In a soil easy to be dug, one man can fill the 500 barrows in a day; but if the ground be hard, the number of fillers must be augmented, so as to keep pace with the wheel barrow man. _BEDS for Mortars._ +------------+-------------+--------------+-------+-------+-------+ |Nature. | Weight. | Tonnage. | Len. | Bre. | Ht. | +------------+-------------+--------------+-------+-------+-------+ | |cᵂᵗ. qʳˢ. lb.| tⁿˢ. cᵂᵗ. qʳ |ft. in.|ft. in.|ft. in.| | | | | | | | | Sea | 38 3 13 | 3 3 2 | | | | +--+---------+-------------+--------------+-------+-------+-------+ |13|Land Wood| 21 2 7 | 1 6 0 | 7 0 | 2 6 | 2 3 | | | ” Iron| 50 0 0 | 2 10 0 | 6 3 | 3 1 | 1 6 | +--+---------+-------------+--------------+-------+-------+-------+ | Sea | 32 2 14 | 2 2 2 | | | | +--+---------+-------------+--------------+-------+-------+-------+ |10|Land Wood| 10 0 20 | 0 4 2 | 6 6 | 1 8 | 1 10 | | | ” Iron| 23 0 0 | 1 3 0 | 4 8 | 2 4 | 1 1½ | +--+---------+-------------+--------------+-------+-------+-------+ |8 |Land Wood| 6 0 20 | 0 7 2 | 4 2 | 1 7 | 1 7½ | | | ” Iron| 12 0 0 | 0 12 0 | 4 0 | 1 11 | 0 11 | +--+---------+-------------+--------------+-------+-------+-------+ | 5½ Wood | 1 0 22 | 0 2 0 | 2 9 | 1 4 | 0 10 | | 4⅖ Wood | 0 3 11 | 0 1 2 | 2 4½| 1 2 | 0 9 | +------------+-------------+--------------+-------+-------+-------+ _Stool Beds for Guns._ +------------+-------------+--------------+-------+--------+------+ | | | | | Inch. | In. | |42 Pounders | 0 1 20 | 0 1 0 | 2 10 |11 to 8¾| 3¾ | |32 ” | 0 1 14 | 0 1 0 | 2 10 |10 5½| 3¼ | |24 ” | 0 1 14 | 0 1 0 | 2 9 |10¼ 6½| 4 | |18 ” | 0 1 12 | 0 1 0 | 2 8 | 9½ 6½| 3¾ | |12 ” | 0 1 10 | 0 0 2⅔ | 2 8 |10 6½| 4 | | 9 ” | 0 1 4 | 0 0 2 | 2 7 | 9½ 5¾| 3½ | | 6 ” | 0 1 0 | 0 0 1¾ | 2 6 | 9 4¾| 3½ | | 4 ” | 0 1 0 | 0 0 1 | 2 6 | 8¼ 5¼| 3 | +------------+-------+-----+--------------+-------+--------+------+ _BOXES for Ammunition._—The dimensions of the common ammunition boxes vary according to the ammunition they are made to contain, in order that it may pack tight: this variation, however, is confined to a few inches, and does not exceed the following numbers. _Table of general Dimensions of Ammunition Boxes._