The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-07-16
FOR TIE ENQUIRER.

Il Dfscrltiion 81 a .Neqy RIFLs.
Some time in the year ts09, VIZ. Thos Jsnes,
-feAant E-i;or in London. arrived in th,s conn
si9 with MS fsmi'J and suriry 5elatiobs md cana
e ibis plaee IN The Brig julia * Mary, Cap. Wn
Goodwin of ti,.s pert, where bec,IUe scqusinted
sTS him. He si'owsd me pair of oPsen'sn's pi,
l SAND ar,fs, Wfiri lie bad ordered 70 be made
pretGas 10 his ieasirs Lpnd6n, OF one CT the b, ct
@Gn 'ia,;,l,B Of that place
The lti9e VS., ~ ding to tie b-5t of py reoo'
&ctoi., lee, ueh, Ions from n spuzzFe to y e
70. o It's br eel OF 3 bOe 10 cary the 2B7h yari
o. PeprC at ead, CT ~ otter words, q i-aden bull
/ W igbtg tie 20' pnrt ni pound Sic was r..
r. 20 Tie aRsle o. Gre fp'rl. pert OF ier circle,
VT 'frst 6iooTts h.I borc w-s extremely Usii
ftisiN snd pen Cd he wade out Of the sufes
rd mus; UsioAhie hon :: her substance IN proDor-
yf 10 too 81, Q. the BAL TLig "a. ssulI hit tie
90 81 n u ai+s hat crow u Il thu distance Of 500
ga,ts, 40 III ban would pass through oak plsuk
. Z u aTt ineh thick. MIR j. removes ca Knoxville
fegUc.see, where LIS Re al nntoriety, and
lave been inc med, tint the Jntsd Ststes!sye had
aaine made pu tltt T..oci. WASN'T ed by jones'
~i'sB he hOueN her from tie Gun.Suith Ia l ON.
don lhat he il.orned him tat she was - that time
prteet new model. invented in Germany, and
SlAt they had been geneI'ziy tntrOducei in the
FGi;ei army they are euient eI,. for sol.
e'tf 10 carry and epInmahd an extensive range
eo"sequrntiyl ntut be 10 the uiilIry Of this nun
~ ore OF hs - II engines obedience against the
6ef. datiors OF toe insa.ine eneny yi,irg artillery
e1.ctpte5) that cai, b. used
niQit here clos my communication, lut for
fhet TIE Ir,gih Of the barrel or caiI- oi gun IL
raessuObly in proportion 20 tie force aud direction
Of the bah t6s Is, the longer the calrs the tar
tier ana with The more correctness, the piece VIII
Gerry hJN hly uws experience, sat thst Of Ots-
eys, IN hose eZperime nia knowledge have crest
Fes'on to contde, has convinced me, that Gotbire
cav be mere contradictory 10 tie true principles
esurnery under iie impulse Of modem Gun-pOw-
Gsr--ih's article has Undergone Considerable i'm
Ircyene q. Tor lie better, ito impulse being uus ker
BE rests aft 10 the cahre, more han q gwen dis
tan', quite unnecesEsry the fristion oi the AZ
Tosr6efr bears no propo zion 10 ihs. of gun bar
re- wAru The impulse ot the lrhv6ci is exhausted
G"rthei the less evolutions the bali mikes IN IT'S
direction towards s destined object. 60 RESINS its
uae hne oldrec'jor, with the mote force md vel0.
cty val be projected towards lie destined objee' OF
s1e@uion- 81 far as my inform stOu goes, the dRe-
Trc. he'ween . sn'outh bored and Rife r,ir ex-
Gsnds II jhspa hsii ~ it's psssagf tbro' siqoob
bore siin s fnusiy iiahl TO bear with more force
." p side lie cfiiLrs thar tie otler, srd, here.
t'u Va ~ progress rolls IN The atmosphere through
vitl n 20 IN ike propo, tion. Which gves il q
HFe rect'sn Hroughuut as yrogr IS 10 its desfina
to- d. The contrary 2 R9e ball passes from the
trs IN pulse lite ScreT nr0g;b The barrel nj 10
fu' witch gives Il the same d. oction through the
cpHsre--tliu the only slysnisso in pint nf
tis. fuon Cst s'&e run has over saiootI bore
md ria' on Tcason teaches us that tis obtaincd 10
"H u IS recrs'arf-fF the ofteuer The ball turns
Ttr so sufficient e. Give IL . trEc drscdcn, 50
uHe it ado 60 the friction through tic stmos
y ere
IioIs tbsse ohserva,ic,s viii convince you tl,at
" e M cfgun erits rial, .si' r-n be dure At
tic NfmCF5 ~ Ntfie renee, ss tie same sugie IS
re Stew es1 be tried 81 6.Fcrert lsngii,s will
tlc fsps tHrcl. iryisg n logger irn AID reduce
TIE ne b. fcD iSoa. ers'qn, I ue page q screw
o. soc 10 III r',s "yprns've neciue necessary H.
9 - ttOctss ~ N fr. - barrel One her ob.er-
1s1cs nrv be war an, i's use s,d v IL zen ol
To- ~ uiai i.ihigb tla' Il wco'j ar found 1T Vs.,
tntr sdvLhtag-, fisf Is. ne sbpeains 1-hs-r / in
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