Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1864-11-04

Tia shot whirled through the air from the
anglo Of twenty-five degrees, at which the gun
wes elevated, md, sftor describing beauti-
full aro, which was visible to the naked eye,
lropped iutD the water about four mllss on. -
Ths aoss n,s Is b: the cJili.ion OF tho Dali
aaj ,ar cir IN tbs l!cht Ut The former, vas
ii1b the a..i =! u 9ian:. IL @as hon'o:h'hS
liz ire peariar nt!-a piadt riy iiarfiaah'
ua.sl;c: thrrnsh sa!p'1 rigging. IL " dH she
;ocsani OF tbs cas!-. The goluIne OF spray
yh.Jau up By the bali atssr i.H corti let With
the water. T.s 30 great that ~c chuld not set
whe,Srr il ricbnchettad or not. though many
sail il did. On examining the elect ON too
guu, il was discovered that this time tho giant
wns fos,niug Little OF the mouth, the smoke
IL the burned powdar still oozing from the
;ap sga. H.: had consented to roll himself
h.:k Eva iss:. but, i'll oshor -o!pectB, Il d. just
Az nc;,.rc.
Tao .,un was nov tested. The range is t.
30 tus.rd at soma future day but, at tho
pr0rrr s!evat;on, aud with one hundred ind
lis asy -iss p3vnAs nf paw,or. II il expected 10
be between 6qo end Elk m;lea.
T..s following ACCOUNT Of tbs method Of cast.
ia, tbs guu Man written hy j. G. Esrrard
GSne,ai Grants Chief Gf Fnginsars:
CAPTAIN Eadunli's method consists especial
~ ir oast.ag the gun hollow, instead 81 solid
and by maans OF currsn. Of Tntsr introduced
int tho aure, Which icr~a tho mould of tbs
bore, cooling lrona tho interior. 10 insure the
o,lling shall be exclusively internal, the e1-
.erirr oi tho mould is' KEEP. heated during tho
whole prccssa Tha elect of this 10 easily
aacn ii ba thai The interior metal timm sdiate-
ly above The bore) solidifea the first, and
a. tha mare distant portions Ro!idify, there IL
r3:hias to oproae their contraction. They,
thrr,iorp assume tho solid state without oat,.-
ins tLose injurious atraias in tho moial caused
by rhe old process. In reality, Thcn the cIul-
Jog i'd properly mauasat, tue interior Erclsl
about s!a bora IL ia stats Of oo,np:es:l9n,
Eni the cx;e:ipr in s.nss OF tCnsiGn. exactly
AZ .hc.iy sl:o~s j. shculi DO to get tbs maxi"
!nnaa strength Of tho whole thickness of natal
'shth eut. Ie1i3d To internal stra'n. Not only
.ai3, hat ne III !rsl abou: .:is bore iin;t cooled
and in nn,p.ant crntac: with tho cooling Ine--
dun il, H. i: ch3c!i be, tsiy herIesl and
ulc&rrs..
BY ,ht h9'il casting p!occaIi it has been shown
tau. .r sn,.9i:- ns t. both :.iess 5nd.tiona-of
t.rA;na All! # .lar iusss-were iaat tie reverse.
u ca '';s pf.ct;csl limit to Increase OF strength
u h thickaes by thi1 process. These tho ret
49, ranaie tatioTl4 have been fully coIGrnel by
experiment. Several guns of smaller calibre
SIRE Gas. gni subjected 10 severe tests previous
- nt-,r1'n. So rnnsaH a caiibre. The hilesn.
r!:t ctm q: ~b;ch nos rpsnk has been sub
j,clol up - present d,,a, to Ihres hui!lred mi
iiity rounds With uIl charge. Tie svoras"
chH'::a baS bean thiry-6vH pouuds Of largo
rr.ilhd pow le., with shells OF three hundred aad
ei:, 70 ii1ee hundred aid lhirty.eigEt pounds
weight. a: ihe three hundredth round (no ls!ar
..laasrr!man, h., been made, believed lbs d:l-
ca:o ,ssts ap;i led 10 lha by. fried to iadcHis
t. sii2h:es; sh;n5s .uiIut Liberalization OF auy
kind
Fifteen inches is The calitrs Of the gun made
- ~ c1GerIncn, 10 .os. tbs p'IctcabiiIty OF
casting gu..3 Of e1trHor linsry cslibre BAD h"!r
efficiency. Tie result has convinced our Cri-
,!naue nGa".s iltsi i: is not RI extreme limit. 4
tHec;y.in:h gnn can prnbably be made, aud no:
only :i..Ie but used with facility and efficiency.
Enormlns aud expensive ss they are such guns
may prove rh-ir mission" aud few Of them iu
our important seR-ccast batteries Will probably
o. hereafter deeriel an esseata part OF thor AZ