Daily national Democrat., 1861-08-06

ted TO Mrs. Lincoln last evening IA finely
wrought silk flag captured by the Zouaves
from the Louisiana Regiment. The flag is
six or seven feet long, and in the union has an
embroidered cotton bail with the name of the
Tennessee Rifles.
The WENTWORTH GUN.-This celebrated
gun, an English invention--a number OF
which have been presented to our Govern
ment by loyal Americans in Europe, and
some of which have already arrved-is thus
described;
The guns are made by the Whtworth Ord
nance company, of Manchester, are nine feet
long, load at the breech, and weigh 600
pounds. The bore is three il ches, and the
breech-screw and breech-cap of steel. The
battery of six pieces cost $l2, 900, including
freight, or $4,000 for each gun When
charged, the breech Of the gun is closed by
the breech-cap, which is screwed on. This
cap works in a hoop which swings on hinge.
so as to allow it, when unscrewed, to move
back like a door. The cap is screwed and
unscrewed by handle. When unscrewed,
the projeetile is pushed in, and behind it is
| placed a canister or cartridge shaped to fit
the bore The powder is kept in the cart
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the insertion of the cartridge and the screw
ing on of the breech, an ordinary friction
fuse is inserted in the vent, as stated in the
center Of the breech-cap, and the piece is
discharged generally in less than minute
| from the time OF beginning TO load. and that
without any attempt TO hurry. When the
piece is discharged there is no escape of
gasses from the brocch and when The cap
is unscrewed and swung aside the end Of the
tin cartridge case is seized by the hand, or
by suitable gripping instrument, and is
withdrawn from the Gun The case thus
brings away all the fouling deposits, and as
the barrell is completely fabricated by the
lubriciating wad, no sponging nor cleansing
by water is required. The shots as the issue
cleanse the gun.
Rock CREEK AINEs.--Ihc Portland Times
has the following from the new mines in
Oregon:
From Mr.. A. j. Kane who has Just come
down from these diggings, we learn that
about fifty miners are at work on Rock creek
aud about the same number engaged on
Rounders creek, ten miles below. He re-
ports them as doing we'll Supplies have
been scarce this season, and they depend up
on receiving them from this valley, having a
yet received nothing over the Fort Hope
route. Mr. Kane says that about month
ago an Indian was huug at his place for kill
ing a Frenchman a short time previous. The
Indian had camped with hip at first crossing
of Rock creek, and during the night stabbed
him, and after robOng him of $500, threw
his body in the creek, and came to town, got
on drunken spree md told it TO some other
Indians who gave the information to Ta-nas-
ket the Chief, who caused his arrest The
Indian managed to escape, when reward
was offered by the citizens, and he was
caught and brought in 10y Ta-nas-k ket, and
hung by the miners.
Mr.. Kane informs us that he struck pros
poets on the Columbia at Fort Okanagan
that yield from 10 to co particles of gold to
the pan, on high and dry land. This would
indicate that the ORC is generally distributed
throughout that section.
The Columbia is now navigahle as far ur
as Greytown, the place of business of Mr.
Kane, aud within 90 miles Of the Rock creek
mines. So soon as steamers are placed on this
route, goods may be Delivered at Greytown
much cheaper than 10y the Fort Hope trail
In the event of this beng done, doubtless
Custom House will be established at Grey
| town, as all the trails leading to and from
British Columbia, centre at tins point.
Mr. Kane thinks that the Indians in that
vicinity are perhaps the worst disposed of
any and all the tribes North aud he says,
after observing them closely for the past
eleven months he believes them to be in
clincd to friendly feelings with the whites,
and allow them to mine or farm as the please
in their country. The Chief ket, has
about twenty acres of grain himself this
year. The rumors of having an Indian
war up there are without foundation The
! miners there do not entertain the idea for a
ToEent.
BuLLErs-PATcuEs.-T best material for
patches is old loan or cambric; previous to
use it should be lightly CREASED all over on
one side with spermaceti stuff, spread over it
with palette knife, and folded until it forms
a square rather larger than the intended
patch. In this state it should be pressed un-
der a heavy weight between two boards for
some hours then by means ofa sharp punch
aud mallet fifteen or twenty patches may be
cut at once. In using them it is only ueces-
sary to lay one, creased side downwards, up
on the muzzle to place the base Of the bullet
upon its centre, and then to push the two
gently into the barrel One end of the load
ing rod, having n cavity exactly fitting the
upper part Of the bullet should now be ap-
Piled and the bullet pushed home at enc sin
gle thrust, without any blow or violence
There is no difficulty in this if the bullet fit
properly and the bore be clean; but no vio-
lence should be used, as besides notchinG and
indenting the bullet, it is almost certain to
cause detection of its axis, and besides that
to take the powder in the chamber. The in
slant the bullet is felt to have reached to the
powder, the rod should be withdra wn--no
second stroke however light should be given
Nothing is more common both in the use of
shot guns and rifles, than to see the shooter
ramming and humping at charge, as if de-
sirous of COMPRISING it into the smallest com
! pass. This is great mistake the force cX-
erted by the powder will always be greater
if the grains be left uncrushed than if they
be mealed and caEed together Ofcourse no
space must be left between the bullet and the
wad of the shot gun and the powder they
should rest evenly upon its surface.
One very cold night, Jolly old fellow,
who had partaken rather too freely of flip at
the tavern, started home in sleigh, and on
the way was upset and left by the side of the
road, Some persons passing the same way
short time after, discovered the old fellow
holding his feet up to the moon, circulating
to some invisible person named John:
"Pile on the wood-it's u laundering cold
frep
FIRE AT SoNoRA-A dispatch to the Bull
letin dated at Sonora, Saturday, says:
The stage stable at the rear of the City
Hotel. here occupied by the Stockton Sonora