The Sun.
London, England, 1813-02-01 00:00:00

ENGINEER EVERIMENTS.

On Monday, an experiment was made on board
His Majesty's. ships Venerable and Dadalus,
Spitbead, with a view to ascertain the efficiency
and 'use of light 2,1-pounder guns (which those
ships arc fitted with), us a substitute for the guns
in common use carryini.;>• the same weight of Shot.
The desirable thing to effect is, to make ships of
small rate throw as heavy,weight of shot as pos,
Bible; and this without a heavy weight of metal,
which is found to strain the ships in blowing wea-
(het'.

• This experiment demonstrated, that the light
24-pounder guns, ,weighing 33 cwt. each, when
double-shotted, will not carry their shiit beyond
453 yards ; whilst the common 24-pounders, but.
Which' weighs,iicarlv 50 cwt. Will throw three shot
from. 1,000 to 1::..5.00 yards. The consequence
would be, that au English ship fitted with these
light guns, meeting with an enemv.armed with the
usual Weight of metal, might, by distant tiring,
become disabled before the light gnus would reach
her adversary; and, of consequenee,, the shot from
the light guns, even at a closer' distance, would
lodge itself in the ship's side, whilst that of her
enemy would go through both sides,
In the experiment nmde.on board the renrable,
20 rounds were fired from the .same guns, with
first 41, and then (or the gun heated) 41.bs. of
powder, in the short space of 10 minutes; but it
was attended with consideraMe, recoil, much
,jumping of the gun towards the close, the tire
front the muzzle (the gun being also shorter than
the usual ones) came in-board,. which is an incon-
venience,. attended with danger, particularly in a
two decked ship. 'The gun was
.elevated three
degrevs. 'when it carried about 450 yards; but
Once, by mistake, when elevated only one and a
half degree, the shot dropt into the water at
,about
200 vards distance. The light 24-yoUnders are.
not On Gover's principle, not having onv chat -
her. The exi;eratient Wits conducted ley Cuptuiu
Milne (of the Venerable) and several officers of the
Navy, and Colonel .sdiniun, an officer wt' the
Royal Artillery.
- On Eriday se'nuuigbt, ,Captain Quillam, of tll,e
'Crescent., having reportd very favourably .of the
chain cables used• iu that friipte, an experiment
was mad in Plymouth-yard, by order of 01(1.4(1-
miralty, on a chain cable, and one made or hemp.
The first experiment Was made in the. forenoon,
in the presence or hilmerone, speetotolT, 4 heavy
strain" being hove on both for the purpose of
ascertaining which could bear the greater. pur-
chase. At 12 o'clock the iron chain broke,, while
the hempen cable .was not injured. In the after•
noon of the same day a second
,experiment was
made„when the iron cable again broke, thus
most decidedly establishing the superior qualities
of hemp. ,

On. Thursday last a numerous meeting of the
Nobility and Gentry of Doncaster and its neigh-
hoarhood took place at the Town-hall, for thepur-
pose. of raising a subscription in aid of the suffer-
EATIOLEY, in an able and energetic
big Russians, W. WRIGHTSTON, .Es(.l. in the chair,
imtriotis humanity,
when Lord
speech, commented on
and policy of the measure, hr the course of which
his Lordship took occasion to pass Some high
enlogiums. ion his !Loyal Ilighaels the PRINCE
REGENT for his liberality to OU! gallant and suf-
fering.allies.
On the 14th, ;mt. as Thomas Farmer, John
Hughes, and James Mannering, labourers, were
digging a cellar for a farm howe, on the estate of
Sit• EDl:fano DeAttniti,.at Surrenden, Sussex;
'they dug up a rock stone of the Kentish 'l4ag, ten
feet in thicknes, which on being broken in the
Middle, presented the date of 102. very percepti-
ble in figures., It is conjectured that this must
have been the foundation of a building erected
abouttbat period.
fineednie.—Cdpt. Norton, the Mohawk Chief',
lately mentioned as leader of the Indian-IS in the
battles in Canada, had a 'very narrow escape
about two weeks before the list battle, and
saved his-life by his presence of mind. He' was
ordered to the American side of the river at 'Nia-
gara, to ascertain the another of boats belonging
to the enemy, which. he-did, but on' returning,
found a guard placed at the post he was obliged
to though none %vas there %rhea he %vent
beiaitAallenged by the sentinel, he rePlitld
ii'eOttrier; on which, being 'ordered to give
the countersign, he advanced as if to give it, brit
seized the sentinel's musket, who struck at hint
with his bayonet, which Norman wrested' front
him, and with his pistol shot him. The alarm
was given, hut it being dark, Norton got off in
his canoe uninjured, though several struts were
fired at him.

Ou' Friday last the remains of her Grace the
Duchess of CHAtinos were removed from Chan-
dos-house, Chandos-street,, Cavendish-apart, on
their way to, the place of interment, in the Mau-
soleum of the late Duke of CHANDOS, in Whit-
church, near Stanmore, Middlesex. The Niau-
soletan is of fine polished Inn r hie , 111)41 is ertited by
the side of the claancel, and bad not been opened
for the last 19 years, when the late Duke was
interred there, and in which are 47.coltins, with
the bodies of the Duke% relations enclosed, in a
very rotten state.

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