New-York tribune., 1872-03-14
~ , en- a.,, vaRAPg TO TIL. TRIBuNEi

NOW ARMS ARE sOLD-sALhs 49, na""n ~ ms
INV TuEaRAPH TO THE TRTBuNEl
xy..r,ycroN. March l3-Col. Benet of the
o,dusncc Bureau pretty closely questioned 'ouay
=, tbe Senate French Arms Investigating Commlt'ee
eut with one or exceptions. the points developed ny
abe examination have either been fully understood be-
fore or were OF little importance Mr. sehuL Questohed
the witness to the exact time when sale OF arms or
stores hv the Ordnance Bureau Is competed Ihe pus
ness is generally conducted 10y the agent III NeW-iorR'
who receives the offers and communicates them To the
Ordnance Bureau, recommending SAFE or not Inc
matter is then considered by Gen. Dyer, and II
ne thinks II advantageous To effect the SAFE
he so reports TO the Secretary of War; who, IN
turn gives nj, approval The Chief Of Ordnance then
,torms the agents that is authorized to SELL THIS
hast letter the business SO far as the ordnance
Office is concerned and Col Bnet said that the Depart
,ncut would consider itself IN honor bound to denver INC
arms or stores ordered To be Sold
In the cross cxaminatOn II turned out that me com
,etiou Of the sale is sometimes the discretion oi
se NewYork agent For instance. the purchaser 'onc
siues after puttiugu his margin. finds that the
not Of as good quality he supposed an" u's"'s
70 withdraw THE Department. ON re9resentmaon m r W
the agent has sometimes Icu' ~ 'uo ~
chaser In Major Crispn has pten M
,ean concerned the bargain been closed but on
receiving the order. Cr,pin has found mat INC s0"us
could be sold at much higher price ana ma; ~
Department The inference from 'hI5 p'n seN'i"S 9,s
that IT, after the oruli'itoc i - b. ,,ols an,
authorized or completed sale. and before c e"HHS M M
.;tbsr me nnrchascr or The Government 10 vii ldraw
sroin the hal gam. IL ie done without NV I'M %
.oli IN tbc Krpiiuctous was not delivered until SIX
weeks after IL had been discovered that icmnE,o WI
a French agent and money was rdld on u'cih ul,
sh pe dav after that discovery. tine Department cou'd
with proprety have Stopped tt n"e' 's notbing of
mis- Kind was done. IL evident that me war p.lr
nent was very particular whether SOFA 10 1'"n'e
Ccl Bene did no, think the defensive capacity Of tie
con1arv had been greatly impaired ny the ~ai" "f irns
,YT,ng' the French war. The Government 'as an"ut
10000 brcechlooons onstets and rgilrr n, .; ,, ~
earbincs and 3S5,Sie new Juuzzr o"dlue S ~
With these and the arms that could he hou"nt ana
manufactured, he llou-At t;at troops cqm,o c ne ne
service Rcnct'- testimony to-day therefore sho"gl,
Firsf: That the War Department .hd not consider the
fact that the arms sold oct y ana IS lsn Ti M p t
chased hv an agent OF one oi 't hcii!Itit', u, SUI
rhnur tlt offer OF better price might have been gOod
snorep reason for Crspip 10 have broken the bargain
Oe.rIy 10000 mem 10000 or then-haif cavalry and
Laii lnfantry-with br9echioadins guns
TWO IMPORTANT ORDERS
WASHINGTON. March 13-fhe two ordcr-
.yrendcd have important bearing "n th'
,.lee of arms TO the French, now undergoing
,pvesti-atiou They prove that not only WAS the
sale contemplated 10y tbcWar Departments bat ihat extra
ordinary care was taken 10y the premonitory order GO
1s) that there sod h delay in Their shipment when
wanted II stated good authority that the steam
shl Ere lay on OON'I'"i iN''I' "i'' '''" WV " am
on hoard from nc arsenal. without any Inspection a.
thc arms having just come fiop company use, we're o
course iu excellent order.
UIADVC AHTrIS DNrAH1ifN1 OF 1uf EfsI. J
NFn-NOEk CRY. Dee 10 tSiu.
CfNrrAt OYVFYS No 1S-ln cOiupli noe With insfruc
fir. Ndu; Generals once, commanders 0
,ouiulu,c, winch AZ present supplied WIN bree"h
iduC arGi- 3uaDGfaetdrod ITi0r tO lss VII al once
NH, fc0ui. lion fOI the requisite nuticr oi arms OF a
rcu M er. and VIII pre- pare 20 TJuse. tue arms no"
,ntaoir possession TO -7cA place a. may 'e hei''lr
"''' ~ E,ic,dic,.Gcrcial N'D0wLLL
t7su,,,v NcKccytr. y --t AdiWJut|'tDt"'
HfHorAFrAHS prPARTNESr or nn EAer}
-YoHK CITY, De-. Ii, $50
ftNffAt. ORBFRs No Ig.-t 0uiDandtTs ~ companies
vii tlrn receipi Of the Of the new paittfD 1e
f,t. a. m General ordrrs No. a. current series, nom
,hc>c Hclauarters ttausfer Immediately all arms in
iiit possess manuac lrcd prior to lstS 10 Major
ki4- Il iu OrGug.vt DE 'pJituinlit, New York City
Ti, omar 81 masters Department viii furnish tbe
.ss.uS tran ro,t6t.oH. ~ commaud OF
Eli.-(,Cn NJ 'DOWElL.
CHtI>t ~ NthIINiR.
A.-iStaut Adut.tt-tl !, neral.