Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1861-05-30
MILITARY TERllS-

The general term tor all kind. os aea.v
artillery is cannon.
Field pieces are small cannon mounted ~
garages and drawn By Agrses-othe-z
termed flying artillery.
The mortar. 20 called from it,. wide moatz.
and general resemblance 70 the utensii Of -ts
druggist j. short. and Of enormous circua-
ference, being intended solely for bombshe
II is sometimes 80 inches IN diameter.
The bolnb OF she'll 10 expected 10 explode
a. TIE tine Of striking; j. hollow. and filed
with powder, which iaignIted by means #
fuse Of hollow wood The fuse. which j. dr5g-
en into the oriice Of the shell, takes fire from
the flame when the piece j. discharged
The howifzer is a light moztar On wheels
for field service. II is used with great effect
in throwing grenade and shells among b8-
dies Of men, in rh- same way that Eaorrs-.
are used agalu-t elite, and iorts.
The Columbian s9metlm=s cale8 ---
Paizhan. Is O large -an--gmrtlmea Of enc
nous siz-. Tor firing ANY kind ot proieetIl--
but chiefly Intended for shells.
The Dahlzreen derive irs name 1-aa
Captain Dahlgreen. Of the United States "a
~. IL discovered that when a gun buns.
IT. first fracture Wa AZ the breath. Hen
be proposed 70 avoid danger by increas-.
the thickness of she gsn. not only At ta-
breach. ba- for several feet towards the u.ez-
- 1s' are ~ =, d L'l''A'. u -'aHs J an
80 l' - .,4.-l-ls zl's- '5a,1 ~s2l---
---. nh Iii -,.v.-I 81. - - r.
an. srsl. ~ -1- 49,. H.. 10 ,f,-ref... r.
and ,.~.,.g. .srb ,rb5-I ,.sr-,, ...- 81
.4-..15gt E..--a.- a.. a., =
-, --4,-l ,.a.-,l.. -. - -. ~ .
80, ,lr,..s,F ,.r.7,,s. 80 : 49, %.
carr, e-4,-p. ineA .btl'- for,r nil.
"Ie'.a''s' are ''Ae" 1Ae--s Two OF ilFr-
.'. . 3D.. I11s 1@1 '@ Afel 'fa-3
TIE P~farl O. o. tie shape OF hat. a--
Fas. IN former dap. filled with powder -sa4
shot. and was used to explode GATE e1-
draw bridges.
The I,sf1g7 g.. "A bnge haskell 4rla7 v-.
earth ID, .r;f -erp-.r-a-[- lt..r,,.. - q, a..
;,,, ar, f...,-,. ..s-, A.. -. -
De @al- on Tie top 81 f0rfInestIou- s-e
ca--el .arpeiie guns
a casemat- Is a part Of fort covered - lib
stone. making u ball-pr00t
,a...ros+.. err,,, = r,.. fiji .--.-.-.-s.--
la-arn..a
.a.--...---r.
- '' ~. o'1 !, a1-l o. L4-oa:.. ID
I'll -17I ''I' me eA I'-0-''- '
the purpose Of throwing shells from The sea
Forts are angular. or star shaped. % =. %
have the advantage Of ,.ros--f;-a On ,z-s
thry are approached bv 2 Gradual &c.
called the glacies. which +. swar.- b.- the de-
Tending rurs On ali .-Eas tn sI,bsr.;s 80.
The. ob,tarl4s with ,rE,rl The L. ,...t....-
cis ara er.cumh.reI "a 49,. s-.,.--,-1.
4 NATIONAL HWY " s-. .,f..,...
new national hvnr-,,,oy;le3 .h.. 80
r..al,.ts,- th. lorIr A ..o,,.-,;..[. ,.----e-
citizens Of New YorE. ~an.is-r, r.. -
{. Varrlank. Charlie kim TTsr-.iy+-,, r..
George William Curtis. Richard Ggan+ WI.
Luther B-adisa. John A Dis. Mos II l--rr-
hundred dollars viii be awarie! for nation
al hymn which must he- NOT a wa- song. H-f
purely patro-le so consist OF not Jess tAaa
sixteen nor more Than t0rry lines. eArl4-.r-.
OF a chorus or burira- ahleh IS re-arla- DE-
essential and 30 be- OF marked rhythm ALL
popular sac lodr- For The words and ma-..
from the same hand, five hundred 4a..a--
VII be pall- or gold medal o. thar r=..e
VIII De awarded. For the LYMAN alone DIP
iol 'he music alone, al or5glnai) two huHaf-.
and fifty dollar Hill Ice given. Thu taas.-
a. go 90 10 -s4-- IA -'2- a.@.-