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1 flllllilll - ; i ' , H i nil Th 5j3ted,m F!wt theate of all UVeitt in conUiftg- with , -ed - Ropers ' Dounds of jjqWderVcquld etplodcd.UntfertbQllfWWatn, W iww.CTjuwvj, . lUM..J-rfii;:; Between thet-nf- m QLZuJ.'tiA Barlow hi -IKMIUW K pui-poie of conTipcihgtheWiStfer ottM if tij6 pui t . w ,;u the frovertment Umtid SuteOritfc tocdoMBhtestKoyi tU 1 urnittif if witot! Ba to convince- both the! this i, bayp mtW W. . iwwrl 'WjwpeHii W"4,' X' , 3 ed to. the pWallabout By. lv. h m mnakt ixbec atlon has &ch16 finda cfe Bid "not find tbetenwuisi , 01 .j u- - . -i-ki-iKi .kwV Wi M WritkviJlfr. Kr allied :nviU2.oll Mft' srT0."'irrir theirrevriint ihe;bargailrhe?yr at laat, camtfi the partie M.ctt krlfisMil. Mr. 'Fultob. ntdiS5tpitd c p- s.ini;rt.i. ti'r the cVnninittirAaori.r2 icentlemen, that be only neaptat Oils time to Wov up the Vromioqre mromwuic r--. form the operation in a iud ot wccr. periweitf waiTatcordirigly j made the torpedoe was Applied ; and if nothing, wa acteally done,. -it was Droved by arguments at least, thai every thing hnight havebecn done.:he committee, nowe Ver,rfiorro against iir. runuiw v" v.": and pidoes have ft placing hnwpvtr crreat her done while sbe'l at anchor. or,whea8ning not more; than, four Ves, an hour. . By nay-system,! one thousand mtnnrganiced and. prepared with Torpedoevcoucl, the wnal ; finef weaiher of iumtner,; destroy' the whole British' fleet which blockaded 1ffolo;ne,':in a few hours ; ,9r drive tHem iot their own ports s and 30,000 men organuea, i . . . i . u. WAnid niui Mii ine rrencu i"" r . . ' . , ... , . x & l.rnrth-nnr4rtinlc. four winds of heaven howe ver, a Tittle before my story w. ntcessary to 'be so, in order to preserve the narranve broken.. I he' conclusion, tterescrvea ior ftijuinor wai. v - , i c. on-1 Dover ana c.aiaioi aimniun Yuneur.wniwi vuuvk iy vii r".r-T ,r..,u !f. wmilrfin two veara. anfti- and Iraoef'ul Maiesly has too tnagnaniinout . Tntdiaoi" lBritish marine, and to be diapleawhh me racUngfim rancty . T ; ah expeditions man., miAi yr.ici IV . - , , . . IinlrLind who e ob ect beina to . ' shrps in t-uropc to ne, v r tirreTOlmc of science ha develop firovc firimilt. oW we.;IfycwwV r but it led the brdcjicatyuty 01 uesirojing men uhc, m.icu m , the show immensely unponamwouiu ui.u i vnu y w V' ' - T-r- - i . " . v - ,vi-f and hanninessof his lelter to His Maiesty, and lie shouto HTtlcr inat " , " - :matdnlti the tfiUwtion of Eumpe m;,propoBala te: opmpfied wUb, I win immediate j(A and'ofmatldndthow wortny me genius 01 ms iy aemi w n5euiyW., V A . C!- : ' k- Ii M'maies tharit is;no. among and datails as lope ill satiy. mi their jmjoriance. nd shew, be pocrhich.,ha raav hnveover the Brtush. marine, ft-: r ' , A " " f -1 ..- iii tiw. sra'incr i-vou niv mill vuun,irwni 1 . .... ivw - --- y . " . -, -ul . to eiolaiu ihe concluding pawgrapn u. inc icucr f r 7 " v - t4rit,rif,: ..ln" ,he eaSv and made his cdmmunieation to the rMmislef otna - c ion. aim ! " ." . . .r .u;. Aenmrv , I htr bi nne. Of on orev lcel OiDOBeo wcwoiuuim.i Still the-' government 3 coldly PP the projecu-ralthjngs 1 .-. r.f their tonai mere. 1. v Ch would nte Wow Vp ihe-BpgSish ihip they KtSi.d to the-i::' T,1i should blowup Fitfcb abips. . - ,ly, iSJ Vrii 8t he has published an answer to the report presen Wieot ior,-i;:wL'1not lhtt'-broufhis wachme lotnai . L..A rhe d-l-ana,' juiaK Jenna vawii . , j .i,:u m more Jut 1 piow w "w iuv v v?'"j- -r - -jrrtents uDbn, and he has v W .h,ch Wl:r,Wr,,-te "r, Mow .11 h i.nf was maae' ujo iai. ...v. s-j ,2 : Ls however waf partially aomjed i; and; as I. Kv.ni.it ani'l hii. indhistttveltcurioua - aat ton, wyt lfffing into other people! business some oi. fosa vent to wotis examine me iras1'"1' vm LMseliself. which had the misfonmie to be Jrirfi and aUo'gtthcf disco flock sticking to one of the pla of her but n'r which locftappenea Jto nave me nanic f Parisian loch smith ou'it Th joctusmith sifihraediately Jarrestedand being brought u it policeftce and there ub'cted to"n txami stiwi. be ftotifessad that U was one of the locks t had made fbrMessBrlovi and Fulton, two liptricana; tWiV-"1 iise disinterested .' gentlemen,: but it.was found hf .we btottf &JinEQ&in&4yil ot tbe reach EnefahJ. ffot Mr. Fulton cottht not convince the Maittry that the failure at Botogne was not ow:i. ig to the torpedoe, but jto the want of skill in the pplkntion of it) he came overdo America to ill the secret,: to us, aqd Barlow.came also. Since rnce would not .Mow up the English , marine nd England could not blow up ' the, French m nt, he now came to shew the Unitedr States how iMovr them both up. Befare, however, lot ask Y tar administratioa , to purchase the secret, be . ! led it upon a brig, wmcn nr oorrowcu uuwhji r the purpose, andVtnchored her fast in the warn.1 withon'afl'eneLi'oh hoa'rd. Lett thus to CTsclf j defenoelessr, and designed f all , tbt uld be itone to her. the brig lay perfectly quiet, ad let Mr. Fulion act his pleasure. ' Having plac . lthe britr.iashe wished her to lie, .Fulton pub fly invited alljhe towp. to come down On the bau ttryand witness hi prowess ana aewemy in rum ir her at mid day. v All the towu,' atxordingly --z -. - l Wtrt down, and therethey stood, some - 01 tnem, ; iBiose thaa two hours, Hi Mr. Fulton iteffever. in vain. bmercy,: Fulton, somehow. resold not n ; the paymt to be Anything to her. vMmep.aawaja - abandonment, cap, ture or reduction of each vessel. AnA.liiW mv inventionhe practised to the an 5l.-.v i ,k- n-iiith fl-ftinrve to France such .m ? Mi. ' PHltftrt rftiPWffi the Attack UC eilLUUiUKCiucni in i iih,v, ... -..6 ' . ... k-; ... .nJ .nmmmf . m::: auc failed in at length to the United .a power, over me -rZ ida.MMiAii aivni 'irii Li.i w t u.irri 1 1 i .' - . 1 liir i wi . em - ' j ...iNiiMiMi nvff wun imv virwa. iviuiiin j iHi-cr nL-t apiu Buuti't, viv .vav o - . - J 5a nd toen. '.. 1- , - ' - . "-.- r "W . T- , . : - T . J A M. At. 1a.n AA lJ : , - aVJUglii toth jeansoi.appiyi vg V:!.si rtunately discovered an;infanible mode oflbled themld destroj Cartftge-tT. .?idiedi j,. the Torpedoeslnear the keel of any sht, Mrdr orenvtue w j. jww jepiui v . force7 may be : and i t ma Je conduct ot fW, . auempwng w opng to icv- , tion,, macluncs; ,whidii; might ML iumed . against tnemna acsiroy ineirrai:ooty w . this reason th&oew ministry wpwldT not prosecute -my plans. ; If the'oit'edoes Midfoot aucceediiubf attack othe'Bofoiigfc'fiotillarSt w.a fi(it;41ow ever, in constquence1Cj,Jttijt faults in, principle .; ,1 but from a -defecj in .varrar.3enenUv.v had not v then discovered a certain mtiut 'of sendingtbe tot .....U... ... J.J ik- ki.m Ji,.aii'kN.l. ' ThuitiV - the 4Mrufrs Hia" Hoyai .he folluwinir extols from Mr. ruiton's lettoi .f -"V r- "rfiaS was printed in the Aura, ; nVS some oifetrdemocraticWwtpapers, iu antra f ' x to hittv or, through him, o bismajesiy i.out rae, . ; ava are. that every aval mn wtll be. fmtn ; vVaihinir' d be "dohe by the aHsistance of a rhanccs Alwavs ar. that every inimical to this node u war, v,hcn, auna t& . the commori prejudices aga'msl jvejv inventions would cause m'y.fb to be lreatedithtnet0 ot; you may M W t. - 1 ; V, m the way I caC ,ine vuiyyetti wvpita nave impwrtuvtutpf . 1'it mv fnndi. and muntrvmeii, :(savs he) wfco discovtri have felt interested in the success of this inventf-an, ; for a momem ana wtio may mtc (wku rwiu iu -"",-,-" ' - . , imn-r;ai ma eslv liB,i wcorelo lit U.lTlB STiTs, I Marcaj,"""." - tor propprtiojico m uiumwuv.!- , I, therefore, propose ihe following arrangements to t& Mqjtfty government : v 3 8cc. this note , Again : r ... With an object iot such tmmente important ro TT" -V " , . 1 ..j -.'. ... .v.,, i.l 'J T h n sttr or agent asjnis imperial nu MY COUNTRY IN VIKW. H Sliau uc,c. r nn,m. willBrnd find fibmt one of suchoyw majesiy m ji."-'-"v" ' . . " ' "A I. TnrnrtH. WltMUCH UCSCriyilUH aiiu cd v me, until I can mathematical taiewraa w pnnciwi . T.,- . i.ii;p.ent Engineer-to of torpedoes is not within i-rhe powers M nature, or dwtngs as w'ilcna. r- f . v . . . . . - -r wru.. m-yhm u.m nH use them acainat trie enemy-. ,JU. the m-rntal and ohvsicai Dower 01 uiuu -v. ---- - . . the shit there H vinK thus seen the paibtih motives whichban be stroyed,by means of my sub-marine n.xing tnus wen inc pauiuu .-Ak nr ivridoes; the.Davnwnt to be uiadcin actuates .vi r. ruiton s iiosom ; nuv...K , .v.-. . --r-- ; f f K v.,--li his principal wish.Xbrinrns-T nrpedoesTtoTtorec montns " . . .. .u. K...i.ri.u ma v tin. m n sicr or draivi m papers presented by the Secretary avy 1 w.c 1... ""-r;"" be na;cl IV be Drinted, the public will benvnced thm agree4hat J, niy heirs or assigns, sbairbe paui ll oe prinitQ, uic puuuy wu, u.. .L.tViiiMiro one thousand franks, U sufficient reaaon to proceeft mm araorm im uv .. -w - - - - .. . .."-. f . . r ..k ...in n( .ih vessel ot an enemy, -.wnicn - 1 A Ldl.II.A:Uil' w of this letter to hjm. M lie commands that my proposal shall b? agreed to, that my plan shall be investigated, and,' on finding ft tp tiossesf a ra- : ional hope of -success, shall be tnea onthe tne my, be may Jbe 1 ceitaiafprompL victory, oyer hem andj,RreCT cibebty or TAi. M I am, l)ir, your most obedicnt and ; v ' Very Humble Servant, Signedy-W HOBERllJFULTqNl I To Hi Excellency Lord Mar6 ' I shall add no comment, for none can 'malts any part of this letter clearer. It srak8Jant : guage too inieiugmic vu u uiwutuv"" however; beg the reader, to return aijo jjwrae i ih. m.fctfiiienres of mv mode'of attack, they may be compelled to abandon their vessels or surrender nr reduce ; the tnmiber of their vessels 'pi war m Ikh tresh; vigour, and in the end, with some sue $i Some saV-'he nut powder into: her. and d buiness, unfairly but , oAefsrsaf vnqij Weyep- he contrived at ."-length to manage his tor p;doe in, such a mahnerXthat I just before" night, wtually; entered her; bottom and spoilt 'he jr Irevfjr , so that sfie n ver febtdd bp caled a ijrig y Big with this Htumih.serydefenctltsi brig Mr. Fulton boldly api'lied to the 'government of Vmtcd States and asked sto' grant him 5'oo fellaDLto-j!efray, te -expences ofmaking a few w experiments As ah inducement, he pro posed to give ajV immediate exhibition on a small at Washington, andestrby a - little4 vessel; 7 sfiootiiHf a toroedo into her bofto'tnr vvith a h'ar- ni:aer which he Dropost d to cbmes to New- fork and blow up conamodore Rogers, iniSpite of the defence that he could make ?agamst him.- Tht Erst ex!ieriraer.t7v7as immediately e'tven in e presence of all the members of Con gresi from Homhern and, western' states, they being well qiiamted with naval tactic -Jjut ir o tar tail- that ihe harpoon" when'shotifrom the gun, on v glanced against the vessel and returned ver dy to the same spot whence it had beehnshot, ad-bke to' have killed a sergeant of tnartnes P of Mr ' Fultort's 0 it " men Z Birt, 'Me, Fultco 'before. tbisttme. -been sofortunate tof con ct himstlf by marriage with the well known Uianccllor Livingston, Who had also' been at Pa. ftjreat1y to his advantage, and commanded a tm nuny votes in hli 'distiict. the election llJust:mingOTx-aii& eded so Well with his harpoon at; WasWhttcai, f4Wo'dollar were obiainad-without uach- dif- States to trv thr: fortune Agt!nt Barlow planted where; nc could have the pre ton streiiKthened himself by marriage, with iru merous faroilyVconnectioni jin the - state of Ncw York. All ihitigs beiny j'ready applicatiort Jivas brought forward to Coneress m the winter of 1 809, slating the. Inimehse value "of tfie;"T6rpetldei totha United State, to guard them against an iorcign attacks from'tht' powers of Europeiiind preparing for the'grant of a soitabW sum of money to eria ble the petitioners to brtng them to perfection. Congress accordinglyV (lvhough lhe treasury tvas penny less) granted.the 'petitioner the sum of Jive thousand dollars to enable him to " proceed yiUh ardor in an cnlerhrize' ot such- immense impor. tance to bis'coUn try This, It must be remenu beted, was just at tha close of the session, in the Spring 01 loov. r-. .v".;." .'- 1 Bnahlort Utr Pnnn-riss to rnntinue to make his experimentsT behold Mr. Fultohi (withtte aid of' his friend Barlow: I presuine) sitting dqwn in New'YojwUn the : public money in his pocket, and wriUng the following letter, tn March a. so ves. in marcn iou, to nw'WLcutuijr ..- heur Marbpis, at;Faris. The reader may consider ji r without hesUation, as a genuine letter, j nnd peruse ifMibchToT ihtn my hands, Mr. Fulton will never hjivs the bar dihood to deny if. '- '.'V -i. -'. - v ' THE LETTER. . -' You will recollect while t was in r rnct 1 WOU1U UUMJ, -iW- "TT -" , ' ' " tlrttr Miff an humbled as o be macr ihe neces sity 4 subtmiting tu any term's vhlciWs( roya and itnpertat majesty might tntm proper i5"" " to laving, thtm undeitonmoituotu pcuuc v..v k;. A,imi:;fw lwnsorpmrtds sterling, m one tttonth, after.igr.ing the dtfinit Articles of peace fcith France.' Y ou wm pieaseso yusc., that On these conditions, if I do. not give trance n PV,r.nrfKnarv advantage over the muisn maiuic iA nfi;.n I make no demand, cut u, u, ...v . 1 ,i tUnre so immense an advan tage my it.- of th3, great confidence which I Jiave m my mode of attack, and as my success ra-iw i once more. Let him mark wejl this American , ; exrTssions ; ' hiaflattyefot; Boniparte,; tnbut v ine VmmtrkiUtiei amilhigh destinien:t :xh , ; V greatest villian that ever sccurgea mic-wuto- v.; Lastly, let him see Fulton, making Juslbpasr to ifavbois that whoever patd him the rlcf clfv his i wventioniVwhether Englandlohii yPay: ; country, it WrifoiFr!nctt Fr.nrf. alone, it was reaUv uesnrneci, 1 cpiuluuo . . . . . . , i". r i bv asking every man of common sense, ot iwnat-; ever party teceptingjme, woof !f pry; 14 any longer doubt that w, hav e ; mpn g Us . A me ri cans "so unnatural as to have transjerred their afv fections from their 6wm;i50uptry p France t--: r- 'Wm'tf onrf lAe wrfcf f , is ineir nju. f Messrs. Barlow abd Fultonor, either of tljifiin. will find the columns of'Oit paper fJway s open. W an v defence the? mar have to make. &6rtIMML-faj 'centieman-basbeen unius Ivccused in several papers, ."of being:the Ambo . . J of the bararous and jacobin song of" God weft' - 3 GwUo'me Mrf Thetwett theeltratec' lectaf of treason in London, aijd noV WrrBanowr i composed it. This explanation, is Ju to truth are happy to be able to relieve, a natiye ortb U- i ? . eTy1ittlet:Mio';faw? 2;'i ,01. f shrff. ahhoueh be for ; f suits has been considerable, 1 nope B'iwme years suffered it topass as nuw me from the imputation oLan ineapenenced, andlng t report But, thouhJe ;Vr nroWtor.and warrant ycur giving some cretjil. to"! mr assertions, however extraordinary i In proseculing this invention, I have consider ei mUitarymarir.es as a political disease and I have k,',f the.' Bntistf marine now costs Jie nation 3 millions sterling ayear. If by rnysysiein, u cn be destroyed, an they pay nc i ....mv..., ... i";t;ritfti-;a veatt tliertwolmmfoiis ls iherefore ifanable deroaud for ' ao gteil bles riadc some experiment on submarine iiavigauoo We have, now not b.eing the author ibe-ut'con -. I was . father of this cannibal ,perform.a'ice Va cttainly its god father; for if ,wa hfc, brogbtjttorwara-.on a pwjuc wv'vv '-,.i it sun gat acobinaural at Hirl;urg in.1793.-, (S Vaw' m Aow,that the reerher just e:ltu; .iSAi-Js tnitii m ntcverbs.. ".-' 1 ; Jefferson toast at Richmond. Jyp-Lyti COUNTRY St iUOL MASTER. Ap?; ' j u 19 ihe jprmjtrs f thu r&: ;v- : ; 7 . - - - - " '. '- - . - - -' '- - . -v '; - i--. .. -.7-;;?
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