Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1860-11-07
GAR1BALpI.-The Paris correspondent of the New

GARrBALDL-The Paris correspondent of the New
York Herald says:
"Garibldi's glory is once more the theme of every
lip. His victory on the Voturno, fought with an
enemy whose existence was at stake, and against
all the odds of numbers and surprise, to have
forever blown to the winds the gathering clouds
which i'll omened spirits were conjuring about his
name. and to have again reinstated him in the minds
of his most hypercritical judges the predestned
angel Of liberty concentrated in Italia unita.
60 where you wilton the highways, in the
virons in the central mart of the city, the Ex-
change, on the crowded boulevards in the spacious
avenues where fashion and her vouptaries throng
the way-not name meets the ear save that Of Ga
ribadi. People seem never wearicd of talking of
that formidable struggle on the Volturno. 1t has
been they say not only great victory in the cause
but-and they seem to set equal estimate on this
it has indicated in a manner not to be misunder
stood the military reputation of the most romantic
hero that has been seen since the days of William
Tell and at crisis when all men, educated to reg
uar warfare were beginning to decry 1t. The mere
guerilla chieftan has, like every true man of genius,
risen with the OCCASION and proved himself at the
fitting time an able and consummate general. He
has outlnanGuvred and beaten an army 10000
strong supplied with all the material science and
training that make ten disciplined soldiers equal and
more than match for ten hundred of the raUble. -
y,
with soldiers who but yesterday were nothing but
the rabhle-the chance sweepngs to be found on the
by-path of liberty-has Garibald done 1t ALL The
Neapolitan army fought like men. Every account
confirms the fact The combat lasted for eight wea-
ry hours and nothing but the most gallant selfde-
votion, the most imperturbable GOODNESS withal,
brought success to Garibaldi's arms; but never,
since the song of Deborah chanted its lay of triumph
was victory more complete-more utterly fatal to
the house of Bourbon. The wonder, the inconceiv-
ably wonder, to all is, that king, who, when driven
to bay in this instance could thus CALAMITY stand
to his arms, should have been found so miserably
wanting at the outset of things, when half much
pluck and energy might have preserved him on the
throne of his ancestors"
The New PRoJEcTILE.-A military friend has
left at our Office one of the newly-invented leaden
"slugs" or "concal balls" adapted to the new rife
musket. 1t is different from the old conical ball. in
having the butt followed out. The advantage
gained is this: When the piece is charged, the
powder fills up this hollow part Of the ball, which
is forced by the explosion into the red grooves Of
the musket, entirely preventing all windage, and
giving it rotary motion like an ordinary rifle ball.
The force of the power is thus directed entirely on
the projectile, and iEsures an immense range. A
recent experiment by member of the Washington
Artillery, who have received partial outfit Of these
superior weapons, shows accuracy in firing at .
range of 600 or 500 yards, and at 100 yards the
shot perforated sheet of boileriron onethird inch
thick. We should be pleased to record any further
experiments, and trust that the volunteer corps
generally, will be armed with this effective weapon.
A specimen Of this projectile may be seen at the
Mercury office.