...undeniable, that, about ninety years ago, an ingenious person of the name of Jonathan Hulls invented a machine "for carrying ships and vessels out of or into any harbour or river against wind or tide, or in a calm," for which he obtained royal letterspatent, dated in the...

...limited ; and in like manner, he admits, that, about ninety years ago, Jonathan Hulls invented his machine " for carrying ships and vessels out of or into any harbour or river, against wind or tide, or in a calm," for which he obtained royal letters patent, dated in...

...Consort the Queen, Guardian of the Kingdom, &c. That he hath with much Labour and Study, and at great Expense, invented and formed a Machine, for carrying Ships and Vessels out of, or into any Harbour or River, against Wind and Tide, or in Calm, which the Petitioner apprehends, may be of great Service...

...blue. Cl. R., 9 Geo. 2, p. 7, No. 1. Feb. 14, 9 Geo. 2 ; March 18, 9 Geo. 2, 1735. Jonathan Hulls : for a machine for carrying ships and vessels out of or into any harbour and river against wind and tide, or in a calm. [Steam-boat.] Cl. R., 10 Geo. 2, p. 6, No. 6. Dec. 21,...

...blue. Cl. R., 9 Geo. 2, p. 7, No. 1. Feb. 14, 9 Geo. 2 ; March 18, 9 Geo. 2, 1735. Jonathan Hulls : for a machine for carrying ships and vessels out of or into any harbour and river against wind and tide, or in a calm. [Steam-boat.] Cl. R., 10 Geo. 2. p. 6, No. 6. Dec. 21,...

...mines and other purposes."* In 1736, Jonathan Hulls obtained a patent for " His Invention 1735. of a machine for carrying Ships and Vessels out of or into any Har- Dec " 2K bour or River against wind and tide or in a Calm." A specification of this patent was...

...working mines and other purposes."* In 1736, Jonathan Hulls obtained a patent for " His Invention me. of a machine for carrying Ships and Vessels out of or into any Har- ec' 21bour or River against wind and tide or in a Calm." A specification of this patent was duly...

...Leith. Six years after Dr Allen's proposal, Jonathan Hulls obtained a patent for his " Invention of a machine for carrying ships and vessels out of or into any harbour or river against wind and tide, or in a calm." His idea of a steam-boat was as follows ; and however...

...1736, Jonathan Hulls, an humble man of remarkable ingenuity, obtained a patent for his " invention of a machine for carrying ships and vessels out of or into any harbour or river- against wind and tide, or in a calm." His idea of a steamboat (the first really practical...

...bears the sign-manual of Queen Caroline as a witness. In this instrument the invention is described as a " machine for carrying ships and vessels out of or into any harbour or river against wind and tide ;" and it further sets forth that as the inventor could not at that...