New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-08-16
THE ALGONQUIN.
Protest OF 1Ir. Forbes. n

'''"' A"o "o""" vi wv -' " $500
gineerDg regard to my contract Tor the engine ol
tha AI-onouin makes n neces.a-v for mo 10 ask for
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jour occison Ill oIuc' 'na' oa'o '""! We "'aeS "'
record for appes II need be- fer such other action as
tho ends or ins,ice ,pav rcouire
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AT the suggeston OF A~stan|oecre'ary roA
assumed the responsibility OF making contract for tho
oo,,,-,ct,,n ~ an .ncne in "doubeera with the
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oueston whether the world has been hitherto mistaken
in acting npon the theory discovered by James Watt
that great economic advantage Ia to be gained by
using the expansive power Of steam. as developed by
the ernployment Of a "cut OF" or whether the Navy
Dep,rtmept has been mistaken ia building pn entire
navy mon Tho hvpothesis odyarced by Mr. Ishcrwood
nu! uon Wy -! ,.;.a y, an old .,earn
au 'u .nueI y, .h ~, ~ ~ 80 70 ,bat ,hsre ~ No
oo'' ysa ; n.inr Tho nxn,nsivs powe- OF
,ayv narrow ranges and tha, the point
stcaih We! VT! na.o" a. y. an oyl,nJar
VI eIshtss ,, az, NJ co., ,r nai,a "a cn.cJ
', nai 1, & ~ yI ,nyor,u.e and involves
IN Us pfaci,ca decision tho relative s,andng Of our
.s " Nth ,ho r.vies NJ the world NV
n,n ~, y.pce In humber 81 stesmers had proved to
~ 80 a. ,ro,,r,ion % Tho usc rnadc of the "lav of
ne ma Ia piop1.'on, ~ u"o o nJ .co,omv ana
wait 80 WAC .hs eai. ~ fo". nv s.has .,nsrai
was 'ScIeIie , ~ IN hnd,nv navy upon
,nn o. our vhrb stood on no BROADER udaon
than al obscure experlment ", on "o'"oe c"kiuo
tied fast 10 dock Inc Assstsnt Sccisar -
agree win me that the 9ore was ot ,ln nas.,",
aud to favor this method oi determining 'ne quoe'o'
practically .'.. p...,.u.
when the contract was prepareu ny wv sn
contained cxtrarninary connlsl'.s sn"rss
10 deter tnan ~ encourhec VI! choit W m VIC n
nent IN ths mpor.anI naIs.i pu' .nVusnt '"1 r.
tct worthy oi inc a'.ctps ni.noush ~. :, 49,,
the contraci TO remove tLe engine and iep"es IL wiz
another maze according 70 ire navy pa,ten ~ Ise -
fell short OF Tue others IN e1Ience' "'u a'nougn on.
tnird "i 'ne 'o'a' P'cs vas ~'nne, a" ns.u, -
,ne T., M NJ 49, orc st, a. p ;ained for
whereas IN h o'her chses oliy one ni'u ~ i''H~ o
TINS purpose. ~, r.oo,
coon as inc W cnnas wpen
announce .nn, ne .s no id ~, ~ .,ns Linear
buti AUD 70 nt ooIye no sa. ua NJ -, ~, y.
be sss ana ss . ,nd ~" s,e'H. S
Iaaho s.o building by me fof .i@iar PURPOSE TO
lies .I.n, rd 'n a,n,st ~. In ,se akst was max
iP -, The cop,ry An efort hioh NAV be Der.
,'s W ~, wss ny iny wittout ans rossibiity of
,"s, n IN. a, nth large los, aud with no cI
s, al NV se.w 'ci,I,sns Who bone t See ,he Uai,ed
60. ,,.,,,io I,,.l, ON tho ocean A n has on the
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~. ~, the c,.ty,c, ,hr pa,nents OF the NO.
.,itrs ,sr,a ~ ls MAJ. An siI e. pntts IA the
WON pro rr,scs xiL reser, alton II "a per OF
80 ~, IN mich Nh. lns, wa. due when The engine
~. 80, &c.,. is.yi,,., an, tlyl ~ guarantee t,at
~oad u~rorm the rcn aiming oo-liiioSs OF asrecment
The engnc wss comp..scd sbeat ,ne ist ~ judy md
run dock Tor four days NJ required By the De
partmcnt: and tie blu for the sixth irralnlcni was
duly certified br payment b. TIE tngiaeer ol tho De
psrment under whose suptiot ndcnce The engine 10
built, and conLtcrsiyued by Mr. Wood and Admiral
Oregon ss by regulation IL va required q, b.. When
pyo,aui.d 10 Mr. Ishrfvood tar hs sir nature he re-
mss TO siI IT, although he had before him shc ofieiai
sn,.r,e, fro,n which alone hc cyrlf know aryfing
ehou, IL ..-....
Mr. Gardiner. my agent wertto Washington 10 de-
81 NJ ,"rc..Yy si,,a ,tarr and he va refused by
IL f,b,,v.aI who assigned for his reason not that
No had an, right vpdrr thr contract ~ Withhold H. but
that no feared would Mt comply with INV part 81 the
sgrrms M An case a snd b. found Trial that the
enrins aid not perform wen NJ w.s expected. and
that he Intended TO reserve this SIKH payment ~
afirlon Z, thr third reserved BY tho terms of fhc
s.sa,. a, ~ further guarautco Tor my honesty and
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A.a,n.t u,,s outrage protest as gross violation
~ is o-re.neut on Ito part Of the D. parment. and
gs,nand nm MI Isiet wood b. coinps,d forth
,h q, sigr lie bl, Ia order that mss receive the
,an.y dre me undor the contract. On this point 70
n.t Won, M c,iou that NAV II becesst fy take such
T,,a.r .ets for enforcing my rights may be opon to
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Up ~ an. ,.,r. osthc contract the enyinc being com
,.,t ,n,, ne TIED In order TO determine the very
important question II IL may be called qAtT'or)
,,t. 49, a,s or steam have been unknown in the
I an Tho xear ls, The trial stipulated FOR la the
con,rac, Is 70 &c made by comparing the engine OF the
AIsoDouin with a 81 ecihed machine. namely. win
s.hI. .,ua, Ia those which IN twenty live other
1ah,. ondrr. When the contract was written.
,,,,nead clanse that the trial should w MADE py
rr,nrnv tho two vessels together with vceecd coai
bat thv Depirthcn s''u = o, ~ nno ~ tNs class
lsoI lptl 'o." ~ no fcr snch triL when needed,
~ I'd s.s,,ptsI 10 the reason. thinking IL not
ut 10 relnfu . W ,'Sr e.,n Tor so import. |
49,. as ,ts ,u ba, re ,son does 10: exist
ana a. l,ct OF these double endero at CON
LIN nj Tor this parpora Tho a,sosqIn VIZ am "a ~
,n NV and on Monday ibs 2ith, the Depart
,Ja,,a her TO no coale,l (Dd she was co"e! ior
,ri In Tho h.tbor OF New YORK US u was riesea &c,
n M couoarson b. which The ongian war TO
,Ae % ccarJiuc 10 TIN order. rcpor;
be fne suIso, ,omuit.eo OF tbs PEI oruance
made by Covgresshna' uou' 49, I'M. order re-