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The following is an abstract of the practice:— 
Date. 
No. 
Charge. 
Eleva¬ 
tion. 
Effects. 
First 
Grazes. 
1861. 
oz. 
O / 
§ 3. Armstrong- 40-pr. 
yds. 
Oct. 30. 
1 
24 
8 0 
Knocked off about 16 in. of the muzzle of an 
18-pr. gun, which had been cracked by a 
former blow .. 
1002 
2 
990 
3 
_ 
995 
4 
_ 
1012 
6 
— 
— 
Slightly grazed the muzzle of a gun, and pro- 
ceeded over the work ... 
1000 
6 
— 
— 
Lodged in the parapet. 
990 
7 
— 
In the work; grazed the front of a wooden 
platform without occasioning serious splinters 
1015 
8 
— 
— 
Grazed a traversing platform, and lodged in a 
995 
traverse ...... 
9 
— 
— 
Into the parapet .. 
980 
Noy. 6 
10 
— 
8 10 
Into the further flank. 
960 
11 
— 
8 0 
Struck a traverse . 
1050 
13 
— 
7 45 
Went through the cheeks of a carriage, and 
struck a wooden platform causing numerous 
splinters. The carriage was old . 
1020 
14 
— 
7 30 
In the work . 
968 
15 
— 
7 30 
Struck the parapet . . 
? 
16 
— 
7 30 
In the work .. 
980 
17 
— 
7 30 
Caught by the bonnette . about 
960 
18 
— 
7 30 
Struck outside . 
930 
19 
— 
7 30 
Struck the parapet . 
970 
20 
— 
7 30 
Struck outside . about 
930 
21 
— 
7 30 
Caught by the bonnette . 
960 
22 
7 30 
Grazed the rear of the bonnette, and skimmed 
along the whole length of the work without 
rising more than a foot or two, burying itself 
at last in the further flank . 
960 
§ 4. Armstrong 20-pr. 
Oct. 30 
1 
12 
8 30 
Short . 
2 
8 45 
do . 
_ 
3 
_ 
9 0 
do . 
_ 
4 
_ 
9 15 
Caught by the bonnette . 
970 
5 
— 
9 30 
Short .... 
844 
6 
— 
9 45 
do . 
917 
7 
— 
9 60 
Caught by the bonnette ... 
970 
8 
9 55 
do do . 
970 
9 
9 65 
Short .. 
900 
10 
— 
9 55 
Caught by the bonnette .. 
970 
Nov. 11 
11 
14 
8 0 
Short ....'v...... 
900 
12 
_ , 
8 10 
do ... 
910 
13 
_ 
8 0 
Into the nearer flank . 
940 
14 
— 
8 0 
Struck the top of the bonnette . 
970 
15 
_ 
8 0 
Into the bonnette . 
960 
16 
8 0 
Short .. 
17 
_ 
8 0 
Rather short . 
930 
18 
— 
8 0 
Into the bonnette. 
950 
19 
— 
8 0 
Short ... 
912 
20 
— 
8 0 
Struck a traverse, and did not rise, but turned 
over where it fell . 
965 
21 
— 
8 0 
Struck a traverse. 
964 
22 
— 
8 0 
Into the bonnette. 
950 
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