Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1860-06-08

The I-orioa Tines Of Tic Ith May, speaking
Of the discovery recently aia';e. tia; such ri
the yunboats and mortar vessels built for the
RuSsian war, as h&,l been examined had been
found To be rotten, says: Pears aJ1 naturally
cncriainel that greater part, il not the whole
Of .ilat r:.Sliv feet 81 gun aud mortar vessels
will, rrGn survey, nrG;c equally unfit FOR FAR
tier Scrvcc, ".,i 81 iG.t, t19, d-Ltn ne "s-
1,s.. ,'' g,};,;r< l|@d. i' hi sp4oeitiign ;i"t
Mei,. >.r.1q. ,9|@ b. :,,';rai "!nO d!:'"ai jp;-
rici.
The y,:>-r:. it a.,l;e"i:s We're bull, hy private
contract, and 1t was iA.rd ,ha; instead Of cop.
pcr hoi': heirs put through "n,! through, u
f:w inches o: bolt were put in Il: one side, antl
4 few inchc. 10 correspond nn the other side,
:.na o;in esd bcins clcnc;,cd, 81 course !el to
the s:rl"Slioii I!s.t the bolts wcrc thorough.
"iluur-t John Bal. rc-,i nct talk of yankee
tricks after this.
The LoIdrn Times OF the riaic also gives
the following accoun, of n New Improvement in
fire arms:
\ series uf fcAlIrrilnrnl: rc:. yesterday c0l.-
pe:ed at Chatham, undertaken for the purpose
Of testing Il valuable improvement effected in
REVOLVING ana rr;.calin; firearms, BY means nt
which :Me inventor, Sergeant G.. Slurrock. NJ
;achcd 10 the staff OF the Royal Engineer eS-
tabi;Shiucnt n Chatham, has succeeded in donb-
ling The number Of sl,ris fired from 7 revolver,
making il, in fact, q revolver O.! J! or lG con-
sccu!ire shots, without any necessity iof re-
loading In order 10 avoid the delay, and Of
ten hazartiors inconvenience of rc-ioadimg. it
has hitherto been the custom for each repeating
pistol or rifle to lac provided with q second e.
Under and on the charges Of the first cylinder
bein. tired partial disln0nrting Of the wea-
non has to l:e performed 1T allow Of the second
loaded cylinder bciH" substituted. In The
present invc!1!ioH ti:iS inconrrnlencc is
ohvia;cd hY tic rifle ~ revolving p!s-
to! bcin% made ilnubic-b:r"cl!cd, ana pla.
Gin" two series ii chambers, o. one Tor
cac!l barrel, III the cylinder. Either o! The Sc
rics g? ,anber& i d;=rhaTgrd in tiia ordinary
manner. tie h'tiis's !rd,a each passing through
Tic appropriate barrel. BY 4 simple change OF
the hammer. wkicl. is effected in an instant,
the o,!!.v series of chambers may then be fired
in like manner. the huilcts passing through the
otf.ar barrel. The c!ict peculiarly Of this in
vcltion is, ti,at il can tc applied to every sys-
cm OF rcrcat;u;. firearms now III usr hy officers
ard others rn-aec'i Oh foreign service; and, al
,hon-h double Tie number Of shots may be
fred, not thc slightest change Or modification
oi the wo7kin. machinery Of the lock or tris,
;:ci. is necessary. Ia make the same machine
rs act with All arm giving the power oi II
OF lG consecutive shots only requires an
alteration in the riInhcr ci teeth OF
the .rachc.." Dy this invention Sergeant
Stulroc,: has succeeded in producing Colt,
Daw. Adams, ~ pcarc 'loGi'ie-bafTcIcd rcro!-
yrr capable oi' delivering 6 consecutive shots,
without :.ny nrcrss!ty !nr rc.oading, while tho
pistol or rifle Is neither larger nor heavier
Than those large ::orc q present made, and
il possesses the advantage ct hcine moro pow
crnl and tic weigh! l,t'": distributed i": IT,
sr.rD. accuracy and ! ,.:aa The ncw weapon,
although trlb!c.hai ..:yt. has but one cylinder,
ore t....-.: nIti "i,c i0cn and hammer Dil-
ring ,hc experiments The invention has been
tested and examined by several of the highest
Of the mii;iarY authorities, as wei! I: Il nln'.
her Of the MOS. experienced persons engaged
in Ire !Hanrl!nctlrc of rcvn;yr:s and rifles, nil
Of w!Ion, i.?o;;0nncc i; Ia lac IN exceedingly
valuable wyauyn, and d!c which will add con.
sdernbIy 10 The efficiency Of that description
Of firearms il The hands uf cavalry and other
troops Tit. if:ven;!on has been patented