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BATTLES OF MEXICO
305 gun barrels, (loose )
100 carbine barrels, (loose.)
43 lances.

Munitions for Infantry and Artillery,

882 18-pound balls, (in pile.)
329 12-pound balls, do.
18 boxes blank 12-pound cartridges — 12 in each.
19 boxes 8-pound canister shot, do.
49 rounds 8-pound canister shot, (loose.)
3 boxes 7-pound blank cartriges.
17 boxes 6-pound ball cartridges—fixed; 15 and 18 in each box.
59 boxes 4-pound ball cartridges—fixed; 18 and 24 in each box
2 boxes 4-pound blank cartridges—100 in both together
123 rounds 3-pound ball cartridges.
112 boxes 7-inch howitzer blank cartridges.
12 box 512-inchdodo
15 boxes 6-pound canister cartridges—10 and 12 each
14 boxes 4-pound do 12 and 16 each
40 8-pound balls.
17 boxes 12-pound canister cartridges
79 rounds do do
12 rounds 3-pound do
28 rounds do do (loose.)
15 boxes 7-inch howitzer canister cartridges.
70 rounds 7-inch do (loose.)
253 pound cartridges.
27 boxes loaded grenades, 7-inch howitzer—3 in each box.
20 boxes loaded grenades, 5¾-inch howitzer—4 in each.
350 loose grenades, (part loaded.)
248 boxes musket-ball cartridges—1200 in each.
13 boxes do do (double ball) 1200 in each.
83 boxes cannon powder, (good) 12,450 lbs. net.
35 boxes {{gap}3em}} do (damaged) — 5,250 lbs. net—not examined, probably good
8 boxes musket powder, (damaged) — 1200 lbs. net.
2 boxes rifle powder, (fine)— 300 lbs net
380 pounds slow match.
70 quintals lead, in balls. [The reader can calculate this.]
101 quintals lead, in bars.
10 dozen signal rockets.

[Here follows a long list of tools, &.C.]


Park of Artillery. — Post of the Citadel.

Statement of Ordnance and Ordnance Stores which are at this Post on the 24th. of September, 1846.

60,000 musket cartridges, with ball.
594 12-pound blank cartridges.
331 8-pound do
723 8-pound cartridges, with ball.
394 6-pound do
201 7-inch howitzer blank cartridges.
71 6-pound cartridges, with grape.
171 12-pound canister shot.
390 8-pound do
102 7-inch howitzer canister shot.
50 6-pound do
112 7-inch do loaded shells.
218 12-pound balls, (loose.)
710 12-pound priming tubes, (paper.)
1,200 8-pound do do
160 6-pound do do
300 4-pound do do
15 port-fires. 6 arobas slow-match, (150 lbs.)
4 8-pounders 2 f pounders. 2 7-inch howitzers