heiningdistrict.

atthesatianarijeraitpainter

bythenaofrobertfulttonvince

napoleonthatari,the

``nautilus,andhis``steaoat,thefrenchghtbeableto

destroythenavalsuprecyofengland.

fultonsideaofasteainal.hehad

undoubtedlypieditfroohnfitalgeniusof

icuterhadfirstnavigated

thedelaheyear1787.butnapoleon

andhisstificadvisersdidnotbelieveinthepraal

possibilityofaselfpropelledboat,andalthoughthestch

builtehelittlecraftpuffedrrilyontheseihe

greateeroegleselfofthisfordable

ighthavegivenhiisreverafalgar.

asforfultouedtotheuatesand,being

apraboat

panytogetherhrobertr.livingston,asignerof

thedeinister

tofranryingtosellhisiion.

thefirststearofthisnepany,the``t,

onopolyofalltheersofnewyork

state,equippedhanenginebuiltbyboultonandtof

birnghanengland,beganaregularservicebetweennew

yorkandalbanyintheyear1807.

asforpoorjohnfitch,thenwholongbeforeanyone

elsehadusedthe``steaoatforrcialpurposes,he

ptyofpurse,he

hadetotheendofhisresourceshboat,h

eansofascreroyed.

hisneighboursjeeredathistheyolaugha

hundredyearslaterructedhis

funnyflyinges.fitchhadhopedtogivehisuntry

aneasyaesstothebroadriversoftheen

preferredtotravelinflatboatsoonfoot.intheyear

1798,inutterdespairandsery,fitchkilledhielfbytaking

poison.

butterof1850

tonsandkingsixknotsanhour,theur

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