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We understand from gentleman who has recently returned from Washington, that the government las just concluded negotiation for the purchase of most formidable weapon of dcstruction in the shape of rocket which can be mpelled by one man. and yet will de- s,roy life and property a, a distance of two miles. This weap pon was invented by an En. gli.hman and offered to that Government but no not adopted by them. when an American saw it's des,,u uc,lve proprlelss, and purchased the patent rght for ElOoo. He then returned t' the United States and offered it to,he War De parsmsnt, and when it had been subjected '' experiments in presence Of all the dIs'l"Su"he' military and naval officers, it was approved and purchased for $$2OOOO. A company ot ar tille! !ss are to b, drilled expressly to the us' of this weapon. and despatched to the seat 0 war forthwith --IruP Sun