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ArUllciy Practice.
At the seigo of Strasbourg the
Prussians used for broaching purpo
ses a short six-iuch gnu 'firiug a spe
cial long shell, weighing abuut (10
pounds. The method of breaching
Consisted in milking a horizontal cut
at a height from the bottom equal to
one-third of that of the wall; and
when this cut was ' supposed to be
satisfactorily effected, vertical cuts,
if necessary, were madcj the contin
ual firing eventually bringing down
tho wall. The fact Hint the horizon
tal cut was satisfactorily completed
could generally bo decided by the
concussion and explosion of the shell,
by the nature ol the fragments whirl
ed into the air, and by the appear
ance of the smoke from the explosion
of the projectile, it being, if delayed,
of a dark-gray color,* and slow in ri
sing if the masonry had beeu broken
through. One of the chief causes of
strengt h of the fortress of Strasbourg
consists in tho obstacles presented
by different water ditches, and by the
extensive inundations which can be
formed in its vicinity. Tho French,
by damming up the 111 and utilizing
the sluices, bad filled not only the
ditches and the whole country oppo
site the south front, but had inunda
ted a great part of the ground of the
left flank of tho attack. The plans
of the tortress showed the besiegers
that by destruction of two particular
sluices the water upon the ground
and in the ditches would bo reduced
to a very low level; but neither of
the sluices could be seen from any
part of the attacking lines. Neither
did the inaccurate maps afford suffi
cient data by which to point the
guns. It was known that the sluices
was near a turret, and a certain tur
ret was fired upon, until, by the tir
ing, its exact distance was determin
ed, Plotting this upon the chart, it
was then found that this could not
Toe in the exact neighborhood of the
sluice. A second turret was fixed
upon-, which being also plotted upon
the chart, was, it was evident, the
right one. A number of shots were
then fired at this turret in order to
determine the point of mean impact,
and by means of tho necessary cor
rections it was possible to calculate
the point of medium impact for the
middle of the turret; and thence by
another transfer, to compute the ele
vation and deflection for a point on
the sluice just above the water level
in the ditch. A reference to the
practice tables showed that at this
range—a little over one mile—about
eight or ten per cent, of the projec
tiles might bit the small sluice-gate
at which they were aimed. Au ex
amination with a good glass showed,
by the showers of water, wood and
stone, whether the sluice was hit or
not. The bombf rdment continued
with two guns, which were so point
ed that two shots should strike on
the face of this sluice about 13 inches
apart. After the fall of Strasbourg
it was seen that this sluice was very
strongly built. Huge cut stones
about six feet thick formed tho faces
of the water sluice gates. The bom
bardment had nearly destroyed these
gates and had displaced or destroyed
the stonework, and tho water in the
ditches had been visiuly lowered.
Great attempts had been made by
tho French to repair the damages.
The cannon used at Hamburg,
was taken from the Washington
Artillery yard in Augusta, with
out permission. The gate was
broken open. There were titty
Angustians in the tight. There
were 200 armed South Carolians
in the engagement. The negro
company in the brick house in
Hamburg numbered eighty. •
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