CHAPTER III

.—1812 to 1815—Steamboats on the Clyde—THE COMET,

INDUSTRY and ARGYLE—First Irish Steamer, CITY OF CORK (1815)—Ireland’s honourable position in the annals of steam navigation—First London Steampackets, MARJORY, DEFIANCE and THAMES 11

## CHAPTER IV .—The year 1815—Arrival of the first steampacket on the

Mersey—Narrative of the voyage of the THAMES from Glasgow to London 15

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