IN TIME OF WAR.

Pairs ofOxen .

Brought over 4768Tools for ten Blacksmiths

2 Forges complete, with anvils and stocks20 Pairs of forge tongs of different sizes ....

8 Nail borers .

15 Hammers .

8 Sledge ditto .

40 Files of forts .

2 Benches with beak irons and vices ..

2 Presses .

Spare carts and oxen with each convoy . 87

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Total 4860

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4297

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4350

The miners tools contained in this inventory, are for work-ing under ground, and piercing the wall of the counterscarp;but if the toil be rocky or very hard, there must be a greaterproportion of iron picks and steel gads; and the followingarticles should be added : iron jumpers case-hardened at thepoints; small iron scrapers for clearing the holes ; needlesfor charging them ; common iron crows of different sizes ;picks pointed with steel; cutting mallets with steel edges ;and mallets with case-hardened points.

29. Should it be intended to attack two fronts at once ;the quantity of guns, mortars, ammunition and tools ofall kinds must be increased in proportion to the extent andseriousness of the second attack-

If only one front be attacked, and the works difficult to.beat down ; as when constructed of hard turf, 900 or 1000cwt. of powder must be added to the quantity in the inven-tory: since after having made openings in the revetement withcannon shot, the miners must be introduced so r the puipose ofmaking practicable breaches; and the number of rounds al-lotted for the mortars in the second parallel must be aug-mented by about 4, that the garrison may be continuallyharrassed till the operations of the miners are compleated. Ifthe works be of common earth with one stage of counter-mines; the above-mentioned quantity of powder must beallowed for the mines and mortars, and a third added to thequantity intended for the direct strings from tne first batte-