Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1864-01-01
..3FnC;iAL NOTICES.
49,. 10 1IIC OrrICEpS SOIDT

s.g- TO TILE OFFICERS, SOLDIERS
AID CITlZ:;i:; or THE CnNFE DERA 7 z
Sr.TEs.sirc. III" year ~, have devoted mnch
tn,,sh ard lah"r 10 TIM ms-3t!on Of machine for
aerial l. c'mctnn by rhc pIorhr form al ok
al appnrf"ges o. the body were r;v aut -esdiv de
,,i bat "a essfu operation has hsen d-isvsd hy
,'- NJ suitable power 10 rive prar icl effect
tn: difficulty has bn"p ov"rcrGr, however. by my
ii. iavCotinn %: an engine To r"w motive power.
vi ie i. atiars'Y adapted ~ and deemed Amply uf
cis' tr :his ctjHct For obvTut rca4"2s II would bs
im57opr rn|I.l the p'aa br Which 'h- great ard long.
sons h EtsiipHEm Of aerial oc nr'ioG rsv h: aiancl
E,r!y in year lSGl, sent o"n7i Il to .tc fr"y
tiona Cirgas, then In session E, N"lrGon r., nszng
Assistance ~ hs.!f Of ny 1Tsm'ion. wish the ri W
employ nj 2gart cur cDcme- i'll '-e sIttiug whr AT
Bln..,I',art prri0d similar 'picSt,ul presented
10 iha body ik-r ssenIhcd c thi: ely. With like CD
ic-r l.'e. ng.:rd still ano'1er application in TIE
san, ir9.- ta' ds1 10 member of the llouae OF
Repre- Of the Uoacd-rar States Congress- bat
~hich never p""S.n 20 that h.ry. And to com
,.e the Fetch OF s:rh efforts my part u obtain
gsu'iyr Md In September lat m.mora'ized the Legs.
lar Of Virginia, at III q time ned Ia session
In This city Bat reSr; 10 say that all OF these appl
cations failed TO elicit any attention 10 the great impor
Of this invention TO our crir. A. hi. ;ius. And
finally at the gstion Of G-n.. "a p f. Tes an CT
regall ree:rel IN su'inr G,y Invention to IL.
giTeer Bureau Of III. var Dep -ct;sr where !; It
7aiued asuy weeks wi,iou, in esd ,a,os, and wa.
withdrawn 'ea days since. And feeling a profound
personal lataTaat In hc of add the To-
ur!Lsc- of ccuniry now appeal 10 TIE ci;zc5s
aAd s0ders q! tie cOutrs ~ lnge r AID In Rising IN"
nssrr 10 coatruc =2d put ID operation the lr'de'"
(Ird of ArtJ.
BY hn o. considerable nunioe. OF Siege machines
all of he Yankee armies upuu sni and their
huckaGng sets may be spselily irsa Of dearoyrt
In the pr.Ient conina VI rolEtey |, viii tuSe :
iarg to construct The reqs., number OF Blrds Of
Art for ts Object bu' " this TP-al h"nd be resp nda
10 geu-ra y need cor.3a. -:0r: han dollar
that may pare ~I;hput jnoo- vrnoncs-
IN der rid cu'rv Ct he prls atpas and perls
tris feudish Lac. tine vii; suuu: live
turd;ed duar.
II orr sIirn; roi memorial - ibe legislature oil
VTziDia Will seryS t. SLoS hcv Iii most drsirabls object
! chn he accnmp i-haG
NOV. l-t Il bs .urpos;I that this number e o00) OIL
:tese Birds of Art s.a.npsd ~ h distance If q VI
mics from hoss military ;icaiion 6rmads
r. vess j.: ihR. each !T';snriJ sEpcied with
Il t~prund xrlosive she'l. nene started ring'y o;
three abreast, goin. ard dropping these d.
srrctive missiles rom ront Of elevation heyord tbs
rNch II his ccmys gurs then ro:urnirg to the Place OF
departure ami relra''-g and thus continuing the move
tue II 100 -iles pr hour II will he
'het Will TO rr-irt of twelve hour. hundred
fiy tHE-qad d'n-dcrliaR bowbs could be rhine
L0Sn ~ that d-fep1iv land
:snS y-r sold rcu'd withstand for SINGLE day
ST usei arE-I ard stips YOU be elnos ins7nt
r!-st- ed without tie lsas; chance OF escape"
Rrtoraaf resn'rifI': made &c the Senlcrs and Re
r~s,"r'atr-i IN ca gees frrm %=.'sslpn Hnu II. W
'..T:- c,cal Eouse DELI a,es Virginia Les!s!a
!-.- ava Gs-. :. y a.herston, Mis-
II 0. DAVIDSON,
Omar srrn i.,rr Generals offire
T!CHToyn w.. Ja,aa-y, i-6i jsll.