Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-01-15

. WAR RurpOses.y0c

MAR EurpQS6S2TlCT
It having been stated that Walker
was supplied With hewssInfernah Ma.
chine" for destroying his foes, a CORE
~sp6ndent Of the New York JoaERa1 o.
Conme1oe makes known some Of its pc;
culiarities, as follows: 1t@
A writeroin your paper of the 21st
ult., who signs himself UAnti-W Walker
wishes to be informed about the ain.
fernaf Machine which General Walkers
friends have recently purchased for his
armyemN Nicaragua. For his and the in
formation Of others, 1 will explain it:
efficiency and deadly, instrumenta1ity.-
Inform, it resembles a small grindstone
turned by a crank, and viii discharge
three hundred one-ounee balls every
minute, attended by only two men,
Every machine is calculated to destroy
three regiments of soldiers in the same
space Of time. 1t can be directed with
10 ssameaEease hat aacommon Iife is
handled q ta
The inventor, a Yankee, is now in
England, experimenting before the Ad-
mirahtys and great many old Gener-
ais, of all countries; who eyince much
interest, and have written him letters
expressive of their wonder and aston
ishment. One distinguished Polish
General expresses himself to the inven-
tor, ss:that as soon as this deadly weapon
becomes in use, wars and rumors of war
must cease" The gun, or machine,
discharges wit@nt report, and sends a
balkthreeztimes the distance of the or
binary rife or cannon, as the case may
be. sThe British Government has Of
fefed the inventor 600, 0o0 sterling, if
he can enlarge his machine to discharge
a Ga pound shot. This he is now doing,
and informs his agent here he shall ae-
complish it The Russian Minister at
London SIS anxious for the patent, and
has offered him his price; but he says to
his friends, ~ mean no other nation
shall have it, but England and my "
country
Previous to his going to Europe, he
offered the right to the American Gov
ernment at Washington. Experiments
were made with one-ounce and seven
pound cafronades, before our naval and
other officers, by order of the Secretary
of State, which proves all I have related
above and to the entire satisfaction of
those present One of these "infernai
machines" placed upon the deck of a
vessel one of the Gommodores remark
cd, would sink a ffigatesin three min
utes,% Such a constant discharge of balls,
just as fast al they can be handled and
rolled in, with the accuracy they can be
directed, must inevitably destroy all be-
fore il, besides the great advantage of
being at q distance and out of danger of
the enemy's guns.
The Chances of n Revolution in
The Paris correspondent Of the New
York journal Of Commerce does not
think there is any,chance for a success
full instruction in France, even if it was
attempted. He says, in speakingtof a
recent military Jete
The Cr.mean heroes were invested
with crosses and medals; they shouted
Justify, and, Idoubt not, with sincere
devotion. Rain fell heavily during the
defling, but did noeafeet the admirable
precision of the movement nor disturb
therInperial party. To my eye, the
1i1pcEOI AdA- HCh6T OS1OIc an CXJcflOr
of better health. 1t occurred to my
mind how the Revolutionary Societies,
may exits-in the capital, would
fare, If they turned out for an en,eute, in
conflict with half or a third of the TWEEN
ty-one .battaliohs led by their old COM
manders in the Crimea, Canrobert, Pc
and Busquet. Those who write
TO foreign newspapers, of popular dis
contents and possible instruction, for
get the garrison and the marshals.-I
What, with the devoted regiments-the
new distribution of barracks and SEMI
possible Macadamized ~Boulevards
and faubourgsAthe clearance of the
great public edifices by demolition of
narrow and crooked streets, renderins
barricades almost ~impracticable and the
use of cannon and mortars easy-insur-
whatever the multitude of des-
peradees, would not have the chance of
any Kind of success.
IKunliagtOn the Celebrated For
ger. at Sing Sing Prison.
The New Yark, Trfbune Of 1Tuasdav