The following proportion of artillery and ammunition was demanded by
a very able officer, for the intended siege of Lisle, in 1794, which
place was thought susceptible of two attacks.
64—24 Prs. with carriages complete, at 50 _round
shot_ per gun, per day, for the whole siege;
half of them _en ricochet_, with 2lbs. of
powder; the other half with the full charge of 8lbs.
_Case_ and _Grape_ shot, at one round per
gun, per day, of each: 6lbs. per charge.
_Shells_ for guns, two rounds do.
_Flannel cartridges_, for the case, grape,
and shells.
_Tin_ tubes for the case and grape.
_Quill_ tubes for the round shot.
_Spare_, ⅒.
28—10 Inch mortars, on iron beds, at 50 shells each
per day, for the whole siege. 3lbs. of powder
charge—2lbs. 10 oz. for bursting.
_Pound shot_—100 to a charge; 50 rounds per
mortar each day for 10 mortars 7 days; 2 lbs. of
powder each.
_Hand grenades_—25 to a charge; the same as the pound shot.
_Carcasses, round_—1 per mortar, per day.