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Her gallant performance attracted wide attention, but upon her return to America she finally brought up at New York, where her machinery was removed and sold. An English-built full-fledged steamer made the next venture, but not until a decade after the Savannah's feat. This was the Curaçoa, 350 tons, and one hundred horsepower, built for Hollanders, and sent out from England in 1829.
It might be from any one of three ships that had been lying to in the dock just before the Savannah's request was received; a battleship, a cruiser, and a beef-boat they were. But he supposed he had to do something about it, and so he looked up the latest orders. The beef-boat was due back in the yard in a few days; but she rated only a lieutenant-commander.
We made but little Stay; about Noon, we pass'd by several large Savannah's, wherein is curious Ranges for Cattel, being green all the Year; they were plentifully stor'd with Cranes, Geese, &c. and the adjacent Woods with great Flocks of Turkies.
"'Respectfully returned, with the information that the need of the section of hose-pipe no longer exists, for the reason that we filled the Savannah's tanks with it seven years ago. "'Very respectfully, "'Your obedient servant,
Heels didn't like to be told of it, he snaps his heels together, starts his arm as if to salute, but stops in time, says, 'Yes, sir, goes off to his little desk, and typewrites Endorsement No. 1 to the back of the captain of the Savannah's letter, gets the commandant's signature, and sends the messenger with it to the captain of the yard. "And right here was when it really got under way.
He concluded a treaty with the Indians, provided for the defense of the colony against the Spaniards, who held Florida, and, most important of all, welcomed a colony of Jews, who had come from London at their own expense, and who soon became as valuable as any of Savannah's citizens.
It is fair, however, to add that the "Savannah's" success did not wholly destroy the contention of the opponents of steam navigation, for she made much of the passage under sail, being fitted only with what we would call now "auxiliary steam power."
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