The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1808-07-26
TABLE C.
Descriptions. OF
ARMS.

wheeler ST IlSI!l2 I17llIIi |
Milcs's, RLIISi1 lfSilSl-l
McCormick's,t. |2il b holigl
Hazlctt's,f l2cI2I- l2Ol1etl
REMARKS.
The trials Ia this t,bie were m ide on newly. Sc.
icctcd arms, With Brandy Wine FF powder, 5
inches stronger ,fpon tho provct t,,, the Lonton
IF the qliantity :1-l8th of pound, and lead SO
As to ram down with tnrce, except Us to the arms
marked thus which had 1871 Of powtler, and
n those maj, d thus, t the Balls Went ,wn ra-
t!icr casi., than in the others.In the second trial.
the.powder the same--b,.t the quantities OF
tau, as well as OF lsad Corfu. med tptliesccond
tfi.is OF table A. These ir is were made bv
p,itcnlar desire Of the Execatise. upon the f..
r.ig" arms, ana Those purchased ion osher fac.
RAGS wt,rn ting United Sc: les, acseIlnIg - the
t, iai to which the ArIlourv arms had been sui :
jtcted ut Norfolk, for The purpose f-sfe@ing
,ie' natural effect of such estessfTe pro2f upon
arms, whichtis prcsu,n,ble, isst bee put 90 s,ii
hcient proof, when made, The result IS plain.
Several parcels oi sale powders collected in
Richmond, were tried on the. pr vet, by writh
the prupuls;tns 6f the weight were different from
u ohches only, which s'ew thai the 3>on'lnn
+ r used by the committee, much stronger
Than the powders il ecpertl use. ri.
Richmond. July 22d. 1903.
Whercupon it is advised, in conformity
with the Recommendations expressed in
the said report that all the muSkets ma
nutactured in the year 1901, which have
been distributed among the Militia, be
called in, and deposited at the Armory for fur
thcrproo1 til the superintendent lie instruc-
ted to vary the sizes & weights of the swords,
hereafter co nc manufactured, in such manner
as II sGit them ~ the size and strength
o. different men, adhering however in the
forms thereof to the pattern at present inu use !:
that the changes proposed in the length OF
the 5Gyoaets and pistols be postponed, until
tie Secretary of War of the United States
shall have been consulted on the subject and
that the mode OF proving muskets mentioned
IN tho letter Of the said secretary, bearing
date the 18th day ofMavcn 1908, be hereafter
strictly contormcd to. Ii is also advised, that
the goTcrnor be requested to present the re-
sir,eetta! thanks the Executive o.the said
gentlemen fer their patriotic services in, car
rying into effect the above mentioned advice
OF Council and that the said advice, toge-
ther with the Report aforesaid, and the pre-
sent advices relative thereto, be Immediately
published For the general Information of the
people OF this con. mon esiIttttii
/. EI.ract. from the Journal, ~ =;
DANIEJL l.. HYLTON, !
Clerk fine Council.
1t is hoped; that the Report respecting
the Armory, viii! contribute to silence those:
mJirlops reports, which have been SO indas4
tlious!y circulated about that institution
The experiments were conducted in the
most fair and conclusive. manner--
The committee. Consists of disiaseres;ed
men who haye not the slightest interest IN
deceiving tine. public NEST of them men
who served IN the revolutionary war, and
are well versed iii the temper of arms
With patience, which does them the
highest homer, they executed the commits
sion which had been assigned them. In
spite OF the intense heat OF the climate, in
spite of the dnst and fatigue, they stood at
their pest during four days, and traced eve
r. thing with IA ninuteness and care, which
defied error or deception. The Governor,
with vigilance and zeal equally meritori-
Gus, pursued them thro' all their labours. And
what is the result OF all these Cautious and
tedious experiments /, That the arms of
the Virginia Manufactory Except as 70 those
or 1000 have decided preference" over
those which arc imported, and others pur-
chased from factories within the United
S'a' es."--Let ignorance and Glamour, be
h ished The day ~hch produced this
distinguished mpinient is a proud one to
tic institution, and must be proud one to
its ingenious superintendent.
We are happy to sec that the Foundry
IL III q state o! rdpld pfNgTeSS.--lt rs under
stood thatexertions are making to put it into
such state of fcTwardness, as that piece of
artillery may be cast, turned and bored, for
the inspection of the next Legislature of
Vl'ginia.---To the bosoms of its friends. the
sound of this ordinance will impart rich
reward for all the cares and exertions
which tlIey have devoted TO this Doble. in
sttution, tile ornamcrt x pride Of Virgi-
MIA" %
A Writer who has attacked lie R;ch
mond manufacturing Association III the
last Argus, has erred in three material
points.
Jst. lie seems to forget, that this plan is
to so into operation with d capital OF SIS 900
.oniv 1t is true that the nominal capital is
stated at 100000; but tire just view of the
sulycct is this; The effective capital is gS75,
coo with the power OF eularging it to $500,
00g, ifClfcumstarces deTIand it. III tile pre-
seil iuf1at state of the arts in Virginia, it is
impossible tn ascertain with ANY precision
the quantity of capital required for this pur-
pose; hence there is an important benefit in
leaving the sum to be regulated bv the CIR
cumstances OF the times. The institution
will almost certainly obtain n capital oi SIS,
900 If individuals should discover, that
this business is more lucrative THAN they orr.
ginaily supposed, the RICH. is reserved to
them Of subsequently coming lin TO the q