Robert Fulton
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He lost no faith in his plan and urged that it be adopted "as a system" by the English fleet. Finally his persistence was re- warded; Mr. Pitt gave permission for a public demonstration of his plan at Walmar Roads, near Deal Harbor, within a mile of Mr. Pitt's country residence, Walmar Castle.
Fulton secured the Danish brig Dorothea — a prize of war — and anchored her within safe range from the shore, in easy sight of the crowd of dis- tinguished visitors whom he invited to witness the experime...nt. The rumor spread that "Mr. Francis, " who had invented and built the machines used by Sir Home Popham against the enemy's ships at Boulogne, was to try to blow up a three hundred ton brig with one of his novel catamarans. A multitude assembled on the beach eager to see the explosion.
Fulton wrote a letter to Lord Castlereigh, the next day, which gives a fine account of all that happened. He says : n6 ROBERT FULTON "Yesterday about four o'clock, I made the intended experiment on the brig, with a carcass of one hundred and seventy pounds of powder; and I have the pleasure to inform you that it succeeded beyond my most sanguine expectations.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
He lost no faith in his plan and urged that it be adopted "as a system" by the English fleet. Finally his persistence was re- warded; Mr. Pitt gave permission for a public demonstration of his plan at Walmar Roads, near Deal Harbor, within a mile of Mr. Pitt's country residence, Walmar Castle.
Fulton secured the Danish brig Dorothea — a prize of war — and anchored her within safe range from the shore, in easy sight of the crowd of dis- tinguished visitors whom he invited to witness the experime...nt. The rumor spread that "Mr. Francis, " who had invented and built the machines used by Sir Home Popham against the enemy's ships at Boulogne, was to try to blow up a three hundred ton brig with one of his novel catamarans. A multitude assembled on the beach eager to see the explosion.
Fulton wrote a letter to Lord Castlereigh, the next day, which gives a fine account of all that happened. He says : n6 ROBERT FULTON "Yesterday about four o'clock, I made the intended experiment on the brig, with a carcass of one hundred and seventy pounds of powder; and I have the pleasure to inform you that it succeeded beyond my most sanguine expectations.
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You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Sutcliffe, Alice Crary to read onlineMoreLess
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