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great consumption of powder; and even then the pro-gress of the besieger will be slow, if the garrison exertthemselves.

2. That it is neceslary to have an exact plan of thecountermines ; otherwise much time may be lost in ex-ploring them, or they may be so badly disposed as notto merit the trouble of counteracting their effects.

CHAP. VIII.

Of the Surrender of the Place.

83. J. H E artillery will continue firing after the cha-made is beat, till ordered to cease by the general of thetrenches for the day, or till answered by the besiegers; andevery thing will be kept in readiness for renewing it at amoment’s warning.

While the terms of capitulation are settling, no person isto be suffered to reconnoitre the batteries and approaches.When the capitulation is signed, and one of the gates of theplace taken possession of by some picquets of grenadiers, thecommanding officer of artillery, by order of the commanderin chief, will fend the senior officer to receive the artillery ;and the senior officer of miners, accompanied by one be-longing to the garrison, to examine the countermines. Inthe mean time the batteries are provided with stores, &c.till the place be entirely evacuated.

84. A few hours before the garrison marches out a de-tachment of artillery will be sent to receive the keys of themagazines, and take an account of all arms, ammunition andstores; and all places where any articles may have beenconcealed or deposited : to be the more exact, the officercommanding this detachment should demand a copy of theinventory of stores previous to the siege, and an account ofthe expenditure while it lasted.

Every article that is liable to be stolen should be locked upin the magazines, and a sufficient number of centinels andguards posted for their protection.

After the evacuation, an inventory of stores must be madeout; the guns, &c. drawn back from the batteries to thepark, and every thing prepared for inarching: the guns

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