198 COLONEL hanger's 



move at one hour's notice and to go upon 

 every expedition and on the most active 

 service. 



I know full well that there are many 

 much more ins'enious in mechanism than 

 myself; and, v» hen this plan is made known 

 publicly, by trying various experiments, it 

 is possible, that they may construct a gun 

 to perform equal to my gun ; but, I trust, 

 as I am the very first projector of such a 

 corps, for certain it is that no such corps 

 has ever been formed or even thought of, it 

 would be uncandid not to give me credit for 

 the projection; and surely it must be allowed, 

 that, by permitting any other to put it in 

 execution, it would discourage every officer 

 from bringing forward any thing beneficial 

 and useful to the service. Yet, I confess, I 

 am of opinion, that it would puzzle the 

 most ingenious artist to construct a gun, 

 with one sight ^only, which shall fire with 

 precision at all distances, namely, from 100 

 yards to 300, which every rifle now in use 

 can do ; which gun also, when loaded with 

 cartridges, shall strike the figure of a man 



