At the commencement of the siege, Colonel Godwin was in command of the Artillery; but he returned to England in the following year, on promotion to the command of the Battalion, and died in about six years. He was succeeded by Colonel Tovey, the same officer who had been present with his company at Belleisle; and who, having had practical experience of Siege Artillery of the attack, was now to head a train of Artillery of the defence, in which duty and command he died. On his death, which happened at a most exciting period of the siege, he was succeeded by Major Lewis, whose conspicuous gallantry and severe wounds earned for him a well-deserved Good Service Pension. The strength of the Artillery was wholly inadequate to the number of guns on the Rock. It amounted to a total of 25 officers, and 460 non- commissioned officers and men; whereas, at the termination of the siege, the following was the serviceable and mounted armament:— _Guns._—Seventy-seven 32-pounders; one hundred and twenty-two 24- pounders and 26-pounders; one hundred and four 18-pounders; seventy 12- pounders; sixteen 9-pounders; twenty-five 6-pounders; thirty-eight 4- pounders and 3-pounders. _Mortars._—Twenty-nine 13-inch; one 10-inch; six 8-inch; and thirty-four of smaller natures. _Howitzers._—Nineteen 10-inch, and nine 8-inch. One of the first steps taken by the Governor, General Eliott, was to attach 180 men from the infantry to the Artillery, to learn gunnery, and assist in the duties of the latter. The regiments in garrison were the 12th, 39th, 56th, and 58th, also the (then) 72nd regiment. The (then) 73rd and 97th regiments joined during the siege. There were also 124 Engineers and artificers, and three regiments of Hanoverian troops. The total strength of all ranks in June 1779, was 5382; but it increased before the siege was over—by means of reinforcements from England—to 7000. A few statistics connected with the Artillery and their duties may, perhaps, with advantage be prefaced to the account of the siege. The amount of ammunition expended between September 1779|and February 1783, was as follows: Shot 57,163 Shell 129,151 Grape 12,681 Carcasses 926 Light Balls 679 In all 200,600 rounds, and 8000 barrels of powder.