The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-03-22


Military Intelligence.
TIE LAST OF THE TWELFTH REGIMENT LECTURES.
Tho third and the last in the Of military lee
lures before the Twelfth regiment delivered Friday
evening at Irving Hall, by Captain Mansfield Lowell, be-
fore highly respectable audience. The subject was
"Hcavy ordnance and sea coast defencesa branch Of
military science which has been lately attracting much
attention in the First division Captain Lowell proceed
ed to explain, in plain practical manner the different
kinds Of heavy ordnance used for the purpose Of
coast defence, showing the difference between guns,
coumbiads, howitzers and mortars, and defining the
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ronsous Impressions with regard to the ranges and
which they made most effective, and illustrated his
poions by reference to some Of the prominent events
at Monterey, Vera Cruz, sweaborg and odessa. The
OF throwing large shells from mortars and OK
podng them At the proper moment by means Of fuses
full description was likewise given Of the method
adopted by Captain Rodman in casting his monster can
Ing more than four hundred pounds to distance
Of four miles; and the speaker -, dwelt upon
from the use Of guns 81 this enormous osbre against
iron plated ships This portion OF the subject was novel
and particularly interesting 70 military men, ~ showing
the manner in which Capt Rodman by the OF very
large grained powder proposesl to obvate the practical
difficulties Of casting mass of iron Of sufficient strength
quantities o. powder required TO prope bal! OF such
huge Dimensions AS the subject was explained by Capt.
Lowell there would 70 be . no sS'd guns
q projectie weighing not less than thousand
pounds The effect Of Jsuch a mass Of iron
as 10 crush the stoutest steel plates and the explosion
Of single shell would sink the best man ofwar that
Captain Lowell then spoke Of the naval means that
would be brought to bear in an attack upon our coast
defences, and described the manner in which ships
ho ctad nj abr md
The ability Of wooden vessels to sustain the batterng Of
heavy guns with solid shot illustrated by refe
English naval history while the rre effect OF shells
made apparent at the battle Of Sncpe and by expert
ments made BY the French and American goysrnments
the vast improvements that had been made in late years
both in the means Of attack and defence d coast
adopted by the Board Of Engineers FOR the defence Of
our seaboard-the number Of forts, their armaments,
liability Of New York TO attack in case OF war was par
tculary dwet upan, and full description was given BY
Captain LOWELL Of the meas provided for its defence BY
The speaker then took the military men Of tho
city to task for their failure TO respond TO
serve the guns in case q need declaring that the Who'll
take p u iH IL s1oscSed briefly plan By which sum
peace to answer war purposes and declared that tn
feasibility Of this plan had already been demonstrated by
the New iork Glsy 1aa e IN concuscn ne earnestly
seIves TO the work OF placing their glorious meropo in
an adequate position OF security and defence.
me iec.uIe a. progresseG, was iusrssea oy pro
casemate run That portion n the lecture
Of the defences OF New York harbor illustrated by
ana nydrograpnicai map OF the CITY, mar
Among tRa military men nreseut were General q A
Arthur, Of Governor Morgans staff exColonel Abram
Dsryee, OF the seventh regiment Golone, Butterheld
Col PincSney' Of the s,rth. BriCader Ene,neer Huh
bell or the Second brigade Captains Boyle and Reid OF
the Twelfth regiment Surgeon Woodward, OF the Division
stan Colonel Van buren, or the Nntn ana delegations
from many OF the regiments N the DIVISION me Old
City Guard Company OF the Ninth regiment, from the
command OF which the lecturer recently resigned, was
the speaker was warmly applauded
The Twelfth regiment deserve wen OF me First Divi-
son Tor the inauguration OF movement which cannot
but result for the benefit OF the military at large The
lectures were not Instituted with the idea OF apecunary
advantageous result nor was So on the contrary the
information that has been thus given to thos hat at
tended the course may be said TO been given the
volunteer contribution OF one OF the most enteprsng
corps in the First Division.
SEVENTH REGIMENT WING DRILL
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ino ics wing " 'uo ocsensn fes"on'; oons~ng vi tne
Fourth, Second, Fifth and Third companies under the
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anu rreo, snvo 'cfy o1euAoie URN isss nsn', :" .nen
new Amorv, before select company Of about one thou
sand friends both ladies' and gentlemen The regmenta
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