, 1876-03-20

,e. st ecs1np.en md no etse .ss. Too hsh r ~
the remote frontiers, vhcra hs real soldier keapa
hs watch and guards tho pioneer and traveller against
tho troscheront sAvage.
NORMAN WIARD'S MISSION.
Tho t4rrnt Things Ito IL Doing to Do
In ForttfylnR Chinusc P0rss-A Fort
900 Foot Hatuh-sa, 100000 TO Io
spent.
San Ftonefteo Chronicle. AartA7.
Thu Ch1nosc 0ovornment has lately takon Into
careful consideration tho faot that In caso OF a
foreign war tholr hhrborS nro almost entirely
without protection agntnst sea invasion.
glish wsr-vcssels wcro able to pene-
trato my rivor t.,oy wiahedt with 'littlo
opposition, tho only fertilization Of Any como.
quonco al all botng that Of Pof-ho, and that boz
this ov and supply oil tho necoesitics in case os
wnr, an appropriation Of t60o0.000 has lately
boon made, and an otllcihl Eoquoet mado to tho
United htatos, asking that eouo ono 10 aont ont
for tho manut tacturo OF aoavy, ordnance. Tho gon-
t1oman selected for tho mission whs Norman
Wizard. Of tho Alglcra tsouth loston) 1ron.Works
enc Of Tho principal manufacsor'es Of nrti'lezy In
tho world. Mr. Wizard hhs boon for tho last four
ycafa engaged IN experimenting with heavy
ordnance Ia Boston harbor. over $l00, 900 bavinA
boon appropriated by Con2roas aud expended
uuder his dlrcotlonan tho work. Tho Nat latand
aud l,Avo beon very complete. Mi. Ward l. Il
proaent eotournng il this city, and will sail for
Yokohama on tho 10th inst A Chronicle 1e-
porter yesterday called upon him at his room,
with tho xior OF Obtaining feT ,, faots conoorn-
lloportoe-air. Wiard ], havc called to ask
rnther hn tuquiettive question, and that 10, what
aso yon going e China fors s.
Mr. Wfard--Welf. Is to that, my m!saion ia not
Of ycty great Importance md, therefore. don't
wish to Say much about II. mn going out aln,-
ply To gtvo an opinion upon the Chinoso ports
thai ought to be fortified. how they should DO
fortified, and what geuoral measures should bo
takon 10 rosist an invasion OF lron-olad ships.
Of different kinds OF small Arms and heavy guns
with you
Mr.. Wiard-No; as to small arms, tho Chlneuo
hayo factories Of tholr own, but In tho direction
ARC worry Ignorant. I shall start foundry for
thom, and show how 1t ahonll be oonduotol,
though It will take two or thrco years to got 10
manufacturing largo guns IN TINT country:
Ropoftor-ln tho meantime will they import
any Eunh
Lii. Wiard-Yea; thoy Wished to be prepared
for any emergency as soon as poes!blc aud thoy,
therefore, will get great many, Eune from this
got US good gnn In this country al anywhere
in Europe, attabout ono-tenth tho cost. A IL
inch 85-ton gun in England coata s7a,000, whilo
wo manufacture 16-inoh cast-iron guns. Weighing
as tons, for $7,U00, that will plerco IN inch
thicker iron plato than tho English: :.
Roporter-What olass Of guns shsll you roc
ontnond7
MI. Wharf.-The 15-Inch caat-iron nodman
gun. ri1lod on 0 nov plan Of my own, and throw
Ing new pr.o]ecsilo, though any Of the old pro-
jecttlos can bo used In It as well Az In any othor
gun.
Repor.or-To whnt extent shall you mako ar
rapgoments for fortiacatious2
Mr.. Wiard-1 mn to examine tho vnsloun ports,
nud recommend tho fortifcation Of those which
necdt it, Ae II now stands, An iron-clad could
sail up any river in China, providing 1t DO nnvi-
gable, and burn lct towns at will. I propose to
supply forti0catlonB aud ordnance capable Of re-
Stating Tho attack OF my sea-gesseld Whatever.
Roportor-1a 1t by tho sysscn of forts and
battcrios, OF By q now plan?
Mr. Wiard-1t 10 By now plan Of my own: !
ptopoae to place In tho contfo OF tho channel Of
| tho hnrbor or river, o. tho case may be, o brick
fort 800 foot high. Tho cont1o only will bo Of
| brick, and tho sides composed Of q sand slope
from tho top ronching to Tho wator limo, Do1oN
TINT tho slope will DO continued with rubble.
feet long nY 100 foot wido, aud tho gnuo
will be placed only On top. In SHAPE
tho .wholo fort will. bo q truneated
pyramid with o para1lo'ogram.Bhaped base.
cut of tho reach OF shipa' guns and from the
top Of tho fort plunRiug fro can bo sont that
will sink any ahip TINT astompta to pass. Tho
ohanucl will be 90 altered by dredging or filing.
tho harbor must pass within tho range Of tho
fort. Tho only way that tho fro could be ro-
turned from tho yoescls would DO by the un-
certain method OF mortars, and nB bomb-proois
thoso would have listic Or no ofFcct. This is tho
plan shall recommend. Whether 1t will be
adopted OF not I can't soy.
hspos.es.now q o.; loug Will 1t taAe to f0rtify tho
Mr. Iyiarl-I think 1t could bo dono in a year.
BY tho time tho fortidcatiouB wore completed tho
guns would 10 ready.
neporter-11ou many would sou average to
| tho forta7
Nj. Wiarsl-About 200, I think.
noporter--Couil the guns bo conatucied In
Doston In TINT timer
Mr, Wiasd-tt would not DO necessary to make
all Of thom7 by any meana. We cnt, control
about four or i've hundred gums and tho riding
tsmo. can go into fort and convort NIL the
| guns without taking them OF thoir carriages.
Tho expense ia about four or flve hundraa. dol
lars per gun. and tho ponot Is quadrup1ed. II
takes Vory ltttlo umo to do It, too.
1oporter-llow many ports ia Ch!na will re-
quiro fertilization such "a you spoak of7
| Mr. Wlard-Ot that cannot say. Tho fortf-
acasion itself is. think, impreGnable to modern
cannot injure 1t, and by various rnoans Tho seal
| inG Of = gand-BIopo by forco OF mon can be
| rendered impossible.
neportor-navo you any tdca how long you
| will 10 gono2
Mr.. WiArl-No; cannot toll snything about
ik-four OF five months, suppose.
|
M'0ARRAHAN.
BAN FRANcIsco. March 19.-It ia now stated
| On The authority Of Tlomaa Dali, President oi
tho Now Idria Mine, TINT tho Board OF Trustoot
/ have ratified bond for decd to be 0xeoutst
tho 1at OF next September, conveying tho mine
to Montgomery Blair. Consideration u ,00o.0 600
RA0n mn HatFu tR1Npnn in Avn ,rn1 h.