Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-04-04
NEW MISSILES OF WAX.

Late English papers contain tho following
extraordinary statement:
"A certain French engineer, on late visit
to Sinope, upon examining some OF the wrecks,
gave Az his opinion that the missiles used in
the destruction OF tho Turkish vessels we're Of
novel invention, and unlike anything hitherto
used in warfare. Some Of tho spars from tho
dismantled ships were despatched by him to
the French commander, to be duly examined
by persons of experience in matters OF this ma
ture Among those present was tho captain
of one Of the frigatcs who had, under Lonis
Philippe, formed part of the Council Of tho
Marine. At sight Of tho fragments sent for
examination by the engineer, he was struck
with the remembrance Of an invention offered
to the Minister while he was in the bureaux OF
the marine and which was rejected at tho
time, rs its employment in war would be con-
trary TO the laws Of humanity and honorable
warfare. The invention was duo to the chem
ical researches OF NJ Fortier, who calls it, in
his programme, the bouiet dsphyriant, and war
discovered in the year 1899.
"Upon Fortier's offer to communicate the
secret to the Minister Of Marine, no refused
to accept it, alleging the great number OF
means for the destruction of human life already
existing; and there, IL 81 ems, the matter ended
In 1912 another proposal was made OF the same
invention, registered in the archives OF the Ma
rinc as Fortier's bouiet asphyrianf' no longer,
however, made by the inventor, but M
Champion, an individual well known in the
annals of Paris life, who had lost and won
many fortunes--who had been fermier dfs
jeu1. spoculator on the Bourse, an enfd,lf de Ia
balle--in short, one or those who deem all
means of gain lawful where all have an equal
chance
The offer was again refused upon the same
pretext MS before, and nothing more was heard
Of the affair, until il became known that M.
Champion had repaired his broken fortunes
in Russia. Captain B., who had seen the
" ecimens which Fortier had deposited at the
Marine in 1899, declares the effect to have
been precisely the same as that visible upon
the shattered spars OF Sinope. The programme
Of Forticr's invention describes il as liquid fire
burning under water, and destroying life by
sufiocation in all who happen to be within a
certain distance Of its explosion. The obser-
walton made by Captain B., at the end OF
the report which has beon sent home, is this !:
/" II the Emperor Of Russia is really in posses
sion Of this deadly element of destruction, the
combined navics Of the whole universe would
be powerIess against HIM"
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