REPORTS ON MOUNTING OF HEAVY ORDNANCE AT MALTA. 
599 
( Continued .) 
Date. 
1877. • 
Time employed. 
No. ofN.C. 
officers 
and men. 
Remarks. 
July 27th, Friday . 
From otolO.30a.m. 
14,21,15,70 
Advanced the gun 90 yds., turned the 
corner of Capuchin convent. Hydraulic 
jack disabled. 22 fathoms of 6-in. rope 
broke off. 
// 28th, Saturday ... 
f/ 
7 to 9 a.m. 
40 
Arranged stores, removed holdfasts. 
// 30th, Monday. 
// 
5 to 9.45 a.m. 
14,21,15,69 
Advanced gun 150 yds. Hydraulic jack 
disabled. 
/; // // 
ff 
5 to 7.30 p.m. 
30 
Arranged stores, removed winches and 
holdfasts. 
a -31st, Tuesday. 
ff 
5 to 10 a.m. 
14,21,15,69 
Advanced gun 180 yds., turned corner, 
and shifted from skids to planks. 
// // // . 
„ 
5 to 7.30 p.m. 
35 
Arranged stores, removed holdfasts. 
Advanced gun 150 yds. through lane way. 
Received 14 screws for winches. 
August 1st, 'Wednesday 
" 
5 to 9.30 a.m. 
14,20,15,69 
// if n 
n 
5 to 7 p.ra. 
22 
Arranged stores, shifted winches and 
holdfasts. 
a 2nd, Thursday.. 
" 
5 to 10 a.m. 
60 
Advanced the gun 160 yds.; turned the 
corner. 
n n a 
u 
5 to 7 p.m. 
58 
Arranged stores. 
ii 3rd, Friday...... 
11 
5 to 10 a.m. 
14,11,15,63 
Advanced the gun 140vds. along narrow 
road, mostly down hill. 
ii n a . 
ii 
5 to 7 p.m. 
25 
Arranged stores. 
a 4th, Saturday... 
ii 
II 
30 
Removed holdfasts, conveyed stores from 
Salvatore to Ricasoli. Fort Salvatore 
cleared of stores. Key returned. 
n 6th, Monday ... 
ii 
5 to 10 a.m. 
14,11,15,64 
Advanced gun down and up hill 147,yds. ; 
is now half-way up glacis of San Rocco. 
17 fathoms of 6-in. rope broke off. 
n ii n 
ii 
5 to 7 p.m. 
29 
Arranged stores. 
a 7tli, Tuesday ... 
ii 
5 to 9.30 a.m. 
14,12,15,68 
Advanced gun 60 yds., entered road lead¬ 
ing into fort 15 yds. Two anchors 
dragged. 
ii a ii 
ii 
5 to 7 p.m. 
29 
Arranged stores. 
n 8th, Wednesday 
ii 
5 to 9.30 a.m. 
66 
Advanced gun 68 yds., entered Fort San 
Rocco; is now close up to her position. 
Arranged stores. 
// // It 
ii 
5 to 7 p.m. 
32 
i, 9th, Thursday... 
n 
5 to9.30a.m. 
67 
Raised the muzzle, placed skids ready for 
parbuckling off.sleigh. 
// n ii . 
n 
5 to 7 p.m. 
31 
Arranged stores. 
,/ 10th, Friday. 
ii 
5 to 10 a.m. 
66 
Dismounted gun off sleigh; placed it on 
five short skids in rear of pivot, 4 ft. 
clear of racers. Sent sleigh by men to 
Dockyard. 
J. P. MORGAN, 
Major P.A. 
The Officer Comclg. It.A,, 
Cottonera. 
