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REMARKS. 
Struck left hand top corner of plate in second row from top, circumference of indent on a bolt, crack 9" long 
through bolt-hole and across the face of indent; corner of plate, 14" x 12", driven into backing, 6"; crack 2" 
wide at circumference of indent, and crack 6 " long from edge of plate at 2 " below circumference of indent; 
bolt at 5' from indent (at opposite corner of plate) started 0* *5" ; plate separated 0*5" from left hand one; 
two timber baulks cracked through at left end. Shot broke up. No damage at back. 
Struck 6 " from bottom of same plate as last round on a bolt; plate driven in at bottom below indent 3*7", 
started out 1 *" at left hand bottom corner and 09" at right side; small crack on face of indent. At back, 
second knee from left started 0-25". 
Struck at junction of top and second row of plates at 7" from left side, half the indent on each plate; plates 
separated, 08"; ripple, 09"; upper baulk of timber cracked for length of 2' at 7" from rear side of plate; 
bottom of indent cracked round. Knee (started last round) now 0*5" from backing for 3'. Diameter of shot 
after firing, 7*285" x 8*1". 
Struck 9" from bottom of left hand upper plate; shot remained in, projecting 5*5" from face of plate ; comer of 
plate, 12" x 8 ", bent in 2*5"; circumference of indent 1*5" from bolt-hole; plates separated 0*8"; left hand 
top bolt of plate slightly started; 2|" of shot-hole on adjoining plate. At back, two knee bolts started 0*5". 
Diameter of shot at head after firing, 7*146"; length, 10*16". 
Struck upper row 14" from bottom, and 6 " from right side of plate, on a bolt; upper plate forced up 1*4"; bolt 
driven through; upper horizontal baulk of backing splintered, and partly blown away for a length of 8 '; the 
shot penetrated waterway between two knees; backing between knees, driven out for a height of 12 |"; 
shot struck Scott Russell’s target (15 yds. at rear), made an indent on it 0*3", broke a rib. Length of shot 
after firing, 12 * 2 "; diameter at head, 9*76". 
Struck right hand small plate in second row 12 " from side and 8 " from top; plate opened out from left hand one 
i 4", was driven in at top 7" and raised up from next row, 3". At the back, one knee (in rear of where shot 
* ^penetrated) was detached and driven 16' to the rear, and inner planking destroyed for a height of 19". 
Nearly all the shot appeared to have passed through and to have broken up in timber baulk at foot of Scott 
Russel’s target. 
Struck at junction of second and third row of plates on a bolt, 3" of hole being on thick plate. At the back, the 
shot had penetrated between two knees, the timber between the knees was much shattered and driven out for 
a height of 2 '; knee forced out 3*" for 2 ' from bottom; ground strewed with large splinters of timber. Shot 
broke up. 
Struck on third row, 5*5" from bottom, and 3' from left of plate; indent cracked round at bottom; plate driven 
in 2 * 1 " at lower edge in length of 20". At the back, one backing bolt driven out 1 ". The shot after firing 
measured 7*39" x 8*103". 
Struck right hand plate of third row 3' 8 " from side and 1' 2" from bottom; edge of circumference of indent on 
a bolt; indent slightly cracked round at bottom. No damage at back of target. Shot after firing measured 
7*924" at head, and 9*526" in length. 
Struck on second row 18" from bottom and 12 " from side of plate; hole closed up by timber; knee forced out 
from back of target 12", and 7" from deck planking. Shot struck Scott Russell’s target (15 yds. at rear), and 
measured 9*81" at head, and 12*237" in length. 
Struck 8 " above No. 846. Timber backing (already much damaged by No. 846 shot) driven out and much 
^shattered; general damage considerably increased. Shot struck Scott Russell’s target and measured 9*905" at 
head, and 10*545" in length. Only a narrow rim of metal between the two shot holes. 
Struck at junction of second and third row of plates, two-thirds of indent on lower plate; depth of hole on 5 * 9 " 
plate, 11", and edge of plate broken away for 16" x 8 "; right hand lower corner (measuring 20" x 15") of 
4*75" plate driven in 10"; edge of indent, 3" from bolt, small cracks from bolt-hole; 5*9" plate buckled out 
1*4" at right hand lower corner and driven in the same amount at left hand top corner, also out 1*4" at left 
bottom corner, and in 0*8" at right top corner. Shot broke up. 
Struck third row 12 " from bottom and 7" from side of plate, the top and bottom edge of circumference of hole on 
a bolt. At the back, lower part of knee earned away; backing much shattered and driven out in large 
splinters; shot cut through timber supporting beam and struck Scott Russell’s target. The shot after firing 
measured 10*17" at head, and 11*45" in length. 
[| Struck third row, left hand lower corner of plate; 14" x 7" of plate broken off, and plate driven into backing, 
8*5"; shot penetrated at bottom of knee, backing very much shattered and driven out. • Shot after firing 
measured 10*82" at head, and 13*24" in length. Plate laminated and opened at 1*5" from front at top edge 
for a length of 2 ' 6 ". 
| Struck at the (vertical) junction of two plates in the lower row at 8 " from top edge of plates ; plates separated 
4*6"; plate in row above, immediately over shot hole, forced forward 2-5"; shell burst well in target, ignited 
timber; large hole at rear, daylight through; very numerous and large splinters blown out; timbers forced 
out bodily 2 " right and left. 
|! Struck at junction of upper and second row of plates 16" from side of target; upper plate forced up 3" ; struck 
on knee which was detached by the blow and driven 8 yds. to the rear; inner planking, 4 ' x 10 " driven out. 
Shot broke up. 
11 Struck left lower corner of same plate, partly on thick plate of third row; piece of plate, 13" x 8 ", broken away; 
plate driven in 5" at left lower corner and out at right upper corner; shot struck one of large supporting 
beams in rear and drove it back on Scott Russell’s target; backing in rear of plate completely gone for 18" in 
height. Whole ground in rear of target covered with large fragments of timber. Shot broke up. 
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