New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-06-13
NLW WAR NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
AMERICANS IN PARIS.
From Or Own Correspondent
Paris. Thursday. May y, ls5l.

PARIS, thursday, MAY - io''.
The Juror of the day is the invention of terrible
weapons Of war. But few days ago couple Of
learned gentlemen astOnshed the citizens of Paris by
throwing liquid upon the water in the basin of the
Palais Royal which instantly spread over its entire
surface infsmed spontaneously and burned long
enough and with sufficient intensity to have set fire to
the sides of vessel or TO have destroyed human lie.
If it should act Us well in ditch surrounding iorti-
fcaon or upon the open sea, its value for war pur-
poses will be obvious to the reader But Of this fact
There II a doubt.
To-day we have another engine Of war still more
formidable, for which it is promised that 1t Will make
war impossible By the want of cOmbstants that viii.
soon result from its use The inventor, true to his
professional instincts, is doctor. Like DIR. Gulo-
tin. humanity directed his efforts. Ii is to be hoped
that Lis lumanitary forts may not have material for
20 Grand success as had those OF his professional
predecessor
The invention of DR.. Charreyfe is but modlhca-
ton Of similar one used by the Greeks many centu-
ries ago. 1t consists in kind of lance which is ope-
rated 1T distance OF few yards from the enemy IL
iuf,me. IA suddenlyas the explosion of gun and eN-
ercis,. its action BY the FIRE which it scaters over tho
persons of the enemy each lance spreading It's flames
over horizontal surface Of ten or twelve yards Inc
FIRE fixes itself with tenacy the bodies OF all which
il encounters burns with rapdity, and gives volume
Of flame 70 powerful that the second or third rank OF
men may be attacked dangerously al those OF the
first Beyond this first effect the lance gives OIL
continued Jet Of FIRE, which is dseDgagcd with a
whstina burning noise. If at tie instant Of the hrs
discharge Of fire. the soldier throws himself upon the
enemy and directs upon him the continue jet OF fire
il NAV readily be conceived that human power
co,d resist so formidable shock. In order thar the
soldiers carving these engines may be enabled To APP
proacb near the enemy they carry shield which pro-
tecs the breast the and the face to the heth oi
the ewes This shield il made lnreIetraDie 70 DalL'
4 vcrnc Italian NJ Cipri has invented a pyrOtech-
mic i,aclire consisting OF balloon held ard guided
hy cord which carries, IN the place of peace,ul
arouauts, mcendiary materials asphl Aatmg buiiets
Ac. With favorable wind the balloon Is directed
over civ iortifcation or port, and by means Oh
A. electric current they detach shcce3syey the pro-
iectles according they apply the electric spark.
This il most assuredly practical INVENTION and under
Circumstances that do often occur in the course OF
war might be rendered most destructive one EGperi-
pents on grand scale 10 DC tired IN lew oays on
tIe { isInps de Mars in presence OF the Emperor
Arotl or machie invented by II. Adar, called Pis-
tocaunOn il cOmp0sed OF three barrels cast to5ethe
sde by side little divergent, win but one chaige oi
powder for each barrel. which communicate NJ the
M. 'AfA''A's
these barrels il charged with cylindrical proJecte'
fastened together by chains, which may nave ieng'h
OF one hundred yards il deemed necessary OF .ney
nav he tied together 10y ncendiary materials Inc
pr0ectes have the diameter OF the Darreis' 'ne! i
totl. led creased and ramned dswn on the power
Ike II cannon ball. They may be thrown with the
desired force at considerable distances bu noe 80 I''
rs all lee readily understood, az asngle p'l '1' g."
cuubeIed with chain, and two other p1faliei O"S,
which may or may not trayei win .Aac"! VIC 80
t...fa nj ..
= readily Understood: every or body oil men "Alch
Inv encounter are uowu down Ike grass before "A
s,tie In a naval battle, these ehan-bsiis directed
on tie masts or better still on tne ch4mhesS oi the
steamers will make quch w0fAi The cAiIile!s de,
stro,ed the underdecks will be hled with smoke, aud
H. sirs agphyx ated and blinded the fires will be
eNtrguisbed the engines stopped and the vessel reh
dcIed m easy prey
Win thi. instrument they cannot fire many shots in
minute but the effect the ordinary Instruments
/. much greater With a less number Of men, less
number OF arms, in economisng powder and projec-
tiles an incomparahly greater amount OF work may be
accomplished: few men may do much as regl-
m.nt This invention il one OF those which diulnshes
tie power OF the number, and enables the individual TO
contend with the mass. or handful OF men TO con-
tend agansta large army
A c.muany If Americans were invited few even
ncs AGO Ia attend at the Light HOUSE Mandatory in
iarif, where large number ot nights have Just Deeh
finished for the United states Government, 10 witness
a tral ~ their power before beihg shIPPeu l"t Ne'
destination. Tie Government which Il now renewing
it, entire lighthouse system by the substitution Of the
admirable fresnel light manufactured only IN. Pars IA
place Of the old and Inefficient reflector system sent
cut apt Bartlett f the Navy, two years ago 10
p.riutend the construction %. more than aunare" :.
these lghts designed for the most D9o tAnt POM 10
the Atlantic aud Pacific seaboards. NearS o. -,
workmcn IN the two manufactures oi Ia . irf of
ENGAGED IN tie American lehts. nc -, ,,,i
tese isLt, are those intended for San .a'''" ao
Cane Conception each co.,a-. mclldu- ,n' l'"'.'l.
e1t 49,, .r,,,Ltl.tcd Oh 49, oCca-lea va. .-AI