| Weight of composition. | Powder. | Salt- petre. | Brim- stone. | Char- coal. | ||||||
| lb. | oz. | lb. | oz. | lb. | oz. | lb. | oz. | lb. | oz. | |
| 0 | 1½ | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| or, | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1½ | 0 | 1½ | ||||
| 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| or, | 0 | 4 | 0 | ½ | ||||||
| 0 | 4 | } | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 8 | 0 | |||||||||
| or, | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 0 | 10 | 0 | 3½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3½ | |||
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |||
| or, | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3½ | ||||
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 7½ | 0 | 11 | |||
| 6 | 0 | } | 31 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 0 | ||
| 7 | 0 | |||||||||
| 8 | 0 | } | 8 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 12 | ||
| 10 | 0 | |||||||||
TAB. IV.
A table collected from Henrion, whose method of adjusting the charges is the same as in the preceding table.
| Weight of composition. | Powder. | Salt- petre. | Brim- stone. | Char- coal. | ||||||||
| lb. | oz. | lb. | oz. | lb. | oz. | lb. | oz. | lb. | oz. | |||
| 1 | } | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||||||
| 2 | ||||||||||||
| or, | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| 3 | 4½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||
| 4 | } | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 4 | |||
| 8 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | |||||||
| or, | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| 3 | ½ | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3½ | |||||||
| 8 | ⎫ | ⎧ | 0 | 2 | ⎫ | |||||||
| ⎬ | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ⎨ | steel dust | ⎬ | 0 | 6 | |||
| 10 | ⎭ | ⎩ | 0 | 2 | ⎭ | |||||||
| 12 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 4 | | | 0 | 3½ | | | 0 | 7 | ||
| 14 | ⎫ | ⎧ | 0 | 3 | ⎫ | |||||||
| ⎬ | 2 | 8 | 0 | 9 | ⎨ | steel dust | ⎬ | 0 | 3 | |||
| 15 | ⎭ | ⎩ | 0 | 3 | ⎭ | |||||||
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | 0 | 1 | | | 0 | 3 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | | | 0 | 1 | | | 0 | 3 | |
| 3 | 0 | ⎫ | ⎧ | 1 | 4 | ⎫ | ||||||
| ⎬ | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ⎨ | steel dust | ⎬ | 2 | 2 | |||
| 10 | 0 | ⎭ | ⎩ | 0 | 2 | ⎭ | ||||||
TAB. V.
A table of charges for sky rockets, taken from the Memoires D’Artillerie de M. de Saint Remy, with improvements by M. F***.
| Composition for a rocket of two pound. | Composition for a rocket of one pound. | Composition for a rocket of half a pound. | Composition for a rocket of four ounces. | Composition for a rocket of one ounce and a half. | ||||
| Corrected by M. F***, one pound. | Corrected, eleven ounces. | Corrected, seven ounces and a half. | Corrected, six ounces five drams. | Corrected, one ounce five drams. | ||||
| lb. | oz. | lb. | oz. | lb. | oz. | oz. | oz. | |
| Pow. | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 or 9 |
| Saltp. | 1 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 1 | ⅕ | ||
| Brimst. | 5 | 2 | 1 | ¼ | ||||
| Charc. | 4 | 3 | ½ | ½ or 1 | ||||
| Steel-d. | 2 | 2 | ||||||
| Height of the mould, nine inches and a half. | Height of the mould, eight inches and a half. | Height of the mould, seven inches and a half. | Height of the mould seven inches. | Height of the mould, four inches and a half. | ||||
| Diameter of the mould, one in. seven lines. | Diameter of the mould, one inch five lines. | Diameter of the mould, one inch three lines. | Diameter of the mould, one inch two lines. | Diameter of the mould, nine lines. | ||||
French names for Sky Rockets. | ||||||||
| Double Marquise. | Marquise. | Grosse de partement. | De partement. | Fusie de Caisse. | ||||
Remarks on the foregoing Tables.