The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1862-01-28

t. .hr North { rolinS Capt. Foo'e, Of tho
NV N.rt. tai gnoui. .., ot Cover o. Island.
Up. N,e Hon Geo. Op 'Nko Simeon Diaper
I q, Gen. WetmorV, Co Wctor OF the Fort {;
llntm Buuev, Esq, and IN any other promi.
bcrt ttr-,nagrs
o. the Battery Yard the party proc,c led
TO h, Eysiar Ficli4. ~ Nuokcu. whrrc The pro-
para ',ns fir the eNpcrim,nts hl.' already been
mate Tso guns, u te..m1ch col iGmi and .
Psuo; tif,d cannon, carry ing a al weighing
100 IOurcs were tiNed on p'urh CBSftN,cs over
AZ iupc,i q represen atton oi gun-ietS, near
them Na- An W ria ht lollcr N Ell TO sup steam
tr the leading apparatus, ana at u Ills tanC' Of
about an ,ishtb ot a mtle iloU ed tarsr mAiu
80 A. to represent q Ction Of II battery gr1Ior
At about Two o'clock the ColumHini was l,H1cd
bv means Of the Steam uuChn cry alluded 10
In the description ot the uiuineur Ot the v,s-
sci The first ard fourth shot, struck tho ta,'-
get each mtkug An IN irutatiuu uf about an
in b and a half ia depth III lac Irnor trc'l
which thoN glanced otf over lhe wRter, one ui
the shots BURSTING The arnor was inclrci o.
an angle ot about twcnIv three degrees. thus
casting of instead Of meeting tho full force Of
the ball
The second and bird shots poth missed M,
target ard went ricoclcttug far up ha rv.t,
sending up, from time to line On their course.
little lets Ot spray. The india a-ruuOcr suriu.4
b,tuit and behind he truuniuns of the guns,
which were expected tot take ~ the coil ui tho
guns, appeared 10 10 tnelr uuiN trvNlaIlN. n
column Of twenty inches Law behind the trun-
mons aud tou inches bOiute. The racui averaged
from seven aud a half to nine inches, ani the
numucr ut oscillations varied trum three IN ti,".
The tail weighed 12i pounds, and the charge
was eleven pounds.
Aittr this the Parrott gun was tried and
" To about the same results the halls seeming
however, TO make even less impression on the
aIr,ur than did the round balls
While these experiments we're going on, tho
gunpna. NausatuCk was Ctf AT a little distance in
the rivHt. turning without making hetdNiy,
sinking u Il ririrE hy means Of allowing wtter
to enter nct compartments, and pumpiug II cut
/ areir, etc tut uopoiy m,d TO pay much ~.
t'uton to her uiAnuuvr,s.
The experiments u.ius conc hdoi IA. invited
guests partouk of AN excellent dinner a. Mr
/ stevens uansiur. jas ice having heen done
to he cditla, ard pr'ahl' r. speeches were mate
10y PIKE Goiwin, E,q, Gen. B,nhiu, Ex-
Gov X ms. and Gov. K. y. Walker, each ot
whom dwell at length ON the necessity for more
defence for New lo * hArbur and OF the mt
I puitanc, ui cum,lotil the Stevens batter, Ter
ths urpos-. Cap Suners, ot the commission
/ apUoHt,d 20 examine the battery gpOk' briefly,
saying that the commission had ho found, heUn
mistaken un some points IN their report pitu-
/ culttlv with resp ct to the condition of the
/ gun deck by firm, large gun, over II. He " "a
s4ti.ted with IN, power of resistance If the
arnot was dsposed iavouhly toward tho N's-cl
ans would hc most happy to s-o it a success.
NJ. Stevens gave a short ske.ch of the progress
. of the experiments made 10y his family IN test.
ing the powers of ros.s'erce Of iron armor aud
10 getting this battery thus far advanced.