New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-03-31

,sder stirrup-strap; Traces Is inch wide, three
Shkpessss leather with spring hooks to bitten esuer
70 shafts; SHAFT Grths pair Leg-suA''' VI"
stirrup-strap.
AMMUNITION BOXES
Are made TO contain twelves rounds for the rifle gun
and nine rounds for the smooth bore l2-pounder
The kind OF ammunition in the box is psinly marked
IN the outside. and the marks should be carefully
noted in packing the ammunition answ. Rope han
xles are fixed on each end Of the boxes, by which
they should always DO handled carefully key to
withdraw the screws to o. en- the lid shorld always
bs found becketed TO each box. There are bowels
On the frame Of the gun carriage, by which the
boxes are steaded in their place in moving; also, 90
tbe Timber two boxes are carried on the gun ear
xisge and three on the timber. Two more can DO
kshed on the gun carriage, and two on the timber,
n necessary.
THE MAGAZINE TANKS
Are Of copper, with capacity for 100 pounds Of
powder; they are water-dght, and can be put over
board from the launch, aud towed by line asiern
70 prevent explosion, vheneve, the launch IL under
Gre.
AREGIMENI or MiRISE ARTILLERY
Consists of from 400 10 600 men. divided ior duty
snto guns crow, launch crew. and horremen.
UNIFORM OF OFFICERS
The uniform Of officers same 40 Geld artillery, eX-
sept cap, which is Navy pattern.
UNIFORM AND EQUIPMENT or MrN.
2pairs of navy pants, peailscket. blue frocks
fshirts) pair boots pair Shoes i cloth cap, /
Black silk handkerchief, under-shirs, lsr draw
ers, 2 pair stockings canyas bag for clothing.
ARMS.
One NAVY revolver one Navy cutass. one ease
knife, attached 10 leather belt.
IMPLEMENTS FOR ONE GUN
2sponges and rammers Brisile sponge, / shot
ladle ard worm, lock and lanyard, i drag rope, l
krail hsndsTike, gun cover, tompoD, can oil in
ell Of timber csest, tsrpsulin Sxl0 f. strapped on
imber chest, nosebags attached to handler OF pea
Jacket box on timber.
AND IN sPlRE-ARTICLE BOXES.
Haversack, Fuse Pouch and Belt, Vent
Pouch and Belt, Extra Elevating Screw, Extra
loop Bolt, 3 Wooden Sights. Powder Measure,
Powder Shell FuuGsl. Fuse Cutter, i Fuse TX
tractor Fuse Wrench Fuse Reamer. 1 Spare
COMPRESSOR, / pound Deeswax, Tube Lanyards,
4 Lock Hammer, extra Linch Pins, extra Linch
Washers, extra Graduated Sight, | Pieoe Lock
LANYARD Cord = Vent Boring Bits, GunneTs Gin
lets, Rat Tail Files, Steel Cannon Spikes, Vent
Punches, l Fuse 1lslet, Fuse Plug Driver. pair
Gupners Pincers, Fuse Gauge ! extra Sight
Screw.
IMPLEMENTS FOR ONE LAUNCH.
1 Shifting Chock; Shifting Strap; 1 Shifting
Handspike; 3 Pivot Bolts; IL PassiDg Boxes Of
Leather; 2 Tram Tackles, b inches; Retreatng
Line, 900 fathoms, y inches; Wooden Rollers, u
Snches diameter. feet long, leaving Line;
Painters; Wooden Buoys; Watsr-breakers, five
0allons each; Grapneis with 80 fatboras Of hue;
Bkids, for landing field carriage; ~ fathoms Of
strong lashipg line, i inch; Bilge pumps; 4SPars
3 feat long and inches in diameter by which the
gun and carriage may be carried on the shoulders OF
She men over bad places In the road. and taken so
pieces.
PROJECrILEs.
The projeOes used in the guns Of the marine
artillery are Wiards canister and the Hotchkiss pro-
iectiles for rites. Tho regulation light l2poundeI
6xsd ammunition Is used in the smooth bors guns.
CONCLUDING REMARKS.
Special efforts have been made by the Ordnsues
Bureau 70 throw discredit upon my g1ns with re.u'
Tar army officers and no OF these officers aaa
ever been allowed TO make q comparative trial. to
use one Of my guns in service. Thus, any opinions
chat may be expressed by that elias, Of officers must
b. theoretical aud of bus little weight AS compared
with the many strong testimonies in their favor iron,
volunteer officers of distinction and Large renee.
who have used them in service, and On many hard
fought battlefield.
The Marine Artillery Of North Carolina has be-
come, 10 some extent, demoralizea, principally be-
cause their organization has not been fully COM
pleted up this time. Sailors enlisted for this
service who are proveibaliy famous FOR their fight
ing qualities, and who readily eulit for service
Like this as they feel thai alternate service on ship
and shore gives them Liberties they do not attain in
she regular Naval service.
The late delay attending the payment Of troops
not understood BY the sailors OF the Marine Ar
tllery, they suspectns that tho failure to receive
ther pay was the result Of the irregular character Of
choir organization They should DO 90 deal, with
hereafter as TO give them renewed confidence.
Notwithstanding the evident efficiency OF this
branch of the service, and the gaantry Of the reg
mens under Col. Howard in North Carolina, Gen.
Ripley has steadily refused to recognize it, or 10 pro-
vide such additions 70 the equipment as have been
required.
As an lustrs.ion Of this hostile feeling Oh the part
ofthe present chief Of the Ordnance Department, 1
give the following:
On one occasion l received notice that a reoui.;.
zion for additional stores for the Marine Artillery in
North Carolina had been handed 10 Gen. Ripey.
which, OF necessity, must be supplied by me. was
10 Washington at the time and had the stores
there ready for prompt delivery. The stores could
no, be procured from any other person than myself.
and called upon Cen Ripley to say WA Informed
he had req uiston for me- and If it were handed to
me there could supply it from stores had in Wash
tpgton. lie very il.ua.uredy told me that the re-
QUESTION bad been mailed to mo at New-York.
Asked him for copy Of it, which he refused. As !