Fiendish Invention

Th following extract from a letter written by Corporal Wm. L. Sankey describes the recent invention by a European, of the rifled musket shell, whieh was duuhtless furnished the rebels by gome " neutral " mercliant vessel : " During the skinnish at Manabas Gap the rebels used 3 great manv of those rifle musket sbells. I saw tnany of tbem buret neav me, and could not hink what they were at fitst. It is a iendisb invention, and I hope the inventor will get bis reward when the devil ;sts hold of nim as he certaiuly wil). - When op.ö bursts inside of a man, it is mposa:,t)]e to extract all ihe piece3 of leni and copper. They are like an ordinary bulkt, but have a copper chamber