Length of the fuse composition, three-quarters of an inch: 1 oz. drove or rolled stars, as many as will nearly fill the shell.
Coehorn balloon of Serpents.
| Meal-powder, | 1½ | oz. |
| Grain, do. | ½ | — |
| Powder for the mortar, | 2¼ | — |
Length of the fuse composition 13/16ths of an inch: half-ounce cases, driven three diameters, and bounced three diameters, and half-ounce cases, driven two diameters and bounced four diameters, of each, an equal quantity; and as many of them as will fit in easily, placed head to tail.
Coehorn balloons of Crackers and Reports.
| Meal-powder, | 1¼ | oz. |
| Grain, do. | ¾ | do. |
| Powder for the mortar, | 2 | do. |
Length of the fuse composition 3/4 of an inch; reports 4, and crackers of six bounces, as many as will fill the shell.
Compound Coehorn Balloons.
| oz. | dr. | |
| Meal-powder, | 1 | 4 |
| Corn, do. | 0 | 12 |
| Powder for the mortar, | 2 | 4 |