The eastern clarion. [volume] (Paulding, Miss.) 1837-1863, 1861-02-20

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LONDON Stock ExcuAxor-It i one !
'ne most remarkable features Of Londor
wealth.. IheGovernmentsecuritiesalon
ana which constitute the natio,.l Al.
amounttoSl5O0.0 600. 600: the raiIwavst 80.
@ st.'oo,o00; those Of the Bank Of En-
gland to sl50,OOo,OOO: to other banks e
s'31''V7.p00; employed in discountipg
9''o'VVo,O00; and besides this. there are
Snares IN canals foreign loans. &C.. TO an
almost unlimited amount. The stock
market Is very susceptible Of being influ-
enced by political events. The dav thai
II was rumored that Russia and France had
formed an alliance, bonds, &c. deprecated
''''V'e''V' and seventy firms suspended.
"a IEEHs.-Ihe Columbiad or Paix-
liau pronounced pay-zanl is a large gun.
deslghed principally for firing sheli-it
short mortars.
A mortar is very short cannon with n
large bore, some OF them thirteen inches
m diameter, for firing shells. Those in
use IN our army are set at an angle Of IS
uesrees, and the range IF the she'll is va
Ileu Dy altering the charge of powder
4 ne smell Is cause TO explode at Just about
tne Tune 1t strikes, by means Of q fuse.
the length Of which IS adjusted to the
Time Of Hight 10 be occupied bv the ball.
winch, OF course, corresponds with the
range. The accuracy with which the time
OF the burning of fuse can be adjusted
by varying is length j. SURPRISING: GOOD
ariiilerists generally succeeding in having
thelr shells explode almost at the instant
OF striking. In loading mortar. the
smell Is carefully placed with the fuse di-
rectly forward, and when the piece is dis
charged, the shell Is socompletely envelop-
ed with FLAME, that the fuse is nearly al
way fired. The fuse is made bv filling a
wooden cylinder with fuse powder, the
cylinder beng Of sufficient length for the
longest range, to be cut down shorter for
shorter ranges as required.
A Dahlgren gun is an ordinary cannon,
except that il is made very thick at the
breech for some three or tour feet, when
1t tapers down sharply 10 less than the
usual size. This form was adopted in CON
sequence of the experiments of Captain
Dahlgren, Of the United States navy, hsy-
ing shown that when a gun bursts, il usu-
ally gives way at the breech. The Niagara
is armed with these guns. and at the
Brooklyn navy yard there are sixty. weigh
ing about @ 1000 pounds each. the former
OF which are capable of carrying nine
inch, and the latter ten inch shell
distance Of two or three miles and there
Is one gun of this pattern which weighs
1916 pounds, and Is warranted to send
an eleven inch shell four miles
A easement Is a stone roof to q fort made
sufficiently thick to resist the force Of can
non balls, and a casemate gun is one
which is placed under casemate.
A barbette gun is one which is placed
on the top Of the tortification.
An embrasure is the hole or opening
through which guns are fired from fortifi-
cations.
Loop holes are openings in walls to fire
musketry through.-.Seia,f.fc American.
WHAT ENGLAND THNEs or THE Block
ABE OF THE SOUTHERN PoRTs-But the po-
sition which South Carolina has assumed
is not without interest and importance
to this country. Is England to recognise
the dc fIei9 government which exists IN
the State. 'aud to receive the Amhassa-
dors which South Carolina j. about to
send to this country armed with offers Of
free trade, which, i'm reality, would only
cover and leaalize the most detestable
traffic which ever disgraced humanity
compulsory labor and man stealing We
believe that the British Government
would refrain from treating with such
missionaries until the new President has
had an opportunity of explaining and
acting upon his policy, and OF showing
to the world whether or not the free
States of the North are willing, for the
sake of preserving a worthless, unsub-
stantial union. to give indefinite extern
sion 10 the curse of slavery. a maritime
war. which would destroy the cotton
trade, and paralyze one great staple Of
industry of this country, would be equally
unpopular in England and >in the United
states. The evil, if possible, is 10 be
avoided but IL is hardly to be expected
that. in the face OF revolutionary force,
the North viii reCede from its lust rights.
or that the South viii. in the moment OF
success. surrender those advantages which
Mr.. Buchanan has placed in Its hands
London Posi-, ian. l..
Az EVE TO WINDwARp.-Anti-R epubli-
cans at the North, especially Democratic
editors and merchants engaged in the
trade, are hereby warned of
What they may expect N case of civil
war. The delicate hiut is thrown out by
The Detroit I3rcrtsrr. which SAYS
should a civil war grow out of the
present excitement, these men could be
before any impartial jury of
producing the reasonable outbreak. We
weigh our language when we assert. that
The Northern doUEh-faced politicians
md editors TO whom we refer. are the
real traitors to the Union, and VIII de
.erve to be hung as such, should civil
var ensue. In that event. it VIII become
he friends Of the Union North, 10 LOOK
put for the PARTICLES.
Our amiahle contemporary evidently
the number Of traitors
md doughfaces at the North. Should
m attempt be made 20 carry out its pur-
pose. the price Of lumber in Michigan
would rise to a fabulous figure for the
supply would not equal the demand, pro
-ided Republican carpenters enough
,ould be found 70 engage IN the raliows
manufacture.
The remarks Of the Adaer'issr plainly
Indicate that the battle ground Of a civil
warfare would not be confined 20 South
I'm soil and tAaf is one reason why we
4 the North should earnestly deprecate
N movements tending 70 the bloody and
unnatural strife.-N. !. Journal of Com
scr-s.
CAsH IN ruE SOUTHERN MNTs-The
Branch Mint at New Orleans has been
eized hy the State Of Louisiana. On the
st Of january. 1861. IL contained $50
,67 10. The mint at Dahlonega, Geo.
,ontained Sl29 $50 O3. This makes an
.ggregate Of S5l7.2l7 ~ n the seeding
states. North Carolina stil remains IN
he Union, and has n the mint al Char
otte. S32Qo000.
At the same date there was on deposit
n the public repositories, IN the seeded
states. the following sums;
New Orleans---.-.---.-----..-- = >4,-c+
CharleStorl--..--- .-.---.------------ 'r-Ntf
SaYannal--.-.--.-. -.--.------------ 1858
Noodle. -----.--------. tl-lf>t
I TALLAHASSEE --..-.-.--..--.-.--- -''o
alvestoT--.---.-....---- Aa..atV
QtA4 --------. .----.------ --------s' .'--i-A
4 large portion Of this amount has pro
ably been paid out on Government drafts {
ince the Isl Of January
FiRsr GrN.-A boy GOT his grand
mothers Gun and loaded It. but was afraid
@ fire-he. however. liked the fun OF
oading and 80 put IN another charge,
,ut still was afraid 70 FIRE de kept on
hargine. but without firing. until he had
.ot six charges IN the old piece His
grandmother learning ms temerity, smart
y reproTed him. and Eraspinc the old
u