| Repertory of arts, manufactures and agriculture - 1802 - 556 pages
...distance. But this way hath no bounder, if the vessels be strong enough ; for, I have taken a piece of a whole cannon, whereof the end was burst, and filled...quarters full of water, stopping and screwing up the broken end, as also the touch-hole ; and making a constant fire under it, within twenty-four hours... | |
| Jacques Ozanam - 1803 - 596 pages
...distance ; but this way hath no bounds, " if the vessel be strong enough; for I have taken a " piece of a whole cannon, whereof the end was " burst, and filled it three quarters full of water, " stopping and securing up the broken end, as also " the touch hole, and making a constant fire under *' it, within... | |
| George Wither - 1814 - 348 pages
...distance. But this way hath no bounder, if the vessels be strong enough ; for I have taken a piece of a whole cannon, whereof the end was burst, and filled...quarters full of water, stopping and screwing up the broken end, as also the touch-hole ; and making a constant fire under it, within twenty-four hours... | |
| Olinthus Gregory - 1815 - 582 pages
...distance. But this way hath no bounder, if the vessels be strong enough ; for, I have taken a piece of a whole cannon, whereof the end was burst, and filled...quarters full of water, stopping and screwing up the broken end, as also the touch-hole ; and making a constant fire under it, within twenty-four hours... | |
| 1825 - 458 pages
...distance. But this way hath no bounder, if the vessels be strong enough ; for I have taken a piece of a whole cannon, whereof the end was burst, and filled it three quarters full of water, stopping and scruing up the broken end ; as also the touch- hole ; and making a constant fire under it, within 24... | |
| William Bengo' Collyer - 1822 - 514 pages
...distance. But this way hath no boundary, if the vessels be strong enough ; for I have taken a piece of a whole cannon, whereof the end was burst, and filled...quarters full of water, stopping and screwing up the broken end, as also the touch-hole; and making a constant fire under it, within twenty-four hours it... | |
| 1822 - 722 pages
...distance. But this way hath no boundary, if the vessels be strong enough ; for I have taken a piece of a whole cannon, whereof the end was burst, and filled...quarters full of water, stopping and screwing up the broken end, as also the touch-hole ; and making a constant fire under it ; within twenty-four hours... | |
| Thousand notable things - 1822 - 604 pages
...distance. But this way hath no bounder, if the vessels be strong enough ; for I have taken a piece of a whole cannon, whereof the end was burst, and filled...quarters full of water, stopping and screwing up the broken end, as also the touchhole ; and making a constant fire under it, within twenty-four hours it... | |
| Charles Frederick Partington - 1822 - 382 pages
...distance. But this way hath no boundary, if the vessels be strong enough ; for I have taken a piece of a whole cannon, whereof the end was burst, and filled...quarters full of water, stopping and screwing up the broken end, as also the touch-hole ; and making a constant fire under it, within twenty-four hours... | |
| Robert Stuart - 1824 - 334 pages
...distance ; but this way hath no bounder, if the vessel be strong enough. For I have taken a piece of a whole cannon, whereof the end was burst, and filled...quarters full of water, stopping and screwing up the broken end, as also the touch-hole, and making a constant fire under it : within twenty-four hours... | |
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