[D] "Torpedo Warfare," by R. Fulton, 1810.
[E] C. D. Colden's "Life of Fulton."
[F] Johnston's Cyclopædia.
[G] Armsmear.
[H] See [Chapter VII].
CHAPTER II.
DEFENSIVE TORPEDO WARFARE.—MECHANICAL MINES.—MECHANICAL FUZES.—MOORING MECHANICAL MINES.
BY defensive torpedo warfare is meant the protection of harbours, rivers, etc., by means of various descriptions of torpedoes moored beneath the surface of the water.
Submarine, or sea mine, is the term that has been generally adopted to designate this particular species of torpedo.