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

strength TO these.
The Begmn Gogcr,. aen., having recently proposed
70 expend nearly g., 500 5u.ng the pext five years
ia the reconstruction Of 'bsfe Very, have prepared
roport On the subiec Aer re lowing the progress OF
all the European nations in TINS direction they come
TO the conclusion TO adop breecosders the Prus-
sian system. They divide ra.d esr On into two class
Is, breerh and muzze-iosding and topt the breech-
loading becsuse IL gives the pc'' ate IRE, because
loading easier and less daBgs because II has been
tried With compcte success a belgium, because 1t has
been adopted by largo numbered foreign powers, be-
countries which hastiy eced il have returned
to it, and because, after trial. they are convinced that
they can be made in Belgium we'll As in any foreign
country. They recommend se rstead Of bronze, Us
thu better and cheaper mateiis ia Belgium. This re-
port has called forth frol NJ. ~ 'cstt two pamphlets.
in which no comparesthe French and Prussisn systems
Of artillery He says the Prussian gun is loaded st the
brcech by neans Of complicated mechanism, which
consists Of four pieces worked by the aid Of chains and
screws, while tue French gun is single piece Of met
al, without shadow Of complication The French
gun requires only four operations Cor each discharge,
while the Prussian requires eleven the omission Of
any OF which may reader the gun unservieeable
during the remainder Of the battle. The yreechload
ing apparatus ada TO the leogth sad weight Of the
gun, which mhy proven! 1. from being brought up 30
quick the Lighter French guns. At the attack on
Sir-Ho the French ms advanced whilo the Arm
strong guns could r., "rcu h. f0rcard in time. For
tho much greater al i ii hreech-,oading gut.
10 get out of order he lin p compensation "a one
hundred rounds can 10 Gre, n "a French gums quite
as little time rs from the Irusssn or English Tne
lsad.coated preeces Of the Pnissiau sud Engsh sys
tems he thinks inferior 70 the harder metal of tho
French, bot for accuracy aud because il is liable To
peel oil and kill outlying rihemen. The accuracy Of
the French If equs to that Of the Prusean In regard
TO the cot the price Of bronze cannon lie the
Tia Of csst Steel but tho breech.loading mechanism
increases this by about $780, Old cast steel is al
mot worthless while obi bronze is worth frou 20 to
- cents pound To replace the 6-poundcr bronze
cannon Of Belgium with cast steel viii cost about S5OJ
per un while the present glas 10 red for lit
tie more than dollar apiece. Besides this, the Prus'
piau 5reech-oider requires more ererymen than the
French muzls .loaier, and lbe French projectle is
cheaper than tie pusssn by about 90 cents ssch on b.
pound sao'.
Tie uss Of Ialoon, which he's been made in recon-
10 torug at Waebingon and Fortress Monroe seems
fot TO bsyo been continued at Bail Run. Had bal
loon been eeui ND from Ceatrevie IN the morning. and
kept boating ale.e the center Of army during the
day very PROBABLE lbut tho FREQ tbs three os four
Dutores Ghich WIS wasted on ouf eft in fein 10
which tbs emmy paid 10 attention, would have been
di'er.ed 70 pSnts where il wonl nave toll the fate
q tire day. Everybody remeubers she use which the
French Emperor made OF Godad add bis balloon in
re unoasaisc in the itaal campaign. The Only Bat
dc in w1ch balloon hoGi.ng oves feld was used
10 ciye uf,s % the commanding G-ueral is a.
81 Flelirs w0ich was fought in June, 1874. In ths,
battle. which secured all Belgium % the Republican
armies ui Fetnce 90 900 French, under Jvarian,
oIro cd q 40 coo Ales under ths Prince Of Coblrg.
The Frsnrh altered along sen!i-eirculsr ice,
fifteen or eighteen miles in length 10th Wine r>'fing
on the Samtre. Oftte ten divisions Of French engag-
ed tiX we're already .eirgHtDg, and ths I'm eris.ss
we're sldiny their tr,os from the center W the
EFF 20 cot "a tie retreat tie river. This move
uent was ready perceived By the sero,ia's, who 70
porf,d b. ted ltepiic rgnnls 10 Gen. Joudan, ena
bling BIN % send sufficient force 10 tho support of
he re,rcAtin< right wing of the French army to turn
the tide II battle. A. this time Jourdan 10 the
cererfur, Of the ied SIX miles away at least with
.r ae had gone consequence OF other reports Of the
al ro.ta,s and where the decisive blow was struek
which gained the victory. The Information which the
atros,ats gained waa conveyed BY telegSphic signals
10 tho earth. The balloon was sert NJ twice during
the day, AT ntinued VI about four hours each time,
4, The altitude OF about 800 feet. On the second
e.uson the enemy opereds battery sgsins. it, bat it
coon gained an elevation beyond the reach Of cannon.
The lucce. which has attended the experiment
mad. by Gen. Butler at the Rip RaPs with tie Sawyer
shell entities il to d,tH zion. IL is an ob'ong iron
case c, lpdrc Tor half length, end conicl at thu
70 nt whe. II has pcrcus-onfuse which exPlsde, it
On ,ihnz. Tie exterior hon surface is coated with
an alloy offended be soft not to alrde the met
al ui The gun AMI set hardss not 10 be- torn OFF aud
to dog tie guoYs.. The slloy il put to make
the sbeu fl the groovss accurately and 70 give bear.
ing Il the projection the shell aganss The grooves
IN the Iln for nearly teo-hIds of the length Of the
heH At the base tl,s she'll, which tbors has bevel
~ sss, is, when scsd upon by the powder, % mHch
II the tOmp"siou upon tho beVe upset u if naces-
ssry 10 prevent windsge At 1900 yards, out Of ~
shots 6rel from 9.polnier ~ hit target - by ~
'oet a,d out Of 80 sho; from 2ipoundsr 81 hh tie
.ano targe. q, The ,me isGncc. AZ al elevation o.
IS range Of over A. miles was attained tie car
fridge used containing but onehGif the ordinary ser.
,iee-charge Of powder, or one-eghth of tie wegttw
The proectie. The target, oIr feat dick and eight
ioet long Was made o. ipe.osl seasoned lon sguaei
and polted together by inch.bos held by scre~-nu's
she'll was fired from tie distance Of $50 yards t
rack in the certer psDonng about two feet hnd "a
podng bres lrg all The bolts and scattering the aim
bsrs over ,pace If 30 yards. similar taEei, plated
with hal-Leh wroughi-roD plate, WAS treated IN the
same way the penetration being only two INCHES less
II il cia ned that this shell be made as cheap as
the hong spherical shell
The wahtnhor gun is s br)ech-loader, taking It's
nhue fion inventor. It's entiro leue,his feet