Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1846-11-03
Correspondence Of ihc taion.

Sthtnbf -, 1911
n9,R SIt nueot the mn,t wullrtful s'lanlt0'
discoveries ii mnlra uurs hts her fTpllttfl hee ,n
Al Basic. IL NNrA ,rllod, nllhn The lAa lev week
i'ess'r BalGl "l the larner place. AID Seh"nnrln ii
The ltlet uuluran,lv, by smlllf crutse al rNpcf
lnrnlnL have tnyrnfed mrho al pr lrlng rr cot
ton winch Will undauhtcdll rvenutle The s.anliu=
uaurr the II Il 81 ,anppNel, The article Which they
2pr"p1tr hls been submitted In many severe odc,s aud
lis va,i superiority Tor all cxplrsve purposes over gun
powder a,knA ted ed by The h,t rhe niss and m
uaty ot -rfs IN Grtnany Lean serrey hrl,evc my own
srU~es Mhrn nllno', an exhibition ol us extraordinary
properties
Ipm my arrival IN this city | wasipyitcd by friend
den !ursh,d mrmo,r OF the German llr. Ia due With
hln aud II / dienln, hl' hospuany met with aud
was pre-, nci 10 Professor lser. who It Is but proper
10 tenafk distinguished Lar lbs auanmcnts, aud who
h1s change o the public bar,tory chemical renwf.
Before Ihe separation oi the party, ffnlrssor u. took
tr'm each nj hts was'e,at "'kes paper contain lng
,one flw eatoni snail portion ii that which Wa IN
one ir pllcrl upon sheet al White paper. aud neat II
some 9nnpp~der upon another slrn lie touched the II
n the monrut with The burning end II cis't.
aud viii the Inehnrss o llr Il lhnlua blast the cot
ton Was suned without sDphn az oIpr, ashes,
even the slightest STAN upon tho SHOW sho sheel o
iol3eap; while the ignition Of the gnnpoWder seemed
10 be slow. ahou IA o The best quality, by which the
ppcr WAS bnrnl and collutcd, aul theIoom filed with
sln,be. He then lout smlll qoanr&s of gunpowder
and placing II upon paper, entirely covered with PIE
pared from the other paper. Touching the cotOn
vuh II blzn OF malch II exploded without burning
the gunpuWdcf Subsequently Al my apartments, he
exploded coou upon the palm ot my hand. "lthan, my
erln. the sensation oi heat such was the Remarkable
npIdliy OF lis isnnlng.
short time only, II is stated by the inventors, is
qncd iur The preparation o hr article. and the process
Is ircrdngly supple that II be manufactured by
common l,hucfs aud without any danger whatever oi
combustion. II can be tit Tor IN lew hours after
the cotton Is taken from the bale, aud without the AID
o machinery and II may be thoroughly saturated with
~ tIuiI ut Ell A
snon as ~ dcd II Is a2aini or use. Ihrie IL nothing
10 aplfehenl imm It's spontaneous commission, nor
will II lgnllr by friction III It's transportation. or IN the
loading Of fire arms, become mil ,med under TEN
peatnfc ol 2OOo Clesns. II will catch fire, either
ifom a blaze NJ spark.
The Tact has been ascettancd from repeated expert
menls that the forty eighth part oi an ounce o the pre-
pared tUIrun will ptppe bullet from an American uii
and As last hccith par oi Of Gun
pow DEF The nriccnh pirt oi an ounce will drigo a
three IN bali distance nisxtern hundred pa
ees Moreover the barrel never requires cleaning. Forty
slls without nermlsshn have been made, aud without
any pctccpubr accumulation oi hllh, while Tho gun
through bout entirely Urea from heat. In firm. a
3=ppunler, the result Wis the srme ~ this Iespecl.-
Inc experiments III blasting locks with prepared cotton
has also been emlnenlly successful Al Bssle large
bIlck otgtane, measuring , 10 cubic feet, was blown
up by 1ut ouncrs whleh could not have been effected
with less than lSo p inds Il superior gunpIwdor.
Last wce, the pnNet OF the article was tested NJ
meetln, OF the "Bnush Scientific A4soclalipn'-an
scalioo composed Of the most profoundly learnrl ndl-
vlduals ~ Eutupe-and they were amazed With what
was accomplished. Sir J. llrf,chc tIok occasion to
remark Ppi,,ssn Srhpnbelu beng present that 1.-The
discovery the next penrraslpn might arm man KIND
with the widest pIwerS. Tue inventor was n ! ian
who could tear up lhc f1cks, and almost call down tho
llshtnngs."
understand that lbs lbs Of cotton in the s'ato in
which II Is found IN the BALE when property prepared,
will wcg1 Ito lbs, and that even here, where the
staple much deaef than IN the United States. the nt
cle will cIst considerably less than gnnppwdcf. What
the other materials are used III the manniac'ure viii u"
course renpn until patents secured among
the vafi1ns nations. One has already been taken out
lor Gnal Britain and the States Ut the GtrmanIc con
federation have, through the Diet consented 10 give l0O
ooD hpflns merely fr the right Ut preparing II Tor 'he
army, provided a commission, which has been instituted
10 test II IN every conceivable way shall report favor
ably. THIS TX pertinent will be made at NJ ,yencu In
lew days.
The proportion of the ingredients in gnnpowier neces
slny vary considerable drIen; bat that OF good
qlarty may be composed ol ~ paris Of nitro, ID ol
ct 4rca, and 81 sulphur - tat we are dependent
p m J1rfiglt cotUt,uS FIR cighiy Ha hnl trains ~ the
mhorfi used ~ The manufacture q dH The gniP0'cffr
re c1sa II TACT " llen rs MT generally nor sui
l'1rndy known by uur connirymcn. By the vigilance
lhal serlinI paflut and faithful uice. Cu lacon,
ol the Ordnance Department. whe, year alter year,aet
M upon l pnnelpe III peace prepare i'r war;, has
been accommodating sallpetfe we are happily prepared
with abundance al the material tn carry us through
one with any ulIpn. Bun with the recent improve
mr" dependel upon HE remainder oi the world
ceases the articles essential Ia defence or 10 the pros
eeuton of hosllles while the dependence at other
pnyers and states upon increase SIN the same aIla-
Moreover the Increased production OF our chiei staple,
and the consequent DIM milton III value has. ipr The last
tew years. scarc,y a,rled commenting prices 10 our
planters. Should the procured cation slpetcede gun
nlN der entirely, new market Will be created Tor any
redundancy of Weld aud an absolute consumption occur
yu or three hundred thousand bales, at moderate
calculation will be burnt up annually. Mr.. Grove.
celenfaed chemist vi Eueland, commenting upon the
upuria ot the dis ovrry says: 1T Is necessary To
uIx a cumhu-nle substance with another substance
alcl, Will brna forth sIIirent quantity Of oxygen
10 ca en- rr whereby, under coilan TEN efainfe, the
,l lr will explode THESE two suba ices are contain
I'd IN tie gunpowder; bat even IN the best OF 'his ar
nrlc that manufactured, part o It remains alter eN-
II. sim ON nhch account fire arms require cleaning
latter beng DISCHARGED al their conens. Tue Invention
Iot prd,.s,r SchouhrIn without this au, while The
power Ut it's eA as,on Twice great as that OF gun
.poNdef."
FXECU TON At SEA.
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