"After writing to you on Sunday last, Mr. Uville received letters from
Cadiz, from the Spanish Government, informing him that there was a
line-of-battle ship there that should take the engines to Lima. Now as
this ship is detained for this purpose, all possible dispatch must be
made to get the whole of the materials shipped as early as possible
for Cadiz. I am pushing the smiths as hard as possible, and you must
do the same at your works, that the greatest dispatch may be made.
I am ordered by Mr. Uville to request you to get one water-engine,
pumps, &c., complete, one winding engine, winding apparatus, &c.,
complete, and one crushing apparatus, complete, in addition to the
former order. I wish you would also get on as fast as possible with
the new engine, but do not let this engine prevent the getting forward
the work for Lima.
"I wish to have made apparatus to work expansively, and also a
temporary water-pump, to load the engine, so as to prove its duty by
the consumption of coal.
"If the jobs are not completed by our arrival, you need not expect any
rest until its completion. Your answer will oblige,
"R. T."
"MESSRS. HAZELDINE, RASTRICK, AND CO."
The money difficulty was for a time surmounted, with a prospect of
the completion and shipment of the work for London within four months
of the giving of the order; and the Spanish Government proposed that
a line-of-battle ship should take the engines to Lima from Cadiz. An
order was given for another pumping engine and another winding engine,
to be provided with gear for working expansively, and a temporary
water-pump, that in case of need the amount of work the engines could
do with a given amount of coal might be tested. A crushing machine, now
called "quartz-crusher," also formed part of this additional order.
The new engine, which he hoped they would get on with, was probably the
steam locomotive plough then being constructed at Bridgenorth.
[Rough draft.]
"GENTLEMEN, "CAMBORNE, _September 22nd, 1813_.
"I have your favour of the 14th instant, and hope to find you as
forward on your job on our arrival at Bridgenorth as you state. I
expect all the boiler and smith work will be shipped for London early
in October; we shall then leave Cornwall for your works, at which time
you will be very much annoyed with our company, unless we find your
assertions grounded on facts. Enclosed I send you Mr. Uville's draft
for 150_l._ Your receipt for the draft enclosed in my letter of the
16th instant has not yet arrived.
"I hope you will also have all the apparatus ready to try the new
engine; Mr. Uville is very anxious to take the first of these new
engines with him. When you send a receipt for the enclosed, please to
say what state of forwardness the whole of our work is in, and do not
neglect a moment to get the whole executed with all possible dispatch.
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