VOLUME VIII, No. 4-(Continued.) Operations of the British Navy and Transport Service-(Continued.) Official Report of Bombardment of Alexandria. By Admiral Sir 540 The Defences of Alexandria and the Damage Resulting from the Prepara- tions for Flooding Lake Mareotis. By Ensign Albert Gleaves, Results of the Bombardment of Forts Ras-el-tin, Ada, and Pharos, The English Naval Brigade and Batteries in Egypt. By Lieutenant The Seizure of the Suez Canal, Details in regard to the Transport Service for Egypt, Troops transported to Egypt. Headquarters and Staff of Corps, Material transported to Egypt, Transports. By Lieutenant Albion V. Wadhams, U. S. N., Subsistence of Soldiers, Sailors and Marines in Egypt. By Pay- Channel Improvement, Washington Navy Yard. By Civil-Engineer Notes on the Literature of Explosives. By Professor Charles E. Munroe, Chemical Theory of Gunpowder. By H. Debus, Ph.D., F.R.S., Towing Experiments on Models to determine the Resistance of Full- On the Relation existing between Length of Bore and Muzzle Velo- Rescue of the Trinity's Crew from Heard's Island. By Ensign W. I. Test of Dynamo Machines at Paris Exhibition, 1881, VOLUME IX, No. 2. WHOLE NO. 24. 1883. How may the Sphere of Usefulness of Naval Officers be extended in Time of Peace with Advantage to the Country and the Naval "Pour encourager les autres." Prize Essay. By Lieutenant Carlos “Semper paratus.” By Commander N. H. Farquhar, U. S. N., "Cuilibet in arte suâ credendum est." By Captain A. P. Cooke, The Theory of the Deep Sea Wave. By Assistant Naval Constructor Curves of Stability. By Commander C. M. Chester, U. S. N., Notes on the Literature of Explosives. By Professor Charles E. Munroe, Professional Notes: VOLUME IX, No. 2-(Continued.) The Relations between the Size, Speed and Power of Marine Engines, The Drying of Gunpowder Magazines. By Professor Charles E. Responsibility, Bibliographic Notices, Books Received, VOLUME IX, No. 3. WHOLE NO. 25. 1883. PAGE 311 328 332 THE DEVELOPMENT OF ARMOR FOR NAVAL USE. By Lieutenant E. W. Chapter I. Projectile Energy and Armor Resistance, Iron Armor and Smoothbore Guns in the United 385 OUR NEW CRUISERS. By Assistant Naval Constructor F. T. Bowles, VOLUME IX, No. 5. WHOLE NO. 27. 1883. War Schools. By Commodore Stephen B. Luce, U. S. N., Water-Line Defence and Gun-Shields for Cruisers. By Passed Assist- 713 735 Electricity applied to Explosive Purposes. By Sir Frederick A. On the Tension of Winding Wire Guns. By Ensign Philip R. 793 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE SECRETARY. MR. PRESIDENT, AND MEMBERS OF THE NAVAL Institute: I have the honor to submit the following report concerning the affairs of the Naval Institute for the year 1883. Sales of the Proceedings during the year 1883: Complete sets, bound in volumes, 17.............. 380 copies. Total......... ...2680 3060 Reprints from the Proceedings sold............... 1309 Orders for the greater part of the above mentioned sales were received through Lieutenant John H. Moore, U. S. N., Corresponding Secretary, Washington Branch. In order to replenish the stock of those numbers of the Proceedings, the edition of which was exhausted or nearly so, it has been found necessary to obtain 134 copies of the Proceedings by purchase from members and book-dealers. Proceeedings on hand April 13th, 1882......... 1403 copies. Since January 1, 1883, six numbers of the Proceedings have been issued, viz: Vol. VIII. No. 4, Whole No. 22.......... 1400 copies ordered. IIOO 3000 3000 1300 10900 In addition to the above, a second edition of Vol. II. (Whole No. 2), 300 copies, was received from the printer in February last. A second edition of Vol. VI. No. 1, Whole No. 11, is now being printed, and it is expected that the edition, 250 copies, will be ready for delivery next month. The material for Nos. 28 and 29 is now in the hands of the printer. The former number will be issued about February 1st next, and the latter number a month later. Electrotype plates of the Chicago, Boston, Dolphin, from No. 26, were sold to the following papers, viz. Chicago News, San Francisco Chronicle, New York Herald, Boston Herald, Philadelphia Record, |