The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-12-05

but d wen kno that delays for much IsngeI
sud Sr me ere
OF many yesrs rtanoiug A. loog ~ ths practice o.
unues defcercie must arise for which the DEPARTING
preparing the estimates " degree responsible. 3
believed thst, administrative policy, would be-
more wise TO require all such ~ be grouped
with expenditures resulting from unforeseen contngel
cies ard Tor whih tho appro ori nadsquae,
n'o IN annual tencency pll, where exact acoounS
louo rendered Of each item OF additional spproprs-
To simplify The accounts Of Disbursements In the MIL
tAry service and 10 expedite their nna ement
heretofore repeats dy recommended nssad Of beLs
arbitrarily divides. tneY are, between 40
tors that they should be concentrated - the once Of cae
ard have 70 the mendasi0n that IN ,
countau be su horsed ior the War Department ~ 81
Of occurring uniformity In decisions upon that ella
OF questions which, resting upon military usage and mo
ords Of the War O,e necessarily referred ",
and decided by the Secretary Of War according 70 The
Atterton ia again called to the want legislation upon
the subject Of military sttes and the recommendations IN
my ass snnpa rspor ID .se = sms .,ms
whereby their e cvo range has been much increased
must 20 considerable exen snperoeds tho necessary Ds
81 small ca)bre fnEcopsldersron adde1 70 We
expense attend ng the maintcnance u light -.
hrss state OF efficiency has ,aduced the deparsmene
purpoe Of nsructon In the OF garrison, see coast
ana guns 10 stsenbie one COMPANY from each reg
ment OF artillery at tho fertilization beet adapted 70 ex-
perimental breng according various modes which
the contingencies OF active service may dsmsat.
The report the Colonel az 0cs referred 70 TOR de-
detailed Information In regard operations Of thao
branch o. the military seryce uate hts charge. With tho
limited shed
progress IN providing tor forucalons In the
manufacturing OF frna arms Of the improved model,
sne epply the rece,t In provemrnu 70 those Of the
old model has lecefsariy been siov The forfcAti0n0
under construction e,d these authorised " be con-
sructed will require for their armament about $500
pieces OF ordnance and Zoo gun carriages In addition
10 these a. the os arseosis To procure these and
TO supply mounted piece the forts with hun
dred rounds amtnup VIA at the usual rate Of ap
preparations, require period of forty yeas Bd many
forthcGtons not yet commenced PROBE ,ed wi1
10 doub, DO bu within that psrio that .hs end
n "a M q a syn.
complete than It "a at present requires no argu-
ment to s6og that fofunatens Scof guns are worse
than useless guns vii have op part OF their value
without iorucatons il Is Tere ore evident that arma-
ment should keep pace with oftnosons and tae LITTER
more liberal appropriations for this oocs and have esu
mated accordingly
fer gun carriages, has engaged me ate al "a O.
the Ordnance Department me duraoi'hy OF
,n@ co mseral xS,cb gun NAV sSp,c eaoy
such long periods OF peace. thst vooten ones
trial under al circumstances Of exposure, and have
directed the proper experiments 70 be made tor deter
Tho subject OF mounting N ceraia position covering
narrow channels Of large oshore 70 throw hollow
pojecties great diameter sod weight containing sum
cient charges OF powder 20 render singie desrue
tive any veesel into wboa penetrate, has been
examined In connection WIN the rotstive elcency and
destructive Of such and tosse Of the largest Of
our adopted cslibrs gxpe,smep. alone deternAns
whether is advisable or % adopt the proposed IN
crease Of c.bre and what extent and specAl eesim,ses
In order o simplify aeid artillery aud at the
ration Is in progress Tor trial BY the sht ar,s,y COM
pabies four batteries Of ast ~ psuaders These guns
are 70 be mace TO take tao same ammunition e our
present IL FOUNDERS, and be light ea0uyh to be
readily managed under the circumstances OF service
where pounoer batteries Row med 10 intended
have for general but the piece for heid artl
ery; for positions reqring ssuery, gun OF
That weight cannot be carried, 70 use tbs II FOUNDER
The experiments on gun me*A which have been car
RED on by the Ordnaac. Departuent for some years
publrhfd have done much to improve the quality Of
cabnor the valuable informaa1o0
on The subject Of .h'ch reos. qaosea aoa Isvos-
dfiops involved In the ocnsruosssn OF artillery; arc
causes Of the destruction OF cAnooo IN service" One
Of the authors remarks referring 10 our ordnance
/ ports, 10 that the Upsted Stsaes ordnance has
really dore TO advsoss experfmentaliy he an %
manufacturing capr has Mi the Europeau services 70
rether, These exparimeru hare been directed the
determL of TIE ultimate COHESION Of metal, and
cannon rom The eon,oucd r.oss,,.sn q tue ordinary
strains cffervce chargee II ~ shoud be pursucd mr.
rupsSe, BY ess sca,ns sso are requisite to produce IL
The Information already acquired On son subject would
be much more valuable % she eovernmsnt n We had
national foundry where wcad be applied 10 practical
| Further invetussu os might also be mate with
facility and accuracy 81 such IN esss sshment and
I renew the rcoonmendaNsu, heretofore repeatedly
made, the proper legislation 70 aothorzc its co0ssuo
| ton
stricaed the completion Of models Dor small arms;
the alterations Of old models 70 long range, red arms,
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facure Of the adopted mode Or whisa many Of the
parts have BON fAbrioatea. mas model which s CON-
mon in It's general wiDcspsss V all our small .rus,
n q rned (such IL ccwusnay called the Mimic
rlns) with the mprorsnes, q . lock alter Maynard's
plan, self printing when ueed with the Maynards pri-
- The Ordinary p~rcuss.oa csx ne alteration Of tst
lack TO rined wiz tbe self prsmng lock hai been
Tor The purpose would s,sow ne results Of t,ais snS
these arms leave no do0ss Of the w,preU u he mea-
| NJ tha Uabe diugt
trbuted to States and Territories by eooyerhng tbem
into riaed with she perossssss ssf pruins ock
q 70 make tnem conerm V Ne Dev model The argu-
men. then advanced fsvor Il granting The authority
and executing this neassrc have lost none %
proprely Of using oaly no kess effective arms
y obvious With populsAca 90 Nstomed 10 The Me o.
merits or defects the moral esess q ssese hsns ives
inferior In their armament asA equipncat would 30
dsssiious The only post Then vhon romans Tor con-
70 percent - W gsve to them tho desired
escer cy The Importance OF the im2rsvemens Al The
susceptibility OF receive them mot mat
,ers Of theory spssusuoa bot have been PROVED ~
actual trial proposed 70 hasten Internationally
but OF oae wnsb hes unae~eces various rcpesssd
tests In and IN cher countries, and the merits
Of small arms with .he inp~ove ser,s before usnosed
have been completed aad the alteration u arms OF The
old mod 81 90 ~ to appy TO them ali tas modern improve
mtpts has besn commenced, ssd has progressed far
enough TO thow olusvc that they be male equal
In sackncy TO tscee Of nsdei There Is IN We
tntteo Steket eFKehsni no F~Sesioo " ctAte~
upwards half million Of theee arms which have cosl
bet SIX and millions q doilsp 10 their pre-
sent condition they very ntv,or 70 tho imp owed
and in order 70 be maze prcoey escSnt sod
vccAble they must be altered. VIII se remembered
that for many past ttas mont has steadily
and ri grta, cost. been anng arsenas with u
superior quality ACCORDING - men known stAndaxds
Rsesn, mprcvsmens h.,s rsedcvcs these .rrs rsl..
OF previous Abors In . sbcrt time, with adequate
may Apply TO pr.sest stock Of arms thess
improvement s and has rapidly and satisfactorily
give 10 them the Frcnse-t kncwn ns,tayy efficiency TO
propriety of the measure being Demonstrated NJ
lion becomes queeecn q time Shall n be toae
rapidly ~ practicable, or nocw through the lsnG
period Of time which will be gred do The work win
the ordinary appscpr,atiopf
Tho RAPID sccomplishn OF this work has the advan-
age OF being scooomicsl, for II h obvious that
the humber OF altered given time IL norc,sed,
the FRO rata diminlsbee W which be added
another and imp consider ston, that Of being
prepared al the earliest period meet emergency.
Reports n experiments by me 0wdsance Department
nth AL