The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-10-21

or on, shipboord. Those she has are not more
than half MS effective. in rapidly Of fire. as
those made with DR.. Gatlings latest improve:
the sights on the side and the iced cases di.
rectly on top Of the piece. One Of them ia capa-
bic OF carrying 500 half.pound balls per min
Another throwing bullets weigh ing 450 grains
each culibre fifty. has poured them fourth ut
,hn nstounulng rate ol lorly per second. or. ~
to ] 800 per minute. ind carries with the accu-
racy oil q Crerdmoor rifle 10 a distance OF 300
yards. Hearing that internal machine in opc-
ration, the shots seem TO be but one continuous
roll: the eur cannot discern any interval he
tween them. An ingenious piece OF mechanism
gives the gun n literal moi on. II desired. and
when this appliance II In operation the shower
ct bullets viii cut mo through plank sta
TONED horHuntllly 100 yards away, ns clearly
as y II mo been done ,y saw. The Gntling
guns are mado of twelve different sizes and
styles. carving in price from $1,000 to sls0O
tacn. Inc Colt factory can turn out twenty per
MONTH and could double that quantity Ii de-
sired. Ten ARE now bang constructed. and
when they are completed fifteen more will he
begun Mt once. Tho largest number Of Gatling
guns are. however. turned ont from Sir William
Armstrong; works. at Flswick. England. The
English Government adopted tue gun. but
would, only do So upon the condition that 1t
should he made in England. utterly refusing to
accept i II OF American munuiniure.
The Turks have $40 of the old model Gatings,
oi small slze. suitable Tor the Snider cartridge.
and II is probable TINT the large number Of car
intended to feed those guns. II WIS supposed
that they had all been stationed on ship1oard
mnu IN i,or's IN, NE asconnts punsned III we
Pass leads DR.. Calling TO believe that lie was
representcd by his guns. under the shallow of
the Ores 'cnt. in thai engagement. The United
States has. only 300 Gntlng guns and they are
mostly in forts.
RUSSIAN AND TURKISH AGENTS.
Tho Russian aud Turkish Governments hnvc
encll thor representative army officers in this
country. 10 inspect the arms and ammunition
ordered by their respective Governments. Col.
X. Ordinotz il the Russian inspector. and ho
" 5 headquarters are IN New York. Gen. Ter0k
Pashn u the Turkish inspector. and il nccom-
pnnied 10y stan OF twenty Turkish officers He
makes his hcadquattt RI ~ rrov idence. II. L..
hut his suhoriinHt"s are nj New Haven. Bridge
port. and Chicopre. Not mireduenty in the
cartridge factories. the Russian and Turkish
inspectors are seen in tho same room. inspect,
ing the ammunition intended for the reciprocal
slauShter Of their ronntrym,r,n out thni docs
the prosecution Of their duties. they bow. smile
pleasantly, sometimes exchange salutations.
and even chnt together amicably.
HOW THE ARMS ARE SHIPPED.
The shipments of arms and munitions Of war
for Russia are. II sent by manufacturers them.
selves, shipped TO Hamburger, where agents Of
the Czar lako car Of them, but II delivered 70
AWAY quietly. probably in Russian vessels. The
comparatively small amount Of goods of this
character which Russia takes from us renders
il easy to rnvelop the handling, Of them with
mystery. But the Turks have been open and
ni,ove bonrd In their extensive, operations.
Their shipments hive all been made from New
Haven. on English bottoms. belonging TO. or
chartered for this service nv the Royal En-
chnngr shipping Company of London. The
most important vessel in the carving OF Turk
ish arms and ammunition Is the J. b. Walker
nn ron propeller ot 23tN tons ". Dunconhr.
Captain. All 81 asi week she laid ~ a New
Haven pier. taking aboard tho cargo for her
fourth Noyugs out On her Inst trip sh took
out $1,000 Peabody Martini rifles nrr cargo
TINT time had mn actunl value Of 81 .s15.pm,
That ts about tn" average value OF each load
she carries from New Haven. She IS speedy
traveller. having made her last trip from New
Haven To Constantnoplr IN % DAYS and IL
hours. The John Bramhall Capt Newington
rylng only about 100 tons less freight than the
j. y. Walker. and being OF very nearly the same
speed and style Shs is now on her way back
Tor her fourth cargo. In one ot her former
trips this vesse took out n lot OF 10000 peu-
body Martini rifi's. The average. Va ne of her
cargocs IL about 81 .5OOuOO. The Lotus. an
other iron propeller Of 500 tons. hus made
on. trip and is on her way bach for a second
The John Middleton. due on the 18th or 2uth of
this month, has cargo already engaged for
III. Turkish WIZ est,bl shmcnt. She can carry
only about 900 tons II freight All this costly
material II paid for here IN gold, befOr" "a
pound Of II II allowed TO leave the country. The
Is understood. more than ordinarily fast and
Il II necessary that they should b' 80. To cnabl.
them 20 show n clean pair Of heels to any
Russian man Of war that might BE- unpoasantly
familiar II suspicious Of their errand. The
Captains are men picked out for not only their
seamanlik e shlll. but their courage aud de-
termination. Capt. Dunccmbe WAS maze IA
nous ore of years ago 10y his dr-perat" dar-
INK IN resculns Lady Barry from II gang Il
chinese pirates