GUN PRACTICE IN THE FRENCH NAVY.
The gunners of the French fleet are possessed of a skill which is recognized by all the maritime powers, and these picked men proved this at the siege of Paris, where they made themselves illustrious, not only by their courage and their coolness, but also by the accuracy of their firing.
Nothing is neglected, moreover, to keep up the precision of hand and eye that distinguishes them, and which has become so much...
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