New-York daily tribune., 1844-04-11
:K, THURSDAY MORNING, APRIL IL, 1914.

of the Piraus, and Tow sits with equal dignity |
before the Venetian Arsenal. On entering the |
gate, Austrian jealousy requires you to leave
your passport al the door, 50 that you may DC
known if you put ship IN Jour pocket, OF set
fire TO the canals, and then you are allowed to
mount to the or1Rory. At the top OF the stair
case is the great flag OF the Turkish Ad-
mirel, taken at the battle of Lepanto. Around
the room are arranged many curious and an
cient pieces ofarmour; huge TWO handed swords,
which the degenerate modcrns can scarcely lift,
with spears, helmets, cuirasses and crossbows
which can send arrows through steel plates at a
hundred pa..cs distance. One helmet IS said to
have been worn BY At;ila, King of the Huns.
full suit Of Henry, ". has less doubts OF is au-
thenticity, having been given by him to the Re-
public in 1903 A complete steel covering, for
horse as well as man, is attributed TO GattGmeiGta
One case is filed chiefy with instruments of
torture, such as collar with spikes projecting IN
wardly, which was tiglncncd around the nechs
of the victims; helmets covering the whole head
and face but having little holes all over through
which to thrust sharp needles, and many other
horrid inventions, said to have belonged to Car
rara the tyrant OF Padua. a key is alss shown,
said to have been used by hun, which contains a
spring in the interior, with which he would Sc
crctly kill his enemies by shooting thence pois-
oned needles. In the same case are the gilt
keys and salyer by which the Fenetians suren-
dered their Liberties 10 Napoleon, and which
thew preserve here by the side of the trophies OF
their victories, as ii they wished to buresque the
contrast between their present and past conditions.
Four copper castings from the tomb OF the
Admiral Emo tell most admirably the story Of q
remarkable achievement. In the first you see
his galley sailing from Venice against Tunis
with a fair wind and fine weather. In the second,
the vessel in scudding under bare poles in vio-
lent Storm In the third, she is dlsmasted, and
tosses about an utter wreck; but In the fourth
YOU see a large raft which the brave Admiral has
constructed Of casks and spars, and on which
he has mounted some Of his cannon, and with
this raft he attacked and TOOK Tunis. What
nation can surpass such an exploit, and how
could it be better told than by the silent language
of these pictures.
The modern inventions of repeating and re-
yolviug guns, such as Colt and others have con-
structed among us, are here found anticipated
by some centuries. In one gun there are twenty
barrels, which arc turned aroaGd BY pressing a
spring, while hnt and hammer, which remain
fixed on top, fire off each IN SUCCESSION. In TIC
other form, there is only one barrell bat five
cartridges revolve, and arc successivey dis-
charged through the barrel. This curious anti-
patton OF both the modes of constructing repeat
iag firc-arms seems too remarkable for mere
coincidence and it wg.'ld 4 gorth While to IN.
qrire whether any OF ihc ascdefn inreators had
ever previously visited Venice
The iKodel-room preserves the shapes OF the
anc!ent galleys, and contains also model oi The
ancient BGceHtoro, the barge in which the Dose
used to we'd his spouse, the Adnttic, in token 81
the clam of Venice 10 lhe sovcrcjgnty of the sea
The model is most magnificent in decoration
aud beside ii the gorgeous state Carriage OF the
Queen of England would seem mean and taste.
less. Gilt statues support the sides richly
carved galleries project for the forty rowers; a
balcony on the bow contained the musicians; an
arched partition runs through the centre
golden canopy marks the station Of the Dogc
and the whole is covered with rich sculptures
+ statues, and gildings. The original barge wa:
burnt by the French but the attendant showed
the building in which it used TO be kept, and
pointed out with pride the marks Of its length
and breadth then turning with Italian impetu
osity to an old stick which lay in corner, and
which was labelled Mast of the Bucentoro,
he exclaimed, almost with tears in his eyes
That is all that is left :" w. NJ. g.