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in the Contiguous Link. Beams slide out, I can't recollect how, to keep
the two Links asunder when and at what part it may be found necessary.
Dimensions of the Sea Vermicular
F. I.
Breadth — — 14 - 0
Middle Link — — 34 - 6
Length of the Fore)
and After Links. ) 36 - 6
F. I.
Bottom 0 - 3
Thickness of the ) Sides 0 - 2 1/2
planks at the) Deck 0 - 2
The Timbers 8 inches
square the Bottom &
sides connected by
Dovetailing.
This serves for the present Voyage as a sort of Tender to the great —
Imperial Vermicular containing some Baggage, Washer Women & other —
followers. —
Besides the above there is another experimental Vessel upon the same
simple plan but much larger in its Dimensions designed only for —
fresh Water, and calculated chiefly for the Conveyance of Timber. It consists
of 5 Links three of them Hollow and the other two solid composed of —
Timbers packed up together into a Mass of the same Breadth as the —
Hollow Links and designed to sink in the Water to the same depth. These
solid ones being built at a different place from the others, I did not
see them. —
Feet
Breadth of all the Links — 32
Length of ) Middle Link 70
the ) Fore & aft Links — 51
The Hollow Links were to hold planks.
It was not in readiness to accompany —
my Brother but was to set off after him from
a place at some distance from hence, as
yesterday. —
Of the Number of Oars to these Vulgar Vessels I cannot speak with
any certainty, my attention having been so much taken up with the —
Imperial one, the actual Number was limited by the Number of Hands
that could be spared: but double Rows could be stowed the whole —
length the habitable and stowage part being under Deck.—
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