Mr. FORBES, in order to give the Navy Department an opportunity to witness ... the speed increased regularly until when the steam was cut off at fifteen inches, or one-tenth of the stroke, the ...
Three or tour other steamboats have belonged to the Navy—mere tug boats not worth naming.— At the present moment there are only three efficient steam frigates in our Navy, and considering the ...
The public will have the chance to be among the first passengers to enjoy a nostalgic ride on the newly-restored locomotive.
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