No. 8 Has charge of the long guy, assists in unlimbering & limbering up, and in hauling the breech of the Gun up, and lashing it to the perch, and fixes the long guy to the iron eyes.

No. 10 Assists in unlimbering and limbering up, in hauling the breech of the Gun to the perch, lashes and secures with the short guy the rear axletree of the Gun Carriage to the Devil Carriage, fixes the short guy.

No. 9 Performs corresponding duties to No. 8 and assists No. 8 in fixing the long guy.

No. 11 Performs corresponding duties to N°. 10.

The Gun dismounted is vent upwards, the short skid under the middle of the chase to admit of the chain being passed under it, the Carriage reversed over the Gun, trunnion holes over the trunnions.

SLINGING THE GUN.

Words of Command.

PREPARE THE DEVIL CARRIAGE. PREPARE TO RAISE THE GUN CARRIAGE. LIFT. HALT. LIFT THE GUN CARRIAGE FORWARD. HALT. TAKE TURNS WITH THE DRAG ROPES. PREPARE TO BACK THR DEVIL CARRIAGE. ВАСК. HALT. SCOTCH THE WHEELS. PREPARE TO UNLIMBER. UNLIMBER. EASY. HOLD ON. (SLACK OFF THE GUN CARRIAGE) if necessary. SLING THE GUN AND CARRIAGE. GUY ROPES TO THE FRONT. LIMBER UP. EASY. GUY ROPES TO THE REAR. PREPARE TO RAISE THE BREECH. BEAR DOWN. LASH THE breech. PLACE THE BED AND QUOIN. (PREPARE TO PINCH THE CARRIAGE FORWARD, HEAVE, HALT) if necessary. LASH THE GUN CARRIAGE.

FORM THE LINE OF MARCH.

UNSLINGING THE GUN.

Words of Command.

TAKE OUT THE
PREPARE TO
UNLIMBER.

PREPARE TO UNSLING THE GUN. SKID, AND LEVER. LOWER THE BREECH. UNLIMBER. OFF GUY ROPE TO THE FRONT.

EASE OFF GENTLY. HOLD ON. OFF GUY ROPE TO THE REAR. UNSLING GUN, AND CARRIAGE. LIMBER UP.

HOLD ON. UNSCOTCH THE WHEELS. PREPARE TO RUN THE DEVIL CARRIAGE FORWARD. RUN THE DEVIL CARRIAGE FORWARD. HALT. PREPARE TO LOWER THE GUN CARRIAGE. LOWER. STRIP THE DEVIL CARRIAGE.

SLINGING HOWITZERS.

Howitzers with their Carriages are slung like Guns, with this exception, that the muzzle is to point to the front of the Devil Carriage, and the chain is passed round it about six inches from the base ring. A fid about 3 feet long is required for the bore, which for half its length may be 7 inches in diameter for the 8 inch Howitzer, and the other half 9 or 9 inches for the 10 inch Howitzer : what was called the breech rope for the Gun is to be passed round the perch and fid, and as the Howitzer is shorter, this rope is to be brought nearer to the axletree of the Devil Carriage than it was with the Gun.

The Operations with the Devil Carriage are exactly as have been detailed, Page 219.

SLINGING MORTARS.

Mortars are slung to the Devil Carriage with the muzzles to front, a fid for the bore is required as for Howitzers. The chain is passed round the Mortar just in front of the trunnions.

SLINGING MORTAR BEDS.

The 13 inch Mortar Bed is slung on the same principle as that of the Gun, its breast towards the front of the Devil Carriage; the front part of the Bed is raised, and the chain passed under it a little in the rear of the trunnion holes.* A 10 or 8 inch Mortar together with its Bed may be slung on the Devil Carriage; the quoin is taken out and the Mortar allowed to rest on the breast transom; the slinging chain is passed under the Bed at the hind part of the trunnion holes. The front part of the Bed is lashed to the perch by a lashing passed twice behind the front running up bolts, and under and up inside of the front horns;* when it has been secured to the perch, a lashing must be passed on each side from the rear to the front horn, and round the slinging chain.

SLINGING CARRONADES.

Carronades with their Carriages are slung as Howitzers, but the loop is to be on one side. A fid is required for the bore of the 68 Pr. but one or two handspikes will do for the 24 Pr.

TO SLING A TRAVERSING PLATFORM.

The Platform is to be on skids, bottom upwards, the sling is passed round it, so as to leave the centre of gravity just inside of the axletree of the Devil Carriage. The Platform is heaved up towards the perch; and the suspending rope is first passed under the side pieces, then over the perch, as often as may be required, the returns are frapped together, and the rope made fast. As the Slinging Chain presses the side pieces inwards, at the point where it goes over the platform, it may damage the Platform when of iron; in order to prevent such an accident, and that the pressure may be made to bear equally on a considerable length of the side pieces, it is necessary to place a piece of 2 or 2 inch plank, 6 or 7 feet long under each side piece, its inner edge bearing against the bead or batten, and one of its flat sides on the sole of the side pieces; it must project 1 inch beyond the side piece; the middle of the plank is to be exactly under the centre of gravity of the Platform.

Weight, Dimensions, &c. of Tackle for Devil Carriage.

TO REMOVE HEAVY ORDNANCE, WITH 2 FIELD gun limbers, on the principle of the Devil Carriage.

Articles required:

Two field Gun Limbers. Eight Drag Ropes.
Four Handspikes. Two pieces of short Skidding.

Both Limbers are run over the Gun, with the shafts

towards the muzzle; the trail hook of the rear Limber is brought over the cascable, and the trail hook of the other over the neck of the Gun in front of the astragal. The chain hook of a drag rope is hooked on to the breeching ring of each shaft, and a half hitch taken round the point to serve as a guy rope. The shafts of the rear Limber are raised, and the cascable lashed tight over the axletree to the centre guide; the shafts of the front Limber are then raised, and the neck of the Gun lashed to the centre guide as at the rear Limber; the shafts of both Limbers are then pulled down, and those of the rear Limber lashed to the outside guides of the front. If in removing the Gun, the Limbers should require to be locked, it will be necessary before slinging the Gun to take the shafts off the rear Limber, put the near shaft in double draught, and use it as a perch; in which case after being pulled down, it will be lashed to the centre guide of the front Limber.

Part 2.-Art. 9.

LIFTING JACK.

The Lifting Jack composes part of the Equipment of every Battery and Battering train: it is applied to the same purpose as the long lever, but requires much less power to put it in motion. In the Artillery Service it is used for raising Gun or other Carriages from the ground, in order that their wheels may be greased or exchanged; in extricating wheels out of ruts, &c. In marshy ground a piece of board must be put under it to prevent its sinking.

There are Three Kinds in the Service:

1st. The Common Lifting Jack, which is for Field Carriages.

2nd. The Tooth and Pinion Jack, which is of greater power than the 1st.

3rd. The Screw Jack, which is of greater power than either of the former.

FULCRUMS, AND PROPS.

Part 2.-Art. 10.

Fulcrums, and Props are pieces of wood of various

lengths; any piece of Timber will do. There cannot be a better prop than a quoin, when it is long enough; or a piece of wood of that shape of a proportionate size.

The Crab Capstan is used to raise and lower, with few Men, considerable weights: to get Guns, &c. up precipitous ascents, ramps, &c.; stretching and hauling taught the sheer line in Pontoon Bridges, &c. In using the Capstan, it must be fixed by ropes to a post driven in the prolongation of the line, in which the body to be acted on is to move. The running end of a single rope or fall is passed two or three times round the barrel, and this end must always be. uppermost. The number of Men required must depend upon the application of the Capstan, whether to lift weights entirely off the ground, or to haul them up an inclined plane but six Men at least are required, four for the Capstan bars and two to hold on the fall. The bars are long enough to allow six Men being applied to each, three at each end.

The Gyn Windlass may be applied to the same purpose as a Capstan, by laying the cheeks of it on the ground, and securing them with posts; the fall of the tackle is passed round the windlass, which is worked in the usual manner.

Part 2.-Art. 13.

ROLLERS.

Rollers are of great service in the Artillery; by their means Guns can be mounted on their Carriages, can be moved through sally ports, narrow passages, &c. For moving Guns through sally ports, they are pierced with two holes at each end, which cross each other at right angles, for the points of levers; they are 5, 4, and 3 feet in length, and 8 inches in diameter. For mounting Guns, &c. they are smaller. Vide Part 3.-Art. 1.