New-York tribune., 1868-06-10
THE CUAssEPOF GUN.

The Paris correspondent OF The LondOn ItmeS
SAYS: Marshal Mel, Minister Of War, has just submit
ted to the Emperor report on the practice win tne
Chassepot gun That arm given out in the month OF
September, 1885, experiment. to the Dattaioh oI
Foot Chasseurs Of the Guard. Its distribution TO the
other regiments Of the Guard only commenced az Ine
close of March 1851 and ~ ss to the
Infantry Of the ne the whole OF when was y
the end Of April last or IN little more than " @ %
regiments the experience obtained permits an 0pnon
be formed the efficiency Of the weapon ane sgu
aton range OF the new rifle 1000 meters, athough IL
may easily extend to 1,l0O. The proleeuie nrea as
velocity OF 45O meters per second mas yt 81 e
distance Of $50 metres the Dai ooes 1ot @ rise
much above the line OF aim which result Is u most
with the arm may be loaded in any position kneel
ing seated lying down, as well as standnR e men aIe
able 10 fire seven eight even 10 shots per mhule TAX
Ing aim or IA without shOuldering the gun. Wlth
the old musket the maximum range wac put 6Oo meoeIs
the velocity 324 per second, and the men un0er
nouns Conditions were only able TO fire two shots per
minute WHILE they were forced 10 loau ssnhunk ney
nreeson OF aim the advantages less remarkable
The suboined table shows the average number pei
distances and the mean results obtained by the three
Of men pre- R6. ns in ns proof
OF the facility with which the troops become accustomed
to their use Averages obtained Distance in Meters
With the old rihed musket. 200 goo cog Se l,0c0
Infantry Of the Line. e....;..-... 5Oo 100 %
With the ChassepOt rifle.
Infantry Of the Line tlnstruc- - 80 "a
tion recently commenced. 3o'6 2@2 W. IhS o.
Foot Regis. Of the Guard I'm - -. .. y
struction more advanced: 694 SI5 1oo zo ioV
Foot ChssseVs Qf the Guard 40 ,ss ga, %. a7
(Compiete lnstruetiOn).... 69.S 1910 SOL % ISL
The Minister then points out some deiects wnen nav
been discovered during the use OF the new ~ h
OF which none was of serious nature ahl al VI wo
have been in great measure remedied Lne most IRE ,
quent accident appears to have Deen ns e e tnan
tho fracture Of nipple In the Old
ne Of thai portion Of the mechanism. and the number
broken Is at present inconsiderabe MoeoVer inc
are exercised in IT, and perform it with great rapidy
The Minister that the taste for firing at targe
IA in the army aud proposes to encourage ~
by instutng comPetye meetings 1or when m Pr,Ies nS
should be given Ss SIa y Ss
SRG SENSATIONAL PAMPHLET-wAR BETWEEN FRANCE
AND PRUSSIA.
The Paris correspondent of The london Times gives
summary OF new anonymous pamphlet which advocates
sharp short but decisive with Prussia, The writer
takes the ground that in war between Prussia and
France Russia will be the ally Of Prussia, and that as
Russia not yst prepared for war it is important fOr
France 70 humble Prussia Thg OBJECT q the war;
according 10 the writer should not be the 6ega6ite
Of France but the liberation a qerpany from pfIs
rule The war once over Il VIII DC for Germany m 70
be to protect the manifestation Of the popular Will
BY universal suffrage % o. PaSnS y
Prussia win be rejected by liberated Gernany ana the
OF Wnrten6aTg Lower saxony will take back her ma
tonal dynasty which she has never renowned the dy
nasty Of the uelphs Of the most ancient OF Europe
against despotism and Capitalization, then repre-
sented by the Hohenstaufen, as they now are by
the Hohenzolern, with population OF s,OO10O,
will be In the north what Bavaria Is In the soutn 10
constitute that kingdom which viii hold excellent q
place in the equilibrium OF Germany 1t will be sufficient
to restore Hanover TO her legitimate soyeregns ana 10
Join 1t Westphala far as the Rhine ana the uey OF
Oldenberg The Duchy OF Brunswick Will be united TO "
some day by the extinction OF the Ducal Drancn OF
the Guephs The Duchies OF Saxony WILL OF themselves,
demand To be united TO Royal Saxony Prussia VIII DC
driven back beyond the ElDe. -,
The writer ventures to hope that her conquerors Will
not abuse their victory after Jena for ~ s never
good TO drive courageous people 10 despair Prussia
must remain q compact and wel-defined Kingdom she
must have Magdeburg to enable her TO defend the
Elbe. She must be left all the territory ON the
left bank Of that river including the Duehies OF
Mecklenburg which nature seems TO have made to
be absorbed by her, aud which will complete her line
of coast ON the Baltic. Frankfort will recover her
Republican Government, to which she owed her pros
perity. The new Confederation would have defensive
given TO the Northern Confederation. With such an
organization, Germany would enjoy all the beDens OF
national unity without the disadvantages OF eentraz
ao and she would be safe from all attack from abroad
without becoming danger 70 the other States OF Europe
The writer concludes thus
all future impossible would be Too much 70 nope
FROM human But think affirm that organization Of
Europ. wishes Of the people and tue prucpe s
tonaes understood in is true snse-sn that would e
Of the Turkey against the dangers which
for the last half century menace her, reeonsttae
ees her people would Keep of for long tine the prn
eua which this pubc opinion AID keep
Europe alarm II the had such results sbou be regretted
Lei pope situation. Let them W 10 mind how
the EMPEROR described it, IL not either With Its security
nor It's chances The Of thugs which ~s have
khei would be- the contrary sner war With !" hPp chances