CARRIAGES.

Garrison carriages are made of oak and other hard wood. Trucks iron; but in those situations which are not exposed to enfilade, the carriages are cast iron.

Ship carriages.—The Brackets and Transoms are elm, Axletrees oak, Trucks elm.

Field gun carriages.—All Travelling carriages are now made entirely of oak. The Carriages, for the heavy iron 12 and 9-pounders with bracket-trail, and also for all heavy battering ordnance, are made of oak. Limbers have the axletree beds of oak; Futchells, Splinter, or Sweeping-bar, of ash; Foot-boards, fir or elm. Limber boxes have the sides elm, and the rest fir. Ring-tires are used for light 3-pounders and hand-cart wheels. Shafts are always made of ash. Wheels have the Nave of elm, Spokes (12) of oak, Felloes (6) of ash.

Sleighs are used for the conveyance of artillery, during the winter, in Canada.[7] The sleigh consists of a platform six feet ten inches long, and three feet ten inches wide, placed on runners sixteen inches high; upon this rest two strong transoms, to which the brackets supporting the gun are secured. A box, distinct from the ammunition boxes, is placed on each side of the gun, together capable of containing about thirty rounds of ammunition, and which serve as seats for Nos. 1 and 6. These boxes usually contain the shot, and small stores carried in the axletree boxes, as well as long reins for driving, when in single draught. The extreme breadth of the runners is three feet.

Packing the Intrenching tools, &c.

Marching order.—In marching order, the following stores and intrenching tools are on the gun sleighs; two fitting ropes, one spare swingletree; swords of Nos. 1 and 6 on front platform under breast of gun, claw hammer, wrench, and pincers; in sockets, two portfire sticks on right rear of platform.

On No. 1 ammunition sleigh; two fitting ropes, prolonge, two spare swingletrees, and sword of No. 3, on front part of platform; carbines of No. 1 and 6, on front box; spare sponge, and worm on platform right of boxes; spare handspike on left side; 4 spare traces between front and rear boxes; swords of Nos. 4 and 5 on platform in rear of boxes, covered by knapsacks of Nos. 1, 6, 5, and 4. The knapsacks are strapped from off-handle of off-box to rear handle of rear box.

On No. 2 sleigh; felling axe, and two camp kettles, on front of platform; sword of No. 2 on front box; pickaxe in rear of front box; four spades strapped to front of rear boxes; four water buckets strapped to guard irons of front box, two at each side; swords of Nos. 7 and 8 in rear of boxes, covered by knapsacks of Nos. 2, 3, 7, and 8.

DEPRESSION CARRIAGES.

Of these there are two descriptions—

1st. Those in the batteries at Gibraltar.
2nd. Those constructed for general service.

These latter carriages are similar to common standing carriages, excepting that they are about a foot longer, and the front transom is hollowed so as to allow of a greater depression, and has a bolt behind it for the end of the stool bed. There is also a skid, or transom, placed across the last step of the carriage, which has a thread in it for the elevating screw that supports one end of the stool bed. These carriages admit of a depression of 30°, but after every round the piece must be brought horizontal to load, which is done by taking out altogether the rear transom. Depression Carronade carriages differ from the common carriages in having their trucks in rear instead of in front. They are depressed by an iron segment of a circle, which is moveable in a slit in the trail, and which has holes in it about an inch apart, through which a bolt is to be placed to support it at any height, the intermediate depression being given by a screw.

Weight of Field Carriages, Limbers, &c.
Spare wheels are not included in the following Table of weights.

Nature of Carriage.		No. of	Weight.			Total.
Nature of Carriage.		Rounds.	cwt. qrs. lb.			cwt. qrs. lb.

	{ Gun		38	2		}
	{ Carriage		18	1	26	}
18 Pr. Iron	{ Limber		7	1	10	} 66	2	18
	{ Side-arms				24	}
	{ Stores		2		14	}

	{ Limber		8	2	10	}
	{ Ammunition	24	5		6	}
18 Pr. Waggon	{ Stores		1		12	} 37		2
	{ Body		10	3	24	}
	{ Ammunition	36	7	2	17	}
	{ Stores		3	2	17	}

	{ Gun		18			}
	{ Carriage		12	2	8	}
Brass	{ Limber	24	8	3	6	} 44		17
12 Pr. Medium	{ Ammunition		3	2	22	}
	{ Side-arms			1	14	}
	{ Stores			2	23	}

	{ Limber		9	2	2	}
12 Pr. Medium	{ Ammunition	32	4	3	2	}
Ammunition	{ Stores			2	27	} 36	1	9
Waggon	{ Body		10	3	24	}
	{ Ammunition	48	6	3	24	}
	{ Stores, Tent, &c.		3	2	8	}

12 Pr. Medium	{ Carriage		13	1	21	}
Spare wheel	{ Limber		8	2	11	} 30	1	15
Carriage	{ Stores		8	1	11	}

	{ Gun		13	2		}
	{ Carriage		12	1	8	}
9 Pounder	{ Limber		8		17	} 38	2	9
	{ Ammunition	32	3	2	25	}
	{ Side-arms			1	10	}
	{ Stores			2	23	}

	{ Limber		8	1	24	}
9 Pounder	{ Ammunition	32	3	2	25	}
Ammunition	{ Stores			2	27	} 34	1	17
Waggon	{ Body		10	3	24	}
	{ Ammunition	64	6	3	22	}
	{ Stores, &c.		3	2	5	}

9 Pounder	{ Carriage		12	2		}
Spare wheel	{ Limber		7	3	11	} 29	2	15
Carriage	{ Stores		9	1	4	}


Nature of Carriage.		No. of	Weight.			Total.
Nature of Carriage.		Rounds.	cwt. qrs. lb.			cwt. qrs. lb.

	{ Gun		12	1		}
	{ Carriage		11		26	}
6 Pr. Heavy	{ Limber		8		24	} 36	2	11
	{ Ammunition	50	3	3	18	}
	{ Side-arms			1	4	}
	{ Stores			2	23	}

	{ Limber		8		24	}
6 Pr. Heavy	{ Ammunition	50	3	3	18	}
Ammunition	{ Stores			2	27	} 33		19
Waggon	{ Body		8	3	21	}
	{ Ammunition	100	7	3	8	}
	{ Stores		3	2	5	}

6 Pr. Heavy	{ Carriage		11	2	14	}
Spare wheel	{ Limber		7	3	11	} 28	2	20
Carriage	{ Stores		9		23	}

	{ Gun		6			}
	{ Carriage		9	1	15	}
	{ Shot, Axletree	6		1	27	}
6 Pr. Light	{ Side-arms			1	2	} 28		23
	{ Limber		8	1	18	}
	{ Ammunition	40	2	3	22	}
	{ Stores			2	23	}

	{ Limber		8	1	18	}
6 Pr. Light	{ Ammunition	48	3	2		}
Ammunition	{ Stores			2	27	} 33	3	8
Waggon	{ Body		10	3	3	}
	{ Ammunition	100	6	3	11	}
	{ Stores		3	2	5	}

6 Pr. Light	{ Carriage		9	2	11	}
Spare wheel	{ Limber		7	3	11	} 26	2	26
Carriage	{ Spare Stores		9	1	4	}

	{ Gun		6			}
	{ Carriage		8	1	24	}
	{ Shot, Axletree	8		1	10	}
3 Pr. Heavy	{ Side-arms				24	} 26	2	15
	{ Limber		8		6	}
	{ Ammunition	70	2	3	14	}
	{ Stores			2	21	}

	{ Limber		8		6	}
3 Pr. Heavy	{ Ammunition	70	2	3	14	}
Ammunition	{ Stores			2	27	} 30	1	25
Waggon	{ Body		8	3	18	}
	{ Ammunition	168	6	1	14	}
	{ Stores		3	2	2	}


Nature of Carriage.		No. of	Weight.			Total.
Nature of Carriage.		Rounds.	cwt. qrs. lb.			cwt. qrs. lb.

3 Pr. Heavy	{ Carriage		9		15	}
Spare wheel	{ Limber		7	3	11	} 24	3	1
Carriage	{ Stores		7	3	3	}

	{ Gun		3			}
	{ Carriage		4	1	8	}
3 Pounder Light	{ Shot, Axletree				16	} 12	3	11
	{ Limber		3	3	4	}
	{ Ammunition	34	1		8	}
	{ Side-arms & Stores			2	3	}

3 Pounder Light	{ Car Stores, &c.	60	6	1	24	} 6	1	24

	{ Howitzer		10			}
5½ in. Howitzer	{ Carriage		13	3	15	} 37	2	1
Heavy	{ Limber		8	1	3	}
	{ Side-arms & Stores	24	5	1	11	}

5½ in. Howitzer	{ Limber		8	1	3	}
Heavy, Ammunition	{ Body, &c. }		24	1	18	} 32	2	21
Waggon	{ Ammunition }	60	yy	yy	yy	}

	{ Howitzer		4	3		}
5½ in. Howitzer	{ Carriage		10	1	23	} 26	3	21
Light	{ Limber		8	1	16	}
	{ Ammunition	22	3	1	10	}

5½ in. Howitzer	{ Limber		8		16	}
Light, Ammunition	{ Body, &c.		10	3	3	} 28	1	9
Waggon	{ Ammunition	62	9	1	18	}

	{ Howitzer		2	2		}
4⅖ in. Howitzer	{ Carriage		5	1	2	} 13		11
	{ Limber		3	1	16	}
	{ Ammunition, &c.	16	1	3	21	}

Limber 4⅖ in.	{ Carriage		3	3	20	} 7		26
Howitzer	{ Ammunition, &c.	32	3	1	6	} 7		26

32 Pounder Brass	{ Carriage		13	3	2	} 23	3	13
32 Pounder Brass	{ Limber		10		11	} 23	3	13

	{Howitzer		12	2		}
24 Pounder Brass	{Carriage		12	2	13	}
Howitzer	{Side-arms				25	} 39	1	11
Gen. Millar’s	{Limber		8	2	4	}
	{Ammunition	24	4	3	2	}
	{Stores			2	23	}

	{Limber		8	2	4	}
24 Pounder Brass	{Ammunition	24	4	3	2	}
Howitzer	{Stores			2	27	} 35	1	20
Ammunition	{Body		10	3	4	}
Waggon	{Ammunition	36	6	3	24	}
	{Stores		3	2	15	}


Nature of Carriage.		No. of	Weight.			Total.
Nature of Carriage.		Rounds.	cwt. qrs. lb.			cwt. qrs. lb.

	{ Howitzer		6	2		}
12 Pr. Brass	{ Carriage		9	3	14	}
Howitzer	{ Side-arms				23	} 29		17
Gen. Millar’s	{ Limber		8		21	}
	{ Ammunition	36	3	2	20	}
	{ Stores			2	23	}

	{ Limber		8	1	3	}
12 Pr. Brass	{ Ammunition	36	3	2	20	}
Howitzer	{ Stores			2	27	} 31	2	13
Ammunition	{ Body		8	3	22	}
Waggon.	{ Ammunition	64	6	1	12	}
	{ Stores		3	2	13	}

3 Pr. Colonial	{ Gun		3			}
service Gun	{ Carriage		4		3	} 12		15
4 feet	{ Limber, Stores, &c.	34	5		12	}
	{{ Car		3	3	14	}} 6	1	24
	{{ Stores, &c.	60	2	2	10	}} 6	1	24

1 Pr. Mountain	{ Gun		2	2		}
service Gun	{ Carriage		2	3	2	} 8	1	22
drawn by two	{ Four small boxes			2	20	}
mules	{ Stores, &c.	72	2	2		}

Carried on the	{ Two large boxes			2	4	} 2	2	1
backs of 2 mules	{ Ammunition, &c.	112	1	3	25	} 2	2	1

	{ Limber		8		9	}
Forge Waggon	{ Body		9	2	25	}
with lockers,	{ Bellows			2	15	} 24		11
&c.	{ Anvil		1	2	18	}
	{ Smith’s tools, &c.		4			}

Forge cart, Cavalry, complete;			11	2	16	} 11	2	16
including frame, &c.zz			11	2	16	} 11	2	16

Flanders waggon Ammunition			15	2		} 15	2

Store Limber	{ Limber		8		9	} 18	3	16
Carriage	{ Body, &c.		10	3	7	} 18	3	16

	{ Limber		7	2	4	}
Ball cartridge	{ Body lb.oz.		7		26	}
Waggon	{ 20 Boxes at 12 4		2		21	} 34	2	7
Gen. Millar’s	{ 20,000 Rounds		16	2	27	}
	{ 2,000 Flints & Boxes			3	13	}

Sling Cart			16	1	17	} 16	1	17

Large Gyn	{ Gyn		9	2	22	} 12	2	19
Large Gyn	{ Blocks and Tackles		2	3	25	} 12	2	19

Common Gyn	{ Gyn		7	3	3	} 10	2	4
Common Gyn	{ Blocks and Tackles		2	3	1	} 10	2	4

Traversing Platform (Iron)			51			} 72	2	18
Platform Carriage (24 Pounder) Iron			21	2	18	} 72	2	18


Nature of Carriage.		No. of	Weight.			Total.
Nature of Carriage.		Rounds.	cwt. qrs. lb.			cwt. qrs. lb.

Devil Carriage	{ Large carriage		28	2	7	} 36		15
complete	{ Small Ditto		7	2	8	} 36		15

Sling Waggon	{ Carriage		18	0	26	} 27	1	27
Sling Waggon	{ Limber		9	1	1	} 27	1	27

Large Pontoon	{ Carriage		13	3	20	}
Carriage	{ Two pontoons		9	1	9	} 45		20
Blanshard’s	{ Appurtenances		21	3	19	}

Small Pontoon	{ Carriage		9			}
Carriage	{ Five pontoons		5			} 21	1	23
Blanshard’s	{ Appurtenances		7	1	23	}

Small boat for	{ Carriage		7		5	} 10	2	5
Pontoon bridge	{ Wooden boat		3	2		} 10	2	5

Baggage cart			9	0	7
Hand cart			4	3	4
French cart			5	2	13
Ball Cartridge cart			7	3	4


Class.	WHEELS. Guns, Howitzers, &c.	Diameter.		Weight.
Class.	WHEELS. Guns, Howitzers, &c.	feet. inches.		cwt. qrs. lb.

				per pair.
1	or Heavy 6-Pounder Wheel, used by 12-Pr. Gun and Limber, by 9-Pr. and heavy 6-Pr. Gun carriage, and by heavy 5½ inch, and 24-Pr. Howitzer Carriage	5		4	2	4
2	or Light 6-Pr. Wheel, used by Limbers of the above, and by light 6-Pr. heavy 3-Pr., light 5½ inch and 12-Pr. Howitzer carriage and Limber, and by Body and Limber of ammunition Waggon	5		3	3	18
3	used by Light 3-Pr.	4	4	2	1
4	used by mountain Guns, &c.	3			3	22
24 Pr.	Gun and 10-inch Howitzer	5		8	1	12
18	Ditto 8-inch ditto	5		7
Limber to the above		3	10	3	2	10
Platform Waggon, hind		5		5	1	26
Ditto ditto fore		4		4	2
Devil Carriage, hind		7		12	1	18
Ditto ditto fore		5		5	1	26
Sling cart, Gun or Mortar		5	6	8	3	10
Flanders Waggon, hind		5		3	3	18
Ditto ditto fore		4	2	2	3	20
Hand cart		4	4	2		1

Weight of Carriages for Iron guns, Heavy howitzers, &c., also Weight of Traversing platforms.

Nature of Ordnance.	Travelling.		Garrison, with trucks, &c., complete.		Traversing Platforms.
Nature of Ordnance.	Gun Carriage.	Limber.	Wood.	Iron.	Wood.	Iron.

Guns.	cwt. qrs. lb.	cwt. qrs. lb.	cwt. qrs. lb.	cwt. qrs. lb.	cwt.	cwt.
42 Pr.			16 3 13	26 1	23	51
32			15 1 2	23 2	23
24	23 3 25	7 1 27	13 2 23	21 2	19
18	18 1 26	7 1 27	12 3 1	18 3 19	19
12	12 22	6 11	11 2 7	17 16	19
9	11 2 6	6 11	10 1 13	15 1 7
6			9 20	14 19
3			6 1 24
Millar’s Howitzers.
10 in.	31 2 9	7 1 27	16	25 1 5
8	24 1 13	7 1 27	14	18 1 18
5½	11 2 23	6 10		15 1 24
Carronades.			Block Trail.
68 Pr.			17 2 25
42			10 1 21
32			8 3 24	11 3
24			7 3 21	10 3 20
18			6 3 20	9 2 10
12			6 1	8 1 12


Nature of Ordnance.	Weight	Carriages, Garrison, Wood, Sliding.	Dwarf traversing Platforms.		Carriages, Garrison, Common Wood.	Traversing Platforms, common.
Nature of Ordnance.	Weight	Carriages, Garrison, Wood, Sliding.	Wood.	Iron.	Carriages, Garrison, Common Wood.	Traversing Platforms, common.

Guns.	cwt.	cwt. qrs. lb.	cwt. qrs. lb.	cwt. qrs. lb.	cwt. qrs. lb.	cwt. qrs. lb.
68 Pr.	112	16 0 26
56 Pr.	98	18 2 22	31 1 26
8 in.	65	13 1 0	26 0 21	52 0 5	13 3 11	25 1 2
32 Pr.	56	12 1 23	26 0 21	52 0 5	13 3 0	25 1 2

Weight and Dimensions of Trucks, for Land Service.

Nature of Trucks.	Fore.							Hind.
	Diameter.			Width of sole.	Weight of a pair.			Diameter.			Width of sole.	Weight of a pair.
	Truck.		Hole.	Width of sole.	Weight of a pair.			Truck.		Hole.	Width of sole.	Weight of a pair.

	ft. in.		in.	in.	cwt. qrs. lb.			ft. in.		in.	in.	cwt. qrs. lb.
42 Pr.	1	7	7·5	6·62	3	0	20	1	4	7·5	5·	2	0	4
32	1	7	7·5	6·62	3	0	20	1	4	7·5	5·5	2	0	4
24	1	7	6·5	5·	2	1	26	1	4	6·5	4·5	1	2	5
18	1	7	6·5	5·	2	1	26	1	4	6·5	4·5	1	2	5
12	1	7	6·5	5·	2	1	26	1	4	6·5	4·5	1	2	5
9	1	7	6·5	5·	2	1	26	1	4	6·5	4·5	1	2	5
6	1	6	5·5	4·25	1	3	4	1	4	6·5	3·5	1	1	6
3	1	6	5·5	4·25	1	3	4	1	4	6·5	3·	1	1	6

Weight and Dimensions of Mortar beds.
OLD PATTERN.

Nature of Bed	Weight.			Dimensions.
Land service.	Weight.			Length.		Breadth.		Height.

	cwt.	qrs.	lb.	ft.	in.	ft.	in.	ft.	in.
13 Inch Iron	35	2	22	5	5½	3	1	2	1
10 Inch Iron	16	1	16	4	4	3	1	1	7
8 Inch Iron	7	2	27	3	3	3	1	1	3
5½ Inch Wood	1		10	2	7	1	3		9
4⅖ Inch Wood		3	5	2	5	1	3

NEW PATTERN.

Nature of Bed	Weight.			Dimensions.
Land service.	Weight.			Length.		Breadth.		Height.

	cwt.	qrs.	lb.	ft.	in.	ft.	in.	ft.	in.
13 Inch Iron	35	2	20	6	1	3	2¾	2	½
10 Inch Iron	17	3	16	4	4	3	1	1	7
8 Inch Iron	8	3	3	3	3	3	1	1	3

The Breadth and Length of each Bed are measured from theextremities of the traversing bolts.