Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1846-11-11

firing peunder, rhe, result was the
same in this respect. The experiments
in blasting rocks with prepared cotton
Ehaye also been eminently successful Al
Basic large block Of granite, measu-
ring 24o cubic feet, was blown up by
four ounces, which, copld.ao have been
effected with less Than two pounds Of
superior guppovder. !a--t,s %
Last week the power ofthe article
was tested at meeting of The 'British
Scientific Association"-an association
composed Of the most profoundly learned
individuals in ,Europc-and they were
amazed with, ;;wha, was. accomplished.
Sir. J. Herscflel took occasion TO remark
Professor, Scbonbein being present, that
",he discovery in the next generation
might arm mpnkind with the wildes.
powers. The inventor was a Titan
wao could tear ap the rocks, and almost
call down The lightning" "
understand that 1875. lbs. Of cotton
in the state in which It is. found in the
bale, when properly prepared will eigh
los lbs and that even here, where The
| staple is much dearer than in the United
States, the. article will cost consider a.
bly, less than gunpowder.-What the
other materials are used, in Ike manu-.
facture, will course remain secret until
patents are; secured among the various
| nations, One has already been taken
out for Great Britain; and the States OF
the Germanic confederation have through
the Diet, has given 100000 florins
| merely for The right ofprepar;n'; " for
the army, provided a commission, which
has been Instituted 10 testit in every
conceivable way, shallreport favorabB.
This experiment will be made at May,
ence in few days, n -, sit.;;s Z;
The proportion gof the ingredients in
jgunpowder necessarily vary to a con-
siderable degrerslbut thatsof oodquality
may be composed ofT6 paris, Of nitre,
IS Of char coal. and g of sulphur So
tia, we are dependent npon foreign
eeurtriics 3 for eighty fire 4hundreths OF
The material nsedifa TIE. manu- faeture
of al TIC gs,apo,Ddsr a0e consumc!-a
factwhich is otgeneraly nor sufficient
ly known by onr countrymen. BY the
vigilance of that sterling patriot and
faithful officer, Col. Talcott, of the Or.
dnance Department, who,Eyear after
year, acting upohthe principle "in peace
prepare for war" has been accumulatIng
stock of ;.alpetle, we dre happily
| pr epareJ with an abundance of the
material TO carry US through long and
arduons contest, should we ever be in
volved in one, with any nation But
with the recent Improvement, our dePen-
dence upon the remainder of the world
ceases for the articles essential TO the
prosecution Of hos,iilies; while the de.
| pendence Of other powers and states
upon US increase in the same ratio
MOI eoyer, the increased production of
our chief staple,' and the consequent
diminu,ion in value, .has, for the last
few years, scarcely afforded renurnera-
! ting prices to our planters. Should The
prepared cotton supercede gunpowder
entirely, new market.wilf be created
for any redundancy Of yield, and an
absolute consumption occur. Two OF
three hundred tlousapd, bales at mod
crate calculation, will be burnt up aRnu'
ally. ' b.; -, -
Mr.. Grove a celebrated chemist o!
England, connie u,ing upon the impor,
,ahce of the discovery, says: SIT is
necessary 10 mix a combustible substance
with another Substance which will bring
!, forth sufficient oxygen 10: catch fire
whereby under certain temperature lht
whole will explode. These two sub
stances are contained in the gunpowder
but even in the best OF Ibis article iiia
: is manufactured q part OF it remains afe
,, explosion, on which account fre-arm
require cleaning after being discharged
: of their, coptens. The invention .
Professor Schcnbein is with out thi
!: fault, while the power of.itsi explosion
r twice as great as That Of gunpowder."
t Cast Lon,R Railroad.-I,is stalled b
r the N. Y. Journal Of Commerce Cha
: the Harlem Company have laid down
y between 2Sth and .32d streets, in ,ha
: city, piece of their road, with cas-
: iron rails. Those who have seen
$ speak Of it in.the highest terms Of. ap
: probation: The cost of the cast iiro
;, rails is less than half the cost ofa,h
u wrought ones. - ''a.& :
O.. Government Finances.-The Wast
n ing,on correspondent Of lbe New Yor
= Jnnraal Of Commerce gives the, ,fOlIou