The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-12-20

sutsnes 10 ths Aooe through four massive irsn DOORS
rhs nsst door contains large number Of srsss cssnon
the museum, and the armory. Among the csnnsn arc
number which presented 10 tho New York State nj
us BY several distinguished psrsons kns.g the NEST
nteeestsg Of these cannon which 10 shah give short
histery o. Il
bra poundsr presented BY the Eapsrcr Of Russia
to Bensmn franklin and BY hin 70 ths New Ysrk stats
militia This gun Il in remarkably good srd and ID
good ON the day It was made.
long brass two FOUNDER taksa frsm Agerinss, ct Trip
oil in 1915 BY Con.sdors Decatur and by him.
Tsis Is very handsome gun Of superior worknanship
and Is in very good cssditisn.
three FOUNDER, taken ffsn the Spanish BY the
French ffsm then BY the Bnglish, and ffoa then BY
tho Americans in the Of 1912. rais Ia long gun
and Handsomely carved 1t is In very good condition,
nstWithsts ndng the number Of owners II has had
Ono SIX FOUNDER and two three pousaers. called BY
Gen. Burgoyns his grasshoppers taken b. tho Amsri
oans at Saratoga 1777. These pieces Of artillery
which Bu-goyns very proad Of. and were used BY
him In al his battles.
A long Fix FOUNDER taken from tho English by the
Americans at tho battle Of Princeton, January 777
and surrendered to Washington In per-on
three FOUNDER with carriage and cssssn presented
BY Governor Tompkns, In 1914 This Is . beautiful
To.pkins The carriage Is fitted up In . very
comfortable with springs and cushions 1t was
his intention to introduce them into the service
FIX poHnder taken from the British ct the surrender
Of st. Johns, Cansds BY Gen Montgomery and present
The srmory, which is on this noor contains eighteen
Thousand Duskets fifteen hundred rifles, eight
huHdred horse pistols two husdred cavalry sabres,
tive HUNDRED artillery sabrss, three hundred ar.
talery swords two HUNDRED and dfy Of Colts re
vevipg pistols enc THOUSAND u tss repeating rides
two hundred Of Hais raes which loaa &C the bfeech,
eight hundred carbnes aad several stands
sse'e or tn muskste ther1 are eight hundred which
brought 70 this country by Lafayette and
used during the revoluten Tney are In excellent erer
and ready for at any moment. They
stands OF three bnos taken from the British
under Lord Germ Wallis the battle Of Yorktown. On
hs walls are hung portraits Of WssAisgson lafayette
and Perry. They very fine nksness~s and very
much valued Ateo epecimsps Of the dacrest knds Of
imrrmepts used in They left open for the In.
specticn Of vstsi being the tim. usd for
Pies ibis Arsenal Is the chief Of this state and
from there ali others suDsied with arms go The
number q arms in the moSy &c present is greatly d.
creased account Of extensive drafts which have
been made 1t by the militia rho entrance 20 the
first floor Is by two mssH dcent fights Of steps Of
cast ou beth sides The ratings you ascend
constructed OF iron rifles which look nstu
the In the armory THIS rails evet ~sh the do "
made Of cat iron bows aud arrows snd In the centre
the OF the State Of Nos York cast il iron
Over tho ao0r Is pile q caurou balls and large Amsr
eagle This pieos Of workmanship is admired great
~ BY all visters who fail visit the handsome
sep
The second floor ia used for storing sas.s containing
arms military equip msnts aad instrua eAts.
Tho third floor Is used for storing artillery wagons
liDbors caissons tsnts 81 On the roof eight teW
each corner Of the building sad four In the
sntie Four Of thrse have eigA port noss AID
four OF them have four From these towers tho
rounding country be ranged Thus it will b.
that this building Ia In point or fact fort ana ofa
superior kind TOO s,x men can def.ni 1t from within
against thousand u'side fhe doors and siado~s
arr constructed Of iron and corsequenty could resist
very strong f0roo for length II TINS rhe vstef on
sntjpg is struck with the oraaly appearance Of
things The floors all OF them very clean aod tho
guns bright Whom they made This stats Of
thisgs owing csfy the Of the keeper
Mr. BIZ dsell. There hundred and sixty TIRES
pces OF artillery in his arsenal rhe. cabrs vares
fro three u twenty four pouOd shot but the greater
portieL Of them twenty four FOUNDERS and twslve
psundsr howzcr,. All these cannon ready for &C.
10 illus very ociblv by Nsposons VICTORIES Bsing
srtlirrst BY profession he we'll understood the N
in hts battles ban any other General vns preceded hm
hence biz great for and victories superior srcss
At the battle If Borodina there thousand pieces
Of saDnsa usea each side ~ the batue of AoseowA
there SIX hurdred Ut the battle OF Liyney three
hur dred AID ty At tho battle Of xarengo which was
Napoeeas greatest victories he only assd twenty
pieces Of capDos chile the eremy- side there
eighty pieces Thus Nspoesn's victories shaw the
impoitspce Of artillery article which net vt
this moment very Ill provided With.
THE FEW ABNoRY eH DOWN TOWN ARSENAL
This ediaoe which is nearly finished Is situated the
corner White and Elm streets It hundred and
thirty feet White street and eghtyfour feet
I'm street It il built Of blue stons only two stories
high the FIRST be.g thirteen fest and III. second thirty
feet high The windows worry narrow, being only
eishtsen inches vide that In Of assault BY
mob outside the bndiny could be defended with
by fifty uen The frss floor In to be used . gun
tAe q drill aid = rendezvous il Of
riot She style Gothic the three II tbs
baildng are situated towers, ther- gill b I've
White street and one Sim. which made Of boiler
iron. 1t 1, built piles driven into thu grosaA Tais
builtsg When finished .li be u'ed :. rsc.ss.sls for
10 - De-
nilitis IL ia very hawthorne bsdipg ssd II construct
ed the best paps fer defence On the contrs Of
the will be erected large flag staff by whan
unicatioS from this building and tss arsenal mp town
may be carried on by signal telegraph