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General James Longstreet, From Manassas to Appomattox, Chapter 1: the Ante-bellum life of the author. (search)
r this item, he built boilers of heavy oak timbers and strong iron bands, but the Augusta marines were incredulous, as the following from the city papers of the times will indicate: Can you row the boat ashore, Billy boy, Billy boy; Can you row the boat ashore, Gentle Billy? Can you row the boat ashore, Without paddle or an oar, Billy boy? Full of confidence, the inventor thought to appeal to the governor, and his letter is still preserved in the State archives: Augusta, Georgia, September 26, 1790. Sir,-- I make no doubt but you have often heard of my steamboat, and as often heard it laughed at, but in this I have only shared the fate of other projectors, for it has uniformly been the custom of every country to ridicule the greatest inventions until they had proved their utility. In not reducing my scheme to active use it has been unfortunate for me, I confess, and perhaps the people in general; but, until very lately, I did not think that artists or material could be had in