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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1861-05-04
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ILLINOIS MUTUAL FLEE INSURANCE COMPANY.
.ONH Amor.

PRINCIPAL OFFICE AT ALTON, ILLINOIS
c.rORsS AND MERCHANDISE, Dwelling Houses and
- Furniture; Barn. and Hay and Erain, nrst c'as,
Mills. Shops AID ether Buildings. with their contents,
insured agaisst LOSS or DAMAGE NJ FiEa--
This Con 1any has new been in existence ever twenty
vears: Asss ne. policies eat of this state has
paid nearly half million dollars :sr losses; has iur-
nisssa its FER ess than
the prise charged By the best Seek Conpanss II his
the largest and secured sspital Of any Insurance
CsnSaay il shs West.
HV1HY Loss ar pAMAGK that occurs to property
under II p'spaia VIII DC PAID Sitsh
NINETY BAYS.
Mer shasts have their stocks insured in ih-
Illinois Mutual and in Of loss. actually get their
money As soon nj promised by any other Company
To the Farmer ai-i t.e Mechanic. this Company has
become State Benevolent Association. III which, al
moderate cost their homes and shops may br insured
against tbe ravsges of Ere Sith certainty That "
Rtroyed, tsy viii receive the whole amount iisuIeu
Vitheat litigation, unnecessary delay
It has Income Ne Lassrasce tsDip1ny yoT me Peo-
Pie Of saoss-sRnuaiy saving large snm' IN the SAFE
thas vsalA taken cut by foreign tonanie
With all sAsss Inaussyasnts who caa new Aaori 20
remain uninsured?
BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
B.K. Hart, Samuel Wade, H. w Billings, b. J. Gilman
Timothy Turner, Lyman Trunhuii, Robert smith,
Henry Lea, John Atwood, J. W Scbweppe Re Isinlii
r. Long, Elias Hihbard, Francis A. HOFFMAN, Laws
Kellepbsrger, II G.. Atwood -.
BENJAMIN p LONG, Prsside'sf
LEWIS KELLESBERGER, Treasurer.
b N q. ATWOOD. SsrrefGry-
JOHN ATWOOD, 1fsst Secretary.
JOHN BJAISDET l.. General -igent-
JE HOWARD, -issf Grft'rdt AJ~Df.
WM NJ. TRUE, agent, Ott,'1cd.
H. A CHASE. E,;ffEiht-
ARTHUR MCtiIIiR. In SAFE.
LKELSEY NendotH.
noy1n-1y MURRAY BLANCHARD, La Stt!e.
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rsrr.cr> of little.

HAviNG nov q fuI arl complete ab,tra-, ~ title o
every piece a. iauI or ta,su int I'D the caut.ty
which J. s"t ri. rv-ry -ir. prepared
uisi. AT snort notice and reasonable rs ah-rra-J
OF title. fsr->l T.. l.. SANGER.
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Hcai estate.
MISSOURI FARMS!

0>HE HANNIBAL AND ST. 10 EPH RAILROAD
] COMPANY Offers tor sal. 5UO.yo0 acres, in
Northern Missouri,
ORTIZ. F.nest Pdi~it and Tn,ter Farming Lda0s itl
tie WeAt
In Lots to suit purchasers. at Low Prices the long
cTeuit Of Ten Years, at i've Per
cent. interest.
PAMPHLETS, CIRCULARS. AND MAPS,
Giving iull and reliable iGivrm,iIo' on The CLIMATE
and its hextifuin IS, SoIL. WAFER. TiMBiR, CuAL
ROC X. PRODUCTIONS, MAhkEfS, &c. ne had
gratuitousy Application, by ettor ar Otherwise,
JOSIAH NUM-,
Land CuEn.is sioI oil he u 10. Il. Il,
al6-Gn UIIaiDiL, no.
Valuable civ Property sor sal.
fSNiiE utdrr offers Tor sale lio.e and Lot
Il wi.-re he resides. Pau fac Los %
ii. front b, 10" deep. @ alt.y iVt. iey are
for SAFE cheap, accommodating teraI-.-
Gal3J JOS. W. DOW.
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HI undersigned has sill - large qrinritv Of spen.
did farming lands ia La Sail ana Livingston com,
~ for sale easy rernIs tracts of iron, ~ Il, 3
acrc- a. purchases u.ay desire Tfe.e ia. d. all lie
VIII III c"h'eiieii distances o. the TaroCs. and the
CANAL. and al ri HE hest market ftriti.-
ottA~n. on the Il. / Il. T.. AMI Pan lac on the c. {
VI X. X will he the cany-n.-ur r,i,r.s TO -ror
Tor th"sr wishing to examine Tie lshd. Auylody in
either place arert persons 10 NV re,;,irnre
Huce, August - 1850. WILLIAM sTRAWN
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1 PAHM Of Ar acres Tor sale, miles from Ottawa
"A good house. i2& IS cellar under the whole. 'oU
currant bushes and2 so"seberry bushes Oh the
alt the purchase money can be eit on years tine
lnqair. % II 4 EAMEs, at the tiiy Bank, OF
A. KNIGHT, on the premises, oEehalf mile north ~
~
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Valuable Property
FOR S.Al.I.,,

I WILL. -'l. on good tame rnd at reasonable price
fis fol owing properly. yik:
Ny Residence rl- Idle % Fox River comprising
the east = of"sA i'jt ius ] 40 -
dep II - beyond question tie hug~uni--t !us,rr
for rr-if-tic- - %, cry NJ nirtw'. TIE sr0uuI
atorue: Ui'i the rtor' Aiad- >ltral-ry al,I
-iadc trees a. q iu 90. garden .ri'-. pear. i .uI
peach tree % boring conditions ALSO plenty cra;s--
yjTv-, curfHut gnr'- 'rrrv- r,-i'i-rr-> 4-d
b-Tri,-. L. -'"rt. everything desirable aud COM
Fort j. prnvideG for
Also $50 acre. of r"" prairie lana near NV .I-'.ear.
ami Pontiac. Liy -.T"r -r-rrs-y.
Lul- I. 2 and 3. i.,r. - U.;sEa.
Lott au' 3 ll-i.y-i-ti ' i.u'- t. sad H. Block -
LIT J, H..,E -: al c"'l hi.-.se-s LOIS.
All at - sir,- vHiD.br properly l. o5-frd a r,a-
-sustlr pEi,.- -ad oil i,I.- ;!y lItr'.s --r.
uuIo " tE-uA%.
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Prof. G.. 4. BELEW'S
COMPLETE GUIDE

For Tanning, Training, iondliny, and Edueas-
ing Horses
Y1NlS valuable little work embraces the entire Rarey
u theory If managing iorses. with several valuable
additions No man who has studied into tails the.
c'y of horse irng. would do without this work fer
ten nier the price as~ed ar IL.
Those whn Witnessed the or's experiments on VI.
cous and fractions while in this city. will testify
To the value OF this work. =
Besides giving fun instructions for managing all
kiId. Oi hoI this book contains receipts Tor curing
all kinds o diseases To VIII the hers sut9ecss
n,. IA which " notice the following: Kingdom, Spa.
vim. lie. YES POLL Evil, Saeeuy. Warts Weak Eyes o.
Hooks, fs,uis iiooi I'D. Trtder Feet Hoof Evil Of
Thrush. Lung v,r. Disease % the Liver or yellow
Water, Nasa elect Diseases OF TINS Kidney. GragRy
Knees Bots Collie, Founder Sick 81 nnach Dstemper,
&c besides nm infinite nmoant of other valuable d.
r, ciops .U~ all kinds OF diseases which constantly
attacking the horses of tins country
Al.o, <pAriDg horses for market, how 70 make
old horses loo. young. young horse look old. &c.
In short this ltte work il the valuable wsrk %
the kiI d ever pabiished.
~PRlCE SIS
For sale at the OTTAWA NEWS DEPOI.
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F;Srs.5S for sale.

fefHE unders will sell several Farms, in
l. ui, purchasers, ,itua in l.. Axe coauty l.,
Ais, ,n'a guam al uuInPrOyrd ..Ii, ruI non
Of which is lying Al ii. in.>ton county.
TtRMS-truHi cash Ave year, to suit r,Hr-
ciascr, Corn crIb c3,ti, will, rec. Y, a
,li
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fSiE uIIdtr-i ucI> sale The vail. liable i,roi.r
l. ~ upon Which ''r Low T.sidUs. being Lot iiuch
81, state'> Addion situated the corner OF Column
bus ami Na.hI gicn streets, the sup euir Court
Building
There Is good dwelling wagon makers shop, and
anacssinth shop "Ih we'll, ei>tern. ac all III good
order, the piemi-e-.
Also" Lots and :, in Block H. Raitro ID Addition to
ottawa being The ,0utit-wrst the Liucx,
situated the of Columbus aid Joliet
north "i the ireeni depot. There is good story
dwelling house the lot
As t!ir uid' rsIen. Il has
ed To him change his bush wis sci. ie ab,N.
property at Il irgdin. iscp22i Patrick flaming
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Valuable Work for Farmers.

cu;dc for Tanning Horses,
RECEIPTS FOR CURING ALL d..
'Ai" sEAStS OF HORSES.
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ssfIAN >7NGft.
ILLINOIS LAND AGE<CT.
iaiia- bought auf >oiI Commission. Take. ,ts,I
Abstracts 81 iiie furnished, Collections made Invest
meh;- made III Government oILcr I.,,id- Money
Loaned. gu.v. A,yu.,s is--
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Eeaal 10rertisemcnts.
Ne,lcc ,o Provo Cl.in =.

Estate Of Isaac Coris deceased
S2sHE undersigned having been appointed Admins
Il trstsx OF the of Isaac Cor-. iae OF the
~ Of Lasae and OF her. by gives
tce that will arpear nrhre the County Court o. L.
Sale county, at tue Court ifoase ia Ottawa, II: the
May rn,, the third Monday in May next, which
time all persons having claims said estate are
notified and requested 10 attend for the purpose OF
having I'll. ADJUST d. Al inebte" SAID
estate are requested make lam. late yment
undersigned (lnai3D-G") JANE CO!;LE, 1dms
Mortgage Sale.
~ HEEEAS Margaret M"s'in. did about the
W IS IA day a. MAY. 4. 80 rxeci,e aud d-iiv,r
tn the unicr-i-ued Richard l.. URziy as mortg gee,
her certain or,ysge dee" Of thai dat, whereby he
c"Hr Itd aid Richard L.. O.eiiy The premises
hrr mentioned TO secure ht payment OF her
certain pron-sory note, IN ssid deed described. oi
even da e th.svti favor of said OR-iiiy. for ti~
SUM OF tiH collar, aud ia. aud yabe ish' months
a ter the date ih're"i, With interest at ten per cent
per ahnnm Which said deed WAS e ed for re'ord IN
the r.corders Nice /" AID ior III. coan'y OF LHali"
and State al ilii"o-. the Sjii of May 1859
ana Jay f-c"r er ih'r rein, in book No e. VI deeds,
pag.s J>y go aud l.
Anu whereas default has he ma e in the pa yment
o. said note. NoA, therefore, pr,.c notice hereby
TO III. said Margaret Nustin aud "a, all nj H.
ess interested herein that the said Rcb II L. oR.i Iy
viii by virtue Of the vested in me by said deed
and fer the purposes th,eiu expressed sell at
hiss- door. ia che city 81 ottawa, sd .ouuty
the 2, h day 81 Ny D. - j, bit hours
"'cuCk III the forenoon o'clrck IL,
loon OF day se Following described real estate
t.str ia the ciy oi Ottawa, cD.uts aHd STATE
said, viz:
Tie inter of said Margaret SIM in B'ock No
eighteen isl in fc original utav (heiug ia,
halt snu!h quartz lot three go ii
SAID ncA y and III: tie right and -4dity OF REDEEM roi
OF the said Mar Sa'et Mcstn hei heirs aud igus.
A deed I'll. premise, will given to ia: purchaser
imneii. ivy after tie >ae.
RICHARD l.. O'REILLY, Nortgog-e.
! d. r. CAN E"A. s'i lal2t-iSl
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ftiE undsr-gred has l.!h acre- oi choice MINI
prove farming liuG- in H. Sale and Ljy;ug.t.,.
Counties, for sale, easy terms
T!y1 CFn ,yVry
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1861-05-16
TOYS TO PLEASE THE CHILDREN

have engaged the services of skillful work
man for preparing all kin of watches, from
quarter watch to a cronometor No expensehas
been spared to carry onr repairing department. to
that perfection, which has been our constant aim
to arrive at Also 'epairing OF Clocks and Jewery.
In conclusion, would return my sincere thaks
to the people of this county for their kind atrOn
age. promising, by strict efforts my part to
merit continuance OF the same.
Respectfully,
ADOLPN MYERS
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1861-05-16

WARNED OVER MEATs.-Boiled or roast
veal makes a nice dish chopped fined and
warmed up. with just sufficient water to
mosten it, and little butter, salt aud pep.
per added. Fresh or corned beef is good
minced fine. wish boiled potatoes. and
warned up. with salt, PEPPER and little
water; add butter just before you take it
up. Some people use he gravy hat they
have left the day before for The meat, but
it is not as good when warmed over, and
there is no need of its being wasted it
can be clarified and used for other,purpo-
ses. Boiled onions or turnips good
mixed with minced meat, instead of pota-
toes. Veal. lamb and mutt IN are good cut
mo sIndiI strips, ana warmed uisir Loii- Il
potatoes cut IN slices. pepper. salt, little
water--add butter just before You take it
up. Roast beef aud mutton, if not previ-
ously cooked too much, are nice cut in
slices, aud just scorched on gridiron.
Meat when warmed over should be ON the
fire just long enough to get we'll heated
through-if on the fire long. most of the
juice of the meat will be extracted, and
render it very indigestible. Cold fowls
are nice joined aud warmed with little
water, then take up the fried in butter
Drowned. A little flour should be sprin-
kled on them before frying Thicker the
water that the fowls were warmed in--add
little salt. pepper and butter, and turn it
over the fowls.
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VALUABLE ExPERIMENTs.-Four boxes
of earth. alike III quantity and exposure to
light and heat, We're planted at the same
time with corn from single ear, and
placed recently in physicians office. In
one box dry corn was placed In an
other the seed was soaked in clean warm
water /; in the third the seed was soaked In
a solution of lime wafer; in the fourth the
seed was soaked in chloride Of lime and
copperas water. equal parts One week
afterwards the box planted with dry corn
had not terminated, the second box had
Just commenced to terminate. the third
box wae just showing its green blades. and
in the fourth box the blades were nearly
thee inches high. Copperas will keep
birds and worms from eating the seed, and
one pound will soak seed enough for
twenty acres.
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SALT FOR CABBAGEs.-Ed. Carpenter. a
correspondent of the PennylvanIt Farmer
and Gardner, last year tested the value of
salt on cabbages and with satisfactory re-
suits. After planting out his cab5ages.
he watered them some two or three times a
week with salt water containing about fiji
teen grains of salt to the pint. The cab
bages grew beautifully, and headed up very
finely; while those which had no salt wat
er given them produced loose. open heads,
which were unfit for any other purpose
than boiling. Ram water was given at the
time. and in the same quantities, as the
salt water. lie does not know how strong
a solution Of salt the cabbages would bear
without injury. but is fully satisfied that
solution no stronger than that he used il
decidedly beneficial.
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How TO GET EARLY ToNAToEs--A good
large turnip is far better than hot bed for
prOpagating early tomatoes. Cut off the
top. and scoup ont a shell three-quarters of
an inch thick. Fill the cavity with a rich
mould, plant half dozen seeds and place
the turnip in a box of loan. Keep in a
warm room, BY an east window, if posi-
bic, and sprinkle with tepid water every
day until there is no longer any danger from
frost; then remove the turnip to the out
door bed. and thin out all but one plant
Should the turnip shell put out roots.
pinch them off, and the shell will soon rot,
affording fertilizer to the tomato plant
that will send it ahead wonderfully. A
dozen turnips thus ''tomatoized" will af-
ford an abundant supply of early tomatoes
for an ordinary family.
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5000 ACRES Of LAND for SALE.

HNUE UNDERSIGNED IS AUTHORIZED
! to sell the following described Lands, 1T cery
lorD figures; part down md the balance in annual
payments, from one to four years, with interest
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AG RICU L u r All.
Rearing Calves and Lambs.

Mes-rs Editors 1t sometimes hap
pens that a young lamb will become so
chilled from cold and want Of care, that
it will appear almost liieless, and it will
be necessary to carry ii to TIE house to
warm il. Give it little milk with a spi-
cling of black pepper in 1t, but do not Put
any molasses in the milk it is very injL
rious When milk cannot readily De OBJ
tanned, Cruel made of wheat flour is very
good substitute. Ii. there Is a tendency to
l5oscness, charcoal or coal from the fire
place pounded fine and sifted will regulate
the bowels Immediately ; put it in the milk
and the lamb never will know it.
raised pair of calves with the milk Of
one COW, by making Cruel of Indian meal
and water. ane kept them in good order By
putting pounded coal into their food, and
they made good stout pair of cate.
agree with your correspondent R. S.
7. that calves will thrive just as we'll 10
drink til. If milk as they will 10 suck it
from the cow. provided they have good
milk. 1t is usually the case if the calf is to
house and "set" twelve or twenty-four
hours, and the cream taken off, which re-
duces its quality.
If a sheep eats something by which it
is poisoned. fine salt is good remedy a
sheep will refuse 10 eat it and 1t must be
put down. Last summer we raised a
lamb "by hand" and as it ran about freely,
i; came upon some high laurel which the
children had brought to the house for the
beauty OF It's blossoms, and ate some of it,
as we suppose; it was found frothng at the
mouth and refused TO drink; It's throat
seemed swollen SO that 1t swallowed with
difficulty. Some fine salt was given. which
caused it to vomis; afterwards we gave salt
and water several times. 1t was three
days before i, got so as to drink milk as
usual
For the Stretches" l have found lard
and molases a good remedy. Melt it to-
gether about equal parts and give it warm,
four spoohfuls at time is enough.--R.
". an the Boston Cultioator.
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Gliding Violins from two dollars to fifty, Cult
Accordeons, Flutinas, from one dollar to ten,
Flutes, Flies, musical boxes /; Violin and Guitar
Stringsin all varieties, &C., &c.
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which we will sell as cheap as the cheapest In
connection with our stock of groceries we have
opened an ga l.
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AUNT = was trying 10 persuade
little Eddie to retire at shutdown. using as
an argument. that the little chickens went
to roost at that time.
Yes said Eddie "but the old hen al
ways goes with them
Aunty tried no mere arguments with
him.
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.AGS. Bees wax, old Britana, Copper, Brass
ff Pewter. Cast Iron. ana SOME money taken in
excn ,nge for hardware az
Il. 2 DiKSON Sco1
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1xvs warm Sec etary augl7.
THE STAR GALLERY!
DaguerreOtypes. AmbrOtypes.
IELAINOTYPES,
SPRFREaTYPES AND PHOTOGRAPHS.
No a. Union Street next door to Wesss' Thonpson's.
T.F. SALTZMAN,
(LArz OPERATOR HusHEs sALfRY)
TEAvING fitted mp as above exclusively ior that
branch ct business prepared to receive the ladies' and
gentlemen Of Nashville make ses OF their iac In
he highest style OF the Art No has been spared either
apartments procuring the latest ana most
improved Materials and the
y nives ali who may pictures give him CALL pledgns
aAtisfscisn in every case.
IN Entrance next door fwest to Vessel Thompson;
nj L. - eAAhA"A-''
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southern Trade.


A CORRESPONDENT calls attention to the duty o.
Southern men and Southern merchants IN lhs itl-
portant crisis in affairs, to concentrate '4ue a.
Southern points. The subject IS one Of more I'M
portance than casual reader wouid az ssP nrS1 sup
nose and NAV be looked at in light that proDaolyi
oy N our merchants have not regarded it. First,
tbpre hostility to the South existing at the North
THIS we supsose no one will deny. Secondly, that
hostility if it be furnished with the means, VIII
assume positive FORM in the shape OF an increased
naval force along our coast, or an army upon our
borders Rut. to do either, the Government of the
Northern section must have money. Where viii 1t
1ot this and upon what will its credit rest? Ii gets
Il from duties levied imports, and Its credit de-
nends mon the extent Of its imports. Now, II we
bnv from the North, we pay part OF the revenue
,,t;ob itg Government derives from these importa-
tons and thus supply it with the means for using
ercion AGAINST US and by increasing It's trade, we en-
large t credit basis thus directly strengthening the
power that is against US while weakening the power
that is to defend But If we trade with our own
Southern merchants, then whatever they import pays
dntu 10 the Southern Government We trust, how
ever that prompt action the part Of the Southern
Congresz will correct this. The tariff bill now be-
fore the Northern Congress, Is very high one and
If Southern importations have to pay the high duty
levied by the Northern Government and an addl-
tional one be levied by Southern Government, the
direct Southern importer would run the dealer
through New York out of the Southern market
The Southern Congress should, therefore, arrange
this revenue question as soon possible and collect
duty on goods coming from New York, as well as
from those coming Liverpool or Havre. Then,
goods coming from New York, paying esntrIoanosi
to both the Northern and the Southern Govern
ments could not possibly be sold at the South a
cheaply as goods that had paid only one moderate
duty to the Southern Government Cdroh'a'a'l
Editor Southern Gudrdidn:-It is suggested tnal
the ladies of Columbia unanimously and posius.ey
refuse to purchase any goods brought TINS Spite "
from any Northern city, and that our mercHA1ss
advised to bring from Charleston or any
city. imported goods, or to import directly tne"-
selves. some Os me
Columbia, Feb Is, 1861.
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From the Free Trader.
STATE Defenee--.Sh-.o,.,


GES. WooD, EDFroR FREE TRADRR While the en-
ergies of the authorities turned in the present
crisis to cur military protection, allow me to call
their attention to Of defense, invented BY ny
brother which, for our purpose, is Of utility
than any other now in existence. To avoid confn-
sion will state that his make and invention COM
prises three descriptions of arms, Ylz;
lst Large IRON guns for ships ports, the largest
weighing 10000 pounds, throwing shell nearly
three feet in circumference, and long distance.
ID. Brass guns for artillery in boats or on land.
OF three Sizes viz lst., "a FOUNDERS weighing 500
pounds. ID, medium II Founders. weighing 90
pounds. 3D., light Founders, $50 pounds, all throw
ing shrapnel at long distance, or canister at shcrt
distance.
3D. Rifle musket, effective at 1900 yards, as ex-
hl6ited laat February, at the store of Mr. E. B.
The brass gun, medium IL poun6er, is the one
ahude 70 as best suited to our wants. Its missile.
the shrapnel, is concentrlc shell or hollow shot.
containing so balls-l7 to the pound-so arranged
BY means of fuse that bursts the shrapne in front
OF the enemy, and at just such distance and height
as 70 dlsPerse the charge Of balls among them.
Ny brother has repeatedly urged this arm of de,
Tense as peculiarly suited to the Southern States.
because. viz:
lst. evera widely extended country it. is easy
and rapid of transportation.
ID In sparsely settled country but few men are
needed for its handling
3D. Its total inutility in the hands Of an enemy not
prepared for, or not skilled in its use
Suppose a battery of four guns, requiring fifty
men, firing six rounds per gun, per minute, eighty
balls to the round, and you would have 1920 balls
per minute from fifty mon, operating at cannon
shot distance and power. As my brother expresses
in his work Nearly every one Of tho eighty balls
in the shrapnel will sweep the surface with ira
gectory continued from that Of the shrapael, and
with velocity undiminished by any circumstances
save the resistance of the atmosphere
Ny brother is at present commander IN the
Navy of the United States, in charge Of The Ord
nance at Washington City, and what effect the dissO
luton of the Union will have upon these officers,
have knowledge Of but, if his services could be
secured for our Southern country, have no ques-
ton the arrangement would be as valuable to them
as agreeableto, Yours, &C.,
G. G. DAHLGREN.
IlanvOllen Ian 1861