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The Hydraulic Tube Dra\viuilr and
; Steel Ordinance Company.
We introduce to the notice of military rend.
ers a desidnmt.nm wliiMt oil ?l.o ^ ...
?u.vu on fcnu iuui:ut gunnery
improvements have hitherto been wanting?
a stcol tube or barrel, without join, solder or
weld, and thorefor'o of perfect construction.?
The well known "ringed" construction of ordnance
presents certain advantages of which Sir
\V. Armstrong end others have availed themselves.
A British paper says :
The machinery.recently patented by Messrs.
Hawkswotth and Harding, presents advantages
which tve consider very important, and
may be shortly described thus : a piece of
atranular steel or other metal of any required
number ;of inches in diameter is drilled through;
a mandrel with a bulb head, of the internal
gize of the required tube, is introduced ; and the
piece of metal is, by .the action of a very powerful
hydraulic machine, of remarkable ingenious
construction, drawn through a draw plate
' , of tho form requirod. The metal has now he- (
come a tube. of most perfect finish, and the
metal, before of granular structure, transformed
to fibrous structure, and of course 'by'this pro
cess of cold drawing, is admirably adapted /ur
all pirrposos requiring the utmost strength.
This is proved by the well known fact that the
ultimate longitudinal strength of a piece of
piano wire reaches often as much as ~?120 tons j
per square inch, when that of the* original billet
from which it was-drawn wni r.robuMv r?-.t
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more than 25 tons per sectional inch. . The
patentees claim the great advantage of .fieilitv
and economy of construction. The applicability
of thi? machinery to the-ready formation of
tubes of all kinds in any description of metal,
especially iron and steel barrels for arms, tubes
for ordnance, boilers, etc., <fce., is claimed with
. great justness by the patentees. The machinery
having been experimentally worked m I'aiL
for gun and rifle barrels, the ordnance department
of Franco have examined and* repot Lt-d
upon jt in the highest terms. Large guns welded
together cold and rilled by pressure, the
skin of the metal is preserved intact, and the
ordnance will possess all the elements of
strength hitherto unattainaole. and which artillerists
have vainly desired. 'A company has
been formed to work this invention, or .npplicawell
known pi^tliod of wire draw ing,
ii>y w success.
FROM VIRGINIA.
Grant has moved two corps and a large quantity
of artillery from the front o( Petersburg
and sent them to aid in the defence of Wash
ington.
Private advices from Maryland affirm that by
order of the General commanding, private prop
> erty >vas strictly respected by our army in Mary,
land and Pennsylvania.?.
The stock gathered bv the raiders in Marvland
is said to be immense. Droves of fat catv
* lie, hogs, sheep, &c.' throng the roads.
Good News for our LIorsks.?Among the
booty soctired by the rebels at Marti tisburg, on
thd 4th of July, were' one hundred thousand
bushels of shelled oats. These will prove a
, mos\ welcome addition to our forage department,
ind as the Yankees say a drouth of six
weeks duration is prevailing from Canada to the
Potomac, Lincoln's horses have a gloomy, prospect
before them.
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Prayer in Ltne of Battle.?A chaplain
writer from Johnston's army:
"A few days since, as We wore going into
battle line by a regimcht that had already formed,
we saw the Colonel, with his regiment
gathered around hiin, holding prayer, and that
too almost in the midst of battle for the filing
had begun on the right and left."
mmtetk i - " 1?"
Aii Adventurous Voyagfev,
At the'foofof "Grand street, East river, may
be scon the. brig Vision. Captain Dunovan,
destined to cross the Atlantic. She is but fifteen
feet in length, (pur feet six inches beam, and
two feet, ten inches depth of hold and is of
one and three-fourths of a ton register. She is
hermaphrodite brig rigged, and spreads a large
quantity of canvass. The crew of this little c.iaft
wjll Consist ofCapt. J. 1). Dunovan, mate and all
hands, Mr. Win. Spencer,'of Providence, 11. I.,
and Toby,.a pretty and intelligent dog of the
species "spaniel.'' The crew will bo divided
into two watches, while Tohy is at libortv to
do as he pleases. He. will, however, be expected
to keep a bright look out for approaching
vessels, etc;
The provisions and stoves for this venturesome
.party will consist nf fifty-five gallons of
water, or an allowance of throe pints per diem; i
one hundred pounds of bread, or three-fourths
of a pound per day per man'; a few pounds of
coffee and a little sugar. A few currants and
a few cans ol preserved meats will make up
the list of stores. The captain expects to make
the passage in six weeks, and upon his arrival
in England will exhibit and then sell his craft,
lie is an old sailor, the storms of thirty, winters
having bronzed his lace and nerved his
manly heart to the perils of the sea. The
Vision will sail about Monday iu<xt, lie has
had several applications for. passengers, but he
has no room for them. Sihe is the smallest
vessel that over attempted to cross the" ocean.
' Y. Y. Herald.
A Parish scene is thus described in a recent
letter from the metropolis of France.The
day is magnificent, the road well tended,
hundreds of yen </' arms keep order among tjie
. disAlvlevlv nmi>Atii/-rn r\P il-i
- wvv.'?n'ii u i luiig|7Cllii(Iib I IllwVl'H
and magdalens .which tho Bourse and the Tine
do Bveda let loose upon the gaping population
whigh lines t\io s id, walks of the Champ Elysso?.
The Empress has just passed by. She is
.attired in a species of gallant half mourning,
indicative of the share she takes in the sorrow
occasioned by the loss of King Maximilian of
Bavaria. Her dress is of violet colored moire,
with a paletot of the same out, with tails cnpip.,t
exactly like the coat's worn by tbe dandies
of 1300, ivlien the Dulce.of Orleans ruled the
fashions by which ladies' Jienvts were to he on'
sured. Twn large hutfmis at the waist behind;
j and a row of tin*, same in front, add to the ilhiJ-sion
which leads us to believe we have before
| us a specimen of ;ho mm liwork of the .great
| tailor of t hai, day. j
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, i iI \ IKMMII:; 1} WIV SIDrlll, Pijvoreil !
with black b?ce, and t=ia:-lies. in ihe sun, being }
embroidered vvii.li steel bugles. no doubt to de- |
note 'bo vivacity of -ho her regrets : her hair ,
is turned back from her face, which, alas ! is
growing hard-in its expression, while the bloom
of complexion is maintained by artificial means ;
and the dark lines on eaHi side of the month
are growing deeper and deeper still?some say
followed by sorrow, others by "anxiety and vexation,
13lit. away rolls her Majesty's carriage
with its outriders, its emblazoned panels, and
its liveried dome-tics; away with it roll alike
all care anyl trouble ; brilliant equipages follow;
splendid vehicles so highly varnished that each
turn of their gailj' painted wheels blinds the
lookers on, as the sun. shines down as usual
with equal power on the august extravagance of
the occupants as on the righteously acquitted
conveyance of the provincial devotee'or a Parisian
bourgeois-singing along the same road.
Tub Ai.pink Horn*.?Tlic Alpine Horn is an ,
instrument constructed of the baric of a cherry'
trc^o; and wliich, iilce a speaking trumpet, is
used to convey sounds to a great distance?
When the last rays of the.sun gild the Alps,
the shepherd who dwells the highest on those
mountains takes his horn stiul calls aloud,
"Praised he the Lord !"
As soon as he is heard, the neighboring shepherds
leave their huts, and repeat these wortls.
The sound lasts niany minutes, for e\'ery echo
of the mountains and grot of the rocks, repeat
the name of God.
How solemn the scene! Imagination cannot
picture to itself anything more, suhlime. The
profound silence that succeeds, .the sight of
those stupendous mountains, upon which tho
vault of heaven seems to rest?everything excites
the mind to enthusiasm.
In the meanwhile the shepherds bend their
ki\ees, and pray in the open air, and soon after
retire to their huts, .to enjoy the repose of
innocence.
: CAMDEN DAILY JOURNAL.
TTHIJRSOAY MORNlffGrVBIJ?Y2l7
" 11 ~ " "V*' ==Federals
Moving on Columbus. Cta.?A* letter received
by the Chronicle and Sentinol, stntca that tho
Yankees have taken Tuskegee aud Auburn, Alabama,'
and were moving on Columbus, with a force of fifveen '
thousand, in three columns. "Wo think the party who
wrote tho letter must have been misinformed.' We,
however, give tho statement as written.
The Memphis (Aflanta) Appeal has learned from an
authentic source that since our army afrivod iu the
vicinity of Marietta wo havo enptured prisoners from
ontrhwndred and ninoty-saven infautrj' regiments,
twenty-eight cavalry regiments, and from so von batteries.
Total, two hundred and thirty-two commands.
The more we ponder the removal of Gen. Johnston,
fi-om the commnnd of the Armv of Tennesson thn Wc
we.aro nble to discover any reasonable ground for it:
unless indeed, Gen.' JonNfljttN intended to evacuate
Atlanta, which we do not for a moment believe. On
the other hand we find so many reasons, against tho
removal, that we aro more than ever impressed with
tho belief that it enn not fail to work us serious injury.
Gen. Johnston, whoso abilities as -a cousummalo
strategist'aro conceded by 'every one, had, 'evidently
in pursuance of sorfio previously formed plan, abandoned
to the" enemy a large extent of valuable territory.
It is reasonable to suppose that this sacrifico was
balanced by corresponding advantages resulting from
it. If Gen. Johnston's plan of campaign is to bo carried
cut who so fit to cony it out as its author ? If it
is to ho abandoned, then tho sacrifice of territory and i
position becomes, by a sort of ex post facto action, entirely
useless. The territory, material and men, lost,
on tho retroai from Dalton, are a dead loS^ to us; and
the responsibility for it rests on other shoulders than
Gen. Johnston's. But the removal of Gen. J. suggests
another and important inq'ury. How are our
campaigns d:rccted ? Are nur Generals in-Chief reallv
crenornls or are Mint- morn nimnnij
. O J ?,v ruj/j/v?.j HIWI./U \'Y HllU.li |
If tho former, why ore thoir plans intefcifered with. If
the latter, who pulls the wires? When Gen. Jonxsxox,
was assigned to tho command of the Anny of
Tennessee, the alarm, excited by the deplorable condition
of a flairs in tho west, was in great measure quieted,
ibecauso tho military abilitfs of .forrxs'fox inspired eoufrdenco*
But. if lie was to he a mere puppet., his abilities
wore ol no liso. Nay, they became a snare and a
delusion. We ask again, who pulls tho wires ? The.
members of tho cabinet, are not military n\en, and it
would be ridiculous to mnkcfa plan of campaigns cabinet
question. We are therefore foreoti to the conclu- .
sion that the President himself, assisted, perhaps, by
Gens. CoopEii and Bragg, directs each particular operation..
If tins conclusion be correct, \vo can account
for many of tho disastrous hi tinders which have
boon made. Even if tho President and his military advisers
wero military geniuses of the first order, they,
couM not properly conduct a campaign at a distance
ol'nino hundred miles from tho seat of active opera;
lirtns. NapolRon* himself pronormcod that font nu impossibility
; atid wo would much sooner trust our fato
to tho judgment of a commander of ordinary ability., ?
who was on the spot., than to a. council of
Napoleons hundreds ,of miles away' from ' it.
But tho President has- novcr yet given evidence of
great military ability; Cooper hasn't been in active
service for forty yoaps; and Braoc's military history,
during tho war, lias boon ono monotonous story ol'blundcrinc,
disaster, and defeat' II our Generals nro thus
hampered in tho field by orders from Richmond, it is
not wonderful that disasters happen; it is only wonderful
that worse tilings havo not befallen us.
"Wo do not design, in what wo havo said, to attack
tlin nnrittr nf Mia ? *
v.w ^.vamcuiio niutivua, or 10 question i
the patriotism of his advisers, if ho has any. Wo only
moan to urge that the policy of hampering our Generals,
by.spccial orders, is a mistaken one,and that it can not i
fail to load to unhappy results. A Gonernl who.docs (
not oujoy the contidonco of his Government ought not ,
to ho assigned to an important, command. If ho docs
enjoy it, he ought to bo loft freo to actas his judgment,
based upon tho facts asthoy occur under his immediate
observation, may dictate. And so believing, wo
think that Johnston should liaye boon allo\vet\ to ox- j
ccute his plans, or?ho should never have been sent |
to Dalton. ' i
Midshipman Edward Mafiit Anderson, son of 1
Colonel Edward 0. AudersoD, of Savannah,
commanding tho District of Georgia, was
among the killed on board the Alabama. He
was a gallant youth, of only some seventeen or
eighteen ycar.t of age, and gave promise of a j
brilliant career.
LATEST BY TELEGRAPHFit
03.f PETEliSB Uli G..
Petersburg, July 20.?Nochange of affairson
either side, or any changes of any importance.
Weather warm and sultry. The heavy"
rain of yesterday refreshed everything.
The report of Grant's'death has been, contradicted
by deserters who came into our lines
yesterday. Put little skirmishing.
FROM RICHMOND.
Richmond, July 20.?An official despatch ,
from the War Department, states that the cavalry
force of the enemy crossed the Shenandoah
yesterday. They were, attacked and driven v
across the river, with great slaughter.
Reynolds' brigade attacked the enemy's line
of skirmishers last evening at Peach Tree
Creek. lie took possesion of the breastworks
| 1 1 rn * *
una cupturuu too prisoners. liicu1 loss 100,
that of Or.rs severe,
Richmond July 20.?The Herald of the 18th
received. News unimportant. The communication
between Baltimore tffid Washington,
has been restored. Banks made a sjjeecb ~nt
New Orleans, saying "the settlement of our
difficulties must proceed from the moral of this
country." A,force has started in pursuit of the
raiders on the Montgomery and West Point
Railroad. Jt is said that the whole of our army
will be hurled on the Federals as soon as
thev cross the river.
We still have plenty of rumors and reports
about a fierce marching on Sherman's rear, andof
reinforcements being sent from the transMississippi,
but know nothing positive. It is
believed that Wheeler is loose, and is off on
the grnnu round. ^ The wires arc cut between
Montgomery and Atlanta. Our scouts report
many mysterious movements on the enemy's
line-*, hut tlicv are not of much general inter
est.
Gold in Ne.w York 277.
0 ?
Siege of tJhai lcNtoii.
ti1kke hundred ani) sev^ntv-fifth day.
The enemy renewed the bombardment ol the
city with time fn/.e shells Tuesday morning.
During the day aiwl up to six o'clock^iu the
evening nineteen sh* lis wore thrown at thociiv.
'pi... if..: .1
i nu tin uiu euv eonuuueu ai tiig tunc of
closing our report.
Another house was erected in the rpar o!"
Wagner Monday night.
The tii-insr upon Fort. Shiinter continues unahattd.
Faring Monday night Hatter}' Gregg
fired nt Fort Sumter one hundred and twelve
shots; Buttery Wagner thirty-two, and on Tues-. .
day, i:p to six o'clock in the evening, Battery
Gregg fired at .Sumter two hundred and forty
two shots, and Battery "Wagner oiie. hundred
and fourteen. Sullivan's Island Batteries through
the day replied and fired one hundred and lii'tyeight
shots at the Morris Island Batteries. Our
casualties at the fort were slight. The tiring
of the enemy continues to he directed upon.
the. Knntliwucfr Jinrr-l/.
..... M VI U " ? 'p I ^ There
has been no material change in tiro
fleet. A great deaf.of signalling was kept up
between the vessels through the day. The
Yankees continue their largo working parties
bnisily engaged at Gregg and Wagner.
- An examination of the position recently
occupied by the enemy near Gervais', on John's '
Island, reveals the fact that the enfilade shading
from Battery Tynes was very accurate.?
Our shells are seen along and inside of the Yan- ,
kee lines. The firing from this battery was
directed by Captain Guignnrd llicbardsou,
Company *B, Lucas'Battalion A rtllery. It is
one of the Stono battcris Commanded by Major
J. Jonathan Lucas.
A NEGRO WOMAN CALLS TIER NAME
Mary and any a tlmt sho belongs to Mr. Brown
?n Black River, and that Mr. Brown and his wifo aro
both dead. Said woman is about fivo and a half feet
binh, and about fifty years old, (f>0 or 55,) sho is very
;irnplo or playing olF so, T cant tell which.
The owner is requested to como forward provo
property, pay oxpeuaos and tako hor away.
July 22 DUNCAN S1IEOUN, Jailor.
CiSMTRAL BUREAU,
COLUMBIA, July 15, 1864.
CARS WILL BE DESPATCHED FOR JOHN- ' '
STON'S army, July 19; for Leo's and Boaurcjard's
armies, July 29 ; for Johnston's army, July 29 j
for Charleston and the eoast, July 29.
July 13 M? LABORDE, Ghninnau.