| Description | The letter reports that the paddle engines were started early the previous Saturday morning, but without notice to allow either Captain Harrison or Mr MacLennan (chief engineer) to be present and reports on the progress with several matters that Brunel asked about. The letter also warns Brunel that Henry Blake of Watt & Co will call on Brunel that afternoon to discuss the governor for the screw engine. A postscript gives details of the temperature reached by the paddle engine at one o'clock in the afternoon. |