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giment of foot being 1500/. only, thatsum can be lodged at an agent’s, or abanker’s; but if the company be (whatis called) in the market, the broker whotransacts the business, receives one shil-ling in the pound, and in order to pro-duce this premium, the purchaser gives1500 guineas, out of which the sliillings,amounting to 75/. are paid to the bro-ker, leaving the nett regulation un-touched.

Head-quarter SHIP, the ship onwhich the commander in chief of an ex-pedition is embarked, and from whichsignals are made for the commandingofficers, adjutants, &c. of corps, to at-tend.

Hospital Smr, the ship in whichthe sick and wounded soldiers, &c. aretaken care of on expeditions, and duringsea voyages.

Prison Ship, a ship appropriated forthe reception of prisoners of war, &c.

SIIOCCA, hid, any letter written bythe king.

SIIOO KITE WAR, hid, a wore! whichcorresponds witli Friday.

SHOOTING. See Gunnery andProjectile ,

SHORTEN your bridle, a word ofcommand used in cavalry, viz.

1st. Seize the upper end of the reinsof the bridle, which is to lie on theright side of the horse, with the righthand.

2d. Bring it up as high as your chin,keeping your right elbow oil a levelwith the shoulder.

3d. Slip your le'ft hand along thereins of the bridle, and take hold of theloop or button, which is near the upperend of the reins.

4th. Slip the loop down with the lefthand as low as the pommel of the sad-dle.

5th. Bring the right hand down withlife on the right holster-cap, quittingthe reins of the bridle with both hands.

SHORTVo//. See Signacs.

SHOT, a denomination given to allkinds of balls used for artillery andtire-arms; those for camion being ofiron, and those for guns and pistols, &c.of lead.

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Chain >Snoi. See Laboratory.

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To jind the vieig/it 6f an iron Shot

whose diameter is. given; and the con-trary. Rule. Double the cube of thediameter in inches, and multiply it by7; so will the product (rejecting the 3last or right-hand figures) be the weightin pounds.

Example. What is the weight of aniron shot of 7 inches diameter. Thecube of 7 is 343, which doubled is 686,and this multiplied by 7 produces 4802,which, with the right hand figures re-jected, gives 48 pounds, the weight re-quired.

N. B. This rule is sufficiently exactfor practical uses.

To find the. diameter of the Shot,when the weight is given. Rule. Mul-tiply the cube root of the weight inpounds by 1.923, and the product isthe diameter in inches.

Example. What is the diameter ofan iron shot of 52 pounds? The cuberoot of 52 is 3.732, which, multipliedby 1.923 gives 7.177 inches, the dia-meter required.

Rule by logarithms.

To l-3d of the log. of 52 0.572001

Add the constant log. 0.2839/9And the sum is the log. ? Q 355930of the diameter 7.177 >

To find the diameter of a Shot, fromthe impression or cavity it makes bystriking a brass gun, or other object.Rule. Divide the square of the radiusof the cavity by the depth of it, andadd tlie quotient to the depth; so willthe sum be the diameter of the shot re-quired.

Example. A shot having struck upoda brass gun, made a cavity ot 1.49inches deep, and 4.94 inches cliametei;what was the size of the shot ? The ra ‘dius of the cavity is 2.47, and itssquare is 6.1009, which divided by thedepth 1.49, the quotient is 4.1, »which, adding 1.49, the sum 5.59 inchesjs the diameter required, answering toa 24-pounder. ,. ,

Langrel Shot, a sort of shot winchruns louse, with a shackle or. joint ithe middle. .

Spherical Case-?, hot. Case-shot “so termed from the whole chargeo ^sun being contained in a tin case.

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tin case is cylindric, in diameter 11less than the calibre of the gun or >itzer. It is filled with iron balk, so »to make up the weight of