The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-09-02
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FRIDAY MORNING. SEPT. = 1859
Another Submarine Beat-A Rival 10 m.


Another Submarine Beat-A Rival 10 m.
yillerot.
The London News gives the following ac.
count of a submarine boat, which would ap-
pear to be equal to that of Mons. Viileroi, an
experimental trial of which was tried last
week on the Delaware, at Newcastle. The
The difference is, that yalleroi has no COM
munication with the atmosphere above the
water:
"Mr Phillips, has, while in his boat and IN
der the waterb by means of machinery working
through its side, sawed of timbers fourteen
inches square. lie can sink his boat from the
surface almost instantly, either to few in
ches or feet from the surface of the water, or
10 a hundred or more feet, and again rise quick
ly or very slowly to or near the surface; go for
ward, back, or sideways, or come up bows iirst
or otherwise, as may be required He can attach
powder torpedoes to tAe outside of his boat on
its deck or sides. and proceed under water
ont to sea in any weather, 10 an enemys snip
in sight. fix or anchor the torpedoes under the
ships bottom set in motion clock-work TO fire
the torpedoes, simultaneously at intervals
and retire, still under water, out of danger
from the explosion; and out of reach OF the
enemy's guns. He can also onSey powder
turpedoes inside his boat, of 100 lbs. Tor mOre)
weight, and when under an enemy's ship,
pass them out of the side of his boat through
his patent hatch, and fas.en them to ships
Bottom and. fire them as above pamed.--
ilt CdH eli tti an rutiu uoIoc uss~cf "atcA
and make surveys, only showing above the
surface light tube, no more than one-half
inch in diameter. and retire still under water,
and proceed outside to sea and make his report
to- the commander of fleet or ship. He can
60 out to sea, meet a hostile fleet, 60 under
their bottoms, fix torpedoes to go off by clock
work, or bore holes in their bottoms and come
away unseen. With a large boat he can carry
a ~ or - FOUNDER Tor even larger) gun in the
forward end of his boat near the top, rigged
shat he can load in 100 feet deep of water rise
near to the surface, sight the horizon for an
enemy's ship, and, If one is in sight take the
course for her and proceed toward her, even
within a stones throw, rise quickly, so near
the surface as only to show the muzzle of the
gnn through the outside port-hole valve aim at
the ship near her lter line, fire. then ns tant-
ly sink to reload, and rise at another point to
fire again and repeat If required, with 4 large
boat, he can remain under water with several
men with him. and do service at sea, off OF in
harbors, for several days, without landing, or
showing one inch of his post above water. If
the boat is req uired for pearl-tishing, he can
work all day on pearl bed, raking up
| aud taking in pearls, and suffering no
| inconvenience from impure air; and as the
| boat is provided with light for deep water
| work. he can move abouton the bottom like a
| fish. and see pearls where diver would not.
| If the boat is required to visit wrecks and re-
| move treasures or goods, it is so constructed
| that he can saw, bore, or make last chains or
| ropes TO any point OF wreck, ana, II required,
| one or more persons can, while under water,
! 20 out of the boat through the side matches, en-
| ter q wreck. or do other service, and return n
sidethe boat again, without Inconvenience.