Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1850-09-12

W..hing,an. Aacust 30. 1850.
Sra In rnmpi'n"e with your roquesi have the han
~ 10 rerof tn YIN the progress msdp In my eNpefiue uts
pnd-r he sr, II M'r-h ID 1870, sppmpria,ine Soo.0lO
Tor ''tesiing the capacity and asrfnlues II he electro
uaene'ir power as = u,rr'snicsl spott for he pnrnpse
4 ts"a ne,ion md Navigation and he probable Cos II us.
ing The ssme
A .ch.dnls of eSro~di,nrss inrur rod m I, this date.
am .un,ing IN Al2 CO.. .2S, il hsrpvi b anne we'd. By which
! WI nTf",r hat considerably more Than one-ihitd II
the spI'-nr i,ii ma remains yni nnevprnded. 0ntstau-
ding hilis remain. am"nniinp 10 IA, ut 81 900. m 81 Of
~hich IL CHARGED It he Navy Ystd tr material. which.
when d.dnct.d will leave about "nr-thttd ct TIE apptopri-
aim fr Further pros' cui'nn of the experiment..
Fram the hrr' M allowed. II Nil he imp ssihle Tor
me /, do uorr in this rep 1T h,n tn Civ, an outline Il
the = experiments which ! law r.pSsird aud recorded dn-
ring The past year. Their full i. tail and Iplsnation
vll f,rm a volume. rerlefe with int"tcs Ing scientific
matter. AMI require much me and labor.
The hrst principal rnprimfns w'rr made with a
smsll ,nsl .ngine. boilt expressly e. The purpose, ana
with the uim,si cste in reference l. n ectancal accuracy.
A,',chrd IN hi. Was d~vnamone'e Of new construction,
and sdni sb adapted o he purpo.c. his WIS iuscn
ted hy thy phi c pal sn inner. aud not,utal IA a innsi
ssfi-fseto = mann.r the dynamic rover 81 the englne. At
any gi'en y.lacItv- Il g-est dr.lderstnm IN esftmailug
this new power. With this tiial engine the following
inrorisn' question. wrte I si.d.
|. IL. dynamic values Il differed qu'iics Of ,oft l.
9. The dtn-m values fst,rl. hard and soh.
,. The dyrar"c valne ofc - imn.
! h. sstc,l ,siur. ofal thrse varieties wcte iested by
sseraia'e %sppa'atus. constructed Tor tb" purpose. called
tho a,tal galyanom, Tor. IL I've vuicue. In all ~efo
t..trd sud wete iu haf If a ifsrn tIzo enr 'ott IN length,
md one iaeh in ds meter. ard ~as found hat the ,t''-
ic'l and dynamic pup. ties { responded.
q. The propositions Of tbs h licr~ were approximately
tested, thangh much ret Ans unset lie yet npen tins i'm
pnrtant ptnt.
3. The advantage n k epier mp tho magnetism in the
srisl bar was mo I s,i f,clails ie-i,d.
6. Various moie' were tfed Of reversing he motion II
the IN lac. md vitl success.
7. V,iops ends of cut III (Which il The mn.i cfifis,l
and inpoftsn, pom, IN the c.n.luc,un of the eng No.
were td,d.
s. The arerati'n VI closed rircuit, and secondary cur
rents was test d ny 4 member Of Exp rtmci's, requiring
crest cata and arcur ce.
9. The bes' working yrlacitv II tbs engine AMI is alb
sdue power WI h = given la ~. was fully tested.
10. he rato OF inference 4 power, with an lncfea,'
IL the qpsnhty II h current
II. Tho value Il different kinds II mrt,l in i forming
the rut-nff.
u Various m"chHuial roiofs II c us'ructioe. sais,
'ei Il. have been inco upstIhle With he exhibit ~ III tins
Pow-f. Were put 10 4 liarltcnl lesi.
Nsri ns oiher - ,r ppuIts slsn ucte the .uii ci Of "a
p"r'nen'. which VII he communicated het,af nr.
\ second model of.nal ~" and somcNh hat nude enn
s'ruciion, was hls' made. VIII a view # testing a new
engagement Of tue u,i b J..
Esprriheus wete ,len ranmencrd up a larger
saIe. viii = WOW To determine whether Ihr same po
p"irn ii power could be- abi med from l,tee as from
small engines. This being The principal qucs iot In view
o. 'hs iinir al ihr grant OF the apptopia II.
Win a vi.@ t. facilitate the construction Of #leliees OF
large ''zs, a machine which had lore been Ia conlrmpl,
tim was nitde At n con. iIerahlr tNpen>c. Tn wnik
vas done AT the Nav, lard IN a creIiiable manner. and
the machine peifnfmed its work ~. II. tarnjng uut entire
FENCES oi rnpper wire. of lnrae SIZE .fIon sltai2hi har,.-
I'ni heiafe had p ocsodrd iat. disciv,t ~ was made IN
'rf-fence l., ihe helix. vI,iel, ,,pd,t,d ,ho machine "a
Ice Tor the present. nj Least.
n number al latIp bel G sNpIr then G, nsrurteJ + va
rious AIS. aud suitable bars ef soft iron nr,, oe5 cnrt,s
? nding to the 1" hos IIolfow and 3 It'd bars w.. PIE
ps,rd, fun two inches IL etpht inches ia diameter and
generally three ir,t ia lrnpth. some bars Of m md
i've ieri IN leuptl were ais, pr.p,t.d, The hars were
all " Ikrd al the Navy lsfd. and At 4 cnus,drflfla -.
pense. a. Tiny were frq,ir II In be- at Lomnr, upous NJ, I
a.. accurately iutnrd ard houed.
WIN ihe,e bars add h,1tria i, u,ul linda Il ,xn,u
psn,s WIRE . tfurm. d anJ tre# rlri. and these W,fs kent
ny day AFR day for sho1t two mnnrhs NV oaiei,l
doprs as Examiner IN the Patent Off. left me ,nl, IN,
evening VI each day ft uper.non. and unlet Sp.l, ci,-
eun'stances, you will readily arpfer ate the difrcnluts
md disadvantages under which hay. l,ho,cd Nv avn
real has led M h,,onj 49,. -. a.. -
richly rewarded by he most n,I,,iup ,..ults
The Experiment. here N.te mol such a. r,ell be rer
htmed uron thu l,biatrry table bni v,r, With 1,tg,
MISSES of iron, wtiylunu IN some cas,s ,htca l,andfod
pounds, and llriks srmei IS twi % thai v.ithi.-
Adherll % 10 the same w. h.,a, Fl ,.a,{# a atm,
seIies Of Ell petimerts. and VARYING Ia, c.ls A d bus.
found, 10 my great ptat6eai n. Tint As increased he
dlaensiuns IT zach a corresponding ,.c,,,s, nj ppr.r was
exhibited. and the consumprion # material or cost al IA.
prwer. ia come proporinun diminished. Thee r,sult.
wore encouraging and s,imula,iuo in tho h,bes, d.,ree
end fully iu.ti6,d A.. ,n.L.,, r.. ... -
uy.n a much larger seal than any bi,hr,,o ,,ied