7 and 8 unhook the spare drag ropes, and 12 and 13 carry them back to 14; 1 and 6 unhook from the trail, and 3 and 4 hook the other ends to the drag washers. _Word—Prepare for Action retreating._ The drag rope men change as in retreating. Upon the word _Load_, 1 and 6 unhook from the trail, and hook on again at the word _Cease firing_. It must be here remarked, that in the exercise with 15 men, only the additional duties have been detailed; the duties of the standing numbers in action, advancing or retreating, being still the same as without drag rope men. In limbering and unlimbering, the drag rope men have no duties, but are ready to assist with the drag ropes. The truck is always put on in all movements with the drag ropes, and thrown off at the word _Load_. _Exercise with Heavy Ordnance in a Battery._ _32, or 42 Pounder._ _10 Men._ 1 spunges; 2 loads. 3 and 5 run the gun up. 4 and 6 run up and elevate. 7 serves the vent, traverses, primes and runs up. 8 runs up, traverses, and fires. 9 brings cartridges. 10 points and commands. _9 Men._ 1 spunges, 2 loads. 3 and 5 run up. 4 runs up and elevates. 6 brings cartridges, runs up, and elevates. 7 serves the vent, runs up, traverses, and primes. 8 runs up, traverses, and fires. 9 points and commands. _8 Men._ 1 spunges; 2 loads and runs up. 3 runs up. 4 and 5 run up and elevate. 6 brings cartridges, runs up, and traverses. 7 serves the vent, runs up, traverses, and primes. 8 points, fires, and commands. _7 Men._ 1 spunges and runs up. 2 loads and runs up. 3 runs up and elevates. 4 brings cartridges, runs up and elevates. 5 serves the vent, runs up, traverses, and primes. 6 runs up, traverses, and fires. 7 points and commands. _6 Men._ 1 spunges and runs up, 2 loads, runs up, and elevates. 3 runs up and elevates. 4 brings cartridges, runs up and traverses. 5 serves the vent, runs up, traverses and primes. 6 runs up, points, fires, and commands. _24 Pounder_, &c. _8 Men._ 1 spunges, 2 loads. 3 and 4 run up and elevate. 5 serves the vent, runs up, traverses, and primes. 6 runs up, traverses, and fires. 7 brings cartridges. 8 points and commands. _7 Men._ 1 spunges, 2 loads. 3 runs up and elevates. 4 brings cartridges, runs up, and elevates. 5 serves vent, traverses, and primes. 6 runs up, traverses, and fires. 7 points and commands. _6 Men._ 1 spunges, runs up, elevates. 2 loads, runs up, and elevates. 3 serves the vent, runs up, traverses, and primes. 4 runs up, traverses, fires. 5 brings cartridges. 6 points and commands.