C O N T E N ■ S,
Aecoirîrr of thë Origist of Si,A>irifö‘K ë ë i,s, p. v to xxvi.
Indented by Captain Schank’in America,!^ v-i..
A Cutter and othef Vessels built on the lifehtcbhStfUctibö, p. vii.
Advantages applicable to Ships Ip,*1''général When constructed with
Sliding Keels !i -
1. They will sail faster, steer easier, and tack and wear quicker, and in
lç» 1'OOm—p. VU to p. xi,
2. Such'Ressels yrillcarry more Freight, and draw.less water, p. xi to xii.
3. They wilLride easier a t Anchor, p. xii, and xjii.
4. They will take the, Ground better, p.x iii and.xiv. ■
5. In casf of^ Shipwreck, of springing a Leak, og g f Fire, they are safer
aqd more ;likely to be sayed, p* xiv to x y iii.
Ö. ,T ^ y jfil| answer letter as Men o f War, as, Bombs, .Fi$e Ships, Ftoat-
ring lotteries, Gun Boats, Gun Batteaux and Flat-bottomed Beats
for landing Troops, p.- xvüi; tp ;m iü (.: , ' :
Advantages to Trading Vessels and the general Improvement o f
.. Navigation^ "p. ik iii
i . Vessels thus constructed will aM-nref hotter as Coasters o f ali kinds,
i ^ and for the..Coal Trade, p.,xxiii.
"2. They would answer in; Canals where the Canal is above four or five
feet, deep, p. xxiv.
3. They Would, b% ex'Ceedhigly éoniehient to carry fepm, dr mixed Car-
goes ; part of wtitehls re q u ^ ê (ff|n e<bep^t, seuafate, p. xxxv.
a 4. They