Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-07-02
From tie Colu~5ia (7san } Herald
SUBMARINE WARRAKE- -

Aessrs Editors Excepting PriVateers, the Con-
federss States have not snip at Sea- We may saieiy
originate plans for blo~irg up the vessels enployed IN
blocksdug our porte Without Danger oi oeins nosfo
su,h an atempt is not tn be expected from govern
mental Departments and Bureau: projectors with their
sseethog brains and shsfrg isntsfies sre terror 20
| them. Throughout our southern sesports Iuea Of 4
mechanical turn and Of he right spirit 10 work,
maturing the best plans for the destruction the CAP
turs of every bloekadng ship
All thirgs iayss the eIterprze From the ChesaI cake
to the mouth Of the Rio Grsvda coass is batter f.
ted for submarine uarsre ttaS any in the world 1t
has been most mnutely surveyed aud mapped Il las
almost no tides is has uniform currents and bottom
always sandy, seeming 10 invite adventurous feet TO
travel over it. Il ia probable "slhm lrines" are
nov traveIsing these sangs, acquiring confidence in
their rev element and skin N the Of their terrible
engines Of destruction. Experiments should be multi.
piled for fixing upon the rlcs. effective form for the
submarine shell percussion cao for firing the fuse and
especially the arrangements OF tbs fatal vre-safe when
tb IN USE, and inevitable when drawn upcn an enemy
All that art do pl do for the destruction OF
invaders; but would rather capture them than kil,
them We will IS iar as We can heed the calls Of hu.
ra0,y. II, In tue course of week two the Niagara
should See By day, such smoke rise near by from the
she never saw before, or b. nisht, a rocket
thrown By unseen hands W will be for her come TO
Aoebor under the guns Of Fort Morgan.
Eyen before any Submarines have beeo drilled shells
eoekadng fleets, which cannot be sailed without
exploding them.
Bot weu'd have every hostile keel eAssed from cur
coast By submarine propellsr The locomotive Diving
Bel i well known. The vessel nus, be cigar shaped
Tor Epeed-made Of pate-rcn Joined without external
vst heads about so feet long, with central section of
ABOUT b. festdriver b! spiral propeller, 6shtsil
scucr or, Tar bster by steam engine, occupying tho
asr part OF the boat When its bottom is light the
Torpedo bos; takes the surface ike any other boat
81 A.oL "a l.,
getting pre- fAry in range and within striking dis
tince. harpoon point easily separated from the for
ward end Of the boat after beiug driven into the enemy
sie (some ten feet under water carries tho wire THAT
holds the she'll The shock Of the attack disengages tue
shell from the bottom Of the boat aud strs the percus
sion cap for lgnitiDy the halfmnue fuse The arpump
the Inhalation tubes the eye glasses already used
The Aneroid Barometer, made for increased pres
viii enable the adven:urtr easily to decide his exact
ds aaes below the surface.
II pos furnished with steam, the torpedo boat should
carry sai shsn on a cruise. Two Ct them-esch an
ou'rigger 10 the ogher-coud spread much canvass
As TO Oatsli all competitors
Such in bEiefest the tiJrts whi~h skiul
aud patriotic will undoubtedly attempt 0rtkpih.
raese outlines freely given TO enemies well
endsf)r in subnarins warfare, tie invader has no re-
sources
Robert Fulton failed in 1914 simply for the reason
that he had neither ictionHstch ps rcusscn cap nor
SAT fuse Ia the present state Of the mechanic arts
aud the eaguate sciences is would be burning shame
to tas SoV'h il hostile ships shou continue to venture
upoa soundnEs near any Of our harbors.
am preparing detailed Memoir ON Submarine War
fare discussing matters not proper 10 be spoken Of here,
Illustrated with engravings Copies Of the pamphlet
viii be to the Mayor ard municipal authorities OF
Southern maritime cities
Applications from individuals must be made through
local authorities +. G. SMITH.
AIhsEeUll. Columbia, Tenn,
Jule 22i. 1881.