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Bomb BaiioOns.--La Presse publishes letter signed "Vennelar, Ancient Captan of Artillery which states that the writer had been present in a foreign capital at several experiments made with what he calls aerostatic percussion bomb-shes, which the inventor caused to explode in the follow ing manner:-''A mass of trees about two miles in circumference marked out the object to be at tackled Several stations then fixed for the de- parture of the projectes two, four and miles distant from the point to be attacked. The inyen- tor then, having attentyey observed the direction of the wind, let of pilot balloon sustaining weight proporioned to it's size. He then carefully counted the minutes which the balloon required arrive al the point to be attacked. He then fixed kind of d spring to the moderate sized balloon, which would let fall (accordng to the number of minutes indicated by the pilot balloon) shell which caused frightiu destruction to the first object with which it came in contract, and every spark from it caused all lhe bustbe matter within its reach to gnte without the possibility ofbeing extinguished." La Presse pub llshes this letter for the purpose of proving the ab surdity of fortiiying Pars, those balloons be made to pass the Notifications, and burn the city, without danger from the forts about to be erected - Am. Repository.