Carcasses

Their dimensions and weight, 1796. | Kinds. | Weight. | Time each will burn. | | Empty. | Of com- position. | Complete. | | Round for | lb. | oz. | dr. | lb. | oz. | dr. | lb. | oz. | dr. | Min. | | Mortars and How’rs. | 13 | 194 | 10 | 11 | 18 | 14 | — | 213 | 8 | 16 | 11 | | | 10 | 89 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 97 | 6 | 11 | 8 | ¹⁄₂ | | 8 | 44 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 48 | 14 | — | 5 | - | | Guns. | 42 | 27 | 3 | — | 2 | 7 | 11 | 29 | 10 | 11 | 5 | | | 32 | 20 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 4 | - | | 24 | 14 | 12 | — | 1 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 5 | 11 | 4 | | | 18 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 15 | — | 4 | | | Carronades. | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | — | | | | | | 42 | 26 | — | — | 2 | 7 | — | 28 | 7 | — | 4 | - | | 32 | 21 | 10 | — | 1 | 13 | — | 23 | 7 | — | 4 | | | 24 | 14 | 5 | — | 2 | 5 | — | 16 | 10 | — | 3 | - | | 18 | 10 | 4 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 11 | 6 | — | 3 | | | Oblong for | | | | | | Mortars and How’rs. | 10 | 36 | 7 | 5 | 35 | 10 | — | 72 | 1 | 5 | 12 | | | 8 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 2 | — | 34 | 7 | 5 | 10 | | | 5¹⁄₂ | 1 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 15 | — | 8 | 11 | 3 | 6 | | | 4- | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 4 | | Note. —It being found at the siege of Quebec, that the quantity of powder requisite for throwing the carca es into the town, always destroyed them, the method of filling the interval between the powder and carca with turf was adopted; and found to preserve the carca , and to produce every desired effect.