, 1870-08-26
u ~. New cal Method OF Taking Ltfc

from ta4 Lpt10eh 'H!Ess aug. T.
It is le;'eved that the frussians hats some
rermitted TO be c1pso~ive. It ia certain that
the Trench mit1ailIa1se has ANAL bore. II
all this he true, il il 20 much tue Tosse !oS
the French, aud a1otds another proof OF the
eteru iutslIiGence with which pTuseiau prcPar-
atio1.s for tho Inevitable struggle hase been
carried on during the past four years.
Before following ont the snhject Of e1pio-
.iye proiectf]e. We would mention that tho
Rnteians hare adopted tho Gatlis,s, as they
do most American inventlons, wEs'ner good
OF bad. frem pri-ustic powder to HOFFMAN
guns. The Au+trians prefer the mtfnllleHse;
the prnrsiaus have not adopted either upon
large eeale-pezlaps they have few OF both
Tie English have waited aud watched. and it
10 psat<iia o.. no sh.A work ONT sf.n,a IN. .
fsovenenss Ct ota tT oiher. aAd adopt 1t, but
too late for Ills war.
II explosive bullets, large or small, are 10
he ustd- how arc they to be made. anil with
nhat composition arc they to Re filed In
England. 3fr. Abel, tie talented chemist OF
III. War Department, will, co doubt, be pre-
pared with m An.wer- Mcanwhlle, we are i1-
slaughter Of horees in France Was 10. executed
bs the raitrailen-e, bnt py the Gstllngt With
e1piosiye trojccii'es f1te3 with powder in
vented tpy II. re1tuiset. Bat tha accounts OF
there experiments are stEangelf contradictory,
and ue are iacli1ei u believe that the 1lltrAll-
lensf. Will tLuau eAFNetse uaAetss Aee PeA-
formed At elo1t range Of 800 metres similar
work to .ha3 done r. tho Calling 1t LOCO
me,zea With explosive projectiles weighing
:.-.5 gzanCacs II oz. Is dwt.} and charged With
pett11iect powder. ...
De this ~ it may, We have to 1e1ate the re-
su1ts OF two experiments with Pertuises pow
der-the 6ret By the Anstrians againef iron
Plate. at Fo1A; I; the second By small partr OF
Ergliahtucn Against tcEses. in London. yet-
tezGay. The Austtlan exrt runa1!te We're mace
last September. ard we're in continuation Or
series eommcueed acme tine before: Tho
target was Intended TO represent the side of
plates. one Of As incliee thick. the other AIS
inches. English measure. The backing was
10 iu:hex Of hard xoo5, then ays iron sk.n 5
riches thick, ana behind il y inches Of OAK.
The gun was of { inchee calirte: the charge
was Il kiiogramEes Of common poaaes. NE
Yzoieetiles we're Ct cast-ison7 Eaade u Austria.
They weighed % kiloErztomea. and those in
terIed 10 explode contained l.50O grAumas
Two solid shots were first fred st the target.
and only inden:ed the face Of It. The ftst Of
rlate Al d dam aged the hacking, but dlalodged
amass Of iron y inches By Is. The second
/ ronnd struck on solid plate, and not only
| DESTROYED the iron. but so smashed tho back
| inc ss to render the tcrgct uEat for further
e1Terimeuts The opening IL the front platea
%AR thl3 u0e IN u1oAt Seoa42eA AoAo 1A'@A4 9t%eA
Il Tbo 10 Pertuiset powder was first employed
for small bullets only, and it's adoption b
Eueeia led 10 the congress at ST. Peters
bare. where the principal military powers
Of Europe decided not tn qse it in small-asn
| ,aynu1nri,ion .gain=t men- The. United states
eTcsment, TIE inventor claims for this
n5xdfr s atscmte safety in use, but re -houls
fHa Il, paa ii veil t1led before handling it heed
lese1s. Il isbe true that the psa.sisns =, r.
stoat to use it in p1oleetifes fired tro@ I'M
Calling. lis. moral effect, when n. enp,osss' mp.
asai, Il villages, tousee, aha :nHs ~s,'s mu"A
greater than that Of the mltsaansuse;d ssd,,, v.,
aas nhs to1 sas1sts she sn1osssion Il Surgeon mi
W1.i, md we're corducted in she'd attscae
!. sSe gard Of. Geesss. Wlptley + shay 3, nos: =:
-laagnte1e.e, u .Se. IS Green street. 81, Mse; &c;
fr:.ts road :1r. Afs'as w.s present "i'a on