The weekly Arizonian., 1859-07-14
From the New York Journal of Commerce. Another Destructive Weapon.

The large quantity of firearms and gwi- making machinery already furnished to EnJ !. land from American workshops proves to have been but the precursor of more extended orders Hitherto our mechanics have restricted their efforts more particularly to the manufacture of small arms, in which their skill has been amply acknowledged; but now we hear casually of d couple of monster rifle guns, which have been in course of preparation by the well known ma- nufacturers of Chcopee. Mass-the Ames Manufacturing Company and that the re- suits of a preliminary trial are of an extaordj- nary character One of these guns is intended for the United States governments; the other will be taken ont in the Russian frigate GenerSS Admiral, for presentation to the Car of all th9 Russians A few days since Capt Chestakofr the future commander of the new steamer, heard of the performances of the new gun, and with characteristic zeal, at once determined to o6- tain a duplicate in behalf ot his sovereign.
 In several respects, the gun here referred to conforms to the description recently given in English papers of the celebrated Armstrong gun It has a rihed bore, of diameter capa- ble of receiving a four pound ball, but the ms. sile here employed is so elongated that ths weight of metal is increased to thirteen pounds The rear section, or base, is composed of lead, presenting concaVe surface to the cartridge, with the view of its being forced into the grooves by the expansion of the powder behind it, thqs preventing loss of explosive power by windage. prominent object in the experiments made, was to ascertain the effect of increasing the number of grooves. The remarkable accurecy finally obtained is shown by the fact that three balls were thrown through the same perforatioe with only a trifing variation, at the distance ot half mile. The target was placed on the slope of hill, while these experiments were in progress, with the supposition that the resist ance offered by the target would prevent the ball going much beyond, but messenger brought word that damage was being done two miles further off. Balls were then fired so that they struck into the earth comparatively short distance from the target, and on being dug out were found shattered by the concussion.
 We learn from Mir EV Haughwout, agent for the Ames manufacturing company, that orders were brought out,by the last steamer from Eng and for the immediate construction of large quantities of machinery for the manufacture of the most approved American fire arms, and that the same have been put in hand for execution, both at Chicopee and other large works, offer ing the needy facilities. The agents of the Bri tish government bearing these orders, also bring large nstalment of sterling gold and are un- restricted as to the amount of work to be done. The American machinery already in England is worked up to its fullest capacity, turning out several thousand guns per month, under the di- rection of workmcn from the shops of Chicopee
 We understand that public trial of the new rifed cannon will soon be made at Governor Island, under military supervision.
 The United States government armories, both at Springfield and Harper's Ferry, are manu iacturing the rihed musket for the U. s. army This weapon, in destructiveness will compare with the Minnie riHe, or anything else in use- About 1000 of these muSkets will be made al Springfield in the course of the present year; al both places, something like 20,000.
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