The Sun.
London, England, 1863-07-08 00:00:00

ing to proceed too far this way with Hooker in the
rear.
Yesterday two rebel cavalry were taken near
Chanabersburgh. They assert that 28 regiments of
infantry, 5,000 cavalry, and 20 pieces of ordnance
are not far from that place.
The rebel column at Mercersburgh numbers
6,500 infantry, with 8 pieces of artillery.
The rain to-day has caused the Susquehannah to
rise to a considerable extent, which fact will un-
doubtedly retard the movements of the enemy.
Gettysburgh is occupied by an entire division of
the rebels, who strike out in different directions
from that, point,
General W. F. Smith has command of the forces
on the west bank of the Susquehannah.
The enemy has not yet entered Carlisle, although
he is momentarily expected to do so.
The drinking-houses were all closed this morn-
ing, in obedience to the Mayor's proclamation.
,Many of the dry good sstores are also closed.
.Large numbers of refugees continue to arrive
from the valley.
' Gen. Knipe deeming his forces not strong enough
to meet the enemy, evacuated Carlisle last night.
At this writing it is not known 'whether the town
has been occupied by the rebels or not.
Gen. Knipe reports that the rebels are advancing
10,000 strong.
' The Governor will, by authority of the War De-
partment, issue a proclamation, which will be pub-
lished.to-morrow, calling for 50,000 militia for the
defence of the State, to serve for three months. The
apportionments for the different counties will also
be indicated.
Gen. W. F. Smith has been assigned to the dc-
nces of the Susquehannah River.
Coi. Pierce has been assigned to the command of
,e troops at Bloody Run, Gen. Milroy having been

relieved.
The Gray Reserves, of Philadelphia, will be mus.
tered into the service to-day.
Gen. Dana has been assigned to the command o
the defences of Philadelphia.

9 P.M,

Gen. Ewell, on entering Chambersburgh, iesued
he following order :
Headquarters Second Corps,
Army of Northern Virginia, Monday, June 24,
Chambersburgh, Wednesday, June 26.

GENERAL ORDERS.
1. The sale of intoxicating liquors to this command
without written permission from a Major-General, is strictly
prohibited.
2. Persons having liquor in their possession are required
to report the fact to the Provost-Marshal, or the nearest
general officer, stating the amount and kev ind, that a guardt-
may be placed over it and the men prented from ge
ting it.
3. Any violation of Part 1 of these orders, or failure to
comply with Part 2, will be punished by the immediate
confiscation of all liquors in the possession of the offending
Parties, besides rendering their other property liable to

seizure.
4. Citizens of the country through which the army may
pass, who are not in the military service, are admonished
to abstain from all acts of hostility, upon the penalty of
being
s S. ndeeartlhtenewdriltichgtooiunn:s A. A. ci
aosfuwmamr.aernyLßemirycauale.ton.nmitarc.ann.:Ror. J. EwELL.
A.
feady acquies-
cence to the demands of the military authorities will serve
to
hundreds of horbes are being driven over the
bridges of the Susquehannah, followed by men,
women, and children—the defenceless inhabitants
of Cumberland Valley.

THE BATTLE AT PORT HUDSON.
The following is an account of the battle at Por
Hudson, taken from the New York Ilerald':—
Port Hudson, Juno 17.

At early dawn on Sunday, the 14th inst., we
commenced another advance movement on Port
Hudson, with a force which was thought to lee equal
to any emergency, but which, as the result will
show, was entirely insufficient to accomplish the
object of the original plan.
The different breastworks, rifle
pits, and other
outer defences that completely invest Pert Hudson
for mires, I have already described in a former letter
with :tufa:Leta accuracy. The posttluu of cur fuices
since my last communication has been somewhat
changed. We now have no centre, but only a right
and left, which, joined together, forms nearly a
right angle completely enclosing the rebel strong-
hold on the east bank of the river. Gen. Grover's
division is now on the upper side of Port Hudson,
extending a distance of nearly four miles from the
river to the interior to a point 'within supporting
distance of Gen. Auger's division, which is on the
west side of the rebel fortifications, and extend a
distance of about three miles in the direction of the
river, to within hailing distance of our fleet.
Before proceeding to give the details of our last
desperate struggle to capture Port Hudson, our
assault and repulse, the observations of your corre-
spondent from a high tree, within less than one
hundred rods of the first line of rebel defences, will
very materially explain the difficulties our soldiers
had to encounter, and the almost impassable barriers
presented to retard their advance. From the point
indicated the rebel fortifications and their immediate
surrounding present the following appearance :
Looking from the extreme north-easterly range of
rebel rifle-pits towards the river on the upper side
of Port Hudson, a long line of earthworks can bo
seen, !,-,,li;itvning. with bayonets and protected by a
ditch nearly 12 feet in widtn, and, for the purpose
for which it was built, una2ually deep. Within
short musket range enfilading breastworks COm,-
mand every possible appoach to the enemy '8

position.
As I have before indica:ed, in speaking of the
conjunction of our right ant left, the rebel defences
form nearly a right angle, )oth the lines of which
extend to the river, enclosing a sharp bend in the
stream, by which our gunboats found it so difficult
to pass. The most accessible approach a
about
to the rebel earthworks is over a clear field,
presence
600 yards in width, and wh,ch at first sight
the appearance of _an alb-cyst perfect Jevel. The
spot, however, since cur last assault, 11E0
pparently

been determined to be, although the most
inviting, the most treacherous place along
the entire line of rebel defences. Our soldiers in
their charge found it to be filled wita deep, narrow
gullies, too small to cover a large body of troops ar d
too large to make a pass age over them even for in-
fantry barely possible. Horses are out of the ques-
tion and were not used at this point. These artifi-
cial ravines are completely covered with fallen trees
and vines, which are so arranged as to nearly obs-
cure them from sight, and to make an advance over
them a matter of extreme difficulty. In our charge
upon the enemy's Hues at this spot it was impos-
sible for our soldiers to keep in regular order of
battle. Frequently whole squads of men would
sink out of sight only to be resurrected by the
assistance of their comrades. Down the right line
of the enemy's works all approach to the fortifica-
tions is made exceedingly difficult by high bluffs
and deep irregular gullies. The enemy's rifle pits
are, although bearing the appearance of very wide
constructions, built upon the most approved modern
engineering skill. Hero again fallen trees have
been so arranged as to make it impossible to move
artillery or troops in line of battle. The entire dis-
tance of rebel works presented for our reduction are
nearly eight miles in extent.
Last Saturday evening the order of attack was
determined on at the head-quarters, and communi-
cated to the generals who were to command the
assaulting columns. Most of the detail Were ar-
ranged by Gen. Grover. The point of at(o..k was the
extreme north-easterly angle of the enetny'S breast-
works. Five or six days previous to the assault
several pieces of the enemy's artillery, which had
been in position behind their fortifications imme •
diately in our front, were dismounted by our guns
and abandoned. Those still in position were ren-
dered useless to the rebels by our sharpshooters.
Rebel deserters and prisoners brought into camp
speak of our artillery practice as splendid, and say
that they were not able to fire a gun more than 5 or
6 times before they had to move it as the accuracy
of our range would work it certain destruction. As
before mentioned, we commenced preparations for
the attack while yet it was scarcely daylight. The
plan of the assault was briefly as follows :—The
75th New York, under command of Capt. Cray, and
the 12th Connecticut, led by the Lieut.-Colonel
Peck, were detailed as skirmishers forming a sepa-
rate command under Lieut.-Col. Baleock, of 75th
New York. The 91st New York, Col. Van Lands,
commanding—each soldier carrying a five pound
hand grenade, with his musket thrown over his
shoulder—followed next in order. The skirmishers
were to creep up and lie on the exterior slope
of the enemy's breastworks, while the regiment
carrying the grenades were to come up to the same
position, and throw over the grenades into the
enemy's lines, with a view to rout them and drive
them from behind their works. The 24th Connec-
ticut, Colonel Mansfield, with their arms in like
manner to the grenade regiment, followed, carry-
ing sand bags filled with cotton, which were to be
used to fill up the ditch in front of the enemy's
breastworks, to enable the assaulting party the
more easily to scale them and charge upon the rebels.
Following these regiments came, properly speak-
ing, the balance of Gen. Weitzel's whole brigade,
under command of Colonel Smith, of 114th New
York. This command consisted of the Bth Vermont,
Lieut.-Col. Billing Lam; the 114th New York, Ma-
jor Morse; and the 116th New York, Lieut.-Col,
Van Patten. Next came Col. Kimble's and Col.
Morgan's brigade, the last of which, with another
brigade (the name of which I was unable to learn),
was under the general command of Col. Birge.
This force was held to support the assaulting column,
which was under the immediate command of Gen.
Weitzel, who made the attack on the right. Gen.
Emory's old division moved in conjunction with
General Weitzel on the left, forming a separate
column.
The two Divisions—General Weitzel's and Gene-
ral Paine's—were under command of Gen. Grover,
who, as has been before stated, planned the whole
assault after General Bank's order to advance was
received by him. Hence the mode of attack was
entirely his own; Gen Weitzel's Division was
expected to make a lodgement inside of the enemy's
works, and in that manner prepare the way for
General Paine's Division. After the inside of the
enemy's fortification had been reached, skirmishers
were to push forward and clear the way, while
both columns were to be deployed in line of battle
and move towards the town of Port Hudson, where
a grand citadel, which forms the last means of rebel
defence, is situated.
I have thus far been speaking of General Grover's
command exclusively, and the plan above given is
applicable only to his movements as determined on
at the time of its adoption.
About daylight the 75th New York, which had
been slowly advancing, approached the enemy's
works sufficiently near to see his fire. Previously,
the columns of the main body of General Grover's
command were found in the woods skirting the
enemy's breastworks. The 12th Connecticut during
the night had lost its way in the woods. and the
91st New York was ordered by General Weitzel to
take the place that had been assigned to it, and
follow immediately in the rear of the 75th New
York. After the advance of the 75th and 91st
regiments. General Weitzel's entire command
commenced moving forward. Several days previ-
ous our army engineers had been preparing a
covered way, which extended from the woods where
our troops lay to within about 150 yards of the
enemy's position. Through this covered way our
troops marched in single file up to the point where
the first line-of-battle was formed. It should be
remarked that the covered way spoken of was re-
lied upon as being sufficiently deep to afford pro-
tection to our soldiers. It turned out, however, to
be of no considerable consequence, owing to some
fault in its construction. After the advance had
arrived at the end of the covered way, they
began strongly to push over the innumerable
barriers that 'ma been pleated by the rebels to
obstruct their march. The difficulties I have
before spoken off concerning the open field
immediately facing the enemy's works were here
experienced. The deep gullies, covered over by
brush and creeping vines, were completely ob-
scured from sight, and were only known to exist
after our soldiers had plunged into them. Part
of our skirmishers deployed to the right while suf-
fering severely from the enemy's fire, and a portion
of the advance took up a position on the left ef the
point to be attacked. They were immediately fol-
lowed by General Weitzel's column, General Paine
in the meantime advancing towards the enemy's
works with his command further on then ft. It
should be stated that our troops,
scarcely
had left the cover of the woods, which were
,b.
as sooas they
300 yards from the enemy' A
f the rebel infantry.
ject to the constant fire o s brcastworrs were bU
lathed some
portion of our artillery, forces, kept
dvancing ,
distance in the rear of our a
ks, Ciptain
el wor
which was plan
up a continuous fire on the reb.
th his battery of
Terry, the Richmond,
wand Ceptain
eight-inch Dahlgren
gsd: id good execution.
lin, Indian Artillery,
much to peot vet
These batteries served very
as they were advancing- to the
our troops picked their
ilia about attack. After our ekirns:,shere. had. '
oe yaids et' the enensy'e
way up to wit
works, they sprung into the ditch, expecting
to be
able to shelter themselves under cover of the rebel
and keep the enemy do—
n while the
fortifications,
regiment, with the hand grenades, should advance
and perform their part of the -work in driving the
rebels from their position. The portion of the 75th
p
which succeeded in reaching teleld-t
imme-
diately repulsed, and nearly all of ch were them were killed
or wounded. The ditch seas so enfiladed that it was
impossible for mennetoqullevsetiuonder the murderous fire
of the enemy. T
this was not knowa rief question may be asked why all
ore, Out
I have no time to

In Conv,q4euce of the repulse of the portion

of the 75th N.York that succeeded in reaching the
ditch, the hand g renaders could accomplish but
little. In fact, although they made many desperate
and gallant attempts to be of service, they rather
fdamagedor a sthanthey
t threw
be ewn etfihteticrd our
sv actually
them
prospects
hdr
tthheem rebel
aoln the meantime
hurled orks, the rebels
them back upon us. scpaeucogtvs
tof success;
while the skirmishers were nobly endeavouring to
sustain themselves in their position. General
Weitzel's column moved up as rapidly as possible,
end made a series of desperate assaults on the
enetn)'s works, which for bravery and daring the
history of the war can hardly farniell a parallel
At this time, the sun having fairly risen, the fight
became general. A fog, which had partially ob-
scured the contending armies, lifted, and revealed
their respective positions. The enemy were fully
prepared for us, and they lined every part of the
fortifications with heavy bodies of infantry. The
battle had begun in earnest, and General Paine's
column, as well as General Weitzel's was actively
engaged. Before proceeding further with the details
of the fight of General Grover's command, it will be
necessary to mention a fact that I have previously
omitted—namely, that under the general plan of
attack, as directed by General Banks, Generals
Anger and Dwight were to make feints on the
extreme left of General Grover's position to dis-
tract the attention of the enemy from the main as-
sault. Accordingly, before the engagement became
general between General Grover's command and the
enemy, Generals Augur and Dwight had attacked
the enemy, as before indicated, on General Grover's
extreme left.
It was not the intention that the last named of
these forces should storm the rebel works, but hold
the enemy in check while General Grover was per-
forming his part of the work according to the ori-
ginal, which, had he been successful, would have
opened the way for the advance of our entire army
on to it. Hudson proper is surrounded, as
it is understood, by a series of fortifications more
impregnable than any we have yet assaulted. The
fight on the part of General Dwight's command was
exceedingly severe, and scarcely less so with Gene-
ral Grover's. General Dwight's loss in killed and
wounded will probably exceed 200. General
Augur's loss will fall considerably short of that
number. Under General Grover's command pro-
bably the most desperate fighting was done by
General Weitzs...l's old brigade. Colonel Smith
leading these veterans, the heroes of many fights,
fell early in the action mortally wounded. A ball
pierced his spine and passed round to the right
side. The colonel still lingers ; but his death is
hourly expected. The charges made on the rebel
works by our brave soldiers showed a deter-
mination to carry them at all hazards; but human
bravery on this occasion was not adequate to the
accomplishment of their object. The most formi-
dable obstacle that presented itself as a barrier to
our success was the rebel glacis, which, at the point
attacked, had been constructed in such a manner as
to make every bullet tell that was fired from the
rebel breastworks while our troops were endeavour.
ing to make ascent. In fact, the great natural
advantages and engineering ability at P
Hudson have been rather under than over-
rated. Immediately upon the fall of Colonel
Smith, Lieutenant-Colonel Von Petten, of the 160th
New York, took command of the brigade, and gal-
lantly led the charge until all further hope of driv-
ing the rebels from their position was gone. Bri-
gade after brigade followed in rapid succession,
storming the rebel works, until compelled to fall
back under the terrible fire of the enemy. Conspi-
cuous among the brigades that aid the most despe-
rate fighting were those under the command of
Colonels Kimball, Morgan, and Birge. They were
all, however, eventually repulsed with great
slaughter.
The fighting ceased at 11 o'clock in the morning.
We having been repulsed in every assault, our
soldiers, under command of their officers, laid
themselves down under the shelter of the gullies,
trees, covered way, in fact everything that could
afford them protection, and waited for the day to
pass and darkness come on. Many of our wounded
who were accessible were carried from the field by
squads detailed for that purpose. It is a shameful
reflection on humanity that a large number of our
soldiers, carrying the wounded and dying from the
field on stretchers, were shot down by the enemy,
and in several instances the wounded were killed
while being borne from the field. At nightfall,
however, we commenced the burial of our dead, and
succeeded before the mornig in carrying most of
our wounded from the battlenground.
I have no time to give you further details, as we
have not yet entirely recovered from the confusion
of the battle, and a courier is about leaving with
despatches. The many gallant acts, scenes, and in-
cidents, lists of killed and wounded, &e., I shall
have to reserve for my next letter.
Our total loss in this last attack upon Port Hud-
son will probably not fall much short of 1,000.
It is rumoured, just as I am closing this letter,
;bat we are to attack the enemy again to-night.

EXPERIMENTS AT STIOEBITRYNESS.

Yesterday another of the long series of experi-
ments which are undertaken here from time to time
in the endeavour to ascertain definitely the best
form of construction for our iron frigates was made
in the presence of a very numerous assemblage of
Comonl"
officials from the Admiralty and the War-office, t.he
members of the Iron Plate and Ordnance
• 12 of
tical solutio
tees, and a large number of scientific officers and
gentlemen interested in the prac
this question of the day. The Duke. of S_erni_er_sie_t:
with Lord Clarence Paget and Admire
.Si_txreaune,
oral Tulloh and
with
theu h d enrrgst aor
rick Grey, came down from the Admiral 3', a
9"...,,r.effice. The
Earl de Grey and Ripon,
Colonel Jervis, represented thnet.lT
All the arrange-
Prince of Holstein was also prose
Warrior similar s
eacrttiiol;
were as usual under
tho charge of the Commandant,
his connected with the firing
Colonel
'Alderson.
invented by
Colonel Taylor, and
his most efficient aide, Captain
lery ordeal to that which
The target preparedto
underwent so well was compounded
sisted of
Mr. George Clark, and con seven plates of
from three to five and
various thicknesses, fa hall I
except the third
inches of iron; each plate, or fourth I
a havingdifferent bac i li.
towards the centre,
regards thi .ng as
kness of angle Iron, &e . b
c • , ut all being
formed upon the general principle that the best
method of meeting the concussion of the shot be-
neath the armour-plates is, according Mr. Clark's
theory, by a cellular system of wro h
either vertical or horizontal, theug t-iron webs,
being filled in either with • cells
. in every case
mill-
board packing. We may state
1
pitch pine, teak, or
been definitely y at once that it has
ascertained long ago what is the
right thickness, shape, and kind of metal to use in
armour-plates—it is only the form of backing which
is to support these
plates and distribute the concus
sion of the shot over the largest amount of surface,
so as to deaden its action on the skin of the ship
inside, and
the bolts that fasten on the armour-
plate itself that now remain to be proved to bo the
best. Our first, Warriors are built of 4-inch plates,
d Frith lain.backeitl1
of solid teak. The new Warriors,
like the A - gincourt, Northumberland, and Minotaur
are 51inch iron and nine inches teak, the reduction
of teak allowing the increase of the iron without an
increase of weight. The vessels in each of these two
classes are found. to be as nearly invulnerable as we
can ever expect to make them on this plan, the
balance of advantages being on the whole in favour
of the 51 inch iron and nine inch teak. This back-
ing, however, has never been found to stand like
that of Mr. Chalmers, though in their researches
after a better the Government have had to experi-
ment upon every conceivable combination of wood
and iron which inventors and patentees could force
upon them, the inventors only requiring in return
that the Government should bear the heavy expeoe

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of demonstrating the worthlessness Alkelit zsio,,4S.
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0
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intentions. e e-se--. _ -o'`•si-' s's#4"
With a somewhat wide experience in the Qifitit*Zipileiy:...,,,
tors, we find it quite impassible to give any detail 4 a S
description of the target tried yesterday that would
be at all intel igible to the general reader. The .
whole target was 13-1,- feet long by 10 feet high, and
composed, as we have said,of seven armour plates,
no two of which were alike in length or width, mode
of fastening, or mode of backing. To call this eg-
glomeration of different principles one target was
simply ridiculous ; it was as distinctly seven tar-
gets as any seven by different inventors that have
ever been tried at. Shoeburyness. One of the two
chief merits claimed for it eves a new method of
securing the plates by dovetailed slots and bolt bars,
but the bolts in each bar varied in the different plates
in number and thickness ; and, to lose no chance,
whatever might happcn,one plate was fastened with
through bolts in the old style al..eays used. Another
peculiarity was the tacking, the angle iron being
Laid transversely, so OS to form a series of cells of
iron filled with teak, pine, or millboarl- But here,
fora the
1 IT
wii.3ealstn,ost all the backings difihred in filling, size
o; ccil, or thickness end depth of angle iron. Except
general
vertical principle
o r
horizontal, of a backing
filled
in
n
iron
some deadening substance, it was altogether the
most varied compound target the authorities et
Shoeburyness have ever had before the muzzles of
their guns. It was a mass of targets ; every target
was a mass of patents of some kind or other. It
was intended to try this curious agglomeration of
mechanical crotchets some time ago, but its comple-
tion was, we believe, delayed by a threatened in-
junction from Mr. Lynali Thomas, on the ground of
Mr. Clark's infringement of his patent rights.
The ordeal to which this target was intended to
be submitted was the same as that by whichwtihthe
Warrior and all other targets are tried, and which
may be summs.rised by stating that it begins
heavy shells filled with sand and fired at low velo-
cities, gradually increasing to live shells, then to
solid shot, then to salvoes of solid shot with small
charges and low velocities, and, lastly, to salvoes of
shot with full charges. Shells, whether empty or
filled with sand, have no perceptible effect on any
iron target ; so that this portion of the programme
was abandoned, and firing commenced at once with
68-pounder live shell. It would scarcely be of in-
terest to follow the details of mischief done more or
less by each shot, especially es, after the first three
with live shell, all the succeeding rounds until the
firing in salvo commenced were with the smooth-
bore 68-pounder gun, with cast-iron shot and the
full service charge of 161 b. of powder. The effects
these produced may be summed up in the few words
that, though the target stood better than was ex-
pected—for it was not expected to stand for long at
all—it from the first showed signs of giving way,
and to use the expressive language of the prize
ring, became more" groggy" after every round. The
rivets at the back went fast and early, and the bolt-
heads, the main fastenings of the plates, gave way
also with a rapidity much greater than is usual in
any but bad targets. Six had gone before the sal-
voes commenced; the plates were deeply indented
and buckling up, and one or two ribs at the back of
all were bending outwards. The plates, which were
rolled at the Al illwall Ironworks, were of admirable
quality, and, though dented and bent, showed no
signs of cracking, nor, strange to say, did they give
any marks of yielding where the deep slots had
been cut in them at the back to hold the bolt-bars.
The last of the 68-pounders fired struck on plate No.
7, and broke through it. This plate, however, was
only three inches in thickness. A salvo of three 100-
pounders with 141 b of powder and two 68's with 161 b of
powder, was then fired simultaneously, but only
fcur of the guns went off. The united blows of
these four, however, shook the whole target most
seriously, and cracked its largest plate almost com-
pletely across. It was evident that it was pretty
well on its last legs, so the Armstrong 300 or 150-
pounder, according as it is used with spherical or
elongated projectiles, was loaded and laid to give it
de grace.
tthaTer
target,
ocimfrt
,30.
5s most b formidableo
its coup
piece—
which no target, not even that of Mr. Chalmers, has
ever yet entirely resisted—was loaded with 501 b. of
powder and a round shot of 1501 b. weight. The
effect of this was instant and tremendous. With a
terrific crash it smashed through the thickest Olin.)
elate of the target, through cells end backing and
inner skin—shivering into matchwood one after the
other two of the massive beams which shored up the
target from behind, and, ploughing into the earth
beyond, glanced and went up into the still, hot air
with a roar that was audible for many seconds.
Beams, bolts, and plate had all alike been scattered
into fragments far and wide before the passage of
this tremendous missile, and one could only look
with wonder upon the wreck it had made, and think
with something like terror on the effect which such
a shot would have upon the ships it struck, and
above all upon the crew that happened to be inside
it when such a thunderbolt of war came in. It was
the general opinion, judging from the smashing the
shot had inflicted after its passage through the
irnodugthhebfiotrhst.
i ght
afterwards,its sound t showedhat had ita
thaardg emt , a andde
throughthe p r prolonged o
tnhgee
air(l' fl
seinoaukl dinh; vtheegsoanme
same ruin
na at
no one
it would
domedthweitshamae 1 gunsib.
constructed on the
In other words, had a ship been
secondtaringeatnofprtohbeasc
probability
powder, but with
hinadvebegeonnebethh
was
i g firedl
i- t , l loaded ar
with
a reduced
li a
another
botaohrletre.
side principlean d oofutthaits
plate'4c of 4 inches as its prede-
cessor One more shot
bursting charge of powder. This, of
course, notwith-
reduction of firing
standing the charge, went as
clean throub
a steel Ebell of 30
had done through the 51. i -
WSW' s';-inch, the explosion
of the shell shaking all the rest of the fabric, and
knocking up the uppermost plate about six inches.
This was the last shot fired, for the poor target
would have stood no more—another blow would
bare brought it to the gr d
ouu . It was the last shot
fired, and we may venture to express a hope that it
is the last time we shall have tolay before the public
the demerits of the long '
series of inventors' costly
targets, for the construction
and destruction of all
the public have had to pay. Only one target has
fulfilled all the requirements of strength so needed
and so long sought for--the Chalmers target. This,
we believe, has been reported upon by the proper
authorities at Sh boe uryness in the most favourable
terms to the Government. With such a report
existing in favour an ironsi of - 'de target, and there-
fore in favour of a method of constructing our
future iron frigates, it seems a sheer waste of time
and money to continue
firing
at targets like that of
yesterday, which, if experience is worth anything,
was known to he little better than worthless before
it was put up.

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A MURDERED CHILD.—On Monday evening a
lad, digging in the garden of a florist in William-
street, New North road, Islington, came upon the decapi-
tated body of a child in a state of decomposition. It was
buried a little way from the surface of the earth. As there
were many persons in the garden at the time the news soon
spread, and the assistance of the police was called. The
remains were inspected by a medical man, and declared to
be those of a little girl, and a close examination of the re-
mains of the clothing has led to the belief that the body is
none other than that of the poor child who was stolen about
15 months' since, within a couple of hundred yards of this
spot—Elizabeth Hunter—whose disappearance caused so
much excitement, and for whose discovery her Majesty's
Government offered £lOO reward. The grounds this
belief are stated to be that the description of the missing
child's boots corresponds exactly with those found, and
that earrings were found with tha head, whirhwas discovered
buried at a short distance from the body. It is stated fur-
ther that the head was found some months since and re-
buried without any notice being taken. An immense crowd
of persons gathered round the place where the body was
discovered, and .remained there till past midnight. The
body has been removed to the dead-house, where it awaits
a coroner's inquisition.
—mAvac
eery
magnificent life-size portrait
, attired in the curious cos-.
turnsn modelEo HENRY
ttfhYe this
Vp e. r monarch,
(1413), has been just added to Madame
Tussauti's Historical Gallery in Baker-street.
Henry, e
sur-
named
Dionmouth, invaded France and gained the
manor-
ablebatetlnecoafseAdginincaourcots,tlyTshueiteffioi mguy of Edward the Black
prises, our,
continues to be
6 One of the most attractive sights in the exhibition.