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LARGE GuNs.-The largest guns ever fired are the Turkish guns at the Darda- nelles, the diameter of one of which is two feet three inches, and stone shot from which struck the Windsor Castle of 9s guns, and cut the mainmast almost i'll two, and nearly knocked her two decks into one. Our young midshipmen used to crawl into these guns on their hands and knees. A gun almost as large was found at Algiers. But the largest shot of any sort ever fired by Europeans, was that from the new mor- tar used by the French at Antwerp. This shell was two feet il diameter, and weigh ed when empty, SIG lbs. It contained 99 lbs. of powder, and it's total weight was consequently 1,0l5lbs. The mortar from which 1t was discharged, weighed 3,70o lbs. This is really prodigious. We must add that at the Dardanells one of the great Turkish shot struck the bows of that mag nifcent ship the Royal George, and won derful to relate, that one shot alone nearly sunk her. According to the Baron de Tot, the weight Of the I urrii1isifi shot was i,0Go lbs. and the charge of gun-powder 33o lbs.

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