New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-09-01

The French nuyzle loading system Of cannon hss
been tested ia the Italian African and Chinese wan,
end has been adopted III France, Russia, Austria.
Switzerland, Italy, SPAN, Tuns, Egypt snd Holland.
In Holland there in the srsenals scme 6-pcurdsr
bronze cannon so defective that they had been con.
demDed he remelted and recast. To avoid this
pense they simply filed up the bore by another cast
ing Of bronze, bored them for [-pcunders. aud rhed
them By this process, they got very good guns al an
expense Of from eiz to eight dollars each.
The recent experiment at shoeburyness. IN whik
sprejectilo weighing l26 pounds, all range Of 6W
yards, crushed through l0incl iron plate, carrying
away its back fsstenings and demolshing the bopsS
which have been rested upon ron-pated vessels, WA
pe formed, not with breech-oading but with
ze-lOading gun, the Armstrong shut gun.
The CavalIi gun, which did such good seryioe az
the siege Of GaGta ia e breech-oader invented by MAJ
Cavalli, Of the Ssrdnisn Army. IL has two grooves
cut spiray along the bore, making each about half
in the Length Of the gun For calIber Of 81 inch
es tho bore is feet 10 inches 10 length and the gan
weighs Sc cwt. The proectilss shells entirely Of
On At az elevation Of 2o' tue range 10 stcut 5,oes
yards, aud at S5'. $500 yards.
MIR. 5. X. Owen, of Goshen, has shown us Light
chegaardefrise, intended to protect artillery from
one end and with lan,e in the other. 1t 10 placed in
an inclined position, one end on the ground and the
other raised TO the hight of the bress. Of horse by
two eight iron supports spread on either side. Ii
weighs four or Eve pounds aud il would require 81
least twenty per gun 70 secure the desired object
Mr. Charles Reeves has invented new breecb-
loading rife, whca while it may be fired nine or ten
times minnie M a breech-losder. be- In cass tho
supply Of cartridges gives out, easily converted into
rnuzcloader and used with any powder ard ball. AT
20 yards fired bullet through AZ hslfAiDcb deal
boards ard the bullet was then crushed FAT against A
iron target.
The Armstrong qua is O. very strong gisn 90 long
ns the pressure ZEN within only ia considered. Bot
il will not resist external pressare slight blow from
without shat srs II TO pieces Il almost sssry
in considering he strength Of gun 70 attend t. tho
pressure from without from within A. piece which
breaks at the first tap of enemys ball is not likely
30 do much service on the battlefield.
So gea. ia the fouling of iron ships in --a.r' i.'i
tules that il il r-orosd " cover them entirely with
An outer plaasing ali the bolts and yets 10 be couo
t,rsnk deep enough to be plugged up, 80 that NJ IRON
CAL come in contact with the copper or yeilow-wetd
sleathiug which is to be placed over them.
Gen. Sir Hope Grant does not appear to coin'its
IN the opinion Of of the engineer Officers OF the
British Army in China a. TO the Armstrong gun. AT
a banquet given 10 bin by the United Service Club hs
pronounced the n1est weapon Of destruction ever
invented
AT the artillery grounds Berlin. sxperipdenz
have been lately made with species Of guD2ow-
der, of yellow cokr which, while il produces great
or effect with the quantity than other powder
has the valuable property Of not foung the bsrre
en- sher numerous discharges.
Some experiments recently made in Vienna WITH
gun-eotton have shown that is admirably sdslied 10
Infantry rifles. IL facilitated leading much that M
9, minutes mon wore euabled to fire IS tunes. ..
1t has not set been established vim, ia thu gresssA
pressure which may be produced upon the in'ids OF
cannon by tho explosion cf powder. Estimatts- vafy
from IL to 70 tuna per square inch. p''
-Mahomet H.. at the sisge OF Constant nopis IN
1853 II said to have used engine which threw pro-
jeciles weighing 1900 pounds. They could erly b
lied four tiuss day. 1890. 49,.
--Ereecb.losdipy gun. are not mcderp Inventive.
The yenstians med thsn IL the l7th centus, There
i, ore in the United Service Museum bearing tho safe
Of l545.
"A ess.iron 3o-rornder, Of British make, vas s'ss
q GO n ursls A. The ec. Of Ssvsstopol.
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