Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-12-08

Donicourt, at Douay, in France, 9th Sep
TENDER. 174O The English and French guns
usually have the founders name, but the
guns made In Spain have not
In the collection is a 4.62-inch bronze
twelve-pounder, surrendered by the Sara
toga convention. 1t was made by Bowen IN
1I6O. The notices, "Tria Iuncta In Uno,'
"a Rege ct Victoria" 'Honi soft qui NAL y
pense," and "Dieu ct mon droit," are cast
upon it,
There is also another revolutionary relic,
which came to us through the Saratoga
convention. 1t was made by w. Bowen IN
1863 The inscription, "Aut nunquam tentes
aut perfice." appears on it. Also, The
Right Hon. Lord George Sackville, 1t. Gen'i.,
and the rest of the principal officers OF ms
Maj. Ordnance" Following this is, "Honi
soft qui NAL pense' and "Dieu ct mon
droit."
Another mount is one of a pair of nlne-
inch bronze mortars, captured by our army
at Santiago de Cuba in 1898. They were
cast at Seville in 11So. The Spanish crown,
the monogram of Carlos III, and lie above
date and place of casting are cast on them
They works of art, and weigh LEU
pounds each.
Another new trophy is bronze gun of
French make, captured by our army at
Santiago in 1898. 1t was cast at Douay,
France, 9th July, 17is, by Jean Maritz.
II is a gem of bronze work Its name IS
lie Farouche'' (The Fierce; its motto
Ultima Ratio Regum.'' The f1eur de lis
Ohe emblem of the House of the Bourbonss
appears ON 1t, as II does on al guns ~
French make There also appear, Louis
Charles de Bourbon. Comte dEu. quo
dAumale," the French crown, coat OF arms,
the motto of Louis XIV, Nee pluribus I'M
PAR" and a blazing sun.
A beautifully polished and Engraved
mountain howitzer. 4 5-S inches iber, Is
marked, wal Verde, No. g." The name OF
Lit. Mccormick" and the date, 2lst FEB
rUary, 1862 are engraved on It.
There is another cast-iron howltzer, "!2-
inch calber, which was presented to the
Republic of Texas by Maj. Gen. I. L. Cham-
bers.
1t has the single star of Texas cast on It.
Surrendered by the British.
5a-inch bronze howitzer is revolu-
tionary trophy. The monogram of George
II. and the name of r. Gilpin, 1l6O, are cast
on it. 1t is a particularly handsome bronze
casting 1t was surrendered by the Sara
toga convention, October II, 11U.
In another group are two ships guns,
carronades, of cast iron, 43s-inch caliber,
made by w. Bowen in 1873 and 1I6o, which
also came to us through the Saratoga con-
vention. They are without embellishments
or records They are well proport1oned 1or
the powder and projectiles used i'll the last
century.
There is a peculiar 3lA-inch bronze rife.
A transverse section of the gun SHOWS thc
bore as hexagonal instead of having the
ordinary lands and grooves. IL SHOWS me
Spanish crown, and "F. dc s, 1851, No.
9l22" cast on it. No further record can be
found of the gun.
A 612-inch bronze seacoast rifle, captured
by the army at Santiago in 1898, Is a
handsome casting. Its name, "Fanatlco.
appears on it, also the Spanish crown, the
monogram of Carlos Ill. and Seville, 20
May, 1779.' but not the founders name
On the east side of the building, at the en-
trance of the Navy Department, the Secre-
1ary of the Navy has placed two very beau
tiful bronze guns. captured by the fleet
under Dewey, at Manila, list of May, 1S9S
They are crossed with large anchors. One
has the monogram of Carlos III, and was
cast at Seville, February u. III; the other
the monogram of Carlos ", was cast at
Manila October ., 1888 One is named
"El Belicoso' the Warlike), and the other
"Garduna' Uhe martini. The names of
the founders do not appear. All the guns
brought from Manila by the navy, except
ing these two, have been given to the
states, national cemeteries. etc. There are,
however. two steel breech-loadng rifles now
on the way from Manila. which will also
be mounted in front of the Navy Depart
ment.