IN TIME OF WAR.

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accident should be placed in the centre. But when fromthe nature of the ground, it is impossible to form in thismanner, the carriages should be drawn up in two or morelines, that the infantry may retire behind them, alwaysplacing the powder waggons at a distance. The gunsmounted on travelling .carriages should be placed in situa-tions, where from the nature of the ground, and the dispo-sitions of the enemy, their fire may have the greatest effect.When the convoy consists of beasts of burthen, they shouldbe drawn up close to each other, and in one line, that theinfantry may from behind them as a parapet, direct theirtire against the enemy.

Strict orders should be given to the drivers under the seve-rest penalties not to unharness before they are ordered ;which can only be, when the escort is obliged to abandonthe convoy : the artillery-men should in that case, beforethey retire, privately dispose some fire that it may commu-nicate to, and blow up the powder and stores, so soon as theescort is out of danger.

CHAP. III

Of the Park of Artillery.

45. | H E park of artillery should be established in asecure place out of the reach of cannon-shot from the town,and as near as possible to the front attacked : it should beso spacious that the different stores may be separately classed,and loaded or unloaded without delay or confusion. Withthese requisites it is indifferent whether its figure be regularor nor.

The carpenters, miners, and smiths strops are fixedin the houses contiguous to the park; when there are noconvenient houses, sheds are made of planks covered withoil-cloths. A large house at a proper distance from thepark is chosen for the laboratory ; and some detached build-ings surrounded with walls and hedges for lodging thepowder.

45. The waggons should be unloaded as fast as theyarrive at the park, and sent back ; reserving a proper num-ber for transporting the guns and stores to the batteries.

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