New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-01-18

TIE arms were all fiint-lock muskets, altered 10
rereussion and were all sold at 81 80 each, except
tbose purcRared by Cap. e. Barry aud by the Phillips
County Volunteers, for which - each were paid.
RANGE OF COLUMBIAN SHELL GUNS.
The furhcst range Of hundredpound shell, even NJ
an elevation Of tbryiye degrees given TO tho gun, Is
1888 yaIds; tho time Of fight being thirty,ye seoonds.
The 2rYat tweycuch COlurbisd the largeS gun made,
oead with twenty five pounds Of powder shell of l72
pounds and the piece at an elevation Of thrty-hye de-
gee- has made hinge Of only 9 yards, theproectile
occupying tbity.two seconds In s fight. By increas-
Z; the elevation 20 thirty nine degrees only loo yards
n6re was gained in The range. From the same gun,
with charge 0? powder tw enty-eght pounds, ahell
Of leo pou,sds and elevation Of thty-fye degrees
range of 1911 yards has been attained and at an eIeva
ton Of thry ne tegrees range OF 3,76l yards three
AMI third mes) which IL the greatest that has ever
been accomplished by any gun In our service The
fight occupied hrty-'ix seconds Charleston If there-
fore perfectly safe frcm the guns Of Fort sumter lit
were even within the futbeet range OF those guns tho
angle Of elevation neceesary 10 accomplish such dir
tsnce ia extremeth that 70 bit the city woud be mat
ter Of extreme uncertainty Tho gnns OF foit sumter
can only be raised TO an elevation OF thiryhec de-
grses account Of the caseuates and consequently
could DO no damage beyond abou, two mies and hail.
teuinch Colnmbiad, at an elevation of thirythree
deQTees, Wil throw shell about three miles, There
arc no such guns in barbotto at Fort Sumter, and IL
there are any guns of that caiber such ee
walton could be had The upper surface Of the gun
would strike against the top OF the embrastre al an
elevation far short Of thirythree degrees.
The following IL an extract Of letter received by
Matthew'S & Co. banking and collections housed from
one 81 Their corTespoadents an eminent law hl1n IN
Georgia:
"0ur Legislative have recently paascd very IN.
necessary aid uncaled for law, staying the collection
Of debts until the lst day Of December, 1861 No
n. fo can now be levied upon any property in Geor
ga could property IN the hands Of the levyng Of
fcer al the time aid art passed be sod except in
the happening of certain contingencies, which eectu
ally takes Oiheuos occupation from him. far as or
Sheriff. are concerned. Suits, however,, may DO
iud nent as before. Collections in the United Sts.es
Court about closed, az think Georgia will be out
Of the Federal Union before the 18th Of March next"
HOW THEY RAISE THE WIND.
Among tho itenis Of news from Charleston floating
around loose in recession circles here, Is story that
the Hon. Vim. Aiken hss been made 70 g dig9Tse in
aid OF the ceuso Diuch against hs viii, as follows:
lie was notified that he was expected TO
advance forty thousand dollars to that end, and
plead biz right to advance or not, rs be
nigh. please aOoipR that he did not have the money.
He wa then promptly notified TINT no bad been
sesssd that ancun. and must promptly pay II, under
penalty Of having il rsised by the Immediate conhsca
lion ard sale of his property 10 Charleston, worth
many times as much. To save that from utter de-
struction be did raise the amount demanded, end In
poyiDs Is remarked that bis lot would DO better il no
was o jourreyman carpenter at tho North showing
Ina millionaire be yas before Il was essayed to reduce
The South under military despotism. lie il now
ono of the suspccted" bis course In refusing 10
10 be pefe1 with paying the forced loan ing earned
him The esnQerous reputation a being disaiocted 10
The cause -1Wssningon News, Jan. III. .' 81
THg iiAgBoB oBsrRUcT1Qxs EFfEcTuAL.
Tho following yessels arrived bore yesterday from
Charleston, having been prevented frsr, golpg into
Charleston 'ha-bQf By tho sinking f tbrsa yesssls ia
the sbir dbsnrsl, by tho sathoiities SHIP Cahadir