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ffon ihe .Se'c loyk Commercial Iiduert;s.r,
Tho torpedo III rirnly MI American invention,
ard " IN fitting tint hero II Rioul bo brought to
Its nosl destructive pctfccilon. Two torpc.looh
that aio pt4nsol Ey their 1nAhera to effect tho
1noat tlnmasing ioaUllH. Those ohgnos aro
n,atvclous improvements OH tllu crule nfrnirs
that wofo ,lAod during our rebellion. Il,o kosH
lohlcd WITH oxrluAvos wcrc anchored III tho
pl,4ta!ctl tho explosion. Nodlatinctlen wae n4lo
botwoon frininl or fco bolIl would bo Btnnsllud
up with tho most judicial inpartiality. But
NOW great strides having boon n,a,'o III thoir
construction md workings tt u possible 70 move
o' tho pofaon dlrocttng Its n,oyemnnts. At tin
prosdnt t'no tliero ato two distinct folds for
torpedo exercise. Quo Is uuacr tho olnrgn Of
sho War Dopafsmciit, its object bcing to rontlar
hHibor defence an ttlyincbo ah possible.
Tlin aim VI Tho Way Department. Is to nuohor
tl'cao Internal machince III tho ehannol Of tho
sttea,n, 30 that Tiny win bo y few fost below
wl1orc tho kool OF tho vessel will pags. At
tachot to tho'n will bo 4 rod, ut ar anglo Of
sho'bottom Of tllo ship. Whom tho contact tnkes
plaoo, tt Ia communicated to tho sllure by n
magnetic wi,e that conncrta, md tho operator
Cali explode Or not, ns tio clloosos.
Tho Navy Department is endoavorlnE to per-
board asal1ist' tho onolny. and WIN, tlis Wow
Enpt. Ericsson, uf monitor fnmo, md Air. Lny,
Of Buffalo, tnan oI great Inventive capacity,
have. respectively perfoclcd two torpodoes,
which promise tho tnoss Eat.sfaolory results.
Alr, Lrys torpedo, Which 1t IL expected will DO
bought by CongroHs, ~ a most retnn. kable In
strNnAcnt Of wnr. Quo Of thcsn has bcen cosn~
pleted at Newport, and tho results achieved With
1t arc marvellous ip tho extrc,no. Tho mRohino
IL propelled BY carboic acid gas, generated on
tho bout, end can bo sent In suy direction under
the water for Il Distance Of two Of three miloa.
a n1ap OH the slp, OF Oil the sflore Rultaos it by
Nouns of q n,ngnotlo 'riro, by which 4lo
can explode i any mo,noi't. It 1nhy naturally
bo asked, but how IL ilo to know where tho
macl,ino is WHOM 1t is submosged2 Huw IL he
to know 1t when direct Oh its miaBoA?" At
tachcd to tho bout, III in the caso OF the hnrbor
tulpedoes, il \ small stick, hut, lnli%o tho
tic director can tell tho prccise locntlon of tho
boat, ald when it touchoa tho ship, Inngl aud
away kho gocR. but this brings us to nuotllor
question. '.st,proso those a6uard tho vessel
it " attempted to destroy observe tho approacil
whe?" Simply thia: Attaclled 10 lho
stern Of tho torpedo iB n smaller ono,
md when tho boat draws near tho torpuao i
ns tic mont, smashing Tito pieces, md killing
those init. This IL tho Lay torpedo destructive,
llorribio cngiuo, against which there is 10 cs--
caNe.
Lo1g lslal,d, wllero its inventor has been
privately experimenting with 1t. 1t In 4 largo
affair, about twelve feet long BY thrco wide, aid
rcmilds ono ili very strong n1a'lner Of n hugo
coffin. Iilo tho Lay, It ts intended to DO used
differs from It III many details. II is opct-
aleA by compreBsoa mir on the slip 1t is
ucnt from, through flexible Canvas pipo.
Its position is ascorta!ucd In tho ba,no
manner as Lays. and whcn 1t has approach-
tho bomb. which has boon contained in coffin
liAe shell, is discharged by tho compressed air.
and, striking tho vessel, ,g exploded by percus-
eion shell, ,sl'attering tllo ship.,to pieces.
tween these two engines are those: the Lay,
having Its motor aboard, and being connected
Only Ly wiro, canaot DO brought back after
having been stauod. Erlcssons motive power
hoing nbaardft can be brought book ir tho pip.
tllo suffice, and NECESSARILY meets tho iron
plating when 1t atsuciis, thus finding greater
rusist.lnco than the Ericsson, which is
submerged over fifteen feet, where it bn Ia n
thinucr, plating, if nny at nll, md gains, be-
Blacs. the great resistance Of tho wafer III help
ing to 10 iis work Ut destruction. But perfect
experiments with these engines to not always
bring practical SUCCESS. Tho action OF tile tides
is ono Of tho mcBt insuretablo Of tho ditlicul-
ties cncolltltcrca anu II these machines over
come this they will bo successful in all respects.
They cost from q, QUO to 99,0u0 nplcce. aud aro
loaued with giant powder, dnaline. or nitro
EEyccrire, mud whether ttoy do liicir work or
not tho explosion demolshea md maltca them
useless for further trial. Inc other machine
bnllt by Admiral Porter, and ln,lnchcd tho
other day ut tic nnyy-ynrd. Tho boat floats
above Le surface, LAS crow. and carries ono OF
moro guns. 5I,o III provided wit. Ill iron rain,
ut tho end of which IN n boom, to which is at
up u,atlcr the onen,y's guns when tho collision
will explode the bon1o aud destroy tho vessel Mt
tackled. but in tho meantime what il to prevent
tho destruction Or the torpcdc-boat? Siie must
secure momentum to bring tho collision about,
and destroyed ns we'll III the ship it was at-.
tempted to dostrov. This affair is mol received
with iayoz, IND Will not DO likely to amount to
much.