494 Incendiary Fire-Works. [pt. iv. ch. v.

Table relative to the Dimensions of Carcasses , to fire fromthe Mortar.

CALIBERS OF

12- ir.c

10-inch.

8-inch.

Inch.

Inch.

loch.

The spherical segment. £

5 5°12

2

4|

H

1

1

Diameter of the circle, £

10

6

84

5

5",

4’6

r Of the iron mounting„ ■ , , j Of the charged carcass, the )Hel S ht 1 ear not included . . $

12

10

8

16

14

' 12

l_Of the enveloping sacks .

16

14

12

Pounds.

Pounds.

Pounds.

The weight of the iron, for the mount-)

20

18

7

ing of the carcass, about . . • $

Composition of Carcasses and Light Balls.

| Pitch. j

White Pitch.(Turpentine.) |

Mutton

Tallow.

| Rosin. j

! Sulphur.

Saltpetre.

| Grain-powder.)

| Meal-powder.

| Camphor. |

| Charcoal. j

'!>

J2

CS

L*

a

a

Moist composition.

24

12

4

0

0

0

36

0

1

2'

0

0

Idem.

18

0

1

0

0

0

30

0

0

0

0

Dry composition.

0

0

0

12

1

2

0

2

0

0

0

Idem.

0

0

0

12

OJ.

^2

11

0

0

0

^2

0

Another.

12

6

2

0

0

0

30

0

1

0

0

Ditto.

0

0

1

12

0

2

20

0

2

0

1

Ditto.

12

0

3

0

0

6

30

0

0

0

0

Ditto.

15

0

3

0

0

6

30

0

0

0

0

Ditto.

0

2|

0

1

1

If

0

2

0

0

0

Ditto, particular, for

setting fire to ina- (

0

0

0

1

4

2

0

10

0

0

0

gazines, build- fings, &c.

0

Ditto, same purpose.

0

0

0

4

16

32

48

0

1

0*

Ditto. do.

7

0

1

6

6

0

0

8

0

0

0

Antim.

Ditto. do.

5

0

0

8

25

50

0

0

0

0

5

* Also, iron or steel filings, 2; and fir-tree sawdust boiled in a solu -tion of saltpetre, 2.