The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1862-01-15

slot ~ arc the gun and hoWltzer, and Is tiroC
AZ much greater elevation AZ much "A 60 de
grcss 70 That the shell prop-lcd by il det:rihei
an are in the air and gains iorco IN its descend
ipg light. Chambers ot less diametor than ths
bore are ueod in howitzsts as IN them only
hght charges are employed. Guns have no
ohamhets, their charges being much greater,
Hnd therefore all tho Pps er not H. In corsu nod
ard the greatest power Oh aimed if a cha ~ bar Is
| employed The longtn Of guns Ia l2 r. ~ cali
| brts, hoRiizsf4 9 10 ~, AID NOR ara 2iS.
| The pfoiec lies fired TEN cannon aso Stones,
round thot, elongated sId shot, holloS balls,
| fuu'd stell., c.r,asS, elongated n u, grape
! sho', csnis'or ard sch taphn.l shele.
Stones were altrgcth us,d in tho older time,
snd arr still emploved in kurope. They ave
iitrd tn wi, oS basket from mpitIrs With
haunt crs AID sro OIL, intended to do exscu.
t'ui ~ shot tis'sLc"a. Round shot arc rf ifor,
in si1ss 4, - ~ % aud s. ecui ds, ana spJy5
hs they Aru erokon Of IN inc.cs Of d mo or
instead If pmds 4, 1c, 10, ani 10 ,nch
lals iho lsts' ~ gun IA use In this cour-
try ~ the dman Gun, now IN united NJ
forues holrcc, 40 tnchs. IN iam ter of orc
oHtSuE t ." ud bali ~ 10 he wogh'. The
wei .hi i fto stu = 1922 a.. IL cal ge
| '7.' '' y " o Nor sh' or sh,lr. Tris ,reat
Iuu Wa tys. HI " tr brc,rttrCs vi n t'o.ly
| h'r i.. HSt',u q, tapt Il con 90, uI .r. l. y
| =. Ni'o it-.'t1 .tad, - Vas h1 uus ON.
WI y D. fut !. Il los, a Is ..,l ct cod
| wsttI FL. pt.'ci trrHuuh 600 blIa N.I tn % Ia.
1
% g. O.. .rUly IC.CrIu.. th. r irn % u, 'h.
| .u1 VI. .. 10 -tr. Il .fu r. II ON, W..
| ih'y Woo t..t tcr oal.o sdr, silb lus
| ''1r.-.u' u.a,, sd .cr' uu.H ~ .o..,.a
| .' 'r mas , pH~eI h,aa 81. l'i,o III.
hsL.nneh.li " ball, 5ilcI with po~dq-.
| art mace 20 explode, %, .n.rrg ct =, Uts.. in
hiy gwen iiuc a,,er u oil lfr '.tc lion ~ iall
A ,l'crs ia a hoiin- b.u ~.,h f,u- .Ieni u. m
ttca a. o.c ~ tho h1misae ell hts iii irf with
4 81 l.. 4. d.
NN'>'r" " ""m.h IN contact with Graps
| 'hvt ~ uado hy 'neusui.g tosatho-, riih
| 'hc Hl' oi tW" iiuta, tao dt.r e .cod
! and c.utro boil, nine ,sll, which s.y,r,to
ON leaving the gun from Nhi.h they arc
| hrod. Canister lhOt "a ml.o ~ ilitug a tin
| cat Ntcr win balls smaller t,aa thuse u.,d ia
| grHtC s1". 1h'y aoptu.c tnt 80 cNccnt N in
| similar manner. Tne slTapuol shot Is A hol
low ball, nliod wi,h leaien bullets aad ,ul .hur
| ~ the C,uttu t' which su exploding charge of
| PWdr, i' Nl@',d, and hrod by .uic similar o
| thrt - . norh thcl.
Tho tiilet cannon has tc,u in, cut,d vi hA
vice 10 overcoming The itIcruluIc Of pro-
Jgc'll,a and thus increasing the sccuu's uf
their Hight. Tho accuracy of tho Armstrong
gun. believed TO ho The uirai perfect Of riilad
cannon ~ hl'y-''ver times Hs goat ai that Of
o swCoth. burod cannon.
Otpr rioc.'c- iugoutid forute by rileI ranrpu.
there arc rhrco kinds ltuEct cNptuI,uf and
tlugtirg. OF the 1nnf.d .hoss which are cat
win PROJECTIONS 10 tt tho rdIngs of he rnnnon
are S,Nyor's \i projoctiun-) ami SieNurucvs
q proI,,uou,) OF tho expanding class thcaa
are James liotcNl,Iss, Dyers, Rc,ts aud
PARROTS, each varying from tho o'hors IN ~,
manner oi producing che oyptnsipn by lotdan
rrgs or SOFT metal On, ul0p'v, t.r tho pa pose
u 'dtung q vild4sc 81 tho thud cl 49,,
0luPl1ng, thvro hut Cuo. fh. Armstrong. Al |
tri h.s ono may Uc lo,d,d oi.h,r fou brooch
vr mu2zle this can bo pu. iu q. the hrvccN only.
. AfOuni the pr1if c' lb NIg two tln a o' ltni.
lt,srr th1uih tiio.m huro o. tlc luu lne
Whtwor proicc'do l1 tw.,ul tvlt. pllro.i
80 iit exactly Tho bor1 OF 'hc gun. N rim @
cam ON pruj ciiles src elongated uul a., bo.h
|. rhHt and she'll.
S,mc ears rgc, IN E1.l.hmau. named
MARTIN, invented sy Om " illr Ol'.w
hlls with melted iron, which WA adopted boy
the Eng sh GOyornment, bu th~v ref i-ai as
human. the invent m of an American, oilcrod
them at the tiino Of Ito Crimcan War-holluy
tails filled with compound which woull spon-
tauoousiy ignite, a compound containing phos.
porous IN large proportion. The lecturer dis
played the combusthlc Properties Of this liquid
compound 10y spiinklitg 9lmo of II over
secession litg which at once took fire AMI was
consumed amid tho cheers Of the audience.
Paper NIoneJ-lIr. Cooper's Petition
The following petition, spplyilg e. an m-
portant question Of tho day tho principles lid
down by the man whom We del, hit " call tho
Father Of the Country, tbs great and good has
been lorwardcl t. Washington To bo ltld be
fore Congress
$50 HE Honorable n, Senate opd Hgne y Rp
JcsDtgtirtss
"Your petitioner, believing that letter writ.
ton IS George Washington, Ia rUply 10 a NOM
Dor oi the Mliyland legislature, In ru'ctonco
10 am Issue ~ ptpr money hy tho 'n'c il pc
culiarly applicable TO the plcsont condi ijn Of
our c0uu ~.
ellis reply was in tho following ever to be |
remembered words. lie said Had a voice |
in your lcFi,la'ufo | would give il de- |
cSlecly agai st the emission, for the rca-
Dn, that people always mistake as to
the amount of money necessary tor a cir
Culating medium. lie said, that ~ is not
the amount Of money m 4 country That m tkes
it plenty, hut It Is tho mpiIitv and the gertiin-
ty with which il passes the ryuUd Of circ iltion,
and ha in exact proportion as you alloy the
preclOu5 metals or = ar raper money IN the
volume Oi circulating mediun jJst iu that pro.
portion will oyerN thing in a country rise, and
that la'or would be- tho lat thing that would |
ioel IT,
"lIo thon declares that 'such policy would |
rot benefit ia. farmer or tho mochInic. T. will |
only benefit the dohtor, as il will enable him 10
pay debt with snacOw instead Of a SUBSTANCE |
"Ihe opinion Of Swodenb rg, as Communicl. |
ted 20 The Dict Of Sweden, contains alec q los |
eon wisdom worthy Of profound Confederation |
in the present financial CUndit on Of our coun- |
ny. Ho suul that "a nation that could lsgis- |
Ia q "A pee u,a.ent value into paper currouD, |
would DO a nation without parallel u tn |
world.
lir advised Li' Po7ernment 'to return To
spo', currercy az the only remedy that could |
ave heir nsilun from ruin.
= our pc t.o' or impol ed hy a do,ir1 70 sarv-
ubstart al interests n tho country, would |
most rcsp' fully submit that the history of |
Tho world has demonstrated the fact III u a mea-
"a of value, cal,ulltel 10 s cure tho reward
of labor 10 ttc chlud thai eIfnf IT, mast have In |
Ita inheI,nt value, the oyldcn.o o. labor ac
tully done.
"tyo.y other device as a measure Of value
has always 81, en- opportunity 10 Ito artiul and |
designing TO take advantage ul the weak and |
ursuspec log aud has tended O. tertIlizs the |
rch uan field by tho sweat Of tho poor mans |
bros
Your p.titiorcr would most hum'ly sub !
nit tra' it i- onlv posi- Ia So maintain
the Gro 1t OF ho government a.i socIre
Ir.rCr stm4,A 20 tho cnIyfp0s, ami
INDUSTRY Of tfe county Hv we'l-'oyi-oi
s.r'o N O, tax liuu rll % tIs ragul
DNlou.o a t'e so....aclt. ft tho n.
taus. o. az mDlo.. borrowed, 0ud gilhing
tuuttuIlCl1 % r.l.ru th. 4unHN uo.t wiki
IHu ro .Hr.l ,.u,d uitI.r. the .ear.r tIe
,.eHr,f.u. .u..r.mnui eau hr ma H'iHol 10
rl I'D .uN ..I rhp u...n t.Hs .,ilI [. ls tpr