CHAPTER VII.—1819 to 1821—The first steamer to cross the Atlantic,

the SAVANNAH—Arrival at Liverpool of the first cross-channel

steamer, WATERLOO—The ROBERT BRUCE—Curious accident to the

MORNING STAR—The TRITON—CONDE DE PATMELLA—SNAKE—Cattle

ventilators suggested—The TOURIST—London and Leith

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