Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-11-06
FOREIGN NJ LITAR AND %!AV. :.


Is an csi1.nc9 that lie Ia o4i-i d, .nr -
| iy unon 'A"ir wooden walls or !: r.;!a.re Do.
their protection. tie syl:eIu1.. 81! rsc : :. .-
! tion hi! recently passed iv rir''.nr,,. gre.
| poses to exptni the SIm 81 ~ 90 ,'.n - E.
flying sc'egal d: tie srrc;E:.! p"in:s ~ ;'c
| cor-:.
The construction of nawc'Hul muaaJc Ia.
ing guns !,r the Il VI! service las been i't, !.
improved BY an Erg';,hN"n nar:aI ,.!",;r-
son Tie seG.ri;? o. he ierch nt' i :, =. =,
on VII; ii the principal strain ;ai!s. il +: e
ensured By haring s,':il b'r!: Of strr.
bored out for the interior tn e. ard :':n =:
sold forging shruri; ever i. viii i It -
c|ninlcd will give nuah ,a9rc s,li'i,:y IL,
heretofore TO the construction oi large r.
rance.
The forthcoming tT;a! Of SIR " i;ail i,>r-
strorgs coo FOUNDER r;Aa'l gnu j. a>;:nu .r
looked f'r in England. dnuh5 cec:a ~ 60. =
ist as to whether Tie metal ii nc r.i;:.' ,.
tube will withstand firiu: el,r@"t'l s.r - ::
largo propor;iona:c chsr-cs ut ,,",. = ! -
hclieTet lowcyer, thai it is r't n F; ri
II fire such CHARGES. unl">s viii m:,.' .-.
! 50 that The Tit, shell firing viii :, M" -
i''ary.tA the firing Ct tho round BAIL Eo ;Aos
suiid balls, sphericnl shells will ALTO IT, ,.rs'
viii! this gun. 80 that a vcrv inrorn;im. "a
rics ofcyaerimnns may 10 an'i.;,at"i
The British Ordnance Department Fas o,-
dared thGt brass Janl."a 81 II h., ;,~.vrd whan
.0S nf an in.b below n, .r!in raI ;r,. I'D -
terwardI FL she'd This ;,itcrai " ha. btcr
inptcd in c,lnoocn or lis 'a:i IN, ir..,,E,
served that tie Gee: Of slie rr'sfciu-Ga irrr
.hrnss or.li:anr" ';hc' i;rci with ;:,c .>.ai
wrriage il u almost ell eases 70 ieavc -,ri.
u n!ca;a;;uns rear the arat Of TIE .,or.-.
Ia. ,l,,t,. IL Il
b. removed in finishing the Gun.
TIL, construction OF explosive shells viii nn'r-
h"ar. r::.i':es is row a;'rrrtirr r"rsii"rsbc a.
t-r';' in En2i&nd. in :heIn be- sam" ,,urrn.e
is "a ctcl rs in Sir w. Arms'ron@'s .*pr.rpt
she'll, in much l.s| co'up'i"ai'l and costly mar-
ner. RI" OH 81 ii this construction = T., lrrcr-
mine Beforehand the number md $40 ct riu
fragments into which Tie shell shall srnara.c,s
the explosion o: l.. charge. This IS if.rrei ~
casing Tie sh upon poly h"A;al ron~. r.f-'i
OF npnn the usual sphere. i is manifest l,t
the shell will be thinner and cnus 'qrcurlv weak
e :lGu- fh" Inca c0r"cspn1 Ing to thu eie,' :
he ro'yl.drai conn tnGs elsewhere ], j. W.
known ih;t M abrupt c!irnG" in the ir cton ~
tn" snrf2re u: y csSihg. Produces w'cS.:"9s aior.
tie inc nf rhs change On his arraant tho
trnlerc, to fracture nil! be greatest along the
edges of the pg!yha2rG! cnri" lG ";Hi'.r.'It
shells the coru'is ya,"l 20 salt til" al:4pa II Tie
IN 'ryn pa:c s:G%'n ram recent: iaurcIc
from the yar.i Ct Mr>sIs. Laird iir"ihcr..
Birkrnhcad. :.:ri SAIL to Ia CONSTRUCTED rl7.
.hr Chinese Gr"Hf ns"::. ,tou.::! E::s: ?at"i Of
havu. ln>S 'ir:i:Gi G">t'ratuu. i ,!ra:yiho:
~ vrs-ci az 500 tons iurth"n and r"arir
$50 lert long. She HIS ic:uii." appeal
anre. h;ivirr 81 u:Us"ai:r cat rcarl. TIC
rlrtcS. icrkncar: Az. GI,. l., ing Il :lC:3c
strength. The inside sHcl! 81; til; y,asni and
tho shell below :lic.w;I-ci' r.a!m arc 90; G@a hr
thanking sig inches t.ii:I, :;';S San KIN" jrtc
ac.;n covered by iron plarcs two a;.d 81 h;Il.
inches il thickness. The vessel has Il s:~r'-
la- appearance n the watcr ! a. a,r" -
cula. than nic.. Ii. whole OF 10 Is - =
composed of fn!giac ii sii'h thi:Ercs- t'.s;
,.cre;ratiCn is IL. u:-EIt ons oi :'e u;-a: aa.--
! Tic engines ~ rEiah tie "c- Il NJ, - pre-
pe!ie:i ure upwards ii $50 horsepower. "l:3
| whsle nf the upper d.; is u..t 81: ir,r'.
Tie flannel can Ln l,wcr.'s: at i.,.'u-c -E..f .
| the ,nus.s are f. ircn :rd fmnl H}"- n -,
.deck. The vessel will have two Of Can't: rriH's
revolving curolNs.
| i code 10 rG3niat Gas e.. the :,!iiamrr :
the officials ard o:hcrR ensrg god IN .,rcsa~'. =.
and bennilg the slabs %? iron i.s Il ~ i,..,;,
INC vessels u'dc- crnsirucr;sH 80 ri,fth..'
'ck ard has been sued .; tb, i.:''- i
! the Admiralty. TIE IT. n is 20 hc i.e4;,.
! f;rc be- ding, md 'he i Loving rra..n,. g..
arc 70 10 Observed in he ..Ioccss: | :. !; {
hea: shall Rot hn carricI 20 80. / hi. c1t:;.J
To iriurc the iron. y. The h.G,r /. S!r!i
! lo:r, gradually, 80 "a t" Lrat III la &c ra
unj'nIml: throughout it, subs anr": I'D " g.
The heating .;.!t.:,e inu,t fe g. ARA; ,.,t.,s
| 10 prevent "rrr fire currents i.Hm ii.ig,n. -
! on the edges Of tha plates. hy cEiic. G:ir
would bn ioEe The C. ;Irn''er, upon y "a.
rernrt tie cc,lo WIS framed c,H..i ~ go
| from grod 10 brightest red mr.. 80 - :. .,-
is within which ,ho plates NAY r. ........
end. prc"i!ed proper rrrc"H,''i'- - 4: '"-
consider tina: ls .uD viii b" r"tiirf =. So
| than injured by the operation. lr i.... .-
cred highly ucxScdicht 20 hsui Il i: .."
cold, or only slightly heated, rs rne,e icT
kinds OF iron sufficiently du"'la t" h...ic;i
even in small bars, wlthnat jay " ur
structure OF the metal. AMI ii iarg. iI",-
this attempt viii he very iniur'u-. a.. "r"'
| if the external surface sh,ud cscnI" il ;n y,
the process will Inevitably pr duce undn" Il:
trrnaI strains, vc-y ir;";manral TO M p ,v.I,
| r. 1 =. L