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carriage traverses; Tlie upper gudgeon C, is fixed to' the ship's^ 

 side, by bolts passing through the timbers, (figs. 1, 2, and 3,) and, 

 the top eye-plate rests upon it. The lower gudgeon, or a socket 

 placed upon the waterway, as most convenient, is only required 

 to steady the heel of the breast-bolt, and does pot support any 

 of the weight of the gun.*' - -• ' 



Fig. 2. 



" The crutch H (fig. 4) is formed of wrought iron, and receives 

 within the lower part of it a small block of wood, upon which 



