_5 Men._ 1 spunges, runs up, elevates. 2 brings cartridges, loads, runs up, and elevates. 3 serves vent, runs up, traverses, and primes. 4 runs up, traverses, fires. 5 points and commands. _4 Men._ 1 spunges, runs up, points. 2 brings cartridges, loads, runs up and elevates. 3 serves vent, runs up, traverses, elevates, and primes. 4 runs up, traverses, fires. _3 Men._ 1 spunges, runs up, points, and fires. 2 brings cartridges, loads, runs up, elevates, traverses. 3 serves vent, runs up, elevates, traverses, and primes. _4⅖, or 5½ Inch Mortar._ _2 Men._ 1 spunges, runs up, brings shells, puts them in, traverses, and primes. 2 serves the vent, runs up, brings cartridges, puts them in, points, and fires. _3 Men._ 1 spunges, runs up, traverses, brings shells, and puts them in. 2 brings cartridges, puts in, serves the vent, runs up, primes, and fires. 3 points, elevates, and commands. _8 Inch Mortar, or Howitzer._ _5 Men._ 1 spunges, runs up, dredges. 2 runs up, brings cartridges and puts them in. 3 runs up, brings shells, puts them in, traverses, primes. 4 runs up, traverses, fires. 5 serves vent, points, and commands. _4 men._ 1 spunges, runs up, dredges. 2 runs up, brings cartridges, and puts them in. 3 serves the vent, brings shells, and puts them in, runs up, traverses, and fires. 4 runs up, points, commands. _10, or 13 Inch Mortar._ _10 Men._ 1 spunges, runs up, puts in shells, and dredges. 2 runs up, brings cartridges, puts them in, and puts in the shells. 3 brings cartridges. 4 and 5 bring shells. 6, 7, 8, and 9, run up, and traverse. 8 serves vent and primes. 9 fires, 10 points, and commands. _6 Men._ 1 spunges, runs up, puts in shells, dredges, and traverses. 2 runs up, brings cartridges, and puts them in, puts in shells, and traverses. 3 and 4 run up, bring, shells, and traverse. 5 runs up, serves vent, and primes. 6 runs up, points, fires, and commands. _Exercise of the Gin._ The complement of men for a gin is usually 1 noncommissioned officer and 10 men; they are numbered from 1 to 10, the noncommissioned officer being 11. _To carry a Gin._ 1 and 2 carry the prypole, 3 and 5 the right cheek, 4 and 6 the left, 7 the windlass and fids, 8 and 9 the blocks and tackles, 10 the handspikes, &c. _To Set up a Gin._ 1 and 2 put a common handspike through the ring, near the foot of the prypole, at which they lift; 3 and 4 steady the cheeks, by placing each a handspike against the lower cross bar; 5, 7, and 9 lift the right cheek; 6, 8, and 10 the left cheek; 11 gives directions. The tackles must be hooked on before the gin is raised. _To work a Gin._