For years was in the Netherlands a magazine published dealing with maritime affairs. It published in 1857 a news item according to which the Congress approved the amount of 11.000.000 dollars to increase the navy of the United States. Of this money 87.000 dollars were destined or building a floating battery, designed by Stevens, to defend New York.
Source
G.A. Tindal en J. Swart.Verhandelingen en berigten betrekkelijk het zeewezen en de zeevaartkunde. Vol 17. Amsterdam, 1857, p. 278-279. Digitized by Google.
Source
G.A. Tindal en J. Swart.Verhandelingen en berigten betrekkelijk het zeewezen en de zeevaartkunde. Vol 17. Amsterdam, 1857, p. 278-279. Digitized by Google.
