Charlotte Dundas The duet composed of Thomas Laurence Dundas, Baron Dundas, 62, & William Symington, an engineer, 39, undeterred by the failure of a previous attempt in 1801, has renewed it with a stronger steamboat named Charlotte Dundas. ¤ The first steamboat built by Dundas & Symington steamed successfully on the Carron river in 1801 but was dismissed from navigating on the Forth & Clyde canal for fear of damaging the banks. She had a paddle on each side - a feature whi

Always looking for a solution of river navigation substituting for the horse-drawn barges, Claude de Jouffroy d’Abbans is back in competition after seven years of reflections and of design. He trials a new steamboat moving on the Saône river in the city of Lyon. By all accounts, this is a feat. There have been at least ten thousands eye witnesses to admire the boat when, for the great event, it triumphantly steamed against the stream from Vaise, the place where it had been