| From the Richmond Examiner |
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| September 13, 1861 |
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| Guns for Our Coast Defences |
| The Charleston Courier
says: |
| Several very heavy pieces of
ordnance, intended for our coast defences arrived in this city Thursday,
on the Northeastern Railroad from Richmond. Among them was one
24-pounder rifled cannon, four 8-inch Columbiads, four 10-inch
Columbiads, and several 32 and 42-pounders. |
| The Messrs. Eason are now
rifling four 32-pounders, also intended for the coast. They are made of
heavy metal, proportioned to the service they are expected to perform.
From late trials made with these rifled cannon by the Messrs. Eason, for
the purpose of ascertaining the distance when they would throw a
projectile, it was shown that they were capable of striking their object
at a distance of three and a half miles, and that the balls were thrown
with remarkable accuracy. They have now on hand about 20 pieces of heavy
ordnance to rifle. One of the heaviest is intended for transportation to
Mississippi. |
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