inventor OF this I
ana mendous formidable species OF ordnsnce,
,he tended for hsrbor defence. - Boston Post
. Thursday.