Length of the fuze composition fifteen sixteenths of an inch; two ounce strung stars, thirty-four: Rolled stars as many as the shell will contain, allowing room for the fuze. For Royal Ballóóns of Serpents. oz. dr. Meal powder 1 0 Corn powder 1 8 Powder for the mortar 3 8 Length of the fuze composition one inch; one ounce cases drove three and a half and four diameters, and bounced two, of each an equal quantity, sufficient to load the shell. Royal Ballóóns of Crackers and Marrons. oz. dr. Meal powder 1 8 Corn powder 1 4 Powder for firing the mortar 3 0 Length of the fuze composition fourteen sixteenths of an inch; reports twelve, and compleated with crackers of eight bounces. For Compound Royal Ballóóns. oz. dr. Meal powder 1 5 Corn powder 1 6 Powder for the mortar 3 12 Length of the fuze composition one inch; half ounce cases drove and bounced two diameters, eight. Two ounce cases filled three eighths of an inch with star composition, and bounced two diameters, eight. Silver rain-falls, ten. Two ounce tailed stars, sixteen. Rolled brilliant stars, thirty. If this should not be sufficient to load the shell, you may compleat it with gold rain falls. For eight inch Ballóóns illuminated. oz. dr. Meal powder 2 8 Corn powder 1 4 Powder for the mortar 9 0 Length of the fuze composition one inch one eighth; two ounce drove stars, forty-eight. Four ounce cases drove with star composition three eighths of an inch and bounced three diameters, twelve; and the ballóón compleated with two ounce drove brilliant stars. For eight inch Ballóóns of Serpents. oz. dr. Meal powder 2 0 Corn powder 2 0 Powder for the mortar 9 8 Length of the fuze composition one inch three sixteenths. Two ounce cases drove one diameter and a half, and bounced two; and one ounce cases drove two diameters, and bounced two and a half; of each an equal quantity sufficient for the shell. N. B. The star composition which is drove in cases that are bounced, must be managed thus; first the cases must be pinched close at one end, then the corn powder put in for a report, and the case pinched again close to the powder, only leaving a small vent for the star composition, which is drove at top, to communicate to the powder at the bounce end. REMARKS.