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FLyIN0 ARTILLERY. III has been stat.
ed in great number of papers that ilyIng
artillery was introduced a. an arm OF our
military service, By Nc. Poinse;t, under
Mr.. Van Buren's administration. The ID
erriiim contains an interesting communl.
cation on the subject, as follows in the
spring oil the year ISL, or perhaps lSl2,
Capt. Irbulon Pike, (Gen. Pike, afterwards
killed in Canada } was commanding officer
Of number OF troops stationed at Baton
Rouge, in this state. Captain Pike was
then rather unpopular with lhi soldies, for
the severity of his drills. saw those drills
many days IN succession, performing the
most difficult eyolulions, conducted with a
skill that excited the admiration Of all ob.
servers.


One department under his command was
called the flying artillery said at the time
10 have been not many years before, adopt
ed by the emperor Napoleon. ! recolleei
well the appearance oi this terrible appIi-
anee Of war, when two pieces would throw
of Tfrom opposite corners Ola hollow square,
with all the men mounted either on horses
or on the carriages, and rush with aston
ishing rapidly 10 a considerable distance
into the plain, unlimbcr, and fire from four
to six rounds in a minute, timber and re-.
turn within the hollow square, and the whole
done in a space of time truly astonishing
Many persons Of the highest respectable.
Is are still alive who Witnessed these things.