| Length. | Kind of Ordnance. | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heavy. | Medium. | Light. | Howitzer. | Land Mortars. | Sea Mortars. | ||||||
| Inches. | Pr. | Pr. | Pr. | Inch. | Inch. | In. | |||||
| 12 | ·2 | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | ||||
| 8 | ·8 | 24 | 24 | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 8 | ·2 | 18 | 18 | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 7 | ·75 | 12 | 12 | — | — | 13 | 10 | ||||
| 6 | ·8 | 9 | 9 | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 6 | ·5 | 6 | — | 24 | 8 | 10 | — | ||||
| 5 | ·9 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 5 | ¹⁄₂ | — | — | |||
| 5 | ·0 | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | ||||
| 4 | ·75 | 1 | ¹⁄₂ | 1 | ¹⁄₂ | 6 | — | — | — | ||
| 4 | ·2 | — | — | — | 4 | ²⁄₅ | 5 | ¹⁄₂ | — | ||
| 3 | ·6 | — | — | — | — | 4 | ²⁄₅ | — | |||
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TUCDUMMA, Ind. An account which is closed, after it has been examined.
TUCK. A long narrow sword.
TUDESQUE, Fr. Teutonic; Germanic.
TUERIE, Fr. Slaughter; massacre.
TUF. A soft sandy stone which answers two purposes, either to build upon or to build with. It is likewise tufeau. The French say, figuratively, C’est un homme de tuf—He is a man of no depth or profound knowlege.
TUG, Fr. A Turkish term for tail; a sort of standard called so by the Turks. It consists of a horse’s tail which is fixed to a long pole or half pike, by means of a gold button. The origin of this standard is curious. It is said, that the Christians having given battle to the Turks, the latter were broken, and in the midst of their confusion lost their grand standard. The Turkish general, being extremely agitated at the untoward circumstances which happened, most especially by the loss of the great standard, cut off a horse’s tail with his sabre, fixed it to a half pike, and holding it in his hand, rode furiously towards the fugitives and exclaimed—Here is the great standard; let those who love me, follow into action! This produced the desired effect. The Turks rallied with redoubled courage, rushed into the thickest of the enemy, and not only gained the victory, but recovered their standard. Other writers assert, that six thousand Turks having been taken prisoners during a general engagement, contrived to escape from their guard or escort, and afterwards fought so gallantly, that they regained another battle; that in order to recognize one another, they cut off a horse’s tail which they carried as a standard; that when they joined the Ottoman army, they still made use of the tug or tail; that the Turks, in consequence of the victory which was obtained under this new standard, looked upon it as a happy omen; and that since that period they have always fought under it as their banner, and the signal of success.
Whatever may have been the origin, it is certain, that when the Grand Signor takes the field in person, seven of these tails are always carried before him; and when he is in camp, they are planted in front of his tent.
The Grand Visier is entitled to three of these tails.