New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-07-27

and loaded alike would offer the same Resistance and
constitute perfect dynaIDOmetcr. The various com.
ml'ees wnch have Endorsed the plans of the navy en-.
gines might be invited and II would save great ex
pense now going on at the Novelty Works in order 10
md out whether steam will expand in steam engine
with advantage or not Will you not order such trial
trust that this letter will not be mlsundsrstood
am not suppiant for either favor or Justice at tho
nanas OF ihe department. for myself If were after
what has happened. should deserve your contempt.
have no pecuniary interest In this question The time
labor and money which have be stow ed on the Alg0n.
gum ana Idaho were expended with Il full knowledge
~ voAiu nor; oy any chance, ever receive dollar
10 return and only hoped to do service to the
country fortunately for myself and the Of
science my improvements. some Of which in the Al
g"nqun are far beyond the reach OF the malice and g
norance which has officially pronounced them dead
iailure They will live and confer their benefits on
generations which will never have heard Of the exist
enee OF their reyefs. But not ashamed 20 beg for
fair trialnot favor-for tho sake Of Mr. Forbes
whose noble patriotism and dsintcresed generosity TO
TINS people ente him TO gratitude. rot persecution at
the hands OF their servants have no fear of the re-
suit II fair trial can be had even now after iudrnpn
has been pronounced without trial But II no trial
can DO had, such as VIII bring into direct compari.
son the two machines at the time and under the
same circumstances, see plainly that your chief en-.
gineer will accomplish his threat ard put this ma.
chlnery into the scrapheap at the of gentle
man whose virtues make him hated BY Hose who have
only Thought how 10 grow rich out Of tie misortunes Of
our country Mr. sherwood has already avowed his
purpose TO Mr. Gardner 10 this vessel BY Itself
Tue W llet IN tne lower Oay ana 10 1ndgs
OF lis performance by that means in comparison with
some performance Of some of the other boats which
ne 10 assume or TO prove by the testimony Of witnesses
he can produce. Mr. Gardner insisted that there was
no certainty or justice in such test. and that the Al
gonquin ought TO be run In direct contrast with Of
her class which must prors its capacity by doiny
IT. not by witnesses. Mr.. sherwood replied that he
did not know that the department had vessel Of her
class which could be 81 AIRED TOR the trial. which means
that he don't propose 70 submit any of his engines 10
such tesla resolution his part whose wisdom is So
far arr 70 f+s nj
Scripture saying THE children Of this world are wiser
in their generation than the children Of light Yours
&c. EDw. y. DIcKrRsoS.
Ner York July IS
This letter was presented to Capt. Fox by Mr..
Gardner the agent Of the builders who are kept out
of the payment due them; but Capt Fox after reading
it. refused to place file unless 1t addressed to
the Secretary of the Navy This requirement has been
complied WITH and the letter sent in due form. He.
how ever positively refused TO permit the Algonquin
10 be in competition with one of her class but said
she would he in competition with the report of the
performance Of the Eutaw last Spring in the Potomac
River. You will recollect that Capt. Fox attempted
bring about between the EGtaw and any other
steamer but failed for wrnt Of competitors. He adver
TIED his challenge extensively. however. Now no
controls about % doueenders and yet will no, run one
of them with the Algonquin
If Mr. Forbes is required to run. against hs sporn
report Of the performance Of the Eutaw made by Mr.
John Baird and printed on the forty page OF
the report of the Committee Of Naval fairs January
30. 1864 he il beaten already and might well pre-
pare lose his money and take ont the engine accord
ing contract. By that affidavit the Euaw developed
fifteen hundred and fourteen horsepower. aud the
Algonquin must equal in horse power the vessel
with which she is TO compete. She cannot mako FL
standard she must fail. But she can go more miles an
hour than the Euiaw can so. and do it with half the
coalt is much easier TO beat steamboat than 1t Is
TO beat shilling affidavit"
Rut Dlelre 10 cOuntrynpn that If the
NAVY Department will permit one or all Of their fleet
II doubleenders TO run against the Algonquin she
will perform any all Of the three following feats
First; With an equal amount Of coal in both. she
will 20 far and fast the other until the coal OF
the other is burned out. and then she will tow the
other as far ashley have already gone.
Second. At speed of eight knots an hour the AL
eonqun will go three times far any other Of her
class with the same fuel!
Third. Burning soft coal-which Is the fuel Of the
wOrd-aud running a week without cleaning boilers |
the Algonquin then 80 five times far as one Of
her class with the same coal.
These experiments be tried here in the harbor OF
New York. in the sight Of million Of people, and the
only favor have 10 ask is that the test be applied
There are enough gentlemen 81 hgh character N the
the coal wei ghed tor this trial; and then we should
know whether steam engine runs by the law Of Watt
fairs report that II the Algonquin md Idaho can
perform according 10 contract. they VIII be the most
successful steamers ever constructed. ana go inr
toward ting finally the cVntrvversy respecting the
economic advantage 10 be derived from using steam
under the highest range OF expansion" Now the AZ
gonQun Is ready and We cannot get trial 10 obtain
Il ] ASK the aid Of every honest man. Yonrs,
FDw. n. DIcXRRsoS.
Tho following is the report of TIE trial of the Agon
GUMS engine made by The Providence Journs! OF the
2lst inst:
TIE STEAMER ALGONQUIN AND HER PERFORMANCES
YESTERDAY.
According TO the invitation OF Mr. Dickerson,
the engine Of the Algonquin was run yesterday Tor
yeral hours and the performance witnessed by nnm
bers Of our manufacturers and engineers. Five
hundred pounds Of coal weighed into the hreroom
at the Of each hour aud the engine was
run fast enough TO up the steam generated ny b'
amount Of fuel. carrying constant pressure: Inc
counter which records the revolutions was noted each
Sour and indicator diagrams showing the power de-
veloped taken of the same time. Two gentlemen MT
VILLAIN Hoffman of the New-lork Steam Engine
Works aid Nj. johnson Of Pr0yidehce, Kept thc
record and took the Diagrams The following SHOWS
~" TIL. Counter Coal weighed in.
70 IN oay2 800 n.
:, 10 20, 500 u.
= ~ l07S 500 N.
a = w IL 233 500 u.
up. m iloso 20 10