The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-07-07
Our Vermont Correspondence.

wspsos, July 2, 1865.
a Pteasan, Valdgc-Armory-OrdvJ for Aachinery from
the Brush Government Twenty-Five TAousasd Mimic
Rifes--NeV Patent Rerovsv.
This s Of tbs peas>ntest villages in the State of
Vermont The magnificent slms, waving alott their
graceful branches venerable for their age stu put
forth luxurant growth while tho soil appears equally
veil adapted the rock maple with its clsaa look rich
foliage and deep ahads. considerable part Of the
principal street is beautifully srched by the intermn
dins boughs of the trees which stand its opposite
sides. Across the river, over In Now Hampshire, you
Look upon mountain side, covered with young Forest
in fresh green Az the shadows Of the clouds AIT
It. how beautiful It's changing bues! Aiilbrook,
clear little stream emptes into the Connecticut
tunbng down many feet over the rocks, and sparkling,
and foaming, and gurgnng as it falls.
BY this beautiful river, In the delightful shade Of
there clustering trees, from which Thousand birds
psur forth their various sngs here this quiet New
England town, the principal business Of the inhabi
tants manufacture OF instruments OF desth. Hers
are made the deadly Mimic rifes-Perchancs the very
the foremost nations Of the earth now engaged.
"The Robbins and Lawrence Company" is the name
OF the corporation who carry on this business They
employ at present about three hundred men, and are
enlarsing their works, as soon to employ 1--we hun
ossy for %sEipg arms they hsvs recently received az
order from the British government for .ohtnery OF
this description, to tie amount Of one hundred thou
They manufacture the lannon's Mimic rife, AMI havs
now contract, not with the British government bus
with individuals, for twenty Ave thousand This rifle
contains chamber the breeoh, larger than the
the rest of tho barrel 1t caresa slug instead
OF round ball The large lower end OF the slug Is
crescent shaped and 1t Is driven down by the rod in
charging the prongs spread out to width greater than
that the bore above the chamber At the bottom The
explosion Of the pc Wder when the gun il discharged
spreads it sn The effect Is that the 10 part
OF the slug pressed bad sga'nst the install Of toe
barrel to allow of the force Of the powder to
escape around it, and the slug is consequently driven
N ore accurately and 20 a niue greater distance.
The Robbins and Lawrence Company formerly manu-
SactuIed arms for tbe United States government
They make patent revolver. This, like Colts, is
loaded With ball larger than the bore OF the barrel for
the tina. the peculiar shaped slug Ia used
in the MIME rifle IL this pistol the hammer revolves,
and not the barrel Tbs adv sntsges which it said to
possess are briefly ID the simplicity of it's consruc
ton, in the facility with which II be loaded and
cappec, in rapdity Of dschargpg, In power and cor
rec'naFs, in convenience for carrying and in exemp
ton from liability to accidental discharge Tho price,
at retail is twelve dollars, and Is thu same for the
iarges. for the smallest size Many attempts have
been made to get up pistol equal 10 Colts at lower
price. This com any think tbey make SUPERIOR
even; but it ID point which be best decided BY
those who are N the pra ctice OF shooting them.